40cm Away From You

The house was dark when Torao came home. It was well into the night, most people would be in bed at this hour and Torao wished he could have joined them sooner. He wanted nothing more than to crawl into bed and hold his beloved girlfriend until the morning alarm rang.

Torao dragged himself around the house and to his room without much effort, his muscles aching for the softness of their bed after a long, hard day at work. Had the bedroom always been this far away? Torao couldn't tell. All he could think about was sleeping with Yuri in his arms. He probably wouldn't even want to wake up in the morning, but the both of them had important work to do tomorrow.

The bedroom door creaked slightly as he opened it. Luckily for Torao, Yuri didn't stir at the noise. She looked so peaceful and cute when she was sleeping. Torao loved to wake up before she did and just admire her sleeping face. She always got embarrassed when he teased her about how cute she was, but it was one more reason to love her. Unfortunately for him though, Yuri's back was facing him this time. She always did prefer to face the window when sleeping, for whatever reason.

Torao closed the door as carefully as he opened it. Only the light from the moon illuminated the room, which wasn't much from how dark the curtains were. Yuri had wanted black-out curtains, but Touma had suggested getting curtains that could still let light in, just in case one of them came home later than the other.

As quickly and quietly as he could, Torao changed into his sleepwear. His day clothes were carelessly thrown into the hamper before he made a bee-line for the bed.

He crawled under the covers and scooted himself close to Yuri. She stirred slightly at his presence, but didn't wake up. Torao smiled and threw his arm around her, but instead of meeting the fabric of her pajamas or the soft skin of her chest, his palm hit something soft and fuzzy.

He felt more around the object, his palm feeling the soft fluff of the toy, and when the tips of his fingers brushed against felt and embroidered thread he knew exactly what Yuri was holding. Ever since the executives for the -Monster Parade- Fluffy Grand Extermination Operation and it's spin-off -Monster Parade- Fluffy Blast Racing had released 40cm versions of the Mofu's, Yuri has instantly cuddled his Mofu whenever he wasn't around. She sometimes carried it around the apartment as well. Of course it was cute, but why would she cuddle some stuffed toy instead of him?

Torao gripped onto the top of the plush and tore it out of Yuri's arms. This did end up waking her up.

"Torao-kun, what are you-" Torao tossed the plush behind him before pulling Yuri close to his chest.

"You don't need that thing when you have me. Now go back to sleep."