NOVPUB"... Ques-... Tion?"
Marionette stared at the girl, startled at her question and wondering what it could be for her to pull away. Lillian noticed her confused gaze and chuckled, teasingly:
"Too lost, eh~...? I'm talking about the kiss... How was it?" She tilted her head at the woman, watching as her face morphed into one of realisation.
Marionette, having remembered that Lillian had indeed asked her this question, couldn't help but fall silent. She couldn't really explain how she felt in that moment.
Even now, she was still trying to process what had happened, as evidenced by her unrhythmic breathing.
"I..."
Marionette shyly turned her face away from Lillian, using her hair to hide her face, which glowed an embarrassing red. She then licked her lips, tasting the residue flavour of the girl's lips before answering:
"I... Really... Enjoyed it..."
Lillian's lips widened into an 'O, before curling into a relieved smile, "Is that so...? I'm glad... I studied really hard on how to, you know."
"... S-studied...?" Marionette's eyes slowly drifted back to the girl, wondering what she could have possibly meant.
Lillian nodded before scratching the back of her head, "I, uh... Kind of lied about what I was doing in the library..."
"... Were you not studying?"
Lillian shook her head, "No, no... I was... It's just..." She scratched her cheek shyly, "I wasn't really focusing on the upcoming exam..."
The Assassin turned her face back to face the girl, her eyes widening slightly, "Were you... Learning how to kiss the entire time...?" Her voice adopted an incredulous tone.
Lillian placed the tips of her two index fingers together, giggling sheepishly, "I... Wanted to make the moment a lot more memorable and pleasing for you... That's why I didn't want you to come with me to the library..."
Her eyes darted back and forth between an empty space and the Assassin, embarrassed about her confession.
"Me studying how to kiss isn't weird, right?"
Marionette stared at the Rabbit silently before turning her face away again. She raised her hand and began to wave it at her red face, fanning it.
After a few moments of calming herself down, she spoke:
"I... Am at a loss for words, Lillian..."
Lillian rubbed the back of her head. "So, am I weird for that?"
"Huh...?" Marionette shook her head, "Absolutely not..." Before holding her hand over the lips.
"Rather... I found it quite endearing for you to do that... For me..."
Her ears twitched at the sound of a soft giggle escaping Lillian's lips. She then heard her say:
"Then, I'm even more glad that I'm not weird to you!" The Rabbit then moved forward, grabbing the woman's hand and pulling her along. 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
"Anyway, we'd better head back home. Because we made out for so long, it's extremely late!"
"..."
Marionette narrowed her eyes on the back of the girl's head and sighed:
"But I still want more..."
***
"Ah~...!" Lillian stretched her back, moaning at the smell of her dorm room. She walked over to her couch and leapt on it, leaving Marionette to close the door.
She turned on the couch, nuzzling into its cushions. After a couple of seconds, she felt something land on the couch.
Sitting up, she leaned her body to the side, resting herself against the Assassin, who was surprised by her sudden actions.
The woman hesitantly raised her hand and placed it on the girl's shoulder, rubbing it before whispering:
"We are... Officially dating correct? No cheekiness this time?"
"Nope~...!" Lillian turned, wrapping arms around the woman's waist. "Now you can flamboyantly yell we are dating without the thought of losing."
Marionette gave a brief hum before shaking her head. "I won't do that. However... I do have something else I would like to do, though."
"Hm? And what would that be—?"
Lillian felt herself fall to the side, turning and feeling her back fall onto the cushion of the couch. She then felt something rest on her chest.
Looking down, she found Marionette's face buried in her chest. Her face lit up with a red hue before shakingly asking:
"W-what are you doing...?"
She felt the woman nuzzle into her chest before staring up at her. She also felt her arms wrap around her back.
"If I were to recall correctly... Did you or did you not state you would do anything I want if we were to become official?"
"... Eh?"
Lillian processed the Assassin's words and recalled that she did make such a statement. Because of that, she began to feel quite anxious about what Marionette could possibly want to ask of her.
"Y-yeah... Did you want anything?"
She watched as the woman nodded, her eyes glowing a bit in excitement despite her expressionless face.
"Yes. I want you to..."
Lillian watched as Marionette gave a rather dramatic pause before finishing.
"Pat me. I want you to pat me... Lilly..."
"... T-that's it?" Lillian was a bit startled at how plain the request the woman had asked of her was.
"What. Did you want me to ask something else?" Marionette gave her a confused look, which had a hint of naivety as well.
Lillian shook her head and let out an internal sigh of relief. She smiled and raised her hand to the back of the woman's head, "Nah... I like it like this."
"I see..."
Lillian then watched as the Assassin moved her face back down into her chest, nuzzling into it again. She let out a chuckle at how adorable the woman was.
After a little while of just patting her and watching how she reacted to her touch, she asked with a wry smile:
"So~... How long do you want me to do this for?"
"I want you to never stop."
"I... How about we pause this? I wanna go take a shower..."
Raising her head from the girl's chest, the Assassin asked, looking at her with a hint of expectance.
"... Since we're dating, would you like to go in together?"
Lillian raised her hand to the woman's forehead before flicking it, shooting down any ideas that she had inside her mind.
"Nope. And don't even try and get a peek while I'm showering, got it?"
Marionette rubbed her forehead, staring at her with a stoic expression before nodding. "Fine."
She pulled herself up from the couch, allowing the girl to get up. Once Lillian got up from the couch, the Assassin pushed her hand out and grabbed onto her wrist.
Lillian stared back at her with a raised eyebrow before blushing at what she heard come out of the woman's mouth.
"I require a kiss when you get back."
"W-wha—..." Lillian stared at her with wide eyes—the edges of her lips twitching at her boldness. "We just kissed today and you still want more...?"
"... I always want more of you, Lillian..."
"That's..." Lillian shook her head with a defeated expression before waving her hand tiredly, "Yeah, yeah. I'll give you another kiss, when I get back."
After saying that, she left once Marionette had finally let go of her.
After seeing that she had left, the Assassin collapsed onto the couch, lying on her side before summoning a piece of white clothing into her hand.
It was a white hoodie. One that had originated from Lillian's wardrobe.
Marionette buried her face into the white-hoodie, having been using it as a substitute for the panties she had stolen from the girl. She had, of course, returned it secretly.
But she... Of course... Needed something else.
Sniff... Sniff...
She hugged the hoodie tightly while mumbling:
"I really love her..."
***
[Next Day]
"Mari... You do realise the tournament is today, right?"
Lillian laid strapped to her bed due to a certain raven-haired woman tying her down to it.
Marionette continued to rub the side of her face against the girl's cheek, whispering:
"I have already known that... But this is a much greater importance..."
"What's so important about being in bed together?" Lillian grumbled, feeling a bit impatient as she turned away from the Assassin.
However, she instantly changed her opinion about her statement once she felt Marionette's arms tighten around her coldly.
Looking back towards the woman, she found her staring at her rather intently.
"Do you find not being together with me is important...? That's rather hurtful, Lillian..."
"H-huh? I didn't mean that...!"
"Then, what did you mean?"
Lillian's right eye twitched at the Assassin's interrogation. Eventually, she let out a sigh. She stared at the woman dead in the eyes before leaning in.
Marionette watched as the girl's lips made contact with hers. She widened her eyes, not expecting such an answer to her question.
Chu...
Lillian leaned back, smirking at the woman, finding her frozen and blushing slightly. She raised her hand and patted the Assassin's head.
"Be a good girl and let me go~..." Lillian whispered, watching as Marionette nodded at her quietly.
"... Okay... But I require another for that, though."
