Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

The two of them interlocked their hands and held them tightly.

Chapter 1 One-to-many Problem

"and then?"

"What then?"

Aine turned her head and blinked.

"I mean, what should we do next?" Qiu Hui said, "We can't just stand here holding hands all night, right?"

"Hey, Senior, now that you said that, do you want it again?"

Aiyin smiled strangely and stretched out her free hand, but before she could make any move, she took it back with a red face.

Qiu Hui couldn't help but laugh out loud as she looked at the other person who was trapped in his own trap.

"How can you make a joke like that?" She covered her mouth with her free hand to avoid making her smile look too rude.

“I can’t help it!” Aine blushed, “I, I’m also… well, it’s my first time.”

She squeezed Qiu Hui's hand angrily, then lowered her voice and asked, "By the way, let me ask you something."

“…Ask.”

Akie probably guessed what Aine wanted to ask, so she pretended to cough and looked away.

"Senior, how did you feel just now?"

Aine’s voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Qiu Hui could vaguely catch a glimpse of her expression from the corner of her eye. She should feel the same as me, right? She thought to herself.

"Do we have to... talk about this topic?" Qiu Hui responded in a low voice.

“I care a lot.” Aine’s lips trembled slightly.

"If I must say it..." Qiu Hui sighed, "How should I put it? It's not as comfortable as I thought. If I insist, it's a bit painful."

When it was just over, I really didn't feel anything except pain.

But now, Togawa Aie felt that the pain in her body seemed to be melted away by hot water.

It spread from the local area to the whole body, turning into a subtle feeling that was almost imperceptible, dull and soft.

“I’m sorry.” Aine apologized softly, “I did something really bad to you.”

"Oh, yes, it's really too much." Qiu Hui shook her head helplessly.

She turned her head and looked at Aine who was blushing beside her: “I’m probably the only one who will forgive you, right? So don’t do this again in the future.”

“Hehehe.” Aine smiled sheepishly and increased the strength of her hands.

The ten fingers of my right hand were tightly clasped with the person next to me, and perhaps there was no need to loosen them for a long time to come.

Qiu Hui admitted somewhat reluctantly that it did feel pretty good.

However, perhaps she was not born to be the type of person who can enjoy happy times with peace of mind.

Because this subtle feeling of happiness had just arisen not long ago, a rather disappointing question popped up in her mind.

“Aine.”

"Um?"

"What kind of relationship should we have now? Should we become true lovers? Or should we just maintain the status quo?"

Looking at Akie’s serious eyes behind the lenses, Aine let go of her hand.

"Should I say this is expected? Senior is indeed someone who cares about this kind of thing."

Aiyin smiled and walked around behind Akie, wrapping her arms around her waist which was covered by a simple T-shirt.

"When you discussed the issue of 'liking' with me before, you always thought that liking meant possessiveness."

"Rather than asking whether we are 'real lovers', I think what you really want to ask is 'Do I have a desire to monopolize you?'"

Aine's words, the touch on her waist, and the faint breath coming from her mouth so close made Akie feel upset.

Although everything that should be done has been done, some things are still different.

Qiu Hui nodded: "You know me well. That's about it... "

"Then why do you ask?"

Ai Ne freed one of her hands and reached it to Akie's ear, gently playing with the drooping hair.

"I..." Qiu Hui hesitated to speak.

"If I answer 'no', then you can go find another girl without any guilt? For example, Goto-san."

Aine smiled and combed Akie’s hair as she spoke.

“…Right.”

Togawa Akie nodded calmly.

The overly frank answer almost surprised Aine.

“I want to be as responsible as possible to the people who like me.” She said softly, “Aine, Gotou-san, and even…”

She was a little embarrassed to speak, but she finally mustered up the courage to say something that she knew was a bit stupid.

"...and other people who may appear in the future."

After saying this, Qiu Hui breathed lightly as if she had just finished strenuous exercise.

It took her a lot of energy to say this, because when she realized this, she already had a vague idea of ​​a possible candidate in her mind.

But don't think about it too much now.

“…You’re such a playboy, Senpai.” Aine shook her head and smiled bitterly.

"Sorry." Akie lowered her head.

"Don't keep apologizing. There are some things that don't require apologies, and some things that are useless even if you apologize, you know?"

Aine put her hand that was playing with her hair back to Akie’s waist and said with a smile.

"But," she said, her expression becoming somewhat serious, "I don't think that you are a playboy."

"You probably really think about how you can be responsible for everyone."

"For those who are truly unfaithful, this is just a convenient excuse, but Senior... do you really worry about these things, right?"

Qiu Hui shook her head: "There's no need to excuse me. My ideas may not really be so noble..."

“I’m almost the same in this regard.” Aine sighed, “I just forced you to do it with me, didn’t I?”

"I'm not thick-skinned enough to ask someone who is being coerced to take responsibility."

Qiu Hui blushed and subconsciously wanted to refute: "Well, I think actually..."

“Force is force, right? You can’t make excuses.” Aine said, “I’m already happy that Akie is willing to forgive me. I can’t say things like ‘please be responsible for me’.”

After saying that, she let go of her hand and walked around in front of Qiu Hui.

“Don’t feel too burdened, Senpai.” Aine said with a smile, “Just do what you think is appropriate, just like we agreed during the training camp.”

"Is this... really okay?" Akie responded uneasily.

At this moment, she suddenly realized something as if she had just woken up from a dream.

“Wait!” she yelled, “Aine hasn’t answered my question yet!”

Do you have a desire to monopolize me?

Akie didn't ask directly, but Aine knew what she meant.

"Even if there is... so what?"

Aine shook her head indifferently.

"When I rejected you before, Akie must have felt very painful when her feelings for me were not reciprocated."

"Just like what I said to Akie before. Let me share this pain with you, right?"

Aine reached out her hand and gently patted Akie’s shoulder.

Chapter 2 Each Other's Life

"Thank you."

Qiu Hui didn't know how to respond. The official tone she was good at was totally inappropriate for the situation at hand.

Therefore, I could only express my gratitude in the shortest words.

Aiyin's somewhat reckless behavior, in a sense, gave both of them a way out.

Although her statement did not hold water upon closer examination, Qiu Hui could still sense the wonderful meaning contained in it.

"Don't be so quick to thank me. It's a little too early for you to be happy, Senior."

Aine smiled softly and reached out her hands to cup Akie’s face.

"I don't care about you and other people's affairs. But at least when you are with me, you must accompany me well!"

After saying that, she condescendingly placed her lips on Qiu Hui's.

“Hmm…”

After a moment of tenderness, the two separated, and Aine looked at the tense Aki with a smile.

"Relax a little," she said. "We've already done that, so this shouldn't matter, right?"

"You've put your tongue in there..." Qiu Hui protested in a low voice.

Her brows furrowed and she shook her head vigorously.

“No, I don’t think we can let Aine do whatever she wants like this forever…”

As she said that, she stretched out her hands, grasped Aine’s shoulders, closed her eyes, made up her mind, and poked her head out like a flying hound.

After a brief contact, Qiu Hui retracted her head as if she had been electrocuted.

It was the same soft touch of Aine’s lips, but this time it was her who took the initiative to touch her, so it felt particularly novel.

"Senior, you are too serious, aren't you?" Ai Music, who was kissed, was overwhelmed. "You look so funny!"

Qiu Hui was speechless and could only adjust her glasses to hide her embarrassment. She was still not used to taking the initiative in this regard.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's think about what we should do next, shall we?"

Aine looked over, as if to seek Akie’s opinion.

"We just finished dinner and I thought we could go for a walk together." Akie suggested, "Besides, I also happen to have something I want to ask Aine's opinion on."

“Is it about that band?” Aine asked back.

"You guessed it right." Qiu Hui's eyebrows raised slightly in surprise.

"Really? It feels like Senpai cares more about that band than I do."

Aine reached out and grasped Akie’s hand.

"Then let's go, we can talk while we walk!"

The two left the room and went downstairs, and Aine said goodbye to her mother.

The mother looked at the two people holding hands, with an expression as if some question had been answered.

Aine and Akie walked out of the house and came to the street outside.

As night falls, the wind blowing in from between the houses on both sides seems a bit cool.