DR CrossShip Week on tumblr has begun! This one is short and sweet (like Chihiro lol) and I'm not sorry for that. Enjoy!
Chihiro was nowhere near used to staying up past ten, but he could usually make an exception for Chiaki- until she decides to keep him up until one in the morning playing video games. That's where he drew the line.
"Chiakiā¦" He poked her cheek to take her attention away from their pokemon battle- which she was currently winning. "We have school tomorrow, I should go back to my room."
As he expected, she took a moment before answering, her eyes half-shut. "Alright. Want me to walk you there?" He appreciated the offer, of course, even though his room was only down the hall from hers.
"No, that's okay. Just make sure you get some sleep, got it?" He stood and took a moment to gather his courage before placing a quick kiss on her hairline. "Love you."
She hummed a bit before speaking, eyes still glued to her screen. "Love you, too."
Chihiro wasn't done, though. "And it's because I love you that I'm taking these." He plucked her Game Girl Advance out of her hands along with his own, a bit surprised when she didn't try to take it back. "You can get this back tomorrow morn- er, before classes. Right now, you're going to-"
He cut himself off, seeing that her head had already dropped onto her arms on the complete opposite side of her bed as her pillow, asleep. Her breathing was light as he smiled fondly and left the room to get his own beauty sleep.
As soon as the door was shut, however, Chiaki perked right back up, firing up her laptop with a small yet triumphant smile. "Who would've thought he'd forget about online gaming?" she muttered, logging into one of her favorite games. He meant well, and she knew that, but he didn't know that she functioned without sleep on a regular basis. Or, actually, maybe he did, considering she falls asleep at random times throughout the day. Either way, she was going to keep gaming until classes started, then sleep through those.
Who knew? Maybe one of these days she'd get Chihiro to pull a real all-nighter with her. But then again, they had all the time in the world.
