"So, what now? The night's practically over."

You looked over at Riko, taking in her soft voice as it filled the air. She looked so sad with her question, considering she already knew the answer of what was to happen next. Dates could only last so long.

She shined so delicately under the moonlit sky, it made You not want to ever think about another night without her. She was slightly leaned over the edge of the rooftop railing, taking a look at the empty schoolyard in front of her. You sat atop of the railing with her back towards the view, considering the only view that actually mattered was right in front of her.

You smiled, thinking of a way to make Riko forget their time together could only last so long,

"It's not over. The night's forever with you here."


You's body ached all over, creating a rather unpleasant way to wake up. Her head pounded in pain as her muscles tensed all over her body, not letting up to relax for even a moment. It felt as if she had failed her highest dive and just took a belly flop landing to the face.

Opening her eyes, all the young sailor could see were a crowd of people around her. As much as she wanted to, she just couldn't see their faces but rather just blurs of figures. Their muffled voices came in and out of her consciousness as she tried to understand just what was happening,

"It's the devil, I tell you, why else would this be happening?"

You scrunched her eyebrows, as that was not an accusation she could've imagined ever waking up to.

"It's probably just the flu. I'm sure it's not too serious."

She knew that voice from anywhere, it was her mom. Another voice chimed in but not before the other two spoke up once more, creating a rather unbalanced chatter above her. You wanted to roll her eyes in annoyance, well if she focus them from rolling everywhere in the first place. She closed her eyes once more but she could still see how bright it was in the room. Based on the constant beeping around her, she knew she was in the hospital, though she could've swore not even twenty minutes ago she was somewhere else. With the constant conversations around her though, she just couldn't focus.

Groaning, You attempted to make it known she was awake to get everyone to stop talking or possibly let her rest more. As soon as the sound left her, all attention was on You. Her mother immediately rushed over towards her side, ignoring her agitated tone. Hugging You's bandaged head, she let out,

"You! I'm so happy you're awake. We were so worried about you."

You lightly tapped her mom's arm to get her to back away. She was still in pain all over her body afterall.

"Ow, Mom? What happened?"

You's mom backed away slightly. She couldn't hide her worried expression as she sighed out,

"I was going to ask you that. All I know is that you didn't come home last night, then I got a phone call from the hospital and I came to find out you're unconscious with IV's stuck all in you without a single answer around."

You looked around the room. Her mother didn't seem to be alone as in the room there was also a doctor as well as a priest as well,

"You even invited the local priest to get answers?"

You's mother looked over at the man, rolling her eyes as she did so,

"Well, I saw him as I was in the waiting room and he just tagged along uninvited."

The man shrugged his shoulders,

"I tried coming up with a solution but I guess you don't need my help."

The man walked towards the exit as the remaining trio sat a bit confused, taking in the strange situation they were in. You's mother turned back towards You with that same worried expression across her face,

"So, what happened, You?

You put her hand on her head, trying her best to envision what happened. It was difficult to think about anything with how bad her head was hurting, it really felt like she had just taken a hammer to the skull. Before You could ask for a solution to her pain, the door was opened once more. Riko walked into the room, slightly distracted as she stared at the single red rose in her hands, obviously bought from the gift shop. Looking up, Riko was met with all eyes on her, leaving her to awkwardly stand at the door,

"Oh, uh, s-should I come back later?"

"Riko?"

As Riko heard her name, she immediately locked eyes with a rather dazed You. Her smile burst on her face as she was finally awake,

"You!"

Riko rushed over, placing the rose by the bedside as she engulfed You in a hug. Though the hug was much tighter than her mother's, You didn't push away this time but rather snuggled into Riko's warmth.

"So, does anyone want to explain what happened?"

You's mom looked at both the girls with her arms crossed. Both You and Riko locked eyes with her before one another. Awkwardly coughing, You looked down at the bed sheets,

"Riko, do you want to explain? I-I kind of don't remember anything past us, um, you know, on the roof."

You blushed at how awkward her sentence sounded. She didn't want to give away to her mom what they were doing on the roof, that would be an entire conversation she really didn't need at the current moment. Riko slightly cowered, considering now all of the attention was on her.

"Oh, yeah. Well.."

Both girls avoided eye contact with every adult in the room as they just made tiny noises, waiting for the other to speak up. Finally, the doctor was growing tired of their back and forth nonsense,

"Look, we're going to need the full story so we can write down anything that we might need to run tests for. You two won't be in trouble, we just want to make sure Miss Watanabe is properly taken care of."

Riko and You looked at one another, someone was going to have to tell it and they both knew who,

"You can tell the story, Riko, I-I can't remember much so I think it's best from you."

You pleaded with her eyes to possibly take out some parts but with how harshly the doctor as well as You's mother stood above her, Riko's will began splitting at the seams,

"It's not over. The night's forever with you here."

You knew such a lame line should've stayed in her brain, but she didn't want Riko to think about the time fading away. Riko smiled though, and though she tried to look away before You could see, the young sailor knew it was just the right words to say. Now with Riko turned, You leaned forward,

"Riko."

The red-haired girl turned back, only to be much closer than she was before to You,

"Yeah?"

The voice barely came out in a whisper, being she was too scared to ruin the moment they were in. The wind howled around them as they both leaned closer to hear their whispers more clearly,

"Can I kiss you?"

You continued to lean forward, glancing down at Riko's lips before her eyes once more, as if asking for permission to finish her journey. Riko nodded her head briefly before her eyes fluttered closed. She slightly held her breath, as she wasn't even sure she could contain a stable one in that moment.

Finally placing a kiss onto her lips, You scrunched her eyebrows, trying her best to concentrate on not messing it up for the both of them. While she wasn't sure about Riko, it was her first time doing anything like that, so she wasn't exactly sure what to do besides put their faces close to one another. All of her experience was coming from hours on google but even then, that couldn't compare to the real thing happening right in front of her.

Riko could feel how tense You's lips were against her own. She wanted her to relax, enjoy what was happening. Well, at least for them to enjoy as much as they could without their hearts going into overdrive. Raising her shaking hands, Riko placed them behind You's ears, drawing her in closer, to let her know it was just them in the moment. There was no need to over think, just let go.

Riko was the first to back away, not nearly having enough air capacity as You did. However, based on the way You felt against her, she knew she would have to work on that very soon. You stood still for a moment, really taking in what had just happened before leaning back, faintly whispering to herself,

"Wow."

Riko's eyes stayed closed as she bit her lip, trying extremely hard to contain her smile. She heard You and personally, she couldn't have said it better any other way,

"Yeah, wow."

"Riko, I think I really-WAH!"

The sudden yell echoed through the empty school. As soon as Riko opened her eyes though, You was no longer on the edge of the roof, just a gust of wind in her absence. Riko quickly leaned over the roof edge, calling out,

"You! Are you okay?"

Looking down, Riko only saw a tangle of limbs in the bushes below the rooftop followed by low groans of pain. Covering her mouth in a gasp, Riko didn't waste a moment of time as she immediately made her way towards You.

Running down stairs was something she had gotten used to while training with the Aqours members, but running down them in the dark was another story. With just a few stumbles here and there, Riko made it to the outside in relatively one piece. As she neared the bushes, Riko called out once more,

"You! Say something!"

Yet, there was no word from the sailor. You laid in the plant bed, covered in scratches from head to toe. Quickly grabbing at her phone Riko began to call for help with one hand. As she held her phone to her ear, she attempted to remove You from the bushes with the other.

"Come on, You, please be okay."

Riko whispered to herself between her grunts of struggle. It didn't take long before she gave the dispatcher their location nor before the onslaught of questions that came pouring out from Riko's side.

Despite knowing she would be in huge trouble for breaking into school grounds after hours, the young girl stayed by You's side, taking all the advice she could from the dispatcher to keep You as safe as possible. By the time the ambulance finally got through the school gates, You rested in Riko's lap as the young girl held onto her closely, not letting go until You was guaranteed to be in safe hands from everyone who was around.


"You, you're grounded."

You flinched as she heard the words. She knew she should've just asked Riko to go get ice cream with her after school.

"Yes, mom."

You's mom sighed as she wasn't used to her daughter ever breaking the rules, You was generally a very well behaved kid. Patting her leg, You's mother began to get up,

"I'm going to go do the paperwork to get you released tomorrow. After that we're going to have a long talk about breaking into locked buildings after hours as well as acting out to impress girls."

You nodded her head in confirmation as she watched her mom leave with the doctor following behind. Riko sat by You's bedside, waiting for them to finally leave so she could talk with the grey-haired girl alone.

As the door clicked shut, Riko lightly tapping her finger to get You's attention,

"Hey."

You looked over at Riko, sadly smiling at the girl,

"Hey."

"Sorry I got you in trouble. I'm just scared to lie in front of adults."

You shook her head, placing her hand atop of Riko's,

"No, it's okay. I would've done the same thing under pressure. If anything, I'm sorry I put you in this situation. I just wanted to be spontaneous and have a really cool first kiss story. Now it's more of a disaster story."

Riko giggled at You's reasoning for her decisions. It sure was going to be a story she would tell in the future, that's for sure,

"Well, we can always try again."

You tilted her head as she looked to Riko,

"But, it won't be our first."

Riko hummed as she shrugged her shoulders,

"I mean, that's true. However, if it's with you, we can just keep trying until we get it just right. Over and over,"

Riko glanced down at their hands. Lifting them slightly, the red-haired girl intertwined their fingers together on the bed. Finally, locking eyes with You, Riko leaned forward, watching as if a magnetic attraction drew the other girl in closer as well.

"Again."

Riko planted a light kiss onto You. Though it wasn't as passionate as the first time, there was that same feeling of warmth in her chest, just as when they were on the rooftop.

It didn't last long though as once they seperated You looked down, still having a bit of doubt,

"Do you mean it? You don't mind that I messed up everything?"

Rather than trying to hide her smile like the last time, Riko let herself be entirely overly joyous from the high You put her on,

"Of course not, I like it just the way it was. But, if you didn't like it, how about we try again when you're not grounded nor in a hospital?"

You looked up, catching Riko's contagious smile. If she was happy, then so was You. However, she did like the idea of more dates to come. Leaning back, You let the pillow catch her,

"Deal. Oh, and just so you know, it was you."

Riko giggled as You stretched out dramatically on the bed,

"Me? What did I do?"

"You're the one who made me fall when we kissed. And I don't think I've stopped since then."

Riko pushed You's leg, laughing at her cheesy line,

"Oh shush, I think you need to rest so you can come up with better pick-up lines."

You put her hands behind her head, getting comfortable on the bed as she attempted to fight the sleep that was creeping up on her,

"Maybe, will you still be here when I wake up?"

Riko placed her hands onto the bed, already resting her head onto her arms as she looked up at the ever so tired You,

"Always."


A/N: Don't even look at me this was so cheesy but I was listening to an old One Direction song called End of The Day and the second verse inspired this entire story. Also I know I have another story with 'Fallin' in it, bare with me I'm not good at naming my stuff lmao. Anyways, as always Yousoro and out (๑◡╹)ゞ