บท 171: The Morning After

A ray of sunlight awoke Rena. She rubbed a little bit of sleep from her eyes and began to sit up. Seeing as it was the first day of classes, only the new students were up already; most of the older students, like herself, did not have classes until around noon, which meant she still had a little time.

When she tried to stand, she felt a pinch of complaint from the muscles around her hips. At that moment, memories of the night before flooded her mind, raising the temperature of her face by several degrees. Over in the corner of her room, she heard the sound of rustling clothes.

Standing there, looking at her, was the man of her dreams. He was only slightly taller than she was and had shaggy black hair and piercing eyes. Though he was not a bodybuilder, he was nicely toned and defined. She stood and walked over to him, holding his face between both hands, testing to make sure he was real.