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Though we occasionally stray from our path while snacking, most days we head straight ho.
Ho is the most comfortable place to have conversations that 8-year-olds would never have, without worrying about our surroundings.
We try to alternate between each other's houses as much as possible. We're always together until late in the evening, and when it's ti to go ho, our parents drive us so it's not too burdenso for either family.
Sotis we just end up sleeping over. After years of going back and forth, Heena has quite a few clothes at my house, and I have quite a few at hers.
"Most math competitions are like H, right?"
"Yeah. It's better that math is the focus since it'd be weird if I was too good at English when I haven't even studied it."
"That makes sense. Let's tell my mom when she gets ho. We can say a friend told us about it and we want to try. If we do well once, she'll probably let us sign up for other competitions too."
"When is your mom coming ho? I promised to give her a shoulder massage today."
"She said she'd be ho around dinner ti."
In my house, with my parents out and my brothers not yet ho, I lay with my head on Heena's lap as we talked. Looking up at her.
And Heena's eyes, looking down at , were filled with an unmistakably deep affection, as always.
Gently, in that position, Heena slowly stroked my hair, and I took the opportunity during a lull in our conversation to place one hand on Heena's cheek.
I felt a slight pressure on my palm as Heena tilted her face, pressing her cheek against it.
The soft, smooth sensation on my hand never gets old.
As I gently caressed Heena's cheek for a mont, she slowly began to lower her face.
Smooch!
Her flexibility allowed her to bend at the waist with ease and plant a kiss on my lips.
"Co to think of it, we haven't even done it ten tis today."
"Yeah. I'm staying over tonight, so I'll do it a thousand tis before bed."
"Hmm... How about just a hundred? I'll probably be really sleepy by then."
"It's fine~ I'll do the other nine hundred while you're sleeping."
"Wow."
I was at a loss for words at my girlfriend's bold declaration, innocently smiling as she promised a thousand kisses.
She said she'd do that many tonight because she was sleeping over. If she wasn't, my lips would already be too occupied by hers for to even speak.
To begin with, there wasn't much to talk about that was more important than physical affection. We spent at least 12 out of 24 hours together every day.
Of course, since we've co back to the past, we could use our knowledge of the future to prepare intensively for what's to co, but we've already agreed not to rush things.
Taking it easy.
Just whispering words of love to each other.
That's how we decided to spend our ti.
Besides, we didn't have any imdiately useful knowledge. It would be nice to know so stock information, but Heena had practically lived in the hospital, and I had focused solely on studying except when visiting her.
We knew that major stocks had generally risen, but we didn't know the details of which ones or by how much.
Even if we did know, we didn't have any capital of our own, and we weren't confident we could naturally convince our parents to invest by saying, "This stock is going to rise, why don't we invest in it?"
Since neither my family nor Heena's was particularly lacking financially, we abandoned the idea of trying to do anything too drastic.
Our dream was just to live normally like everyone else. Study normally, go to college, get a job. And soday get married and build a life together.
That was our goal. The ordinary life we couldn't achieve in the future we'd already lived through.
"Mmm~"
While I was lost in thought, Heena, who had been steadily bending down to kiss once in a while as if knocking, furrowed her brow.
Looks like this isn't enough for her.
By now, I could clearly see what she was thinking just by looking at her face.
"Yeonho. Can you sit up for a sec?"
"Okay."
Knowing what she had in mind, I sat up as Heena went into my room and brought back a pillow. She placed it on the living room floor, then had lie back down.
"Hehehe..."
At the sa ti, Heena let out a mischievous laugh and climbed on top of , wrapping her arms around my neck and pressing her lips against mine.
"Chu..."
I returned her kiss, holding her tightly so she wouldn't fall off .
"Smooch! Smooch!"
"Oh, Heena."
"Yes, tell ~ Smooch!"
Pleased with my response, she started pressing her lips not just to my mouth, but also to my nose, cheeks, forehead, and neck. I didn't stop her as I continued speaking.
"Wouldn't it be better to go to the bedroom? The bed would be more comfortable."
"Smooch... If we do this on the bed, I feel like we'll end up taking a nap."
"Ah, I guess you're right. We'd definitely fall asleep."
I imdiately agreed. Even though we were now 8 years old, we still couldn't resist the temptation of a nap.
Around this ti of day, if we got too comfortable, our eyes would just drift shut. It wasn't sothing we could control with willpower.
I wonder if it'll get better when our bodies grow a bit more.
"We don't have much ti alone, so it'd be a waste to spend it napping~"
"Alright, alright. Want to kiss more?"
"Yeah!"
After that, Heena's kisses continued endlessly. If you're wondering why we don't do anything else, it's because there isn't much else to do.
It's hard for to get fully imrsed in the gas of this era when I've already played through gas that won't co out for another 10 years. At most, I can enjoy them for their retro feel.
Going to the playground or park isn't a great option either. Actually, sitting on the swings and talking or taking a walk around the neighborhood is quite fun. But if we run into our classmates, we get caught up imdiately.
Once that happens, it's not play anymore—it's labor. It's hard enough dealing with the kids during breaks at school; we'd rather avoid it after school's over too.
"Mmm... Yeonho."
"What?"
Just as my entire face was about to be covered in Heena's saliva, she stopped kissing and called my na. And what she said next was one of my biggest recent worries.
"Later... will you take a bath with ?"
That's right, about bathing together.
"Uh... We're elentary school students now..."
"We're still just first graders~ It's okay, right? You'll bathe with , won't you?"
"Hmm..."
I couldn't give her an imdiate answer when she was demanding it like it was the only option.
To be honest, we've bathed together quite a few tis up until now. We reunited at 4 years old and we're only 8 now. Because we're so young, our families would bathe us together when we went on trips or slept over at each other's houses like this.
Of course, we're not old enough to have sexual desires physically yet, so even if it felt a bit awkward, we just bathed together without much fuss.
To be honest, it was a bit embarrassing. But it would have been weird for a kindergartener to say they were embarrassed and wanted to bathe separately, so I couldn't refuse.
Even now at 8 years old, there's no clear physical reaction, but I'm starting to think it might be getting dangerous.
When we go into the bathroom together, Heena doesn't just wash herself and get out. She clings to even when we're naked.
Plus...
"Heena, you stare too much when we're bathing."
"Why~ We're going to get married, so what's the problem! You should look at too, Yeonho~"
My girlfriend boldly demands that I look at her body.
Did Heena lose all sense of embarrassnt when we ca back to the past? Or am I the weird one?
Anyway, when Heena acts cute like this, I always end up losing. I needed to put a firm stop to it here.
"Then just until this year. We'll bathe separately starting next year."
"No!"
"...Then the year after next?"
"No~"
"How long do you want to keep bathing together?"
"Can't we just keep bathing together forever?"
"No way."
Even in two years, I wonder if I'll end up dead at her uncle's hands if we're still bathing together.
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After bickering with Heena about bathing, my brothers Heeseong and Sunhoo ca ho, and the four of us played together. As dinner ti approached, Jeongwoo, who started middle school this year, also returned.
"Daughter-in-law, is it delicious?"
"Yes! It's so good!"
"I'm glad. Eat plenty."
"I will, Mother!"
Our family, along with Heeseong and Heena, had dinner together. It wasn't unusual for these two to join our family for dinner—it happened quite often.
We even have separate dishes specifically for Heena and Heeseong at our house.
"You said you're sleeping over, right? I'm heading ho~ Uncle! Auntie! Take care!"
"Heeseong, I'll drive you ho."
After dinner, Dad offered to drive Heeseong ho.
"Lather up~"
"Alright, alright."
"Will you use your hands?"
"No. I'll use the shower puff."
"I'll use my hands for you...hehehe..."
"......"
Eventually, I ended up bathing with Heena, who was overflowing with desire.
"Arm! Aaarm!"
"Oh my, it feels so good when my daughter-in-law gives a massage."
"Honey, does it feel that good?"
"I'll do it for Father next ti!"
"Hoho, really?"
"Yes! Yap!"
Heena enthusiastically slapped my parents' backs with her tiny hands, giving them massages.
And so, another day was coming to an end.
At 11 PM, Heena and I lay facing each other in bed, talking.
"You worked hard. Was it tough?"
"Yeonho... I think I'm too weak..."
"Pfft, you really put all your strength into it, didn't you?"
"Yeah..."
From what I saw, it looked like Mom and Dad were just happy that Heena did it for them, rather than feeling any actual massaging effect.
Well, isn't that good enough since they were happy?
"Don't worry too much. Mom and Dad seed to really like it."
"Well, that's good then..."
"By the way, are we just going to sleep? If you're tired, should I just hold you?"
"No!"
When I suggested this to cheer up Heena, who was feeling down about not giving a proper massage, I imdiately got a spirited response.
At the sa ti, just like we did earlier on the living room floor, she started climbing on top of .
And as she looked down at , her eyes sparkled.
"Yeonho, you can sleep if you're tired. Okay?"
"How can I sleep when you're kissing ?"
"Then kiss back!"
"Okay... oof."
Although we've co back nearly 20 years to beco childhood friends, our days aren't filled with incredibly special events. We're not trying to make them special either.
We're just living like this, feeling each other's presence in our ordinary daily lives.
Physically experiencing the increasing number of kisses each year.
Author's Note:
We might hop on the ti machine again soon!
This isn't Part 3!
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