Heart Song

"N-Neru?"

A trembling voice cut into Neru's consciousness. Blinking blearily, she rolled over to see the familiar face of Zatsune hovering over her.

"Mmmn'wha?" The blonde teen mumbled, yawning loudly. "Zat? Shouldn't you be sleepin' or sumthin'?"

Zatsune blushed very slightly as she opened her mouth to reply, but was cut off by a bright flash outside the window. "I-Aaah!" she cried.

Neru was sitting up now, looking at the younger girl a bit strangely. "Are you… scared?" She asked a bit incredulously.

Zatsune was biting her lip now, nodding almost imperceptibly. Neru shook her head. "You're 15, and still scared of thunder?"

The raven-haired girls' shoulders dropped, and she hung her head. "'S not my fault…" she mumbled, adding in a whisper Neru couldn't hear, "You should try sleeping outside in one of these…"

Neru sighed. "Well, I don't know what-"

Another boom of thunder rolled outside, and Zatsune yelped again and dove into Neru's bed, shivering.

The blonde girl rolled her eyes. "Really? Alright, fine, you can sleep here. Just don't kick me or anything." She grumbled as she lay back down.

Not three seconds after her proclamation, Zatsune wrapped her arms around Neru's waist and buried her head in the blonde's chest, right above her heart.

"Uh- Zat? Zatsune, this is… kinda awkward…" Neru muttered as she tried to wriggle out of Zatsune's death grip. Zatsune, however, appeared not to notice, or perhaps she was just ignoring her friend. Either way, she ceased to relinquish her hold on Neru.

"Zatsune, really. People are gonna be talking when they see us…" she trailed off with a lengthy yawn.

"Watashi wa kidesu ka?" Zatsune mumbled sleepily into Neru's chest.

"Yes, yes you should care, and…" Neru hissed, but she stopped short when she realized exactly what Zatsune was doing.

"Are you… listening to my heart?" Neru asked.

"Hai, watashi wa mōshiwakearimasenga, watashi wa nokosu yō ni shinaide kudasai!" Zatsune whimpered, beginning to pull away.

Neru stopped her quickly, bringing her back to her original position. "No, no, shh, it's okay. I'm not mad, I'm just… surprised, is all. And quit speaking Japanese." She added.

"Anata wa hontōni ikatteiru janai?" Zatsune asked, looking up at Neru worriedly.

'God, she's adorable. Wait- No! She's my friend, she's my friend-' Neru cleared her throat, drawing herself out of her thoughts and Zatsune's crimson gaze. "Yes, I'm really not mad at you. You can stay."

A large grin broke out on Zatsune's face, only to be abolished by a gaping yawn. Neru gently pushed Zatsune's head back down onto the pillow, only to have the younger teen's face cuddle securely back into her chest.

"Mmmaaahhh~" Zat mumbled sleepily. "Watashi wa nemui. Yoru-yoru, Neru..."

"Yeah, yeah. 'Night-night', Zat…" Neru said, her eyes slipping shut to the sound of rain.

-fin-

A/N: Yeah, Zat uses gratuitous Japanese in this one. Haaaaaaa I am a total dipshit. -_-;