Ensemble Stars! One Shots

Izumi Sena - Payback

"...Gwuh!"

You rubbed your throbbing forehead with your hand.

[ Did I fall asleep while working again? ]

You sighed and stood up from your desk, moving toward a shelf full of unfinished paperwork.

[ Let's see. I finished scheduling Knights's next event, now next up should be Switch- ]

"Hehe, hi~! Producer!"

"Uwah!"

You jumped back as a golden head of hair suddenly obscured your vision. "Harukawa-kun?"

Sora's bright blue eyes stared into yours. "Are you okay, Anzu? Your color seems to be fading."

"Sora-kun!"

A hand pulled Sora away from you and you turned to see an out-of-breath Tsumugi.

"You shouldn't be bothering the Producer for no reason!"

"Hehe~"

"I'm sorry, Anzu-chan. We'll be leaving your office now." Tsumugi bowed deeply. 

"Oh, it's alright! Don't worry about it."

You flashed them a smile as Tsumugi waved and pushed a still cheerful Sora out of the room.

[ My color is fading...? Wait, I can't be thinking about that now! ]

You shook off the thought, instead prioritizing the mountain of work that awaited you.

~

"You're still here, Kitten? Try to wrap things up. It can get dangerous at night."

Natsume's casual comment as he walked by reminded you of the time.

"Oh, when did it get so late? Thank you, Sakasaki-san. You get home safe too."

"You don't need to worry about me." He winked and left as you waved goodbye.

You closed the laptop and decided to head out too.

[ Okay, I've done enough work today! I need to rest up for the Knights event tomorrow! ]

~

The room was silent save for the sound of clacking keyboard keys.

[ Well, I guess it came to this. ]

Though you were dressed in light sleepwear, you were working as if you were still in your office. The floor creaked as you stretched your arms and returned to the laptop shortly after.

[ They were kind enough to lend me an empty room here to use as a bedroom. It really helps that it's so close to my office so I can continue my work at any time. Though, I suppose it's a bit useless if I'm still working in both rooms. ]

You ignored the random thoughts and returned to your work.

[ UNDEAD has a fan meetup sometime next week... and I have to make sure it doesn't conflict with 2wink's.... ]

[ There should be about a week's gap between the two... so fans of both... have time... to... ]

Your eyelids grew heavy and the words on the bright screen were a muddled blur.

[ Ah... wait... I can't fall asleep on the floor... I'll be so sore... ]

Fighting drowsiness, you inched toward the bed. Your arms were so weakened by fatigue you could barely feel them.

[ Almost... there...]

You plopped your head and arms on the mattress, most of your body still on the floor and leaning against the bed frame.