Successive

Chapter 74

"Your nail polish collection could rival a nail salon." Sayumi's eyes went wide as Mora unveiled the box of nail polish she stored under her bed. And she stores it there because the bin is too big for a shelf.

Mora laughed, "Why do you look so surprised!? You've seen my nail polish before, you know I have a lot."

"It's grown since the last time I saw it. You have every color imaginable."

"More than one color every week." Mora removed her current color which was aquamarine, chipped, and peeling. "What color should I paint them this week?"

Sayumi rifled through some of the colors, overwhelmed by the options. "This one," She handed Mora a pink, shimmery color called Cherry Pearl.

"Great choice," Mora smiled as she plopped onto a floor pillow.

They both changed into pajamas with fuzzy slippers. A drama movie played in the background on Mora's computer. They sat near her nest on comfortable pillows and sat around a small table.

Sayumi picked out a color called Nouveau. It's gold, a color she doesn't have in her own collection of polish.

"Let me paint them." Mora took the omega's hand delicately in hers and began to brush on the gold. "This would look really good with a swath of the color you chose for me."

"Then we'll match." She liked the idea of a souvenir from their sleepover.

They painted each other's nails, taking forever as they had to keep pausing to laugh at each other's jokes.

"You know what kind of sucks," Mora steadied her hand as Sayumi brushed on the polish. "Well, it's just weird."

"What?"

"I don't know. I feel like I can't really talk about my and Hana's relationship with you. Not like, gossipy or whatever." She shrugged, "You guys are like sisters so it would be weird."

Sayumi tilted her head, "I mean, it wouldn't be that weird. You can still talk to me and tell me stuff. I just might not want to hear everything," She laughed. She would rather not hear all about Mora and Hana making out and whatnot. But if Mora needed to talk to someone she could talk to Sayumi. Plus, it may be beneficial considering Sayumi knows Hana so well.

Unsatisfied with this answer, Mora shrugged. "I mean, I don't think you want to hear about that time at the party when Hana felt up my boobs."

Sayumi shook her head and turned away, "I didn't need to know that."

"See, Avrora had the opposite reaction and cheered like a frat boy would."

"Okay, so it's a little weird. That doesn't mean we can't talk about your relationship." She remembered she was already touching Mora's hand so she squeezed it. She would be supportive, even if it was awkward.

"You have to be bothered by it. Even a little." Mora looked her right in the eyes, "I would think it's weird if you were dating my brother and told me things about you and him."

Her attempt at being not so subtle. There were a lot of times she said things that made her want to put her foot in her mouth, but this was no mistake. If she could open up the floor to talk about Yasu and what Sayumi thought of him, if she has feelings for him, then she would encourage that conversation.

A bit confused by Mora's comparison, Sayumi laughed it off. She didn't know what to say, it was just odd. Why would Mora even make a comparison like that? She must be putting things into perspective. An analogy that meant nothing more. It's not like Sayumi and Mora would ever be put in that situation.

By now, all twenty of their fingernails were painted and drying. They had to grab things with only their palms so they didn't smudge the wet polish. Watching each other struggle to clean up the mess they made was comical. Mora even used her foot to move the blankets on her bed aside so they could sit and watch the movie was hilarious to them.