Looking For Warmth

Minami Kotori x Sonoda Umi

A/N: Been a while since I last wrote something about them! Since rhetorically speaking, the Student council is now HonoKotoUmi, but since Honoka is forever everywhere, Kotori and Umi are always left to work on Student Council stuff. So guess what.

Note: This work is not beta read/QC'd please pardon any mistakes. Thanks!

Umi pulled onto the bow string and aimed for the target. She closed her eyes however the thoughts of Kotori struggling to open her eyes during class bothered her, it must be an all-nighter for the costumes again. She withdrew the pulled arrow and let her hands hung down by her side. "I give up. I will resume Kyudo tomorrow instead."

She quickly put her things away and changed back into her uniform. She headed for the Student Council Room expecting Kotori to be there, hopefully not burying herself under paperwork.

The blue haired female opened the door to the student council room and found Kotori sitting near the window, as she leaned on the table with her arms atop it and her head resting on them as she slept.

Umi looked around for a blanket, but it seems that it wasn't there where she last put it. She settled her stuff in one corner of the room and removed her winter coat, quietly wrapping them around Kotori's shoulder. She closed the window tight behind her to prevent the cold from getting in.

She looked at the papers on the desk, all signed and neatly arranged. However, she turned her gaze onto the white board and noticed that the bullet points for the budget meeting tomorrow are still not ready. She picked up a pen and started writing on the board.

Umi didn't know how long she stood there with her long white blouse's sleeves folded up to her elbows, as she wrote everything that was needed for tomorrow. Suddenly, she felt a cold sensation on her back, as if someone was staring daggers at her.

Slowly, she turned around to look behind her, and found yellow eyes staring at her. She looked left and right, Honoka wasn't there yet. "Why was I looking for someone else?"

Kotori looked at her with a blank stare. Both of her hands are now outstretched in a parallel on the table, she rested her left cheek on her left arm. She moved her right hand up and down as if silently asking for Umi to go over to her.

Umi closed the cap of the pen she was holding and settle it to the side. She quietly walked towards Kotori's side and looked at her, puzzled. Kotori looked to her side, and motioned for Umi to lower herself a little so they could see face to face.

Umi did so, and was surprised when Kotori suddenly jumped onto her, completely tackling her to the ground, with her arms wrapped around her neck. "Ko- Kotori?"

"Isn't it warmer like this? Ehehe~" The grey haired female rubbed her head onto Umi's neck, creating more 'warmth' that sent the blue haired female's face into a fire. "So warm~"

"Th- That tickles… Kotori…" Unaware of where to put her arms, she wrapped them around Kotori's waist, right under her coat that was still miraculously around her back. "We should get back to the cha-"

Kotori's breathing suddenly turned even… sleeping.

Umi sighed. "The floor is really cold, though." She slowly sat up, taking Kotori with her, who now seemed to sit sideways onto her lap, with both arms wrapped around her neck, whilst Umi's own arms are around the other female's waist. She slowly scuttled towards the wall, sitting directly under the window. "Ah. But this wall is very warm."

She looked at Kotori's peaceful sleeping face, and felt the drowsy spell cast onto her eyes… "Maybe just a little won't be bad…" She closed her eyes and let the drowse take her away.

Honoka opened the door to the student council room, half surprised to find neither of her childhood friends anywhere. She looked at the white board and noticed a word that was half-written. She thought she'd complete it and then she noticed this bundle of people near the wall.

She giggled and took the blanket from President's chair and quietly put over the two of them.

"The two of you, thanks for all the hard work~"

(Looking For Warmth/END)

A/N: That wasn't so KotoUmi was it? D:

Omake

Umi leaned her head to one side and abruptly opened her eyes. She blinked a few times and focused at the post it hanging on the table right in front of her.

"I finished everything for today. I couldn't wake you two, since you looked comfortable. Wake up soon, don't get home late! –Honoka."

The blue haired female smiled wryly. "To be looked out for by Honoka. That is pitiable." She tried to move her arms and noticed that Kotori had snuggled herself near her neck. The blanket draped over the two of them seemed familiar as well. "Honoka, stop hiding the blanket. I must lecture her about this tomorrow."

Umi looked at the ceiling and noticed the darkening light through the window. It seemed that it's almost evening soon. "…But it's very warm…"

"…hnnn…" Kotori moved her head, the top of her bangs lightly brushing around Umi's ear.

"Kotori, your hair tickles me."

"Ehehe." She moved her head more, rubbing her cheeks onto Umi's shoulder.

"We should go home…" She tightened her hold around Kotori's waist.

"But you're the one hugging me tighter, Umi-chan."

Umi laughed. "I would not deny it. It is certainly warm." She turned to look at Kotori who seemed to have started staring at her. "What is it?"

"Oh… um…" Kotori met Umi's eyes for a short brief moment then she immediately looked down at her hands. "Today… we haven't…"

"Ko~ tori."

"Hm?" Kotori looked up then suddenly her mouth was covered with something warm. "U- Umi-chan?"

Umi moved her hand from Kotori's waist up to her mid-back. "It is fine… is it not? There is no one here anymore."

"You were the one who said we shouldn't at school…"

"Well just for today… I will take it back…"

Later, Umi got scolded by Principal Minami for taking her daughter home so late in the night.

Also, she may have caught a small cold.

(END)