Kenta quietly laid beside Karin for a few moments, enjoying the way their bodies fit together after several years of cuddling in the same bed, before carefully scooting just far enough away to stretch without disturbing her. He checked the clock sitting on the bookshelf by the curtained window. 6:38 a.m. The dirty blonde smiled to himself since he could relax for a good twenty minutes before he needed to get up and prepare for his classes.

Oh, and make sure that Kanon was up in time for her own school schedule. At least it was Thursday so Kenta and Karin didn't have to get up even earlier than usual because of their daughter insisting that she needed to go to the homework-checking club. Kanon was very smart in some subjects but struggled a little in others so, despite the odd hours, the homework-checking club was a great way for her to make sure her assignments were completed properly if her parents couldn't help her.

"Mmmn... Kenta...?"

"I'm right here." Kenta hummed as Karin sighed and buried her face in his chest. "We still have some time."

"Kaay." Karin looked up at him with half-opened eyes and smiled softly. "Maybe not - Kanon's up."

Kenta listened. "How can you..." he trailed off as he heard quick footsteps padding down the hallway toward the kitchen. Even though Karin was no longer recognized as a vampire she obviously wasn't human - her hearing and night vision were better than his, and if one looked closely they would see that her ears were slightly pointed.

6:57 a.m.

"I'm going to go ahead and get up." Kenta stretched again before slipping out from under the covers and grabbing a fresh school uniform from his half of the closet. "Want me to open the window?"

Karin frowned a bit. "Nuu."

The dirty blonde chuckled a little but only pushed back the curtains a little so he had enough light to find his way to the bathroom.

"Ahh...!"

Kenta turned to see his wife rubbing her wrist. "Did you sleep on it wrong?"

"I hope that's all I did; I'm working extra at Julian today." Karin stretched and winced a little as her right arm passed through the sliver of light coming through the window on its way to the space above her head.

Kenta nodded. "Kanon and I'll make dinner tonight then."

"You don't have to -"

"I want to do something for you since you always make bento boxes for us." There was no way Karin wouldn't let him prepare dinner now since he had a good point.

True to form, Karin agreed to the arrangement and got dressed after Kenta left the bathroom, joining her family in the brightly lit kitchen for a quick breakfast before sending them on their way with schoolbags and bentos in hand.

_-Embarrassment!-*'

"Mister Kenta-san, would you mind coming to pick up Karin-san? She passed out a little while ago."

"She what?!" the dirty blonde's exclamation drew a few looks but no one questioned him because the call came in the middle of a passing period. Kenta was extremely glad that he'd forgotten to put his cell phone on vibrate or he'd never have noticed it going off.

"She's not hurt - one of the kitchen staff caught her - but she doesn't look well."

"I'll come over right away. Thank you for calling."

Kenta had no idea how Julian's manager could deal with his and Karin's somewhat erratic schedules but he was grateful that the older man kept them employed and let them help out whenever he needed some extra hands. The dirty blonde left the college campus as quickly as he could.

[Edited 7/24/14]