Chapter 6: Epilogue

Disclaimer: Citrus is the property of Saburo Uta, the characters do not belong to me.

Warning: mild smut ahead!

Since Yuzu left for vacation, Mei made a promise to keep Yuzu's car with her. A month had passed, and she was just here, idly, and patiently waiting for her lover.

The blonde had been sending pictures and made time for video calls. Mei was so adamant, in return, Yuzu introduced her to her mom through a call, and while Mei understood a little Japanese - thanks to her Grandfather, there were still language barriers between their shared conversation.

As selfish as it sounds, Mei made occasional requests such as resuming the video call until they both fell asleep.

Yuzu gave no exact date of her return, and she was feeling giddy about it for the last weeks. They are lovers now and Yuzu would probably move into her flat. And that excites her.

An indecent image flew to her mind and pierced her skull. Something related to the usual couple's nightly activities. She despised herself for even bringing up that sordid or maybe fun idea?

Either way, what's important was that Yuzu would be back in no time and she had to keep her end of the bargain; keep herself together and take good care of Yuzu's ride, like an obedient wife that she is.

It was a rather excruciating travel for the blonde; she hadn't spared herself a single blink or even ate a decent meal. Elation was the supreme reason for her jet lag, she really wanted to surprise Mei, she had planned and kept this a secret for the last few days, after all.

And truth be told, being a natural-born blabbermouth made it even hard. But here she was, painstakingly making way into Mei's apartment.

She rang the doorbell twice and heard a disgruntled 'I'm coming' from the raven-head.

Once there was a metal click from Mei's door while it swung open, she smiled at Mei as she brought her hand closer to her face that was holding a bouquet of flowers. The regal girl in front of her leaped and tackled Yuzu into a tight bone-crushing hug with a thought in mind that if she'd let go of Yuzu, the blonde would disappear. A giggle escaped out of the latter's throat as she peppered kisses all over Mei's forehead.

And Mei trailed wet kisses all over her cheeks like her face was being smothered with dog licks.

"Hi," Yuzu began, pink-tinted cheeks and neck. "So, are you, uhh, going to invite me in?"

The raven-haired woman made a faux cough and replied, "I'm sorry, I just miss you."

"I, too, and hey! What are you cooking?"

"I tried... but I couldn't get your recipe right." A blush appeared on the tip of Mei's ears as she rubbed a few strands of hair between her thumb and her forefinger.

"I take it that you need my assistance?"

"I do."

Mei was a fast learner, so the only thing that Yuzu had to do was to give her a clear and sequential instruction.

When everything was at their rightful place, they shared a meal while occasionally stealing glances at each other and maybe even grazing their fingers on purpose. Trying to squeeze as much physical contact, no matter how trivial and small they are.

There was still awkwardness lingering between them, but they are trying all over again to break those new built walls that separated them. As a couple, figuring each other was part of the contract, or whatever is this thing going around between them, but they knew for sure that this is where they belong. And if time and fate permits, this is also the place where they wanted to build a family.

"Hey, don't push yourself too much, okay?" The blonde interrupted Mei from her work, she was checking receipts and recording sales regardless if she were past her bedtime. A month has gone by since Yuzu moved into her apartment, and the latter thought that she'd be a great help to Mei, alleviating some of the stress that's been a heavy boulder on her tiny shoulders while carrying her fair share of difficulties.

The raven-haired girl stared at her with dead fish eyes, almost as if she was about to retaliate. All her living cells, insinuating that she should choose between sleep or permanent sleep. But the girl was so adamant to finish a month-worth-load.

And Yuzu was not ready to stop her persuasion if Mei won't give herself a damn break.

"Mei, I swear I'll be sleeping on the couch if you won't budge." A wave of slight anger and frustration in Yuzu's tone. "I can even help you with that."

Mei bit her pencil and stared at Yuzu with a mix of sadness and fear in her eyes. She was rather ticked by Yuzu's warning and she tried to conceal that under her facade.

With a sigh, the blonde stood up and dragged Mei, when the back of her knee hit the edge of the mattress, she sat herself comfortably with a huff.

"Please, I get scared when you're like this. I feel like you're here but you're not. And given the circumstances of our relationship, I couldn't afford to lose you."

Mei climbed up to her lap as she ran her fingers to the blonde locks, making Yuzu shiver with each caress. Eyes shut, Yuzu planted kisses on Mei's chin, jaw, and to her soft plump lips. When they parted for a second to observe each other's features, the blonde spoke again.

"I want you to rest."

"I want you," Mei replied, confidence brewing inside of her.

"What? Mei, no. I want you to rest, we can do this some other time."

"Yuzu, please." A slight shiver in Mei's voice, full of want. Guilt. Embarrassment. Lust.

Whatever that was, it excited Yuzu, they have never gone beyond so much as snogging. Basically, they were not confident under their skins nor certain what to do. But the blonde had an idea and it gave her an upper hand.

She painstakingly loosened every single button on Mei's sleepwear at a slow agonizing pace, eyes never leaving the amethyst ones. Mei grabbed the back of her neck and pushed her lips onto Yuzu's, appreciating the suppressed moans that escaped their throats.

Once Mei's brassiere was out of the way, the blonde discarded it along with the younger woman's long-forgotten top. She slipped her tongue inside Mei's mouth, tasting the minty flavor of her toothpaste while she tilted her head to deepen the kiss.

Mei's moans were searing inside her skull, making her head spin. She trailed kisses down Mei's breasts while her thumb was carefully caressing the underside of her bouncing mounds.

The raven-haired looped her arms around the blonde's neck while her head and back arched when she felt a warm tongue nibbling and suckling her hard erected nipple. A wave of pleasure coursed through her insides while her fingernails raked on Yuzu's nape.

Mei's lower entrance was pulsing violently, searching for more friction as she bucked her hips against Yuzu's crotch. The blonde took it as a signal for Mei's consent to be touched. She traced her fairly trimmed fingers descendingly, awaking goose pimples from their sleep.

The wooden bed creaked from Mei's incessant movement as the blonde passed through her wet slit, making her blush from the sudden contact.

Yuzu's mouth was still latching at her clavicle, leaving mark after mark. She decided to stop the teasing and inserted two fingers inside Mei's walls, parting them as it went deeper.

The latter grunted from frenzy and euphoria as she continued to rock her body in sync with the blonde's slow languid strokes.

Yuzu looped her arm around Mei's waist to keep her place while she fastened her pace, causing the raven head to clutch a fistful of Yuzu's blonde locks.

A loud cry elicited out of Mei's mouth when Yuzu curled her fingers every time it retracted out of the girl's slick insides and hitting the perfect spots that sent tingles of pleasure in her spine.

The blonde used her thumb to stimulate Mei's clitoris as the latter rolled her hips in anticipation for more deeper contact.

She wanted to kiss Yuzu so badly, but her brain was hardly working. Her fingers left the blonde's hair and gripped both sides of Yuzu's shoulder, she felt her climax nearing its peak.

"I'm com-," Before she could even finish the words, her head fell against Yuzu's chest. Both heaving up and down from exhaustion and arousal.

"Yuzu, I love you."

"I love you too, Mei"

A/N: Go easy on me, this was my first smut… sorry it took me long enough to write this, I was actually embarrassed. If you're asking me if my writing style in my main fic "Road not taken" (smut scene) will be just like this, no, I tell you. I love that fic and I put so much effort (maybe) into that than this. Lol. And it will be on hiatus, prolly because it ignites my anxiety.

I'll be posting facts and trivia about my next AU tomorrow. I hope you'll like it, it's not some "You are my master" cliche type of Vampire AU. I swear.

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As always; emf - a lazy person, didn't proofread and can't sleep.