It was still early morning when Azura opened her eyes, with only a few dim rays of light entering the room. With eyes wandering around she tried to fully wake her mind. She hadn't realised she wasn't in her room until her eyes followed the wooden beams running along the ceiling, which her room didn't even have. Before she could make sense of the different scenery, she felt some movement right next to her.
Only when her darting eyes met the sleeping image of a certain white haired princess, she realised where she was. Corrin's eyes were still closed, her features completely relaxed and her breaths came out slow and deep.
We must have fallen asleep at some point, she thought to herself, since she didn't recall intentionally doing so; the fact that they were both still fully clothed somewhat confirmed her thoughts.
The songstress observed her sleeping beauty some more, not wanting to wake her up just yet. She was still wearing the same blue blouse and skirt she had put on for their stroll last night, but her white locks were messy and her headband was almost falling off her head. Corrin didn't seem to mind, though. Not that she would notice, still fully in the world of dreams.
There was but one word Azura could think of to describe the little princess facing her.
Cute. So cute.
"Hngg..." A soft groan eventually emerged from the princess lips, though her eyes were still closed.
"Morning, sleepyhead," Azura chuckled. Now that her girlfriend was awake, she took the opportunity to gently push the headband back to its place and brush away some of her locks.
"Hnnn..." Bringing a hand to her face to rub her eyes, Corrin groaned again. "...Azura?"
"Hmm-hmm," the songstress hummed with a smile.
"Azura..." Her name came out as more of a purr this time. Corrin closed her eyes again and shifted closer to the other girl, cuddling against her. Though a bit surprised, the songstress wrapped her arms around her and gladly hugged her back. The warmth her girlfriend was radiating felt pleasant, a feeling she couldn't really ever get enough of. Meanwhile, the albino almost drifted away again, a content smile on her lips.
"Wait..." Corrin suddenly spoke, her head rising to meet Azura's gaze. "Azura...Why are you here?"
"I have no idea. We must have fallen asleep at some point, but my memories are rather foggy after a certain point ."
Corrin dropped her head back on her pillow as she considered the other princess' words. Suddenly, Azura noticed a blush creep onto her face. "D-Did we...?" She wasn't sure how to put it, and judging from Azura's confused expression she didn't get the hint either. "Y'know. When two people love each other very much, they..."
"Maybe," Azura smirked, causing Corrin's blush to deepen to a bright crimson colour. "Still, I thought we simply fell asleep before midnight." Azura leaned in and brought a hand to her girlfriend's cheek. "Happy birthday, Corrin."
"Oh!" Corrin gasped as she moved up a bit, a wide grin plastered on her face. "And I almost forgot, too."
"Now, if you want to, for you birthday..." She leaned in and kissed her girlfriend on the lips, pressing the princess' body back down to be on top of the girl. She still had that same smirk when she pulled back and for a moment their eyes locked, Corrin's flushed face almost making the songstress' heart melt. A mischievous gleam could be seen in Azura's eyes as she leaned down again to kiss the princess' jaw, causing a shiver to run down the girl's spine. She continued by leaving a trail of short kisses along her neck, undoing the first button of the albino's blouse...
"A-Azura!"
"I'm only teasing," Azura chuckled, laying back down next to Corrin. "You're so cute when you blush, I can't help it."
"Very funny. Do you know what else is funny?" Corrin paused for a while, trying to hold back a laugh. "Your hilarious bed hair."
"That's unfair," Azura pouted. "I told you before, don't act so surprised." Corrin didn't seem to care about the (fake) hurt tone in her voice though. "You don't have that problem, because your hair is always messy. That headband of yours just hides it."
Her only answer was a look of both disbelieve and amusement. Azura sighed at the silliness of it all.
"You know what? Since it's your special day," she continued, observing the princess' room for any sign of hair tools. "Let's do something nice with these white locks of yours. Want me to braid it for you?"
The albino nodded and after handing over her comb to the songstress, she took place on the edge of her bed. Azura's hands swiftly began to work on Corrin's long hair (albeit short compared to her own), splitting it in three equal parts, before starting to cross them. They both enjoyed to silence for a while as Azura finished, until the princess noticed a basket on her normally empty breakfast table.
"Did you prepare breakfast?" Corrin smiled. She got up and ran towards the box, Azura following behind her. "You shouldn't have!"
"Huh," Azura muttered as she watched the princess unpack the contents. "I slept with you all night, I couldn't have prepared this."
The albino eyed her in a confused manner. "Was this already here yesterday?"
"It couldn't have been, everything's too fresh," Azura stated as she observed the delicious looking food. "Do you think someone came here to bring you an early birthday present?"
"Perhaps?" Corrin replied, pondering who it could have been. "None of my servants have ever given me strawberries, though. I wonder what they taste like?" Taking one and observing it, she frowned.
"Those are my favourite," Azura smiled as she took one herself and popped it into her mouth. "They're really good, too."
The princess quickly checked the rest of the box; it was definitely served for two. Her eyes widened. "Someone knows about us."
Observing Corrin's reaction, Azura stayed quiet for a while. Sighing, she slid her hand into the noble's. "Some was bound to find out, is that so bad?"
"No! Ah..." Corrin looked her girlfriend in the eyes and grabbed her other hand. "I meant to tell you this earlier, but I'm ready to tell my family about our relationship. But if someone already knows, news might spread," giving the songstress's hands a light squeeze, she continued. "I don't want them to find out as a rumour. That wouldn't be fair, would it? They trust me and love me, it would seem like I don't reciprocate those feelings."
"Why don't we go and find out who made this for us, and then tell your family?"
"Well, we can't let this go to waste, can we?"
"After breakfast, of course." Azura grinned and took place at the table, Corrin quickly following suit.
"And after I fixed that messy head of yours."
"D-Do you think they already found out about it?" The little Hoshidan princess looked away from the flower band she was making to eye her Nohrian friend.
"Maybe. I could have sworn I saw Azura move before I closed the door. Oh! Do you think she saw me?" Elise thought out loud. "That would really ruin the fun."
"Was this really a good idea, though? They've been trying to hide it in public, y-you know."
"Yeah, but they're really bad at it. We've known since day one! Besides, they're really cute together, I don't get why they're keeping it a secret."
"B-But that's not our business!" Sakura shouted, her face immediately flushing due to her sudden outburst.
"I'm sure they'll totally be super-duper happy. Now stop worrying!" Elise laughed and patted the redhead's back. "I'm sure they'll figure out soon, too."