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After what happened in the park, I couldn’t get anything else done.
Leaving the aquarium, we went shopping together, but I was so affected by the little devil Yuki, that I don’t even remember what we bought. Afterward, we got on a bus to go home. We sat side-by-side on the far back corner.
Since she woke up earlier today to make lunch, she took a soft nap, swaying along with the bus and breathing gently. She looked like a little devil back in that park, but now it seems she’s back to her angel form.
She leaned comfortably on my shoulder. Her frail, vulnerable appearance as she napped urged me to do something naughty—I naturally reached out my hand to her face and poked her soft face with my finger.
Yuki’s cheeks were soft, tender, and had a subtle firmness to them. They made me want to keep poking her and were so comfortable my hand seemed to stick to them. I ended up absorbed by its snug touch.
Deep asleep, she didn’t wake up at all from my poking. The little devil on my shoulder then whispered, trying to make me do more since no one could see us here. She wouldn’t notice if you did something even more naughty, he said.
My heart beat faster against my chest.
Yuki told me she didn’t mind whatever I did to her, and the driver couldn’t see us here
. There were also no other passengers inside the bus
 My temptation knew that, and urged me to go for it, to be even naughtier—
—I gently touched her hand. They were unbelievably soft, reminding me that she was, indeed, a girl. Her fingertips were thin, and her nails so well-groomed and proper they were akin to pearls. I had praised Yuki’s hands the first time I saw them, and I reiterate that: I love her hands.
Back at the aquarium, I held these soft hands all the time, and that honestly feels like a dream. Trying to make sure I was awake, I gently intertwined my fingers with hers.
I looked back at her peaceful sleeping face. Just holding her hand was enough to make my heart swell inside my chest. Her hand’s warmth made me feel comfortable.
An insatiable urge to pet Yuki’s head soon arose. I held myself back at the aquarium, but I couldn’t stand it any longer. Reaching out, I touched her silky ivory hair, going for the bit that hung from her shoulder.
As I ran my fingers through her hair, the sweet scent of her shampoo tickled my nose. Moving my hand, I gently stroked her head. My love for her filled my chest to the brim, and I wanted to overflow.
My eyes were glued to her cherry-red lips, so soft and small, and I had the sudden craving to steal them away just for me.
In a slow trance, I moved my lips closer to hers. Her genuine face, unraveled from the bandages, was so pretty. Long, well-kept eyelashes; a skin smoother than white porcelain; an angelical set of expressions
 I—
“—Haru-kun
 Love you
”
I came back to myself after hearing her soft sleep-talk and hurriedly returned to my original position, sitting down businesslike.
What in the world was I doing to a girl that was so genuine and caring as she slept? The little devil that urged me to hold her hand, the same one who raged impetuously before, now hid, leaving only the angel of reason to sit on my shoulder.
I took a deep breath to calm down my mind.
It was close. Too close
 I would’ve stolen a kiss from her if she hadn’t sleep-talked. I swore to myself I would never play any more tricks on Yuki and was about to look away from her.
“
 Hey, Haru-kun, you’re not gonna kiss me~?”
The same girl who slept so soundly while leaning on me was wide-awake, gazing at me with her warm blue eyes, saying words with her sweet voice.
My heart jumped for the umpteenth time today.
“Y-Yuki, are you, erm
 Awake by any chance?”
“I woke up when you poked my cheek and wondered what you’d do to me.”
I didn’t realize it at all. It honestly looked like she slept soundly, and I wouldn’t have done the naughty things I did otherwise.
She closed in on me, and whispered in my ear, “Fufu~ As soon as I said I love you, you stopped. It’s so cute how pure you are~!”
Her sweet sigh brushed against my skin, and she couldn’t help herself. She started to pay back every prank I pulled on her today.
“—?!”
She bit my ear so tenderly I almost screamed, yet I managed to hold it in. Yuki slowly released her mouth, letting my lobe go. To top it off, she lovingly brushed her finger against my hand, smiling bewitchingly.
“Hey, Haru-kun
 Let’s continue this at home, just the two of us, okay~?” She whispered in my ear.
Finally, the bus stopped.
Yuki hurriedly took my hand and led me out of there. We went back to the apartment hand-in-hand, and with a mix of anticipation and anxiety about what was going to happen, we arrived home.