Distance

After school.

Ichika's schedule is very loose today so she thought that she would go home with her sisters.

"Thanks for waiting!"

She said while making a cute pose.

It's been a while since she go home with her sisters.

The reason why is that she almost prioritizes Ao and her dream however for today, she would only focus to be with her siblings.

After her greeting, she felt that the atmosphere is somewhat heavy.

'Is it my imagination?'

"Oh… Ichika, I thought that you forgot us. Well, I'm wrong. Let's go…"

Nino coldly told this before she go in the car.

The rest of her siblings look at her with a bit of hesitation.

Now she realized that it isn't her imagination.

Well, it isn't surprising since Ichika didn't interact with them for a long time… almost a month.

It didn't even take 10 seconds whenever they wanted to talk with her even though they are living in the same roof.

Her desire for Ao not to meet them is one of the reasons but, all in all, it's because of her selfishness.

Remembering that Ao met someone with her sisters makes her feel that he might abandon her.

She wanted Ao for herself and only for herself but she isn't the kind of girl who put her desire over the happiness of her sisters.

So she reflect a week before and concluded that as long she is with Ao, even if she isn't picked up by him, she would stay beside him.

Thinking about her decision, she felt sorry for herself because she was the one who fall deeply into that person, to the point that she can't imagine loving another person.

Itsuki was about to say something but she felt that it was better to talk about it later when they go home.

As for Yotsuba, she has many questions that she needed to ask about her but thought that it was better to go home first.

Same as Miku, however, she wouldn't do anything since she doesn't care about her love life unless the guy hurt her.

In the end, the car moves while they are very silent.

Ichika felt awkward because of this.

She knows that she is the reason so she decided to tell them about Ao.

Although Ao and she don't have the tag on their relationship, she knows the rumor about her having a boyfriend so she thought to answer if they asked about it.

…

In their living room, the Nakano sisters are staring at Ichika while she looks down.

Suddenly, Itsuki coughed and start to ask.

"Although, we already talk about this… but… is there something you wanted to tell us, Ichika?"

"…"

"…N-nothi—"

"Don't say nothing. This will be your last time. If not, We would never believe in you again."

Ichika was about to tell her answer when Niño interrupt her.

"… I don't have a boyfriend"… but… I have someone I liked…"

With a blush on their faces, their ears are in her.