Chapter 259: Arc 4, Act II, - 104: Midnight Cascade
"Jotou~"
The moment her eyes opened, she could feel warmth under her eyelids, an uneasy hotness against her forearms and legs, her bangs stuck to her forehead... "Ugh..." This was what you got for waking up at noon.
In the uncomfortable heat, the blonde awoke to empty beds all around her. The dulcet voice of a certain redhead in her ears, just as the same person appeared by her bedside.
"Wake up," a kiss was planted against the same ear.
"Don’t do that when I’m like this," Jotou’s face scrunched and she faced up.
"I’ve seen in you in worse conditions," Hotaru remarked and stood upright. With the strength of a teddy bear, the Thundering Blade lifted the sheets off of her and lazily sat up. "It’s shower day."
Eyes previously half-shut and in a daze, popped right open, "Finally," Jotou exhaled. She observed Hotaru in her full adventuring attire, both hands behind her back...
"Here you are," the smiling Hotaru handed a bouquet of thundering blitzes from behind.
Jotou fluttered her lashes, "For, me?"
"Well, obviously," she chuckled.
A warm fuzzy feeling. "I," the corners of her lips curled up and up, staring at the six-petalled flowers of white, three petals long and three short and curved.
The nitrogenous, intoxicating aroma of sharp sweetness, filled her lungs. She tilted her head and beamed, accepting the short but large bouquet, "Thank you."