Chapter 109 Spring Break with Her

First day of the spring break.

I was worried for a second that Umi didnt give me a wake-up call this morning, but that worry went away when I heard the doorbell ring.

{Good morning, Maki. I know that its school break and all, but my feet carried me here by reflex, hehe~}

Umi, dressed in her usual attire, a cap and a hoodie, grinned at me through the monitor.

No wonder she didnt call me.

I promised to hang out with her last night, but Umi, being Umi, arrived much earlier than the promised time. Well, since shes here already and I just woke up, I might as well ask her for some help.

Yo~ Jeez, look at your bed hair

I just woke up, cut me some slack Breakfast?

Sure. Wash your face first though.

I splashed some cold water on my face, then I went back to the living room.

Maki, come here.

Hm? Kay.

I sat down near Umi as she started to comb my hair.

You know, your hair is getting longer. Arent you bothered by your bangs?

Not really I just need to part it to the side

Lame! Maki, you should consider cutting it. If you keep them as they are, people will treat you like a gloomy person.

Eh Getting a haircut is troublesome, it costs a lot of money too, and besides

You dont want people to touch your hair?

Yeah

I still tried to follow the school rule regarding hair length, so I visited the barber shop occasionally, but I couldnt say that I was used to it.

I always got jumpy whenever a stranger touched my hair and neck. The barber always warned me about it and occasionally people who witnessed it would laugh at me. I didnt have many good memories when going to the barber because of this.

But that only applied to strangers. If someone close to me like Mom or Umi were to touch me, I wouldnt react like that.

I see. Then, should I do it for you?

Eh?

I cant give you a clean cut, but I can trim the ends of your hair and lighten the volume. Mom always cuts Dads hair so I learned a thing or two from her.

I imagined the scene of Umi messing around with Daichi-sans hair. Well, he had short hair and his side bangs were trimmed, so even if Umi were to mess up, they could just cut his hair shorter to fix it.

Now that I think about it, Daichi-san had it tough, huh? Having to deal with his daughter messing with his hair.

So, what are you going to do? If you let me do it, you dont need to pay. Instead, use the money for our date instead Wait, thats actually a good idea Let me do it for you!

Hmm, well

That could work. Besides, using the money for our date could count as me paying for her service, right?

Since the price would be the same whether I got a light or normal haircut, I might as well let Umi do it.

Also, I wouldnt get as jumpy if Umi were to touch my hair.

Alright, I guess Ill be counting on you

Okay. Lets go to my home after breakfast. Ill give my mom a call.

I still had my reservations about letting her do my hair because she was an amateur, and my worries doubled after hearing Sora-sans excited voice over the phone.

Day by day, I felt like I was becoming more like Daichi-san

* * *

Welcome, Maki-kun~ Im ready to cut your hair~ Sorry that we have to do it in the garden, though.

Hello, Sora-san Sorry for troubling you so suddenly.

Hehe, its fine, I dont mind. I havent had many chances to cut my husbands hair lately. Getting a chance to do yours made me feel excited~

After we finished breakfast, we immediately went to Umis house. There, Sora-san greeted us with a passionate smile and voice.

She looked so happy and that made me happy too, but her smile, combined with the scissor in her hand, seemed very ominous.

Mom, no! Im going to do his hair on my own, okay? You should just watch over us, Mom!

Ehh

Come here, Maki.

O-Okay

I steeled myself and sat down on a chair in the middle of the garden. As soon as I sat down, Umi immediately stroked my hair.

Do you have any requests?

Uhh

Honestly, I knew nothing about hairstyles. Whenever I went to the barber, I just told them how long I wanted my hair to be and be done with it.

Doing that now would be tasteless though.

Ill leave everything to the professional.

Now thats a troublesome request You sure you want to leave everything to me?

Yeah, I believe in your judgment.

I dont really care about my own hairstyle, Im fine with whatever would make Umi happy.

Im doing this so she would compliment me, so this was the best choice.

Got it! Then, Ill turn you into my ideal boyfriend Why are you grinning, Mom?

Hm? Hehe Im just reminiscing about the old days. Ah Youth

Youre talking like an old woman, Mom

I am one~

I felt Sora-sans warm gaze on me. I closed my eyes and left everything to Umi.

Umi, dont just rush in, okay? Think about your goal first, then do everything slowly so you wont mess up half way through.

G-Got it.

After receiving advice from Sora-san, Umi started cutting my hair.

As more and more of my hair fell into the ground, the lighter my head felt.

This will tickle you a little, so bear with it.

Okay.

I thought I would be more jumpy, but if it was just this much, I could bear it. This much skinship was normal for us.

Letting her do my hair felt nice. I guess I wouldnt go to the barber unless I wanted to dye my hair or something.

Eventually, the hour passed and the haircut-session was over.

This should be good enough. What do you think?

Hmm

The overall length of my hair was shorter than expected, but it felt refreshing to see.

It was the perfect hairstyle for the warm climate we were currently having and if I were to put in a little more effort, my overall appearance would be neater than usual.

This looks really good. Thank you, Umi.

Hehehe~ Its the first time I did this on my own so Im actually feeling kinda proud of it What do you think, Mom?

You look dashing, Maki-kun. Youre the second most handsome man Ive ever seen in my life, just right below my darling~

They seemed to be enjoying this, so I guess there would be no problems if I were to ask for their help again.

Still, I didnt want to impose on them every time, so I should try to go to the barber by myself.

Ill probably ask Nozomu to introduce me to a good one.

Hehe Watching you two, I got the urge to cut someones hair. Ah, right, Rikus going job hunting, alright, time to cut his hair~

Mom?! Wait, Im going to go to the barber on my own! Leave me alone! No no! Stay away from me! Put those scissors away

The scuffle between the resisting Riku-san and the unyielding Sora-san continued for about an hour.

TL: Iyo

ED: MaltedBarley