My Girlfriend Is Very Good to Me-223 - What If: Yeonho and Heena Became Four-Year-Old Childhood Friends (8)

223 - What If: Yeonho and Heena Became Four-Year-Old Childhood Friends (8)

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Early morning.

I woke up and lay there for a few minutes, staring blankly with bleary eyes. Reaching out to check my phone on the bedside table, I saw it wasn't even 6 AM yet.

Normally, I'd go back to sleep, but today my body refused to close its eyes. So I gently began caressing Heena's cheek as she slept peacefully beside me.

We'd been banned from bathing together since 4th grade, but Heena's mom never stopped us from sleeping in the same bed. Probably because Heena would cry for real, not just pretend, if she tried.

"Mmm..."

We're both 13 now. It's been 9 years since I returned to the past. Heena is gradually becoming the person I remember from back then.

Her big eyes, delicate nose and lips are already identical to her adult self. Her hair has grown so long it nearly reaches her waist.

She's really turning into quite the beauty.

Before I came back to the past, when we first started dating. And from age 4 until now. This stunningly pretty girl who turns heads wherever we go.

How can I describe the satisfaction, the sense of superiority, knowing she only has eyes for me, only loves me?

My heart overflowed with affection and love.

"That tickles..."

"Oh, sorry. Did I wake you?"

"Hehe..."

*Chu*

Heena opened her eyes at my touch, giggling as she gave me a quick kiss.

"What time is it?"

"Not even 6 yet. Go back to sleep."

"I'm wide awake now. And it's not fair for you to be the only one touching."

"You're right."

Heena reached up to caress my cheek too. At the same time, she pressed her body even closer to mine. The slight gap that had naturally formed while we slept disappeared as she molded herself against me. ɽаℕȰ𝔟ÈＳ

"You're so cute today too, my Yeonho."

"You're the one who gets prettier every day."

"Really? Am I pretty?"

"Yeah."

"Then why didn't you look at me when we bathed yesterday?"

"......"

We bathe separately when family's around, but if the timing's right and everyone's out, we still go into the bathroom together.

Heena, whose body is slowly developing curves, and me, whose body is starting to have sexual responses. Together.

And Heena still clings to me naked. It's genuinely awkward now. In several ways.

So even though we wash together and soak in the tub, I try not to stare too openly. I'll hug her, but I at least try to control where I look.

"Hm? Why~?"

"Cut me some slack. You know why."

"Hmm~ Then pamper me now instead."

"Alright."

It's no problem as long as she's not naked.

Besides, when she asks to be pampered, she doesn't want anything extreme. Just gently stroking her hair or back with affection while...

*Chu, chu!*

Giving her little kisses on her lips, cheeks, or the back of her hand is enough to satisfy her.

"I like this..."

Then Heena burrows further into my arms, rubbing her body against mine as she slips one leg between my thighs.

I tried to ignore the various soft parts of her body I could feel as I indulged her clinginess.

"You're such a baby. Always wanting attention."

"Heena is a baby~ So pamper me more, more~"

"If you're still a baby, then we've got more than 4 years until high school? So instead of 4 years, we'll have to wait 7 years before we can do that kind of thing—"

"Yeonho."

"Huh?"

"Don't say things like that. Unless you want me to pounce on you right now."

"...Sorry. My bad."

"Mm-hmm. It's okay~ And... we might do it before high school, you know?"

I broke out in a cold sweat at her words, which followed right after her momentary serious expression. She quickly went back to grinning, but her follow-up made me nervous.

At least for this year, it seems Heena has no such intentions. But from next year on, will I be able to protect my chastity?

"Yeonho's cheeks are so soft and cute... Your fingers are pretty too... And your butt is... Hehehe..."

Judging by the way her hand was subtly caressing my backside, it might not be easy.

---

This week, I'm staying over at Heena's house. When we were younger, we used to spend a few nights apart in our own homes. But at some point, we started spending every single day together.

There was even a time when Heena's family had to go to their countryside home, and I ended up going with them.

At the time, Heena had said:

"It's just one day apart... I'll be fine..."

But her face looked like she might burst into tears at any moment. Seeing that, her parents couldn't bear it and convinced mine to let me come along.

Thanks to that, I even got to greet Heena's grandparents. They didn't know how attached Heena usually is to me, so they just thought we were close friends and found it cute.

Anyway, that's how inseparable we've been, every single day.

It's not just us - I wonder if our families would feel strange if we were apart now too?

"Be careful on your way, and have a good day at school~"

"We're off!"

"We're leaving."

"Yawn... Have a good day~"

After eating the toast Heena's mom made for us, saying goodbye to her dad who leaves early for work, and leaving behind Heeseong who just woke up claiming it was a school anniversary...

We headed to school.

"Oh, Heena's here!"

"Hi Heena! You too, Yeonho!"

"Hi~"

"Hey."

As soon as we arrived, kids flocked around our desks. It's a familiar scene by now. It's been like this since 1st grade.

I'm glad we're in the same class again in 6th grade. We were separated in 5th grade, and Heena asked me every day, "What did you talk about with the other girls?"

To be honest, I don't even see the other kids as girls besides Heena. They're all just little kids to me, even in 6th grade.

Still, conversations with the other kids are becoming more fun. Especially the boys - by 13, their interests are mostly soccer, basketball, and video games.

"Han Yeonho, did you watch the soccer game yesterday?"

Usually, it's mostly girls who easily approach us. Heena's presence makes it hard for boys to get close.

Plus, at this age, kids usually tease couples. But with us, they don't dare say a word. It's almost like they're afraid of Heena.

But like Seonghun who's talking to me now, there are occasionally some who cross that line.

"No."

"Huh? You didn't watch?"

"Yeonho was on a date with me yesterday~"

"Oh... uh, it was really exciting!"

Before I could answer, Heena chimed in with a bright smile. Seonghun stammered a bit, clearly flustered. Heena's smile was too powerful for kids our age.

It's a bit much to say, but I'm certain at least 80% of the boys in our class have a crush on Heena. No, make that 80% of all the boys in our elementary school who've seen her.

This guy brought up soccer, but the way he kept glancing to the side showed he was probably hoping to catch Heena's attention too.

"You're playing soccer at lunch, right? Lee Jeonghyun said we should play together today."

"Soccer? How many kids are playing?"

"Don't know. But it'll be over 10 for sure. With you, that's already 5 from our class."

"That's enough to play, I guess."

"You're playing soccer later? Then I'll sit in the stands and cheer you on~"

"Why is Lee Heena coming? I mean, it's fine, but..."

Seonghun's voice and face noticeably brightened, even as he grumbled. Heena always follows me whether I play soccer or basketball, so it's nothing new. But he's still acting all tsundere like a typical kid.

Instead of feeling jealous, I found it both pitiful and cute. I knew better than anyone that Heena's attention was focused solely on me.

Besides, this was pretty tame. Last year, there was a kid who picked fights because he didn't like how openly Heena and I were dating.

I knew it was best to crush those types with one big fight to keep things smooth, so I was prepared to throw down. Unfortunately, that fight never happened.

One day, as that kid walked by, he shoulder-checked me. The moment Heena saw that, she got seriously scary and said:

"What do you think you're doing?"

That alone was enough to intimidate him, and when he heard somewhere that Heena's older brother was Heeseong, he completely chickened out.

Why? Because Heeseong was famous for being a iljin¹ in the area. He didn't extort money or beat up other kids, but he had a reputation as a handsome, scary older kid.

To elementary school kids, a middle schooler like that is scarier than adults. He's in high school now, which feels a bit more distant, but still.

Anyway, it worked out well for me. Heeseong wasn't doing anything too bad, and he was nice to me.

*Screech*

"Alright everyone, take your seats!"

As we were gathered around our desks chatting loudly, class time suddenly approached.

Sigh... I don't mind much else, but classes are so damn boring.

Utterly mind-numbing.

---

Lunchtime.

A bunch of 6th graders had taken over all the goals on the field. Sorry to the 4th and 5th graders, but in elementary school, 6th grade rules.

Sometimes teachers step in if it gets too bad, but it's not often that we use the whole field.

I was in the center of the field doing rock-paper-scissors with a boy from another class.

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

"Ah, I lost!"

"I won, right? Doltaeng, you're on my team."

"Yes! Han Yeonho's team!"

Just dividing up the teams. With fewer people we'd use the "deden" method, but with this many, it's faster to pick one by one with rock-paper-scissors. We all know each other pretty well anyway, since it's always the same kids.

The kid with the nickname "Doltaeng" (stone head) because of his broad face cheered as he stood behind me. He had good reason to be happy - being on my team almost guaranteed a win.

I'm not professionally trained in soccer, but in my past life, I played soccer and basketball constantly from elementary school through college. Thanks to that experience, I'm on a whole other level compared to the current kids.

Of course, if there was a kid who trained separately somewhere, I might get pushed back a bit. But there's no one like that, so.

After dividing the teams and determining first possession with a final round of rock-paper-scissors, we were about to start the game when...

"Wait a sec~"

Heena, who had been sitting in the stands, suddenly came down to the field and approached me as I was holding the ball with my foot in the center.

Because of that, everyone's attention turned to Heena. Ignoring the stares, she came right up to me and...

*Chu*

"Yeonho, fighting!"

She kissed my cheek, gave me a cute cheer, and went back to the stands.

"......"

"......"

"......"

The atmosphere grew chilly as my friends' gazes turned cold.

These friends I'm playing with have been at this school since 1st grade, so they've seen Heena do this at least 100 times by now. You'd think they'd be used to it, but...

As I said earlier, over 80% of the boys in our school probably have a crush on Heena. So...

"Hey, you know the rules, right? No tackling."

I had to worry about my own safety.

Whew, look at those fierce eyes. Little brats.

If you're jealous, go get yourself a pretty childhood friend!

Though there's probably no one quite like Heena!

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enjoy! :)

¹ school bully

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