Overpowering Encounters

Delayed

Waking up, Shota noticed he still had Emi asleep in his arms. Without trying to wake her, he reached for his pocket to check his phone. It was nine in the morning, and he fell asleep at about eight last night. Was he that exhausted? Wouldn't be surprising since he always had his sleeping bag with him to take a nap on the go. Looking back at his phone, there were multiple messages and calls from Hizashi. Emi nudged Shota in the face stretching from her slumber.

Irritated, Shota spoke up, "Was that necessary?"

"Sorry, it's a force of habit. I can't believe you stayed this long."

"You were fell asleep, and I didn't want to wake you up."

Teasing, Emi interrupted, "Awww, you stayed the night. Isn't that cute?"

Ignoring the comment, Shota got up and headed towards the door.

"Where are you going? You can't leave with an empty stomach!"

"I stayed longer than planned. Hizashi has been calling and messaging me about where I've been."

"Well, I could come with you at least! It is the weekend, and you told me that you wanted me to visit with Eri. There is nothing I have planned for this weekend anyways unless if you've changed your mind."

Shota stopped in his tracks, turning his head to the side.

"Do what you want, but I'm leaving either way."

"Let me get dressed. It'll only be a few. I promise!"

"Every woman I've ever known takes longer than a few minutes to get ready."

"No, seriously it won't take me that long."

"If I'm ready in ten minutes, you can leave without me."

Shota nodded his head and waited patiently. Looking around at his surroundings, it was no surprise to see that Emi's apartment decorated with loads of color. There was a lot of classic Japanese art. Without getting much time to observe the paintings more closely, he got pawed from behind.

"Meow."

Turning his attention to the cat, he said to himself, "I didn't Emi was a cat person."

Rolling over onto its belly, the cat meowed until Shota gave her some attention.

Coming into the room, Emi saw that her cat was asking for attention even though she was getting it.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I guess, Aki got locked in my room last night. Otherwise, she would have made her presence known by now. It looks like she's comfortable with you. For some reason, she either very timid or outgoing. "

"She's very vocal. Since when did you have a cat?"

"I brought her home a year and a half ago from the shelter. She was only six months old at the time. Sad to say, she was depressed when I first got her, but I fell in love with her when I first spotted her. There was a connection between us, so I brought her home, and the rest is history. Anyway, enough about my cat. Let's get going."

Grabbing her coat and purse, Emi started walking toward the door to head out to Yuuei with Shota.

"Are you coming?" asked Emi.

"Yeah, I just got distracted."

"Guess I would get more attention from you if I were a cat?"

"Hey, now. That's not up for discussion."

"HA! Don't want to admit you have a greater love for them than people? I would understand since people can be pretty toxic."

Shota took a sigh before replying to Emi's obnoxious statement. "Emi, do you think comparing yourself to a cat is going to solve anything?"