(Un) Fortunately the Yandere is Not After Me

The Wisdom of Children

Sunday couldn't come quick enough for him. That was the agreed upon date for him to help tutor those girls. The reason being that his Saturday obligation took precedence, of course.

Time wasn't the issue, Arata had some level of patience. His issue was the location. Did it really have to be done at Misei's house? Not only had he never been there before, but this would be the first time he was ever in someone's house, as an invited guest.

The doorbell rang, he pushed aside his thoughts to focus on his job. One-by-one, more of the kids that he watched came pouring in. By the end of it, there was only one last kid left to come, and one final teen as well.

"Ah, hello you two." He opened his door once more, greeting the Kikugawa sisters.

"Hello!" The younger of the two cheerfully gave him a hug.

"Oh, it's nice to see you again. Now go and say hello to the others." He directed her to the living room, where the rest were sitting and playing with toys. "Do you want to come in?" He asked Yuriko.

"Idiot, I thought we agreed on this already." She walked in. "So Arata, are we going to the park again today?" She noticed all the toys laying around.

"Wait, am I Arata or Kashimura now?" He noticed the change in the way she referred to him. After the day day at the pool, their time at lunch she called him by last name. What was different now?

"What? I can call you by your first name, right?" She tried to turn it like he was the one with the problem here.

"It's just that, you've been calling me Kashimura all week." In front of the others, he felt like he was in a one-sided relationship with her.

"Whatever, you're not answering my question here." Changing the subject, she reminded him of what she asked for. "So are we going to the park again? It's doesn't look like you've prepared anything."

"No." He replied. "It's not like we can do the same thing every time they come over." That was partially true. However the real reason would be that he forgot to buy sun screen for everyone.

"Fine, I guess I can hang out at your house." She made it sound like this was a chore for her, despite being the one who asked to join him in the first place.

"Sure..." They joined the rest of the children in the living room. Arata's mom was out shopping, meanwhile he dad was traveling again on business. If it wasn't for his responsibilities of watching the kids, having the house to his own would mean watching an entire season of some anime.

Instead, here he was. Keeping his eyes on kids playing on some of his old toys. Sitting next to a rather pretty girl. It wasn't a scenario he'd envision ever in his life.

Actually, he was drawn into her outfit. He usually saw her, and most people only in their school uniforms. Seeing someone outside of school, it was like looking at a new person.

"Hey." She got him back to reality. "Yurisa... She's really gotten more confident, huh?" He turned over to her little sister. Playing with the other kids, she really seemed a far cry from when he first met her. That small shy girl was pretty happy in her surroundings.

"Yeah, she's really gotten out of her shell." He told her. The girl sitting next to him, she was an odd person. Yuriko might be more open about her silver tongue, yet she never tried to talk about anything not related to her sister when she was over. Not until now.

"Say, can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead, you don't need to ask."

"What's up with you and Misei?" She asked. He was a little taken aback that she cared that much. "Seriously, it's been so awkward at lunch. Can you just apologize to her so we can get it over with."