/jp/ - Otaku Culture

"Ah." I heard Doremy Sweet say from somewhere behind me. "There you are. It's about time you head on home, though I'm happy to entertain you again some other time." I wasn't sure if she was talking to me or Lady Hecatia, so I opened my mouth to ask and-
-Jerked, completely confused about where I was, and then cursed loudly when I painfully slammed my shin into the table, which my legs had relaxed under. I could hear the storm raging outside, but luckily it seemed that nothing had managed to break through the roof. For a moment, all I could do was lay there, staring up at the ceiling and holding my left shin until it stopped aching. I rolled myself over and stumbled up to my feet, trying to keep myself from tipping over and sending myself right back to the Dream World with a sore head.

Now that I could remember what was happening, I decided to try the bathroom. As I got closer, I could hear the water being ran, no doubt filling up the tub with hot water. I had no way of gauging how long I'd been asleep, but I assumed it couldn't have been long, or the bath would have been done by now. There was a pleasant warmth radiating from the room, which was nice after the coldness of the rain outside. I was still a little cold, and I had no idea whether Reimu was in the bath or not. I wondered if I should just wait for her to come out, but I decided that if she was in the bath, it would be better if she knew I was waiting, so she didn’t spend too long in there.

I knocked on the door, and then it was pulled open abruptly. "I was wondering where you'd gotten to." Reimu told me. Her arms were crossed, and she looked a little annoyed. She still had the bloomers on, but nothing else, and I suddenly didn't feel very cold. "Would you mind washing my back?" She asked me, already turning from me and heading for the small stool in the room. "I'll do you, too." She told me, sitting on the stool. Once I was sat behind her, her hands went to her hips, and before I could say anything, she'd cast the bloomers to the floor by the wall. She sat there, naked aside from the ribbons in her hair, which I would have to pull out myself.