Starting from one in the afternoon, ten hours passed by in the blink of an eye.
A red kimono had somehow appeared beside them on the tatami at some point. Scattered beside it were Kotomi Izumi's clothes.
Kotomi Izumi and Ayani Kika lay together beneath the covers. Kotomi leaned against Ayani Kika's embrace in a dazed yet deeply content state.
The atmosphere was peaceful, comfortable, and incomparably tranquil.
"You little thing... just how long have you been starving for?" Ayani Kika laughed softly and kissed Kotomi Izumi's forehead.
She did not dare make any large movements either, because...
Ayani Kika glanced at the striking patch of red on the bedsheet. Her cheeks instantly flushed crimson.
She had given Kotomi everything most precious to her.
At the same time, Ayani Kika also realized that this was not Kotomi Izumi's first time.
After learning that, although Ayani Kika felt somewhat defeated and disappointed, she did not find it strange. After all, Kotomi was so beautiful, and she already had so many girlfriends around her. It was perfectly normal for another girl to have taken Kotomi's first time before her.
Ayani Kika was simply curious about which girl had taken Kotomi Izumi's first time.
She was so envious.
So jealous.
"I've been hungry for a very, very long time... but now, being full feels so nice~"
Kotomi Izumi closed her eyes comfortably, enjoying Ayani Kika's kiss.
Ayani Kika reached out and gently tapped Kotomi's little nose, asking with a slightly resentful tone,
"Big sister here already gave you the most precious thing in a girl's life. But what about you? Who took your first time? Was it one of your four girlfriends? Don't tell me you actually have other girlfriends besides those four too."
Because of the sweat, a strand of Ayani Kika's hair had come loose from the sweetness of their intimacy and now clung to her cheek like a carefully painted black brushstroke.
Her brows and eyes were gentle, her cheeks flushed red. Amid that spring-like expression was a trace of sweet happiness.
"Jealous?"
Kotomi Izumi grinned mischievously, deliberately refusing to answer.
Seeing her intentionally keeping secrets, Ayani Kika pinched Kotomi's nose a little harder as though pretending to be angry.
"Doing this on purpose, huh?"
"Hehehe..."
Kotomi Izumi let out a silly little laugh.
Looking at her like this, Ayani Kika could not help hugging her even tighter.
Kotomi Izumi gazed at Ayani Kika's shoulder, listened to her long and peaceful breathing, and felt the warmth between them. Her heart was filled with comfort.
As for whether her heart was filled with happiness...
Kotomi Izumi herself did not know.
She felt that the relationship between herself and Ayani Kika was somewhat strange. Even though they had already done something like this, and even though Ayani Kika had given her the most precious thing she possessed, the atmosphere between them still had not become like that of lovers.
Whatever their atmosphere had been before was exactly what it still was now.
Not even the slightest change.
Is it because Ayani Kika and I still aren't considered lovers right now?
Kotomi Izumi thought silently.
After thinking for a while without finding an answer, she stopped dwelling on it and slowly spoke.
"I gave my most precious thing to my second girlfriend."
"Why didn't you give it to your first girlfriend?"
Ayani Kika very understandingly did not ask who the first girlfriend was, who the second girlfriend was, or what number she herself might be.
"Whether it's my first girlfriend or my second girlfriend, I love them both equally and wholeheartedly. It can only be said that through a bunch of coincidences, I ended up giving my most precious thing to my second girlfriend instead.
"Originally, my first girlfriend had several chances to take my first time, but she wanted to wait for a meaningful occasion before doing it, so she never made a move. In the end, my second girlfriend beat her to it first."
After Ayani Kika heard that, she could not help laughing softly.
Then she asked,
"Kotomi, when we first met, did you still have your first time then?"
"I did."
Kotomi Izumi nodded.
After hearing that answer, Ayani Kika's expression became somewhat complicated. At the same time, she hugged Kotomi even tighter and sighed softly,
"If I'd known, I would've made my move back then..."
"Hey, hey, hey. At least consider whether I'd be willing or not, okay?"
Kotomi Izumi puffed up her cheeks and deliberately acted unwilling.
"Then if I had made a move on you back then, would you have been willing?"
Ayani Kika asked directly.
The straight shot landed so suddenly that Kotomi Izumi could not respond for a moment. Her face flushed even redder. She shifted her gaze away and muttered quietly,
"I don't know either..."
"Then I'll just take that as you being willing."
Ayani Kika smiled lazily, her tone carrying a trace of dominance.
"That's what you said, not me..."
Kotomi Izumi's face was still red as she continued her completely useless resistance in a tiny voice.
Ayani Kika smiled faintly.
Her hands trembling slightly, she picked up her phone. After barely managing to unlock it and check the time, she immediately put it back down again. If she held it any longer, she was afraid she would lose her grip and drop it.
"It's already ten at night. Outside must already be completely dark. Why don't you just stay over at my place tonight? A little girl walking alone at night... big sister here won't feel at ease.
"When you were talking on the phone with your girlfriend Megumi Kato at noon, weren't you pretty good at making excuses? Just make up another excuse and tell the other two girlfriends who came to Kyoto with you that you'll be staying at my place tonight."
Ayani Kika murmured softly while stroking Kotomi's hair in her arms and kissing her lips.
Her words were filled with tenderness and affection.
Ayani Kika felt that she should act more generous.
But in reality, after giving Kotomi her most precious thing, Ayani Kika realized that she was not nearly as generous as she had imagined herself to be.
She also wanted to monopolize Kotomi for just a little longer.
Even if it was only for one more night...
Ayani Kika knew that once this beautiful night passed, Kotomi Izumi would soon leave Kyoto and return to Chiba.
As for when they would meet again...
Kotomi Izumi had never said.
Ayani Kika also understood very well that she could not take the initiative to ask.
All she could do was quietly look forward to the day they would meet again arriving sooner.
Kotomi Izumi had just been about to nod in agreement and stay the night when hearing Ayani Kika mention what happened at noon suddenly caused memories she had nearly forgotten to instantly flood back into her mind.
Along with those memories, her increasingly lazy and relaxed mind abruptly snapped awake.
Not only did she wake up, but cold sweat instantly broke out all over her body.
Only then did Kotomi Izumi remember that at noon, she had hung up Megumi Kato's call using the excuse that the restaurant signal was bad.
She had also told Megumi that once she finished eating and returned to the hotel, she would call her again.
At first, when she had just arrived at Ayani Kika's house, Kotomi Izumi still remembered this matter.
But later, after Ayani Kika kissed her lips, she gradually forgot about it entirely.
Thinking about the promise she had made to Megumi Kato—"After I finish eating and get back to the hotel, I'll call you"—and then looking at the current time, which was already ten at night...
If Ayani Kika had not brought it up unintentionally, Kotomi Izumi might not have remembered this matter until the day she returned to Chiba.
Just imagining it—if she really had returned to Chiba without remembering to call Megumi Kato...
Then when she went to see Megumi afterward, what might greet her would very likely be a gleaming hatchet.
The moment that thought crossed her mind, Kotomi Izumi immediately lost all composure. Her previously lazy and clingy little expression vanished instantly. She abruptly sat up from beneath the covers.
Cold air immediately rushed into the warm bedding.
Ayani Kika shrank her neck and complained gloomily,
"Brrr, it's so cold. Don't get up so suddenly. It's bad for your brain, and all the warmth escapes from the blankets too. Why are you in such a hurry to get up? Are you hungry, or do you want to bathe first?
"If you're hungry, I wanted to cook for you personally, but I don't have the strength to cook anymore, so let's just order delivery instead.
"If you want a bath, once you leave the bedroom and turn left, you'll see the bathroom."
While hurriedly getting dressed at top speed, Kotomi Izumi anxiously replied like a high school girl who had just woken up and realized she was about to be late,
"Sorry, I should head back today after all. We'll talk about staying over another time."
Still lying beneath the covers, Ayani Kika froze for a moment after hearing that.
Only after slowly sitting up did she finally speak.
"You little scumbag. Putting your skirt back on and pretending not to know me already."
The moment she got called a little scumbag, Kotomi Izumi immediately became unhappy and declared righteously,
"You can say I'm a little too loving, but you can't say I'm irresponsible! I, Kotomi Izumi, despise irresponsible scumbags the most!"
Ayani Kika burst out laughing from her speech. Shrugging her shoulders, she flopped back onto the pillow.
"Then doesn't what you're doing right now look exactly like a little scumbag?
"You just took away your big sister's most precious thing. At the very least, shouldn't you hold me close, whisper sweet words to me for a while, and then sleep in each other's arms until morning?
"Instead, after eating your fill and wiping your mouth clean, you're already preparing to leave.
"Sigh... forget it. If you want to leave, then leave. I'll just treat it as my fate being miserable. I gave you my sincere heart, and in the end you abandoned me right afterward."
Listening to Ayani Kika's words, Kotomi Izumi sighed helplessly.
She knew perfectly well that Ayani Kika was deliberately teasing her.
If Ayani Kika truly did not want her to leave, then she definitely had several ways to stop her.
During the ten hours they had just spent together, Kotomi Izumi had thoroughly experienced exactly how domineering Ayani Kika could be.
Though for Little Kotomi, who was eighty percent likely to be the top whenever she got close to girls, every girl she became intimate with always felt strong-willed to her anyway...
Back to the main point.
Joking aside, Kotomi felt that if she really just ignored Ayani Kika's teasing and directly left...
Then for a very long time, Ayani Kika would probably keep calling her "little scumbag."
After thinking it over, she decided there was no need to rush out immediately.
It was already ten at night anyway.
Leaving a little earlier or a little later did not really make much difference.
Coincidentally, Kotomi Izumi had already finished dressing by then.
Instead of hurrying away, she sat back down and gently brushed aside a few strands of Ayani Kika's hair with her fingers. Her tone was helpless yet gentle as she said,
"I don't want to leave either. It's not because it's too late outside. I just can't bear to leave your side.
"If I could, I'd even like to continue a little longer~"
"Pfft—greedy little scumbag. Ten whole hours just now still weren't enough to fill your stomach? You still want more?
"Looks like your appetite really is huge."
"The greatest advantage I have as a person is my huge appetite!"
Kotomi Izumi hummed proudly, her tone carrying a trace of smugness.
As she spoke, she lowered her head, intending to kiss Ayani Kika's lips.
But Ayani Kika deliberately dodged her.
Kotomi Izumi refused to give up and tried several more times, but every single attempt was intentionally avoided.
"Mmph..."
Kotomi Izumi puffed up her cheeks unhappily.
"Why are you so mean? You're at least ten years older than me, yet you're bullying me like this. Aren't you being childish?"
"Who's the one who looked like she was about to put her skirt on and run away just now?"
Ayani Kika shot Kotomi a resentful glance.
The moment she finished speaking, however, she could no longer hold back her laughter and burst out giggling at Kotomi's puffed-up face.
"The reason I got so anxious to leave just now is your fault too!"
Kotomi Izumi argued righteously.
"My fault?"
Kotomi's words left Ayani Kika genuinely confused.
"Who told you to bring up what happened at noon? If you hadn't mentioned it, I might not even have remembered.
"The second you said it, I suddenly remembered how I promised Megumi that once I got back to the hotel, I'd call her again.
"But then..."
Kotomi Izumi became too embarrassed to continue.
Helplessly, she glanced at the time displayed on her phone.
It was already 10:25 PM.
Honestly, after seeing the time, Kotomi Izumi had already started wondering whether hugging Megumi's thigh the instant she returned to Chiba would be enough to make Megumi put down the knife in her hand.
Once Kotomi explained things like this, Ayani Kika immediately understood why she had been in such a hurry to leave earlier.
"That girl named Megumi Kato sounded pretty gentle when she called you at noon. Why are you so nervous?
"Why not wait until tomorrow morning and call her then? Just sincerely tell her that after dinner, once you got back to the hotel, you were too tired and accidentally fell asleep all the way until now."
Ayani Kika stretched lazily while offering her advice.
After saying that, she teasingly added,
"Getting this nervous just because you forgot to call your girlfriend back on time... I really couldn't tell.
"You little scumbag are actually henpecked~
"I'm honestly kind of curious how someone with such a henpecked personality manages to juggle so many relationships at once."
"Go away, go away, stop giving ridiculous advice. If I actually followed your method..."
Then I'd better start deciding whether I want cremation or a sea burial afterward...
Kotomi Izumi did not say those final words aloud. She only muttered them internally.
"How is my advice ridiculous?"
Ayani Kika felt that the little trick she suggested was actually pretty good.
You don't understand. Megumi is usually very gentle, but when it matters, she really will pull out a knife...
Kotomi Izumi thought silently.
Out loud, however, she said,
"Anyway, your method definitely won't work. I'll think of another solution myself."
"Fine then. You're the smartest, so use that brain of yours a little more."
Ayani Kika shrugged.
Then she slowly sat up and hugged Kotomi from behind, resting her head against Kotomi's shoulder as she softly asked,
"But thinking all the time is exhausting. And when you're tired, you should rest.
"So... stay the night after all, okay~"
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