I awoke the next morning fairly early. I rubbed my eyes a bit before looking out the window. The sun that was just peering over the horizon exposed a light fog on the ground and some incoming dark clouds in the sky. Anyone who had experienced a winter like this one could tell that those particular clouds that I was seeing meant there was a chance for some incoming snow. It didn't really surprise me. I looked over at the clock on the wall. It was about six. I looked over at the other bed in the room to find that my murderous companion had already awoken and gotten out of bed. I got out of my bed to look for her, but soon found out she was in the bathroom, taking a shower. I noticed her dress was folded neatly on her nightstand next to her bed.
The water to the shower stopped . I quickly walked over to the bathroom door and knocked to talk to her. "Ms. Kurumi?" I called to her. "Yes Shawn? Is everything all right?" I heard, muffled by the door. "I'll be leaving the room for a minute to give you some privacy." I assured her. "Thank you Shawn." I heard, followed by the sound of a shower curtain being moved. I then walked out of the room, happy that I was able to avoid an awkward situation. But I wondered. Could it be that she honestly thought I would still be sleeping, or did she not care at all? As I pondered the question, I took the elevator down to the lobby. I looked through some large windows, which showed what little sun there was at the moment. I noticed that even though there was still some snow on the ground, it was beginning to melt. "Excuse me? Sir?" I heard from behind me. I saw a young woman working behind the desk used for checking people in. "It's still pretty early. Why are you awake, may I ask?" she asked me. "Well, I was getting kind of hungry, so I just found myself wandering around for something to eat." I answered. "My apologies sir. I guess we forgot to tell you that we provide room service here. There should be some menus in the nightstands next to the beds." she responded. "Oh, okay. Thank you." I then made my way back to the elevator, sure that my cannibalistic companion was now dressed.
I finally made it back to the room we were staying in. I knocked on the door and called her name before entering the room. Kurumi stood in the middle of the room, finishing getting dressed. "Perfect timing!" she exclaimed. "Be a dear and come zip up the back of my dress for me, please?" She then turned her back to me and lifted her hair, revealing a zipper that was set at her lower back. I approached her and began to pull the zipper up. As I was zipping up her dress, the smell of her hair caught my attention. It smelled like a ripened field of freshly grown strawberries. If I was a sucker for anything, it was definitely strawberries. The smell was so... intoxicating; I nearly lost myself. I quickly finished zipping her dress and made my way towards my nightstand. "Would we have enough funds to order some breakfast?" I asked as I pulled out a menu. "I don't see why not." she responded, fixing her hair into a ponytail; Though, she still had some of her bangs covering her special eye. "And would you like anything Ms. Kurumi?" I asked. "No, my meal from yesterday should keep me content." she said, giving me a warm smile. I wasn't sure if she was joking or not. I felt it best to ignore it. I called the front desk and placed my order. A short time later, my breakfast, which consisted of two eggs scrambled, white toast and some bacon arrived.
She watched me as I took my time eating my meal, smiling.