Side Story 3: A Married Couple's Weekend

Vita and Carlisle.

Their newlywed life was peaceful and languid.

Warm summer sunlight streamed through the curtains. The room was decorated with charming little touches that reflected its owner's taste.

There were figurines of the magical girl Eve and various character dolls brought back from the amusement park. On the queen-sized bed lay a man and a woman, fast asleep in each other's arms.

Tightly. So tightly that there wasn't even room to squeeze between them.

“...”

Carlisle slowly opened his eyes.

A languid weekend morning.

The yawn that had been about to escape was quietly swallowed.

The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes was Bianca Shamal's face. With such a lovely face to wake up to, how could he not feel this way every time...