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"(YOUR NAME), YOU'RE EITHER HORNY OR IN LOVE."

The words coming from your mother's mouth shocked you. You had just told her about what happened earlier and this was her initial response. "Mom, that's not helping!" you shouted, raising your hands as you paced around the living room, keeping your head lowered, still blushing while thinking about it. "But I'm telling the truth!" Naomi placed her arms across her chest, staring at her daughter sternly. Eri looked at the two females confusedly as she quietly mutters "what is horny?"

"It's love, Eri." You answered while continuing to argue with your mother, sitting down on a chair near the sofa Naomi was sitting on. "O-oh?" Eri giggle to which the two females stopped arguing and cocked their eyebrows at her. "D-does that m-mean you love Hitoshi, sis?" You choked on your own saliva as you slowly grabbed Eri's cheeks and squished them. "I—..."

"Well?" Naomi raised one of her brows. "Why are you suddenly choking on your own words, (your name)?" Your mouth fell agape as you waved your hands in front of you. "We are not going to have that conversation. I do not love him." You stated as you finally let out a huge sigh. "I'm not saying anything. Why are you so defensive?" Naomi raised her hands beside her and widened her eyes innocently. You groaned as you rolled your eyes, pouting. "Whatever, think what you want to but just don't tell dad about it..."

"I won't, honey..." Naomi motioned a zipper closing over her mouth. "The secret's safe between us." Before you could speak up again, Naomi handed you a brown envelope and a wide smile crept on her face. "Your father also wanted you to have this." You stared at the envelope before holding it with your own hands, taking a peek of what's inside. Your eyes widened as you saw the papers for the sports festival that was happening in 4 days signed and ready to go. "He said that I'll give it to you when you come home but you had a bit of a problem when you did so, I waited."

You quickly opened your phone and sent the picture to your school group chats. "Well, I guess I have something to look forward to, don't I?" Naomi said while you look at her with a confused expression. "You have been practicing your sport, haven't you?" Your cheeks flushed as you let out a small smile. "Yes but I don't think I'll win any medal this year... I've been too busy and I barely even practiced hard enough to even try to win." Your mother chuckled as she took a deep breath. "Just do your best, okay?"

"Hitoshi also has a sport. That's why he wasn't able to babysit in a while," you stated as you looked down on the envelope, a small blush brushing your cheeks. Naomi's eyes sparkled as she let out a small gasp of anticipation. "Aw, my adopted baby slash son in law is also an athlete?!" she gushed. "You two are kind of meant to be, (your name)!"

"Don't say it like that..." you scoffed. "That's gross."

"You didn't think of that when you kissed him earlier~"