lost to yellow ball

After the Unabara Festival ended, Kushima Kuri was shopping with Yukimura one day, and his gaze stayed on the glass cabinet of a toy store on the street.

"Go in and have a look." Yukimura Seiichi was used to his girlfriend's hobby of furry dolls, and she was also used to the appearance of her being hesitant among several dolls.

He had previously proposed whether to buy them all, but was rejected.

It is said that there is only one best product in a store.

Well... the process of choosing is also a kind of enjoyment.Yukimura Seichi pointed to a pink rabbit doll with long lop ears that was nearly two meters high and said, "Do you like this one?"

Kili Kushima temporarily retracted his gaze from the other two dolls and looked over.

"It's so cute!" She immediately decided to have this rabbit, and abandoned the other two dolls that she liked very much just now.

Seeing her make up her mind, Yukimura went over to pay the bill.

The rabbit doll was packed in a gift bag, and it was a bit difficult for Kuri Kushima to hold it. Yukimura couldn't help laughing when she saw her holding the doll that was almost as tall as him, and held it for her after being stared at. .

Now it was Kushima's turn to laugh out loud.

"It suits you very well."

Yukimura Seichi: "..."

He showed his face from the side of the doll, with the words helpless written all over it: "Do you want to continue shopping?"

It is true that there is no way to continue shopping like this. After Jiudao Jili finished laughing, she didn't really intend to let him walk around with a doll in his arms. She thought about it and asked: "Let it go to your house first? Or should I say?" ..." Another way is for her to go back to Tokyo with the doll, but they just walked around for a while.

Ji Li and Yukimura's hand tightened unconsciously.

Yukimura Seichi said: "Let's put it home today, and I'll take it to Tokyo for you on the weekend, okay?"

When he asked for Ji Li's opinion, he had to struggle a bit to show his face, after all, this doll is really...a bit big.

"Put it back to your house first."

Kili Kushima agreed to this plan.

When Yukimura led her downstairs to the apartment, Kuri Kushima stopped in her tracks, "Here...do you still live here?" Her voice sounded a bit surprised, after all, it was at least a short time since she moved out of the apartment. It's been half a year.

Yukimura Seichi responded, "This is closer to the school, and I will live at home during the holidays."

He didn't seem to feel that there was anything wrong, and walked in first.

When the elevator was going up, Kushima Jiri was a little nervous for some reason.She has lived here for a year, and when she comes here now, she feels a little strange.

After entering the door, Yukimura put the rabbit into the room.

Ji Li from behind followed, and found that the furnishings inside had not changed, and there were still dolls on the bed that she hadn't taken away.She walked over to pick up a schoolbag-sized squirrel, and said with nostalgia, "You gave me this when we first met."

Although Ji Li was invited to participate in the event to get prizes, he still played around in the playground, and the squirrel was won by Yukimura Shooting.

"Then you won't be able to walk when you see it, and it was Renji who called you twice before you came back to your senses." Seiichi Yukimura obviously remembered it, and he walked to Ji Li's side: "You carry your luggage and move in. I was quite surprised when I saw it, after all, it was just a prize at the shooting booth, and it wasn’t very pretty.”

Kili Kushima put it back to its original place, and carefully straightened its tail: "But, it is the cutest one in that booth."

"Ji Li."

Hearing the voice, Kujima turned around and found that the distance between the two was a little too close. Although they had been together for a long time, they were separated for half a year, and now they just got back together and felt embarrassed: "What's the matter?" Influenced by such an atmosphere, her voice softened.

Yukimura Seiichi: "Can I give you a hug?"

"Hey..." As if he didn't expect him to ask such a question, Kili Kushima hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

When being hugged, Ji Li's face was pressed against Yukimura's chest, she suddenly laughed and complained: "It's so hot." Even though she said so, she still put her hand on Yukimura's waist Ringed.

It has been a long time since such a peaceful and natural hug.

Yukimura smiled lowly, and didn't intend to let go of Ji Li, but just turned on the air conditioner: "I was negligent, I should turn on the air conditioner when I come back."

He put the remote control back on the table, and ran his hand through Ji Li's hair again and again.

"What do you want to eat later?"

The hug seemed to be just a whim, and it didn't last long, and Yukimura let go soon.

"It's been a long time since I ate anything you made." Jiri Jiudao rolled her eyes, and she said in a soft voice, "I want to go shopping with you. You usually buy it in the morning and bring it back. I haven't even participated in it." What about it." "Okay, can I take a shower later?" Yukimura tugged at his sweaty shirt and said helplessly, "The doll is really too big."

Naturally, Jiri Kushima did not refuse.

Seeing Yukimura went to the bathroom, she looked around the furnishings in the room a little idly.

It was almost exactly the same as when she left, except that the dolls that were originally placed on the carpet were placed neatly on the inside of the bed.

...looks like a little girl's bed.Ji Li couldn't help laughing.

She walked over to the desk, where there were Yukimura's books and his memos on the wall.With a little curiosity, Ji Li looked over one by one.

Most of them are time memos about exam week, game time, etc. Ji Li looked at it for a while and found that there was a blue post-it note with a lot of written notes, some of which had already been ticked off. , some without, and some with ○.

One of them has a red wave and it says 'self-help studio', and the back has been marked with √.

There are others that don't have squiggly lines, but are ticked off, writing about things the two of them have already done.

"What are you looking at?" Yukimura came in wiping his hair. He changed into a white short-sleeved suit and took off the wristbands on his hands. He looked very refreshed.He walked behind Ji Li and glanced at it, and said with a smile, "Did you see it?"

Kushima Jiri raised the post-it note in his hand, "Why did you put a red wavy line?"

"Because it's only half done."

Yukimura Seiichi hung the towel around her neck, took out the post-it note from her hand, and stuck it on the wall again. Seeing Ji Li's dazed look, he reminded with a smile, "That painting."

"...There is no reason to go back with the things you gave me." Kushima Kili was taken aback for a moment, remembering what Yukimura said to her that day.

'I hope that one day, Ji Li can give her to me again. '

Ji Li, who didn't intend to return the portrait, quickly changed the topic and turned to what food to buy later. Yukimura also indulged her attitude of not mentioning it, and went downstairs with her to a nearby large supermarket.

Ji Li, who has never been shopping with Yukimura, found everything to be very fresh. Not only did he take the initiative to order food with great interest, but he also said that he would cook with him.

Yukimura Seichi: "..."

He looked at Ji Li's bright eyes, but he still didn't say his rejection.

After returning home, Yukimura saw Ji Li who came to the kitchen and had to arrange some simple tasks for her first.

Wash vegetables.

He still didn't dare to let Ji Li do the cutting of vegetables involving knives, and he was responsible for everything.

Ji Li was not troubled by washing things, she carefully washed the vegetables little by little and put them in the bamboo basket, her eyes paused for a moment on the raw meat next to her.

"Jingshi—I don't want to wash the meat."

"I'll come, you go to rest." Yukimura Seichi walked to the sink to take over her task.

"Is there nothing else to do? I can help with cooking." Although Jiri Jiudao has never cooked, she still knows the basic utensils. She put the pot on the induction cooker and studied how to turn it on for a while.Excitedly poured some oil, she couldn't decide how much to pour, so she asked Yukimura, "How much should I pour? Is one spoonful enough?"

"A little is fine." Yukimura had already washed and soaked the meat, and it was ready to be shredded. He reminded Ji Li to use it safely.

"A little bit, uh..." Kushima Jiri looked silent for a while as he looked at the pan that had been covered with oil because he couldn't hold it firmly. It didn't look like a little bit.

Yukimura looked up, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just a small problem." Kili Kushima poured out a little oil, and then clapped his hands in satisfaction.

Seeing this scene, Yukimura shook his head with a smile and continued to cut the meat.

Ji Li likes to eat lighter and lighter textures, so he needs to be more careful.

"Put salt..." Ji Li muttered something in a low voice, while throwing in all the ingredients needed in memory, then turned around to get the tofu he had just prepared, and poured them in together.

After a few seconds, Yukimura, who smelled a burning smell, asked hesitantly, "Ji Li, how big did you fire it?"

"The fourth gear, what's the matter? Speaking of which, why the tofu has turned black, is it because of the seasoning?"

Yukimura Seiichi put down the knife and walked over.

Not to mention the tofu, there were still some charred green peppers and undissolved rock sugar underneath, so he quickly turned off the fire.

"Ji Li, your tofu is gone." Yukimura neither blamed Ji Li nor said anything else, but regretfully informed her that the favorite dish was gone.

Jiri Kushima: "..."

It's hard to go to the kitchen.

Although the experience in the kitchen was rare, it ended very quickly. Jiri Kushima obediently sat back on the sofa, hugged her new rabbit doll and began to watch TV and wait for meals.

Yukimura is so slow.

Yukimura Seichi, who she complained about, was dealing with the mess that had just happened, and tried to remove the tofu that was still intact.

After all, Ji Li was looking forward to this dish along the way.

The entire cooking process lasted about an hour before it ended, and this meeting has long passed the normal meal time.

Kili Kushima was sitting at the dining table, feeling like he was back when the two of them had just moved in, and they were looking forward to waiting for Yukimura to cook every day.

Eating without talking is a habit of two people, apart from the occasional brief communication, there is no other sound when eating.After both finished eating, Jiu Dao Ji Li helped put the dishes in the dishwashing cabinet together, and then said with emotion: "Compared with the meal when we just moved in, now you and I feel that you can directly open a gourmet restaurant gone."

She spoke the truth.

Yukimura Seiichi reached out and rubbed Kiri's hair.

"Would you like to go downstairs for a walk?"

"No, I just want to sit on the sofa and rest, I'm too tired."

Yukimura Seichi wanted to ask, what is so tiring about eating?But if this question is asked, Ji Li's expression may not be as satisfied as it is now.

"Okay, I'll accompany you."

He went to Ji Li's side, seeing her contented face leaning against the rabbit, he said with a bit of jealousy: "Do you just like this rabbit so much?"

Jiri Jiudao took the time to glance at him, "What are you talking about, this is the rabbit you brought back after holding it for half an hour, please respect it!"

After she finished speaking, she rubbed her face against the rabbit's chin, the fluffy and smooth touch was extremely comfortable.

After hearing what Ji Li said, Yukimura shook his head, so he had to lean against Ji Li again, so as to pretend that Ji Li was also leaning against him.

In this way, he began to watch TV with satisfaction.

After half an hour, Yukimura thought about it and said: "Ji Li, I'll take you back first, the tram will stop later." Although he was not very willing, it was indeed late.

"Are you driving me away?" Kili Kushima immediately sat up and looked at him with wide eyes after hearing this.

Yukimura froze for a moment, and quickly wanted to explain.

"I didn't...Are you going to live here today?"

"Did you throw away all the clothes I left behind?"

"Of course not..." Seiichi Yukimura paused in his next words, and he asked, "It's really late, is it okay to live here today?"

Yukimura originally planned to send Ji Li back to Tokyo, but seeing that Ji Li didn't intend to go back, he changed his words and asked Ji Li's opinion whether he would like to stay overnight.

Kili Kushima blinked when he heard this sentence.

"It's okay, it's not like they haven't lived together before."

She didn't feel anything when she said this now, and she didn't feel nervous and shy until she took a bath.

When I left, I only took away some commonly used things. Her supplies are still in the bathroom, so there is still enough time to dawdle in it.

Sharing the same bed for the first time in half a year was as tense as sleeping together for the first time.

After all, no matter what the two of them said, there was nothing that crossed the line.At most, Yukimura would tell her stories and sing songs before going to bed... Thinking of this, Kushima Jiri was not very nervous anymore.

That bed is almost the same as not sleeping together.

She neatly finished the last bit of skin care routine, and waited until the cream on her hands was almost absorbed before opening the door and going out.

"Are you reading?"

To kill time, Ji Li dried his hair in the bathroom, and there was no scene where he was caught drying his hair after it was half dry.Yukimura was sitting in front of the desk, with a chemistry test paper spread out in front of him, but he hadn't started to fill in the content except for the name.

"Have you started yet?"

Yukimura Seichi: "It's not... I don't really want to do it."

There was a rare expression of reluctance on his face, and he looked cute.

Kushima Jiri smiled, she stood beside Yukimura, bent her head sideways and looked over: "The mighty Yukimura Seichi, could it be that he was stumped by chemistry?"

"What did Seiki Yukimura say..." Yukimura reached out and pinned Ji Li's hair behind her ear, so as not to let it all hang down on the table, "Don't Ji Li have hard subjects?"

"No." Kili Kushima said relaxedly, "Do you want me to teach you?"

Yukimura didn't think there was any shame in it, and agreed very readily. It's not because of anything else, it's just that he often doesn't listen to it.

If it were Ji Li who gave him the general, it would be as if with the help of a god, he would be able to do everything.

"I have done a lot of tutoring for Akaya, and I suddenly gave you a question. I always feel that it is an era leap from needing to walk on foot to being able to take a cable car." emotion.

"Akaya..." Yukimura didn't know what to say, he showed a helpless expression: "The tutoring in the first half of the year depends on you to be so smooth."

Ji Li lay on the bed and yawned sleepily. Yukimura put her rabbit doll beside the bed for the reason that it took up too much space.Taking advantage of this meeting, Yukimura went to take a shower, and she looked at the rabbit's ears hanging behind her back, ready to move.

……

…………

Because he had already taken a shower when he came back, Yukimura Seichi didn't wet his hair anymore, but just simply washed it.

But in such a short period of time, when he came out, he faced Ji Li, who was contentedly holding the rabbit doll and leaning against the head of the bed, and even tried to hide the rabbit behind him when he saw him coming in.

Yukimura Seichi: "..."

Jiu Dao Jili felt a little guilty: "...it ran up by itself, do you believe it?"

What can he say now.

Yukimura had no choice but to pretend he couldn't see, turned off the light and went to bed, "Okay, get some rest, it's past your bedtime."

Kili Kushima's eyes blinked in the darkness, adapting to the suddenly darkening environment for a while.Because there are many dolls inside the bed, and because of this rabbit, the distance between the two is not that far, and it can even be said that they are a little close.He could almost smell the shower gel on the other party's body clearly, and he didn't know if it was an illusion on the side of his ear, and there was also the feeling of gentle breath spreading on his head.

She quietly reached out her hand, wanting to hold Yukimura's hand.

"Ji Li..." Yukimura held Ji Li's hand, his voice was a little confused: "What are you doing?"

Because his hand was suddenly grabbed, Ji Li's body froze, and he had the illusion of being caught for doing something wrong.But she thought about it again, what did she do wrong?

Then he said confidently, "Want to sleep with me in Jingshi's arms."

The last time she made this request, Yukimura Seiichi refused, and she kicked her out to sleep on the sofa for the night.

This time... it won't be rejected again, right?

Kili Kushima was actually a little nervous.

Fortunately, Yukimura was not so perplexed this time, he put his other hand on Ji Li's right shoulder, and pulled her towards him——

Holding the quilt together in his arms.

"Don't you sleep with the rabbit?"

Because of the close distance, Yukimura seemed to be right next to Ji Li's ears when she said this, and she couldn't help but flinch, before replying in a low voice: "Seiki is the best in this room."

Yukimura Seiichi froze for a moment.

Best in this room?

' But it was the cutest thing in that booth. In the afternoon, what Ji Li said seemed to be still in his ears, Yukimura's expression softened, and he tentatively placed a kiss on Ji Li's forehead.

"Ji Li is also the best."

After saying these words, he lowered his head and kissed Ji Li slowly. At first, he tasted it lightly, and then it became hot.

He didn't let go until he thought he shouldn't continue.

An unnatural gasp came from Yukimura's chest, and Ji Li shrank there, clutching the other's clothes tightly, her face turning red.

"Sleep, sleep." An ultra-small voice came from her mouth.

Yukimura ran down her hair again and again, with a gentle expression: "Good night, Ji Li."

"Good night."

From that day on, Ji Li never returned to Tokyo.She only stayed for two days when Yukimura came home on weekends, and she and Yukimura's friends also met, not just from the tennis club.Every day is very happy and fulfilling. Occasionally, the two of them will go on a short-term trip, accompany Yukimura to take pictures in the mountains, or meet Conan when I go to Tokyo with Ji Li, and watch a detective live broadcast .

But, no matter what, time passed by little by little.

The agreed time has come, Kujima Jiri did not inform other people that day, and arrived at the airport by himself.

Carrying her few luggage, she glanced out through the transparent floor-to-ceiling glass of the airport a little lonely.Before boarding the plane, Ji Li turned on the phone, slid to the familiar name in the contact list, hesitated and still did not dial out.

Everyone has graduated, and Yukimura has temporarily moved back to live at home. She also found an excuse to return to Tokyo, saying that it was her parents' request.

At this moment, he should be eating at home, after all, it's already this time.

Wait until Germany to explain.

Kili Kushima took back her phone, put on her hat, and straightened her clothes.

"Goodbye, Japan."

After boarding the plane, Kushima Jiri habitually put on earphones for herself, but remembered that Yukimura once told her not to listen to music while sleeping, so she had to put them back angrily.The flight lasted 14 hours, and after putting down the earphones, she suddenly lost interest in sleeping, so she had to take out the laptop that she had prepared in advance.

There are still some company information sent to her by Masato Jiudao that she didn't read, so she can get acquainted with it now.

A shadow was cast over her head, as if someone was putting luggage.Kili Kushima didn't look up, but the other party spoke first.

"Don't work so hard on the plane." A slender white hand stretched out and closed the screen of the notebook.

Kushima Jiri was stunned for a moment, then looked aside incredulously.

"...Jingshi?"

Yukimura Seichi tilted his head towards her, and said with some dissatisfaction, "I went abroad alone without telling me... Does Ji Li think that I don't matter?"

"..." The embarrassment spread like a child ran away from home and was caught at the intersection.Kushima Jiri's body took Yukimura's hand one step faster than her mouth, "Why are you on the plane?" Yukimura probably didn't know her itinerary.

Or rather, no one should know.

Yukimura Seiichi shook Ji Li's hand, "Maybe it's because you were talking in your sleep?"

Jiri Jiudao: "...? How is it possible? How did you know that?"

She made it clear that she didn't believe in the theory of talking in sleep, but Yukimura was unwilling to say it anyway, after a while, Ji Li had to stop reluctantly.

"I didn't even get angry because you didn't say goodbye, why did you lose your temper with me in turn?" Yukimura Seichi stretched out his hand and flicked Ji Li's forehead gently, with a slight displeasure in his eyes Come.

Jiu Dao Jili knew that he was wrong, and accepted the criticism honestly.

"sorry."

Fortunately, Yukimura was not really angry, he calmly explained his reason for being here.

It turned out that a university in Germany offered him an olive branch, supporting him to supplement his studies while playing tennis, on the condition that he join their professional tennis club.

Originally, he planned to tell Ji Li about this matter in the past two days, but he did not expect to see the latest news that the other party was leaving on Twitter.

That's why the accidental encounter on the plane happened.

"I will tell you what happens in the future."

Halfway through the plane journey, Kuri Kushima suddenly took off the blindfold, looked very seriously at Seiichi Yukimura who was reading a magazine and said.

Yukimura Seiichi put down the magazine, looked at Kuri Kushima, and said very seriously, "Okay."

After saying this, Kuri Kushima felt relieved, and immediately closed his eyes and leaned on Yukimura's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.