My Stepsister is My Ex-Girlfriend - Volume 12 - Chapter 1.3

Akatsuki Minami: A Girl’s Memories

It felt kinda good. It was warm, smooth, and a little squishy... I felt more at ease than when I fell asleep inside a kotatsu and maybe even happier. Why was I so happy? I slowly opened my eyes trying to find out why, and as I did, I finally noticed someone’s soft breathing as they slept. Am I sleeping with someone?

When my eyes opened, there was Ko-kun’s face as he slept. But that wasn’t where the surprises ended. I could see his clavicle and his chest. This entire time, the thing I’d been clutching like a body pillow was actually Ko-kun’s bare upper body. Well, of course it felt good. I was just in a sports bra and panties, so there were hardly any barriers between my skin and his. Everywhere felt good. Oh, I get it. This is a dirty dream.

Am I really that sexually frustrated? But as I thought of this in my stupor, my body began moving by instinct. Well, if this is a dream, then there’s no problem with me enjoying it, right? I took my finger and poked his nipple, which had been in my field of view.

“Mm...”

Ko-kun groaned, still asleep. His body twisted as if he were being tickled. Oh, he’s not waking up? It’s not my fault if he’s this defenseless right? He’s practically begging to be messed with. I moved my lethargic body underneath the blanket, covering his body with mine to look closely at his sleeping face. Hmm...isn’t this a little too high resolution for a dream?

Now that I think about it, between me feeling his chest, his toned muscles, his slightly pained face while he sleeps, his groans, his hair, and my excitement...there’s a few too many real things in here to be a dream. Uh...is this actually real?

I slowly, very slowly, left the bed and looked at myself. I was wearing my usual sports bra and panties. Then, I looked down at Ko-kun and saw that he was in nothing but a pair of light-blue boxers. We were just two people in nothing but their underwear in bed. Suddenly, I felt blood rushing to my head. Did we do it?! Up until now I’d kept tight control on myself to prevent things from ever getting this far, but had I finally snapped? Did I go into berserk mode all without even having any conscious memory of doing it?

But more importantly, how did this happen? I felt myself panicking, so I quickly put on my clothes and flew out of his house. And into mine, diving into my bed and hiding there. How did this happen?! I clutched my head. I couldn’t remember at all. It was like my memories of yesterday had been removed from my brain. I could at least remember eating dinner, but anything after that was as empty as a blank page. What happened?! Oh my god, this is freaky!

“Wh-Wh-What do I do? What do I do?!”

After a while of pointlessly repeating this, I found my phone on my desk. I felt relieved that it was here because I was worried that I might’ve left it at Kawanami’s. I stood up and started my new routine, this time with phone in hand. What do I do? What do I do?! My mind had entered a loop. What do I do? What do I do?! If it happened, I at least wish I remembered! What a waste! Wait, no that’s not what the takeaway here is! What do I do? What do I do?! Maybe I am sexually frustrated... What do I do? What do I—

“What do I do, Yume-chan?!”

“This is how we’re starting the morning?!”

Before I knew it, I’d called Yume-chan. She was just about the only one I could talk to about Kawanami. I explained the situation to her, losing my mind a little more with every word. Now that I think about it, maybe this isn’t the kind of topic I should be talking to Yume about, but also I’m at my wit’s end here!

“Um...well, are you okay?”

“Huh? Wh-What do you mean?”

“Well, if you did that and you don’t even remember, then maybe you need to be prepared for...you know...”

“Oh! You’re so right! Maybe I can tell if he shot it inside me! I’ll go check!”

“Can you please not scream that at the top of your lungs this early in the morning?!”

I went to the bathroom and checked. I’d heard stories about girls still having some drip out even the day after, so it was totally possible for some to still be there after one measly night, but...

“I don’t think anything happened...”

“Why do you sound kinda disappointed? Can you worry about your body a little more?”

“I also checked to see if I have any hickeys, but I don’t have any.”

“So doesn’t that mean that nothing happened?”

“Then why were we sleeping naked with each other?”

“Hmm... I wonder why...” I was just as stumped as Yume-chan and tilted my head with her. “Was there anything else you noticed that was different than usual?”

“Hmm, I dunno...” I drank a cup of water with the phone still at my ear, and that was when I realized something. “There’s a strange taste in my mouth...” Suddenly I was met by silence from Yume-chan. “What’s wrong? Oh...” After hearing her go silent, I realized what I’d implied with my words. “You’ve really gotten dirty, Yume-chan. I really wanna beat up Irido-kun now.”

“Wha— I didn’t say anything!”

I didn’t hate dirty girls, but seeing how a pure girl like Yume-chan had been corrupted by her boyfriend didn’t exactly spark joy. But also, I don’t hate it. I wasn’t sure if it was because I’d drunk some cold water, but I felt a lot calmer.

“I guess there’s no point continuing the kinda gossip you see in those special dirty columns in girls’ magazines.”

“Well, what do you wish happened? Something? Or nothing?”

Hmm...I’m not sure. If something had happened, I probably should be somewhat happy. It would mean that he finally accepted me. But the fact that I couldn’t remember such an important moment pissed me off.

“It’s complicated... If I could remember even a little bit about what happened, I could use it to tease him...”

“Then why don’t you pretend like you do remember?” Yume-chan said in a voice that sounded a little annoyed. “If you act awkward around him, you’ll probably be able to tell what happened last night from his reaction.”

“That’s it!”

Everyone needs a smart friend like Yume-chan.