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“Hey, Mafuyu-chan, why don’t you let me help you?” Shizuku asked, floating around her as she sat at her desk doing schoolwork.
Mafuyu deadpanned, “You just want my blood.”
“Hmm, not really, I’d prefer it if you gave me some of your candy. But even if I did, it's a win-win situation isn’t it? I get blood and you get more free time!” the devil reasoned. “It’s not like I ever take too much, no one will even notice!”
She thought about it for a bit before giving in, “Fine, but only after you help me with these.”
Shizuku nodded excitedly, looping her arms around the girl’s neck in a hug before expertly weaving her magic into Mafuyu’s brain. It wasn’t often that she indulged in this, who knows what would happen if her brain were to be constantly injected with magic? But every once in a while should be fine, only when there was a lot of work piled up and she really did not want to deal with it any longer than she had to. Besides, it’s not like Shizuku constantly pesters her about it, she seems to have also developed a sense for when she wasn’t feeling up to it. But that’s probably a side effect from having spent years contracted to her.
Sure enough, Mafuyu soon completed her work and was free to focus on her work for Niigo. Yet despite being able to, she found herself laying on her bed instead. Maybe today was just a bad day for her? Otherwise she couldn’t come up with any other reason why she would be wasting time that she could be using to do something else.
“Mafuyu-chan, sometimes you just need to take a break,” Shizuku suddenly asserted.
She paused before letting out a deprecative chuckle, “Sometimes I wish I was like you, you don’t have to deal with these things.”
“Mmh,” the devil hummed. “Being a devil isn’t that easy. I may not have to deal with school or mortal needs but there are many more risks.”
Mafuyu sighed before acquiescing, this was starting to become a routine for them. She didn’t think that she’d fall so low to both summon a devil and then use said devil as emotional support. Because people just weren’t enough for her, apparently she had to contract a devil to feel even the smallest bits of satisfaction. Well, whatever. That was enough moping around for the day, she should really start being productive again.
…Why wasn’t her body getting up?
“Mafuyu-chan, please just rest today,” Shizuku pleaded, lips downturned into a frown and eyebrows scrunched up in concern.
Mafuyu grunted, shouting in her mind to get up but her body continued to disobey her. It didn’t matter how loud she yelled at herself, her body simply didn’t cooperate. Maybe Shizuku was right and she should take the day off. All her work was done and she didn’t technically need to work on lyrics until 25:00…
What was she thinking?! How could she just rest when there were so many things she could be doing instead of laying on her bed?
“Mafuyu!,” Shizuku shouted in concern before lowering her voice to a coaxing whisper. “Don’t hit yourself, I don’t know what’s going on in your mind but please don’t take it out on yourself.”
Mafuyu stared blankly at Shizuku but lowered the arms she never registered raising anyways. Slowly, she sat up as the taller girl began collecting her blanket and draping it over her. Mafuyu reflexively buried her face in the fluffy weighted blanket while Shizuku began carding through her hair.
They sat like that for a while as a comfortable silence blanketed them, then Mafuyu remembered something.
Mafuyu tilted her head to the side, letting the blanket fall to her shoulder. “Well?” she questioned, raising her eyebrows. “Aren’t you going to take my blood?”
Shizuku paused before gingerly sitting in her lap and shuffling to get a good angle. Her head moved closer and closer until Mafuyu could feel her warm breath tickling her. The itch worsened as the devil’s hand gently touched and handled her neck. A tender kiss caused her heart rate to spike, the feeling of teeth nipping at her skin made her release a gasp, and the sensation of the bite…
“Mmgh…” They groaned in unison. Mafuyu felt the vibration run through her spine as Shizuku continued to suck her blood. Eventually, Shizuku let go, licking off any blood that spilled out and pressing another kiss before leaning back
“Mafuyu-chan, your blood tastes a little sweeter than normal…” she whispered.
Mafuyu hummed, “Could be from the candy earlier.”
Shizuku giggled and began stroking her head as silence once again settled upon them, Mafuyu enjoying the gentle hand on her head and Shizuku quietly playing with her hair. It was peaceful, a moment of reprieve from her busy head and numerous thoughts. Before she knew it, her head was starting to bob and her eyes began feeling heavy.
As Mafuyu drifted off to sleep she faintly heard Shizuku say something and a gentle pressure on her forehead.
“Fufu, I’m glad that I can help you like this, Mafuyu-chan.”