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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxuCG9uFr1 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡMegDi29Nd4 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKjzsyP37x 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCB0xiDRWY 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFwQntHzNE 維尼
Hikari leaned in closer, her breath skating over Miyako’s sharp nose. “So what should we do?” she asked softly.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxxuh6kmfl 維尼
Miyako shrugged. “How am I supposed to know? I wasn’t prepared for this.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBeYpapa5F 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq88GW8hFG 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwbpkZkUOJ 維尼
“That thing still works?” she asked. “What would we even play on it? And why did you bring it?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwoXGp1MDw 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY7ajdqlGp 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTJmlC6GBR 維尼
“What game are you playing?” Miyako asked in a voice that suggested a lack of interest in the answer.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUDUOsKjsU 維尼
“Pokémon, of course.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRP0I6ycZ0 維尼
“How old are you? Don’t tell me you became an otaku before I even noticed!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡd29XtW8ZLl 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEG1u3msGB 維尼
“I don’t know where my console is. I haven’t used it in years, remember?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡdduB14elVm 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡndc9yTfU4Y 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06xTvcku4q 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZEOb8Ipht 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3sTxYW0IN 維尼
“Which version are you playing?” she asked.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡQagPQ8QFyE 維尼
“Platinum.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYf0o5CiB1 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBsOY8PW11 維尼
“Why did I go through all that?” she wondered aloud.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yJ4AFM0WR 維尼
Hikari smirked. “Because you love me.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEeFShGupO 維尼
Miyako’s cheeks burnt, Hikari’s words threatening to solder themselves into her brain for all eternity.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxKZEwNzsj 維尼
“L-love? Isn’t that a bit too sudden?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzHkRIYzzi 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tNH5uIYTD 維尼
“I’m just walking around right now, really,” Miyako admitted. “I’ve given up on playing properly.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmq4i8PZwY 維尼
“Have you told your parents about us?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcYd7RRfCZ 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pqMaI0Nzr 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXVnTRRYVG 維尼
“Sorry. But how was I supposed to act? I’m not an expert on this.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡunh2EtyyfU 維尼
“You said you’ve dated before.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡy68iAyVfb4 維尼
“Well, isn’t going out with a girl different?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7Sr7z7cgk 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE8weL80zC 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyS3yGa1RR 維尼
And waited.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ83KyFLoWL 維尼
And waited.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWqwWrEO4z 維尼
“Uh… when is this kiss going to happen? I assumed it was going to be now-”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7RTtE1qal 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZ7faTK1Go 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmhLdi24Tq 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ueUS9a9ML 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTT2PT6747 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVsph3u78S 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡevmvR94y0v 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHFbqTAL0N 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3FaAzpvGV 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡysbjikkzIw 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡq61WC6Cb69 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7IS0fPDCy 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kXI5vfiEZ 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EaWYThCIs 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡOr5tjinGEP 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqSJ3Rp1e9 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFPFL091dT 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHIx3YambR 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 protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtPxYV0r9N 維尼
Hikari lethargically opened her eyes. “Who woke me up?” she asked in a voice garbled with exhaustion.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUWLgrSjd4 維尼
Miyako chortled. “I can use my charger. Want to play another game, together this time?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOMvpx1fWb 維尼
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