Chapter 6
It was the next morning. The Dorm was completely quiet. Other than the TV's passive aggressiveness in the background. Ayane's consciousness flutters awake, as she bats her eyes three more times before snapping back into reality. Ayane is greeted with the sightings of a cooking channel. The woman on the TV was talking and flipping hamburger patties simultaneously. Ayane peered over her own shoulder to see a head of sky-blue hair resting on it. Ayane quickly jumped up and shouted in pure surprise.
"AH! SORA! W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Ayane said with shock. Her heart was thumping so much she could practically hear it through her chest. Sora sat up from where her head fell on the couch after Ayane stood up. As she rubbed her eyes Ayane was greeted face-to-face with a subtle look and fragile tone from Sora.
"Oh.. Ayane.. Good Morning.." Sora said with a sleepy tone of voice. Sora then sat up straight after massaging both of her eyes with her pointer and middle finger. She stretched, her chest poking out as she arched her back and lifted her hands in the air, clinching them together as if she was praying to the gods. Assuming that Sora was cracking her back and stretching for the future time to come for the rest both the morning and evening.
As Ayane sat there and watched Sora stretch, she was taken aback by her morning beauty. Watching Sora stretch like this made Ayane feel queasy. Ayane felt her face turn hot right after Sora finished stretching. Ayane was still looking at Sora. Their eyes connected with one another. Then Sora stands up.
"So.. Do you want breakfast..?"
"Y-YES OF COURSE!!!" After the brief conversation Sora stumbles over to the kitchen and gets out the stuff: Eggs, Bacon, Pancake batter, and bread for toast. Ayane then turns around and looks at Sora.
"Hey Sora, I'm going to get in the shower, ok?"
"Oh yes of course go right ahead.. Just remember to clean up you're clothing when you come out of the shower… I'll be taking one after you…"
"O-Oh alright! See ya when I come out"
"See ya.." Ayane proceeded to her dorm room and grabbed some clothes. She looked at the calendar and realized today was Sunday. Thinking everything was a slow morning she then remembered she had to visit her mother's headstone today. Ayane—After she got her clothes— walked over to the picture with her mother in it. She stared at the picture for a moment then smiled.
After Ayane's shower she got out of the tub and dried every inch of herself off from hair to toe. She blow dried her hair and lotioned herself thoroughly before clothing herself and leaving the bathroom. She walks out of her own room to get a nice whiff of morning breakfast scent.
"That smells amazing like always Sora!! I can't wait to sink my teeth into it!!"
"Oh yeah..? Well it's ready on the table so chow down.."
"Alright!" Ayane sits at the table. The fine scent of the breakfast cuisine flowed through her nose, like a batch of bread in a bakery. Ayane claps her hands together and prays. Sora looks at her in awe and does the same. Ayane opens her eyes and as Sora said, chows down on the food. Sora watches Ayane eat the meal that she has prepared for both of them, but watching Ayane eat the meal makes Sora feel grateful to have a roommate like her. Not before long Ayane watches Sora's head plop down onto the table.
'She fell asleep..? Just like that..?' Ayane's mind still wanders around the fact that Sora just falls asleep at random sometimes. Remembering what she said previously: "Hey if I fall asleep just tap me and I should wake right up…" Ayane decides to take the advice that was given. She gets up from her chair and walks over to Sora. Her nose face first into the table. Ayane taps Sora's shoulder, and she Jolts awake and sits in the same spot for a moment. Sora looks at Ayane, her eyes nearly filled with tears, but, not a single tear came down.
"I'm sorry Ayane.. How could you still be my roommate if I keep falling asleep… Why are you still my friend… Why haven't you moved out of my dorm and lived with someone else…"
Sora's tears after seemingly getting that off of her chest. Ayane looks at Sora crying and grabs her hands. Ayane stands her up from her chair. Sora was looking down at the ground looking tired but still crying. Ayane rubbed the top of Sora's hands with her thumbs as an attempt to make her feel at ease.
"Sora.. Look at me.." Ayane said with a gentle tone of voice. Sora looked Ayane in the eyes. Ayane felt terrible that she'd been carrying this burden by herself and hadn't told Ayane.
"I will always be your roommate.. No matter what faults we encounter.. I like you for who you are and just because you fall asleep at random without warning doesn't make me think any less of you at all… I like that about you.. You're not afraid to be yourself… Because I-..."
'Because I… I love you Sora Ame…' Ayane thought, but she didn't want to tell Sora that as she was weeping in front of her. So, she kept it to herself. Ayane then wiped Sora's tears from her face, still thinking the same thought as before. Sora looked a bit surprised by the gesture. Sora glances down, and then back up to look at Ayane's face greeting her with a sweet smile and loving words. Sora sniffled, and Ayane gave her a warm embrace and rested both hands on her back and the back of her head, like a mother would hold her infant. This reminded Ayane and Sora, both of their mothers, and Sora returned the warm embrace, with a warmer one.
"Oh I almost forgot Sora!" Ayane says, sounding in between a mix of excited and upset. Sora and Ayane both retract from the hug and Sora tilts her head in confusion.
"What is it Ayane..?"
"Would you like to come with me?"
"Where are you planning to head off to..?" Sora asks, Ayane looks down at the ground for a moment. She then glances back up and Sora.
"To visit my mother!" Ayane said with an excited tone, Sora looked shocked, and then nervous. She had never met any friends' parents before. And she was extremely nervous about making a first impression. Even though her mother was deceased, Sora still felt nervous.
"B-But Ayane are you sure…? W-What if I make a bad impression!?..."
"You'll be fine I promise!! Don't worry my mother will love you!" Ayane says excitedly to Sora. Still feeling nervous Sora takes a few deep breaths with her eyes closed, trying to keep her composure.
"Alright.. I'll go with you.. Only because I don't want you to be alone there…"
"YAY!!! I knew you'd come with me Sora!" Ayane says Sora giggles at how excited Ayane is. Sora looks at Ayane bouncing around the dorm and starts thinking to herself.
'Oh Ayane… If only you knew… How much I love you…'