Chapter 5

Quilt

"W-will this…satisfy her?" Naotora holds up the quilt she knit a few weeks ago to check her progress. It's not much, but autumn is coming soon and she thought maybe she can do something nice and give her a gift to show her appreciation as her girlfriend. "M-maybe i should do a little more…no, no! That would be too much! But if it's too small then….Mou! I'm very sorry!"

She's been doing this for quite a while and honestly, she never sewed in her life. But after joining the sewing club, she learned quickly and by the time a week passed, she decided to make something for her girlfriend. It took a few tries, but after the third try, she feels that she's going to accomplish it, no matter how long it takes.

The shy girl holds up the quilt again, looking from the front and back for any errors and such. It's a bit late a night by the time she completed it. Nothing matters except for her girlfriend at the time. She sews a few more until it's complete. She holds it up towards the light and nods in satisfaction.

"I think…it's done," she says softly.

**Next Day**

With the quilt rolled up, tied in a nice ribbon and stored in her school bag, she is ready to deliver her gift. She boards the train to the school and during the ride, she just stares out the window with a small smile on her face. She is too excited to see the reaction on Mai's face once she presents it to her.

However once she gets off, she notices a group of girls gathered around the brunette, presenting their own gifts.

"Here, Mai-senpai!" one of them says, handing her a box of chocolates.

"I have these for you, too!" another holds out a bouquet.

"Here, here! I made this for you!" the third one hods out some cupcakes.

Mai blushes as she takes them all. "Wow! I'm very surprised you all love me so much. Thank you~"

"A-anything for you, Mai-senpai!" the three girls say in unison as they bow.

Mai looks up to notice her girlfriend standing nervously about 5 feet from them. "Ah, Nao-chan! Why so nervous? Come here, come here~!"

Naotora hesitates for a moment upon looking at the other girls, who are staring at her. She swallows hard and nods as she approaches her girlfriend with the girls stepping aside. She can feel her forehead and palms sweating because of her nervousness.

"What's up?" Mai says, breaking the silence.

Naotora's eyes just look back and forth at the girls, making her more nervous than earlier. But she manages to reach down her bag and take out her well made quilt. "H-here! I want you to have this!" She holds it out towards her girlfriend, making the brunette gasp in surprise and blush at the same time.

"What is it?" she asks.

"It's ummmm….it's a quilt I made," Naotora replies. "I joined the Sewing Club a while ago and….well…I wanted to make a gift to show my….my appreciation as your girlfriend. Please accept this!"

Mai chuckles as she gently takes her gift. "It looks very nice, Nao-chan. Your hard work paid off."

Naotora raises her head as she gasps happily. "Really!?"

"Absolutely~!" Mai replies. "It'll keep me very warm in bed tonight. Thank you very much for the gift." She pets the shy girl like a puppy.

The three girls walk away as the two girlfriends giggle. Naotora has accomplished her mission and is very happy about it.

"Hey, wanna sleep together with this quilt you made~?" Mai offers.

"Eh!?" Naotora gasps.

"It'll be nice to test how this quilt feels over our lovely bodies. Besides, YOU made it so that the both of us can sleep together~"

"I-I only made it for you!"

"I appreciate it, but it's more fun when the both of us sleep together in this." She holds up the quilt. "You mind?"

Naotora nods and hugs her girlfriend. "Thank you…Mai-chan.