I fell asleep during a car ride. This story was inspired by this.
Yeah, it's silly. Simple domestic fluff.
Yosuke sighed again as he pulled up to the large apartment building, looking in the mirror pointing at the man sleeping in the back seat. He set the car to park and quietly got out, opening the door to the back and undoing Souji's seat belt. As a result, Souji was freed from his bond and simply flopped onto the seat. His friend chuckled and shut the door, taking care to lower the window slightly beforehand. His hands slipped into his pockets as he went up the staircase, recalling the correct door number and ringing the bell. It only took a few moments before someone answered, so he put on a friendly smile and took a quick breath. There was a brief moment of envy for Souji when he saw the warm smile on Naoto's face as she opened the door. Maybe Chie would do that for him one day.
...Nah.
"Welcome ho-...oh. Hello, Yosuke-san."
"Hi, Naoto-kun."
"What brings you here?" She paused to quickly glance past him, as if she was looking for someone else. "Is Souji-kun…?"
"He's sleeping in the car."
"Oh!...Oh."
"Remember when the doctor said his exhaustion would build up?"
"Yes?"
"And Souji waved it off?"
"Definitely."
"It caught up."
"...Ah."
"Yeah, he's...in the car, still. Here's the keys."
She took them with no argument, but concern governed her voice when she asked, "Thank you. Would you like to spend the night? It's quite dark out at this hour."
"No, no. It's fine, I'll just catch a taxi. Do you need help bringing him up, or…?"
"Thank you, but I can manage just fine. Are you sure you want to take a taxi? We have more than enough room."
"I'm sure. Thanks, though."
Naoto looked conflicted by this, but she nodded quickly and shut the door as she stepped out into the hallway, toeing her shoes on as she did. "Well, I suppose I should get him now."
"Sure. I'll walk you to the car."
The two caught up on recent events as they made their way down the stairs, making more than a few jokes about the past or at Souji's expense. Yosuke took a beat to smile at Naoto, who smiled and laughed much more openly since Souji offered a place for her in his apartment. Things change, he supposed. "Well, here we are. He's in the backseat."
"Thank you again, Yosuke-san, for bringing him back here."
"Oh, no. It's fine. Couldn't just leave him at the school. Anyway, I'll see ya. Good night, Naoto-kun."
"Likewise. Good night, Yosuke-san."
She waved to Yosuke one more time before unlocking the car door and taking a peek inside. A small giggle threatened to escape as she saw him sprawled out on the back seat, but she bit her lip for a moment before touching his leg and whispering, "Souji-kun?"
"Mmf...hm? Naoto?"
She smiled softly at how his voice was slurred by sleep, reaching forward and brushing some hair out of his face. "You fell asleep."
"Oh. I-I did? Oh."
He yawned and covered his mouth with his hand, sitting up in the car seat and looking around dazedly. "I...fell asleep in the car, huh."
"You did. Come on, you need a real bed."
He took her hand silently and followed her into the apartment building, rubbing sleep out of his eyes as they eventually made it to their door. A small smile found his face when he noticed that her hand never left his on the entire way up. "Are you still awake?"
"No, I'm sleepwalking."
"Oh. That's nice."
"April Fools'."
"Oh, you card."
"..."
"Souji?"
"Hehe...tarot cards."
She led him into the apartment with a soft laugh, tugging him towards her and into a hug as he lazily shut the door with his foot. He hummed happily when his hands linked around the small of her back, and he relaxed into the embrace when his mind caught up, sighing happily into into her hair. Naoto nuzzled into his shirt and murmured softly, "You're really tuckered out, aren't you?"
"Hm...maybe."
"Go get settled in. I'll change and bring you some clean clothes."
"Thank you, magic lady."
Naoto pulled out of the simple hug and gently pushed him towards their bedroom, heading into the bathroom after she locked their front door. Souji glanced around the room for a moment before promptly faceplanting into the bed. At that moment, he felt a newfound appreciation for the soft bedsheets, groaning softly and taking handfuls of the cloth as he buried his face into a pillow. He silently rolled over to his side and did his very best to keep from falling asleep as he waited for Naoto to come back.
"Souji-kun? I brought you some...oh."
Naoto smiled and shook her head as she noticed the soft rise and fall of his chest; there was no way he was acting. Souji was asleep, again. Placing the small stack of clothes on a bedside cabinet, she straightened her pajama shirt, gracefully crawled onto the bed, and gently rubbed his shoulder. "Souji? Are you awake?"
"..."
"I didn't think so."
She sighed and smiled again, gently tickling his side to get him to move just enough for her to pull the blanket over both of them. A light tug on his arm let her drape hers over his waist and snugly put one of her legs around his. She purred softly as she acquainted herself with Souji's natural warmth again, a pleasure that was multiplied when she felt his arm go under her head as a pillow while his other went around her back. She looked up to see his smile and sleepy gaze, his voice a soft whisper as simply said, "Good?"
Naoto beamed at him, burying her cheek in his shirt and practically chirping, "Good."
Souji closed his eyes again and mumbled a "g'night" as Naoto followed suit and quickly fell asleep, but not before saying, "Good night, Souji-kun."
This is domestic, right? I want to make sure I'm not...y'know, making a mistake with my wording.
That counts as an April Fools' joke, right? I can call this my April Fools' story, right? No? Yeah, no.
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