'..Ngh..It's morning already..'
Thought Yosuke as he groaned when the rays of the sun went through the window curtains and assaulted his face. For the first time in a while, he actually had a good night's sleep, which was something that he appreciated. Was it because of yesterday? Was it because he could finally enjoy his daily life? Or was it because-
Before he could finish his thought process, he finally realized the situation he was in. He felt something soft resting against his face, and his entire body was surrounded by something scaly. It was quite the sensation. It felt cold to the touch in a way, but it was also warm, due to his own warmth. Finally, he felt a blanket covering him, which was surprising because he didn't have one when he went to sleep.
'...E-Eh?'
Yosuke slowly opened his eyes, only to see darkness because his face was pressed against something very soft. And when he pulled his head back, he could see what that was. His face went immediately red, as he stopped himself from having a nosebleed, somehow. Looking up, he saw a certain someone's face and it all made sense now.
"W-Why is she in my bed?!"
He whispered in both embarrassment and panic, as he moved a bit, to try and get off her hold, only to soon realize it was futile. Thankfully, Selene seemed to not be coiling too hard around him. She seemed to be so at peace, her sleeping face was very cute. She had some drool coming down too, which added to the image of a sleeping cute girl. She wore a pink night gown, it was somewhat see-through too so he could see things he shouldn't have. It really was hard to ignore, and as he was a young man, it was even harder. Yosuke however shook his head to remove those thoughts or well, he tried to put them at the back of his head. He feared he did something in his sleep, but he soon realized that was not the case. He did not want to ruin Selene's life, and he also did not wish to ruin his own. But, he could not refuse the fact that at this moment, she was the cutest girl in the world.
His face was pretty red at the moment, his eyes remaining wide, as he remained in place. He heard her mutter a bit. And as such, Yosuke tried to listen in to what she was saying.
"Mmmm..Dear is very warm.."
"I want to keep him like this for all day.."
". . ."
Yosuke did not know what to say. He never considered the fact that she'd be this clingy from the start. It was very surprising. Then it occurred to him that he did not know much about Lamias. Well, he could learn now that she was here to tell him anything he needed to. But it still felt very strange for someone like her to be here when she was shy and easily embarrassed the day prior. Oh well, if she liked him that much and trusted him, he could only return that trust. He did not mind much. It was enjoyable for him too. The only worry he had was that if Himeko would see them like this, there could be problems..
"Hey, Selene. It's uh, it's time to wake up, don't you think?"
He whispered to her ear, which in turn made her open her eyes slightly, only to give him a goofy smile and yawn. It was a very cute image.
"5 more minutes, dear.."
She whispered in his ear in return, as her tail came up and pulled him back to her embrace, his face landing on her soft pillows once again. He figured that he could not stop her, as she could easily physically empower him. So instead he tried to not do anything perverted or anything that would insult her. At least she had the courtesy to not strangle him in death, even if she was half asleep at the moment. It was getting pretty tight though so he did have his own worries.
"..If you..say so.."
He said between breaths, as he felt himself physically respond to her beauty, although he did his best to keep that hidden, which seemed to work since she was half asleep anyway. His face was pulled out soon enough and then placed neatly on the pillow, where he could get a pretty look at her face. She seemed to be looking back at him, a very cute smile present on her features.
"Say dear..Are you really not concerned or afraid of me?"
She suddenly asked such a question, as her amber eyes watched his face. Selene had her own worries, and she wished for an answer after thinking about it ever since yesterday night. It all depended on what he would say now. And certainly, depending on the answer, her own behavior would be changing quite a bit. Perhaps she had already fallen for him due to his kindness alone, but he did not seem to pick up the hint anyway. So she thought at least.
And now, she waited for his answer, as he opened his mouth to respond.
"Ah this? We talked about this yesterday, did we not, Selene? I don't care about whether you're a lamia or a human. You're a girl first and foremost. If I had any problems, I would be spraying you with cold water right now to drive you away. I did not sign up for this Exchange program to treat my homestays like trash. I joined to have someone around in my lonely life, as that has been my regret ever since my high school days. And I also wish to learn more about you, as a whole. So.."
He took a breath for a moment before he spoke again, his eyes full of determination.
"Whatever might happen, even if I get hurt or anything like that, I will not look at you any differently. Accidents happen, heated moments happen, arguments happen. But that's how relationships between people work, right? So, you have nothing to worry about. All I ask is that you are honest with me, and that if you have any problems with anything, I want you to be upfront and come to me."
His little speech of sorts ended, as he opened his eyes to look at how she reacted, only to see a wide smile and the remnants of tears in her eyes. Then she moved forward and grabbed him into a hug, a tight tight hug, as she sniffed a bit on his shoulder. He could not move his body at all and it was tightening quite a bit, to the point it started to hurt somewhat..
"There, T-There, Selene..C-Can you loosen up a bit? I feel my bones creaking.."
He whispered to her, as she loosened up her hold, and wiped off her tears, before her smile returned.
"It is as I thought, Dear. I really lucked out in this Exchange Program, to have met you..It will be a very very good experience.."
She whispered as she licked her finger, before she moved closer, their faces inches apart..
"Between you...and me.."
She finished her sentence, as their noses brushed against each other, but she was stopped when Yosuke fell off the bed, due to her loosened hold. Such a moment was stopped by sheer luck. She pouted a bit, as she proceeded to get off the bed, while at the same time, Yosuke stood up.
'Ah..so close..she smelled so nice and she was really alluring..Man, this is gonna be quite the experience..And it will be hard to resist too..'
Thought Yosuke to himself, his red face remaining ever present, as he looked over at Selene, who had a pout on her face, which admittedly was quite cute.
'I almost had a great moment with dear..only to screw it up..but, I am happy...Mom, it was..as you just said..I would find someone here that would be worth going after..'
She thought to herself, as she was shaken out of her thoughts by Yosuke putting a hand on her shoulder. Looking up, he saw him offer a gentle smile, before he motioned towards the door.
"G-Go get a change of clothes, I'll go prepare the bath for you, you certainly need it in the morning."
He said with a stutter in his tone, his face still red. She was wearing her nightgown after all and it was kinda see-through, so..it was quite hard to maintain his focus. He stiffly walked away, into the bathroom, as the Lamia remained there, a pleased smile on her face, as she thought..
'It isn't one-sided after all..'
Yosuke was in the bathroom by now, washing his face and soon after doing so, he began brushing his teeth, while thinking about what happened earlier. It certainly was an interesting experience but he did not expect to have to see something like that out of the blue. He could not deny he was liking his homestay so far, but he did everything he could to not fall for temptation. It would not be beneficial to anyone in this household if he was getting arrested and she was deported. It would simply be a tragedy.
So, as he was thinking all that, he was dealing with preparing Selene's warm bath. Obviously enough, she was a Poikilotherm, so she could not deal with cold temperatures, otherwise she would be forced to enter a state of hibernating. So, it was for the best for her to soak in warm waters instead of having to suffer in the cold, despite the fact that it was summer and quite warm outside.
As he finished preparing the bath, he pulled one of the towels and draped it across his shoulders, to wipe off his sweat on his face. Sighing to himself, Yosuke walked out of the bathroom or well, he was about to do so when a certain someone decided to show up. She seemed to be naked, but her breasts were covered by strands of her hair so there was no issue, or well, it was not as severe. This time however, Yosuke could not stop his nosebleed, as it began happening. Covering his nose with his free hand, he stood to the side in order for the Lamia to move towards the bathtub.
"Y-You know, you should give me a warning if you're going to come in looking like that, Selene!"
'It's improper!'
He thought to himself.
'And very tempting..'
He also thought to himself, as he tried to stop his nosebleed.
Selene in the meanwhile seemed to be confused at the sight before her. Why was he acting like that? She did not seem to mind being seen naked by him, for some reason. Well, maybe that was her intention. Only she herself would know. She proceeded to slither into the tub, and could barely fit in, but it was good enough for her at the moment, or that seemed to be the case at least.
"Ahhhh, it's very warm..And I don't see what you're talking about, Dear! I just wanted to get in the tub as soon as possible!"
She gave an interesting response, as Yosuke nodded, proceeding to walk out of the bathroom, while keeping his nosebleed in check. It could be a problem if it kept happening. Fortunately enough for him, Selene seemed to have allowed him to leave the bathroom.
'...Selene...'
He thought to himself as he slapped his cheeks, to stop his embarrassment from showing up, before he left the corridor and entered the kitchen. While Selene was bathing, it was time for Yosuke to get to work, so there would be a nice breakfast waiting her. It was going to be a promising start for a promising day.
Or so he wanted to believe.
Breakfast was quite easy to handle. If anything, the only thing that changed was the amount of breakfast Yosuke had to make, since he was not by himself anymore. Humming to himself in a simple and calming tune, he had already finished with preparing some nice pancakes and was now working on making some boiled eggs. It was something he usually ate in the morning, and given what his homestay was, she most likely adored eggs, just like snakes had their own adoration of eggs.
Yosuke did not like to assume such things, but it certainly made a lot of sense in his head at least. He was pleased with his skill in cooking although he could certainly be a lot better if he did more around the kitchen instead of eating out at times. Of course, that could change now as he was not by himself anymore, which obviously meant that his skills in the kitchen would be put to the test in order to please his homestay.
And right as he was done with boiling the eggs and placing them neatly on two plates, most of them being loaded into the Lamia's plate of course, he felt two hands gently being placed on his eyes. Then, he felt breathing on his neck, before he he heard a whisper which quite literally made him shiver. Was it excitement or was it from fear? Who knows? Not even he himself knew.
"Guess who!"
He heard Selene's voice, and obviously, she was playing around. Briefly, he thought about what she was wearing. He was still in his sleepwear so nothing much changed about him, but she did get a change of clothes since she was bathing, so naturally he was quite curious about that.
"..Uhh..Hmm.."
He on purpose did not answer with her name and he was certain she was pouting, if feeling his legs get wrapped by her tail was any indication of that happening. Letting out a chuckle, the young man then spoke up once again, pleasing the Lamia finally.
"Ah it's you, Selene."
He said calmly, as he was given back the right of eyesight. She did take her hands off his face after all. So, the natural thing to do was to turn around and take a look. Of course he was not prepared for what he was about to witness, and it was certainly the case because Selene was wearing a bath robe instead of a new change of clothes, which in turn simply showed off her body a lot more.
Naturally, the first reaction she got was Yosuke getting another nosebleed. It was quite revealing, after all, despite how it covered up her essential places.
'Payback sure feels nice..Pleasing even.'
The Lamia thought to herself in triumph, as she crossed her arms under her bust, pushing it up a bit so the above of her breasts was more visible. Yosuke sighed to himself, figuring out that she was playing around again, and then turned back to the eggs he was finished with. Picking up the two plates, he then motioned for the Lamia to follow him, as he guided her to the kitchen table once again.
"Well, that was an interesting morning routine, but who am I to argue? Let's get to eating, shall we? I do hope you like the selection of today's breakfast."
The Host spoke with a satisfied expression on his features, before he muttered some thanks for the food. Then he began eating. And the same went for the Lamia really. Giving him a look as he was eating, she smiled pleasantly to herself. Dear was both a cook and a charmer by the looks of it. She certainly wanted to keep him to herself even more now.
And then, Selene proceeded to start eating as well. Letting out a satisfied hum as she ate, she pretty much confirmed that the breakfast served for today was quite satisfactory. Yosuke seemed to be feeling quite proud of himself at that moment. Certainly, he enjoyed it too so seeing someone else enjoy it as well was quite uplifting. If that is how his life would be from now on, he had nothing to complain about at all.
"Alright! Let's finish up with these so we can get ready, Selene! Today's gonna be quite busy after all.."
"Yes yes Dear, I know that much myself! I look forward to seeing Shibuya more. I only got the chance to see it while I walked with miss Himeko to your apartment.."
The Lamia said with a smile as she recalled that time. It was pleasant, because she finally got her chance to see more of the human world outside of just being cooped up in some Interspecies exchange facility.
Yosuke seemed to have noticed so he said nothing, letting the girl think about it, as he proceeded to continue eating his own breakfast. It was a pleasant morning routine and one he wholeheartedly wished would continue on for a while.
Eventually, both Host and Homestay were done with their breakfast, and Yosuke stood up from his seat. He took Selene's plate along with his own, and also picked up the plate used for the pancakes. Putting them in the sink, he began washing the dishes. He could hear slithering as it eventually died down. Selene seemed to have gone to her room in order to prepare herself for later today. It certainly felt nice to have somewhere to go instead of studying all day.
He'd get to do that in the afternoon. For now, he had the entirety of the morning and noon to enjoy with his homestay. He had some plans already for what they'd be looking at. There was a shopping mall to check out. After that, he'd take her somewhere to grab something to eat as he was certain they'd both work up an appetite, given she'd most likely want to see all the shops available in the mall. And lastly, he'd take her to Yoyogi Park, for a nice walk. It was certainly a spot where people went with their homestays, he knew that much from those around him. It was bound to be fun.
And he'd make sure it would be an experience to remember..
AN: Hello again! Another chapter huh? Writing this so far has been a blast and I'd rather not keep any content I can create to myself! This chapter can be considered part one of two, as the next chapter will contain their little outing. Once gain, many thanks for reading and I do hope it has been something enjoyable! Until next time!
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