My Sister's Best Friend. My Love ch9 part 2-2

p1
>Did the first snow of the season always come this early?

>Sena's birthday is coming up soon.
>I wonder what cake I should get her.

>...I need

>to tell Kiku.
>Kiku accepted everything about me.

p2
>About my family.
>About how I am and always have been
>worried about whether I'm "mistaken" somehow.
>All of it.

>If I ask Kiku to hold me, she'll hold me.

>If I ask her to spoil me, she'll spoil me.

>She'll give me everything I want.

p3
>I'm sure that Kiku would gladly
>become the kind of "family" that I desired for me.

>If I continue to accept Kiku's kindness without saying anything,
>would she continue being a make-believe "family" with me?
>Even though she's a girl the same age as me

p4
>and my precious friend.
>Understood.
>Let's go back to being friends again.

>Yeah.
>Please take care of me.
>I need to tell her

p5
>that I made her go out with me out of a selfish desire
>to become a family with her.

>Alright, I'll see you later.
>Yeah.

>I can't say it.

>That I wanted to make a family with my best friend.

>I'll come back anytime you need me.

p6
>If anything happens,
>just ask.

>...I'll be fine.
>I can take care of myself...

>In the end,

>the thing I gave Sena was the thing I wanted.

>Sena's smart, so I'm sure she knew all along.

p7
>Sena.

>I'll be cheering you on.
>I wanted to always fill Sena with love.

>But was that the wrong choice?
>Was I mistaken this whole time?
>...I love you, Sena.

p8
>I mean it...

>Isn't that right...
>Kiku...?

p9
>Kiku,
>you gave me my ideal "pretend family".

>I'm sorry.
>I was so scared back then... that I couldn't say anything.

>But I always thought I needed to tell you
>that I was making you play along with my selfishness.

p10
>Even more so now that you and Sena are dating.
>...Even more so since you're so sincere, Kiku.

>...So that's what it was.

>At first I thought you were just doing it on a whime.
>...I gradually started to think I was wrong...
>but I didn't really see anything romance from you.

>...I was just relieved that you,
>who rarely complains about anything,
>were eventually able to tell me your feelings.

p11
>...I guess this is what being a parent feels like.

>I wanted to continue that relationship with you, Kiku,
>but I'm sure things would've fallen apart if they stayed like that.

>...I guess so.
>I'm sure I would've become curious about Sena-chan sooner or later.
>I was glad that we went back to being proper friends back then.

>And besides, becoming an adult, reuniting with Sena-chan
>and being entrusted to look after her is pretty lucky in my opinion.

p12
>Why didn't you say anything sooner?
>Are you one to talk, Yuuna?

>And also, I've always thought of you
>as both a friend
>and something like family.

>Well...
>I'd appreciate if you'd turn a blind eye towards me laying a hand on your sister, though...

>...Even now,
>I don't know what "family" is.

p13
>...That's why I'm taking on
>the challenge of marriage.

>But I do really love him.

>Yeah, I know.

>Kiku.
>Thank you.

p14
>This'll suit you!

>...I'll buy it.

>Let me buy it!
>Go try it on!

>We're gonna pick out clothes for you until I'm satisfied, Sena.
>This is fun.
>You better prepare yourself.
>...Yeah.

p15
>Thank you.

>They say it's gonna snow again tomorrow afternoon.

>It's a good thing it's the afternoon.
>How nice.

>Sorry for the wait, Mamiya-san!
>Let's head to the meeting!
>Okay~
>Yuria-chan.

p16
>Snow, huh...
>They say it's gonna snow tomorrow afternoon.
>Did you know?
>Eh? I'm outdoors tomorrow morning.

>It'll be from noon.
>I'm outdoors at noon too.
>Snowy days make me really want to see Sena-chan.

>>Her love is piling up too.