Chapter 377: Arc 5, - 71: Face the Day Ahead
Stirring awake with one ear bent down, she felt her hands drift against soft skin—her arms wrapped around a warm body, shifting slightly as it breathed in and out.
Hotaru kept fighting to keep her eyes open while she took in her first lungsful of the morning. Her nose twitched and she felt a spot of wetness on the pillow she was lying her head on, against her cheek.
The first sight was of a sleeping blonde, right next to her face—the second, was that of her mouth wide open, drooling. The redhead clicked her tongue silently and reached out to push Jotou’s head away.
Jotou’s mouth did close, but it muttered annoyance.
In her sleep, the blonde’s legs refused to let go of Hotaru’s hips, which they were locked around. Still under the covers, Jotou held the redhead tighter in her arms.
"We have to sort out your drooling problem. Though, it’s cute," Hotaru hushed and then wedged her arms between the two; she tried to pry them both apart, but Jotou just held on.
The blonde moved her hips back and forth in response.
"Hzh!" Hotaru’s ear spiked up and her whole body tensed, before a little moan escaped her lips.
Murmuring from slumber, Jotou’s head rose from the pillow and with paper-thin eyes, wiped her lips and groaned. She hummed and glanced next to her, before letting her head fall back down, "...Morning," she smiled.
Hotaru smiled back and traced a finger along the blonde’s cheek to push some hair to the back of her ears, "Morning." Her smile waned immediately, "Get off of me already."
Jotou closed her eyes and whined.
"We need to get ready."