Hourglass [Quintessential Quintuplets]

Chapter 41 - The ABC's of Live

Asuka's POV:

''Zzz...Zzz...''

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''Mmhm~ Zzz~---Remind...me...later...''

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''Z...z...z... Just five... moar... minutes pwease, mhm want sleep...''

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''AAAAAAAAAAAAAH! UNSTEADY MOTHERFUCKER! WHAT THE FUCK? IT'S 7 IN THE MORNING!'' 

I was having a perfect sleep without being yonked and straight kicked out of my bed before my phone's stupid message notification. I even went to bed early for the first time in a long time. If it's a spam message, I swear to god...

It took a few seconds for my eyes to get used to the morning light. The finals start today, so I was aiming to get as much sleep as I could. Guess that plan is out the window now. ''...Heck.'' I rub my head amd picked up my phone that was next to my bed. For me, I am one of the types who sleeps next to their phone at night. ''...Huh? Strange. Why would she?''

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『 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 ???  𝘵𝘰 - - - - > 𝘈𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘢 』

?: Hi.

?: Uhh, yeah... I have no idea what time you woke up.

?: So, I'll get straight to the point. Can we talk?

A: Nino, we go to the same school. We study on the same floor and our classes are almost side by side. Unless it's a full-blown zombie apocalypse, is it really that urgent?

N: I know that, dumbass! Hmpf. The finals begin today, so I wanted ask early: are you free today?''

A: Probably. I don't want to spend finals week just loafing around. What's up?

N: Can I come to your house today? After school.

A: Uhh...Guess it's...okay? It's just felt weird that you, of all people, wanted to come to my house. You're not planning murder me or anything after that bridge-trick, are you?

N: No. That's exactly what I wanted to talk about. I admit, I was a bit too aggressive. Miku told me about her 'so-called-plan' last night. Also that Uesugi and you helped her. 

A: We were just sidekicks, all kudos goes to Miku. I'm glad things got better between you. Did you and Itsuki solve your problems?

N: Your girlfriend is stubborn as heck, first of all. But yes... It was a good to have a face-to-face conversation after returning home. Though, when Yotsuba saw that we came together, she pounced on us and ended up crying for about half an hour.