[Day 12 - Night] Cherry Blossoms (Private)

"I understand," Yoshi tells her with a sympathetic nod and a soft smile. "Be well, Takano-chan, and I'll see you in the morning." He bows again and leaves with haste, not wanting to delay her taking her medicine any longer by remaining.

While he doesn't have a perfect grasp on the enormous mansion's layout, he did take care to remember his way back to the room Momiko had shown him. Even after this short an amount of time apart, he misses her to the point that he considers just walking right in, but even though she'd had long enough to get changed, and they'd done so in front of one another before, he still takes the polite option and knocks. Of course, he'll eagerly enter the moment she answers and invites his presence.

"Things went well," Yoshi confirms, walking over and sitting down beside her. He takes a deep breath, clearly intending to tell her what was discussed, though he does take a moment to consider his words. While a proponent of openness and also not wanting Momiko to think he was hiding anything from her, he feels that the subject could be phrased more delicately to the person it directly involved.

"I asked her about the future," he explains, "since your mother made it clear that decisions regarding yours were up to her. I wanted to know if she was willing to let me be a part of it for as long as I could, or if she had designs that... didn't allow for that. She said that she likes me and doesn't have specific plans that exclude me at any point... but she wants to be more certain that she can trust me, and that I'm the person to make you happy, before she makes any promises." He nods in satisfaction at the end, feeling that he'd paraphrased the conversation quite well while avoiding referring to the loaded and potentially worrying topic of marriage directly.

"You're... not in your PJs like you said you'd be," he notes with a smirk, bumping his shoulder against hers playfully in order to lighten the mood.

Yoshi nods as Momiko talks about their mutual desire not to rush into decisions about their relationship without due consideration. He admires her insight in seeing that Takano's own reservations were a reminder against ignoring any of their own they might be feeling. He's not sure how her changing quite ties in with that, but he puts that confusion aside at the mention of her having a surprise.

"Oh... um... you do?" he replies, intrigued. He smiles too, flattered by her thoughtfulness.

Perhaps needless to say, because it was fast becoming visually evident as well, but Yoshi was immediately aroused. With this simple display, Momiko had added a provocative layer of context to the entire evening, revealing a hidden meaning in every shiver, every stutter, every blush, and every wiggle she had given previous. He was beyond excited, imagining how she'd spent the entire time enjoying both the physical sensation and also perhaps the risk that her state of undress could have been exposed at any moment by one of her characteristic tumbles. What was most thrilling to him, though, was that she'd taken the initiative to do this herself, secretly basking in her own pleasure until ultimately presenting it as a gift to him. This one act spoke volumes to how much more comfortable she’d become with embracing and sharing her sexuality, and Yoshi couldn't help but be attracted to both her confidence and creativity.

"I'm getting hot too," he says breathily, "thinking about how you've been like that all night." After those words, he lets his actions convey how he's feeling instead, moving forward to take Momiko into his arms and lean her gently back onto the bed with him on top. He kisses her deeply as one hand traces the line of her torso downward until it reaches under the hem of her skirt. It then moves upward along the back of her leg to feel where her underwear would have otherwise been.