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Mafuyu gently opens her eyes to the sight of white hair, and a pale body tucked beneath her arms. The light has just started to peek through the windows, so it must still be early, around six or so. She’s still half-asleep, but seeing Kanade is enough to bring her back to her senses. She’s snoring softly, and Mafuyu sees a semblance of a smile on her face.
She moves down to face the other girl, careful not to wake her up. She seems like she’s sleeping soundly, to Mafuyu’s relief. The previous night, Kanade had overworked herself to the point where Mafuyu had to practically drag her to sleep. She fell asleep quite quickly, however. Not really a surprise considering how exhausted she was.
Mafuyu brushes a finger across Kanade’s hair. It’s soft and fluffy, albeit tangled. She makes a mental note to brush her hair later that night.
She can’t help but smile at the sight of Kanade. She’s sleeping soundly, and at peace, and leaning into her. She adores mornings like this with her. Waking up with Kanade in her arms is one of the best parts of Mafuyu’s day.
She’s glad Kanade’s sleeping well today. The previous nights, body aches and anxiety had kept her up. Mafuyu did her best to help her, but it still hurt to see her girlfriend like that.
Just like on the nights she held her to quell her anxiety, she strokes her hair, as if she’s petting a cat. Carefully, gently, and softly.
Not wanting to wake her girlfriend up, she pulls her hand back and rests it on Kanade’s waist. She sighs fondly, staring at her long white locks.
However, she still stirs, and Mafuyu is startled by the sudden movement, but relaxes after a second. Kanade gently opens her eyes to look at her.
“Mafuyu?” she whispers, voice a bit raspy, but still soft and beautiful.
“Hi,” Mafuyu says.
Kanade looks around, and shifts a bit in the other girl’s arms. “Is it morning?”
She nods.
“Ah…” Kanade says, and tries to get up. Mafuyu is still trapping her in an embrace, however.
“It’s only 6:00 AM, Kanade, and you went to bed at 2:00. Let’s sleep a bit longer.” She mumbles, touching her forehead to Kanade’s. Kanade seemingly stops trying to get up, but still doesn’t relax just yet.
“Mm..don’t you have school?”
“It’s a Saturday.”
Kanade sighs and gives up. Mafuyu, satisfied, kisses her forehead and pulls her close, ignoring the other girl’s flustered face.
“I do need to work, y’know.”
“Kanade. It’s 6. In the morning.”
Kanade tries to say something, but Mafuyu cuts her off.
“You’ll have lots of time to work during the day. Now come on, let’s sleep.”
Kanade sighs, defeated, and nods. Mafuyu puts her hand on her cheek and presses a kiss on her cheek.
To her surprise, when she pulls back, Kanade leans in and presses her lips against hers. The kiss doesn’t last that long, but it’s warm, kind, and gentle. Her kisses have always been that way, and Mafuyu loves them so much.
Kanade pulls back and settles in her arms, face still leveled with Mafuyu’s.
“I love you.” she whispers, and relaxes in her arms. Mafuyu smiles, and answers her with a kiss to the forehead, then settles and drifts off as well.
Mafuyu is still a long way off from fully healing. She still feels like disappearing sometimes, but all things considered, she’s improved. She’s confessed her love to Kanade, gotten closer with Emu, stood up to her mother and moved out, and even her sense of taste had started to come back. She’s still scared for the future, and she has no idea how things will play out.
But for now, she’ll enjoy late night chats on Nightcord, double dates with Mizuki and Ena, seeing Shizuku and Emu at school, hanging out with Miku and the others at Sekai, chatting with Ichika every so often about lyrics, N25 sleepovers, making music.
And mornings with Kanade.