By Zephyria 
“Uh, uh……”
Koi nodded absentmindedly, but it couldn’t be like before. It had been too long since he had exercised, and his height and physique had grown bigger.
Of course. Back then, he practiced for months for that one day.
Now, he needed tremendous courage just to put on the Uniform, let alone lift his legs.
Wouldn’t anyone need courage to wear a Uniform they wore 10 years ago?
Koi, who came up with a reasonably rational thought, added another important condition to it.
Especially if it was a skirt.
It wasn’t an actual performance, but re-enacting it on the bed was so embarrassing and shameful that he couldn’t lift his head. In the end, Koi only managed to lift and lower his legs a couple of times before giving up.
“Sorry, I can’t do it……”
He said in a subdued voice, and unexpectedly, Ashley readily accepted. Koi, feeling relieved, stroked his chest and let out a sigh of relief, but Ashley soon frowned.
“Did you think I would force you to do something unreasonable?”
“Oh, no, it’s not that.”
Koi hurriedly shook his head.
“I just wanted to do something for you…… I don’t have much I can do for you.”
Ashley, seeing his dejected face, said nonchalantly.
“Why not? You have my favorite legs.”
As Koi looked up, Ashley mischievously added.
“And you always wear the clothes I want.”
“Oh, yeah. I’m good at that. I can keep doing that, anytime.”
Ashley, seeing Koi’s face brighten with joy, smiled back and said.
“Then can you do something else too?”
“Yeah, of course. Just tell me! I’ll wear anything!”
Koi answered confidently and cheerfully. Until then, he felt like he could do anything. Until he heard Ashley’s next words.
I can’t do it, absolutely not.
Koi clutched his head and fell into deep thought, his face pale. How could he wear that? No, he really hadn’t thought of that. He didn’t know Ash’s imagination would go that far. Or was he too unimaginative? Wait, who could think of that? That’s absurd.
From the beginning, wearing something like that almost every day was ridiculous.
A surprisingly calm observation flowed out from Koi’s mind. But it was of little use. Haaa, as he let out another deep sigh, Bill spoke to him from the side.
“What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well? Are you tired?”
Koi, startled by the question as if he was worried about his condition, hurriedly shook his head, saying, “Uh, uh.”
“No, I’m a little tired, but not enough to worry about……. I’m okay, sorry.”
He quickly apologized and refocused on the present. It would be rude to be thinking about other things when Bill had come all this way. Koi, scolding himself, quickly picked up the menu and ordered.
It had only been two days since Bill had taken a vacation and returned. He said he came to look for a new team, but Koi thought he was making excuses because he wanted to see Ariel. His prediction was correct, and Bill had been talking about Ariel ever since they met. How beautiful she was, how intelligent she was, how much he missed her, and even that he would rather die if he didn’t have Ariel.
Because of the unfortunate incident that happened when they met in a hotel room before, this time they booked a private room in a restaurant. Of course, Bill made the reservation under a false name and was careful enough to resemble a spy operation, entering through the back door to avoid being seen, and Koi thought his prudence was very appropriate in case of an emergency.
“So you’re moving here for good now?”
“I can’t make Al quit her job.”
Bill’s attitude was firm. He glared fiercely and spoke passionately.
“I’m absolutely against Al quitting her job because of me. What if Al regrets it later? I’ll do anything to make Al happy, but that might not be enough. Al is building her career right now, and it would be so unfair if she quit because of me. I’d rather quit hockey.”
No, I think you’re going too far…….
Koi thought inwardly, but decided to listen more and kept his mouth shut. Bill, seeing Koi’s reaction of listening quietly, continued to speak passionately.
“I talked to Al, and Al agreed to live together. But the apartment Al is living in now isn’t very secure and it’s a bit small. So I’m looking for a house, and if it’s okay, would you like to go see it with me?”
“What? With me?”
Koi asked, surprised by the unexpected suggestion.
“You should see it with Al, why with me?”
“You’ve been here longer than I have. You’ve seen a lot of good neighborhoods while living with Ash.”
Bill, having said that, scratched his head as if he was embarrassed.
“I’m going to pick out about three places and show them to Al. So it’s like a surprise.”
“But you don’t live here? You’ll only come during vacations at best……”
As Koi pointed out, Bill replied with a serious face.
“If I have a house, I can come anytime more comfortably, and I want Al to be able to live comfortably in a good house even when I’m not here. So I’m going to buy a house.”
“I see……”
Of course, it was a very good idea. Koi’s heart immediately fluttered at the sight of Bill’s serious expression. Al and Bill are a perfect match! That’s so cool!
“Okay, let’s go together.”
“Thanks, Koi!”
Bill, who grabbed Koi’s hand and shook it wildly, finally looked relieved as if he had thrown off a burden. Koi waited for him to put down the glass and opened his mouth with a bright smile.
“I’m actually going to buy a Wedding ring, will you go with me? I’m going to propose to Ashley!”
As soon as those words were spoken, the atmosphere changed. Bill, who immediately pulled his body back, spat out harshly with a fierce face.
“Are you really trying to kill me? Go with Al!”
Seeing his horrified reaction, he felt resentful, but he understood to some extent. Seeing Koi’s dejected appearance as he said, “Okay,” Bill said with a face that was still not very pleased, as if he was still bothered.
“Why a Wedding ring? Ash will prepare it anyway, right?”
“I don’t want that. I want to buy it.”
Bill blinked as if he was a little surprised by the determined reaction. Koi hesitated and brought up what had happened a few days ago, saying, “Actually.”
When Koi woke up after being tormented until dawn wearing the Cheerleader Uniform, Ashley was, of course, gone to work. Huam, he yawned and lay in bed, but he got up without wasting much time. Ashley was even going out to work, so he felt guilty for just being lazy.
Should I get this fixed……?
The biggest task was the ruined Uniform. The torn parts were a problem, but the bodily fluids smeared here and there were an even bigger problem. If he entrusted it to a repair shop, they would somehow fix it.
Let’s wash it first.
Koi made up his mind and carefully hand-washed it. It seemed like he couldn’t put the torn Uniform in the dryer, so he hung it in the bathroom to dry and returned to the dressing room instead.
I wonder if there’s a name of a store that repairs this……?
As he searched around the dressing room, Ashley called at just the right time. He happily pressed the call button, and the voice he had been waiting for flowed out.
Are you awake? How are you feeling?
“I’m okay. How about you? Didn’t you hardly sleep?”
As he asked with a voice full of concern, Ashley laughed from the other side. Ashley, who said, “Don’t worry about me,” asked again.
Have you eaten? What are you doing now?
At the following question, Koi said, “Ah,” and hurriedly asked.
“It’s a good thing you called. How do I…… get clothes repaired? I was trying to find the contact information, but I can’t see it……”
Clothes? What?
As expected, he had no idea. He tore it himself! Koi soothed his unfairly resentful heart and replied.
“Yesterday, that…… the Uniform I wore, I mean.”
When he said it as indirectly as possible, Ashley finally seemed to understand, saying, “Ah.”
You mean the clothes worn by my leg’s pretty Cheerleader.
“D, don’t! Don’t say that!”
What if someone hears!
Ashley laughed again at Koi’s reaction, who was flustered with a face that was flushed red even though he was alone. Fortunately, he didn’t seem to have any intention of teasing him further, and he said kindly in a voice mixed with laughter.
You can just tell the secretary. Just put it in a box.
“Oh, okay.”
Fortunately, the matter seemed to be easily resolved. As he answered with relief, he heard some noise from the other side. It seemed like someone in the office had spoken. As expected, Ashley soon returned to the phone and said a greeting.
I’ll hang up. Get some rest.
“Okay, Ash. I’ll be waiting. ……I love you.”
As he hurriedly added before the call was disconnected, Ashley replied from the other side.
Me too, more than my life.
And the call was disconnected. Koi’s heart became heavy with longing that was greater than overwhelming happiness. He put the cell phone to his chest, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, but soon regained his senses and moved again. He was going to organize the box as Ashley had said and do something. He busily moved his steps and looked for the box he had opened the day before, and rummaged through the inside to see if there was anything important missing.
It was right then that he found it.