Affection chapter: A night time with a comrade

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A/N: Before we could dive in to the story, this chapter are consistently to be canon. Half of it will be mention and some will be ignore unless you guys really want one it. (Who am I attend to...?) Anyway! Let's get started! (Please stop saying that)




 After escorting Iffy to her apartment, Hiki decide to take a break by sitting at the dining chair of Iffy house. Laying his head on his arm, IF tugged his sleeve to call him.

"Hey... how about you taking a nap on a sofa for now. I'll get you a blanket and pillow then." Without any hesitation, Hiki begin to move himself to the sofa and sit on it while waiting IF to take out the item that she mentioning of. Looking at his phone, he receive a message from Kei.

"Hello Mr. Hiki, how are you there?" The first message he receive from her. He decide to reply to her. 

"I'm good. Is there anything you want to talk about?"

"Ah.. glad to hear it. I want to thank you for supporting Miss Uni with the quest. I hope she not bothering you." Hiki grew a smile on his face however those didn't hold long until he begin to questioning her.

"Btw Kei, why did you allow Uni to partake this quest? U know it was quite difficult and yet... it's too dangerous to do it alone. Why?"

"If I telling you this, you might quite or perhaps already upset to the fact, I'm giving this quest to you because... I want to see Uni capability of fighting without any support." Right before Hiki could respond back to it, Kei already send another message.

"But... because of foolishness.. I feel guilty for doing it yet... I forgot that I couldn't fight back with the way I am.. until.. you begin rushing to help her out. And that.. I want to thank you.. with everything that you done to help her." Silent... Hiki didn't respond back the message only feel.... guilty and ashamed to what she did... 

however.. see the result of it. Uni does had a capability to fight and able to taking the responsibility only need to be improvise and such to make her to be a perfect upcoming goddess to her sister.

"It's fine Kei. She did improve herself and I do saw it with my own eyes. But... she does need a training and some support from her sister in order to horned her skill more. And... you don't have to repay and such to me. I just only want to help that's all." With that, he ended up the conversation between both of them.

"That sure a quite dramatic one if you asked me." Said IF with the blanket and pillow that she reserve for him. "Could you lend me a hand for it? You don't want the owner getting for carrying this thing right?" How this could be the pain for you huh Leafy?

Taking the the item she give, he then notice that she already changed her outfit. From her oversize coat, right now... she wearing a white night gown. Which... quite surprise me..

 quite surprise me

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"Hmm? What's wrong?" Asked Iffy with curious. Snapped out from it, He soon respond to her.

"Ah... it's nothing. I just.... aa...." He look away with blushed on his face. IF only smile at him and headed to the kitchen.

"Would like to have something to drink? I do only had a tea and orange juice." Asked IF as she prepare a mug for him. 

"Ah... tea please." He's respond after laying down the stuff he being received. He soon joined her and sit at the dinning table waiting for his drink to be served. IF also sitting down with the mug of tea for both of them.

"I hope you like the tea." Said IF with cheerful tone.After taking the sip of it, Hiki begin to notice something with the tea.

"Hmm... this taste were quite different than what I thought. Did you add a two cube of sugar in it?" He asked with curious.

"Oh.. you did mention it as well." Said IF who seem notice about Hiki surprises. "For your information, this tea was a fresh one that I received after escorting  Compa and the Neps sister in recovering quest. At that time, there's a farmer who also introduce us about the tea plantation he been working out for quite of time. And at the same, time he given us a try to taste the tea itself." 

To Hiki, it's was quite surprising to know that she able to get for free from the farmer himself and.. he felt soothing after finishing it. It's like he had found his 'peace' after drinking. It's probably his hyperbolic that he came out from his thought. The tea was really great for all this time. As soon he had a thought about the tea, IF begin yawning as it already told him that it's time to end the conversation.

"Well... it was quite fascinating story. How about we-" that point he notice that she already felt asleep. It was.... an awkward moment for him to see a girl who just served him a drink were already went asleep that fast. However... he had to get to it. Picking up their mug and washing it. He then decide to wake her up by shaking her body.

"Hey...wake up Iffy... wake up." he called. But her respond was a quite snoring and some drooling. To be honest... he had to admit that certain will drooling when they were especially when they tired or having a p̸̮̉̚ȑ̴͎̇o̸͇̍̓b̷̨̪̉̌ḻ̷̓͗e̷̗̍͜͝m̶̥͉͂ ̴͙͎̓ẃ̵ͅḭ̴́ț̶̃̓h̸͍̎̾ ̴͉̓̄t̴̲̿̿h̶̟͌e̵͖̪͂͐i̸̫̝̓͝r̴̯͒͝ ̴̯̀l̸͚͇̇͠i̴̖̿f̷̧͖̀͌ê̶͈̊.

No other choices, he decide to picked her up in a bridal style. And yes.... he did notice about it. It somehow embarrass yet... kinda fun to caring a woman like this (especially when they asleep instead waking and.... you know the rest). 

Heading to her, he begin to taking off her slippers and placed her on bed. As he just putting her on, he notice that she already tugged her hand over his shirt. He grabbed her hand try to taking it off.. however he stopped when Iffy begin to making a noise. A... sobbing noise..

"P-please..... stay... I.. will..." the moment he heard those words, something flashes over his vision.

'I... is this....' unable to describe what he saw... but.. he knew the perspective of IF and it seem... she holding some that she dears of. Snapped himself from the vision, Iffy were already on the verge of tearing up. Feeling guilty of it, he decide to take her hand and hold it closer to him and whispering to her ear.

"It's OK.... I'm here now IF.... I'm here now.."  As he whispering to her, he can felt her grip were a bit loose but... he decide to hold her hand as he continue try calm her down. Eventually, she finally stop sobbing and continue to snoring with softly. Feeling satisfied with it, he begin to let her go but... another problem that is... her head were lay rested on his right hand.

'Ah....why the hell.... ' giving up over his attempt, he begin tugged themselves with the blanket. As the time start to pass, Hiki who still awake and aware of IF unexpected 'habit' , he eventually defeat over the anxiety and fall asleep. 

A several hours later, IF soon woke up and notice Hiki were asleep beside her. This leave her flustered but... she soon ignores it and start lean closer to him as continue to sleep. To her... he's a trustworthy comrade that she could relied on.

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