The Spirit Guardians Book 4: Liberated

Chapter 18

"What do you mean Irene got drunk and you had to help?" Mitsuki asked. She was sitting cross-legged on her bed with her arms crossed across her chest as she stared angrily at Lillian. It was taking all her might to remain calm. How could she believe Lillian wouldn't cheat on her when she went off to Irene's room for hours, like this? 

"I've been waiting forever for you to come cuddle me to sleep," Mitsuki said, continuing to pout.

"Aw, come on, don't act so upset. You would help, wouldn't you? You're already so good at taking care of someone when they're drunk," Lillian said, reaching a hand forward to touch Mitsuki's face.

Mitsuki pushed it away and glanced to the side. "Yeah, if it was you. Why do you have to keep caring for that brat? She got herself into that mess."

"You're telling me you wouldn't help Irene if you two were the only ones alone in the house?"

"No," Mitsuki said firmly.

Lillian sighed and sat down on the edge of Mitsuki's bed. "What are we going to do with you? You have such a poor attitude. Give Irene a chance."

"No," Mitsuki stated again. In the course of love, she'd do practically anything for Lillian besides that.

Lillian frowned. "Why do you have to be so sour? She's not a bad person. She's very nice once you get to know her."

"I don't want to know her. I'm not going to be best friends with your ex," Mitsuki growled. "Why do you have to be so damn nice, Lillian? You make everyone fall in love with you."

"Is that how you fell in love with me?" Lillian teased, reaching forward to gently tap her nose.

Mitsuki could feel her anger diminishing slightly. Her cheeks grew warm as she recounted the fairly short and easy process of falling in love with Lillian. She'd barely known her six months before she began developing feelings toward her.

"I...yeah, maybe. You're so stupidly sweet, but I also found it really attractive—" Mitsuki let out a gasp as Lillian pressed her lips against Mitsuki's. As Mitsuki kissed her back and placed her arms on Lillian's waist, she began to forget what she had even been arguing about.

Lillian pushed her body against Mitsuki's smaller one, causing Mitsuki to fall flat on her back. Lillian giggled and shoved her head on the other side of Mitsuki's. Mitsuki was giggling slightly too, keeping a careful arm around her girlfriend.

"What do you say we do more than cuddle?" Lillian suggested as she pulled her head up to look at Mitsuki.

"S-Sure," Mitsuki stammered, staring into Lillian's shining green eyes.

...

Mitsuki slept in late the next morning, finding Lillian already gone when she awoke. She slowly sat up, finding Lillian had picked her clothes off the floor and folded them. Mitsuki grinned slightly, wanting to scream to the world how kind and loving her girlfriend was, or at least to Irene anyway.

After getting ready for the day, she found that the others were scattered about, training, babysitting, or doing other duties. Mitsuki's stomach let out a rumble. As she headed downstairs, she wondered whether she should eat breakfast or lunch.

Humming happily to herself, she stepped into the kitchen, finding it already occupied. Mitsuki narrowed her eyes. With any other member of the cabin, she would be fine to share the company of the kitchen, but there was a particular blonde that she would rather avoid.

Mitsuki was tempted to turn and walk away, but her growling stomach told her otherwise. Irene was sitting and eating a sandwich at the table, at a bit of a distance, but not far enough for Mitsuki's liking.