Chapter 21: Sleepover

Contains R-15 content

Sleepover

The next day, we were scheduled to meet with the Tosaka Trio in front of the station a little after noon.

I need to pull myself together and study again today and tomorrow.

At breakfast, I told Maya-san that I couldn't help with dinner tonight because my friends were coming over, and that I didn't need breakfast or lunch. Maya-san sent me off, telling me to get along with my friends.

Right now, I'm at the local supermarket with Ryo shopping for ingredients for dinner.

It's a secret from Ryo, but I've actually added another dish to my repertoire: meat and potato stew.

Maya-san taught me that stews can be made at the same time as other dishes, are relatively easy to make, and are suitable for making large quantities.

That said, since Ryo is here, he'll probably find out when we go to buy groceries.

Since I couldn't find any rape blossoms, I used spinach instead, and when I picked up the potatoes, Ryo noticed something.

"Hey, are there any dishes that use potatoes?"

"This is something Maya-san asked me to get separately."

I managed to cover it up by saying that, and it was okay!

I also bought other necessary ingredients such as onions.

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I'm waiting for the Tosaka Trio in front of the station with Ryo.

"Oh, hi, Rui-chan, and Ueno-kun too."

It's Sayaka-chan, she arrives earlier than scheduled, which makes a good impression.

The other two were okay due to train schedules.

"Wow, you really are neighbors."

"I'll go back and get my study materials."

"See you later."

"Oh, don't you get lonely being alone in this house?"

"There was a time like that, but I got used to it."

In fact, it was after I started TS that I started to feel lonely.

"My room is too small, so I guess we'll study in the living room."

"It's a bit cramped for five people, but I'd like to see what the room is like."

"Well, it's embarrassing, and it's not the room you think it is, it's a man's room."

"Oh, that reminds me, how long have you been a girl?"

"Hmm, about three weeks, I guess?"

"It's only been three weeks, so the room probably hasn't been cleaned yet."

The study group began. It was mainly me and Kanade who were teaching, while Tomoko-chan and Sayaka-chan were mainly being taught, and Ryo was the one teaching a little. In any case, Ryo should understand a certain amount since we had been studying together this week.

With a break in between, time passed without incident, and it was about time to start preparing dinner.

"Well then, I'll start preparing dinner soon, so do your best."

"Oh, I'll help you!"

"No, no, Tomoko-chan, you have to study hard."

"...Yes."

"Then I can help you peel it or something."

"Hmm, I guess, Ryo would be fine."

"It's not fair that only the boyfriend gets to have fun."

"It's unfair that only the boyfriend gets favored."

"No matter who's the boyfriend, you two should study hard. Kanade-chan, please."

"...Leave it to me."

"Yeah, and we're not even dating yet."

Ryo's words made me feel a little lonely.

It's no big deal when I say it myself, but when Ryo says it, I feel lonely, how selfish of me.

I asked Ryo to help me and continued cooking. As expected, Ryo was helping me, so when I told him about the meat and potato stew, he looked happy and excited and asked if he could taste it first, so I immediately said yes.

It was starting to be fun for the two of us to be in the kitchen. Ryo wasn't used to it so his movements were a bit shaky, but that was the same for me until recently. I carefully taught him and we got to work cooking together.

It's fun doing something together with Ryo. I think Ryo's personality comes out in the way he does things carefully and without being sloppy. I feel like if I teach him properly he could make something even better than me. I have to work hard so I don't lose to him.

Tosaka's POV

"Hey, aren't they completely in their own world over there?"

"Yeah, I noticed that too, there are heart symbols flying around."

"...Let's take a photo as evidence."

"Oh, that's nice, I can use this as reference material later."

"After all, girls in love are even more beautiful and cute, they give off that kind of aura."

"Yeah, her smile is cuter than usual, oh my, my heart flew again."

"But it seems like she doesn't realize it herself. If she did, they would definitely become lovers right away."

"I have to support my idol so that they can find happiness soon."

"...But first, a test."

"---Ah, that's right."

"Shall we do it?"

As expected, five servings is a lot, so it took longer than I expected, but I managed to finish it.

After tasting the meat and potato stew, Ryo was overwhelmed with emotion and cried, saying it was delicious, but since that didn't seem to be of much help, I tasted it again myself and found it to be absolutely delicious, which was great.

The finished product was the same as the last bento: onigiri, hamburger steak, octopus sausages, tamagoyaki, and since I didn't have any rape blossoms, I added spinach dressed with sesame, carrots cut into the shape of flowers, and meat and potato stew.

I also added some pickled radish just in case. It goes well with onigiri.

"Itadakimasu!"

All three of them were so impressed that they ate it and said it was delicious, which made me really happy, but I think what made me happiest was when Ryo said, "It's really delicious, as expected." I'm really glad I made it.

It was fun making it together, and it was fun eating it together. If it goes well, I'm sure I'll be able to go to bed in a better mood.

After the meal, we decided to take a break and take a bath before resuming our studies.

Basically, it's time to take turns bathing and chatting, but since we're all girls, it's going to take quite a while, and it looks like we'll be chatting for quite a while.

Ryo went back home to take a bath.

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Finally, take a bath and shower.

It was fun chatting with everyone, and I feel like these three are the only ones I can really call my friends now.

To be honest, male friends are difficult, and I feel like they're being a little reserved, and especially since me and Ryo became an official couple in their eyes, they're no longer my friend, they're Ryo's friend, and I'm now his girlfriend, so it feels like I'm no longer friends with them. To be honest, I feel lonely.

When I got out of the bath, Ryo was back and I felt a little relieved.

Well, we'll continue studying for the test.

"So, what are you going to do after this?"

"I guess I can't stay here, so I'll go back and sleep next door."

"Well, why don't you stay the night? We can let you use Rui-chan's bed with her, while we three use the floor."

"No, that's not possible. Besides, there's no place for five people to stay there."

"Ah, I have prepared the guest room on the first floor so that you can stay overnight."

"As expected of Rui-chan, you're fully prepared."

"Wait a minute, don't you three hate the idea of ​a guy alone with four girls under one roof?"

"Even though you're a guy, it doesn't mean you'll be sleeping in the same room, and you're not interested in anyone other than Rui-chan, right?"

"That's true, but what do you think, Rui?"

"Hmm, well, I prepared for that anyway, so why don't you stay the night? It's been a while.

I'll check, but is it okay for all three of you if Ryo stay in the guest room?"

"If Rui-chan is okay with that, then that's fine. We have separate rooms, right?"

"There's an unused room on the second floor, so you three will use that one, is that okay?"

"Sure."

"…OK"

"Well, that's how it is."

"Okay, I'll stay the night. I'll contact home."

It seemed like studying for the test at night went more smoothly than I expected.

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When it was time for bed, I showed Ryo to the guest room on the first floor and the other three to an empty room on the second floor.

Afterwards, I chatted with the Tosaka Trio in the empty room on the second floor for a while.

And even though there were three of them here, I was determined to do something today.

Yes, this is a continuation of yesterday's hug.

When the three of them had fallen asleep, I went down to the first floor and into the guest room, where I woke up Ryo, who was sleeping.

"What's wrong, Rui? Did you need something at this time of the night?"

He's such a kind guy, worrying about me even at a time like this.

"Actually, I have a favor to ask..."

"Oh, so there is one after all."

"So you noticed it?"

"Well, that's true. There are three girls here, so there's no reason to have a guy stay over. So what's the favor you want to ask?"

"Actually... I wanted to continue what we did yesterday... so..."

"Yesterday you said――Was it a hug? I'm sure something was happening in the middle, but――Ah, I get it, I won't lay a hand on you, so don't worry."

"Uh, yeah, I'm sorry, I know this is going to be hard on Ryo, but please."

"Then can I ask one thing of you too? Once you're satisfied, sleep with me. I don't mean anything sexual, just sleeping together."

"Okay, that much is fine."

"Okay then, I can indulge you, come here."

When Ryo said "Come here," my heart almost melted, I wanted to be pampered, I wanted to entrust everything to him.

He called out to me in a gentle voice that seemed to pamper me endlessly.

For the sleepover, I was wearing pajamas, which I don't usually wear. The material was thinner than the clothes I wore yesterday, and since it was my sleepwear, I was not wearing a bra. In that state, I jumped into Ryo's chest and once again hugged him in a sitting position facing him.

Make sure the front of our body, from our stomach up, is tightly pressed together.

I could clearly feel Ryo's heartbeat, and when he stroked my head I almost melted, I pressed against him to feel his skin, I stroked his back, I heard his breath, and filled my lungs with his scent.

When I tried to move my hips to get closer, Ryo told me to stop, so I just held back.

Our heartbeats blended together to create a musical performance, his touch and size made me feel embraced by the man, his warmth gave me a sense of security, his breath gave me a sweet numbness, and his scent took away my ability to think rationally, everything felt so good that I couldn't think about anything else.

It must have been about 10 minutes, and then we both seemed satisfied before we separated. Ryo went to the bathroom, and I get out of the room for a moment.

I returned to the guest room, got into bed with Ryo, and fell asleep with his arm as my pillow.

I felt such a sense of security and comfort that I fell asleep immediately.

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I wake up to a different feeling than usual, this is...

"Eh, Ryo?"

It was Ryo's arm pillow.

Oh, that's right, I slept next to Ryo last night...

"Rui, are you awake? Good morning."

He gave me a quick kiss on the forehead.

"Hey, hey, you promised you wouldn't do anything!"

"It's okay, a kiss on the forehead is fine right? I held back so much yesterday, you know?"

"Well, that's certainly true..."

I jump out of my position, I have to get up early and get ready for the morning.

"Okay then, Ryo, I'll go ahead and get ready for breakfast."

"Okay, have fun. I'll be up in a bit."

Somehow I prepared breakfast before the Tosaka trio woke up, actually it was leftovers from the previous day, so I heated it up and served it.

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The study session ended without any problems until lunchtime, and we decided to buy lunch at a convenience store.

Everyone bought lunch and ate it at my house before resuming their studies. As expected, they were concentrating hard as they had a test starting the next day, and they managed to get through without any problems.

We disbanded in the evening, and Ryo and I walked them to the station. We had been together for a little over a whole day, so I was a little sad to say goodbye.

"Well then, Rui-chan, I think I can get a decent score. See you tomorrow."

"Thank you so much for all your help. Let's study together again next time, see you at school."

"…see you tomorrow"

"Okay, see you tomorrow at school, let's do our best on the test."

"See you at school tomorrow."

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"Well then, shall we go home? Want to make a final stand together after this?"

"That's right, let's call Nae and make a final push."