High school freshman winter. About a week until the winter break.

At the end of the year, year-round events such as Christmas and New Year's Eve were discouraged.

When I got home late that day from my club, I snuck out of his back to threaten the hope of sitting on the couch in the living room reading a book.

Hope is still reading a book that seems kind of difficult. Though it's a good thing I'm keen to study, sometimes I wish I had my wings off.

He is an honorary student. Maybe study is like a hobby because it's always enough to keep the top of the school year.

"No. - Mmm!

I gently turned my hand from behind the sofa to the neck of my hopes and held him in my arms.

Then he looked back in a hurry and dyed his cheeks red when he saw my face.

"Chi, Chizuru...?

"Surprised? What... why is your face so red?

"Is that... surprised when they suddenly hug you..."

"You don't have to be so illuminated by your twin sister opponents"

"Though my sister, you're a woman for once... And then, uh... I'm glad you haven't stuck around at all lately..."

"Oh, that's the lighting. Damn it, I'm really a ciscon..."

When I said that in a frightened manner, my hopes turned to the outside, saying, "You have no choice."

He is confessed by someone almost every week. That's how hot it is. And yet, for some reason, I don't try to hang out with anyone.

At that rate, I guess I won't be immune to the opposite sex for long.

"To a hot habit, why haven't you made one of her yet? So I'm not immune."

"... I'm sorry. That's my choice, isn't it?

I meant it in my heart, but it seemed to be in my mouth.

Hope frowned in a grumpy manner as he reacted to my whining.

"Oh, okay! I'm guessing there's someone out there who thinks about it, right?

……

Asked so, his hopes slipped his gaze like he was in a hurry. Apparently, it's a picture star.

"Hey, who? Someone I know?

"... Never, Never Teach"

"Eh! Mean! I wish you'd told me..."

Stuffed as I said so, my hopes leaked a little bit of a sigh.

"But you should also know about people you associate with your hopes, right? You're the one who could be my sister-in-law in the future, right?

……

"Look...?

"I'm not marrying anyone. All my life, I'm alone."

"What...? Why?"

"... because someone I like is someone I can't even want to marry"

"Huh?"

"Ah..."

"That 's--"

As I peered into his gaze, he rushed into his mouth. But eventually you noticed or looked me straight in the eye.

"Sorry. I didn't realize..."

……

"I didn't know that hope could only be loved by a man. That's hard... But don't worry. Because I'm not prejudiced to that sort of thing. - So, a one-sided guy is a boy from the same school?

!?

"Because I'll work with you too! Right?"

"... uh, that's enough. I'll deny it for once, but if you want to think so, do it yourself."

When his hopes were even more grumpy than earlier, he again dropped his gaze on the book in his hand.

... Is that it? I wonder if it was different. No way... the other guy's a wife or something? That's about it when it comes to other possible possibilities.

If so, you wouldn't want to be too prudent, and it seems better not to listen any more persistently. That's how I decided to get down to business.

"Hey, look. Christmas Eve, are you free?

…… I don't have any plans... "

"So, shall we go on a date?

"...... ha!?"

Suggesting so, the hope repeated the blink a few times in a surprising manner.

"No, but... aren't you going out with me...?

Hope is just beginning to care about us, and I have reluctantly asked him that.

"He said it was a part-time job that day. He said," Come in because I'm short on manpower, "and I couldn't seem to say no..."

"I don't like it when I look like I'm replacing him..."

"Oh, I'm sorry! That's not what I meant!... originally, I was going to invite you to look forward soon."

"... Me?

"Yeah. We haven't played together much lately, have we? So sometimes you two just want to go somewhere."

"Were you..."

"Don't you like it...?

"There's no way you don't like it. … delighted to have decided"

The hope I gave back was slightly tearful.

"What... I'm crying!?"

"Recently, you didn't mind. I was so happy..."

"Hey, hey... don't cry about that! I'm exaggerating, I'm already..."

I calmed my sudden crying hopes. I've just been out with the need these days, and I'm sure I've missed you.

"In the meantime, it's settled! How about an amusement park? I haven't been there since I was in high school..."

"Oh, let's do that. With you, I don't care where you are."

And Christmas Eve day.

Me and Wang came to the amusement park as planned. I haven't been here since junior high.

"The last time I came here, it was one of the best."

"Oh, I kind of miss you"

"Right. Well, let's go."

As I walked out of the lead, my hopes had somehow stopped on the spot.

"What's wrong...?

"Well... after a while, why don't you hold hands?

"Huh?"

"You hated holding hands lately, didn't you?... That's because you cared about the eyes around you, right?

"Oh, uh... yeah"

"No one here knows we're sisters and brothers. Even if you're holding hands, they'll think you're just a couple from the side..."

"Ugh, yeah...... But..."

"Can't you...?

That's what the hope says, it's stuffed to beg.

I'm also concerned about my eyes around me, but I'm like, "What about holding hands amicably with my sister and brother at this age? 'Cause I started thinking...

But if you ask me to do this, it's hard to say no.

"Ok...... fine"

"Thank you, Chizuru!

Hope said so in a bounced voice, happily joining hands.

You were overjoyed, he seemed in a much better mood ever since. After all, I guess I missed you.

I'm sorry I made you feel lonely.

I, too, really want to be more with my hopes. But... I didn't think I could be sweet on you forever.

We've been together to do anything. I thought that would be fine if you were there.

But... as I grew up, I was reminded, "I can't stay like this."

What my lover has done has inspired me to leave my brother, and I'm sure I can build a good sense of distance sisterhood from now on.

... so this is fine.

If you noticed, the area was completely dark.

Satisfied by the one-way amusement park attraction, we decided to take the Ferris Wheel at the end.

We went inside Gondola. We sat across from each other. As I was looking into the night view of the lower realm, I felt my gaze unexpectedly.

When I looked at him with a glimpse of his eyes on the side, he looked happily at my face just in the middle of the night.... Not at all. For the first time in his ciscon, I'm really scared.

─ Oh, yeah. I have something to look forward to today.

"You know, look. Actually, I want to give you something..."

"I gave it to you...?

"Yeah."

When I replied that way, I took the wrapped gift out of the bag.

"Is that...?

"Yes, it's a Christmas present! Merry Christmas! Look!

…… Thanks...... can I open it?

"Of course."

When I said so, Wang carefully opened the wrapping paper. The contents are the mufflers I bought for this day.

This is the best for me clumsy though I may actually be happier with handmade.

"I'm sorry it wasn't hand-knitted. I'm clumsy..."

"No, that's okay. Happy enough. I'll take care of it for the rest of my life."

"So exaggerate..."

Sighing Approximately me, my hopes are happily wrapped around my muffler's neck.

It made me happy to see my brother smile like that, and I was soaked in a happy mood. I know you're really exaggerating about "taking care of it for the rest of your life," but you're so happy for me... okay.

─ Oh, with that said, this happened too... I feel like I've been remembering more of what happened in my previous life lately.

Hey, Richt. Though you were angry when you said, "You didn't look at me then"... even I realized that you were feeling lonely. I've been heartbroken about that.

But I wonder why. I couldn't realise why the "favor" was directed at me.