Chapter 519: Chapter 352: Girls Just Have Wild Thoughts
Girls need coaxing.
Originally, Hanamaru Hanabi was supposed to sleep in a separate bed at night, but Uesugi Sakura certainly didn’t agree.
If she ran off, there would be no one to hold onto while sleeping.
Not to mention, holding her while sleeping allows one to wrap legs and hug her waist.
Just the warmth alone makes it hard to let go.
Uesugi Sakura cuddled with her for quite a while.
Finally, he coaxed her into agreeing to sleep with him, but deep into the night, she felt a bit restless and kept calling him to chat with her.
"Sakura-kun..."
"Mhm... speak." Uesugi Sakura answered with his head resting on the pillow, his eyes closed.
After chatting for two hours, he was truly sleepy.
Hanamaru Hanabi’s whole body was curled under the blanket, with only half of her head peeking out.
She was resting on one side, her eyes reflecting the contours of Uesugi Sakura’s face as outlined by the moonlight.
"Sakura-kun... aren’t you going to misbehave tonight...?"
"...."
Uesugi Sakura was quiet for a few seconds, then turned his body to look at her eyes, which still sparkled in the dark night.
"Are you saying you need me to misbehave with you to get to sleep?"
"No, that’s not it..."
"Then let’s sleep, my dear..."
"But... Hanabi can’t sleep."
With his eyes closed, Uesugi Sakura extended a hand towards her, yawning as he spoke: "Then I’ll touch you."
He didn’t dare to go too far, just rubbing her tummy.
The girl’s stomach was soft and warm, and his palm felt as if it were stuck to the fleshy sensation, unable to slide down.
As Uesugi Sakura yawned and rubbed, Hanamaru Hanabi didn’t resist, allowing him to caress her stomach.
It was soothing, a touch that makes one want to fall asleep.
But as he was rubbing, he fell asleep.
The hand on her stomach also froze in place.
"Sakura-kun..." Hanamaru Hanabi, her face blushing, nudged the Uesugi Sakura beside her.
Uesugi Sakura struggled to break free from the relentless sleepiness.
Even so, his unslept mind was still in a daze: "Ah... sorry, I’ll continue."
The soft sensation returned to his palm.
Her flat tummy, tender skin... Uesugi Sakura could feel her stomach warming up.
Hanamaru Hanabi closed her eyes, a tiny imperceptible sound escaping her throat.
It seemed to feel good.
Uesugi Sakura also felt very comfortable... his whole being seemed to be engulfed in pink cotton candy.
This sensation — it felt so good that he fell asleep again.
"Sakura-kun..."
Feeling that the hand on her stomach suddenly stopped moving, Hanamaru Hanabi called him again, giving him another nudge.
But there was no response.
"Sakura-kun... have you fallen asleep?"
She could see his face, hear his breathing.
He had a scent about him that was very alluring, and whenever Hanamaru Hanabi got close enough to catch a whiff, she couldn’t help but blush.
But just as boys are curious, girls are curious too.
She wanted to touch as well.
Carefully, Hanamaru Hanabi verified that he was indeed asleep and reached out her small hand under the blanket.
First, she lifted his sleepwear, probing inside, and then touched his stomach, her little hand gently sliding over it.
It was somewhat firm.
Just placing her small hand on it made Hanamaru Hanabi blush deeply, let alone moving her small hand around.
"Sakura-kun’s... stomach..."
Her bright eyes fixed on his sleeping face, she hesitated, wondering if she should move upwards to touch his chest.
There must be a heartbeat there.
"Sakura-kun’s chest..."
Hanamaru Hanabi’s small hand hesitated on his stomach, wanting to go upward...yet a little afraid...
Should she go upwards...?
No!
That would make her a naughty girl.
But...
It’s Sakura-kun’s chest.
Chest...
Suddenly thinking of that picture, Hanamaru Hanabi’s already not so clear brain hit a short circuit.
Her face burned as if she had a fever, her small hand quickly retreating to rest against her own chest.
Her youthful thoughts just grew heavier.
She even imagined the scenario where Uesugi Sakura wakes up and finds her touching his chest—
He would grab her offending hand, pin her beneath him, with moonlight illuminating half of his face.
Looking handsome, he’d assertively say: "Still not sleeping? I knew little Hanabi wouldn’t be obedient, staying up so late, see how I’ll make you behave~"
Speaking, he smiles while pressing down on her.
...
Oh no, the more I think about it, the worse it gets!
"No, Sakura-kun, no..."
Hanamaru Hanabi clutched the shark plushie tightly to her chest, eyes squeezed shut with force.
Uesugi Sakura turned over in his sleep, which completely startled her, reacting like a frightened rabbit.
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The next morning.
Uesugi Sakura awoke and sat up from the bed.
Turning his head to glance beside him.
A little rabbit-like Hanamaru Hanabi was still sleeping, clutching the shark, her small hand resting on the shark’s stomach.
He tucked the blanket around her, then took the opportunity to give her a quick kiss on the cheek, before efficiently getting up to wash up.
After getting dressed, he headed out for a morning run.
Running along the street and riverbank, birds skimmed over the water surface, their wings brushing over the tree branches that extended over the river, scattering patches of morning sunlight.
Uesugi Sakura ran up the overpass, glancing at the clear skies of Tokyo.
Skyscrapers stood tall in layers, with countless high-altitude glass reflecting the bustling colors of the metropolis.
He lingered there for a moment, then continued running back home.
Arriving in the bedroom, Uesugi Sakura found little Aei, sans shoes, kneeling beside Hanamaru Hanabi.
"Brother, Sister Hanabi is such a lazybug."
"You’re a lazybug too."
"No I’m not!"
"Then why hasn’t your hair been brushed properly? It’s all messy."
Aei pouted: "It was to wake up Sister Hanabi."
Uesugi Sakura said, "Come out first, I’ll help you brush your hair. Let your Sister Hanabi sleep a bit more; she kept talking in her sleep."