58 and a Half Hours/June 18, 2016
Yuu, along with the three girls, lie exhausted in the living room. Fortunately, Faye had thought to open up all the windows just before they got started, so the room didn't have to air out. “What time is it?” Yuu asked. Minako looked around the room until she saw a clock. “About 2:30,” she answered. “Bars closed a half hour ago,” Yuu said. “We might want to clear out of here before Mom or Ayaka get back.”
Almost as if on cue, a pair of headlights turned onto their street. “Shit,” Yuu yelled. Everyone felt a surge of adrenaline as they all quickly grabbed their clothes and bolted. Everyone made for their rooms except Naomi, who made her way to the bathroom she had changed in. As she hurriedly dressed and wadded up some toilet paper to stick in her shorts, she heard the front door open. She put her bra on so Natsu wouldn't suspect the show she had put on earlier, before throwing the tank top back on. Finally, she flushed the toilet and washed her hands to finish her cover, and headed out of the bathroom.
As she got into the living room, she saw Natsu struggling to help a nearly passed out Ayaka onto the couch. “Oh, hi Naomi,” Natsu said as pleasantly as she could. “Did you guys have fun?”
“Yeah, we just watched some scary movies. Once Rika went to bed, of course,” she answered. “Sounds like you had a much better night than me,” Natsu answered. “Honestly, I don't get what she sees in bar crawls.”
Seeing Natsu struggle with her drunk sister, Naomi decided to help out. “Here; I was sleeping on the couch,” she lied, “but it looks like that won't be possible anymore. You go ahead and get to bed, and I'll get Mom comfortable, grab my sleeping bag, and head into Faye's room for the night.”
“That's sweet of you,” Natsu said. “I'll see you in the morning, then,” she said as she headed out of the living room.
Naomi finished propping Ayaka onto the couch and jammed a pillow under her head. Ayaka seemed to be sniffing something but otherwise showed no signs of consciousness. Naomi moved over and took Ayaka's shoes off and set them to the side of the couch.
Satisfied that Ayaka wouldn't be too uncomfortable for the rest of the night, Naomi left and grabbed her bag before making her way to Yuu's room, letting herself in.
“Don't think we're done yet!” she exclaimed as she closed the door and made her way in.
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