Consciousness came to him in waves. It took a long time for him to get out of his daze. He could feel the temperature emitting off his body, sweat trickling down the side of his face, the sweltering heat of the room, the dampness of the futon, and much more comfortable warmth cradling his head.
He opened his eyes, and there was Eru, nodding off despite the heat and undoubtedly uncomfortable posture. Houtarou realized she had been sleeping upright with his head on her lap all the while he was passed out. He knew he shouldn't have got into the onsen again after what happened all those years ago. A few minutes in the hot water and a very shy Eru asking to join him was all that it took to clonk him in the head. And Eru had to take him out of the bath and back to bed too. Houtarou got up, ignoring the spinning in his head and turned to Eru.
It was their first trip together,3 months after their wedding. And honestly, he felt weird because he was so used to having the other two going around with them, everywhere, really. But Eru said she wanted to take a trip with just the two of them, and he just couldn't do anything to decline.
Bad luck for him though Eru jumped for the trip to the onsen, oblivious to how it, and her, had affected him before. But he just kept quiet about it since she was so eager. Looking back, he realized how far they had gone with together. From high school, all the way to college, both of them had managed to stay near each other. Many around then said it was about time for him to pop the question and that was what he did. He reached up and tucked a strand of her hair, damp by her sweat behind her ear, and amazed at how well she could still sleep so soundly.
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The Onsen Again
FanfictionA short oneshot of Hotarou and Eru going to an onsen again. Set years after the story.
