Little Peach froze for a moment.
She hadn't expected...
that the other girl would take a liking to her name.
Wow.
Little Peach blinked.
But Little Peach was her name.
She couldn't give it to someone else.
"Little Watermelon..."
Nannan muttered.
She liked eating watermelon...
especially scooping it up with a spoon.
But...
Little Watermelon didn't sound...
as nice as Little Peach.
A competitive streak rose in the child's heart.
She had to come up with a name that was just as good as Little Peach.
"...Little Orange."
Little Peach said, feeling a little awkward.
"What?"
Nannan thought she'd heard something, but she hadn't caught it clearly.
She couldn't help leaning over toward Little Peach.
"What did you just say?"
"Nannan."
The woman reached out and tugged on the child's clothes.
"Careful."
Their boats were very close together.
But the rippling water made the boats rock slightly.
One wrong move and she could fall in.
Nannan looked at Little Peach.
Little Peach instinctively hid a little behind her brother.
"...Little Orange."
Little Peach raised her voice slightly.
She thought it was a very cute name.
A second later, Nannan understood.
"Little Orange!?"
Nannan's eyes widened.
Little Peach was a little startled.
"I-if you don't like it, never mind."
"I like it!"
Nannan exclaimed.
"Little Orange, Little Orange..."
Nannan repeated the name.
Her affection for it was plain to see.
"Auntie."
Nannan turned to look at the woman. "Little Orange!"
"Mm."
The woman smiled and nodded.
"Little Orange is very cute."
"And you like eating oranges too, don't you, Nannan?"
"Mm!"
Nannan nodded happily. "I do~"
"Little Peach gave you a lovely name."
The woman smiled and patted the child's head.
Little Orange...
Pfft.
So cute.