Miyako lied down on her bed, her eyes half closed as she swiped a drop of sweat from her brow. She knew that doing so was useless, as the rest of her body was dripping with sweat.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl6RPeUHgG 維尼
She sighed at the lack of motion on the part of the fan hanging from the ceiling. The room was dark with the exception of a few weak candles. Miyako could barely see the perplexingly smiling face of a dear friend of hers.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHoqSa3j8a 維尼
Hikari’s fittingly light blonde hair still managed to shine with minimal lighting. Her eyes were the colour of warm chestnuts and were wide with innocence.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLQ3ay4ELN 維尼
Miyako’s smaller, icy blue eyes, by comparison, appeared cold and emotionless, and her deep brown hair almost covered those eyes, giving her the look of the grim reaper with its hood up. Her pale skin did little to prevent this appearance.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIKXryQDXf 維尼
Many were surprised when they were told that Miyako was half-French whilst Hikari had Japanese heritage lasting centuries. The devastatingly effective combination of hair dye and makeup was Hikari’s golden secret.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡUESoJVIdPu 維尼
Hikari leaned in closer, her breath skating over Miyako’s sharp nose. “So what should we do?” she asked softly.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡZD8ojV0wEN 維尼
Miyako shrugged. “How am I supposed to know? I wasn’t prepared for this.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡw79cDkk6P0 維尼
Hikari unzipped her shoulder bag and rummaged around the insides until she found the object that used to always bring her and Miyako together.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPtneyUR8T 維尼
“We haven’t played this in a while.” Miyako scrunched her nose in embarrassment as she stared at the handheld console.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2gByLjdlT 維尼
“That thing still works?” she asked. “What would we even play on it? And why did you bring it?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhFzFtlK1j 維尼
“I…” Hikari’s cheeks heated up. “I thought it would be fun. Look, if you think it’s stupid, just tell me and stop delaying my feelings of… of…. heartbreak!”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71Eq9JeNrm 維尼
Miyako giggled as Hikari lied down on the futon with the back of her hand pushed against her forehead. Hikari grabbed her console, flipped it open and turned it on.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGCbrSA94V 維尼
“What game are you playing?” Miyako asked in a voice that suggested a lack of interest in the answer.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4zgitmE7C 維尼
“Pokémon, of course.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdFoWAG0Ja 維尼
“How old are you? Don’t tell me you became an otaku before I even noticed!”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJxgNqj0s7 維尼
Hikari’s throat tightened and her voice became hoarse with shock. “Take… that… back!” Miyako shook her head and laughed with playful cruelty. Hikari turned away from the other girl. “You’re mean. If you really liked me, you’d play as well.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWdkOlDheQ 維尼
“I don’t know where my console is. I haven’t used it in years, remember?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLjyj8OkFe 維尼
“Well look for it. I don’t want to play this alone. And yes, I know that we can’t technically play together without internet, but we could still play together in spirit!”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQlBRCoSwD 維尼
Miyako eventually stood up and carefully explored the nooks and crannies of her room. “Where is this damn thing?” she hissed. Hikari chuckled each time she heard Miyako bump into something or swear to herself.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQer2758ms 維尼
Miyako fumbled through her drawers in the dark but found nothing substantial. She then searched her wardrobe, where she suddenly found her handheld console, nestled next to a beanie on top of the closet’s drawers.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76MiMP4KWJ 維尼
She pulled it out with triumph and smiled when she saw that it still had a tiny bit of charge left. Her next challenge hit her like a boulder thrown by Goliath. She had to complete a similar process to the one she dealt with a few seconds ago, this time to find the Pokémon game that Hikari was playing.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRhw9bg9Et 維尼
“Which version are you playing?” she asked.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNmGKzXfNP 維尼
“Platinum.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY0CWD41A8 維尼
She held each game found in the closet drawer up to the candlelight until she found the correct game. She sat on her bed and began playing.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOXif2hmkf 維尼
“Why did I go through all that?” she wondered aloud.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡenDjQz7hlA 維尼
Hikari smirked. “Because you love me.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGQNssoDA2 維尼
Miyako’s cheeks burnt, Hikari’s words threatening to solder themselves into her brain for all eternity.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcMh2fh7tb 維尼
“L-love? Isn’t that a bit too sudden?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuuiayl1r5 維尼
“Why should it be? I love you, so why should you be any different?” The two played their game in awkward silence for the next few minutes. They both sweat through the game, the heat returning to the room as if to punish the couple. The shackles of quietness were broken by Hikari. “Which bit are you up to?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNPqis5rpP 維尼
“I’m just walking around right now, really,” Miyako admitted. “I’ve given up on playing properly.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHnobU4Z7P 維尼
“Have you told your parents about us?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3FLUc81h8 維尼
Miyako almost choked on her own spit. “What? Are you kidding me? There’s no way they’d let us have sleepovers like this if they knew.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9nTKU7C61 維尼
“Well, maybe that’s a good thing. No offence, but this is the worst sleepover ever.” Hikari turned towards her girlfriend. “I guess it’s not your fault, though. When do you think the power’s going to come back on?” Miyako simply shrugged. “So… about before…that was a weird way of reacting to my confession.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqWMiP3OdA 維尼
“Sorry. But how was I supposed to act? I’m not an expert on this.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxM3tmiZ7E 維尼
“You said you’ve dated before.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmNmpX0OwP 維尼
“Well, isn’t going out with a girl different?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdPjFTg1CC 維尼
“I don’t know. I’ve never dated a guy before, so I have no clue what the difference is. So… now that I’ve given you my heart and soul, don’t I deserve a kiss?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwJfFMvNIz 維尼
“You don’t “deserve” anything. I will give you a kiss, though.” Hikari waited for Miyako to sit down next to Hikari, or perhaps pull her up by the arm until the two were in an embrace. She waited.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡrS5FhpWijL 維尼
And waited.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdeaboDgX9 維尼
And waited.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO6S4SzoAU 維尼
“Uh… when is this kiss going to happen? I assumed it was going to be now-”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyy9u9Aemr 維尼
“I’m not ready yet!” Miyako interrupted, sitting on her calves while her hands gripped the sheets of her bed. “Give me a couple of seconds. I… I don’t know how to kiss a girl.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi1vwTaMfS 維尼
“I didn’t realise it was any different from kissing a guy. Look, if you don’t want to kiss me, that’s fine. I was just getting a little worried since we haven’t had our first kiss together yet. It’s been a few weeks and I thought for sure we’d be at the kissing stage by now.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqWNl0Xs6X 維尼
Hikari put on an understanding smile as she gazed at her lover. Miyako shook her head and slid her legs in front of her until they were dangling off the edge of the bed. She held out her hand. Hikari took it.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9YhS7RcM2 維尼
Their lips collided as Miyako gently pulled Hikari towards her. Miyako noticed that her girlfriend smelled like cinnamon and tasted like chocolate. Hikari must have not heeded to her advice about cutting the unhealthy amount of pocky she consumed out of her diet. Miyako had no idea where the smell of cinnamon originated from, though.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLIMAB8K7w 維尼
She suddenly felt embarrassed at paying such close attention to Hikari’s taste and smell, worries that she may be a creep slapping her cheeks until they became redder than ever.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaM7pOAXSe 維尼
She soon realised that kissing a girl was not the herculean task she expected it to be. The couple moved in what onlookers would see as rehearsed synchronicity had the two been kissing in public. The thought of doing such a thing made Miyako’s body tense up.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IzdfNEfTO 維尼
“What’s wrong?” Hikari asked. She gasped, her hands pushing her cheeks up. “Was I so bad a kisser that you had to stop?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pc6odZyb7 維尼
“No, uh, I was just…. I needed some air.” Hikari smiled. “Hi-chan, um… have you ever… you know… had… with someone…. I don’t even know what I’m asking!”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhJi5ChzOb 維尼
“Uh… yeah. I have. Why? Do you want to? I’m not ready for that at the moment. We haven’t been together long enough.”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK0zXi3vTY 維尼
“O-okay,” Miyako stammered. Her heart leapt in misplaced panic as she realised that her console had run out of battery. “Damn it. Can I just watch you play?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLsPQ9eYKd 維尼
Hikari nodded and resumed the game. Miyako sat down next to her girlfriend, wrapping her arms around her shoulders from behind. Hikari shivered from the surprise contact but relaxed into the other girls’ arms.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wpmMY5Hv7 維尼
Miyako laughed with childish schadenfreude whenever Hikari lost a battle, resulting in Hikari angrily asking her if she’d prefer to play it. Miyako shut her mouth after that.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjCCaxgQrR 維尼
The duo sat in comfortable silence as the clouds gave way to a stunningly bright moon. Miyako’s attention was divided by this beautiful display of nature and her equally beautiful girlfriend.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OoBMsr9uG 維尼
Hikari shut the console and closed her eyes, resting in Miyako’s surprisingly strong arms. Miyako was momentarily filled with alarm but she soon became used to the light and adorable snoring from Hikari.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVs20SOUYN 維尼
While Hikari was purring in contentment, Miyako softly patted her head as if she was a cat. She pondered the possibility of “loving” her girlfriend back rather than only “liking” her. The snug smell of cinnamon that enveloped Miyako’s nostrils made it clear to her that love was a potential if not inevitable label to use for her feelings.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKMsjf5MtY 維尼
The next level of their relationship was for Miyako to return Hikari’s love, but until Miyako’s limbs no longer became painfully rigid at the thought of telling this truth to Hikari, she was forced to settle for saying the right words by herself.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LCBsY03Nq 維尼
“I love you, Hi-chan,” she whispered into the darkness, a desire to keep their relationship as perfect as it was settling in her heart like soil resting over a young plant.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxrom5eT85 維尼
The electricity company must have decided to play a horrifically sadistic prank on Miyako, as the room was abruptly filled with white light.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdZNmIwd1n 維尼
Hikari lethargically opened her eyes. “Who woke me up?” she asked in a voice garbled with exhaustion.8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGWdyi5Nhv 維尼
Miyako chortled. “I can use my charger. Want to play another game, together this time?”8964 copyright protection555ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu7fQpgpsj 維尼
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