Chapter 17 - The Twin Dragons Cry at Night (1) (1/2)

“…fuu, fuu”

I abruptly sat up.

“Fuaaaah!! Fuyaaahh!!”

Jaja has cried four times in 45 minutes.

“Ueeh…uaaaaaah!!”

Nana who was surprised by the sound also started crying for her third time.

“Hey Jaja, there’s nothing to be afraid of. What’s wrong, did you see a scary dream?”

I knocked away my vacant thoughts and picked Jaja up by her armpits.

I embraced her and rhythmically patted her back to soothe her.

“… Is it Jaja this time?”

Aoi ruffled her hair and sat straight up.

She vigorously took off her clothes and reached her hands out towards me.

“Like I said, please be more considerate of me.”

I reflexively turned away.

“S-sorry…guu”

She took Jaja from me and brought her up to her breasts.

I’m counting on you, I understand that you want to sleep, but do your best.

Jaja stopped crying and was immersed in sucking her breasts.

“Nana? Did you get surprised? Everything’s okay, let’s go beddy-bye?”

This time I held up Nana in my arms.

This one closes her eyes and stops crying the instant I pick her up.

I am thankful.

“Do all babies cry like this…?”

Pull yourself together, it’s still the first day.

“Babies crying at night is terrible and not being able to sleep are conversations that I often hear… though it’s beyond what I imagined…”

Was the first time around 11pm?

I was worn out and sound asleep on the dining room’s sofa when Aoi shook me awake with teary eyes.

“T-they’re not stopping〜”

It seems like she panicked when the twins started crying at the same time and came asking for my help.

I immediately went up to the second floor.

There was a horrible crying sound as I went up the stairs.

The room door was open and the chummy twin sisters were kicking and struggling on top of the bed.

I quickly held up Jaja.

I checked her diaper, there was nothing there.

“I just changed the diapers and even fed them, but…”

Aoi held Nana up.

“W-w-w-what’s wrong?”

Up we go. No reaction.

“Oh! It’s good they’re energetic!”. The door opened and my old man came in.

“F-father… sorry for waking you.”

Aoi grimaced with an apologetic expression.

“Nn, don’t worry about it. They’re crying as expected, huh.”

Old man, I don’t understand by myself, please help me.

“Here, let me try.”

He held out his arms and I handed Jaja over.

“Look, it’s every daygrandpa.”

He delightfully received her, hugged her in his chest and patted her back.

“Since there’s two of them, when one of them cries, the other will also be drawn in. You have to make them stop crying at the same time.”

“Y-yes”

Aoi imitated the old man and also patted Nana’s back.

After a short while, the crying stopped and both of them closed their eyes and dozed off.

“They finally stopped crying…”