I was leaving school with Kaede. But because I wanted to eat the chocolate as soon as possible, my walking speed was a little faster than usual.

“Don’t worry, you don’t have to be in a hurry, the chocolate won’t run away from you. Fufu…”

Kaede placed her hand over her mouth and laughed, her blonde hair shaking in a fluffy manner.

“Cute…”

“What?…”

“Oh, no, it’s nothing.”

“Please say it again.”

I thought I had misheard her and looked at Kaede, who looked up at me with her big eyes.

It’s a little embarrassing trying to say it intentionally.

“I’m embarrassed.”

“Please!”

“C-Cute.”

“T-Thank you v-very much.”

Both Mine and Kaede’s faces turned red. Our mufflers fluttered as the cold wind blew.

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After arriving home, I immediately tried to open the refrigerator.

“Ren-kun? Please wash your hands first.”

“Yes, I’m sorry…..”

“Can’t you eat it after dinner?”

“I can’t stand it.”

I properly scrubbed my hands with soap, filled a glass with water, gargled, blew on a towel, and opened the refrigerator again.

When I looked at Kaede when I opened it, she smiled and said

“Yes, good boy.”

“You are treating me like a child….”

“Fufu, you’re so cute”

My face turned red with embarrassment.

“Huh? It’s not here.”

“Ah, I hid it because I didn’t want it to be found!”

Kaede then took out the chocolate hidden in the refrigerator.

“Ren-kun, would you like a chocolate cake?”

“I don’t care what you make, I’m sure it’s all delicious, Kaede.”

“…You can’t say that to others, okay?”

“No, only you, Kaede.”

In general, Kaede was the only girl to whom I would say such a thing.

Chinatsu’s was delicious, but I didn’t want to say that to the guy who put cayenne and habanero in it.

Then, Kaede cutely hit me with her stuffed toy.

To calm Kaede down, I stroked her head gently. Then, perhaps her mood was cured, and she stopped hitting me with the stuffed animal.

“Come on! Shall we eat?”

“Y-yeah, let’s.”

I took the cake on a plate to the living room.

I cut the tip of the cake with a fork and brought it to my mouth. It had a slightly sweet and bitter taste as expected of Kaede, she knew what I like.

“Ren-kun?”

“Hmm? What’s up?”

“Here, ahh”

Then, Kaede started to feed me.

I wanted to eat it right away, but I was hesitant to do so because I had been feeling embarrassed as of late.

“Don’t you want some?”

“No, I do.”

I was easily defeated. The chocolate cake was so sweet that I wondered if the seasoning was different from before.

After eating the chocolate cake and washing the dishes, I relaxed in the living room, and Kaede sat down next to me, fidgeting.

When I looked at Kaede, wondering what was wrong, I saw that her cheeks had turned red.

“Um, Ren-kun.”

“Y-Yeah?”

“T-Today, I’ll do… one thing for you”

“That’s… anything?”

“….”

Kaede was silent, but nodded.

I was startled by her reaction.

However, if I rushed it here, I might regret it later on, so I decided to maintain my composure.

“Kaede, I’m a man too, I can’t stand it anymore.”

“I-I know”

“Let’s do it when we’re a little more grown up, that sort of thing…”

“I-I’m sorry.”

“No, no, I’m sorry.”

There was silence for a while.

“Well, If I have to say one thing, It would be….”

“What do you want?”

“I want a lap pillow.”

Then Kaede placed her hand over her mouth and smiled.

“Fufu~, Alright”

Kaede patted her knee, “Come on .”

“Excuse me.”

Saying that, I placed my head on Kaede’s soft thigh. The moment I did, I could smell the sweet fragrance and feel her soft skin.

Kaede had not changed her clothes yet, so she was still in her school uniform. She was wearing stockings, but that didn’t change anything.

I looked up and saw a mountain of Kaede’s magnificent E-cups, and I wondered if I would be able to climb this mountain to the top someday.

I knew that my heartbeat was only getting faster.