Nukumori Blanket

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>It will soon have been three years
>since we started dating.

>I'm here, Shion.
>Ah, geez. You fell asleep in a place like that again~?
>Go to be this instant.
>Aoi-chan. Welcome back...

p2
>I bought takeout for dinner. You okay with that?
>Perfectly fine.

>Wah~ Looks delicious!

>I stay over during the weekends,
>Thank you! Let's eat.
>so we're half living together.

>The kitchen here sure is cramped, huh.
>Ah, this is from that place that opened up recently, right? Yummy.
>My girlfriend is a food writer.
>The cake shop I wanted to go to was sold out.
>Heh~ Which one?
>Well, y'see...

p3
>I'm gonna take my bath first.
>Okay~

>Not gonna sleep yet?
>Hmm. In a little bit.

>...I'm going to bed first.
>Okay. Sorry about this.

>Shion's been pretty busy lately.

p4
>That's my blanket...

>...It kinda feels like we keep missing each other...

p5
>...Huh?

>Shion?
>Is she not here...?

>She's made a total mess of the place again...
>...Hm?

p6
>>Five minute walk from Sakuranomiya Station
>This is... a property flyer....
>The kitchen here sure is cramped, huh.
>Don't tell me...

>I'm home~

>W-
>Welcome back.

>I-I'm gonna go take a bath.
>? Okay.

p7
>She hasn't said anything yet, but...
>What should I do...? I'm so happy...

>Nighty night<3
>Good night.
>I need to keep it from showing on my face until she's ready to tell me.

p8
>>Shion
>>Gonna be home late from collecting material.

>Work again today, huh.

>I should bring over some home cooking or something.

>...Ah.
>It's Shion.

>Shi-...

p9
>...That place.

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>It's the apartment building from that flyer...

>I'm home~ Huh?

>Aoi-chan?
>Woah, you scared me.
>What's wrong? Why are the lights off?

p11
>Where were you... just now?
>Heh?

>Uh... well, y'know.

>Ah, oh yeah, next time...
>You don't get it at all, Shion.

>All you ever do lately is work. We never get to talk enough.

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>Work... is pretty hectic right now.
>Do you remember what day it is next week?

>It's our anniversary, right!?

>Did you forget?

>That's...
>I wanted to support you with your work, but...

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>you leave me all by myself too much.
>It's painful...
>You're the same, Aoi-chan.

>You don't get me at all.

>...Forget it.

p14
>Um, hello? This is Machida Shion. Thank you for today.
>I have a teensy favor I need to ask...

>Thank goodness she's not here.

p15
>My belongings... I should take them home a little at a time.

>...I wonder if we'll break up at this rate.

>My blanket that Shion likes so much.

>Why?

p16
>Why is this happening?

>>Shion
>>Come to this place.

>That place.

>It's that apartment building...

>She's probably gonna introduce me to her new girlfriend or something.

p17
>...

>Shion...?

p18
>Welcome.

>Eh?
>What's this...?
>Pretty neat, huh?

>I remembered
>about our anniversary.

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>I bought that cake you said was sold out the other day too.
>I've rented this room just for today.

>...The other day,
>I saw you go in here.
>Eh? You saw that?

>Who was that girl you were with...?
>Eh? Aah.

>That was the estate agent.

>Wah!

>Hey... Are you okay, Aoi-chan!?
>...We...

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>don't have
>to break up...?

>Tada!

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>If it's okay with you, Aoi-chan,
>please
>marry me.

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>Yes...!

>I went and rented this place for a day, but

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>there's no futons, so should we just go home?

>Hold on.

>Will this do?
>!

>I'm so happy...