Moshi Moshi

A Tainaka Ritsu and Akiyama Mio Fanfiction

By Nagone

Summary: When Ritsu calls, Mio comes.

Rating: T+

Genre: Friendship, Romance, Comfort

Warnings: Lots of gooey fluff and some sadness

Author's Note: This is a series of seven conversations between Mio and Ritsu late at night when they both can't sleep and long for one another. Also, Mio and Ritsu are older adults (about 22) but live in separate homes. Ritsu lives with an unnamed roommate, whereas Mio lives alone.

Dedication: tumblr users the-keionbu and avielelloy

Monday Night

1:29 a.m.

Ritsu simply could not sleep.

She tossed and turned, eyes burning from being awake, head throbbing viciously as she tried to snuggle up in her sheets. The room was perfectly dark: not even the bright streetlights outside could enter between her blackout curtains. She was in a loose pair of shorts and one of her girlfriend's tanktops, and her music player had gone quiet. Even with the comforting scent of Mio lingering in the air, mixing with the chemical tang of the heating unit, Ritsu couldn't sleep.

Irritated, she reached out and grabbed at her flip phone and opened it. The bright blue-white light burned her retinas, but she persisted and punched in a few numbers, sight fading from fuzziness into sharp relief. A soft ringing sound echoed into the air.

Click. "Um, h-hello?"

Ritsu smiled wearily, glee filling her chest. "Hey Mio," she mumbled, soft and sweet. She knew her girlfriend was asleep and didn't want to alarm her.

Groan. "Ritsu, it's..." Mio paused. Ritsu could hear her shifting about her bed. "…1:29 in the morning. What's wrong?" Mio's voice bordered on the line between agitated and concerned. Ritsu sighed.

"Can't sleep again." Mio shuffled on the other line, and static filled the conversation before fading away.

"Be right over."

It didn't take very long before Ritsu heard Mio tap on her first floor window. Ritsu opened it, cool autumnal air pouring in. Mio shivered and clambered in, stumbling and landing in Ritsu's arms. Both girls blushed, eyes quickly snapping downward in girlish embarrassment.

"H-Hey," Mio whispered.

"H-Hey," Ritsu managed.

"Can I…" Mio motioned towards the bed, shifting anxiously.

"Um, oh, yeah!" Ritsu said, nodding towards the bed. Mio sat down on it and kicked her legs up, scotching towards the wall. She grabbed at a blanket and pulled it up over her, holding up the edge for Ritsu. Ritsu climbed in behind her, laying down to face Mio.

"Will… will you be able to sleep now?" Mio asked, voice soft. She yawned loudly and chuckled.

Ritsu nodded, smiling gently. "Yes, I think I'll manage."

"Good," Mio replied. "Remember, this is a one time thing, Ritsu."

"Yeah, yeah," Ritsu said, nuzzling closer to Mio. Mio's hand reached towards her and soon, both of their eyes fluttered close, fingers intertwined with one another's. "That's what you always say, Mio."