Act 10

Motivation

Honoka and Umi were at the ginger's room, studying again. Kotori has her shift at the maid cafe and won't be back till late. The ginger tries hard to concentrate on the math problems while Umi does her own work, but staring at these difficult problems makes her want to faint. She drops her pencil, throws herself on her back with a loud groan.

"Ahhhhh…I can't do this!" Honoka cries.

"You've only been sitting here for 15 minutes…"

"I don't wanna do this anymore! Can't we just skip this?"

"If you want to fail another test, be my guest."

Just then, as if a light bulb just popped up in her head, Honoka sits up, holding up a finger. "I know! How about giving me a kiss when we're done~?"

Umi blushes heavily. "Wh-wh-what?! Why would I want to do that!?"

"It gets me motivated, that's why~"

"Uuuu…." Umi whimpers as she turns to the side.

Honoka leans closer with sparkles in her eyes. "Umi-chan~"

"A-alright…but just this once, okay? If it will keep you motivated…I'll d-do it…"

"Hooray~!" Honoka cheers and newly found strength, she gets right back to work.

Another 15 minutes pass and to Umi's surprise, the ginger hasn't dropped her pencil at all. Her eyes are glued to the paper while writing things down, trying very hard not to get distracted. Umi is amazed on how Honoka is serious about this.

Wow. She's really going at it. I guess motivation is the key to get her to study…

"All done~!" Honoka says as she drops her pencil and raises her arms to stretch them.

Umi looks over at the ginger's paper and finds that her answers were all correct. "Wow, Honoka. You really…got them all right. I'm surprised."

"Ehehehe~! Now then…my reward please~?" The ginger puckers her lips.

Umi blushes heavily as she hesitates for a bit. She can't break her promise to her after what she's done. Swallowing hard, she leans in and kisses her on the lips, but just for a brief moment before pulling away.

"Th-there…" Umi says, quietly.

Honoka pouts adorably as she cups both hands to her cheeks and crashes her lips against hers. The shy girl's eyes widen for a bit, but as the ginger wraps her arms around her gently, the bluenette relaxes and returns the kiss. For her, it feels so good than the brief kiss she did earlier. What was she thinking?

Once the two pull away, Honoka grins. "Was that better~?"

The shy girl blushes and slightly turns her head away. "Y-yeah. Yes, that was better…."

"You're cute and silly, Umi-chan~" the ginger giggles.