Chapter 155 - Even Apart, We Will Always be Friends (7) (1/2)
“Jaja and the bear cub are good friends, aren’t they?”
“Dah!”
“Kyu?”
When Aoi sat Nana down on her lap, Jaja responded cheerfully and the bear cub responded curiously.
“They’re already friends now, right?”
Rouge, who was supporting their backs, looked proud for some reason.
The girls had all finished dinner and were relaxing on the living room floor with the kids.
I had just finished washing the dishes used for dinner and was wiping off the water with a towel.
It’s my way of showing my gratitude to the people who cooked for me with labor. That’s my style.
I piled up the plates with a practiced hand while looking at the girls from a distance. Although I can’t quite match Shouhei’s housekeeping skills, it looks like I’m a pretty good housekeeper myself.
Officers Doggy, Yuri-san, and Officer Inoue were dragged by my father to the wooden deck for a drink.
All of us were here, except for Koji and Shouhei, who fell asleep earlier after getting tired from playing.
“You’re so fluffy, how cute.”
“Kyuu!”
The little bear tickled by Mikuma looked ticklish, but sounded happy.
She’s such a friendly little guy. We’ve only known her for about half a day, but she’s already acting spoiled to all the members in this place.
“Look, Jaja too! So cute, so cute!”
“Kyu!”
Jaja smiled happily as Saeki stroked her belly dynamically with both hands.
Like the little bear, Jaja is not afraid of anything.
I think my daughter may be a devilish girl who can win people over with her smiling face, whether they’ve never met her before or not.
Her younger sister Nana was like how Aoi was before, she’s shy and doesn’t open up easily to people she meets for the first time. Whenever we go out, she usually hugs Aoi tightly and won’t leave her side.
If Aoi is not around, it’s me. When I’m not around, it’s Rouge, Shouhei, Yuri-san, or my dad.
Mikuma, Saeki and Officer Doggy are already familiar faces, so it’s a little better, but she never tries to get close to Officer Inoue or Koji, and when he does, she looks blatantly uncomfortable.
“Kyuu!”
“Uda!”
Jaja and the little bear started to play with each other, clapping their hands, and Nana was staring at them on Aoi’s lap.
She was sucking on her right thumb, her back was resting against Aoi’s while blinking her eyes.
“Nana too, together with your friends.”
“Ua?”
She tilted her head at Aoi’s words.
“Let’s play with the little bear, shall we?”
She put her hands on Nana’s sides and slowly lowered her to the living room floor.
“Dah! Uda!”
“Kyu! Kyu!”
Jaja and the little bear played with each other, clapping their hands and shaking their bodies in a strange rhythm.
Nana watched them for a while, then slowly rolled over and laid down on her stomach.
“Uah.”
Nana kicked the floor with her short tail and waddled awkwardly with her hands as she slowly approached Jaja and the little bear.
She’s about to learn how to crawl. I wonder if we should build a fence or something, because then they will go everywhere in the house.
“Oh? Nana-chan is going to jump in too?”
“Hmm. Come here, Nana.”
Ignoring Saeki and Rouge’s words, Nana pushed her way between Jaja and the little bear.
She forcefully sat up and flattened her buttocks on the floor, trying her best to stabilize her dizzying body.
“Huh? Nana?”
“Huh? Nana-chan?”
I heard Aoi and Mikuma’s confused voices.
What?
From where I am in the kitchen, it’s hard to see them past Rouge’s back, so I can’t see what they’re doing.
“Nnngh! Niiii!”
“Kyu?”
“Dah?”
“Nana. Watch out.”
“Hmm. Nana, why are you doing this?”
What is she doing?
It looks like Aoi and Rouge are blaming Nana. I’ll go have a look.
I finished wiping some of the dishes, put the folded towel on the kitchen table and headed for the living room.
“Hmmm! Yaa!”
“Kyu! Kyu!”
“Nyeeh, udah!”
What is this?
Nana spreads her arms wide between Jaja and Little Bear and pushed them.
The two being pushed didn’t like it and pushed it back. If Rouge hadn’t been supporting their backs, they would have fallen over.
There’s no carpet on the floor here. It would have been terrible if they had fallen and hit their heads.
Good job, Rouge.
“Don’t be naughty, Nana. Let’s play nicely with your older sister and her friend, okay?”
Aoi, who couldn’t bear to just continue watching, picked Nana up.
“Yaah! Nii!”
Nana struggled to shake off Aoi’s hand.
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen Nana refuse to be held by Aoi.
“What’s wrong, Nana?”
“Ah, Kunpei-san.”
“Fuaaaaaaah!”
Oops, she finally started to cry.
She flapped her legs, trying to get Aoi’s hand off her stomach, and desperately pointed at Jaja.
“Nana, what’s wrong? Are you already sleepy?”
“Niiiiiiii! Fueeeeeeeeeh!”
Aoi spun Nana’s body around and held her from the front.
She bounced her body up and down while patting her gently on the back, and spoke to her in a calm tone, but Nana still tried to push Aoi’s chest away.
“Well, the diaper… seems to be okay. She was nursed earlier, so I don’t think she’s hungry.”
“You were fine until a while ago, Nana-chan. Do you have a fever?”
After touching Nana’s bottom to make sure her diaper was not wet, Mikuma looked at me.
Saeki put her hand around Nana’s to check if she had a fever. She’s got a younger brother named Koji, so she’s used to taking care of kids.
“No, she doesn’t seem to have a fever.”
Aoi put her hand on Nana’s forehead to check.
The twins have never been very sick. I’m sure Alba said that they wouldn’t get sick like humans.
I don’t know what kind of illnesses dragons get, but she hasn’t shown any noticeable symptoms, and my hunch is that she’s probably not sick.
Hmmm, I wonder what’s wrong.
She doesn’t seem to want to be pampered by Aoi, so it’s not like she wants to sleep.
“Dah.”
“Kyu?”
When I looked next to her, I saw that Jaja and the little bear had picked up musical instruments toys and were already playing something else.
Rouge who was supporting their backs was looking at Nana with concern.
“Aaahhhh! Daaah!”
Nana twisted her body as hard as she could and reached out towards Jaja and the little bear.
Ah, perhaps.
“Nana, are you jealous?”
Jaja is playing with another kid, and you don’t like it?
Hmm, but… when we were living in the community center, she was playing with the other children of the evacuees that Yuri-san was taking care of.
It didn’t seem to be a problem at that time.
“Dah! Dah!”
“Kyu! Kyu!”
We brought a series of animal instruments from home.
Jaja was happily shaking the monkey tambourine, her favorite among them.
The little bear was playing with a rabbit trumpet that she took a liking to.
The two of them were smiling together and even singing together.