If you went far enough through the woods, whether you followed the nature trails or not, there was a small lake on the other side, with a lonely dock and a fairly nice, if somewhat rocky beach. It was a great place for solitude. Toshio thought it was an even better place for a nap; [...]

Watching a movie sounded good, although really naptime sounded even better, but Rien thought maybe it would be better to get some other things over with. Specifically, talking to Shinji about his rather troubling reaction to Rien’s hickey. Rien settled Kippei on the couch in the main room when they came in, and then took [...]

Kippei woke up slowly, warm and sandwiched which was normal and good, rubbing his eyes which felt a bit heavy. Actually all of him felt a bit heavy, slow and relaxed and kind of like mush, really, which he decided wasn’t a bad thing. Sun was warm across his face and he wrinkled his nose, [...]