-Day One-
"Reimu...?" Yukari raised an eyebrow. "What is the meaning of this?"
Reimu had snatched Yukari's wrist - pretty tightly. Yukari kept forgetting just how physically strong Reimu was for a human, and it was likely that Reimu wasn't holding back because she knew Yukari could handle it.
"I... don't want you to go to sleep." Reimu pouted, as she clutched to the blonde's arm.
"I... know." Yukari smiled sheepishly at Reimu, before turning away from her again. Her gripped hand gently held Reimu's in return, rubbing her thumb along it affectionately. "But you know I don't do well with the cold. I do not sleep through the winter because I want to."
Reimu didn't say anything. The silence caused Yukari to turn back towards her with another weak smile. "I'll be back in the spring, and then I will spend the whole year with you. How does that sound?"
"A whole year?" Reimu continued to pout. "It doesn't feel like it if you're gone for three whole months of that."
"Reimu..." Yukari frowned. She had underestimated just how attached Reimu had gotten to her. Admittedly it caused her heart to ache slightly.
A few moments of silence passed, before Yukari continued. "I'm s-"
"Hang on." Reimu interrupted, a mischievous smile spreading across her face. "Hang on!" she grinned. Sweat beaded on Yukari's face as she became anxious. "Wh-what...?"
"I'll keep you warm!" the black-haired shrine maiden beamed with resolve, her deep red eyes staring sincerely into Yukari's golden ones. Yukari stared back for a few moments in surprise before sighing and turning away again.
"It's... not that simple." Yukari murmured awkwardly. "I'm not human, I gain and conserve energy differently so I usually hibernate for those sorts of reasons, too..."
She was beginning to grow concerned though. Because this was Reimu Hakurei... and she had a way of... getting what she wanted.
Grappling herself along Yukari's arm and making it impossible for the blonde youkai to retreat into her gap, Reimu then wrapped her arms around Yukari's waist. "I'll make it work... I'll keep you warm, I'll keep you energised... trust me."
She nuzzled her nose into Yukari's silky blonde hair and breathed in deeply. Yukari's eyes lidded in irritation, but her heart skipped a beat. Maybe two beats. She felt her authority fading by the second, and desperate times called for desperate measures.
"But, my dear Reimu... I'm not entirely sure a shrine maiden as lazy as you is capable of looking after someone as high-maintenance as me for three, whole, months. On top of shovelling snow and keeping the shrine well-maintained...?" the youkai grinned apologetically, struggling to hide her own sadness at the logical parting. "It would simply be too much on you, don't you think?"
"Nnp" came a muffled voice from Yukari's hair.
"Hm?" Yukari asked, a light pink scattering her face.
"Nope." Reimu pulled away and beamed at Yukari, her arms squeezing tighter around the youkai's waist. "Are you ready for my last word?"
"Reimu..." Yukari's eyes widened in fear, sweat building on her face again as her face reddened in panic. "I-I really... must go."
"Please... I just want to see more of you..." Reimu squeezed Yukari's body to hers' tighter, as she placed a gentle kiss on the back of the blonde's neck. Then, as she pulled away, her own face red, she gave Yukari a wobbly smile. "I... love you, you know?"
Her gap closed. Her posture deflated. Her face beet-red.
Yukari had been utterly defeated.
"Dammit... you're going to be the death of me..." the blonde rubbed her forehead with her free hand, before turning around and allowing herself to embrace Reimu tightly.
"That is... unless you actually manage to take care of me for a whole winter."
She was... elated. So easily defeating the status quo, making her give in and try to stay up through winter, even though she usually only did so for important reasons? This sort of thing was why Yukari loved Reimu so much.
"I have prepared many different sets of pyjamas for you... as well as many of your favourite ways to kill time, and our own kotatsu... a few spare electric heaters... and a lot of snacks!" Ran, Yukari's kitsune shikigami, beamed excitedly.
"You're... enabling her." Yukari sighed at her servant, surprised at how easily Ran was going along with Reimu's irresponsible idea. "And aren't I supposed to be more like the parent here?"
"You say you're like the parent, Master Yukari, but admittedly having a few months with just Chen and I to ourselves sounds quite interesting! You get to have a vacation with your favourite person without my nagging, and I can get so much more done without having to worry if you have swallowed your tongue in your sleep."
"I'll cut your tongue off if you don't watch it. I didn't program you to talk like that." Yukari grinned irritably, feeling like her girlfriend and servant were ganging up on her. "You make it sound like a three-month-sleepover..."
"It is a little like that though, right?" Reimu grinned at Ran, who smiled gently back. "It'll be like a sleepover! Or just having this gorgeous youkai as my roommate for a while."
"My, Reimu." Ran chuckled to herself. "You're quite intimidating when in a relationship."
Reimu giggled confidently, she definitely felt a little powerful having such an influential youkai all wrapped around her little finger. She placed her hands on Ran's shoulders from behind. "Yes, yes. Now you go and enjoy yourself for a few months and leave your master in my uh... sometimes capable hands."
Sweat beaded on Ran's face as she turned back towards Reimu and Yukari and grinned sheepishly. "Are you... sure, you'll be okay?"
Yukari was already bundled up under the kotatsu in her pyjamas, smiling awkwardly at her shikigami. Reimu simply grinned and nodded, bright in the face. "If we need anything, we'll let you know! Otherwise... no disturbances."
"All right..." Ran hesitantly but politely wandered through the shrine doors to face the cold late-autumn wind. "No disturbances."
"Tea is ready." chimed Reimu.
"Oh... Thank you." Yukari warmly mumbled in reply. She had been lazily relaxing under the kotatsu. Reimu set down a tray in front of Yukari, who turned to Reimu and smiled at her with rosy red cheeks. Reimu bent down slightly to pick up her own cup, and planted an affectionate kiss firmly on Yukari's lips as she did.
"Scooch up." Reimu instructed, intending to nestle in under the kotatsu next to Yukari.
"Are you sure?" Yukari smiled sheepishly. "My legs take up quite a bit of space."
She was very tall, after all.
"Your lap it is then." Reimu helped herself, sitting sideways on the blonde youkai's lap and laying her head against Yukari's shoulder. "Not too uncomfortable?"
"I'll put up with it for you." Yukari could scarcely avoid smiling, even though this situation was so troubling. How could she be annoyed when her favourite human adored her this much? She nuzzled Reimu's hair and placed a kiss on her cheek. They awkwardly grappled with the teapot and teacups as Reimu sat rebelliously in Yukari's lap.
Reimu was still very much in the 'honeymoon phase' of their relationship. They had only started seeing each other romantically a few months ago, because Reimu had so earnestly and persistently pursued it. And Yukari was ever so fond of the eternally fascinating human... even though dating a human probably wasn't one of her best ideas... but...
Let's just say that Reimu had defeated Yukari so many times over the years, and this was yet another victory for the human.
Finally in a more comfortable position, the two rested into each other and sighed audibly. It was quiet outside, nothing but the gentle breeze of the cold autumn wind bringing about the first signs of winter.
"This is nice..." Yukari mumbled as she peacefully sipped tea. "And I'm not too warm or too cold. Maybe staying awake with you for the winter won't be so hard after all..."
"I'm actually roasting." Reimu giggled. "The kotatsu, the tea, your body warmth, I keep forgetting it's almost winter."
"I get colder much more easily than humans, it's one of the reasons I hibernate." Yukari awkwardly chuckled. "So the hotter you are, the easier that makes things for me, I suppose."
Suddenly realising what she had said, a tingle shot up Yukari's spine and her face went bright red.
Reimu nuzzled her nose into Yukari's neck, kissing it affectionately once or twice. "Yeah, I don't think that's going to be a problem~." she teased, before eagerly kissing her girlfriend again, this time on the jaw... then burying her lips in Yukari's cheek.
"Mmn..." Yukari sighed heavily into Reimu's affections, tilting her face towards her human lover and pressing her heated lips into hers'.
"Mph..." Reimu hungrily reciprocated, wrapping an arm tightly around Yukari's neck and tilting her head into the kiss. Both sets of eyes fluttered shut as they relaxed into their mutual snuggle.
A light thunk brought Yukari back to reality, as she realised her teacup had slipped slightly from her hand back down to the kotatsu while she was dazed.
"It is getting late." Yukari giggled sleepily as she leaned her head into Reimu's. She took a few more sips of the now-warm tea. "I hope you don't expect me to go the whole season without a single night of sleep?"
"Don't be silly." Reimu stroked Yukari's hair reassuringly. "You'll share my futon, right?" she beamed.
Another wobbly smile teased its way onto Yukari's face. "Yes... of course." she finished off her tea and plucked her hand fan from the table, snapping it shut and putting it away. "Shall we retire to bed now then, my dear Reimu?"
Almost as if waiting for Yukari to set down her teacup, Reimu pressed her weight into Yukari's body and shoved her to the ground. "There's no hurry, is there? It's our first night together, after all." she teased as she leaned over Yukari's face, then slowly lowered herself onto her partner's body and began kissing at her neck more fervently.
"Nn... Reimu!" Yukari weakly objected. She could have easily pushed Reimu off, but she kept telling herself she was too sleepy for that. Instead, she clutched Reimu's shoulders with her slender fingers as Reimu hungrily kissed down Yukari's collar, towards her chest, unlacing the youkai's dress and gradually exposing her enticing upper-torso.
Finally getting caught up in Reimu's pace, Yukari began to clutch at and remove Reimu's top too, then her underclothes, then her bindings, as she pushed Reimu back up and shoved her back against the kotatsu.
Reimu sat with her legs wrapped around Yukari's hips and her arms slung around Yukari's bare shoulders. She licked her lips thirstily. Yukari, no longer happy playing bottom, grinned fiendishly before shoving her face into Reimu's neck and giving it a long, drawn out lick from her collar to her jaw.
"Mmmm...!" Reimu shuddered with delight, breathing hot air into Yukari's hair as if she'd been anticipating this for hours.
"Sorry." Yukari giggled as she clutched Reimu's butt in her hands and lifted her up to a stand. "I've decided we should go to bed after all."
Reimu wrapped her legs and arms around Yukari, clinging tightly to her torso as Yukari picked her up, and playfully licked at the blonde's mouth. Yukari immediately reciprocated, her own tongue brushing against Reimu's, before the two began kissing hungrily once again.
Yukari's hands holding Reimu against her tightly, Reimu's legs crossed around her girlfriend, her hands clutching Yukari's head obsessively... The two messily indulged in each others' mouths and muffled moans as Yukari awkwardly stumbled to the Reimu's bedroom and futon with her girlfriend in her arms.
The blonde youkai assertively thunked Reimu down in front of her, to be met with Reimu's sultry yet smitten grin. A dazed and flustered Yukari completely failed to stop a loose strand of saliva from dripping onto Reimu's face as she stared down at her.
"C'mere..." Reimu purred, holding her arms up and around Yukari's neck, and pulling the youkai down into her.
One night down.