She was suddenly seized by the urge to play and couldn't resist running her hand up Shiya's smooth, slender thigh toward her upper body...
"..."
Shiya's face reddened even more, but she couldn't push Momousagi away. All she could do was lie prone on the sofa and let her tease her, while staring fixedly at the night outside the window.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She poked Momousagi behind her. "...Sister Gion, look, it's Noah!"
"What, can't take it anymore? Trying to trick me?"
Momousagi's hands didn't stop moving, and her smiling voice came from behind Shiya:
"When Noah reached that deserted island, he called and said it'd take at least five or six days to get to Water 7. It's only been two days. If you want me to stop, you should at least come up with a better excu—"
Her voice abruptly cut off.
The instant she looked outside, Momousagi clearly saw a soaking-wet man flipping onto the balcony. He was struggling to pry open the window, yet after a long while, he still couldn't get it open.
Seemingly noticing their eyes on him from inside, he gave an awkward "uh," froze, and revealed a somewhat embarrassed smile on his handsome face.
It really was this guy!
Why climb onto the balcony in the middle of the night instead of using the front door? He'd wanted to surprise them, only to get locked outside, hadn't he?
Speechless, Momousagi got up and unlocked the window. Shiya took the chance to escape her clutches, cheering as she threw herself into Noah's arms and vigorously rubbed her little head against his chest.
"You're finally back, Noah! These past few days without you by our side, we were bored to death. We didn't even feel like shopping."
It took Shiya quite a