Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

At this moment, as we finished our meal, all we could hear aside from the crashing of waves and the sound of it echoing through the cave was the flickering of the flame—but most importantly, how this particular organ in our chest was pumping rapidly.

Still, it felt wrong after being with Aoi-san for all these years—and for some reason, feeling this type of way—so yeah, I broke the silence as I popped an innocent question:

"So, umm… Aoi-san… Is there a place where we can sleep here or are we hiking back to the village?"

"..." Aoi couldn't even look me in the eye. Find your next adventure on empire

"Aoi-san?"

"Y-Yes?! Oh— Ah, I mean… there's a place I— We— I-I could sleep i-in but… C-Can't we hike back? We can light a torch, right?"

I dryly chuckled, "Forgot about the forest spirits and shit? And I'm tired, like really~ tired. I'd sleep in the sand if I have to—"

"N-No! Absolutely not! You'll catch a cold and your feet are—"

"So take me to whichever place I could hit the hay—"

"It's just…"

"Aoi-san… We've slept together multiple times when we were kids—"

"Exactly! And now, w-we are—"

Then I just threw my head back, "Then it's decided, I'm sleeping here—"

"I said, no you aren't!"

"Then what is it?! Am I sleeping here or not?"

"HNGH! You— F-Fine! Stand up! I set up something cozy for me over there, but don't do anything weird, alright?!"

"The weirdest thing I'll do is snore louder than you—"

"Wha— I don't snore!"

"Really~"

"N-Not loudly, at least! You snore louder than me!"

"Yes, yes~ Of course, I do. Now, can I sleep on whatever contraption you made?"

"Ugh… J-Just— C-C'mon, I'll help you up—"

"I can walk just fine, Aoi-san~"

"I was just— Nevermind!"

In any case, we left the fire running as we made our way to one of the caves I wasn't able to spot earlier because it was hidden by a slight curvature. But yeah, it was a nice spot as her "room" despite a sheet of cloth acting as its door, but it was definitely warm and cozy as she said when she let me in.

"Sorry for the intrusion~"

"S-Shut up and d-don't touch anything…"

With a quick glance, it had a flatbed made from solid rock—with feathers and shit acting as its mattress—and a few random bits all around the small area like an oil lamp, a small shelf of books, dried fish, snacks, a bunch of seashells, an assortment of knives, a spear, etc., etc.

It definitely didn't look like a girl's room but it still technically was one because a girl was living in it.

Obviously, I had to wiggle myself out of the sand on my body before going to bed—but one particular thing I forgot to do while we were still by the fire was dry my pants since it was still wet from catching fish the first time.

And obviously, Aoi-san's clothes were almost the same way—since she was wearing something close to a yukata—but I almost lost my fucking shit when I discovered that even today, she was still wearing wraps for her chest and a loincloth for her bottoms.

It took everything from me to not make a face but this particular blood vessel sticking out in my forehead gave it the fuck away.

"WHAT?! Haven't you seen me change before?! What's so funny, you perv?!"

"You— You have money from winning all those tournaments, right?"

"Huh? What are you on about?"

"Can't you just buy normal underwear—"

"THIS IS NORMAL UNDERWEAR!"

"If you're the same age as Ojii-san, it is!"

"H-HNGH! YOU— YOU IDIOT!!!"

"What now?!"

"T-THERE'S NOTHING THAT FITS ME, ALRIGHT?! THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN!"

"Haah?! Sure there are! There's plenty with your size—"

"Hngh~ Those doesn't look cute at all! How can I wear them?!"

"And you think a loincloth and that long-ass bandage is?! You're crying again?! You—"

"IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE WOULD WANT TO SEE WHAT I'M HIDING IN THEM! T-THIS IS JUST FINE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME! IT'D SAVE ME THE MONEY AND THE EMBARRASSMENT! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL!"

"Hah?! Stop, stop, stop! I— If anything— Look, if I find you cute, everyone in the national team would've found you cute. And real talk, I wouldn't be surprised if you have partners left and right—"

"BUT I DON'T! I'M NOT LIKE YOU! AND I'M FINE WITH JUST ONE! ONE!"

"Stop screaming! I'm right next to you! Again, stop. Fuck! I guess we are alike, huh? I mean— I haven't tried, per se, but—"

Aoi suddenly got up in my face, "No, no, no— You. Me. We stick together, alright?! If by some miracle, one of us gets lucky, we promise that we— What the— A-Are you— Is that…" she trailed as she noticed the thing that was slowly growing between my legs as her chest wrap came looser and looser as she kept moving around, "Are you? From this? Really?

Haven't you seen them before?"

"N-Not for this long, I haven't… Can you put them a-away?" I said as I had trouble keeping eye contact.

Then she let out a smirk while a light blush formed on her cheeks, "Ufufu… Nuh-uh. Stop making it weird. I always sleep naked when I'm in my spot—and make do with a blanket—but since you're here, the loincloth stays on."

I tried to climb on the bed with my wet pants on, "Then I'll—"

"What are you doing?! Take those pants off! They're wet!"

"But—"

"No buts! Take them off! It's not like I haven't seen you down there before! Again! Stop making it weird! We're just sleeping together!

Literally!"

"You have no idea…"

"What did you say? I didn't catch it— Wha— Why'd you throw your pants in my face— Hah! Getting a little shy, little brother? Why are you facing the wall?! Hahaha! It isn't the end of the world if you're below— C'mon!

I was just— What the fuck—"