Vogue suddenly woke up from his sleep due to the noise.
He lifted his head slightly and looked toward the window. He could see that the first sun was already rising, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink.
The other three suns were still hidden on the other side of the continent.
Vogue shifted his head toward the source of the sound that had woken him. It seemed to be coming from outside the bedroom, somewhere down the corridor.
Then he looked to his left side, naturally expecting to see Gloria sleeping soundly beside him, but the space next to him was empty.
"Mhm?"
Vogue sat up from the comfortable bed, the sheets falling away from his bare chest. He reached down and put on his white wife-beater tank top and his boxers, then quietly walked out of the bedroom.
It was then that he finally saw Gloria, and the sight made him stop in his tracks.
She was currently wearing nothing but a pure white oversized shirt. Beneath it, she wore only her panties and nothing else.
The shirt was barely long enough to cover even half of her round bottom as she moved around cooking in the small kitchen area. Every time she reached up to grab something from a cabinet or bent down slightly, the shirt would ride up and reveal more of her smooth legs and the curve of her ass.
"You’re awake already," Gloria said without turning around. She seemed to have somehow sensed him even though he had been completely silent.
It was the heightened senses of a stellar knight for sure. He had no idea what level she was, maybe a Lower moon rank or maybe even Upper moon, but he didn’t ask as it didn’t matter to him.
Gloria turned around gracefully and spoke to him while using her bare hands to remove a perfectly cooked omelet from the hot pan.
She walked over to the small dining table and carefully placed the omelet with the rest of the delicious-looking meal she had already been preparing.
There were eggs, toast, some fruit, and what looked like bacon.
"Yeah, I just woke up. Did I sleep for a long?" Vogue asked casually as he leaned his shoulder against the doorframe.
He couldn’t help but watch with relish at Gloria’s half-naked form. Her thick thighs, the way the shirt clung to her curves, it was an interesting sight.
"Not quite that long, actually. I’m just naturally used to waking up early for work, so my body does it automatically now even on days off," she explained with a soft smile.
She set down the plates of food, then walked toward him with a gentle sway in her hips. When she reached him, she wrapped both her arms around his waist while looking up at him with affection clear in her eyes.
"Did you sleep well last night?" she asked softly.
Vogue smiled warmly down at her and reached out to cup her face gently with both of his hands, his thumbs stroking her soft cheeks.
"What do you think?" he asked with a playful tone and a knowing grin.
Without waiting for her answer, he leaned forward and captured her lips with his own, then kissed her. Gloria gasped and moaned sharply as she felt what seemed like electricity jolting through her lips and spreading through her entire body.
She immediately began kissing him back with equal passion, pressing herself closer against him.
The two of them stood there kissing passionately for what felt like an eternity but was really only about two full minutes before they finally, reluctantly separated to catch their breath.
"Yesterday was really, really nice," Vogue said with a proud smile as he remembered in vivid detail everything he had done to her the previous night.
Gloria rolled her eyes with amusement and playfully slapped him lightly on his muscular chest with her small hand.
"You bad boy. You must be absolutely starving after all that activity. Come on, let’s eat before the food gets cold."
Vogue chuckled warmly at her reaction, genuinely pleased.
She was noticeably less shy and reserved than she had been before last night, It meant she was becoming more comfortable with him.
The two of them walked together to the small dining table and sat down across from each other.
They started eating the delicious food she had prepared while talking casually about various things. They teased each other playfully about what had happened last night, laughing and smiling like young lovers without a care in the world.
After a while of comfortable conversation, Gloria suddenly became quiet and turned silent, as though she had fallen deep into serious thought about something. Her expression grew worried.
"Is something wrong?" Vogue immediately noticed the change in her mood and asked.
"Gloria?"
Gloria pressed her lips together tightly and then let out a heavy sigh. "At exactly 12 AM at midnight, the Olympic Trial will descend. Even though I truly trust in your ability and I know you’re strong, I’m still worried."
Vogue chuckled gently. He reached across the table and grabbed Gloria’s soft palm in his hand, massaging it gently with his thumb in circles. "After all of last night’s intense activity and everything we did together, I honestly didn’t think you would still be this worried about me."
"I’m being completely serious here, Vogue!" Gloria immediately protested.
She snorted in false anger and dramatically removed her hand from his grip, pulling it back to her side of the table.
Vogue stood up from his chair and walked around the table to where she was sitting.
He leaned down behind her chair, gently caressing her soft hair with one hand while he whispered directly in her ear, his warm breath tickling her skin.
"I’m also being serious. While I might not score perfectly or do exceptionally well in the trial itself, I’m absolutely sure that I will be able to survive the trial for sure."