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Venti tosses and turns in bed, trying to squeeze the last bit of sleep he can out of himself before he gets up. After a minute of failing to return to his deep slumber, he opens his eyes and rubs them, grumbling all the while. He scans the room and notices Lumine is missing.
“Hm? Where’s Lumine?” He grips his pillow a bit. “Did she leave early today?”
Venti looks over at the dresser and sees that there isn’t a note. “Why didn’t she leave a note? I don’t hear anything in the house besides me right now…”
He holds his pillow, anxiously trying to sort out where Lumine could possibly be. “Lumine???” He yells.
Almost as if it's magic, he hears her coming up the stairs and running to the room. Once she gets there, he looks at her, his anxiety replaced by confusion.
“Ah! Good morning Master~!” She walks over to the bed and gives him a forehead kiss. “How did you sleep?”
Venti instantly feels himself blushing uncontrollably and fidgets with his pillow. “M-master?! Why are you dressed like a… a-a.” He can’t bring himself to say it.
“A maid?” She flashes him a slight cat-like smile as she leans in closer to his face.
The thought alone makes him feel warm, but actually seeing it, he can’t take it. “Y-yes…”
She giggles and twirls around. “You like it~?”
“I-I do…” He hides inside the blanket. “But why did it have to be a maid?!”
“My dear.” She sits next to him and hugs him through the blanket. “This is a one time thing. I felt like the gifts I got you weren’t enough, so I’ll be your personal maid for the day.”
Venti pokes his head out of the blanket and leans onto her shoulder. “Just for today?”
She nods. “Only for today.”
“Well then…” Lumine stands up and turns to him. “What’s your first order master~?”
“Um…” He thinks for a second and then smirks. “Carry me down the stairs and feed me breakfast.”
“Yes master.” She instantly picks him up, cocooning him in the blanket and holding him in a bridal carry.
Venti can only blush as he’s carried all the way to the couch and gently placed down onto it, the blanket now wrapped in a way that makes it hard for him to escape. Normally, it would bother him, as the summer equinox is a mere 5 days away, but since the fan is still running, it makes the room just cold enough for him to comfortably stay in the blanket. As he’s placed down, Lumine rubs his head and backs away a bit.
“I’ll be back soon master, please be patient.” She bows and runs to the kitchen.
Once she’s left the room, Venti lets himself devolve into a blushing mess. He wasn’t expecting Lumine to take his request seriously. Hell, he didn’t think she would humor him like this. But she did and now he’s stuck inside his quilt and forced to think about his actions.
After a while of being overtaken by his own thoughts, he snaps out of it once he catches a whiff of the scent of bacon and pancakes. He looks up and sees Lumine walk back into the room, holding a tray with a plate filled with a tall stack of pancakes, bacon, and eggs on top. Alongside a tall glass of apple juice with a straw in it.
“I’m back master~!” She puts the tray down on the side table next to Venti and takes a seat. “I brought your breakfast.”
“Now.” She takes the fork and cuts the tall stack of pancakes, stabbing the sliced portion with a fork. She holds it to Venti’s mouth and holds her hand under it.
“Say ahhhh~.”
Venti, through his glowing red face, opens his mouth and eats the food sheepishly; keeping his head down as he chews. The pancakes are fluffy and soft, the syrup making it slightly stick, which he dislikes. Nevertheless, the pancakes are perfect in his eyes, which makes him blush even more.
“How is it?” Lumine pulls the fork away and points the straw in the juice to his mouth.
He takes a sip of the apple juice. The juice has a cool, yet crisp taste, as if it was just squeezed. The cool beverage helps him wash down the sticky pancakes. Once he finishes the sip, he tries to look up, but can’t help but avert her gaze.
“I-it’s delicious…” He squeaks out.
Her eyes light up and a look of pure delight crosses her face. “Really? That makes me so happy to hear!”
She continues feeding him, her enthusiasm building with each portion she feeds him. Once all the food is packed away in his slightly chubby stomach, he leans back and yawns slightly. He can feel all that food making him grow more and more sleepy by the second. “I’m starting to get sleepy again… can we cuddle for a bit after you clean up?”
“Of course master!” Lumine looks elated by the idea of cuddling with her sleepy boyfriend, something about his clingy nature and adorable features makes him amazing for her to cuddle with.
“I’ll be quick!” She takes the tray of empty dishes and runs to the kitchen, carefully making sure she doesn’t drop the tray by accident.
It takes a few minutes, minutes that Venti spends fighting off sleep while his face is still as red as a tomato, but Lumine walks back into the living room and hugs him through the blanket. Pulling him closer to her, Lumine nuzzles his forehead with her cheek and wraps her legs around the cocoon. Venti leans into her warm embrace, finding it harder and harder to resist the allure of sleep that creeps up on him.
“Lumine…” He mumbles though his daze, “you're so warm and comfy… I’m just going to rest my eyes for a bit…”
With that, his mind shuts down and falls back into a deep comfortable slumber. His body slumps down, causing Venti to not rest on Lumine’s shoulder, but rather on top of her breast’s, causing her to get caught off guard and blush. His smushed cheek against her bosom, combined with his smile and peaceful expression, makes her brain short circuit.
“A-ah. Master…” Despite her best effort, she finds it hard to break character in this moment. “I suppose you can nap here for a while, you always look so cute while napping. Yet you subconsciously chose to be more bold today.”
“My my; it seems my dear master might be giving into some of his more… instinctive desires~”
A few hours later, Venti’s eyelids gently flutter open as he lets out a huge yawn. He notices something wet from the corner of his mouth. To his embarrassment, Venti had drooled while he was asleep. His eyes widen and his blush increases tenfold as he realizes that the soft surface he rested his head on was actually his lover's breasts. He bolts upright and attempts to squirm out in order to avoid having to explain how this happened.
Alas, when he suddenly shot up and started to wiggle his way out of her grip, it roused Lumine from her slumber. “Mmmm… Venti…?”
“A-ah!” He yelps, startled at her sudden movement.
Immediately, however, his yelp causes her expression to shift to one of concern and to let go of him. “What’s wrong? Is everything ok?”
He wiggles his arms out of the blanket and wipes the drool off the side of his mouth. “Everythings ok, I just wasn’t expecting you to move and it startled me.”
“Oh thank goodness!” Lumine kisses his forehead and hugs him gently.
“I was worried you were hurt or uncomfortable.”
Venti leans into the hug and reciprocates it. “I wasn’t either, and I appreciate the concern. But I was mostly trying to escape the cuddle because I… I-I…”
He can barely choke out the words. “I not only slept on your chest without asking… but I drooled on it as well…”
“Don’t worry, it’s ok.” She kisses his forehead yet again. “I wasn’t mad. In fact, I found it adorable.”
“You did?” He asks, his head tilting up to meet her eyes.
“I did. But the more important question is if you slept well.”
He smiles and laughs a bit. “I slept amazing! Thanks for checking my love.”
“Hehe! Your welcome, Venti!” Lumine chuckles and squeezes him. She checks her pocket watch and sighs. “It’s about 12:26pm, you should get dressed.”
“Or~?” A coy smirk crosses her face as a devious idea pops into her head. “Does master want me to dress him~?”
For the millionth time today, Venti’s face erupts into a deep red blush and he can’t help but stutter, his usual charm and wit nowhere to be seen. “Huh?! I-I… h-help me g-g-get dressed? S-sure…”
She giggles and scoops him up, blanket and all. “Well then… let’s get you dressed master~!”
Once Lumine closes the door to the bedroom and locks it, she unwraps the blanket and moves Venti off of it. “Alright then…”
She digs through his drawer and pulls out a frilly, loose-fitting, white blouse and a pair of light green shorts, along with an oversized sweater. She lays them down next to Venti and moves to unbutton his nightshirt. He can’t help but blush as Lumine undresses him, even though she’s done it so many times before. Her soft hands carefully work their way through each button, almost in a reverent way. Once she reaches the final button, she starts to slide his sleeve off of his shoulder, revealing light, greenish blue tattoos on his chest and arms on his pale, white skin. After slipping his arms out of the sleeves, she grabs the shirt that now lies at his waist, and pulls it over his head carefully.
Lumine folds the nightshirt and places it to the side gently. Then, she picks up the blouse she selected for him and rolls it up so Venti can slide his head through the hole. Once the shirt is around his neck, she unfurls it slowly, allocating time for him to slip his arms in the sleeves. Once the shirt covers his chest and torso, she hands him the shorts and takes a few paces back.
“I’ll let you put these on by yourself, call me back in once you finish.” She walks to the door and closes it behind her.
Venti pauses for a moment, holding the shorts in his hand and blankly staring at it. ‘It’s weird…’ he thinks. ‘She was so willing to take off my shirt, but not my pants. Did it have a weirdly… sexual feeling to her?’
He blushes at the prospect of it and shakes his head violently. ‘No! This isn’t some kind of sexual thing at all!’ His brain insists.
‘I got all flustered because well… she only undresses me in a sexual context.’ He sighs and starts to remove his pants.
He places them to the side and stands up, pulling his shorts up after. Once they're firmly in place, he opens the door and walks up to her. “I finished.”
She inspects him for a second and tilts her head. “You're not wearing the sweater today?”
“Ah! I thought I was forgetting something.” He runs back to the bed and shoves his pullover, crème colored, oversized knit sweater over his blouse. The sweater falls past his rear and ends at his mid thigh, it’s one he received as a gift from an old friend. He can still hear his friend's voice when they gave it to him, even the bright smile they had is permanently burned into his head. It’s a bittersweet memory for him.
He snaps out of his melancholic haze and looks back at Lumine. “Ok, now I’m done.”
Despite the memory the sweater has attached to it, he still wears a goofy smile on his face. Lumine can’t help but giggle a bit. When her darling boyfriend wears a silly expression, she can’t help but feel a sense of cuteness aggression. Almost instinctally, she finds herself squishing his cheeks and biting them a bit. Venti squeaks as he finds himself in a volley of pinches and gentle bites.
The nibbles turn into kisses as Lumine hugs him tightly. “Sorry for that, I can’t help but get just a tad bit aggressive when you look that adorable~!”
“I-it’s ok… I love you Lumine.”
The two share a tender kiss, the late morning light illuminating off their faces made the moment feel magical. The kiss lasts for a good minute as they move even closer to each other. Once they reluctantly break away for air, they gaze deep into each other's eyes; topaz meeting emerald.
“I love you too Venti.” She gently caresses his face, her soft eyes seem to sparkle even more than they did before.
They lean in for a shorter kiss this time, chasing the warmth that prior kiss brought. When Venti pulls away, he pushes a strand of hair behind Lumine’s ear and chuckles softly, almost inaudibly. He then cups her cheek and bushes his thumb against it, feeling the softness of her pale skin against his. The two pull out of the hug they trapped each other in and something catches Venti’s eye, a faint pink spot on his thumb where he brushed Lumine’s cheek.
“Hon?” He inquires. “Are you wearing makeup?”
Her eyes light up and she smiles happily. “Yes! You finally noticed?”
He smiles and looks over at the vanity. A bunch of beauty products lay sprawled out on top of it, seemingly to be put away later in the day. Venti walks over to it and picks up a tray of rosy pink blush. Lumine walks over to him and leans over. “That’s the blushes I used, you like it?”
He smiles. “Love it.” He simply says. “Can you close your eyes for a moment?”
“Ok?” She closes her eyes, slightly perplexed.
She feels soft bristles against her cheeks moving a repetitive motion. Once the movement stops, she feels it on the other side. Once the sensations fully stop, Vent speaks again.
“You can open your eyes now.”
Lumine opens her eyes and notices a tender expression on Venti’s face, the makeup brush in his hand with pink dust on the tip, and a blush pallet in the other. “I had to do a quick touch up, I accidentally got some blush on my hand when I brushed my thumb on your cheek.”
She puts her hand to her face and looks down, her face a burning red. “O-oh?”
“H-hey!” He quickly places the brush and pallet back on the vanity and pats her head.
She leans into his touch and moves closer to him. “Thanks for touching it up…”
“Of course, anytime my star.”
They embrace for a while, only breaking away when Lumine’s face is no longer red. “You know, I broke character for a while.”
Venti tilts his head, which is then followed by a small laugh. “Oh right, the thing with you being my maid and all.”
“Yeah…”
He grabs her hand and holds it gently. “We can stop this if you want, but that’s up to you.”
“I’ll continue with this master.” She smiles and tilts her head. “What’s your next command for me? Want me to get some grapes and wine for you? Or maybe you want something more… risqué~?”
He laughs again and guides her down the steps and to the couch. He pulls her into his lap and holds her a bit. “Wine and grapes sounds amazing~! Can you get that for me, after we cuddle a bit more.”
The two spend the rest of the day in a state of on and off cuddles. Interrupted only by lunch, dinner, and chores around the house. Despite Lumine’s insistence, Venti pitched in and helped with the chores. Which made them go by faster. Once night rolled around and Lumine had given Venti his cake and presents, which happened to be a scrapbook of the two of them and an expensive new notebook and pen set, they got ready to turn into bed. Venti, who is somewhat drunk, is getting tucked into bed by Lumine. Although it was by his request, she would have tucked him in one way or the other.
“Doesn master want me to read him a bedtime story or sing him so sleep~?” She chuckles, wanting to get one last tease in before bed.
“Hm… I'd rather you hold me until I fall asleep, make me feel all warm and cozy inside before I depart to the land of slumber~.“ He grabs her by the skirt and tugs it, an expression of pleading with hints of mischief beaming from his face.
“Didn’t get enough cuddles earlier?” She laughs. “My my, master really is clingy.”
He giggles a bit. “Well I guess I am clingy…” his expression softens into a more sincere one. “But I love having my dear maid around me. I wanted to get the most out of this gift you gave me and cuddling was the best option.”
“Indulge me one last time today, please~?”
His puppy dog eyes and words of pure affection and devotion made her face go red. She grabs and tenderly holds his hand in hers, admiring the lotioned hand of her lover. “Of course, may I change out of this outfit first? I won’t be long my dear.”
“If it makes you more comfortable, then do it.” He assures with a doting smile.
She lets go of his hand and pulls out her night gown and shorts, ones that match his, and a pair of underwear. She then bolts to the bathroom to shower. Venti spends the next few minutes by spacing out and retreating to his imagination. The comfortable sheets and blankets make it hard for him to fend off sleep, yet he persisted. He knows full well that he sleeps better than he sleeps the best when Lumine is holding him from the start.
After 20 minutes, Lumine runs back into the room and slides into bed next to him. “I’m back honey!”
Venti comes back to reality and snuggles up close to Lumine, seeking her company to ensure a restful sleep and good dreams. “I had the best birthday I could have ever asked for. Thank you so much, I love you Lumine.”
She holds him and kisses his forehead. “Your welcome, I love you Venti.”
With that, the two close their eyes. Within the minute, both of them drifted off to sleep. Letting the comfort of the atmosphere and each other carry them off into a restful slumber.