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Karane was bored. Hakari, Hahari, and Mei, all left for a short trip. A family vacation, Hahari had called it. Rentarou had offered for the rest of the Rentarou Family to go, but some weren’t able to. He couldn’t leave behind the girls that couldn’t go on the trip, so he’d stayed back.
But it was very boring. Karane appreciated Rentarou’s company, but she missed Hakari. As much as she didn’t want to admit how much she liked Hakari, she missed the pink haired girl.
“I’m going on a date with Suu. I’ll see you girls at school tomorrow!” Rentarou announced. He left the school rooftop with Suu, and Karane sighed. She pulled out her phone to check the time. 4:00pm. While some of the other girls were still chatting, most left. Karane felt very out of place. She wasn’t the most sociable one there, and her tsundere qualities made it harder for her to bond with others.
Karane found her gaze subconsciously moving to where Ahko was. The gal girl was chatting with Uto. She’s so adorable, Karane thought to herself. Ahko was one of the only few girls in the Rentarou Family that Karane really got along with. Hakari too, of course, but Hakari was more teasing and annoying. Ahko was a genuinely nice and supportive friend. Karane appreciated that.
“Oh, I’ve totes got to go now. One of my favourite streamers is like, gonna stream in half an hour. I’d totally rather like, watch it at home in my bedroom,” Ahko said to Uto. Uto waved goodbye as Ahko turned away, a pleasant smile on her face.
“She’s leaving too, I guess,” Karane didn’t realize she’d spoken aloud, and she felt a hand on her shoulder. It was Ahko’s. “Karanecchii, are you liiike.. Feeling a bit left out? I totally get that. Like, you should for real come to my place for a sleepover,” The gal girl offered. Karane hesitated. But she knew she’d gain nothing by rejecting. “Okay, uh, I ain’t got another better to do anyway, I suppose,” Karane replied in a quiet tone. Karane sent a quick text to her parents and informed them where she’d be going. Once she got approval, the two started heading off.
“You know, you are like, so adorbs when you get all quiet like that. I could tootally tell you were embarrassed about accepting my offer. I dunno why you were though,” Ahko broke their silence. Karane let out a gasp, crossing her arms in a defensive way. “WAS NOT! Pfft, you’re just makin’ stuff up. Not like I was embarrassed or anythin’!” Karane snapped, although she was obviously not too mad.
Karane wasn’t aware of it, but there was a slight blush on her face. “Why’re you all happy?” Karane asked, as Ahko was smiling pleasantly while watching her. “You’re reaaally red right now. It’s lowkey kinda cute,” Ahko answered.
Ahko’s house
“This is my room!” Ahko exclaimed as she led Karane into her room. There were a bunch of anime posters on her wall. A few shelves with a ton of small toys and figurines on them. She had a bookshelf with tons of manga. Karane even recognized some, but wouldn’t admit that she liked them. Ahko’s bed had a bunch of very comfortable looking throw blankets and a corner of her bed was covered in plushies.
“I hope my bed’s big enough for us. But I can like, take the plushies off for tonight,” Ahko rushed over to her bed and was taking her plushies off. Karane couldn’t help but smile. “Okay, don’t worry about it. I can always sleep on the floor or the couch,” She suggested. Ahko looked back at Karane and shook her head. “Thankies for understanding, you’re reeally sweet. But no, I’ll just remove them,” Ahko replied with a smile.
The two spent the day relaxing and bonding, and Ahko even showed Karane the streamer she liked. Turned out Karane liked that streamer too. After dinner they retreated back to Ahko’s room for the night, when something dawned on Karane.
“I don’t have any spare clothes with me. I can go back home and grab a pair real quick,” Karane realized with a sigh. Ahko’s eyes started to sparkle. She’s cute when she does that, Karane thought. Ahko left for a brief moment and came back with.. A onesie? It resembled a fluffy brown bear. It also looked.. Really familiar.
“Haharicchi gave me these. I thought they were totes adorbs and took them. They’re clean. I like, have a matching pair. We can for real be twinning,” Ahko beamed. “Not like I wanna wear these or anythin’ They wouldn’t match me!” Karane protested. But when she saw Ahko’s expression grow a bit sad, she quickly snatched the pair. “Fine, doesn’t mean I ain’t gonna dislike them or anything,” She declared before leaving to get changed in Ahko’s washroom.
Once the two were dressed, Karane felt herself get pulled in by Ahko. Their bodies were close, and Karane blushed a bit. “We look sooo cute together. I think we should like, totally take a selfie together,” Ahko suggested. The two posed with peace signs and smiles, although Karane looked a bit embarrassed in it.
The two watched a movie together, both sharing a bowl of popcorn. At one point while they were both engrossed in the movie, they reached for a handful of popcorn at the same time. Their hands lightly brushed against each other, and they both drew back quickly. Ahko laughed at Karane’s flustered expression.
At night time, Karane was finding it hard to fall asleep. Sleeping beside someone was so awkward, and for some reason the fact that it was Ahko made it worse. A few minutes passed, and Karane was still trying to get comfortable. “Are you like, okay, Karanecchiii? You seem like, reaally weird right now,” Ahko commented. Karane was surprised. She’d thought the gal girl was fast asleep.
“It’s not like I’m finding it hard to sleep or anything’. It’s just awkward sleeping beside someone,” Karane responded. But right as Ahko began to speak she interrupted, “Ain’t saying it’s you or anythin’. I just find it awkward in general.”
Silence. Did I upset her? Karane wondered, then she felt arms wrap around her. Her eyes widened in surprise, and she turned around so that they’d be facing each other. “Ahko? W-Why’re you-” Karane began to speak, but stopped herself. Ahko squeezed her tighter and even wrapped her legs around Karane too.
“Do you want me to like, stop?” Ahko asked, and Karane shook her head. “No. I suppose this ain’t too bad.” Karane admitted. Ahko smiled more brightly, and held Karane even tighter.
After a moment of hesitation, Karane wrapped her arms around Ahko too. The two girls were fully tangled up in eachothers arms. Ahko fell asleep quite quickly. Karane admired her, starting to let herself relax.
She’s asleep. She won’t know if I just.. Karane delivered a light kiss to Ahko’s forehead, before falling asleep herself.