After work, Koharu was standing in the company parking lot, leaning against her car while waiting for Sakura as usual. She had already imagined driving her home, teasing her on the way, and maybe stealing another kiss before the night ended.
Just then, her phone vibrated.
It was a message from Sakura.
> I'm going to the dorm today. You may go. I'll go with the others. Bye-bye.
Koharu stared at the message for a few seconds.
Then—
a slow smile appeared on her face.
"Bye-bye?" she muttered to herself. "We'll see about that."
An idea had already formed in her mind.
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Around one o'clock in the morning, the OG dorm had gone completely quiet. Every light was off, and the neighborhood had fallen asleep.
Outside the building, a figure dressed in dark clothes looked up toward the balcony.
It was Koharu.
She had come prepared, carrying climbing equipment and a safety rope. After making sure everything was secure, she carefully climbed up toward the balcony. It wasn't graceful by any means.
"If Rinn ever finds out..." she whispered, "...I'm never hearing the end of it."
After a few careful moments, she finally reached the balcony and quietly stepped inside through the unlocked sliding door.
She smiled proudly.
"Mission successful."
---
Only...
She had entered the wrong room.
On the bed, Aiko and Kairi were sleeping peacefully.
Koharu froze.
"...Wrong princess."
She immediately stepped back as quietly as possible.
Just as she reached the door—
Aiko turned over in her sleep.
Koharu stopped breathing.
"...Five more minutes..." Aiko mumbled before going back to sleep.
Koharu let out the tiniest sigh of relief and slipped out of the room.
---
She quietly walked through the hallway until she reached another room.
Slowly opening the door, she peeked inside.
This time—
it was Sakura.
Sleeping alone.
Koharu smiled unconsciously.
"Thank God."
She quietly walked over and sat beside the bed.
For a long moment, she simply looked at Sakura's peaceful sleeping face.
"So pretty..." she whispered.
Unable to resist, Koharu leaned over her slowly.
Just then, Sakura's eyes opened slightly.
Still half asleep, she looked at the blurry figure in front of her.
Koharu smiled warmly and whispered,
"You're seeing a beautiful dream."
"Don't wake up."
Still sleepy and completely convinced by those words, Sakura gave a tiny nod.
"...Mm..."
Then closed her eyes again.
Koharu chuckled softly.
"So obedient."
She gently kissed Sakura's forehead.
Then placed another soft kiss on her lips before carefully pulling the blanket over both of them and wrapping Sakura in a gentle hug.
For the rest of the night, she simply held her.
Not wanting anything more than to be close.
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Before dawn, Koharu quietly woke up.
She carefully slipped out of bed, making sure not to wake Sakura.
From her bag, she took out a neatly wrapped box of chocolates and placed it on the bedside table with a small handwritten note.
> For my sleepy kitten. Have a sweet day. – Your wolf
She looked at Sakura one last time.
Smiled.
Then quietly climbed back down the balcony the same way she had come.
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When Sakura woke up later that morning, she stretched lazily and rubbed her eyes.
For a brief moment, she thought she had dreamed about Koharu holding her all night.
Then her gaze landed on the box of chocolates beside her bed.
She blinked.
"...She actually came."
A smile slowly spread across her face as she hugged the box to her chest.
"My wolf really is impossible."