Night of the First Day
Yoshiyuki: *Yawwn*
I stretched as I laid in my bed.
When I looked at the clock, I realized it was already late.
Yoshiyuki: Maybe I should go to sleep.
Just as I closed the magazine I was reading...
...Knock, knock.
I heard a knock on the door.
Yoshiyuki: Come in.
Sakura: Hello! How's it going?
My landlord came in excitedly despite the time of the day.
Her golden hair bounced.
Yoshiyuki: Well, I was about to go to sleep...
Sakura: Oh, you're no fun, Yoshiyuki-kun.
No matter how many times I've seen her tiny body and those gestures, it's hard to believe that she's my guardian...
How old is she anyway?
Sakura: Hmm? What is it? Is something on my face?
Yoshiyuki: No, I was just thinking you were able to come home today.
Sakura: Oh, yeah. I was able to finish up earlier than I thought.
She put a smile on her face that would make anyone happy.
Yoshiyuki: Isn't your job tough?
Sakura: Hmmm, not really. Oh, right, by the way Yoshiyuki-kun...
Yoshiyuki: Yes?
Sakura: Do you want to watch Ooka Sabaki? I rented all twenty six episodes on my way home.
Yoshiyuki: No thanks.
Sakura: Wow, what a quick response. How cold.
Yoshiyuki: I have school tomorrow.
Sakura: Why don't you ditch?
Gosh, here comes another inappropriate comment from a principal.
Sakura: If you need to study, I can teach you everything there is to know. Far more than you'll learn at school.
Coming from a person with multiple doctorates, her words carried weight...
Sakura: So come on, let's watch it together.
She sure doesn't look that way at all though.
Yoshiyuki: You still have work too, right? And besides, Oto-nee will be angry.
Sakura: Ugh, you're right. Otome-chan is scary when she's angry. Hmm, then I guess I'll just watch it all by my lonesome.
She looked disappointed.
But smiled right away.
Sakura: Good night, then!
Yoshiyuki: Okay, good night.
The door was shut and I heard her footsteps go away with her humming.
Sakura-san...
I looked out the window.
Through the crack in the curtains, I saw cherry blossom petals fluttering in the air.
Yoshiyuki: Well, I guess I'm going to sleep.
I turned the light off.
What kind of dream am I going to have today...?
I let the sandman take me away.
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