Maki sat at her beautiful grand piano, figuring out notes for a new song. Several papers were scattered around her, some balled up, some not. She crumbled up another piece of paper, tossing it into a nearby trashcan. She stretched her arms and yawned.
I've been working a while... Might as well take a little break. Maki thought to herself. She brought down the piano key cover and rested her head on it.
A small nap won't hurt... She thought as she slowly closed her eyes.
"Oi, Maki-chan, make any progress?" Nico called out as she turned the corner into the piano room. She stopped in her tracks when she saw the papers scattered around and the redhead sleeping on the piano. The soft expression on Maki's face plus how the sunset lit up the room made it seem so peaceful.
"Well, it'll be bad if she happened to fall off so I'll sit next to her." Nico said to no one in particular, making up a reason to sit next to her. Nico walked over to the piano and sat on the seat right next to Maki. She observed Maki's sleeping face. Her mouth was parted slightly, letting out small breaths every now and then. Nico couldn't resist the temptation and poked Maki's cheek, expecting a reaction of some sort.
"Hnng..." Maki let out a small groan in response, but was still fast asleep. Nico grinned like an idiot hearing the adorable noise from the tsundere. She could tease her about it later. Nico set her head down next to Maki's. While watching her friends sleeping face, she too slowly fell asleep.
Maki awoke to a new weight upon her shoulder. She opened her eyes, still groggy from her nap. She soon realized what was right in front of her face. Only about an inch away was Nico's face, who fell asleep on her shoulder. Backing up, she fell off her piano seat, face blushing bright red.
"N-N-N-Nico-chan?! What are you doing?!" Maki yelled out. Nico sat up and rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes.
"Good morning, Maki-chan... What are you doing down there?" Nico asked, still sleepy.
"No, you explain what you were doing sleeping next to me!"
"Well, you looked so peaceful in here, so I sat next to you and I guess I fell asleep too."
"That isn't a good reason to sleep next to me!"
"Oh, by the way. Did you know you make cute sounds when you're asleep?"
"Sh-shut up!"