Chapter 283: Interlude - 2: Love Life
A few days passed after their countdown to midnight, a whole week to be exact. The 7th of January, 980; and every calendar would make people smile as they realized it was the final year of the decade. So to would the redhead, as she waltzed down the hall.
However, her reason for smiling at the calendar was for an entirely different reason; she reached her room door and raised her hand-
The door opened with a blonde stepping out, "Oh, hey." The hallway hosted a few Royal Guard on patrol and the sunlight glistened across the floor.
Hotaru hugged her clipboard in one arm, "I was just about to knock. It’s past ten, you really should eat some breakfast."
"I’m going, I’m going," Jotou rolled her eyes with a smile. "Wait, what’re you doing back here so fast?"
The wolf-girl’s tail relaxed, "It’s been a crazy few days, but my schedule’s finally much freer. I haven’t even had the time to kiss my girlfriend," her fangs glistened.
Jotou’s eyes darted to the floor as her complexion turned pinkish-red, "I understand you’ve got stuff to do," she pushed a few locks of hair behind her ear.
"You say that know," Hotaru shook her head. She reached a hand for the blonde’s face and drew herself closer, "C’mere~"
"Wait, wait, wait! Wait..." Jotou put both arms out.
"Hm?" Hotaru waited with furrowed her brows. "Is there something on my lips?" she grazed a finger over them.
"No, there’s just an odd sparkle on the floor," Jotou’s eyes were glued onto it. In between the two’s feet was an odd outline of sparkles indeed; the sunlight made no shadow of it, almost like... "Move back a bit."
Hotaru heeded the order before Jotou raised her left leg to the side and—"Clack!"—kicked whatever it was to the right, along the hallway.