Authors Note:

Only a short one this time, sorry, I have been very busy, but I do hope you understand.

This story will only have one ending, the one we want, that is why after this chapter I am going to jump ahead to rewriting it.

I am going to be writing another story based on most of the lives of the reincarnated Hiro and ZeroTwo from the end of Episode 24, if possible please spare a moment to go read that one as well when it comes out. It will have much longer chapters than this one and I hope to put it out on a timelier basis.

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Ichigo stood at the doorway, her gaze examining the entangled state of our bodies.

In her hand there was a candle that glowed vigorously, it illuminated the area around her with an orange brilliance that blended effortlessly with the variety colors of wood that constructed the room.

Her face was clearly visible with the hallway behind, it carried an expression of weariness that in union with her messy hair effectively demonstrated the fact that we had awoken her.

"Ichigo!" I snapped in a confounded tone, her appearance was completely unexpected.

Upon hearing my remark, the pink haired girl further buried her face into my chest and allowed her hair to fall to the side, having it cover any visible gaps.

A hand gripped onto my sleepwear and tugged it with a small amount of force, only just enough for me to realize.

Seeking to comfort her I slightly tightened the embrace of my arms around her back, it made it possible for me to once again make out the delicate structure of the female human body.

The girl standing the door remained silent for a few seconds, taking in the situation,

however soon after she relaxed her posture and spoke in a calm tone with a slight blush on her cheeks. "I-I don't know what you two are doing but I feel as if I have interrupted something..."

there was a slight pause mid-sentence "if it's possible please just keep down the noise a bit..."

In an event of perplexed haste, the door closed once again with a mellow tap.

I would have to talk to her tomorrow, but right now it was time to sleep.

The room had returned to its somber state where only the radiance of the moon made it possible for one to define its contents.

The two of us lying down had shifted to a more comfortable position where both of our heads were on the pillow facing the same direction. One of my arms wrapped around her torso and gently pulled hers towards mine.

I could feel the light brush of her breath against my skin, it gave me goosebumps that seemed to take forever to go away.

"You holding me like this is a bit embarrassing, but I could get used to it.~" she spoke in a low whisper that sounded like she was just about to fall asleep "Goodnight Darling..."

I too had been hit been hit with a wave of somnolence and was drifting off. "Goodnight ZeroTwo..."

Just before succumbing to the nagging urge of slumber I felt one of her hands moving onto my own.

"Oh and Darling..."

"Yes ZeroTwo?"

"I love you"

The meaning of love, a word that was never taught to us, and something that continues to be foreign and just as inexplicable in words to me now as it was in the beginning... although maybe it doesn't need to be explained, maybe it is something that is better off being left shrouded in mystery. The feeling of love does a more than sufficient job explaining what needs to be understood.

"And I love you more..."

AFter the breakfast in the morning I met with Ichigo by the front door. Her shiny blue hair swayed in the light breeze that calmly pushed by.

She looked diretly into my eyes with a rosy tint of pink spread over her cheeks. "About last night...-"

"I'm sorry that any noise we made woke you up" I prehemptibely apologized, There really wasn't anything else that I could say in this situation.

"I-it's fine! I went back to sleep right after anyway!.." she replied in a flustered tone. Ichigo's hands were together,

allowing her fingers to fidget with each other. "I-I was just curious about what was going on..."

"We were just sleeping together" I responded plainly, the whole act wasn't that big of a deal "It feels good when you are with a person special to you".

Her hands were now behind her back and her body was slightly swaying from side to side like a pendulum in a clock. "Is that so... It feels good huh..."

"Curious? You can always ask your partner, he is special to you after all~". To ease the awkward atmosphere I joke around a bit.

Her face turned a bright shade of red. "NO! Abslutely not! I wouldn't want to do anything like that Hiro!"

Poor Goro... At some point he will win, I know it...