It has been a few months since Umi had moved into the new city. Her hair was starting to grow out and it slowly became a tedious task to keep it clean and maintained especially on a hot and humid day like this one. Her hair slowly worked itself from her usual straight hair into a more wavy look. She couldn't say that she hated when her hair got this way, but she would much rather prefer that it'd be straight.

Umi spent the past few days after work online looking for any nearby hair salons that were in her price range. Since she moved in not too long ago, her financial stability has been thrown off. Most of the places she found online would charge more than anyone in her old town would to just cut some hair. In fact, all Umi wanted was to get it trimmed back to her prefered length. However, every place she could find would offer something else with the hair cut just to add to the fee.

"Ugh… I don't want highlights, or hair spray. Just give me a haircut…" Umi cursed under her breath as she continued to surf Boogle Maps for a place. She let out a sigh of frustration and threw herself against the back of her computer chair. She stared at the ceiling while playing with her hair between her fingers.

"Why can't I find a cheap place…?" Umi sighed again and returned to her desk to continue her search.

"Oh?" Umi spotted a small marker on the map, "Minami… Styling?" She tilted her head in confusion, "Lets see... Cheap haircuts for $20… Everything else is optional."

Umi clapped her hands and raised them in celebration, "Finally! I found somewhere to go!"

She looked at her clock, "Oh, I better make an appointment before it's too late" She scrolled through the website and found the salon's phone number. She dialed in the number as quickly and accurately as she could and waited for a voice to ring from the other end.

"H-Hello?" a light voice spoke.

"H-Hi! My name is Sonoda Umi and I would like to make an appointment for a haircut" Umi spoke quickly. She didn't really like talking on phones unless it was with her friends and family.

"Oh? You don't really need to make an appointment with us, we just take people on as they come into the salon." the voice replied back.

"Is that so? Oh… Well then… Umm… I-I'll be there tomorrow then! Goodnight!" Umi hung up the phone in embarrassment. "I should have researched a little bit more…" she jumped onto her bed and relaxed as she sunk into the fluffiness of it. "I guess that's what I get for getting too excited" It didn't take too long for her eyes to grow heavy and eventually fall into deep sleep.

Umi awoke the next morning due to the blaring alarm from her digital clock. She reached and slid her finger sloppily across the top of it to turn it off before plopping her head back down onto the pillow. She groaned and slowly sat up, facing the headboard and letting out a yawn. Umi rubbed her eyes and got out of her bed slowly. She made her way to the balcony door and grabbed the curtains with her hands. She swung her hands outwards and her room was instantly invaded by the light from the sun.

"What a nice morning..."

She yawned again and made her way to her dresser where she changed into her usual exercise clothing. Umi reached for a hair tie and styled her hair into a ponytail so that she could feel more comfortable. Afterwards, she moved into her small kitchen, opened the fridge and reached inside for a cold water bottle before making her way to the front door to put on her running shoes.

"Alright, a mile or two should be good today!" She spoke to herself before leaving her apartment.

Umi returned an hour later covered in a light layer of sweat and made her way through her apartment, leaving the now empty water bottle in the sink for later. Umi entered her room and went straight for her dresser for a change of clothing. She glanced at her desk clock before leaving the room, "Hmm... I should probably get to that salon soon before they close. I'm sure they close up sooner than usual on a Sunday."

She threw a towel over her shoulder and continued with her usual morning schedule. Umi stepped out of the bathroom 45 minutes later with her hair wrapped in a towel.

"That bath felt great!" She checked the clock again before sitting down at her desk.

"I guess I'll just kill some time on the internet until my hair dries." She spent the rest of her time looking at bows on Gamazon.

"..."

A few bows caught Umi's eyes, however their price ranges were very high. There were some good ones for cheaper prices, but with her current budget she wouldn't be able to get anything even if she did want to. She eventually got carried away with browsing the internet and forgot to check the time, "Oh! I've got to get going!"

She hurriedly shut off her laptop and grabbed her small handbag containing all her essentials such as makeup, her wallet and keys. She pranced out of her apartment and made sure to lock the door as usual before making her way down the steps to the small garage area. She reached into her bag again to pull out another key and made her way to her motor scooter that she had been using to get around. It wasn't a car, but she felt that it was enough to get around in the big city without having to pay a ridiculous amount of money. Plus, she disliked how crowded the trains were compared to her hometown. Umi swung her leg over the scooter and sat on it, reaching for the helmet that was secured to the right handlebar. She put the helmet on and inserted the key, twisting it until the engine began to start up.

"Alright..."

Umi took out the printed directions and fastened it onto a sort of harness that was on the scooter's dashboard. She kicked the scooter off its stand and started driving.

It didn't take as long as she originally thought. It took about 10 minutes for her to reach the hair salon which she still wasn't very used to. Living in a big city has its perks such as these where a lot of shops and restaurants are within close proximity. It would usually take a little longer to reach specific stores back in her hometown. She parked her scooter near the sidewalk and took off her helmet, placing it back on the right handlebar. She kicked down the stand and twisted the key backwards until the engine came to a complete stop.

"Alright, I'm here"

She whispered to herself. She looked through the salon's window to see an older woman currently working with a customer. Her hair was ashened gray and was styled in a rather strange way.

"That little tuft of hair... looks kind of weird"

She gulped and got off her scooter, reluctantly approaching the door. She grabbed the handle and gave it a gentle pull, creating a ringing noise from within the salon. A blast of cool air blew against Umi's face making her hair dance in response as if she were a famous runway model.

"Hello! Welcome to Minami Styling!" The woman greeted.

"Kotori! We have a customer" The woman raised her voice to capture the named person's attention.

"I'm coming, Mom!" A girl rushed through the back door and almost tripped over her own feet.

"Hi! I'm Minami Kotori! I'll be your hairdresser today" Kotori smiled and pointed towards an empty chair. Umi nodded slightly and took a seat.

"May I have your name please?" Kotori said while wrapping a cover around Umi's neck.

"... Sonoda Umi" She replied.

"Oh! You're the one that called last night. I thought that you weren't going to come because you hung up so quickly like you were embarrassed or something"

"Y-yeah... right, sorry about that" Umi blushed.

"So..." Kotori spun Umi around to face the mirror,

"How would you like your hair cut today?" Kotori played around with Umi's bangs a bit.

"Just a trim is fine, a couple inches maybe" She answered.

"Roger that!" Kotori spun her around again and grabbed a comb, scissors and examined Umi's hair.

"Your hair is so beautiful..." She whispered unconsciously.

"What was that?" Umi wasn't able to make out what she had said.

"Oh! I-it's nothing, I was just thinking about how long your hair was" Kotori lied a little, but she saw it more as a half truth. She really did think that Umi's long hair was pretty.

"It's not that long... is it?" Umi began to feel self conscious about it.

"No, no its fine." Kotori began cutting Umi's hair. She would comb through gently to release any knots or snags before running it through her own fingers. She brushed her fingers downwards towards the ends of Umi's hair before using her small scissors to cut off small portions of it. Kotori would repeat this process time and time again.

"So... Miss Umi, are you new around these parts?" Kotori broke the silence.

"Yeah, I moved into an apartment a few months back. I've been so busy." She replied back.

"Where did you move from exactly?"

"That's a little complicated. I lived between the borders of three cities, Akihabara, Kanda and Jinbo. The reason was because I went to a school named Otonokizaka."

Kotori paused for a moment, "No way! You went to Otonokizaka? I did too!"

"R-really? When did you graduate?"

"Just a few years ago, I think in 2012"

"I graduated the same year!"

"No way, you're lying Umi- Ah sorry, Miss Umi"

"J-Just Umi is fine"

"Okay then, Umi!"

Kotori began cutting Umi's hair again as they talked about their stories at Otonokizaka. They talked about teachers they liked and disliked, old classmates, it was odd that the two had never met during their 3 years at the same school.

"That's so cool! I've always wanted to try Archery but I couldn't even pull the string back. You must be really strong, Umi." Kotori playfully squeezed on Umi's arm, "Oh. Solid."

Umi blushed, "I-I'm not that strong... A-Anyways, what club were you in, Kotori?"

"Me? Well I couldn't really find anything so I joined the Drama club."

"I see, were you an actor then?"

"Oh no, I can't act very well. I joined it to be part of the costume design group. I really like making cute outfits and doing other people's hair."

"That's interesting, I would love to see some of those outfits someday."

"Do you have any plans for today? Maybe we can go out for some tea and I can show you what I've been working on lately"

Umi thought about her offer for a minute. This was the first time that she had been invited to do anything since moving into the city. It was strange, she had been surrounded by coworkers for the past few months but was never asked to go out to lunch or anything. However, here she was getting invited to some tea from some woman she just met an hour ago.

"S-sure, no one's ever invited me to go out somewhere since moving here so..."

"Really? But you seem like such a fun and likeable girl, Umi"

Umi laughed a bit awkwardly and changed the subject to avoid embarrassing herself further, "S-so where would we go? I'm still not 100% familiar with the area"

"Well there's a nice tea shop about a mile or two from here run by... I think the Toujou family"

"Oh, I see"

Kotori continued cutting Umi's hair and played around with different styles and different products.

"Aaaaaand we're done!"

Kotori cheered as she turned Umi to face the mirror again. She gestured Umi to stand up and inspect her work.

"This..."

"I hope you like it"

Umi stared at herself in the mirror. Her hair wasn't long anymore just as she wanted. However, her hair was much shorter than she had desired. It was barely reaching shoulder length and was a bit wavy.

"Y-you don't like it...?" Kotori sounded depressed.

"N-no it's just... It's much shorter than I expected" Umi tried to keep calm from this sudden change. She had requested for a few inches to be trimmed off but instead, her hair ended up becoming something completely different.

"I'm so sorry, Umi. I just thought that... Maybe you would look really cute with short hair. Oh! And the weather has been really hot lately so I thought having shorter hair would help... you know, cool you off too"

Umi listened to the panicked ramblings coming from Kotori. She felt bad that someone was apologizing this much for something that they thought would help her. Umi psyched herself up and pumped her chest out, turning around to face Kotori.

"It's okay, Kotori. I think you did a really good job with my hair... it's just... I have to get used to it being all short and wavy"

"Are you sure? You're not mad about it?"

"Maybe just a little, but... how about this. Since you cut my hair so short, you have to take me to the tea place AND pay for what I get, sound like a deal?" Umi offered her hand out to Kotori who in return shook it and smiled.

"Deal!" The two shared a brief laugh before things quieted down.

"Oh, we'll be closing in about an hour so... if you want, you can just relax in the salon or just walk around the area until then"

"Why don't you show her around?" The older woman said.

"Are you sure Mom? What about the salon?"

Kotori's mom waved her hands in a way that signaled for the two to get out of the salon, "There's barely any customers today and I can handle it myself. Go out and enjoy your time with your new friend."

Kotori released an excited gasp and clapped her hands together, "Thank you, Mom! Let me go get my purse"

Kotori sped through the back door and appeared again in a few minutes, "Okay, follow me, Umi."

Kotori grabbed Umi's hand and pulled her outside of the salon. Umi blushed and quickly pulled her hand away from Kotori's as soon as they got out.

"Ahh, sorry" Kotori apologized and gestured Umi to follow her.

"Okay, so over here we have Kousaka Bakery, over there we have Nishikino Pharmaceuticals." Kotori moved her pointed finger to the other side of the street, "And over there is the Hoshizora's Nyamazing Gym. Don't ask me how they got that name. And next to it is Koizumi Farms. They provide a lot of rice for the city."

Kotori pointed a little further down the street, "And finally we have the Ayase Dance Academy and the Yazawa Karaoke Bar."

Kotori turned back towards Umi, "That's about it for this street. The tea place we're going to, "Toujou Leaf" is on a different street but it's worth the extra time to get to it."

The two started walking and window shopped around the street for an hour before returning to the salon.

"You can wait out here, I just have to close up the salon and then we can be on our way"

Umi nodded and waited by her scooter. She watched as Kotori reached into her purse to bring out a small key ring that adorned a few keys and some cute keychains. She slid the key in and locked the door with ease. She quickly turned around and skipped over to Umi's scooter.

"Is this yours?" She asked. Umi nodded and reached into her bag for the keys. She turned on the engine and took a seat.

"Umm..." She looked down at her scooter before realizing that something was wrong.

"How am I supposed to fit?" Kotori questioned.

"D-don't worry, um..." Umi scooched herself forward so that there was barely enough room for Kotori to sit on it.

"Can you fit?"

Kotori approached the scooter cautiously and swung her leg over the scooter, slowly lowering herself onto the half occupied seat, "B-barely, my butt is kind of hanging off"

Umi sighed and took a deep breath. A thought raced through her head and instantly, she began to blush. She reached for her helmet and handed it to Kotori, "Here's a helmet to keep you safe" Kotori gasped and put the helmet on.

"J-just hold on tightly to me until we get there" Kotori nodded and hugged herself tightly against Umi's back. She felt her arms brush up against Umi's lean and slender body, she was easy to hold and it sort of felt good too. Umi on the other hand felt a fairly soft and warm sensation against her back.

"Y-you're holding on too tightly, Kotori" Umi blushed and started to drive. Kotori only held Umi tighter in response.

"I don't want to fall off though"

Umi tried her hardest to contain herself until they reached the tea place. The two arrived 10 minutes later and parked at a nearby parking garage, "O-okay we're here... I think... you can let go now"

She felt the small arms slowly unwrap from her abdomen and waited until the girl was entirely off the scooter before turning off the engine. Kotori took off the helmet and shook her head to fix her helmet hair before returning it to Umi.

"That was fun! I'd love to go on a ride with you again someday"

She said with a smile. Umi blushed and looked away after grabbing the helmet and placing it where she normally does. She cleared her throat, "L-lets get to the shop"

Umi stood up and started walking off without Kotori. She gasped a bit in response but quickly caught up. She followed her until they reached the entrance of Toujou Leaf. Umi walked up the steps and pulled the front door, signaling Kotori to walk in, "After you"

"My my, you're such a gentleman, Umi"

Kotori teased before walking in. Umi followed as soon as Kotori entered the store. The tea place gave off a very strange but relaxing atmosphere. There was soft background music playing and the store looked more like someone's custom coffee shop. There were small tables surrounded by bean bag chairs, low rise couches and single chairs that you normally wouldn't expect in a tea shop. Kotori pranced over to one of the tables surrounded by bean bag chairs and plopped herself down on it. She slowly sunk into the chair and Umi couldn't help but giggle at the sight. She followed and did the same thing with the chair next to Kotori's. The two giggled at each other until they couldn't sink any further into their chairs.

"Hi! Welcome to Toujou Leaf, my name is Toujou Nozomi and I will be your hostess for the evening"

A girl walked up and greeted them. She seemed to be a bit older than the two. She had purple hair and it was braided to the side which gave off a motherly aura. The two girls greeted Nozomi in return.

"So what can I get the lovely couple today?" She asked.

"O-oh, we aren't a couple, we're just-"

"Yes, we would like to have a pot of your green tea with a side of Manju"

Kotori cut Umi off. Umi's attention entirely switched over after she heard 'manju'. It was Umi's favorite snack and she would almost do anything within the legal boundaries to get some. Umi nervously stretched her hand out and tugged on Kotori's shirt.

"C-Can we get... extra manju?"

Kotori smiled and nodded, "Make that extra manju please"

Nozomi smiled back and clicked her pen, "I'll be back in a couple of minutes with your order"

She disappeared through the back door and the two girls attempted to turn towards each other to talk some more. The two held a conversation for several minutes before Nozomi returned with a tray in her hands containing what Kotori had ordered for them.

"Okay, here's the manju"

She set down a plate of the snack in front of each girl. She then placed two tea cups in front of them. The two girls watched as Nozomi raised the tea gently and poured it into their cups. It looks simple since anyone can pour tea, but something about how Nozomi poured the tea made them feel very relaxed and somewhat special.

"Please enjoy the tea and snacks"

She bowed and returned to her usual routine in the shop. The two girls looked at each other and smiled before reaching for their manju. Kotori took a small bite of the manju, making sure to chew it thoroughly to savor the taste of it. Umi on the other hand was taking much larger bites while trying to keep her usual composure, it was a rather clumsy performance on her part and Kotori couldn't help but giggle a bit.

"You must really love manju, Umi"

Umi jumped a little once she heard Kotori's words and blushed a bit before nodding. Kotori giggling at her started to make her feel a little self conscious so she started eating the snacks at a slower pace, making sure to remember the tea as well.

"Oh! That's right! I almost forgot" Kotori scrambled for something in her bag and pulled out a sketchbook.

"Here are some designs I've been working on lately"

Kotori set the book in front of them and opened it to a bookmarked page. On it was a dress design that looked like it belonged on a high end fashion magazine. The dress was a dark navy blue and had a slit near the bottom to show off some leg. She decorated the rest of the figure's body with a few bangles on the right wrist, and the figure had a few necklaces with a big pearl necklace to capture the eye.

"Wow, this looks really pretty, Kotori" Umi added. She shook her head in response.

"I have a problem though, I have everything made, but the dress is for someone who's slim so I can't exactly try it on"

Umi moved back a bit with a confused look on her face while observing Kotori. She wasn't particularly fat, she couldn't be that much bigger than Umi so it shouldn't have been a problem.

"A-anyways, I have to try to find someone to try it on eventually so that I can feel more confident about the design"

Umi nodded in response.

"I suppose you're right. Sometimes things on paper don't look the same in person"

Kotori nodded back and returned to eating and drinking again. The two talked and laughed over their memories back in high school for the rest of their stay. They left money to pay the bill and waved to Nozomi as they left the tea shop with smiles on their faces. On the way back, they had small conversations, but nothing too major since Kotori's life was in potential danger when on the scooter. But they made it back to the salon with no problems and/or death. Kotori got off the back of the scooter and handed Umi the helmet.

"That was a lot of fun, Umi"

She took the helmet out of her hands and placed it on her lap, "Yeah, it was. I'm... kind of glad you asked me. It's been so long since I've went out with a friend, it feels nice"

Kotori gave a small nod and smiled. She let out a small squeak and quickly reached into her purse, "Umi, let me get your phone number so we can stay in contact!"

Kotori quickly pulled out a cute notebook and waited for Umi to pull out a phone or something. Umi just sat in her seat a bit motionless before speaking up.

"... Well... here's the story. I'm still getting used to living in the city and I'm not exactly financially stable yet"

"So in other words, you don't have a cell phone?" Kotori finished Umi's sentence and she nodded.

"I do have a home phone and a laptop back at my apartment though, if that would work"

"Wait, you have a laptop but not a cell phone?" Kotori was starting to think that Umi might not have wanted her number.

"Oh no, no. It's technically not mine, I'm borrowing it from my mother until I can get my own. She let me borrow it because my work requires me to have one"

"Oh, I see... but wouldn't your work need like a cell phone number to reach you at any time?"

"I'm almost always at my apartment if I'm not at work so they just call the home phone or send me an email"

Umi's words came with a little bit of sadness. Does she really have no friends in the city to be with? That question raced around her head. Kotori quickly made up her mind and stared back at Umi.

"Can I have your home number, at least" Kotori held out a notebook and Umi nodded in return, taking the notebook out of Kotori's hand and writing in her number.

"Thank you" Kotori smiled.

"Oh, since you have a laptop, do you have any social media that we can chat through? Like Clucker, Spacebook, or Crumblr?"

"Uh... w-what are those?" Umi looked completely confused and Kotori let out an awkward laugh.

"T-that's okay, I'll just call you and maybe I can help you set one up later"

"Alright then... Talk to you later then"

Umi put on the helmet and drove away on her scooter. She looked at the side mirrors to see Kotori waving her goodbye and she raised her hand to wave back. Her helmet smelled different, it was a very sweet smell. Maybe vanilla and some sort of lavender or cherry blossom. It must have been from when Kotori wore the helmet. She couldn't exactly smell her hair when they were together since they kept a certain distance from each other. But this unexpected surprise was something nice for a change. For once in her few months in the city, Umi actually felt relaxed.

Umi arrived home late and went to turn on her laptop, "I wonder when Kotori will call..."

She looked back at the home phone standing on a lone drawer. She couldn't help but keep looking back at it every 10 or so minutes while she browsed the internet. She was eager but at the same time nervous for Kotori's call. The phone rang and she quickly got out of her seat and almost tripped on the way to the phone. She grabbed and brought the phone to her ear.

"Oh good, I thought you weren't going to call me" She spoke first.

"Of course, why wouldn't I call my own daughter to check up on her?"

Umi covered her mouth quickly and screamed internally. She had almost forgotten that her mother calls every Sunday to check up on her.

"H-hello, mother" She replied back.

"Oh? Why did you change your voice just now?"

"What do you mean?"

"When you picked up the phone, you sounded so excited. But now that you know it's me, you went back to your usual voice."

"I-I don't get what you're saying"

"Could it be that my daughter finally got a boyfriend and was waiting eagerly for him to call her?"

Umi let out a disgusted noise, "Of course not, Mother! You know I don't... that I don't really like romance. It's so shameful."

Her mother laughed gently before continuing, "I know, I know. I was just teasing you. But you were waiting for a call, weren't you?"

"I... Yeah, a friend"

"Ooo~ Care to tell me about this new friend?"

"Yeah sure, she's..." Umi walked over to her bed and sat down, leaning against the wall with a pillow in her lap as she told her mother about Kotori.

"Okay, it's about time for your old woman to hang up now. I had a wonderful time hearing about your new friend. I'm happy to hear that you're doing well over in the big city"

"Thanks, Mother. Tell Father that I said Hi"

"Okay, I'll tell him before we go to bed. Anyways, it's time to go now, I love you and stay safe"

"I love you too, Mother"

Umi waited until her mother hung up and placed the phone back on the charging stand. It was almost 9 and Kotori still hasn't called. She moved over to the kitchen to get herself a snack and a drink. She spent the last hour talking with her mother and her throat had gotten a little dry. She opened the fridge and reached in for a bottle of water. A ringing suddenly erupted within the apartment and Umi jumped in reaction, hitting her head against the top of the fridge.

"Oww!"

She pulled her head out of the fridge and closed it. She rubbed her head to help ease the pain while walking over to the phone.

"Hello?! Is this U-Umi" A light voice said.

"Um... yes? This is Sonoda Umi"

She heard a small gasp and a deep breath from the other end, "I finally got you. It's me, Kotori"

"Kotori? You're calling pretty late" Umi tried to play off her own excitement.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry. I accidentally kept dialing in the wrong number. Your eights kind of look like sixes and I couldn't tell if they were ones or sevens"

"O-oh, I'm sorry about that."

"There's no need to apologize, at least I got the right number now"

Umi smiled at Kotori's optimism.

"So, what do you want to talk about?" Umi asked.

"Oh yes. We should set up something so that we could talk online. Is your laptop nearby?"

Umi walked over to her desk and touched the trackpad to get her laptop off sleep mode, "Yeah, I'm on it"

"Okay... hmm, what should we make you?"

"I guess we could go with whatever you use the most?"

"Ahh! That's a great idea, Umi. Open up Boogle Dome and type in signup" Umi followed Kotori's instructions and waited for the next steps.

"Okay, now enter your email, password and all of that"

"Okay then... Name... Sonoda Umi...Gender... Female... Age... 20... email… sonodaumi ... password... lovearrowshoot…"

She heard a small giggle from the other end, "Pfft… Umi, your password is so cute"

Umi released a surprised gasped and her face heated up instantly, "D-don't tell anyone... Please..."

Kotori giggled again, "Don't worry, I would never do something like that to you"

Umi let out a sigh of relief and finished the sign up.

"Okay, you should be getting an email to confirm and just click the link and you're done."

Umi navigated to her bmail inbox and followed Kotori's instructions, "Okay, its done... I think"

"Perfect! Let me find you really quick and add you. I want to be your first friend on here" Kotori said gleefully. Soon enough, Umi noticed the notification bubble and clicked it. It led her to a friend request page where she saw Kotori's name which she accepted.

"Okay~ That should be it"

"Thanks for walking me through it, Kotori"

"Its no problem at all. Now we can talk with each other when you have time during work or something since you can't take your home phone with you"

"Where do you work anyways, Umi?" She continued.

"I work for this company called Tsubasa Records. They produce music and all that"

"Oh, so you make music then?"

"No, nothing like that. I'm really just doing the grunt work there. You know getting drinks for people, or finishing up paperwork for them"

"Oh... that doesn't sound too fun"

"Yeah, I know. But it was the only job I could get here on short notice"

"Is the pay any good at least"

"Its... manageable. I get paid more than minimum wage, but it's only like a couple hundred yen more"

"I see... Do you mind if we change the subject?"

"Sure, what do you have in mind?"

"Well I wanted to get to know you some more, Umi"

Umi shut off her laptop and went to sit on her bed. The two girls talked to each other way past Umi's regular sleeping schedule. She yawned and looked at the wall clock.

"Okay, Kotori. I have to get to sleep for work"

"O-oh! I'm so sorry, I didn't even notice how late it was"

"Its okay. I had fun talking to you"

"Mhmm. Well goodnight, Umi. I hope we can talk again tomorrow"

"I hope so too. Goodnight, Kotori"

Umi moved the phone away from her ear and ended the call. She let out a big yawn and rubbed her eyes before getting up to put away the phone. Afterwards, she moved to her closet and grabbed her sleepwear before passing out in the softness of her bed.