"Tadashi-kun, I'm going to have my first errand tomorrow. Mom told me that it's okay if I take you with me."
"Suzune's first errand, huh? Where to?"
"It's the convenience store around our neighborhood. I'm in charge on buying the ingredients for lunch and dinner.
"I see... what time?"
"Around 8 AM in the morning?"
"What? Isn't that too early... I think I'll still be asleep in that kind of time."
"I'll come and wake you up then, okay? please?"
You really should stop on giving me that cute look it won't work anymore okay?... It really doesn't work believe me. But Suzune going alone, huh?... Haaah I'm way too easy.
"Okay, I'll try and sleep early tonight. You still need to come and wake me up since I'm not confident on waking up that early."
"Yey! Don't worry I'll be there really early so that we will have time to play."
Suzune cheered and then clenched her small hand into a fist as if assuring me.
"Hey, I didn't say to be really early. Well, anyway. I'm going home now. See you, tomorrow."
"Mhm. See you tomorrow I'll be sure to be the first one you see in the morning.
I smiled wryly hearing her words, waving my hand while walking back in my house.
...
Morning.
"...dashi-kun
Tada... shi-kun"
"Tadashi-kun! Wake up already!"
"Uhm?"
"I said wake up! If you don't wake up I'm going to do something to your face."
Haaah... so early. Suzune's already here? Why didn't mom wake me up? Didn't I tell her last night.
"Tadashi-kun, Tadashi-kun. I'm going to start playing with your face now if you don't open your eyes .
Stop with the shaking! Can you at least wake me up in a softer way. Well, I'll doubt that would work... I'll continue to pretend to be asleep for now I'm quite curious what she will do.
*Slurp*
A wet sensation could be felt in my face forcing me to open my eyes in surprise.
"Hehe, you finally woke up."
"What did you do?"
"I said that I'm going to play tricks on your face if you didn't wake up so I did."
"By licking my face?"
It took me a couple of seconds to understand that the wet sensation I felt was her licking my face.
"Yes? What's wrong?"
"Are you a cat or what?... it doesn't matter."
I pushed her body slightly escaping the current position. Does she really need to ride my body like that. I'm just glad that she is not heavy.
"Where are you going?"
"To wash my face and brush my teeth, aren't we going to the convenience store for your errand."
"I'm going with you."
"Suit yourself."
I went to the bathroom with Suzune following me.
*Sounds of water*
Washing my face for a minute then wiping it with a towel. After I was done I stared at Suzune who was watching me the whole time.
"Can you wait outside? I'm just going to brush my teeth now."
"Hey, Tadashi-kun?"
"What?"
I answered her while getting my tooth brush and putting the toothpaste.
"How about I brush your teeth for you?"
"Huh?"
Brush my teeth? Suzune will? What is in this girl's mind all the time. I'm really confused with her offer.
"Why?"
"I just want to... please?"
Well, what can I do? I can't hold a candle against her.
"Fine, here."
I handed her my toothbrush
"Hehe, I will be brushing, Tadashi-kun's teeth."
Suzune received the toothbrush, giggling happily.
"Open your mouth, say ahh~"
"Ahh~"
I obediently opened my mouth. Seeing me open my mouth she started brushing me.
After five minutes or so Suzune finished brushing my teeth.
"Let's go out now."
"Tadashi-kun, how about I'll be the one brushing you every morning from now on?"
"What? wait why?... your words are really hard to understand."
"Well... I noticed that you have been taking care of me for almost all the time right? I also want to take care of you."
"That's it? That's the reason?"
"Yes!"
"It's fine, you don't need to. I can take care of myself."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pretty please?"
"No means no."
"But... but..."
Eh? she's almost tearing up? What the hell, is this something to be crying for? I don't think this is that big of a deal right?
"But what?"
"But I'm getting the feeling that with how you treat and care for me I won't be able take it if you're going to be gone. So I also want to take care of you. In that way you'll feel the same way as I do.
Then you won't be able to take it If I am gone. If both of us won't be able to take it if we were to be separated with each other. With the two of us having the same problem we won't have to separate anymore."
It's that deep? And who says I'm going to be gone? Separation, what in the world is this girl's head filled of.
"Who says I'm leaving? Are you leaving?"
"I'm not leaving! And no one said your leaving I just wanted to make sure."
"Suzune, you silly girl. I'm not leaving or anything related to that. So you don't need to worry, okay?"
"But isn't it unfair? I'm broken without you while you are not without me."
Haaah, how in the hell did you think of it that way? She probably also doesn't understand how much she means for me cause if she did this whole conversation would never happen.
"Okay, if you feel it's unfair you can take care of me but isn't brushing my teeth everyday too much? There are so many ways for you to take care of me, like cooking me food or something."
"Then how about I brush your teeth every weekdays?"
"Wha— how about we go with you brushing my teeth every weekend?"
"Mouu... fine!"
It's probably my fault that I didn't show her or made her feel that she is very important to me that's why she is feeling insecure.
I'll be fixing this mistake from on, so that she'll have her confidence. Sigh. Suzune you don't know how much I love you.
"Let's go!"
"Yeah."
Suzune held my hand as we went outside the house.
I hope there is no problem with her first errand today.