Chapter Three
Can't You Stay All Night?
Azusa had been on the receiving end of an intense stare for a few minutes now. She shifted her weight and looked in a different direction.
"Yui-Sempai, please stop staring at me!" Azusa suddenly moaned loudly, Yui laughed.
"But Azu-Nyan, I wanted to see how long it would take you to notice! Ricchan is surprisingly good at this game..." Yui pondered, shifting her gaze to the ceiling in thought.
"Yui-Sempai, I knew the whole time." Azusa sighed. Yui jumped up quickly.
"Ehhhh. But Azu-Nyan, that's not how you play!" Yui explained, "You have to tell me right away!"
"Yui-Sempai..." Azusa sighed once more and looked around the room in search of a clock. "What time is it anyway?"
"Eleven!" Yui sang, and got up while scratching her head. "What flavour do you like the best, Azu-Nyan?" Yui asked.
"Eh?" Azusa tilted her head.
"Pocky! Every sleepover needs pocky." Yui crossed her arms and grinned, then ran off to the kitchen to grab her favourite snack.
"Uhm, just the normal one!" Azusa called to her from the living room. Loud shuffling noises ensued and soon Yui walked back to Azusa with her hands full of chocolate treats. The two of them sat together under a warm blanket and stuffed their faces with delicious sweets.
Yui channel surfed while Azusa thought of what they could do the morning after. She assumed that Yui did not have a plan either way. Yui chose a channel, grabbed a few more sweets and clung on to Azusa. Azusa froze momentarily then relaxed, sliding down into the sofa to get comfortable. She blushed furiously red and tried to concentrate on what was on TV. It was a hard task.
"Azu-Nyan," Yui sang lazily, slouching over her. "I'm tired." Azusa sighed then smiled.
"Yeah, I'm pretty tired too, we should go to bed." Azusa said. Neither of them moved.
"Azu-Nyan, I don't want to get up." Yui drawled, falling asleep on the blushing Kouhai. Azusa started to protest, then found that she didn't really want to get up either. She leaned her head back against a particularly comfy cushion and curled her legs to the side, shifting around Yui, who was already in sleeping position. Yui leaned her head against Azusa's and breathed out slowly, falling asleep quickly.
Azusa blushed and closed her eyes and leaned her head on Yui. Both of them forgetting about the dull noise coming from the TV and not wanting to get up to do anything about it. Yui tightened her grip on Azusa's arm and snuggled her cheek against her shoulder. Azusa was too tired to get embarrassed by this and fell asleep while she clung onto Yui. The two of them drifted off to the quiet noises radiating from the TV.
Yui's eyes fluttered open to a face full of Azusa's hair. She pulled away lazily and sat up, looking around the living room dazedly. She yawned, stretched her arms out over her head and swung her legs over the side of the sofa. She turned to Azusa and smiled. She looks so cute! Yui thought, she giggled while carefully getting up without waking the sleeping Azusa.
She strode over to the kitchen and grabbed two pieces of bread, only to put them back down when she thought of the noise the toaster would make. She looked back into the living room and rushed to sit next to Azusa after turning off the TV. She wanted to get back to sleep. Yui looked at the clock, five o'clock. She huffed then slid back under the covers, closed her eyes and fell back to a dazed sleep, resting on Azusa's shoulder.
Yui woke once more and immediately closed her eyes again. Sun streaked through the living room blinds, right into her eyes. She squinted and shifted further onto Azusa. She opened her eyes then squinted once more. She gave up and got up, dragged her feet across the floor and closed the blinds. Ha! Yui thought. Feeling smug and still tired, she plodded back over to Azusa after checking the time again. Nine o'clock.
Azusa was still in a deep sleep; Yui didn't have the heart to wake her. She crawled back on to the sofa and huddled with her. Yui tilted her head back on a cushion and struggled to keep her eyes open. Yui would probably sleep all day if she could; every morning was a struggle to escape the confines of her super comfortable bed. She shifted her gaze back to Azusa and smiled. She brushed a strand of hair out of Azusa's smiling face. Yui giggled, she must be having a nice dream.
Yui brushed another strand of hair behind Azusa's ear and smiled. She lowered her head over Azusa's and blushed deeply. She gazed at her long eyelashes, covered by some of her trailing silky hair. Azusa shifted to the side a little, startling Yui. Yui hesitated. She lowered her head further and pressed her forehead against Azusa's.
She looked at her soft lips and blushed even deeper than before. She stayed there for a moment, closing her eyes and enjoying the closeness to Azusa. Yui's eyes blinked open when Azusa moved around in her sleep again. Yui lifted her head momentarily. She pinned her arms at Azusa's sides and lowered her whole body. She leaned on Azusa's small frame as she breathed out slowly. Her eyelids felt heavy as she looked down on Azusa through her eyelashes.
Her heartbeat speed up as Azusa wrapped her arms around her back. She dipped her head and pressed her lips against the sleeping Azusa's. Yui's heart raced and she felt her lips getting hot. She closed her eyes and pressed harder. She pulled away after a moment; she sat up and stared at Azusa. Yui suddenly panicked and leapt up off of the sofa.
She covered her burning cheeks and looked around for any witnesses. Ui was over at Jun's house and Azusa was still in a blissful slumber. Yui dropped her hands to her sides and rushed to the bathroom.
I-I-I kissed Azu-Nyan! Yui panicked further and ran the cold tap. She splashed the icy water over her face and dried off with a flannel. Her cheeks were still the reddest they had ever been. She opened the bathroom door a crack and peered through. Azusa fidgeted and shifted around the sofa, squirming amongst the cushions. She'll wake up! Yui thought, what do I do?
She rushed to the kitchen, slipping on the fresh water that she spilled across the bathroom. She grabbed the two pieces of bread and threw them into the toaster. She managed to grab butter and a jar of jam out of the fridge before Azusa stirred. Yui slowed her breathing and popped her head around the corner. She smiled at Azusa, and acted as if everything was normal.
"Toast?" Yui asked, while her hands shook wildly on counter.
"Hmhmm. A-Ah! Y-Yes please!" Azusa stuttered as she woke up groggily. She rubbed her eyes and pulled the blanket off of the sofa. She arched her back and strode over to Yui. "I'll have jam too, please." Azusa smiled as Yui's heart raced. Yui quickly focused on the bread instead of Azusa's lips.
Azusa leaned against the counter as she looked around the kitchen idly. Yui's gaze darted from the toast to Azusa and from Azusa's lips back to the toast. She blushed to herself and slid the plate over to Azusa, who picked up a piece of toast and munched on it. Azusa looked at Yui and swallowed before talking.
"Do you feel unwell, Yui-Sempai?" She asked. "You look a little hot."