Sunday arrived—the day they were set to head out for the movie.
Ichin still got up early as usual and went out jogging with Yukino, but today Utaha woke up a bit earlier than she had on Saturday. By the time Ichin and Yukino returned, she was already in the kitchen making breakfast.
As for morning exercise, Utaha chose to just run a bit on the treadmill at home. Going out for a long-distance run was honestly a bit too much for her—when it came to fitness, she simply couldn't compare with Yukino.
Haruno, on the other hand, was still sleeping soundly. Her class reunion didn't start until lunchtime, so there was plenty of time.
Besides, Haruno didn't even plan on eating breakfast. She intended to get up later, wash up, get dressed, and head straight to the hotel.
After Yukino went back to her place, showered, and then came over, she immediately found Utaha leaning in and sniffing around her.
Yukino asked in confusion, "Utaha, what's wrong?"
"Hmm~~"
Utaha nodded thoughtfully. "Your body wash smells different. Yukino, what do you think—if we used the same body wash and then blindfolded Ichin, would he be able to tell us apart?"
"..."
Yukino hadn't expected Utaha to be thinking about something like that. She tilted her head. "He probably wouldn't be able to tell, right? You even said we'd be using the same body wash."
"Hehe, don't you think it'd be fun to try?"
Seeing the smile on Utaha's face, how could Yukino not know what she was thinking? Her mind immediately went back to that night at the hot spring hotel.
"I—I don't really have any thoughts about that. I'm kind of hungry, let's hurry up and eat breakfast."
With that, she hurried into the kitchen and brought out the breakfast Utaha had prepared.
Utaha wasn't in a rush either. Smiling, she followed along behind Yukino and came into the living room.
A few minutes later, Ichin finished his shower and came out, only to see Yukino eating breakfast with a slightly odd expression on her face.
He sat down and served himself a bowl of porridge, then looked at Utaha and asked, "What did you do to Yukino this time?"
"What do you mean, what did I do to her? I just discussed a question with Yukino!"
Then she repeated the question she'd just asked Yukino, word for word, to Ichin.
After hearing it, Ichin was at a loss for words. "How am I supposed to tell something like that? If you said I was blindfolded and had to touch your hands or something, then sure—I could probably tell."
Utaha stretched out her right hand. "Wouldn't that be too easy? Look, compared to Yukino's, my hand is obviously different. Mine's just a little bigger, and Yukino's fingers are slimmer than mine."
As she spoke, she pulled up Yukino's left hand as well, the two of them leaning close together and holding their hands out for Ichin to see.
Ichin leaned in and took a look. There really was quite a noticeable difference. If it were just hands, he could easily tell them apart even with his eyes closed.
Nodding, Ichin took a sip of his porridge. "There is a difference—but they're both very nice-looking hands."
If he remembered correctly, Yukino had learned to play a few instruments. Her favorite was probably the piano, though she knew a bit of others as well.
And her hands were exactly the kind that looked perfect for playing the piano.
As for Utaha, she hadn't really learned any instruments, but years of typing on a keyboard had made her hands very nimble. Compared to Yukino's slender delicacy, Utaha's hands felt warmer and softer when held.
Hearing Ichin's praise, Utaha satisfiedly lowered her hand and began eating her breakfast.
She didn't bring up that earlier question again for the moment—but if she thought of it later, she'd probably still try to play around with the idea.
After breakfast, even though there was still plenty of time, Utaha decided to head to the bedroom first to pick out her outfit and get ready.
After all, aside from watching a movie, they would also be going shopping in the afternoon. No matter what, she needed to put on at least some light makeup.
As for Yukino, she had already changed clothes before coming over—a dark-colored long dress with a vest layered on top.
There was even less to consider for Ichin. He just needed to casually grab an outfit from the wardrobe and put it on. All of his clothes were already coordinated for him by Utaha, so there was no need to think too much about it.
He moved Peppa, who had been occupying a spot on the sofa, down onto the floor, then sat down himself and picked up an ear pick to clean his ears. It had been a few days since the last time, and they were starting to feel a bit uncomfortable.
Seeing this—and since Haruno hadn't come over yet—Yukino tugged on Ichin's sleeve and patted her own legs.
"Lie down. I'll help you clean your ears."
"That'd be great. I'm not very good at doing it myself," Ichin replied.
Handing the ear pick to Yukino, Ichin lay down without any hesitation, resting his head on her lap.
Lowering her head and looking at Ichin with his eyes closed and face turned toward her, a smile formed at the corner of Yukino's lips as she began cleaning his ears.
After checking, Yukino said softly, "They're not that dirty—just a little bit. It'll be done quickly."
As the ear pick went into his ear, the ticklish sensation made Ichin twitch his nose unconsciously, brushing lightly against the fabric at Yukino's waist.
Unable to resist, Ichin lifted his hand and wrapped his arms around Yukino's waist, pressing close to her stomach as he relaxed and enjoyed the moment.
Feeling Ichin's movements, Yukino didn't feel particularly shy anymore. After all, with everything they'd experienced over the past few days, she wasn't going to freeze up over something like this.
On the contrary, Ichin's actions made her very happy.
What Yukino didn't notice, however, was that Peppa and George—the two cats at home—were now sitting neatly on the rug, eyes wide as they watched the interaction between Ichin and Yukino.
The two cats weren't very bright, but at that moment they shared the same thought: their human was amazing—actually managing to have two female owners at the same time.
After watching for a while, Peppa let out a meow. Although he'd already been neutered, he still had a wife and kids, so there wasn't much to envy.
As for George, the little guy could only sit there, silently heartbroken.
Half an hour later, Utaha came out of the bedroom after choosing her outfit and finishing her light makeup. The first thing she saw was Ichin lying on Yukino's lap, while Yukino gently cradled his head and stroked his hair.
She walked over quietly and took out her phone.
Click.
The sound of the shutter made Yukino lift her head.
Looking at the photo on her phone, Utaha smiled as she walked closer. "Mm, that's a really nice scene."
By then, Ichin had also sat up. Looking at the photo Utaha had taken, he said, "It really is a good shot. Utaha, send it to me."
"Okay~~"
After Utaha sent it over, Ichin looked at his phone for a moment, then turned to Yukino. "Come to think of it, we haven't taken a selfie together yet, have we? Let's take one."
Before Yukino could even react, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and click—took a photo.
Right after that, Utaha reached over and grabbed Ichin by the shoulder as well.
"Ichin, I want one too!"
"Alright, then let's keep going."
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