Baby Princess - Volume 2
Interlude Whole Sweet Life
20 Diary entry: 30th April. I’m looking forward to it ♡ (5th Daughter, Hotaru) We had really nice weather today, didn’t we! Golden week has finally started, and you know, Hota is really looking forward to the family trip this time! It’s the first trip we’re going on with Onii-chan. On top of it, the destination is the sea! It’s a little too soon to be playing in swimsuits, but we can play in the water a little bit, collect some seashells, and we can go out in a boat…Ufufu~ ♡ Even though playing in the sea can sometimes be a bit dangerous, since Onii-chan will be with us, we can relax and enjoy the playing! You know, Hota… Hota had never imagined that this would happen to her. That I would be able to go on a trip with my brother, and then stay over. For over 4 days, we can have Onii-chan all to ourselves. Ufufu~ ♡ I’m sure that Miharu Onee-chan decided to go by bus because, no matter what, she wanted the family to be together even during the travel. That’s why Hota thinks it’s the best too. I’m sure that even Urara-chan, who wanted to ride on the train, would understand. That girl is very kind after all. It’s just that she’s a little stubborn and doesn’t know how to give up easily. Since she is such a straightforward girl, she takes a little longer than others to adjust to things. The day we had a family meeting concerning the trip, she made and showed us a trip timetable. It was such a well-made guidebook for the trip. It also included points of interest that the younger sisters would be able to enjoy, and it was written concisely in her neat handwriting. See, Urara-chan is very kind, isn’t she? I know! When it becomes a little more warmer, Hota might be able to unveil her treasured swimsuit to you. ♡ At that time, let’s have Urara come along as well! I’m sure it will suit Urara-chan very well. Please pray that the temperature rises above 25 degrees on the day of the trip, okay? Onii-chan ♡
Diary entry: 1st May. Sunscreen (17th Daughter, Nijiko) When you go to the sea, most important is sunscreen. No matter when and where, you have to rub it on. If girls don’t put on sunscreen, they will grow up and regret it. That’s what Haruka Onee-chan told us! Putting it on the face tickles a bit… But it’s also fun, like drawing. I’ll draw a huge heart for Onii-chan too! A creamy, white heart shape. Nijiko will do her best to draw it well. ♡ Then we’ll put our cheeks together, and then we’ll rub them together, and it’ll come over to my cheek as well. Then, Nijiko will have the same one as Onii-chan. The same one, so happy! ♡ Ehehehe~ Onii-chan, you also have to properly wear your hat, okay? Then, as a reward, Nijiko will also draw a big heart on your stomach!
Diary entry for 7th May. Carp Streamers [5] (16th Daughter, Sakura) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! Next is… Les see, what was is it… … Ehehe~ Even after counting to 10, it’s still not enough to count all the carp streamers of our home. Hirahira~ Yurayura~ So many of them, all joyfully swimming in the sky. Rikka Onee-chan and Urara Onee-chan did their best and made them for us ♡ There’s the red one and the black one and the blue one and the green and yellow one and the pink one…There’s even more colors than the inside the box of crayon-san we use at kindergarten! You know, recently, Sakura has become able to count to 20 when getting out of the bath. At first, I could only count to 10, but I can already count to 20! That’s because I was properly taught by Yuuna-chan in the bath. But I can’t count more than that, because…it becomes too hot and I start to feel sick. If I stay in the bath while counting with Yuuna-chan, I become hot and hotter and hotter. I start feeling dizzy…Ehehe ♡ But you know, if I can count to 20, I can count out enough chocolate to give to Asahi-chan, and Onii-chan too! And also, our carp streamers are exactly 20. Tsurara Onee-chan made this big, big picture, and the Sakura and the rest of the little sisters also helped by doing hand painting! The holiday ended yesterday, and we have to take them down today, and it’s very sad. The big, blue carp of Onii-chan…it would be nice if I can have it as a decoration in my room for a while.
Diary entry: 4th June. The Athletic meet (8th Daughter, Kosame) The rain that had been continuing for days stopped almost miraculously, and Sunday saw nice weather that that was very favorable for the athletic meet. Since Onii-chan was also watching, for Kosame, it was a very moving, delightful, and happiness-filled event. Kosame’s very first group maneuvers. Kosame is not very bad at things like sprinting and stuff, but from the start I have been bad at things that involve teamwork. When I think about how I might cause trouble for other people, my hands get really sweaty, and, somehow, even more than usual, I feel like things don’t go as well as they should. Especially with group maneuvers, thinking how one person’s mistake can ruin the entire thing, it made me really scared, and my hands started trembling. But, this time the cactus and the fan and the wave…and of course, the pyramid! Everyone in the class didn’t make a single mistake and were able to correctly act out all the shapes. Of course, that includes Kosame. You know, when it was all over, Kosame actually cried a little bit. I was certain that it was because of the encouragement I received from Onii-chan during the lunch break. Ehe ♡ If you eat this, you’ll start feeling better , Onii-chan had said as he offered me a piece of fried egg. It was so sweet and fluffy and very delicious, and I was so happy… It has become a taste that Kosame will never forget her entire life! Onii-chan, thank you very much for a great athletic meet. You also looked very cool when you carried Asahi and ran in the “Dad relay”! But then, Asahi got all worked up and wanted to clamber onto Onii-chan’s face, and Sora wanted to run alongside. It looked quite troublesome for Onii-chan…Ufufu~ ♡ You know, Kosame’s friend told her that Kosame has a great elder brother. Fubuki-chan was also able to dance till the end without collapsing. Yuki-chan was only able to participate in ball-tossing, but she was so happy that she was able to participate and was able to score 4 points. Yuuna-chan’s red team was able to properly win in the tug-of-war. Seika-chan’s Souran Bushi [6] dance was full of energy, and just by looking it, you got excited! After seeing that, “souran souran ♪ ” has become very popular with the little ones! It was too bad about Urara-chan’s mock cavalry battle, but she didn’t get hurt at all, and there’s no need to mind it that much, so I’m sure that if Onii-chan consoled her a bit, she will quickly become lively again. Onii-chan, really, thank you so much. Even though it was so soon after Rikka and the rest had a super successful Graduates Competition, everyone told me that today’s star was Kosame. Kosame has already become… Ouame [7] ♡
Diary entry for 4th July. It’s almost time for Tanabata (6th Daughter, Tsurara) So, Tanabata. Today our house is full of the bamboo ornaments that the little ones brought back. Various colorful things made of origami, like ring ornaments, paper cutouts, and squids and fish and ghosts and stars are swimming around the house. Around this time, the interview-play gets very popular among the kindergarten ones and makes me a little depressed. “What do you want to become when you grow up?” … No matter how many times they ask the same question, they don’t get tired of it. Also, don’t you normally write your wish on the tanzaku [8] ? But now, in kindergarten, they make them write down what they want to become in the future on them instead. That’s idiotic! Really, it’s so education-like and boring, isn’t it? It’s perfectly fine that writing wishes kind of overlaps with Christmas. Really, it’s only when you’re small that you can believe in such things. Innocently believe that if you make a wish, it really will come true. There really is no need –not even a little– to get caught up in the values of those around you at such a small age and be made to lock down your own future. Ah, but, don’t go around searching for my tanzaku, okay? Of course, I haven’t decided what I want to be the future yet! Idiot! Absolutely not, okay? If you go and have a look at my Tanzaku, I won’t let you off the hook easily!! [5] Koinobori, meaning "carp streamer" in Japanese, are carp-shaped windsocks traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate a national holiday: Children's Day. [6] Look it up online to see this Japanese traditional song. [7] A pun, sort of, on Kosame’s name. Kosame literally means Light(small) Rain, and Ouame means Heavy(Big) Rain. [8] Small pieces on which wishes are written on Tanabata and hung up from trees. |