Jirou found himself peacefully asleep again, the gentle scent of her hair greeting him with every breath he took. Even in his sleeping state he could feel her fingers raking though his locks in that soothing way she did.
Something in his dream, one that had been proclaiming itself as his one desire for the past few weeks, caused him to stir. His eyes flickered open to find the book of poems she had checked out from the library earlier that day in her smaller hand. The poem, he discovered, was a sappy love/misery poem titled “Annabel Lee” …more or less… Jirou never was that good at English…
“Mnn…________…” Jirou’s eyes met hers as he rose to look at her content face.
A coy smile rose on her lips. “Hi, sleepy head.”
Stretching, he pulled his arms up above his head and let out a yawn. “How long have I been out?”
“About an hour. But it won’t start getting dark for a while and the school will be open for a bit longer. You can rest some more if you like.”
He yawned again, but flashed her his boyish smile. “Ah, are you sure you don’t mind?”
“Not at all, Jirou-senpai.” Her book snapped shut and she beamed to him her own girlish smile. His head now occupied her lap as he shifted his position.
“Okay, but I want to sleep like this, _________-chan…”
“That’s fine.” Light blush was visible on her cheeks, and the same rose on his own as wind blew at just the right moment and ruffled through her hair. He couldn’t resist. With her eyes closed from the smile, she did not see when he leaned up and placed a feathery kiss on her lips. “Ah! Wha-what was that?”
“Stop calling me senpai, ________-chan.”
There, maybe that dream would leave him alone now.

