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"You're up late, Yachiyo."
It was just past 11pm. Michiru had just returned to the dorms after a late night event. It was amazing she had even gotten permission from the school to stay out so late. She had expected for there to be no signs of life from any of the edels, but alas, they did have the resident insomniac here. Yachiyo was awake. That was a very common thing as much as Michiru wished it wasn't.
Yachiyo was sitting on the couch, curled up comfortably, a sketchbook in her hands. Yachiyo hummed to acknowledge Michiru's presence, but didn't look at her or say anything in reply. Her gaze was focused intensely on whatever she was currently drawing. She often got that way when she was creating something. Michiru was used to this behavior, as much as she wished Yachiyo would've looked at her at minimum.
Michiru invited herself onto the couch and peered over to see what Yachiyo was drawing. It was always a hit or miss if Yachiyo would let anyone see whatever she was doing in her sketchbook. This time, it seemed she didn't mind if Michiru saw. That was nice. Michiru did like to see Yachiyo's drawings.
"Whatcha doing?" Michiru asked.
"Costume designs."
"Just for fun?"
"Mostly. Unless you think we could use any of these~" Yachiyo flashed her a smile.
"I don't know. We have to see what the next play we do will entail." Michiru kept her answer vague. She hated getting people's hopes up and then having to crush them because things didn't go as planned.
"Fair enough." Yachiyo hummed. "So, you joining me or you going on up to bed?"
"I think I'll stay here for a bit longer." Michiru replied. "I'm not quite ready to sleep yet."
Yachiyo accepted her answer and then went back to sketching out more designs. Michiru watched. She always was amazed how detailed Yachiyo could make these drawing. How fast she could draw them. And when she made any, they always came out just like the picture did.
Yachiyo was always very focused on her work. Once she got in the zone, it was hard to get her attention. She hated being disturbed while she was in the middle of her creative process. Everyone was very well aware of that fact.
So, when there was a sudden weight on her shoulder, she wasn't the most pleased. She opened her mouth to say something, but then stopped. Michiru was asleep. Saying anything wouldn't do much.
"So much for not being ready for bed, huh?" Yachiyo chuckled to herself.
She took in the time. Almost midnight. She should probably pack it up and go to bed. There was school tomorrow and she didn't need anyone on her ass about falling asleep during class. But... she had someone asleep on her shoulder.
What was she supposed to do about that? Yachiyo didn't want to wake her. That would ruin the moment. Michiru looked cute. So much so that Yachiyo cautiously snapped a picture of her. Blackmail. Well, probably not. Those types of things didn't often end well with Michiru. Besides, what did she need to blackmail her girlfriend about?
Yachiyo sat there for a while, pondering what to do. Did she just wake Michiru up and they both head up to bed? Did she just get used to this and wait for Michiru to wake up on her own? Did she dare try to carry Michiru to bed without waking her? The thought of princess carrying Michiru was tempting, but Yachiyo didn't know if that was wise.
In the end, she opted to pinch Michiru's cheek and try to wake her. As much as she would've liked to keep this moment for a while longer, her shoulder was starting to ache. At least her girlfriend was a light-ish sleeper. She didn't take much to wake up.
"Yachiyo?" Michiru mumbled, rubbing her eyes.
"Hey, sleepy head." Yachiyo teased. "Think it's time to head up to bed."
Michiru took in her position and moved away, looking embarrassed. "You better not tell anyone."
"Aw... can't I share a cute moment with the others?" Yachiyo pouted.
"No." Michiru retorted.
"Fine, fine." Yachiyo held up her hands in mock surrender.
Michiru stood up and stretched. "You heading up as well?"
"Probably should. It is midnight." Yachiyo replied, getting up and gathering her things.
"Would you... like to spend the night together?" Michiru asked a bit shyly.
"Hmm... I suppose since you asked so nicely." Yachiyo flashed her a teasing grin.
"Yachiyo!"
"Shh. Don't wake the others."
"Stop being a tease and come on." Michiru rolled her eyes.
She began heading to where their dorm rooms were located. Yachiyo trailed behind her. She was quietly humming a song. Michiru recognized it as being from a recent musical they had all gone to see together. She just hoped they wouldn't wake anyone else up.
"My room or yours?" Michiru questioned.
"I have to go to my room anyway so, shall we just go there?" Yachiyo replied.
"Sounds good." Michiru agreed.
The two went to Yachiyo's room. Yachiyo took care to put away all her drawing items in their proper places. Michiru watched her from the bed.
"You're very organized with that stuff." Michiru couldn't help but comment.
"I like how it looks when everything is in order." Yachiyo replied.
She joined Michiru in the bed. They laid there in silence for a while. This wasn't the first time they had shared a bed by far. There was just normally a bit more planning involved. They had sprung this on each other quite suddenly.
Michiru shifted over and pressed up against Yachiyo. "Want to cuddle?"
"Sure." Yachiyo agreed and pulled her into a hug.
"Why am I always the one being crushed?" Michiru complained.
"Not my fault you're such a huggable size." Yachiyo hummed in reply.
"I swear to god, Yachiyo."
"You can get me back in the morning."
"You're infuriating, you know that?"
"I know. But you love me this way. You can't deny that."
"You're lucky that's true."