The wind at noon today was unexpectedly refreshing and comfortable.
So comfortable that it made one want to sleep.
Resting his head on his girlfriend's firm, elastic thighs, looking up at the azure sky dotted with drifting white clouds, Miyahito let his mind go blank. He faintly felt a drowsiness washing over him that was hard to resist, and he couldn't help but let out a yawn.
"Haa~"
"Hmm?" Sitting sideways against the wall, reading a pocket-sized bunkobon, Utaha heard Miyahito's small yawn. Without taking her eyes off the text, she raised her free left hand, gently stroking Miyahito's slightly prickly short hair, and said softly and tenderly.
"If you're sleepy, just go to sleep."
"Mhm."
Rubbing his eyes, unable to resist the drowsiness creeping into his heart, Miyahito obediently nodded. He turned over, facing Utaha's direction, curled his limbs slightly, and slowly closed his eyes.
Before long, under Utaha's gentle gaze, Miyahito gradually sank into a dreamland wrapped in tenderness and security.
Even though his steady breathing could easily be drowned out by the passing breeze, Utaha could still feel a reassuring sense of contentment from that slow, light rhythm.
"Haa..." As if infected by the sleepiness hidden within that sense of security, Utaha, who had been quietly listening to her boyfriend's breathing, suddenly felt a wave of relaxing drowsiness wash over her.
Just like Miyahito a moment ago, she couldn't help but yawn.
Bending her wrist, she gently wiped the corner of her eye, which had grown slightly watery, with the back of her hand. Lowering her eyelids, Utaha looked down at Miyahito resting on her thighs, then tilted her head up slightly to look at the blue sky and white clouds above.
Just then, a warm breeze carrying the golden afterglow of autumn drifted down from the azure sky, gently brushing past those wine-red eyes that held the beautiful depth of time.
'Unknowingly, autumn has already arrived.'
The corners of her lips curling into a soft smile, Utaha looked down at her boyfriend's sleeping profile, her eyes gradually rippling with affection. She couldn't quite say why, but there was one thing she wanted to do right now.
Hooking a strand of hair falling by her ear with her right pinky, Utaha, her pretty face radiating a loving smile, slowly lowered her head.
Her slightly moist, cherry-pink lips landed as lightly as a dragonfly skimming the water on Miyahito's cheek.
Chu~ ( ˘ ³˘)♥
After giving in to the impulse to kiss his cheek, Utaha lifted her head, only to find a few shades of crimson blooming on her exquisite, fair face.
The next second, Utaha couldn't help but raise her hands, vaguely covering her slightly flushed cheeks.
Mmm... Taking advantage of her boyfriend being asleep to secretly kiss his cheek or something. It's really, really, really... seriously, how embarrassing.
Calming the shyness in her heart, Utaha, who now didn't dare to look at her sleeping boyfriend, leaned her back lightly against the slightly cool wall behind her.
Tilting her pretty face upward, her wine-red eyes reflected the calm yet casual sky. Unknowingly, Utaha's mind gradually went blank.
Perhaps the boundless azure sky, radiating an intoxicating charm, had a special calming effect.
"Haa~"
Another cute yawn rang out.
Slowly, Utaha felt her eyelids growing heavier, and heavier, and heavier, and...
So sleepy, I really want to take a nap... Maybe just a little sleep? Just a tiny bit, I won't forget to wake Miyahito up.
So.
Good afternoon? Sweet dreams.
To the two lovers.
...
Even though she had only slept for a little while, when Utaha woke up and opened her wine-red eyes, she had a dazed feeling as if a significant amount of time had quietly slipped away.
Blinking her dazed, watery eyes, she glanced around the rooftop before subconsciously looking down at Miyahito, who was still sleeping soundly on her thighs.
'Miyahito... is still sleeping.'
The corners of her eyes curving with a hint of tenderness, Utaha couldn't help but yawn as she took out her phone from her pocket to check the time.
Great, it was past 3:40 PM. They had perfectly missed the first period of the afternoon.
Looking at the time on her phone, Utaha paused for a moment and shook her head helplessly.
Accidentally skipped class again. Sigh, I'm really being corrupted by Miyahito now.
Quietly complaining in her heart about the boyfriend who was corrupting her, completely forgetting that she herself used to be the king of skipping classes in middle school, Utaha opened her phone and sent a LINE message to Hori Kyoko in Miyahito's class.
Utaha: [Kyoko, Miyahito fell asleep. If Tachibana-sensei asks, please help cover for us.]
The moment the message was sent, Kyoko's reply arrived the next second.
Kyoko: [Eh? Again? Seriously, why are you two lovebirds skipping class again?]
Utaha: [It was an accident~ Please, my dear Kyoko-chan.]
Kyoko: [This is the last time, okay? If it happens again, ask Yuki, don't ask me.]
Utaha: [Mhm, mhm, thank you so much! Kyoko-chan.]
Kyoko: [....]
Looking at Kyoko's final reply, which consisted only of ellipses, Utaha suppressed a laugh, her wine-red eyes curving with amusement.
Putting her phone away, Utaha's gaze was once again captivated by Miyahito's sleeping face.
Watching his peaceful, child-like sleeping face, the calm lake of Utaha's mind was stirred by something, sending ripples across its surface.
Involuntarily, she raised her hand, placing her palm, which still retained a gentle warmth, lightly on Miyahito's slightly cool face, slowly and tenderly caressing the skin of his cheek.
Rough... As expected, tonight when I do my face mask, I'm definitely going to make Miyahito use one too!
Yeah, considering her boyfriend's inexplicable stubbornness about weird things (e.g., As a guy, if I get tanned, I get tanned. I'm absolutely not putting anything on my face), she needed to think carefully about how to trick... er, coax him into using a face mask.
As Utaha's mind wandered, her caressing hand inadvertently disturbed Miyahito's sweet dream.
"Mmm... Uta...ha... tickles..."
Hearing her boyfriend's unconscious mumble, his eyes still closed as if caught between sleep and wakefulness, Utaha's movements froze.
However, she quickly recovered from her surprise.
Well, even though she accidentally woke him up, it was about time to wake him anyway.
As she stopped her movements, Miyahito turned over slightly, lying on his back on her thighs.
Then, his closed eyes fluttered slightly, and the next second...
"Ugh... Utaha, good morning, haa—!"
"Good morning, my dear Mr. Miyahito~?"