Charlie had an unexpected look on her face when Yoko gave her a mixed answer. But she also realized that Yoko had no intention of being bound right now.
"I see. In that case, I will wait for you to grow up a little more before I ask you this again. I am not selfish enough to force anything weird on you. Now, shall we sleep?"
Charlie asked and closed her arms around Amane's middle. They both fell asleep in no time.
......
Sean came back home late. He had taken a detour that involved not only handing his taken sample over to The HIVE but also shaking off the various people tailing after him.
He was exhausted by the time he reached his private home. And he collapsed on the sofa as soon as he reached home.
Or, that was what he planned to do. But all the sleep escaped his eyes as soon as he opened the door to his apartment and found three unexpected people inside.
