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Mafuyu stared at her laptop, the only source of light in her otherwise dark room. It was already past 3am, but she was content to continue working, albeit feeling a little tired, when she was interrupted by a knock, as a familiar figure walked through the door.
"Mafuyuuu~" whined the pink haired girl as she walked over to the desk in the corner of the room, bending over and wrapping her arms around the lyricist, "it's late! It's time for bed!"
"I'm not done studying yet Mizuki." She looked over at the video editor, staring into her pink (and very pretty!) eyes, reflecting the faint light from emitting her screen.
"You can study tomorrow when you're not tired! It's better for memorization right?" Mizuki tried bargaining, doing her best to put on a pleading face. Mafuyu knew that she was trying to use her self-proclaimed powers of persuasion, and was not about to admit that these so called powers just amounted to being someone that Mafuyu could never say no to.
"I must finish this first, besides, I'm not tired." A lie.
"Can you at least come and get ready for bed?" She asked, standing up and freeing Mafuyu. "I'm starting to get tired y'know~" she called out over her shoulder as she walked out the door back to her own room, knowing that Mafuyu would soon follow.
"Fine." She closed her laptop and stood up, taking her headphones off and letting her soft purple hair fall down over her shoulders. She stood up and followed her girlfriend out, heading to the washroom, knowing full well that she would not be coming back to her studies.
The two had separate bedrooms, each with their own desks for the sake of space, but would choose one or the other's bedrooms to sleep in together. Mizuki had already finished her nightly routine and so she waited patiently for Mafuyu to finish hers. She sat in her bed, staring at her phone, scrolling through Ena's art account and making sure to like all her new art posts, while leaving a snarky comment under her selfie posts.
"Don't forget your pills!" She called out to remind Mafuyu, still looking at her phone and clearing her notifications. A new Nightcord message from Kanade that she'd look at tomorrow, a shipping update about a dress she ordered, a reminder that her bonus energy was full for a rhythm game she played. Clearing them all, she set her phone to do not disturb, placed it on her nightstand, and laid back, doing her best to not fall asleep she leaned back into the pillow she had propped up. Trying to stay awake, she thought about her day. She had gone to visit Rui and the rest of Wonderlands Showtime at Phoenix Wonderland, joining them for a show and the celebratory dinner afterwards. Mafuyu opted to stay home, wanting to work on her projects and study. University hadn't started yet, it was still the summer, it was just stuff she did for fun and to learn new things, something that Mizuki adored about her girlfriend, among other things. It wasn't like she was alone the whole time either, Mizuki made sure to send plenty of photos of what they were doing, and check in on how her girlfriend was doing. She thought of her girlfriend all the time, however, being as late as it was, thinking about all the warm and fuzzy thoughts surrounding the girl she treasured led to her feeling increasingly tired.
She wasn't sure if she fell asleep for a moment or not, but she opened her eyes to see Mafuyu walk into the room, looking perfect as always.
"I've taken my pills" she commented plainly as she stepped into the room, putting down a glass of water on her bedside table.
"Good girl, now its time to sleep." Mizuki fluffed up the blankets, laying down and tucking herself under them, inviting her girlfriend into bed.
Mafuyu climbed into bed, sinking into the soft, memory foam mattress beside Mizuki. She looked down at the very sleepy girl beside her and leaned down to give her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Goodnight Mafuyu, sleep well~" she whispered, her voice soft, already falling asleep.
"Sleep well," she replied, crawling under the covers, laying down and curling her legs in towards her chest. She cuddled her favourite stuffed animal, a shark, and immediately felt a wave of sleepiness wash over her. She felt so warm. Cozy.
Mizuki snuggled closer, wrapping her arms around the purple ball, saying one final thing before drifting off to sleep.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Mizuki woke to sunlight streaming through the blinds, suddenly alerted to the sounds of birds chirping outside. She rolled over to check her phone, 10:00 am. She rolled back over to her right, where her girlfriend was still peacefully sleeping, curled into her ball. She continued to stare at the still sleeping girl, admiring her, thinking about how lucky she was to have such a pretty girlfriend. Mizuki ran her fingers through the girls long, purple hair, as she began to stir.
"Good morning Mizuki." She mumbled into her pillow, still half asleep.
Upon hearing her voice, Mizuki smiled. "Good morning sleepyhead~! How did you sleep?"
Mafuyu rolled over to face her, looking across at her with her glossy purple eyes. "Like a rock. How about you?"
Mizuki yawned, "I think I could use a bit more rest, a nap even~" she said, before moving in to return the girl's kiss from last night.
"Mhm." Mafuyu knew where this was going.
"It is my culture of course," she stated before snuggling back under the covers.
Mafuyu moved to help pull the covers back over Mizuki, "and what culture is that?"
Mizuki looked back over at her partner and responded with a smile. "Cat culture~"
"Well what would Mizukitty like for breakfast when she wakes up then?" She asked, petting the pink haired girl.
"Space pancakes~" mumbled the sleepy girl, clutching Mafuyu's shark plush.
Mafuyu smiled to herself as she watched her girlfriend drift back to sleep. She got up to get ready and make breakfast for herself and the prettiest girl ever.
Mizuki awoke from her nap to the sounds of dishes being put away and music playing from the kitchen. Cadmium colors painted inside me. Antegrade fever, 101 degrees. She checked her phone again, 12pm. My goodness, she thought to herself. Usually she made fun of Mafuyu for sleeping in and being the sleepiest girl ever.
Sitting up in her bed, she was finally waking up. "Mafuyuuu~" she called out
"Good morning." Mafuyu called back as she walked to the doorway of the room. "I'm sorry, did I wake you?"
"Hiiii~ good morning. It's fine, I needed to wake up anyways." She stretched, yawning. "Have you eaten yet? And taken your pills?"
"I've taken my pills but I've been waiting for you to make breakfast," she stated, gesturing vaguely back to kitchen where she had prepped the pancake batter and jam, "so I decided to get started on the chores."
Mizuki blushed, feeling slightly guilty. "You didn't have to wait."
"I wanted to." Mafuyu stated firmly, knowing Mizuki would have done the same. "Go get ready and then let's eat."
Mafuyu started with breakfast while her girlfriend got ready. Space pancakes as she and Mizuki called them, otherwise known as šmorn, pancakes but shredded and scrambled, with cherry jam. Mizuki quickly went through her morning routine, excited at the prospect of tasty space pancakes, and she was hungry too, though she did wish she had gotten up slightly earlier to help with cooking. She loved her girlfriends cooking, her knowledge of recipes and different dishes amazed her. As she finished getting ready, Mafuyu finished with prepping breakfast. As Mizuki came into the kitchen, Mafuyu handed her a plate complete with space pancakes, jam and fruit. They sat down at the dining room table together, sitting beside each other.
"You woke up earlier than I thought you would sleepyhead. I was going to make you breakfast in bed." Mafuyu commented, taking a bite of pancake.
Mizuki would always insist that Mafuyu should never feel obligated to make her breakfast before she woke up, and she should instead just wake her up so they could cook together.
"Well, you really don't- HEY WAIT! What do you mean I woke up EARLIER!" She cried, dramatically putting down her fork.
Mafuyu smiled, "Sleepiest girl ever."
"That is totally not fair. You're the one that insisted you weren't tired last night!" She cried in protest, however she knew it was a losing battle. Her sleepiness had cost her.
Mafuyu took another bite, she already knew she had won, in more ways than one. She had someone to care for, and someone to care for her, and that someone sat next to her, the prettiest girl ever. She couldn't ask for anything more. "Aren't you supposed to be eating your space pancakes."
"Fine!" The pink haired girl grinned, their silly arguments were more than just that, they meant a lot to Mizuki. She always dreamt of having someone she could cherish and love, and that someone sat next to her. She wouldn't trade the chance to argue with the prettiest girl ever for anything in the world.