Okay, now, technically this will be a setup for another chapter, featuring two different girls, so it'll be not that long. Guess which two. But for now, let's go with the aftermath.
I woke up, not having a dream or memory. It was slightly worrying, not having a dream, much less someone else interrupting it, but me seeing Ayaka's sleeping face made it all worth it. I was facing her, and I heard her breathing through her mouth quietly. I noticed her chest rising and falling, with every breath. Her breaths were rather ragged, and I saw her skin was slightly dry.
'She's probably dehydrated…' I quietly got up, and tried to look for any source of water. Then, I noticed the mess we had made last night, and how both our fluids were scattered around the place.
'I should clean up.' I sweatdropped as I looked around. So, using Anemo, I quickly and quietly started cleaning the mess around us, till it looked spic and span. 'I guess the good thing is, we didn't break anything…' I chuckled a little, before seeing the teapot: It wasn't finished yet, and somehow, was still warm on the tray that it was on.
'Let's bring this back.' I held it up, as the lamps illuminated my path back to where Ayaka was at. I slowly brought the tea cups to the room, as well as the teapot, and looked at Ayaka then. She was facing the ceiling, and her blanket was off of her, and her expression was annoyed. It was really funny, but I kept myself from laughing and waking her up. I crossed my legs, and sat next to her, the tea tray in my lap, waiting for her to wake up naturally.
Fortunately, it didn't take all that long. "A… ether?" She looked deliriously at me. First, she looked confused, but as the memories for her set in, she sat up quickly with her covering herself with the blanket.
"Good morning, love." I smiled, like I was the househusband, as I ogled her covering herself. "The Tea was still warm, so I wanted to bring you some. You were exhausted, so I wanted to do something for you."
Her eyes shined, and her face was crimson, but she sat up and meekly took a tea cup from my lap, and I poured her expensive tea into her cup. She drank it, and let out an unlady-like sigh, but one that was really cute for her.
"You're amazing, Ayaka." I smiled at her, with her embarrassment, and she hid herself behind the teacup.
"... thank you." I heard her meekly say, before her eyes widened again. "Oh no! I still have to get ready!" She jumped up, and then, when she left the room, realized how early it was.
"It's still 2 AM, love. We slept early, remember?" I looked over at her, and she was still embarrassed, both with her state and her forgetfulness. I laughed, all of it was too funny, which got her to pout. It was all too cute, Ayaka's manners when she didn't act so ladylike. She came over to me, and sat next to me, her face lowered.
"Aether… thank you for last night." That broke me out of my laughter, and made me look at her. She was crying, but she had a smile on her face, as she looked up at me.
"I've never been able to let go of myself, and my pressures. I had to grow up quickly, to handle what was needed of me…" I moved the teapot over to my side, so I could hug her. I felt her chest against mine, and her heart beating matched mine.
"You've gone through a lot, love. I just want to be there for you. You can let go of yourself with me." She felt so slender, against me, like she could disappear at any moment. But yet, I still lovingly embraced her, and she softly wrapped her arms against me.
"Thank you… darling." She said with a blush. "I feel… naturally able to let go of my pressures with you." She smiled, and I leaned in for another kiss. It was short, but it was full of love.
"Now, you've got ten children." I looked at her stomach, which was still flat, surprisingly, and the ten Cryo tattoos over it, representing her ten kids with me that she now carried.
"... it was always my dream to have a big family, with a husband I could be myself with, and see as my equal." She looked away for a bit, before looking back at me. "You are that husband, no matter how many girls you are with, and I'll be one of your wives." She smiled, simply, full of love for me.
I hugged her once again, thankful to her, and everyone else who I was with. "Thank you, love." I looked at her, and gave her a kiss on her forehead. Surprisingly, that made her blush far more than the kiss on the lips that we had.
"Let's get up. An early start to our day would be nice." I stood up, and lifted her up with me. She stood up, and then held my hand as we both, naked, left the room and went to the room.
"You cleaned up everything, impressive." She looked at the room with joy as every part of the room, like I made sure, was spick and span. "You know how to take care of a lady." She looked smugly at me, and I moved close to her, looking down at her eyes.
"You weren't too ladylike last night." I felt her butt, which made her stammer. "But you're amazing, ladylike or not." I felt her body up, caressing each part of her softly, and making my way up to her shoulders.
"And you're mine." I whispered in her ears, as I embraced her tightly against me. She felt how aroused I was, and I felt her wetness around me.
"Aether… I'm yours." She whispered in my ears, which tickled me, but I decided against doing anything more, settling with a kiss on her cheek.
"Now, where's the kitchen? I'll cook something for you." She was about to object, but I said, "You've worked a lot, you don't have to treat me as a guest anymore."
"But I want to treat you as a husband." She spoke with a pout, it was a critical point, and it was too cute. "And anyways, I want to see you enjoy my cooking, and I want to cook after so long." She held her hands at her sides, naked sides, and that was enough for me to sit down back at the table.
I saw her happily migrating towards another room, one that she quickly closed behind her, leaving me to wait for her on the table. I looked around, seeing how much I cleaned up, and started, over time, listlessly looking around me. It was still early in the morning, and I could still feel tired, even if I knew I slept well.
'Aether, stay awake!' Paimon yelled out of the blue, right before I closed my eyes. "Alright, I'm up, I'm up."
Right after, I was mesmerized by what I saw. Ayaka came through the door that she was with with a tray of food. But that's not what made me mesmerized, even with how massive the tray she was holding was.
It was her outfit: she was wearing a traditional light blue and white kimono, with cryo patterns over all of her kimono, which accentuated all parts of her body, as it was form fitted. It wasn't low cut, but it was the most beautiful thing I've seen her wear, and it really made her look mesmerizing. She lowered into crossing her legs, as she lowered to the table, and put the tray onto the table.
"What do you think?" She looked a bit smug, but also genuinely asking and waiting for an answer as she sat with her feet under her legs.
"You look stunning, love." She, very lady-like, chuckled behind her clamped hand. "Thank you, darling."
She put a plate in front of me, and then in front of her. She put a Miso soup first, then a sashimi platter, with a side of wasabi and ginger. I clamped my hands, saying, "Thank you for the meal", before looking over at Ayaka.
"Aren't you going to eat?" I lifted the chopsticks she had given me, and the bowl of miso, but she was just looking at me.
"No, I'll eat it after-" I raised my hand, and interrupted her.
"You'll eat it with me, love. You're my wife, not my servant." I spoke, to which she blushed, and looked down, before saying, "Thank you for the meal", and digging into her meal with me. We both ate a late dinner that we both didn't have earlier, and she looked happy with herself, as we both loved what she made.
"Where did you get the kimono?" I looked at her body, and she, slightly sadly, spoke. "This was the kimono my mother made for me, before she passed away. She said I'd grow into it, when I'd wear it with my husband…" She didn't cry, but her eyes did water. I moved over to her, and hugged her.
"She was really important to you, wasn't she?" She warmly and tightly hugged me, as she finally released a few tears onto me, and I continued to hold her tight.
"She'd call me little Ayaka, saying, "I'll always be with you, even when I'm gone"..." She cried, fully, into me, and I just sat there with her, as she released the pain that she had held, and never left her side. I stroked her soft hair, as she leaned on me, and hugged me tight.
A long time had passed, with me still holding onto her, but she eventually released herself from me, and looked down at me, before slightly blushing, realizing I was still naked in front of her. Then, the embarrassment creeped to me as well, but then, Ayaka stood up, and held her arm up.
"I'll give you clothes. New ones, for you to wear." I stood up, and she took me to another part of the commission, where there was a fitting room. She, very softly, pushed me into the room, then handed me a kimono for myself.
"Now, here is my brother's. He has many extras, and I can fit it to you for you to wear." She passed under the door of the fitting room. "It also has a hood, to cover you and disguise you from the Watatsumi Army, and people will not question you." It was folded nicely.
"Um… love, I don't know how to put it on.." I chuckled, me being embarrassed. I heard her sigh behind the door, before opening it, and holding the kimono.
"I guess, with you not being from Inazuma, you don't know how to put it on." She held up the kimono, and explained. "This is a yukata. This is for you to wear in the summer, because it is rather warm in Inazuma during the summer, and it'll be cool enough and light enough to not obstruct your movements with your weapon." She quickly put on an undershirt and baggy white shirt, presumably also Ayato's, and crossed over one of the sides over the other, then tied what she called a Koshihimo around my waist. She expertly put it on me, and she already was analyzing me to figure out how to tighten and change the fit, with the Obi on my waist over my Koshihimo.
"So, right now, you're about 7 inches shorter than my brother. So I'll need to shorten the Yukata accordingly, and the undershirt and pants respectively. You're also quite a bit thinner, and less bulky. You'll also probably be… undressing, frequently, so it'll need to be undressed frequently." She was murmuring herself, and then getting my measurements and wrapping a measuring string around me, with my clothes around me. It was still early in the morning, so seeing her being so mentally active just surprised me.
Eventually, over what felt like hours, as the sun actually started coming up, she came in with the yukata, ready for me.
"So, I got an obi that's easy to loosen, as well as the Koshihimo. You can take it off within less than a couple of seconds. It's also fitted for you as well, and I've made sure that it'll have a hood that doesn't reflect your hair color, so you can blend in better."
She made me face a mirror that was in the dressing room, and then showed me how to put it on, then take it off. "Now, put it on yourself." I saw her seriousness, and after a bit of trying to put everything on, I put it on and showed it to her.
"Now, that's a Summer Yukata for you." She held her hands on her shoulders, and after the energy came back to me with the sun, I noticed the blue design that matched Ayaka's design.
Quickly, I leaned into her, and gave her a kiss.
"Thank you, you've been working on this for many hours."
She smiled. "Don't worry, it's the job of a wife." I hugged her anyway.
"HEY! WE'VE COME WITH A WORD FROM KOKOMI! LET US ENTER THE COMMISSION! We were interrupted by the Watatsumi army, knocking on the door, and interrupting our hug.
"Go here." She separated from my hug, and then opened a secret doorway. It led to an underground pathway. "This will lead towards the Grand Narukami Shrine, and I'm sure the Guuji of the shrine will protect you. But I'm sure you have other plans with her as well." She looked smugly, and again, I was the one who was embarrassed.
"Thank you, love." I kissed her, quickly, and she held onto my hand.
"Be safe, my husband." She looked down, and held my hand tightly, and I saw her tattoos glow. "And take care of those who you love." She hugged me, before pushing me away towards the door.
"Now go." I turned away, and she closed the door behind me, leaving me to go towards the shrine.
Now, that's the ending of this chapter. Pretty long for just a slice of life/fluff, but honestly, I like these kinds of chapters, and making them. Slice of life/Fluff is nice. Anyways, the next chapter will be sex. Again, I want to see what two people you'll predict will be next.