A few days had passed since the so-called one month anniversary of the relationship between Liohime Kitagami and Shihon.
And tonight, as the duo lay in bed together next to a dimly lit lamp, an unlikely conversation sparked a somewhat interesting debate.
"I'm telling you, Master, I gotta be right! Jam will always be better than peanut-butter!"
"That take is almost as bad as 'Pineapple should be on pizza'. You gotta be kidding me."
"That's right too."
"...Please don't piss me off. What the fuck?"
"Oh, and putting milk before cereal first."
"Hey, are you by chance a demon in disguise?"
"Who knows?"
Liohime glanced at Shihon with a tinge of concern mixed with disgust, but the latter kept her head high and continued to hold his hand affectionately while they kept their bodies close to each other.
By the way, here's a fun fact from your dear Narrator to you simple-minded nerds (yes, I'm talking to you, reader): If you agree with what Shihon has said so far, please get yourself checked. NOW.
Liohime opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by a ping sound from his phone within his pocket, and as he shuffled to lay fully on his back, he pulled out his mobile device and checked the screen.
"Oh, looks like the payment came in."
"Eh? For what?"
"My next mission," he muttered, before giving her a quick glance before he continued, "and no, you're not coming with me."
"Ugh! I don't care! I'm coming!"
"Hey, didn't I just say-"
"I'm following you wherever you go, Master!" Shihon declared, not backing down, and Liohime sighed in response.
"So, you were never fully on board with staying home until I returned from my missions in the first place, huh?"
"W-Why would I be? I feel soooo lonely without you by my side!! I wanna enjoy every moment with you!"
"I'll only be gone for a few hours, though."
"A few…hours…"
"Why did your mood immediately drop!?"
Remembering that time where his Magical Beast Girl had been pretty much bawling when he returned from a previous Thief-For-Hire task, he pretty much wanted to avoid making her depressed, but what could he do?
If I take her with me, she could get in the way of my job, and the Chief wouldn't be pleased if I have to hand in my monthly report with mistakes shown in my dealings, he surmised.
Finding himself between a dilemma, Liohime closed his eyes and turned to face away from the young woman, postponing the think
"....I'll think about it and give my answer in the morning. I haven't been feeling okay these past few hours and I don't wanna make my head hurt with your complaints for the rest of the night. Don't get your hopes up, though."
And as soon as he said those words, though, Shihon had blitzed around the entire room in a frantic mood, bubbling with joy.
"No way, no way, no way! I'm gonna go with my Master tomorrow!!!"
"I'm pretty sure that I just said….ah, forget about it. Come on, get in bed."
Shihon obeyed and hopped onto the soft mattress covered with the bedsheets, before slipping under the covers and tucking herself in.
"Goodnight, Shihon," Liohime whispered.
"Goodnight, love."
Liohime's eyebrows twitched at that response, but remained silent and smiled.
"Hehe, Master, you liked that one, didn't you-GUHHH!!!"
Shihon's teasing was immediately silenced by the force of Liohime's pillow being slapped onto her face.
***
With the sunlight from the horizon beaming through the translucent blue curtains, Shihon slowly opened her eyes with drowsiness.
She remained silent for a few seconds, blinking and rubbing her eyes before letting out a big yawn that exposed her fangs.
Suddenly, as if a light switch went off in her head, she stood up on the mattress and loudly spoke out:
"It's morning time! Mission: 'Take Your Magical Beast Girl to Work Day' is officially here!"
She pointed to the ceiling with her index finder and released a huge grin. With her heart pumping, her excitement building, and fatigue instantly kicked out by her eager, she tilted her head to look at at her partner and-
"....Master, are you alive?"
".....Bare….ly," responded the weak voice.
Liohime, with dark circles under his eyes, coughed and sputtered. He remained covered, yet, his body slightly trembled as if being hit with a cold gust of wind.
"I think…I got hit with a virus," he said in a hushed voice. "I wasn't feeling too good yesterday, but now, it's gotten worse."
"...Hey, are you serious?"
"You think I'd joke about something like….ACHOO!!!"
"Yeah….look like you're serious."
Shihon put her hand over his head and placed it gently on his forehead for a few seconds. Her eyes narrowed with concern.
"You have a fever, Master."
"Good g-g-grief."
He winced in frustration and bit his lip. At this point in time, he would have to reach out to his client and arrange a postponement. Thus, he quickly pulled out his phone and started typing away, while Shihon stood still and pondered about something.
Finally, after several seconds of silence, she spoke up first.
"Master."
"Hm?"
"You've been slacking off with your nutrition and hygiene."
"Yeah…I wonder…why."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
"...Nothing."
He averted his eyes, and after sending the text message, he put the phone down and exhaled deeply before continuing, "Well, I'm fucked. I'll have to rest here for the day, but I should be good enough to still fix something for us to eat of breakfast, so let's-"
"Nope, not happening."
"Huh?"
The young woman with glimmering green hair immediately pushed his chest back down as soon as he tried to get up and began to speak in a much more serious tone than usual.
"You've been taking care of me for a good while now, Master. I appreciate that. That's why…"
She took in a deep breath and flashed a smirk.
"I'm going to take care of you for the entire day, Master! The Prince Treatment will commence, so you better be ready to take on all of the love that I'm gonna hand out to you today!!"