Miu looked at Kaede desperately, sniffling. Her whole composure was pathetic, way different than the facade Miu put on everywhere else. Tears were forming despite her efforts and eventually she started to cry.
“P-please, don't go Kaede!” she begged, latching on to Kaede's arm. “I d-don't like being a-alone.” Miu looked so vulnerable. Kaede used her other free arm to shush Miu like a tiny baby.
“It's okay, Miu. I'll only be gone for about an hour. Time will go by really fast, I pr-” Miu cut her off with a wild cry. “P-pleaseee no! D-don't go! Don't leave me! You ca-can't!” she nestled into Kaede's body hurriedly. She was close to hyperventilating. Miu whimpered like an anxious dog, hoarding Kaede, making sure she didn't move.
Kaede sighed. Miu was so feeble. She loved it, though.
“How about I leave for fifteen minutes? Me and Shuichi were planning to go to the park together. We wanted to go watch the birds together. I'll only be fifteen minutes. Is that okay, Miu?” Kaede asked. Miu was shaking.
She didn't want Shuichi to hang out with her favorite person. She wanted Kaede all to herself. Despite this, she agreed. “C-can you make it ten?” Kaede nodded, smiling. “Of course, Miu. I love you so much.”
Kaede planted a kiss on Miu's cheek, making all of her issues fade away. Miu felt like they were the only two people in the whole world. She didn't realize Kaede was slightly sweating, possibly from being nervous. “Now, i should be going, okay?” Miu let go of her arm. “I love you more than anything, Miu. Bye-bye, love!”
Miu only waved. She was still so happy that Kaede had kissed her. When Kaede left, Miu frowned. She was also immediately bored. Not feeling motivation to do anything else, she decided she'd wait by the door for Kaede to come home. Like a little puppy waiting for it's owner.
She looked at the clock constantly.
- 17:34
- 17:34
- 17:35
It had only been a minute, but Miu felt like she was going to explode into worry. She immediately started to think aloud, sweating. Overthinking the situation, she decided to just text Kaede at 17:38. Maybe that'd help her calm down.
“You got some real nerve making me text you, Bakamatsu! The gorgeous girl genius, Miu Iruma herself, could be working on life changing inventions right now! But instead, here I am, texting you. You better start fuckin: bowing to me when you get home!” *send*
Despite the vulgarity, Miu meant the text affectionately. It was filled with worry deep down. Kaede knew that when she opened the text at 17:42, replying a little too late for Miu's liking. Kaede texted back, “Aw, well thank you for texting me, Miu. I promise I'm okay. I might be home a little late, though. I know we agreed on ten minutes and I'm trying, but something came up. Apparently it's personal, but something with Shuichi happened. And also, when I come back, I might be doing a little more than bowing down to you...” *send*
Kaede knew the remark would make Miu get all flustered when she saw it, giggling to herself. She nearly forgot she was with Shuichi, supposed to be comforting him.
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- 17:35.
Miu didn't check her phone. It was hypocritical actually, because she wasn't replying since Kaede replied to her late. Miu found herself in the bathroom either way, crying her eyes out. She couldn't control her ugly tears, her wailing filling up the bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror, she nearly gagged. Crying made her look hideous. As it did to everyone...
Miu panicked and grabbed her beautiful strawberry blonde hair and she started to pull, taking tiny bits out of her scalp as she screamed. It didn't look like she was going bald at all, but some of her hair was now uneven. Miu's breath staggered. She was about to scream, but got cut off by the sound of the door unlocking and opening.
Kaede called out for Miu loudly. Miu ran out of the bathroom, nearly flying into her arms. “M-Miu?! Oh, baby... What's wrong?” Kaede questioned, nearly falling over. As Miu tried to speak, Kaede led them to their wide couch. Sitting down seemed to increase the speed that Miu cried. Her voice was littered with hics.
Kaede went in for another hug. “It's okay, Miu. Take your time, don't force yourself to speak.” soothed Kaede as she started to rub the Inventors back gently. Miu smiled. She felt like all her problems just left her. As if she was on cloud-9 in a matter of seconds. She should've known Kaede wasn't going to do anything. She really trusted Kaede. She didn't know why her thoughts bad got to her.
Eventually, Miu spoke. “I-I thought.. Um.. I- when I sent you a t-text, you didn't reply to it, so I-I thought you were ignoring me! And y-y-you came home late!” she had to pause between sentences, still tearing up. Kaede looked like a deer in headlights.
“Huh? But... I did reply to you.” Kaede whipped out her phone and went to Miu's dms, showing her the message. Miu felt relieved. Like a whole ocean of relief just washed over her. Once she read the last part of Kaede's text, her face turned red out of embarrassment this time instead of crying.
“Awh, Miu! You're so cute~” Kaede quickly kissed Miu on the cheek, making her squeak. “Oh, I love it when you do that, Miu. You're so adorable.. I'm so lucky to have such a smart and cute girlfriend...” Before Kaede could say more, Miu shushed her. She looked extremely embarrassed. “S-shut up! You... Heeeeee!”
Miu wailed when Kaede suddenly wrapped her around a fluffy blanket, previously draping on the couch. She looked like a piece of prey. Kaede couldn't get enough of her expression. She'd by lying if she didn't feel at least a little pleasantly sadistic. She'd also be lying if she said she didn't feel like sheltering Miu from the whole world right now. She loved Miu so much. She wanted to protect her from any danger.
Kaede questioned herself. Where was that coming from? Protecting her from the world? Maybe it's because she loved her that much. Oh well. Miu's gentle crying snapped her back to reality. Kaede immediately became worried, gesturing her hand up to Miu. Making sure she didn't make the inventory squeal with sudden movements, she took her time wiping her tears. When Kaede was done, she kissed Miu's red cheeks twice, one for each cheek. They were red from crying.
But Miu didn't stop crying. Trying to speak, she mustered up a feeble “You 't-tard! I'm crying because I-I’m...” Miu made sure to whisper the last part, “happy.” Kaede felt like she could explode. Did she really have such a cute girlfriend, all to herself?! It was like Miu wasn't even crying in sadness a few minutes ago.
“Oh, good job, Miu~” Kaede rubbed Miu's chin lightly as a little reward. They had been trying to work on Miu's confidence façade and letting her show her actual emotions and be vulnerable sometimes. “I’m really proud of you. That was such a good job.” Kaede praised. Miu's mumbled something inaudible while blushing. She looked sleepy.
Kaede swore she heard Miu almost purr before leaning into Kaede's touch some more, and even Kaede's body itself. After Kaede stopped rubbing her chin, she just leaned on top of Kaede. Eventually, she shut her eyes for the last time in a while and tried to go to sleep. Kaede slightly scratching the top of Miu's head definitely helped. Eventually, Miu had fallen asleep on top of Kaede.
Kaede couldn't believe it. They had been dating for lots of months now, but she had never fallen asleep on top of her. Kaede was so nervous. And Miu looked so adorable! She loved listening to her quiet and peaceful snores. Miu actually didn't get much sleep, always active and working on inventions. It was such a miracle when she actually did go to bed.
It was so out of character for Kaede to be so nervous over something so silly. Kaede was just realizing how much it took for Miu to actually fall asleep on her. Miu had never been good with affection, receiving or giving, and she also had bad trust issues. She realized how much Miu trusted her and it made Kaede so happy, like a young middle schooler when their crushed liked them back. It was honestly just a little embarrassing, but how could Kaede not be happy over that?
Miu stirred over just a bit, yawning and looking up at Kaede. Her face turned nearly pepper red and she tried to get up, but Kaede's gentle hand on her stopped her from moving. She played with Miu's hair so delicately. "Shh,” Kaede soothed. Miu grumbled, but put her head back down on Kaede. “You're safe, Miu. I won't let anything happen to you. Just don't move. There's no need to leave~ I love it when you're with me.” Miu's heartbeat sped up, then slowed. She fell back asleep. Kaede smiled.
She loved the power she had over Miu. How she made her melt constantly. Kaede really was sadistic, but she and Miu loved that about her. Miu loved getting told what to do, having someone have power over her. She honestly felt safer that way. As she slept, she could feel a sensation on her head somewhere. After waking up a few hours later, she realized it had just been Kaede petting her. Miu was such a well behaved girl after all.