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Awaking from his slumber with the feeling of lips pressed against his own, Napoleon rolled over and cuddled closer to MC. She had just woken him up, and he'd kissed her out of habit, but it seemed neither is ready to leave the bed yet.
He noticed that she is drifting off to sleep, and crept his hands on her side, tickling her softly.
"Nunuche... You're always the one scolding me for falling back asleep, yet look at you now..."
"Mm..." She made no attempt to move away but eventually giggled at the tickling sensation.
When Napoleon stopped, things went in blissful silence once again. He smiled to himself, an arm over his eyes shielding his vision from the bright day outside sipping through the windows.
Maybe he can share this happy thought he just had?
MC was startled at the feeling of Napoleon attacking her yet again, this time not by tickling her but rather by playfully biting her ear.
"I get it! I'm getting up right away-"
"Shh."
Surprisingly, instead of urging her on, he shushed her.
His breath was fanning hot against her ear as he sighed and gathered his thoughts.
"Thank you for waking up in my arms on the last day of the year."
MC felt her heart skipping a beat, it was so loud Napoleon could surely hear it...
She made no attempt to leave his hold whatsoever, and instead hugged him tighter, slipping a hand over his neck and pulling him closer until they were on the verge of kissing.
"Well, just so you know, I will wake up in your arms tomorrow too, on the first day of the new year."
Now it was his turn to be surprised, what did that came from? He nuzzled against her neck, hiding his face from her. It seemed like the feeling of completeness was mutual, he replayed her words in his head again.
“Sounds good to me. Having you through another year sounds good to me…”
MC giggled happily at his confession, a gentle hand finding his chin and guiding it up so he can face her again.
Napoleon’s sleepy face was now carrying a deep frown that made him even harder to take seriously. “Why are you laughing at me? I’m serious.”
She stared quietly at him a little more, then shrugged a little. She knew it would just rile him further but…
“Mhhmm!”
Before she could react, he crashed his lips into hers fully, stealing away her breath. He stayed still, just savoring the moment.
Pulling back, Napoleon had a nice view of the mess he made out of her face, now flushed with sudden embarrassment. Staring at each other like this, this time it was him who started to chuckle, and soon she followed.
“I love you, Napoleon. I laugh at you because sometimes you say those sweet things and I don’t know how else to react…”
“Just say you love me then.”
“I already said that…”
“Again? Pretty please?”
She clicked her tongue and smooched him on a whim, pulling back right away and quietly whispering, “I love you. I really do. Thank you for another year together.”
Napoleon looked softly at her, rubbing her cheek with this thumb. “What am I going to do with you?”
MC relaxed more and more in his arms, enjoying his gentle touch. “Mm, for starters, hold me a little longer.”
Napoleon made sure to fulfill her request, his sleepy mind filling again of happy thoughts, every one of which carrying the image of the two of them together; the things they did this past year, the dreams of what is yet to come.