[With that, the watch conversation ends. But it's not much longer before Monika might hear the sound of someone familiar approaching the apartment, followed by a door opening and an even more familiar voice calling out a habitual formality.]
I'm home!
[There's only a momentary pause before Natsuru starts looking around for her roommate - starting in the common room and then moving closer to her bedroom door if necessary.]
[Natsuru would find Monika patiently waiting in her bedroom. Well, it was more like "their" bedroom now, with how often they shared the bed. She was sitting on the bed, her eyes immediately going to the arriving roommate and Bonded.]
There you are! Welcome home.
Come on in.
[She scooted over, patting the place next to her so Natsuru could sit.]
[Even now, Natsuru blushed a little over so casually looking into Monika's bedroom. Being Bonded now, naturally they were going to be physically closer. Yet it still seemed like a thing that she shouldn't be as used to as she was getting, doing things like sharing the same bed or bathing together. Monika just always seemed so much happier now; Natsuru couldn't let her own private guilt get in the way of that.]
Hey...
[Still, she couldn't help but smile to see her there. She didn't hesitate to step inside, and slip into that empty space Monika left her. She even scooted in a bit so they were sitting even closer, her hands resting on her own lap. It was still taking some getting used to being this small next to Monika too, but it always felt nice to be close like this...]
[The pink tint coloring Natsuru's cheeks isn't fading anytime soon. Her faint smile grows just a little more visible too.]
Yeah...
[More than that, she's... gotten very accustomed to Monika being here. Back when she agreed to stay here, she wasn't sure it would last for very long. Not that she would have ever left Monika all by herself. But maybe Monika could have found someone better to keep her company? Someone more suited to it? Someone who wasn't-...
Well. She's decided since then that being with Monika like this isn't exactly lying to her. She is what she is now. She might feel a little guilty that she hasn't told any of her closest friends about her past, but it doesn't make a difference as things are. Monika's still important to her, and she's glad Monika seems to feel the same way. Their Bond might not be so fulfilling if she didn't, after all. But what could she be talking about now...?]
[Having Natsuru there was making her heart beat faster and faster. She knew what she wanted to say, but the words were having an astoundingly tough time escaping her lips. What if Natsuru didn't feel the same as her?
What if this ruined everything they had?
What if she didn't want to live with her, or be her Bonded?
And these thoughts were only the beginning.]
I really, really think about you a lot. More than I've ever thought about anyone at all. You were willing to stay here with me when we'd only just met and... I like being with you.
Even when I have bad days, just having you with me makes them a little better and I...
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Kind of like we always do.
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Or just at home?
I don't mind, either way!
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Just you and me ♥
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Are you there now? I'll be back pretty soon.
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I'm home!
[There's only a momentary pause before Natsuru starts looking around for her roommate - starting in the common room and then moving closer to her bedroom door if necessary.]
Monika-chan?
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There you are! Welcome home.
Come on in.
[She scooted over, patting the place next to her so Natsuru could sit.]
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Hey...
[Still, she couldn't help but smile to see her there. She didn't hesitate to step inside, and slip into that empty space Monika left her. She even scooted in a bit so they were sitting even closer, her hands resting on her own lap. It was still taking some getting used to being this small next to Monika too, but it always felt nice to be close like this...]
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[Her days had been so much better ever since Natsuru had come into her life. Better, and...
Brighter.
Even on her low days, having her around was a big help. Especially ever since she'd lost an important friend in Justine, and her first bonded, Bendy!
But there was more to it than just an improved outlook. She'd thought about it ever since Ursula had brought it up and...]
I just wanted to talk about something that I'd been thinking about for a while and...
We, um, we get along really well, don't we?
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Yeah...
[More than that, she's... gotten very accustomed to Monika being here. Back when she agreed to stay here, she wasn't sure it would last for very long. Not that she would have ever left Monika all by herself. But maybe Monika could have found someone better to keep her company? Someone more suited to it? Someone who wasn't-...
Well. She's decided since then that being with Monika like this isn't exactly lying to her. She is what she is now. She might feel a little guilty that she hasn't told any of her closest friends about her past, but it doesn't make a difference as things are. Monika's still important to her, and she's glad Monika seems to feel the same way. Their Bond might not be so fulfilling if she didn't, after all. But what could she be talking about now...?]
Why? What... were you thinking?
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[Having Natsuru there was making her heart beat faster and faster. She knew what she wanted to say, but the words were having an astoundingly tough time escaping her lips. What if Natsuru didn't feel the same as her?
What if this ruined everything they had?
What if she didn't want to live with her, or be her Bonded?
And these thoughts were only the beginning.]
I really, really think about you a lot. More than I've ever thought about anyone at all. You were willing to stay here with me when we'd only just met and... I like being with you.
Even when I have bad days, just having you with me makes them a little better and I...
I...
[Come on, just say it already.]
I'm... in love with you.