The next day, I opened my eyes to a bright, beautiful morning and sat up to stretch. I heard someone gasp behind me and rubbed my eyes to turn around. Kazune was standing in the doorway of the living room, staring at me with wide eyes.

Oh, that's right.. the couch was floating! I giggled and closed my eyes, focusing on gently setting it down. I felt the couch move and opened my eyes again, now on the same level with Kazune.

"Good morning!" I yawned. Kazune blinked at me for a second, as if he forgot I spent the night.

Shaking his head from his trance, he walked over to the kitchen and began cooking something.

I watched him, interested in what he was making, and stood up to get a closer look.

His body was covering what he was working on and I struggled to see. I finally stepped up, accidentally pressing my body to his back as I stood on my tippy toes.

Kazune stiffened when he felt my breasts push against him and he jumped away from me.

"Wh- what are you doing?!" his face was red as he pointed at me.

My lips curled in a slow smile, " I wanted to see what you were-" Knowing that I could finally see, I turned my head and saw a small machine plugged into an outlet with a glass measuring cup underneath an opening. Inside the measuring cup was a brown liquid, and beside the machine was a bottle shaped container that read "Hazelnut Coffee Creamer."
Cocking my head, I stared at it for a moment, "Kazune, what is this?" I asked without taking my eyes off of it.

"I-it's a coffee maker, Athena-san."
Frowning at the formal sound of my name, I shook the thought away and asked, "What's coffee?"
"Um... how do I put this... it's a type of energy drink."
"Energy drink? What's that?"

He sighed, "It helps you stay awake and alert throughout the day."
"Ahhh...Why are you drinking it?"

Running a hand through his hair, Kazune replied, "Because, I'm going to school today. It's Monday."
Oh, yeah. I forgot, human's have these places called "school's" which I heard wasn't really fun, but I'd always wanted to go... it sounded exciting to learn new things and be around people you could make friends with and..

"Can I go?"
Kazune paused, "Um.. I'm not sure that's such a good idea."

"Why not?" my heart sank and I frowned.

"Because... it's... well, it will be complicated once you... you know, have to leave.. or... what if we have swimming classes? How are you going to stay... human? What if.." he shuddered, "You... actually get pregnant? You can't continue on then.."
He was right, how was going to school going to work out for me? I put my elbow on the counter and rested my chin in my hands, depressed.

"B-but," he continued, and I looked at him, "You could say you're moving because of work and you're only going to be at the school for a short time, so whenever you actually do leave, it won't be too sudden."
I stood up straighter, beaming, "Yeah! I really could say that! Then..." I grabbed his hand - "Do you really think I could go?"

Kazune stared into my face as I leaned into his, expectant for an answer.

Then, he looked at his watch and his eyes widened.

"Damn! I'm going to be late! Maybe some other time, Athena-san!" he ran off, leaving me in the kitchen, staring at the coffee and wondering if he'd let me have some.

Darn, I really wanted to go to school.

I let out a long sigh and walked out of the kitchen, too, sitting on the couch and grabbing the remote.

I studied it for a second, frowning and not knowing what the buttons meant, and turned it this way and that. Finally getting frustrated, I threw it on back on the living room table and jumped when the tv flashed and a cartoon appeared in the frame. I picked up the remote again and stared at it, pressing a button that was an arrow pointing up.

The picture changed to what I'd read was called a drama. Apparently, some girl had stolen her best friend's boyfriend. Captivated, I bit my lip and sat back to watch.

"Oh, my goodness, she slapped her!" I gasped put my hands on my cheeks and leaned in. "Th-that's so cruel, how could she just .. hit her like that! Gasp! She kissed him! In front of her!" my eyes widened , and suddenly entertained, glued my eyes to the tv screen. Wow, dramas were exciting!
"Athena-san."
I pulled my eyes from the TV to see Kazune sitting on the steps that led to the front door. He was lacing his tenni shoes and was clothed in a boy's school uniform. They jacket was gray with a black tie and a white shirt underneath. His pants were gray as well and were neatly ironed, all wrinkles smoothed out.

My heart sank again when I remembered he was leaving and I stood up to walk over to him.

"I'll be back later on, okay-"
Without thinking, I bit back a sob and got on my knees to hug him from behind. He stopped tying his shoes and asked, "W- w- what are you doing?!"

I stared solemnly at the door he was about to leave out of and my throat felt tight. A tear threatened to run down my cheek and I shut my eyes tightly to keep it away, as I replied, "I always hug my friends goodbye before they leave. How will I know if I'll ever see them again? Parting from them makes me sad..."

Kazune was still for a moment before he twisted in my arms and grabbed my hands, taking them in his.

Staring deeply into my eyes with his crystal blue ones, he gave me a serious, determined look.

"I promise I'll come back, Athena-san. So please don't cry, alright?" he stood up and my hands slipped from his.

"W-work hard." I felt much better. What was it human girls said to whoever was leaving out of the house again..? Oh, yeah!"And.. have a safe trip."
Kazune picked up his bag and slung it over his shoulder, smiling down at me before opening the front door.

"I will. Thank you, Athena-san."
After he left, I went back to the couch to watch that captivating drama.