Shiori had a simple request for her birthday. She wanted a movie night with Michiru. Michiru was easy to convince to allow it. Shiori had originally planned for it to just be the two of them, but at some point, Mei Fan became part of it too. Not that Shiori minded.
Shiori had gotten to choose all of the movies for tonight. She was happy with that. And so, their little movie marathon began. It went well. They had brought out some snacks and drinks for it too.
But, by the third movie, Shiori was starting to fall asleep. That was not what she wanted. She wanted to stay up all night with them. That had been the plan. Stay up until the next day which was her birthday. That would be a nice way to start it off, right? However, she was finding it hard to keep her eyes open.
She tried her best to hide it, but Michiru caught on easily. She turned to face Shiori and took in her appearance.
"Shiori, if you're tired you should go to bed." Michiru stated.
"I'm not-" Shiori was cut off by a yawn, "... tired..."
Michiru rolled her eyes, "I think you are. Come on, off to bed."
"No..." Shiori shook her head, "I can stay up."
Michiru frowned, "Shiori, you are not making it long."
"I will, Michiru." Shiori pouted.
"You do look half asleep already, Shiori." Mei Fan commented.
"I'm fine!" Shiori huffed and crossed her arms, "I can stay up late."
They fell into silence for a bit. Shiori was determined to stay awake. However, that was not looking very likely still. She was yawning more and her eyes kept falling shut on her.
Michiru decided she had enough. She grabbed hold of Shiori and drug her down onto the couch, immediately dragging her into a hug. Shiori did not give much of a reaction. She yawned again and moved closer into Michiru's embrace.
"Go to sleep, Shiori." Michiru kissed her on the head, "You aren't gonna make it."
Shiori let out a whine and mumbled some unintelligible words. Michiru rolled her eyes and started rubbing a hand over Shiori's back. The younger relaxed quite easily. Michiru kept it up for a few minutes, before looking down at Shiori. She was asleep now. Good.
Or, so she thought. As Michiru moved to get out of her grip, Shiori refused to let go.
"Don't leave me..." Shiori blinked up at her.
Michiru sighed, "You still aren't asleep..."
"I'm not falling asleep! Let me go!" Shiori protested and tried to wiggle her way out of Michiru's grip.
Michiru realized now that this plan had a major flaw. Shiori may not be stronger than her, but her height definitely gave her some help. Michiru lost her grip on Shiori and the girl sat up again. She pouted at Michiru and crossed her arms.
"Who would've thought Shiori gets grumpy when she's tired." Mei Fan spoke up. She had been enjoying the scene from the sidelines.
"I'm not tired! And I'm not grumpy!" Shiori stated.
"Yeah, you totally aren't." Mei Fan rolled her eyes.
"Shiori, quiet down or you'll end up waking Akira and Yachiyo." Michiru put a finger over her lips, "We don't want that now do we?"
"No... sorry, Michiru..." Shiori quieted down.
"Better." Michiru kissed her on the cheek, "But, Shiori, if you're tired go to bed. We can watch the rest another day. We can finish them tomorrow for your birthday."
"I don't wanna..." Shiori whined, "I wanna stay up."
"Mei Fan, will you assist me?" Michiru asked.
"With what?" Mei Fan asked cautiously. What was Michiru planning now?
"Take Shiori captive."
"H-huh?" Mei Fan stared at her for a moment, before it clicked, "Oh. Okay."
Shiori let out a startled cry as Mei Fan pounced on her and held her firmly in place. Mei Fan laid down on the couch, keeping a strong grip on Shiori. The younger was thrashing around in desperation, trying to get free. She knew what was going on and she was not about to let this happen.
"I'm not going to bed!" Shiori protested.
"Yes, you are." Michiru got on top of her and hugged her, "You're falling asleep, Shiori. We're going to force you to go to bed whether you like it or not."
"N-no!"
Michiru started kissing Shiori all over her face. She briefly gave Mei Fan a few kisses as well. To thank her for her help in this.
Shiori was slowly calming down. Michiru pulled her into a deeper kiss and she brushed her hair. Shiori whined slightly as Michiru pulled back from the kiss.
"So demanding tonight. Here I thought you'd be adorable when you're sleepy, but instead your very grumpy and demanding." Michiru chuckled as she booped Shiori on the nose.
"I'm not tired..." Shiori protested.
"Deny it all you want. We know the truth."
Michiru hugged her tightly. Shiori hugged her back as best she could. Mei Fan had her arms pretty restricted still. She was not letting go of them yet just in case that was Shiori's plan.
Shiori yawned as she buried her head into Michiru's neck. Okay, maybe she was tired. But she could have stayed up if they gave her the chance. But now she was losing this battle. Both of them were determined to make her sleep.
Shiori closed her eyes. She was stuck. Maybe if she could pretend to be asleep they would let go and she could get up again? That was her only hope of getting out of this.
As enticing as sleep sounded, she really did want to stay up all night. She wanted to prove that she could, but neither seemed to be willing to let that happen anymore. She was mad about that.
"Shiori~ Time to get up."
Shiori woke to find she was definitely not on the couch anymore. She was in a bed. That meant they had been successful. They had gotten her to fall asleep.
Shiori yawned and open her eyes. The first thing she saw was Michiru. Michiru smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Good morning."
"Morning..."
Shiori sat up. She stretched. Michiru pulled her into a hug. Shiori returned the hug.
"Good morning you two."
Shiori turned. Mei Fan was also on the bed. That was pretty uncommon. Most of the time they took turns staying with Michiru. And from her position, wouldn't Mei Fan have been sleeping beside her instead?
"When we came up you latched onto me and wouldn't let go until about an hour ago." Mei Fan said, seeming to have sensed her confusion.
"O-oh... I'm sorry, Mei Fan-senpai..." Shiori mumbled as she looked away in embarrassment.
Mei Fan smiled at her, "It's okay. Though, I think that made Michiru a bit jealous."
Shiori looked over at Michiru. Michiru frowned at Mei Fan in reply. Shiori giggled as she kissed Michiru on the cheek.
"I'm sorry, Michiru. You can have more of my attention today then."
Michiru looked startled for a brief moment before she composed herself again and smiled at Shiori, "I hope so. After all, what type of girlfriend would I be if I didn't pamper the birthday girl?"
Shiori found herself blushing, "Y-yeah..."
"Though, I have to say. I did not expect you to act all grumpy when you're tired. You don't seem like that type of girl." Mei Fan commented.
"But it was still adorable." Michiru said as she placed a finger on Shiori's nose.
"E-eh?" Shiori had no words.
"You think?" Mei Fan chuckled, "Well, shall we get ready? Think those two are up yet?"
"I don't know. You know how Yachiyo is." Michiru replied, "Let's go see."
The three of them got up. Shiori finally took in her surroundings more. They were in Michiru's room from the look of it. That made sense.
After they all went and got dressed and fixed up to look better, they met downstairs in the kitchen. They appeared to be the only ones up, or at least out of bed.
"So, Shiori, what do you want for breakfast?" Mei Fan asked.
Shiori thought about it, "Hmm... could we make some pancakes?"
"Do you wanna try and use the sprinkles we got in them? I think it would be cool." Michiru asked.
"Why do we have sprinkles?" Mei Fan asked.
"I believe it was Yachiyo." Michiru shrugged, "Something about making cookies. Not sure what happened to said cookies but the sprinkles were used."
"Maybe they were a gift for someone?" Shiori offered.
"Maybe." Michiru replied, "Anyway, let's get cooking!"
The three of them all pitched in to cook. It went quite well. It was not long before they were done and had everything ready to eat.
"Should we fetch Akira-san and Yachiyo or leave them be?" Mei Fan questioned.
"Might as well at least tell them breakfast is ready." Michiru replied, "You offering to do it?"
Mei Fan shook her head, "No thank you. Everytime you send me to deal with them I always end up in very awkward situations."
"It can't be that bad." Michiru retorted.
"I can't even count how many times I've walked in on them making out." Mei Fan responded.
"Fine, I'll do it." Michiru rolled her eyes and left the room.
Mei Fan and Shiori waited in silence for her to return. It did not take long. And surprisingly she had the two of them with her. They had both been expecting her to come back alone.
"Alright. We can eat." Michiru said.
Everyone got their portions of pancakes and sat at the table together. They sat in silence for a few minutes.
"You guys sounded like you were having fun last night. Especially Shiori." Yachiyo said, a sly smirk spreading across their face.
"You heard her throwing a tantrum huh?" Michiru sighed, "Sorry."
"Now now, why on earth was our dear Shiori throwing a tantrum?" Yachiyo questioned, now looking at Shiori.
Shiori looked away, "N-no reason..."
"Someone was a bit tired and grumpy. And didn't like us trying to get her to go to bed." Michiru answered in her place.
Shiori started turning red in embarrassment. Did Michiru really have to tell them that?
"Oh. Well then. I assume you were successful at some point."
"Yeah."
Shiori was still looking anywhere but at anyone, "Sorry..."
"It was cute." Michiru stated as she nudged Shiori, "But you were quite loud."
"Anyway, what are you guys doing today?" Akira asked.
"Well, I promised we'd finish the movies today so I hope you don't mind if we steal the living room for a while." Michiru replied.
"Nope. We're going out for a bit." Yachiyo said.
"Alright then."
The rest of the day went by well. They finished the movies Shiori picked out and then had a small celebration between the five of them. Before they all knew it, it was already getting late.
"No staying up late tonight. Time for bed." Michiru stated, "What's the arrangement for tonight?"
"Um... like last night?" Shiori said.
"Oh? Alright." Michiru seemed a bit surprised by that choice.
The three of them made their way up to Michiru's room. After a small bit of discussion, they laid down on the bed. This time Michiru was put in the middle.
Michiru faced Shiori and opened her arms. Shiori smiled and took her up on her offer. She nuzzled into her embrace.
"Goodnight, Shiori. I hope this birthday was memorable for you." Michiru said as she kissed her on the head.
"Yeah... this was the best birthday ever." Shiori replied, "I love you, Michiru."
"And I love you, Shiori. Sweet dreams."
Shiori closed her eyes and started drifting off to sleep.
"Night, Mei Fan. Love you."
"Love you too, Michiru. Goodnight."
Shiori smiled. She had been slightly worried Mei Fan might feel a bit left out, but it seemed Michiru was making sure that wasn't going to happen. Knowing that, Shiori was able to drift off peacefully.
Today had definitely been fun. If only last night had gone as planned...