Astral Odyssey: Dying Ember
Naoko looked healthier, however Tadashi got increasingly frequent headaches.
Each time he had a headache, Naoko experienced a different kind of headache. She wanted to help him. They had been so focused on their training that they had not done anything very intimate for quite a while. So, she guessed that the balance between the original and the foreign spiritual energy got upset again. However, she was familiar with Tadashi's stubbornness by now. He refused to have her until she was truly ready to give her all to him. Her meagre attempts to seduce him or initiate the action only served to humour him. He would always end up tucking her in with a simple peck. At the most, she would get a teas