Five Times Obi Kisses Shirayuki

Second

The second time is entirely accidental.
It's late, and the mistress is beginning to nod off over a particularly thick book about roots or whatever she studies up on. Probably something to do with medicinal purposes, Obi thinks as he carefully marks the page where the mistress left off and closes the tome. He's leaning over her shoulder when his mistress sighs and her head nods to the right, her temple smashing briefly, unexpectedly, into his mouth before she startles awake.
"Hmm, Obi?" she says sleepily. "What are you doing?"
It takes a second longer than usual for him to respond. "I think the book you're reading is boring enough to put you to sleep," he quips even as he pulls her chair out and helps her stand.
His mistress grins sleepily at him as they shuffle out of the library. "I'm just tired, that's all. It's not boring at all."
Obi only hums skeptically and bids her goodnight when they reach her chambers.
He finds himself later rubbing his mouth to dull the slight sting and tries to forget how her warm skin feels like pressed up tightly against his lips.