The Sakamaki Sister (OG character)

Chapter XVII - The Apathetic Brother

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

The minutes passed by and eventually turned into an hour. Or has it been two now?

Shuu's blonde hair was messy from Haruna petting his head fondly and playing with his locks.

He had brought her to the music room in their home and plopped onto a sofa, pulling her down roughly with him and thoroughly enjoying the squeak she made on the way down.

"Shuu-nii, I don't really feel like I need a nap right now."

"Don't care."

Her legs fidgeted awkwardly. "B-But, wouldn't you rather sleep in your—"

"No. Now be a good girl and let me rest."

He laid his head down on her chest and seemed to fall asleep impressively fast.

Neither of them realized at the time, but for Shuu to fall asleep without his music was extremely rare. It was the only thing that distracted him from the constant somber thoughts that would plague him otherwise.

Haruna laid there stiffly at first, beyond embarrassed at how he nuzzled his face into her breasts.

After a time though her body relaxed. She was so much smaller compared to Shuu, but it made cuddling with him actually quite comfortable. Laying there with him felt natural in a way.

She hummed softly to herself, deciding she was altogether contented to be able to hold the blonde male.

Her right hand continued to pet his soft hair while her left arm wrapped around his shoulders protectively.

Shuu. My Shuu.

Wriggling a little, she buried her face in his hair and deeply inhaled his scent.

"That tickles."

Haruna's gold eyes flew open and she instantly stiffened up like a child caught doing something they weren't supposed to.

"Were you trying to wake me up?" He craned his neck up to look at her with sleepy eyes and blinked slowly.

"No. S-Sorry. I don't know what came over me." One of her hands came up to her forehead as if to feel for a fever. Surely she had to be coming down with something to have been so openly romantic with Shuu. Right?

Shuu reached up to touch her reddened cheeks as well. "You're hot."

Worry was laced in her words, "am I ill?"

"Hm I guess you could say that." He smirked devilishly making Haruna become even more tense. She shifted her feet together awkwardly, not fully understanding him but also unsure if she wanted to.

"Fortunately, I know exactly what you need."

"Wha—eh-eh-eh!?"

Shuu's tongue licked along her skin from her collarbone to her jaw and he smiled at her cute reaction.

"You shouldn't put yourself in these precarious situations, Haruna. Unless you do it on purpose?"

The smirk never left his face as he wrapped his arms around her waist, forcing her to arch her back, and peppered her neck with tiny kisses.

Although her cheeks were burning red, her face was unreadable and her golden eyes refused meet his. They were turned up toward the ceiling and swirled with uneasiness.

Shuu noticed this and his smirk faded. In the pit of his stomach he felt worry for the petite woman beneath him. "Haruna?" When she didn't respond, he gently held her chin and turned her face toward him. "What's wrong?"