In the early morning, faint moonlight lingered as autumn rain fell in an endless drizzle. Fine threads of rain drifted down, slender as silver needles and gleaming strands of silk.
Mischievous raindrops crashed onto the river like steel balls thrown from above, splashing up high sprays; they fell like beans through a sieve, shattering the mirror-like surface. Heavy drops struck people's windows with a thudding sound.
In the dimly lit room, two beautiful girls slept soundly. Perhaps because they had tossed around in their sleep, the blanket covering them had been kicked away. Only one corner, pinned between the short-haired girl's legs, still covered their lower bellies.
Their snow-white, supple bodies were exposed to the air, though unfortunately no one was there to see them. Their delicate feet were crossed, resting atop each other's legs.
After quite a while, the beautiful girl with short ash-blonde hair and a beauty mark beneath her eye fluttered her lashes slightly, then opened her beautiful wine-red eyes.
"Uwah~"
Taking a light breath, Rita's thoughts returned. Feeling the cute golden-haired girl beside her, her eyes shifted... and she remembered that Mashiro Shiina had come to sleep in her room yesterday.
The terrifying thunder last night had sounded as if the sky were about to collapse. Even knowing nothing would happen, it was still startling. So... Mashiro Shiina had carried her drawing tools to Rita's door last night.
Even after reaching her door, Mashiro Shiina had not knocked. Instead, she had messaged Rita on her phone and asked her to come outside. It was impossible to understand what she was thinking.
After arriving in Rita's room, Mashiro Shiina seemed to no longer fear the thunder. She kept drawing until late into the night. If Rita had not forcibly dragged her into bed and taken off her