My daily life with the Shiina sisters

"Mahiru."

"What's wrong."

"Nothing, I just wanted to call your name."

"Go to sleep."

"can not fall asleep."

"Don't talk, close your eyes and you'll fall asleep in a while."

"No, once I close my eyes, all I can think about is you, and I can't fall asleep."

—Dudu—

Imagawa Kaede was mentally prepared for the thought of being hung up on. He couldn't stand hearing such cheesy words anymore.

However, it is quite normal for lovers to say something like this from time to time. Not all love words are "The mountains and rivers are vast, the world is full of fireworks. Nothing is not you, nothing is not you." Most of the time, it is still a simple, but unexpressible "I love you."

After connecting the phone to the charging cable, Imagawa Kaede quickly fell asleep, but Mahiru was really suffering from insomnia.

The next morning, Saturday, neither of them got up for morning exercises. Mahiru probably slept late the night before, and Imagawa simply turned off the alarm and continued to sleep. (Some universities in the island countries seem to have classes on Saturday mornings, but I'm not sure about Shuchiin University, so I assume they don't.)

Imagawa Kaede slept until around eight o'clock, then got up to have breakfast. Just after he finished eating, he saw Mahiru coming over in a panic. She felt a little embarrassed when she saw Imagawa Kaede.

"It's okay, they're all out, and there are only two of us at home now, don't be nervous."

"Ah."

"I just woke up too, I won't laugh at you."

After hearing this, Mahiru seemed to be relieved, but he still lowered his head and ate without saying anything.

There was a newspaper on the dining table, and Imagawa Kaede started reading it, imitating the way Imagawa Yoshikiyo usually pretended to be, as if reading a newspaper during breakfast time was a standard for successful people.

Imagawa Kaede didn't quite understand. He often didn't have time to eat breakfast when he was at work, let alone read the newspaper during breakfast time.

Mahiru secretly looked at Imagawa Kaede who was reading the newspaper over there, but what she thought of in her mind were some plots from TV series: Dad was sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper, and mom was busy in the kitchen. When mom just brought out breakfast, a son or daughter who was still a little sleepy would come out. At this time, the dad who was reading the newspaper would scold them, and the mom would help by saying nice things.

She didn't become that kind of daughter, but she kind of wanted to be that kind of mother.

"Mahiru, Mahiru..."

She came back to her senses when she heard someone calling her, and saw Imagawa Kaede, who was just reading the newspaper, speaking:

"Shall we go out for a walk this afternoon? Just to make up for our morning exercise."

Hearing him ask her out with this reason, Mahiru found it inexplicably funny, but she still nodded and agreed.

"Where to?"

"It's a secret. There will be a surprise anyway."

Mahiru was looking forward to this but also a little worried. After all, Imagawa Kaede had previously expressed her love for Shinomiya Kaguya in public, and she wondered if this kind of thing would happen to her.

The weather was very good today. Sitting in the car, Mahiru looked at the roadside and thought that they were probably going to Shibuya, so she looked at Imagawa Kaede who was still looking mysterious over there and said:

"Are we going to Omotesando? Didn't we buy clothes last week?"

“Not to Omotesando.”

"Where are we going?" She leaned closer to Imagawa Kaede and said, "Tell me quickly~"

At this point, Imagawa Kaede suddenly felt that the little blue girl he had prepared in advance might not be as cute as she is now.

"It's a cafe. Have a drink first and then I'll take you to see the surprise."

Seeing that Imagawa Kaede was unwilling to speak, Shiina Mahiru felt helpless, and the car soon stopped in front of a high-rise building.

The two went up to the eighth floor, and Shiina Mahiru discovered that this was a cat cafe with the sign "MoCHA". The two walked in. This store was actually quite popular, but with the blessing of super powers, it was not difficult to free up a seat.

This store has two floors, and the interior decoration is more natural. When you open the wooden door, you can see the cats working. Imagawa Kaede thinks this is okay. The weather is good today, and the sunlight shines into the room through the glass. Imagawa Kaede thinks it would be very comfortable if it were winter.

As for Shiina Mahiru, ever since they came in, their eyes have never left the cats eating in a row over there, and soon there were several cats surrounding the two of them.

The coffee was just average; after all, the selling point was not coffee. Imagawa Kaede seemed to be very popular with cat owners, with one cat lying on his lap and another rubbing against him.

Animals like cats usually have a certain sense of territory. Although the cats in cat cafes are relatively gentle, it is rare to see several cats circling around the same person.

Mahiru looked at Imagawa, who was surrounded by several cats, while she only had one cat in her arms. She suddenly felt a little competitive. She tried to pull a cat next to Imagawa to her side, but the silver tabby cat jumped to the side and even pulled at Imagawa's arm, as if she wanted him to control her.

Seeing this, Imagawa Kaede smiled and picked up the silver tabby cat. For some reason, Mahiru felt that the originally very cute cat seemed a little green tea.

Especially when she was picked up, she meowed twice, as if she was saying to Imagawa Kaede, "Look at her."

Mahiru looked at the orange cat sleeping motionlessly in her arms and couldn't help but feel a little comfort from it.

Seeing this, he pretended to be casual and asked:

"Mahiru, what do you think about us getting a cat at home?"

“But can we raise them there?”

"It should be possible, but it seems that you can only take a certain elevator when carrying a cat up and down the stairs."

"Really?" Seeing her surprised expression, it seemed that the slight sense of loss that had just occurred had subsided a lot.

Imagawa Kaede's actions today were intentional. The main reason was that every time Imagawa Kaede chatted with her on Line, the emoticons that Mahiru sent were mostly those related to cute cats.

The reason why he brought him to the cat cafe today was just to test how she felt about cats. Imagawa Kaede remembered that Shinomiya Kaguya seemed to hate cats (just like Hayasaka Ai), so he decided to see what kind of feelings she had towards these little guys before giving her any surprises.

He knew Mahiru better at the moment. If he gave her something as a gift, she would probably accept it even if she didn't like it. Seeing that she looked like a cat lover, Imagawa Kaede sent a message to Tanaka-san who was waiting downstairs while he went to the bathroom.

The two of them stayed here for more than an hour, and when it was time to leave, Mahiru seemed reluctant to leave.

After getting on the bus, Mahiru saw a pet cat box between their seats, and could faintly hear some kittens' cries coming from inside.

(I just officially recommended Shenhe...)