A Loud Morning

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She grumbled, tossing and turning in bed, letting the morning rays shine over her. Eventually opening her eyes, she blinked a bit, sitting upright. Something was missing, she looked over to her left, noticing an empty space next to her, where someone had been laying.

Shiho sighed, rubbing her face in an attempt to rid herself of the exhaustion that still stuck with her. Despite getting enough sleep on that day, it was the weekend after all, she still felt tired. Stretching a bit, she crawled towards the edge of the bed, and slowly got off. The house was eerily quiet, giving her a slight chill. She headed towards the bathroom, turning the tap and quickly washing her face. Drying it off with a towel, she heard something, a very very loud crash . Followed by many others. She fumbled putting away the towel, in a rush to go see whatever caused that sound. A break-in? It seemed too early for that, but still.

She darted towards where she heard the sound come from, finding herself in the kitchen. Glancing down, she noticed pots and pans littered everywhere. And, next to them was a surprised, and embarrassed Tsukasa.

"A-Aha! Did I wake you?.." He looked up, quickly getting up and brushing himself off, trying to seem presentable. "No, I was already awake.. What happened here?" She knelt down, collecting some of the pans, and set them on a counter.

Tsukasa nervously glanced away, before speaking up. "Well.. I was trying to clean up the kitchen! But, that didn't go so well, as you can see." He sighed, kneeling down next to her.

She held in a laugh, though it was evident he noticed, as his expression quickly turned into a frown.

"Hey! Don't laugh at me! The pans were already weirdly placed, they were bound to fall eventually!" He exclaimed, still busy with putting away the pans that had fallen. "Keep your voice down, I just woke up," She rolled her eyes, "I believe you, still though, how did literally everything fall? I can understand the pans, but.. the pots too?" She turned to look at him, awaiting a response.

Tsukasa flushed a bit, "W-Well.. I was reorganizing the cabinet that held the pans, and then they fell! I was extremely surprised, so I.. fell. And, in an attempt to keep myself up, I grabbed one of the pots I had on the counter, a bad idea. I know.. and they.. sort of all came crashing down." He set down the pan he was holding, covering his face in embarrassment. Shiho sighed, grabbing his wrists and pulling his hands away from his face. She placed a soft kiss on his cheek, and he flushed even more.

"It's just some pots and pans, no need to get so embarrassed. Now, are you gonna help me clean this up or what? It's your mess, after all." She let a small smile appear on her face, before grumbling as she realized how sappy she felt.

Tsukasa nodded quickly, letting a smile appear on his face too. "Yeah.."