Mizuki complained when Sora dumped her off his lap a couple of hours after she began reviewing the notes she'd taken all semester.

He laughed and assured her, "You would complain more if I don't visit the restroom. Take a break and move around a little Mizuki."

When he came back out she went in, and when she came out, he was doing stretches in the main room.

"Sorry," she apologized.

He turned to give her a startled look, and asked, "Why?"

"Making you sit still and hold me for so long," she explained.

"It's fine," he assured her. He suddenly grinned as he admitted, "But having you sit in my lap like that still turns me on."

Mizuki blushed, and then looked around in surprise. "Where are my parents?"

"You really were concentrating. I lent your father the rental car and he took your mother shopping until lunch time." He grinned at her and asked, "Want to take a break with me before you start the next session?"

"Yes," she agreed quickly.

He walked over and picked her up, she wrapped her legs around his hips, and they kissed as he carried her back into the bedroom.

--

When they finished, Sora commented, "If you'd told me that I'd ever find a downside to doing it with a girl whose orgasms trigger mine, I'd have told you that you were crazy."

"What's the downside?" Mizuki asked a little anxiously as she started putting her clothes back on.

"I can't hold back and make you enjoy it more before we finish," he explained as he pulled on his T-shirt.

"Sora," Mizuki scolded his admission with flaming cheeks. "I love doing it with you. I don't need you to do anything more."

He reached over and pulled her into another kiss, before replying, "That's good, because I can't do anything about it. It still amazes me, and it happens every time."

When they re-entered the main room, there was a commanding thump against the balcony door. Sora walked over and opened it without hesitation.

"Welcome home your majesty," Sora told Tama-sama, although he neglected to give the small bow that the sisters often gave Tama.

"He's getting you well trained," Mizuki commented with amusement, as she bent to pet the rotund cat. She told Tama-sama accusingly, "I knew you were somewhere warm and dry, there are only a few drops on your fur. Okaasan will be glad that you're back."

Tama flicked his ear at her, and leaned into her hands, without revealing anything more of his opinions. Sora was grinning at her when she stopped and stood up.

"Maybe I should start things for lunch while you do the next section," he suggested.

"Okay," she agreed.

A quarter of an hour later she set down her tablet, stood up, and complained, "Your questions are too distracting."

"Sorry," he apologized quickly. "I didn't realize I'd still need to ask about so many things," he admitted ruefully.

"It's fine Sora," she assured him, as she searched the bottom cabinet that held ancient recipe books. Unable to find what she was looking for, she pulled it up on her phone instead and handed it to him. "Use this," she instructed.

She'd only been reading for five minutes when he interrupted her again. "You'll have to authorize my print to unlock it, sorry," he said apologetically.

"My fault," she replied quickly and set it up for him.

--

When Sora finally had everything finished but frying the sukiyaki mix, he settled beside her and casually browsed through her phone while he waited.

He suspected that all but maybe a couple of her contacts were family members, and it made him frown a little. She had dozens of photos still stored locally from her vacation. Some of them had obviously been imported, probably from her sister's or Shinichi's phone, because there were pictures of them together that he didn't even remember anyone taking.

There was a particularly good one of them laughing, with her sitting on his lap in her bikini, and he was startled by how good they'd looked together. She didn't look like a child at all, just small in his arms. Suddenly he leaned over and down to kiss her.

"Sora," she complained, "you're distracting." Although not very seriously, as she kissed him again before she let go.

"Sorry," he apologized a little insincerely before he kissed her again.

More seriously she told him, "I don't have time to play around anymore, and finish enough of this, before I have to go to work."

He grinned at her and she blushed. He kissed her one last time and then asked, "Should I finish preparing lunch even though your parents aren't back yet?"

"What time is it?" Mizuki asked.

He told her and she hesitated a moment before agreeing, "Yes, if I have to take the bus it takes a little longer."

Sora got up and started the sukiyaki frying. Mizuki's parents arrived before it was finished.

"Sorry we're late," Minori began and then spotted Tama-sama. She instantly dropped her bags by the door and made a beeline for him. "Welcome home," she cooed. "Did you get soaked?"

"He was completely dry when he arrived," Mizuki informed her mother with amusement.

Junshiro walked into the kitchen and told Sora, "Thanks for preparing lunch, it looks great."

Sora's cheeks flushed a little and he admitted, "I had to bother Mizuki too much for things though."

Minori came and looked at what he had prepared, before adding her own compliments, "You've improved a lot though Sora, I told you that you could do it, well done!"

Junshiro and Minori distributed their various purchases to the different regions of their household, before they sat down to eat.

Sora commented with surprise after taking a few bites, "It tastes normal."

Mizuki laughed at him, and corrected, "It tastes good Sora."

--

When they finished, Sora took Mizuki to work. On the way he told her, "I'm going to go look for a new phone."

"It's kind of nice being able to talk as you drive in the car," Mizuki commented before asking, "Can you get one that uses a normal charger like mine this time?"

"Sure," he agreed. Then he asked a little regretfully, "Maybe I should have gotten a car first?"

Mizuki glanced over at him in surprise, and then assured him quickly, "No, you really seem to enjoy your motorcycle, and I don't mind riding with you at all. I was just saying that being able to talk is the good thing about being in a car."

"That part is nice," he agreed.

When they arrived, she got to her knees and kissed him for a minute, before she went in to do her job.

--

When Sora picked Mizuki up that night, she slid into the seat with an exhausted sigh.

"My feet ache," she complained.

"I'll rub them for you when we get home," he promised.

She grinned at him affectionately and then asked enthusiastically, "What kind of phone did you get?"

Sora laughed and informed her, "I think it's the latest version of what you have. It's a close relative anyway. It won't play as many games as mine did before, but we're still getting handheld consoles for Christmas anyway, right?"

"Yes!" Mizuki agreed happily.

When they got home, they took a quick shower together before cuddling up on her bed. While Sora rubbed her feet, he told her with amusement, "If you keep moaning like that we're stopping to do it before you get any more rubbing."

"I like that kind of rubbing too," she assured him with another little moan of pleasure.

He dropped her feet and reached for his bag. She laughed.

--

Sunday morning Sora told her, "Mizuki, just study. I'll start on breakfast and ask your parents for help when they get up, if I need to."

"Okay," she agreed after only a brief hesitation. In a way, she realized, her grades would now affect both of them. It made letting him take over her housework feel more like they were both working toward the same goal, and she smiled.

--

When he dropped her off at work she told him a little shyly, "Sora, my shift will change, for the winter break, so I'm not scheduled this next Friday night, want to go out?"

"Absolutely," he agreed quickly.

Their weekly farewell was a little more casual, but their connection was still growing.