Claudine, the human heater

Claudine can't help but find strange how the brunette, who is always the first one of all the troupe to wake up, isn't around the common room when she enters it.

- Where is Tendo Maya?

She asks Nana confused after have greeted everybody already in there, seeing the chirpy blonde pausing on her way to the kitchen.

- I think Maya-chan still hasn't come downstairs.

The tall blonde answers with a soft smile on her face, before she resumes her walking, and Claudine can't help but furrow her brow at it, turning around to go upstairs and back to the dorms.

She pauses for a moment in front of Maya's door, before knocking on it twice.

- Tendo Maya, are you still in there? – she asks aloud, leaning against the door trying to hear any sound coming from inside.

- Ngh.

Claudine can only frown at the strange sound coming from inside, before she knocks on the door again.

- Maya, I'm coming in.

She warns the brunette, turning the door knob to enter and then close the door behind her as the frown taking over her features deepens upon seeing a bundle in the middle of the bed.

- Maya?

She asks tentatively as she walks closer to see said bundle moving and turning around to face her, finding the brunette completely wrapped in her blankets, causing her to chuckle at the unusual yet amusing sight.

- Are you sick? – she asks her as she walks closer to see Maya looking at her with tired and sleepy eyes and bags under them.

- No, it's just too cold to get out of bed – Maya whines and pouts as she shivers out of cold, making Claudine laugh – Don't laugh.

She mumbles half-whining, and Claudine can't help but find her girlfriend endearing cute.

- Well, maybe Nana's breakfast and a cup of hot chocolate will help you to warm up.

Just the mere mention of hot chocolate is enough for Maya to perk up, untangling herself from the bundle of blankets that she was in. But as soon as she takes them off, staying only in her warm and fluffy grey sweater and pants, she can't help but shiver out of cold once again.

Claudine can only watch her amusedly, seeing the brunette quickly taking a fluffy fleece jacket and a scarf from the chair beside her bed in an attempt to be warm again.

- Aren't you over-exaggerating? – she comments amusedly as she approaches Maya, seeing her shaking her head vehemently.

- No, it's really cold – Maya mumbles, glaring at the ash-blonde who only wears a light long sleeved shirt.

The other girl can only giggle, before leaving a kiss on her girlfriend's forehead to make sure she doesn't have fever, and before she takes one of her hands in hers.

- Eeek! What are you, dead!? – Claudine shrieks as she quickly lets Maya's freezing hand go, making her pout sadly in return.

- I've told you it is too cold.

The brunette mumbles once again, giving her girlfriend sad puppy eyes, and Claudine can't help but sigh heavily, before she takes her hand in hers once again to warm it up, bearing its coldness just to keep her warm and see her smiling happily at her.

- Thank you, ma Claudine – Maya thanks her as she kisses Claudine's cheek, making her blush.

- Y-you're welcome. Now come on, I want my cup of hot chocolate.

Claudine mumbles, making Maya giggle as they go downstairs to the common room hand in hand, seeing all the girls already gathered in there, Karen with a coat on while Kaoruko clings onto Futaba to keep herself warm, making Claudine snort at her friends.

- What? It's too cold.

Kaoruko grumbles as she clings more onto Futaba, making the other girl roll her eyes, before they start to eat Nana's hot breakfast.

The rest of their day off goes uneventful, watching plays and movies while Karen, Kaoruko and Maya snuggle together in a bundle to keep themselves warm, making the sight of the three of them like that rather amusing.

When it's time to sleep, Claudine can't help but watch Maya retreating to her own bedroom shivering slightly out of cold, sighing as she enters her own bedroom to get changed into her pajama and then get out of it to go to her girlfriend's bedroom, knocking on her door twice.

- Come in.

Maya says from the inside, before she sees her girlfriend coming in, furrowing her brow confused at it.

- Ma Claudine? Did you forget something?

She asks confused, seeing the ash-blonde shaking her head while approaching her.

- No, I'm sleeping with you tonight – she says timidly, making Maya blush lightly.

- You are?

- D-don't mistake it! You have bags under your eyes and you're still shivering out of cold so I've thought I could be of some help…

Claudine mutters embarrassed, making Maya giggle cutely, before she takes a step closer to leave a kiss on her girlfriend's cheek.

- Thank you.

She thanks her softly, taking Claudine's warm hand in her cold one to walk together towards her bed. Claudine can't help but let out an amused chuckle upon seeing her sheets, noticing how they're different from the ones she had in the morning.

- Seriously Maya, fleece sheets? – she asks amused, making Maya blush again self-consciously of them.

- I told you that it's too cold.

She mumbles in her defense, making Claudine giggle, before they get into the warm bed.

- Turn around – Claudine asks Maya, seeing her frowning at her request, before doing what she just told her, feeling Claudine's body pressed against her back as her arms wrap her tightly, pulling her into her – Better?

The ash-blonde asks, eliciting a tender and wide smile from Maya who can't help but snuggle more into her girlfriend's warm embrace and body.

- Much better, ma Claudine – she answers softly, turning slightly around to kiss Claudine briefly, noticing a stubborn blush tinting her cheeks adorably that makes her heart pound fast.

- W-whatever, just go to sleep. You look like a zombie.

Claudine murmurs completely embarrassed, making Maya giggle at her cute and embarrassing stubbornness, before she snuggles more into her warmth and closes her eyes to sleep soundly, happy that her girlfriend is like her personal human heater.

The ash-blonde can't help but watch her girlfriend sleep for a while, making sure she's warm, before sleep takes over her too feeling cozy. When she wakes up, she can see Maya has turned around at some point of the night, facing her as a peaceful expression adorns her face and a soft smile plays on her lips.

Claudine can't help but feel her heart skipping a beat, a wide smile on her face, happy to be able to keep her girlfriend warm, thinking how nice it'd be to repeat this and wake up like this more mornings.