Adventures in Art School: Minis (WMatsui+) (07/31/22)

[aneramyre]

I had a dream two nights ago that you updated this lol. Btw I hope you don't mind me commenting on every update? esp since I don't always have a lot of useful things to say.

Since this is a lighthearted series, I won't be looking to much into the possible future problems that Haruppi's attitude could bring lol ie a sad direction that I myself have traversed before Scared Sakura is cute, like her just waiting for Haruppi's punishment. I can't seem to say a lot of stuff about Sakuruppi but I really like their relationship here, where they're super familiar with each other (because childhood friends) and new (because they just met again) at the same time.
We get yet another peek into Takamina-sensei's scary teaching style. I'm excited for when her fics come up.

HA. THE ROCK. Interesting solution to a common problem (or trope).

"Like any artist, I was hit with a little inspiration."

Lol so was the bottle.
Kanon makes an appearance too!

Sayaka is very interesting (and has an equally interesting student). She speaks very dramatically, fitting of a theater teacher, and seems very fixated on strength and helping people. She sounds like a hero straight out of a drama or play. I wonder where (and how) she and Sae will end up (together).

Thanks as always! Looking forward to more.

[StrongStyle9Q]

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@aneramyre: I dont mind you commenting on the updates at all! I love reading the details you catch. Thanks as always.

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Here we go again more Halloween stuff. Yup. Probably gonna be the last collection of this event.

I hope you guys enjoy this! Comments and Thank you's are greatly appreciated! Don't be shy!

24. Confession (YuiParu)

Paruru and Yui were stepping out of the festival together. (Though Bisu was never that far behind.) They had a pretty eventful day of meeting up with friends, eating good food, and generally having a good time.

However, Yui didn't plan for this to be a simple hangout. This was meant to be the day she shared her feelings. The moon was high in the sky, and they were passing by the campus flower garden. The setting couldn't be more romantic if it tried.

Yui stopped walking, causing the other girl to halt movement as well.

"Can I say something before we call it a night?" Yui nervously asked.

"What is it?"

Yui took a deep breath, from this point there's no return.

"Haruka, you probably suspected it by now. But I really like you. I always thought you were pretty, but since we started spending more time while you're working, my feelings for you got stronger than I could've anticipated. I'm not fulfilled just being around you, I wanna be with you." She tried her hardest not to ramble on, "it's fine if you don't wanna hang out with me after all this, but I had to get this off my chest one way or another."

The salty girl stayed silent with no expression on her face. It didn't look good for Yui. This was looking to be a textbook rejection.

Yui sighed, "I get it, I had fun today. See you around I guess…" she began to walk away. Tears were gonna be unloaded onto her cat later.

"Wanna know my honest opinion?"

Yui stopped dead in her tracks and turned around.

"I think you made this way harder than it had to be." Paruru spoke in a stoic tone.

"What do you mean?"

"The letters, eating cat food, confessing in a flower garden under the moon. You should've confessed earlier."

Yui was speechless, "Have you never had a crush on someone before!? Admitting your feelings isn't easy!"

"How hard could it be?" Paruru shrugged.

"I. Ate. CAT FOOD."

Paruru calmly walked forward, and wrapped her arms around Yui.

"Haruka, what are you doin–"

Yui's question was muffled by Paruru's lips. It only lasted for a second, but it shut Yui up good.

"See? That wasn't hard at all." Paruru smiled with satisfaction. "I had a good time today Yui. I'll see you tomorrow. Call me after class." She planted one last kiss on Yui's cheek before leaving for the dormitory. In a flip of a switch salty became sweet.

And then there was one girl left. Yui's heart was pounding, her mind was racing, and her mouth unspeaking.

From the shadows, Bisu came around and wrapped himself around Yui's leg. The cat cocked his head and meowed at his owner.

"Bisu, I can't believe it. But you got me a girlfriend."

25. Mion Missing (YuuNaaMogiOn)

"Take your pick of my wonderful hand-made plushies!" Kanon spoke through a puppet as her head dangled to one side.

Nana set down the pellet rifle, she shot down three shooting gallery targets in an impressive time. Who knew she was a sharpshooter?

"Give my beautiful girlfriend the dolphin plush." Nana pointed amongst the several assorted animals.

Kanon happily handed the stuffed dolphin to Yuiri.

Yuiri hugged her prize. "I had a feeling you'd pick that one Naachan."

Mogi rushed from around the corner in a panic, "Yuuchan! Naachan! Have any of you seen Mion? I can't find her!"

The two girls looked at each other.

"How do you lose your girlfriend? I never take my eyes off my Naachan." Yuiri wrapped her free hand around her girlfriend's arm.

Nana couldn't help but laugh a little. "You lost an entire person?"

"Cmon! Gimme a break. Mion is like… 4 inches tall. Help me out please?" The tall girl pleaded.

"As long as you buy dinner for me and my Naachan."

"Sure! Whatever!" Mogi took the lead and searched around.

The couple shrugged and helped their friend find her missing girlfriend.

26. Burning Spirit Part 3: Submit (WMatsui)

"Fuuko, Miyuki, Sayaka! How can you guys catch up with me on your little legs?" She teased.

Miru skated down the lanes on her longboard, while lacking in grace in other departments she was an angel on the wheels.

Little did she know in the bushes, there was a predator lying in wait.

Jurina readied her arm, this Hollywood lariat was gonna be her most vicious one yet.

"FEEL THE MIGHT OF HOLLYWOOD JURINA!" before Jurina could hop out of the bushes, someone pulled on her collar preventing any further distance.

Rena glared at Jurina, "Just what on earth did you think you were doing? You can't just throw lariats at innocent people!"

"Sure I can! Now lemme go! She's getting away!"

As Jurina broke free, Rena caught her wrist in time before she could make a run for it. Quickly, she twisted her arm and bent her wrist upwards.

"OW! Rena! What are you doing?!"

"This is a wrist lock. A basic wrestling hold. After watching all that wrestling, surely you didn't skip over the fundamentals did you?" Rena carefully kept the pressure steady. She was a licensed medical professional after all, a school of knowledge that went two ways.

"I'm sorry Rena! Let me go!"

"As long as there's no more Hollywood Jurina. It's gonna be a simple date from this point forward."

"Fine! Fine! I'll stop!"

"Tap out first."

Rena released the hold once she heard Jurina tap out.

The older girl planted a kiss on the other girl's forehead, "If your arm hurts next morning give me a call."

Jurina panted, "One of these days I want a rematch!"

[aneramyre]

Yuihan and Paruru are together now! Yay!
I love the image of Bisu trailing after them and Yuihan hanging out while Paruru is working. Bringing up the cat food incident still makes me laugh to this day.

Kanon is working hard, huh. Either she's working at multiple stalls or she changes her stall from ball-hits-bottle to sniper-hits-targets. Or there are Kanons in multiple stalls 
Naachan scoring a plush for Yuiri is cute and so is Yuiri scoring free dinner for her and Naachan.
As a small person, yes, I agree that we are easy to lose in a crowd. But the fact that Mogi lost Mion but Yuihan didn't lose Bisu is hilarious to me.

Is Miru's longboarding an in-universe thing or an irl thing? Either way, it's an interesting (if unexpected) image.
Jurina's always getting her arms into trouble lol they can't catch a break.
Rena being able to handle Jurina's wrestling obsession physically is so good. Same for the way she knows the basic wrestling stuff + makes Jurina tap out. Her dedication to being a medical professional and protecting the general public from her girlfriend (relationship confirmed ) is really cool.
Hollywood Jurina may be a warrior but all warriors bow down to the Queen. Queen Gekikara, that is.
I hope their "simple date from this point forward" went well.

Edit: Thanks for the update and congrats on 7k views!

[Haruko]

24.Sweet Paru is sooo lovely!

25.OMG Where is Mion!!?!


26. Hahah Jurina and her wrestler obsession, love it

thank you for this!

[Nozokime]

A great update!

I really liked YuiParu they are so cute, I love that bisu had a lot to do with the beginning of their relationship and how well you knew how to capture each of their personalities, Paru is really adorable when she proposes it.
WMatsui as always playing with each other but Jurina's obsession with wrestling makes it a bit more fun.

I love that in addition to the pairings there are also a lot of different stories, obviously SayaMilky is my favorite but with a lot of pairings it is easy to become fond of and get into the other stories that are also related to each other and that is great because one can have a good time reading them.

Thanks for this halloween update!
I will keep waiting for more of your stories, I wonder what will follow..

[StrongStyle9Q]

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@aneramyre: Thanks for reading! Miru does longboard irl! I started developing a huge soft spot for her because I longboard too!

@Haruko: Mion was later found on a tall tree branch. How did she even get there? But once again thank you for reading!

@Nozokime: I'm glad you're reading the different stories. I hope you're enjoying everything! Of course there will be more SayaMilky in the future!

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Here we are again, non Halloween fics coming right up! This story is a little different. It takes place before A Letter from Black Yuki. I'll explain more in the author's note.

This one isn't gonna be super romantic. This is an origin story of sorts. The reason why NakoMiku are Mayu's underlings (as well as a tiny bit of MaYuki). I'll have NakoMiku romance at some point in the future.

I hope you guys enjoy this! Comments and Thank you's are greatly appreciated! Don't be shy!

11. Little Hackers (Yabuki Nako + Tanaka Miku)

Little Hackers (NakoMiku)

A/N: Admittedly this is a little light on the romance and more of a way to explore the characters a little more. To show what kind of relationship MaYuki had before their first fic as well as NakoMiku's relationship with Mayu. Once again to be clear, this story takes place before 'A Letter from Black Yuki'. I'd still recommend reading that first though.


"Again! Press the button again!" Nako held her gut in a fit of frenzied laughter.

Miku tapped the screen of her phone and all the lights in the dorm went out followed by the screams of several students.

A horror movie recently came out about some murderer who went on a stabbing spree during a power outage. As long as that film was fresh in the minds of students, there was no better time to pull this sadistic prank off.

When the dorms changed to wifi switches for the lights, it was all over for everyone. To Miku and Nako, all the lights in the dormitory were so deliciously hackable. They also jammed the main generator for good measure, so it was goodnight for all plug-in electronics.

"This is too much fun!" Miku giggled when the lights turned back on.

"Now lights out!" Nako reached over and pressed Miku's phone screen. The halls were plunged in darkness once more. More screams were heard and the two erupted into another fit of laughter.

"Your 'fun' comes to an end."

That voice certainly didn't sound like Nako or Miku.

In the darkness, the two hacker girls felt they were being watched. They couldn't tell by who or what, but the possibility that they might not be alone was not a possibility they wanted being true. Hesitantly, Miku tapped her phone screen to illuminate the dormitory.

The lobby lights flickered on to reveal one of the most infamous prefects the academy has to offer standing face to face with them.

Black Yuki stood with her arms crossed. A thick book clutched in one of her hands, "You girls must be the ones responsible for this disorder."

Her eyes pierced the both of them. They were frozen in fear as their positions were now compromised. The girls didn't even try to feign innocence, "Black Yuki! We're Sorry! We were just leaving!" The two bowed their heads to her.

"Spare your apologies!" Black Yuki marched forward glaring at the two of them, "Pack your bags. I will escort you both to the principal first thing next morning to have you delinquents expelled."

"Please! Dont expel us! Give us another chance!"

"You girls aren't worthy of forgiveness!" Black Yuki growled. She opened her book and made two tally marks amongst many others. "You two will leave as the rest of them did."

Hope drained from the faces of the little hackers. Their time in art academy has come to its end.

"I can handle the rest from here Yuki."

Mayu stepped down the hall removing a pair of earbuds from her ears. The security cameras curiously followed her movements despite the electronics being jammed by Miku and Nako. Those cameras didn't belong to the school did they?

"Watanabe!" Yuki's voice pitched an octave as she rushed to her side like her guard dog. The imposing prefect's image softened when Mayu showed up. "I'm afraid that there's nothing left to be dealt with. I have these two girls set for expulsion tomorrow morning."

"Lift the expulsion. Let's give a second chance to these girls. Besides I doubt the principal wants to do more paperwork because of you."

Nako and Miku watched the two prefects debate on their status. They were definitely rooting for Mayu to get her way.

Yuki stammered, "S-surely we can't keep them enrolled! It's a liability!"

"Yuki! Do you not trust my choices? You don't believe I can properly discipline them?"

"No-no its… just-"

"Then let me handle this one." Mayu fluttered her eyes, "please?"

Yuki stood no chance against Mayu's charms "Fine, but I don't want getting delinquents out of rightful expulsion to become a habit of yours." She began to withdraw herself from the group.

"Before you go" Mayu inserted a wad of cash into Yuki's jacket pocket. "Grab me a soda from the vending machine will ya? Drop it off at my doorstep."

Yuki silently nodded before turning on her heels again.

"Thanks Yuki, you're the best!"

The two girls who were awaiting disciplinary action watched the first prefect leave the area. They weren't sure if it was their imagination, but Yuki's face was beet red.

"Super tense atmosphere in here huh?" Mayu turned to the girls, "follow me, let's get some fresh air."

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Nako and Miku followed Mayu's lead, the campus was mostly empty at this time of night save for a few prefects doing their rounds patrolling the school grounds.

The group stopped at a table where they all sat together. Miku and Nako occupying one side and Mayu sitting alone on the opposite end.

"I was always against the school installing wifi light switches. It was only a matter of time before someone would exploit it." Mayu periodically checked her phone screen. "No clue why you two chose to stay in the lobby, there's cameras set up everywhere down there."

"I thought we hit the generator. That should've disabled the cameras." Nako curiously turned to her partner.

Miku cocked her head, "How did you find us anyway?"

"You girls did get the generator. I lost all my progress on an essay I was writing."

Nako and Miku averted their eyes nervously.

"But those cameras are mine. Battery powered, so if you wanted to compromise them, you'd have to deal with them one by one. I'd notice before you got a single one of them though." Mayu showed the girls the camera feeds through her phone. "That aside, I'm still pretty pissed off about my essay."

"Then why didn't you let your friend expel us?"

Mayu smiled, "because I got a good gig for you two as my assistants. Get those talents used for good, and lots of tech for you two to play with." She leaned in closer, "so how's that sound? Planning on joining the winning team?"

"What will we do as assistants?"

"Well, I'll explain tomorrow morning. Get some rest and appear at my door at 7:30 sharp. It's hard to do Nezumi Radio alone."

Nako and Miku turned to each other wide-eyed, "Wait! You're the host of Nezumi Radio? You're the cyborg idol? We love your show!"

"Yes and if you don't keep it down, I'll change my mind about not expelling you." hissed Mayu.

The two girls bowed their heads in apology.

"Alright, I'll see you little hackers next morning. You girls will make me proud right?" Mayu stood from her seat.

"Yes boss!"

Boss? Huh, I could get used to that.

As Mayu walked back to the dormitory, she looked over her shoulder and saw the two girls following her like ducklings to their mother.

"Where do you two think you're going?"

"I thought we were supposed to get rest for tonight boss." Nako curiously tilted her head.

Miku followed up, "Yeah, to meet with you next morning."

Mayu crossed her arms and raised her eyebrow, "Yeah... you're not stepping foot into the dorm until you get that generator up and running again. Are we understood?"

In unison, albeit less enthusiastically, the girls responded.

"Yes boss."

[aneramyre]

You'll never see me complaining about fics that are 'light on the romance' considering that's what I write most of the time lol.
Besides, you write interactions and relationships in a way that are still interesting despite them not being romantic. I highly respect that skill especially in lighthearted fics where there's  no 'damage' or trauma that your characters can dramatically bond over.
As always, I enjoy reading your dialogs. They never sound like you're just listing replies back and forth for several lines. Neither does it sound like it's struggling to put a detail or movement with every spoken line; you've got a good balance going over there.

As for the story, awesome backstory on those four. Hacker artists?! NakoMiku are literally who I wish to be!
Looks like Mayu already knows how to 'deal with' Black Yuki from before she confessed, huh? Though Black was being pretty obvious lol. The image of NakoMiku following Mayu like baby ducks is so cute! It was nice learning how they started working for their mom- I mean... Boss.

Thanks for the update!

[StrongStyle9Q]

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@aneramyre: Thank you for reading! As far as dialogue goes, I try my hardest to make that a standout part of the stories most of the time. I try to make the girls talk differently, I even try to limit which ones can swear.

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More Minis! I have a small preview of another one shot I'm writing in this collection too. Think of it as a bonus.

I hope you guys enjoy this! Comments and Thank you's are greatly appreciated! Don't be shy!

27. Burning Spirit Part 4: Queen Slayer (WMatsui)

"Jurina, I want out of your psycho wrestling obsession before you seriously hurt someone!" Sakura made a desperate dash for the door, hoping to escape the room before Jurina could maul her with wrestling moves. But all hope was gone when the doorknob wouldn't turn.

Sakura was trapped in a room with Hollywood Jurina.

"I WON'T STOP WRESTLING UNTIL I SLAY THE QUEEN!"

She felt Jurina grab her wrist from behind and pull her arm like a ripcord. Sakura was jerked into a stiff Lariat, the impact flipping her inside-out onto the hardwood floor.

This was the might of Hollywood Jurina's Rainmaker.

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Sakura regained consciousness in the nurse's office, she was laid out on the bed as Nurse Matsui pressed an ice pack on her head.

"You described your symptoms as feeling like your head is underwater, yes?" Rena spoke softly to her patient.

Sakura weakly nodded.

"This sounds like the early signs of a concussion. Do you remember how you got injured?" She let Sakura hold onto the ice pack as she inspected for more injuries.

"Jurina hit me with some wrestling move… and I hit my head on the floor and blacked out."

Rena gasped, "Jurina did this?"

"Yeah. She said something about 'slaying the queen'. Would you know anything about that?"

There was an awkward pause between the two.

"I wouldn't… know a thing… about that!" Rena's smile was larger than her face. She turned away from her patient as she began pulling at her own hair and cackling until she couldn't breathe.

Sakura pulled the sheets right below her eyes, watching in fear as Queen Gekikara manifested herself before her.

Are all Matsuis fucking crazy?

28. The Cafe's Contest: Part 5 (RinoRie)

Rino waved goodbye to the last employee of the closing shift before locking the door. All the chairs were put up and the tables were wiped down, she and her wife were fortunate to have such hard workers.

"Sasshi, we got another one of those art pieces. Thought you'd wanna check it out considering you're the expert and all." Rie smiled as she handed the wrapped canvas to her wife.

"Kashiwagi Yuki's entry right?"

Rino tore away the wrapping to reveal a painting of a teacup. It was painted only in red, but the colour transitioned to a brownish hue further away from the center.

The wives stared at the impressive piece, it was obvious this was made by a very talented artist.

"I think we have a winner Sasshi, its super eye-catching and it fits the cafe."

Rino crouched and took a deeper look into the painting, "I don't know. There's a haunting quality to it. It kinda freaks me out."

"Really? It freaks you out? It's a teacup." Rie scratched her head, "I'll never understand you artist-types."

There was no response to her remarks, Rino remained transfixed on the piece. She knew there was something off. She touched the painting and traced the line work with her fingers briefly before going ghostly pale.

"Rie, we're throwing this away." She grabbed the canvas and arose hastily.

"Whoa whoa, what's going on? I thought we don't throw art away."

"Rie… she painted this with… blood."

29. Love Letter (FuuMiru)

Fuuko donned her work uniform and made her way out of the dorm, but was stopped by her (perpetually-naked) girlfriend.

"Hey Fuuko, before you go." She kissed her and held out a paper bag, "I made you a lunch for work!"

"Aww that's super sweet of you babe." Fuuko happily took the bag and peered inside to see the contents.

"I made you a bento box and wrote you a little note about how much I love you."

Fuuko reached inside and pulled out her 'little' note.

"Miru… this is ten pages long."

BONUS PREVIEW

Oya Family Welcome (Oya Shizuka, Kizaki Yuria+)

5...4...3…

Yuria wasn't willing to wait that long, she charged at Shizuka with her fist raised. She blindly swung her fist at her face and immediately felt an impact.

Shizuka had caught Yuria's punch without flinching. She slowly looked down at her and shook her head.

"I hope you know I have to punish you for that." Shizuka twisted Yuria's fist, and held her in place, "Kusogaki, show her how we deal with rule breakers."

Ryoka walked slowly with a smile on her face, eager to carry out violence. A crooked fang poked out at the edge of her mouth.

"You shoulda listened to the queen, stupid girl!"

She spat onto her fist before delivering a devastating hook across Yuria's face. She immediately felt blood fill her mouth as she pathetically crumpled to the floor.

Shizuka crouched down to Yuria, "Pick yourself back up and follow the fucking rules this time."

[Nozokime]

Nice update, I really enjoy every drabbles
FuuMiru as always being funny, I think I am really liking that pairing as well as RinoRie that I also find interesting.
Thanks for the updates and as always I will be waiting for the next ones!

[aneramyre]

(Man, I'm so late! The chaos of several typhoons have just passed.)

Poor Sakura tangled up in this Matsui mess. And for Rena, how stressful is it to be a nurse yet dating someone who causes so many injuries *facepalm*.
Completely by coincidence, Mutoh Keiji recently suggested that WMatsui should have a wrestling match at some point lol. This series is the first thing that came to mind.

I agreed with KitaRie at first. Of course, a teacup fits a cafe. I actually thought the red was some sort of high-class tea/coffee that Black used to paint the piece but NOPE IT'S BLOOD. Throw the whole thing away! >_<

Miru was so sweet! She must have written all her thoughts while lying around naked lol. At 10 pages, it's more of 'a note with a bento' than 'a bento with a note'

That bonus preview was intense! I had no idea what was going on but it sounds exciting. Looks like Oya yakuza family action starring Team B?

Thanks for the update!

[StrongStyle9Q]

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@Nozokime: Glad you're coming around on FuuMiru. I assume you are an NMB fan after all. Thank you for following my work

@aneramyre: I hope you're doing okay! Philippines right? I got some family back there. Thank you for reading and commenting as always.

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Another prequel story. Takes place one year before any YuuNaa story up to the point before Jealous Type begins. I always thought Naachan needed some development. I always found her to be a little plain in my stories. Then again, that's not a bad thing.

Also I know there's a limit to how much sex we can write in these fics, but I'm not really sure how much sex is too much sex. So there is a good possibility I might have to reupload this as a censored version sometime. I should get started on Christmas minis soon.

I hope you guys enjoy this! Comments and Thank you's are greatly appreciated! Don't be shy!


12. Bittersweet (Okada Nana + Kojima Mako)

Bittersweet (NaaMako)

A/N: This takes place before any YuuNaa story. I also admit I may have edited a line from 'Anger' to make this fic make more sense.

Nana took a deep breath before raising her hand to knock on the door. Just as she found the courage, she lowered her fist as anxiety took over again.

She had been in front of Mako's door for ten minutes now. Anyone who passed by probably thought she was some idiot who locked herself outside her dorm or heavens forbid they thought she was a stalker.

"Come on Nana, you got this." She took another deep breath, "three...two…" and on the last count she rapidly knocked on the door in front of her.

A voice shouted from the other side, "Miki is that you? I told you you're banned from my room until you give me that thousand yen you owe me."

"Um it's me, Nana!"

"Naachan?"

Nana heard the fumbling of locks from the other side before the door was thrown open.

Mako greeted her, dressed only in a loose t-shirt and her underwear. "Hey Naachan, I was actually about hop in the shower."

"Oh, is this a bad time?"

"I mean, did you wanna join me or something?" She licked her lips and winked playfully.

Nana anxiously bit her lower lip, "I actually just wanted to talk."

Her response seemed to stun Mako for a second

"Huh, you never turn down sex. This must be serious then." Mako fully opened the door and gestured at Nana to enter.

The two made their way inside the familiar dorm. Mako was hospitable and offered to make coffee, order food, and other treatments, to which Nana politely declined.

They entered the bedroom. Mako lowered herself down onto the mattress and patted the area beside her signaling for the other girl to sit.

Nana was very, very, familiar with this bed.

"Is something going on Naachan?" Her usual playful expression shifted into one of concern. "You said you wanted to talk about something."

"Yeah…" Nana found herself freezing up again, but was jolted back into action when she felt the other girl place her hand on top of hers.

"Don't be afraid to tell me anything Naachan."

It was Mako's encouraging tone that gave Nana the bravery to speak up.

"I wanna take my life seriously now. This is our first year in the academy, and I want to start putting my full attention to my art. I can't keep goofing off anymore. Being an artist is my dream, but the partying and the one-night stands are slowing me down from realizing my goals. I need to start making big changes with myself and with my life." Nana spilled it out, knowing full well the hard part wasn't even over with.

"No more casual sex, got it." Mako smiled, "even though getting trashed with you was fun, you know you'll always have my support no matter what, Naachan."

The hard part was coming right up. She wasn't looking forward to this. But if she wanted change so badly, this was how it had to be.

"I'm gonna try my hardest to find out who I am this year, but I have to be alone for this."

Nana stopped talking for a moment, not breaking her eye contact with the other girl. She took one deep breath before letting the last of her feelings out.

"I have to leave you and Miki behind for a while."

"Oh." Of course that was Mako's answer. How else would anyone react if their longtime friend decided to leave their life? The smile was wiped clean off her face, and it broke Nana's heart.

"I'm sorry, maybe I was being crazy. I'll reconsider."

"Nana..." She didn't even say Naachan this time, for once Nana saw Mako being serious. "If you wanna do some soul searching and devote yourself to art… do it. Even if it means I can't see you to the end."

"You're okay with me leaving you and Miki?"

Mako placed a tender kiss on the corner of Nana's lip, and all of her anxiety was washed away.

"We can't be careless kids forever. Besides, I wouldn't be a good friend if I held you back forever now, would I?" Mako softly chuckled, "you, me and Miki are forever... we'll see each other again one day."

It was after she said that Nana came to the realization that their friendship, as far as she knew it, was over once she stepped out of her dorm. The expiration date was within the hours. A different anxiety came over her.

"Mako… what if we… did it one last time?"

"I thought you were giving up casual sex?"

"I am, but I want my last time to be with someone special. I can't even remember the name of the last girl I did it with. Komiyama? Iwata?"

Mako cupped Nana's face and closed the gap between their lips. She chuckled once they separated, "you don't have to convince me to fuck you."

Maybe it was how she looked in her oversized shirt and panties or how she said that last sentence, but Nana immediately pinned the girl down to the bed and initiated a passionate (but very rough) kiss. 

Nana wasted no time slipping her hand under the girl's shirt to feel up her body as their lips were locked together. Mako sat up to remove her top, why not make it easy for the other girl?

Nana pinned Mako back down and began to trail kisses from her neck to her midsection, down to her underwear. She grinned teasingly as she removed the last of her clothing.

Mako closed her eyes and let the other girl take over. She let out the occasional moan and gasp as Nana worked her magic. With her eyes still shut Mako giggled, "Someone's feeling a little generous today."

"If this is our last time… I'm gonna make sure you remember it." said Nana, before burying her face between Mako's legs.

Mako threw her head back and grabbed handfuls of her pleasurer's hair as Nana did what she did best.

Making Kojima Mako lose her fucking mind.

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One year later

Professor Kojima (Haruna) and Professor Oshima (Yuko) were having a collaboration project between their classes.

Each student was handed the phone number of their partner from the opposite class. From there, they'd make contact, find each other and begin work. The professors thought hunting your partner down was half the fun of the project. It was a polarizing concept amongst the student body.

"Meet me up on the rooftop of dormitory A." Nana sent a text to her partner, hoping she scored someone she could rely on.

Nana wondered if she even knew anyone from the other painting class. She texted Yuiri to pass the time, flooding her chat logs with cute videos of baby animals. Upon the 20th video in a row, she heard the sound of someone climbing the steps to the rooftop behind her.

Her partner's laughter sounded too familiar, "Must be destiny huh?"

Nana quickly turned towards the direction of the voice to be met with the face of Kojima Mako.

"You got a cute new haircut and you're dating a hot theater girl..." Mako pretended to shed tears, "look at my Naachan, she's all grown up."

Nana beamed as she was finally reunited with her longtime friend and (thankfully past) lover, "We got a lot of catching up to do, don't we?"

[aneramyre]

Oooh this is more involved with sexy times than the usual installments. Should I or should I not have expected this with Naachan as the main character? lmao.
I had to redo my imagination of the first part because I forgot that Naachan used to have long hair.
It was interesting to see a deeper look at this universe's version of the Yuiri-Naachan-KojiMako relationships. NaaMako's casual reunion at the end is so cute.

[Nozokime]

Ah I really didn't expect this update but I love it, NaaMako is really cute and the sexy moments are very well developed.
Nana as always behaving like a playboy but I'm glad she reconsidered her situation and had a good ending after all.

I will be looking forward to the Christmas drabbles! It's good that you include a different theme to each of your stories, the effort is appreciated.

[StrongStyle9Q]

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@aneramyre: Naachan is definitely... active. But I believe many of the pairings will get their time. Thank you for sticking around with me!

@Nozokime: I'm excited at the idea of a holiday special! I hope you enjoy them when they come! Thank you for reading as always!

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These aren't the holiday drabbles. But... I'll have em up in a week maybe. So here are two minis. Hope you enjoy!

Also glad the last fic wasn't sexy enough to be removed.

I hope you guys enjoy this! Comments and Thank you's are greatly appreciated! Don't be shy!

30. Black Out (MaYuki)

Yuki learned a few things about Mayu today.

The first thing being that Mayu is cute when she's drunk. The second thing is that Mayu absolutely can NOT handle her drinks.

Being intoxicated is one thing, but Mayu was on another level. Yuki was amused watching such an intelligent girl transform into some pants-on-head mess.

Yuki carried Mayu back to her own dorm, using all of the strength her body could allow. Thankfully she put the little drunk in her bed before her arms gave out.

"Rest in my room for tonight, I'll watch over you." Yuki pulled the blanket over Mayu before leaving her to sleep.

Yuki checked the fridge to see if she had anything to remedy the girl's inevitable hangover the following morning. Water and a decent breakfast usually does the trick.

She also made sure the bathroom was open in the event Mayu would have to puke in the middle of the night.

After making proper arrangements, Yuki returned to Mayu to check on her.

"Mayu! What are you doing?!" Yuki walked in on the other girl undressing herself.

"I sleep… in my undies... Is that… a problem?" Mayu clumsily slurred as she tossed her skirt to one side of the room. "You... were gonna… see this anyway. Haha."

The taller girl straightened up and regained her poise. "Tell me if there's anything else you need."

"I'd like… for you… to join meeeee." Mayu giggled and reached for Yuki's hands. "You're not gonna... make me sleep alooone are youuu?"

"If that's what you'd like. Very well then." Yuki lowered herself onto the bed and wrapped her arms around the other girl. She was exhausted anyway, so rest was just what the doctor ordered.

The two laid in each other's arms before the smaller girl began to squirm and shift around.

"Is something wrong Mayu?"

"It's uncomfortable… your clothes… take em off…" Mayu dribbled out.

"Ah! M-Mayu are you sure about this?"

To which she slowly nodded.

Yuki stood up slowly and began to strip down. She collected their discarded clothes and dropped them into the laundry hamper in the corner of the room. She returned to the bed only in her underwear as requested.

Mayu turned on the lamp causing Yuki to freeze in place. "Ha… of course your... undies are black." Her words were garbled in a verbal soup.

Yuki turned off the lamp and gently lowered herself next to Mayu underneath the blanket.

"Mmm... Yukirin... so pretty."

In the darkness Yuki felt lips press into her own.

In a deep state of shock, Yuki fell out of the bed and scrambled to turn the lamp back on.

"Mayu did we just-"

To no response, as Mayu was already fast asleep.

31. Closet Perv? (SakuRuppi)

The plan for the night was for Sakura and Haruka to have a little date after their classes ended. Nothing too extravagant, just a 'stay in, cook something nice, and cuddle' kind of day.

As planned, Sakura proceeded to head over to Haruka's dorm after class. (She actually ditched, but Haruppi doesn't need to know that haha.)

She opened the door and immediately smelled a savory aroma from the kitchen. She had no idea what was cooking, but it smelled good. Sakura announced her arrival to which Haruka simply responded, "Make yourself comfortable!"

Sakura plopped on the couch and looked at the books scattered on the coffee table which ranged from textbooks on anatomy to ones on art history.

"Haruppi is always reading something. Maybe I should pick up one of these books." Sakura murmured to herself.

She picked up a book at random and thumbed through its pages. A stack of folded papers fell into her lap from the back cover.

Sakura tilted her head curiously at the papers before unfolding them and skimming through.

It appeared to be some sort of manga that Haruka was working on in secret. Her art style was the same as Sakura remembered from when they were young, but definitely sharpened on its technical aspects.

The manga depicted two male characters reuniting after having been separated for several years and the pair realizing they were in love the whole time.

Sakura smiled to herself, "Aww, this is like me and Haruppi."

As she got deeper into the story… it went in a far dirtier direction than she could've anticipated. Sakura stared wide-eyed at the level of detail that Haruka put into illustrating the man on man sex scene. She must have used references… right?

Higashi… I'm ready for you… I've been waiting for so long. I want you to-

The girl felt the pages being ripped away from her hands by a very embarrassed Haruppi.

"H-HEY! You're not supposed to be reading that!" Haruka cried out.

Sakura reached for the papers pilfered from her grasp, "Hey! I wanted to see Yagami's first experience in bed!"

It's not the most ideal way to get into literature, but if a yaoi is what gets Sakura to read more… then maybe she should let her continue.

Haruka couldn't leave the cooking unattended anyway, she sighed and returned the papers to her girlfriend in defeat, "...tell me what you think about it when you're done."

"It's pretty hot so far!"

Haruka was already returning to the kitchen so Sakura couldn't see the shame painted on her face.

Good thing I threw away the kinky parts.

[StrongStyle9Q]

As promised, I've come with the holiday special! Since there's no comments to respond to, this process is a whole lot faster. (Of course please feel encouraged to leave comments regardless.)

I hope you guys enjoy this! Comments and Thank you's are greatly appreciated! Don't be shy!

32. Holiday in Milkyland (SayaMilky)

A/N: I feel I have to add that this one is a little dirty. I should probably watch myself before I fly too close to the sun.

Sayaka fumbled with the key to Miyuki's door. It took a few frustrating seconds of holding presents with one hand, and opening a lock with the other.

Sayaka got a spare key to Miyuki's room after the whole face-punch incident on her birthday.

"Milky? Are you home?" Sayaka called out as she entered Milkyland, before setting Miyuki's presents down on the couch.

She noticed two wrapped boxes sitting on the coffee table with a note taped onto the table.

The note read,

Because you got me three presents on my birthday, it's only fair I give you three presents as well.

"Huh, There's only two presents on the table. Maybe there's two in one box?" Sayaka said to herself as she unwrapped one of the gifts.

One present contained a cute pair of sneakers. Sayaka couldn't say no to that, it's always a nice gift to receive.

Sayaka then opened up the other box. She reached inside and pulled out a ukulele. While she couldn't really see herself actually using this to write songs with, it'd be a fun instrument to play with from time to time.

But where was the third present? Sayaka checked the boxes again to make sure she didn't miss anything. She even looked under the table.

"Huh, is she hiding it?" Sayaka sat down on the couch and gave a few test strums on her new ukulele before noticing another note taped to the back of the instrument.

Your third present is on my bed.

Sayaka got up and navigated her way to the bedroom. She opened the door and her jaw immediately dropped when she laid eyes on her third gift.

"You were taking your sweet time, Sayanee."

Miyuki sat on the bed dressed in the lingerie Sayaka bought her on her birthday. Honestly, it was probably the hottest thing she'd ever seen.

Sayaka was silently taking in the beautiful view in front of her. She couldn't even hide her sultry stare as she immediately began to undress from her clothes.

Miyuki bit her lip and crossed her legs as she watched Sayaka strip down.

"What are you waiting for, guitar girl? Aren't you gonna unwrap your last present?" Miyuki shot Sayaka with an amorous gaze as she tugged on the strap of her bra.

Sayaka eagerly positioned herself on top of her girlfriend's lap and the two couldn't hold themselves back from making out.

Their kiss grew more passionate by the second. Miyuki turned up the heat as her kisses drifted down to one of Sayaka's breasts as she massaged the other with her hand.

Miyuki's actions were rewarded with her girlfriend's moans, the satisfaction of hearing Sayaka's breath hitch as they hastened in pace.

The couple fell back into the bed as yet another tradition for Milkyland was created.

33. Dart (YuuNaaMogiOn)

Over the course of the semester, Yuiri and Nana got closer to their next-door neighbors. When the holidays came around, it was only natural that there would be presents aplenty for YuuNaaMogiOn.

Mogi held out a large box for her girlfriend, "Mion, I bought this one for you!"

"Ooooooh mine mine mine!" Mion extended her grabby hands and shredded the wrapping paper. Nana was next to her, getting covered in the scraps that Mion was ripping off her present.

Mion was gifted a Nerf Gun. Nana wasn't even aware she would've even wanted something like that.

"Whoaaaa, can't wait to try it out!" Mion eagerly loaded foam darts into the plastic gun's chambers.

From another room Nana's girlfriend made her entrance with gifts in hand.

"My dear Naachan! I've brought you your HURGH–" Yuiri's sentence was cut short as Mion rapidly took aim and fired a foam dart at the girl's throat.

The impact caused Yuiri to drop the presents and fall to one knee. She coughed and attempted to catch her breath.

"Mogi… your girlfriend is a demon." Yuiri croaked.

Mion sprung off the couch, "I'm gonna have so much fun with this." She rushed out of the dorm aiming down the sights of the plastic rifle.

Nana and Mogi shared a brief nervous eye contact.

"So Mogi… when do you plan on taking that away from her?"

"The day she shoots one of the teachers with it."

34. Burning Spirit Part 5: Line in the Sand (WMatsui)

"Don't feel the need to bring presents or anything, just having you come spend some time with us is plenty." Rena spoke on the phone inviting her friends over to spend the holiday evening.

Jurina prowled behind the occupied girl. It was easy prey. She licked her lips in excitement, this Hollywood Lariat had her name written all over it.

She leapt out of the shadows and charged at her victim with her lariat arm primed, "FEEL THE MIGHT OF HOLLYWOOD JURINA!"

Jurina strode forth and violently swung her arm, but Rena effortlessly dodged the attack. It wasn't even enough to interrupt her phone conversation.

The amount of force Jurina put into that Lariat caused her to lose balance as it failed to connect to the target. She stumbled forward and fell face first into the carpet.

Jurina tried to pick herself up off the floor, but found herself pinned down by a weight equivalent to one Matsui Rena.

Rena leisurely continued her phone conversation as she took her seat atop the backside of a defeated Hollywood Jurina.

"You're bringing wine? Perfect! You can come anytime. I'll have the food and stuff prepared by 7… See you then!" Rena hung up the call and set her phone aside before turning her attention to her human chair. "You've been at this for months Jurina…"

"Urgh… damn… you win this time." Jurina squeezed out.

Rena deftly flipped Jurina over and pinned her down by her wrists. Her usual gentle gaze was replaced with a glare.

"Listen, if there's even an ounce of Hollywood Jurina when there's guests over, I'm gonna dislocate your other shoulder." Queen Gekikara drew the line in the sand.

It wasn't often Rena was in the dominant position. Jurina had no idea whether she should be scared or unbelievably turned on. Not that those two feelings are mutually exclusive.

Before dismounting her, Rena gave Jurina a quick peck on the lips. "Oh, feel free to invite any of your friends tonight. Like that Sakura girl… she seems nice."

Jurina sat up and dusted herself off, "you know Sakura?"

"Eh… kinda. I just wanna see how much she's recovered from the concussion YOU gave her."

[Haruko]

sayamilky

Love that series!! it's hot in here

YNMO
hahahaha poor yuiri chan, mion is a little demon

Wmatsui
SO,, rena is on top? hahah lovely

thank you for update this~

[aneramyre]

TWO updates? And so close together?! I can't believe my luck!

Black Out
Love the title. Yuki carrying Mayu "the little drunk" is so cute considering their size (esp. height) difference.

You... were gonna… see this anyway. Haha.

I see that Mayu is looking ahead in the relationship already, huh?

Closet Perv?
If THOSE are the non-kinky parts, I'm afraid of what Haruppi has thrown away. Sakura has discovered a whole new world lol but hey she sounds like a supportive SO! Love that for them.

Holiday in Milkyland
Ah yes SayaMilky continuing to be one of my faves in this series. Milkyland is a great name for a love shack. And Milky's other two gifts are nothing to scoff at either! Giving 3 gifts at a time must be a bit easier if you really only have to think about two

Dart
I really liked Yuiri starting a sentence with "My dear Naachan" lol the mental image is so cute. Too bad Mion had other plans. If the teacher that Mion eventually shoots is someone like Takamina, Mogi wouldn't have much gun-taking left to do

Line in the Sand
Jurina is such a handful but Rena handles her so well. I'd find Dom!Rena irresistible too!
That line in the sand is getting blown away when 0.99 ounce of Hollywood Jurina comes around. Still, RIP SHOULDERINA.

Thanks for the updatesssss!

[StrongStyle9Q]

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Glad to see you're all enjoying everything! I love seeing your comments! Thank you for supporting me!

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More holiday stuff! One new pairing too! This talk is short, but hey best not waste time before the stories right?

I also noticed at the time of writing, my Thanks are at 48. Thought that was funny.

I hope you guys enjoy this! Comments and Thank you's are greatly appreciated! Don't be shy!

35. Favor (Atsumina)

Minami and Atsuko were invited to Mariko's holiday party which was being held tomorrow. She invited every member of the academy faculty and even the owners of Rino&Rie's (Mariko simply couldn't get enough of their pastries).

Minami cursed herself for holding off on grading the still-life drawings. She wanted to complete all her work before attending the party, even if it meant no sleep. She grit her teeth seeing all the imperfections of her student's pieces.

"The shading is totally flat! Do these girls even learn anything in my class?" Takamina muttered to herself as she gave the fourth below average score in a row.

Her wife entered the room and set down a cup of coffee on the table, "I think you're being a little too hard on them. If you keep giving failing grades, these girls will start giving up on art."

"Acchan, I expect these girls to grow from failure. Art is difficult, painful sometimes. I wouldn't be the artist I am today if it wasn't for the failures I endured."

Atsuko sighed, "You can't expect perfection from students. Art can't be perfect."

"But I can't be expected to let mistakes slide, I mean… look at this!" She gestured towards one of the art pieces.

"I don't see anything wrong with it."

"WHAT?! Improper light source, flat shading, shaky line work! Ugh." Minami rested her head on her arms, struggling to keep her eyes open.

"You're overworked, sweetie." She massaged her wife's shoulders. "I didn't assign any work to my students, I can take over and grade these projects for you."

"Last time I let you do that, you gave everyone A's" The short woman murmured into her arms.

"Think of it as a Christmas present to your students."

"I'm gonna need more convincing."

"Will this convince you?" She moved Minami's hair aside and planted a kiss on her cheek before giving playful nibbles to her earlobe.

"Mmm~ Acchan, but I'm too tired for that." 

She was so sure that was gonna work. Atsuko had one idea left, though it was a total shot in the dark.

"Well, I can convince my mom to make you katsudon. I know how much you love my mom's cooking."

"I'm not a child, you can't bribe me with food."

Atsuko looked deep into her eyes. She spoke her words, but she could see Minami's icy bulwark crumbling before her.

Minami silently observed the artwork on the table, tapping her pen against the surface. She took a sip of coffee and began to fidget before shooting out of her chair.

"Okay fine! I'll take the katsudon. But this is only gonna work once!"

36. Seasonal Menu (RinoRie)

"Well Rino, the holidays are here! You know what that means?"

"Our heating bill increases?"

"Yes! But that's not what I'm talking about!" Rie pulled out a list of recipes and presented it to her wife, "the holidays mean we need to put a seasonal item on the menu!"

Rino started blankly at the page in Rie's hand, "I thought we were just gonna put out the gingerbread coffee like last year."

"We COULD do that, but what's the fun in that? Luckily, I made every item on this list last night and I want you to try them all and see which one is the best!"

Rie opened the fridge which had several assortments of pastries, coffees, and other christmas themed treats.

Rino gaped in fear at the sheer quantity of food and drink she would have to consume in the upcoming moments.

"You want me to eat all of that?"

"Someone's gotta be the taste-tester." Rie eagerly put the first tray of food items on the table. "Alright sweetie, let's begin!"

Rino prayed the medical insurance would cover whatever injury she would sustain from eating everything.

I just ate breakfast too.

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The first tray was quite pleasant. Rino started off strong, enthusiastically giving proper critique on whether or not the pastry or drink would make a good menu item.

But then came the second tray, and the third one… and the fourth one. Each treat being a more painful endeavor than the last.

Rino was light headed, but her stomach was a cannonball. She was falling into a food coma, but she was caffeinated from the coffees Rie made for the menu. She was dangling around into a violent limbo of consciousness.

"Rie… I can't eat… a single bite more…"

"C'mon, you only got one half tray left." Rie cheered encouragingly.

In one last blaze of glory, Rino took the last of the confectionaries and shoved them in her mouth before leaning back in her seat and clutching her stomach in agony.

Rie noticed her wife slowly turning green, "You're not looking so good Sasshi." she looked at all the empty trays and glasses, "well, I guess you're right… we should probably just put out the gingerbread coffee like last year."

Upon hearing that all her efforts were for nothing Rino simply uttered, "I think I'm gonna puke."

"You want me to help you?"

There was no time to waste, Rino made a mad dash for the bathroom. She keeled over the toilet as her stomach desperately expunged all of the sugary contents out of her system.

Rie listened to the wails of Rino scream-vomiting, she winced finally understanding the gravity of what she just put her through.

Rie decided she was gonna spoil her wife for christmas for everything she's done. "I have to buy Sasshi twenty presents to make up for all of this."

37. Not Often Spoken (FuuMiru)

Fuuko's job as a gift giver was over. She got Miru a brand new longboard for Christmas. Who knew that was such an expensive hobby? Buying the wheels, the bearings, custom deck, and everything else cost her a fortune. But… she had one more surprise in store for her girlfriend.

Miru sat on the bed wrapped in a blanket, flipping through channels. She felt the weight shift on the mattress as Fuuko sat next to her.

"Miru, you got any room in that blanket? It's freezing." Fuuko's teeth chattered, her shivering shaking the bed.

Without taking her eyes off the TV, Miru raised one end of the blanket so they could be wrapped up together. Fuuko happily wrapped her arms around her (nude) body and kissed her cheek as they both shared the warmth of the fabric.

"Ah! Fuuko! Your skin is so cold!" Miru jumped, "It's like you're wearing… nothing at all…"

Fuuko gave a dimpled smile, "I honestly don't know how you do this all the time."

The perpetually naked girl took a peek inside the blanket and squealed, "you're naked too?!"

"Yup. For today only. Being naked sucks."

Fuuko couldn't predict she'd be in a cushy relationship at this point of her life. She had already come to terms with being alone. She had no idea how she got so lucky. Scoring a girl like Miru. A girl so charming and loveable. Not to mention, super easy on the eyes. The hardest day at work would always be worth it if it meant Miru was at the dorm waiting for her to return.

The two sat in a comfortable silence for a while, watching some random holiday programming before Fuuko spoke up during a commercial break.

"I don't say this enough Miru, but my life was a mess before you stepped in. You have no idea how lucky I am to have a girl like you at my side."

"Awwww babe, you're getting all soft on meee! You're gonna make me cry!"

"I also don't say this enough Miru, but… I love you so much."

[aneramyre]

AtsuMina
ATSUMINA HAS LANDED. I'm so happy to see another married couple. And one of the most loved AKB ships in JPHiP too (which I didn't realize until I saw the ecchi section tbh).

I find it a funny coincidence that Takamina likes KATSUdon and Acchan's irl husband's last name is KATSUji. She's surrounded by katsu in any universe!

Do these girls even learn anything in my class?

The only profs I've heard say this are those who are bad teachers in the first place but since it's Takamina saying it, I'm gonna suspend judgement.

Acchan sounds like a WONDERFUL prof to have tho! A's as Christmas presents. I couldn't ask for anything better.

RinoRie
Oof that is a terrible enough experience when you're full of "meal" food. I'd imagine it's worse when you throw up from overeating sweets. Season menus really add to the Christmassy vibe so it had to be done somehow. But hey, twenty Christmas presents for discomfort and one session of vomiting? Maybe worth it! Then they can write it off as a business expense
Is this the first time in this series that KitaRie called Sasshi 'Rino'?

FuuMiru
I didn't completely understand Miru's constant nudity until I searched her up last week and thought "Why she always naked tho" and suddenly the pieces fit in together. I feel like I finally understood the 'lore' lol

"Awwww babe, you're getting all soft on meee! You're gonna make me cry!"

*crying even before the previous line*
THIS WAS SO SWEET. I know it's not saying much since I cry at literally everything but this gave some real tear-generating material.

Thank you for the update!

[StrongStyle9Q]

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@aneramyre: Thank you for reading! I hope you'll enjoy the last wave of holiday stuff as much as the others.

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Ya know, when I started making this collection, my goal was to make a christmas special. It kinda feels weird to finally reach it.

But of course I'm not over and out just yet.
 
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38. Slow Days (YuiParu)

A/N: Akiyama is the first (original) male character to appear in the series. I never thought about it till now.

Paruru rested her chin on her palm, staring down at the counter of the convenience store. Of course she had to work on christmas.

She was going through a multitude of emotions… actually that was a lie. She was pissed off plain and simple. A burning pile of salt.

She lazily chomped away at a meat bun that she took from the warmer. She certainly wasn't allowed to eat the store's product, but it's not like she was getting any customers to sell it to.

The door opened, a familiar chime rang signaling that a customer had walked in. This would be the first person Paruru would serve since her shift started 3 hours ago.

With her mouth still full of meat bun, "Welcome, let me know if I can help you." It was an embarrassing display of customer service.

"Merry Christmas Paru!" The 'customer' plopped down a present on the counter.

"Yui!" Paruru dropped her food and nearly leapt over the counter. "What on earth are you wearing?"

Yui was wearing a thick and oversized coat, it was cold outside sure… but this was excessive. From inside the jacket, a small lump moved around before freeing himself from Yui's collar. Bisu appeared shaken up and upset from being smuggled in. He hissed before hopping over the counter and hiding behind Paruru.

"I figured you'd want some company. Working on Christmas kinda seems like a bummer."

Paruru sighed, "it totally is."

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Paruru was gifted camera lenses, a useful gift for a photography major like herself.

Yui was gifted art supplies, but her girlfriend was also nice enough to give Bisu a few toys for Christmas.

The cat paid no attention to the girls as he was preoccupied pouncing on mouse-shaped cat toys.

The two girls grabbed snacks from the store and had their own Christmas together. The two opened a can of tuna for Bisu. A celebration for everyone. Surprisingly enough, no customers interrupted them.

A chime ran through the store as the door opened. 5 hours into the shift, was it an actual customer this time?

A man in a suit walked behind the counter with a lit cigarette in hand

Yui nudged Paruru, "who is this?"

"This is Akiyama. He's my boss."

Yui nearly choked on the meat bun she didn't pay for.

"Don't worry he doesn't care."

The man flipped a sign on the window, "we're closing up shop early."

"Really?" Paruru's eyes lit up.

"Yeah, totally messed up for me to schedule you on a holiday." Akiyama scratched the back of his head, "take a paid day off tomorrow as an apology." He took a puff of his cigarette.

Paruru collected her things and took Yui's hand, before the two headed out the door, Akiyama stopped them, "Shimazaki, leave your friend here for a second. I wanna have a word with her."

Yui gulped, maybe its for the food she didn't pay for? She said he didn't care though, right? Paruru assured Yui that she would wait outside for her before exiting the store.

"You must be Yokoyama right?"

"Yes."

"Shimazaki talks about you alot. She must really like you."

"She does?" Yui smiled.

The man chuckled, "Shimazaki is always in a salty mood working here. But maybe if she had you around more it'd be different." He shrugged, "food for thought."

"Are you offering me a job here?"

"You catch on quick, Yokoyama. Think it over." Akiyama handed a business card with the store's logo. "I think I held you for long enough. Your girlfriend is probably getting cold waiting for you."

She bowed and thanked him before calling Bisu who clung onto Yui's shoulder.

As she exited the store, Paruru took a hold of her hand as they walked back to campus.

"What'd Akiyama say to you?"

"He just wants me to keep you company more often."

39. Served Cold (AnRena)

Earlier today Renacchi was struck by a snowball.

She wasn't even in a snowball fight, she was just walking around campus. Who just throws a snowball at some innocent person?

She knew who threw it too. She saw that idiot Ricchan and her equally dumb girlfriend Juri giggling and running away. Revenge finds all, and it's getting served up ice cold.

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There they were, Ricchan and Juri. The two were making a snowman. Despite their lack of smarts, the two were gifted artists. Rena was honestly taken aback at how amazing their snowman turned out.

Was it even a snowman anymore? It was pretty much a marble statue-

Rena shook her head, she came here to get revenge!

She crouched down and gathered snow, she was creating the snowball to end all snowballs. She packed the snow together tight. Of course, Rena didn't forget her secret ingredient.

She grabbed her icy projectile and raised her arm in preparation. It was gonna go mach speed, straight to one of their heads.

A hand grabbed her wrist from behind, "Cute snowball Renacchi, I hope there isn't a rock in there. That could really hurt someone."

"Oh, Annin! When did you get here!?"

"Just now. Tell me Rena. Is there a rock inside that snowball?"

Rena smiled nervously, "...Wow! Annin! Your hair looks amazing today!"

"I know." Anna's eyes bored a hole into Rena's soul, "Answer my question."

Rena panicked and dropped the snowball, leaving a pile of ice on the ground surrounding a snow covered rock.

Anna shook her head and pinched her girlfriend's earlobe while dragging her back into the dormitory, "You're gonna hurt someone with your rock-throwing nonsense one day!"

40. Angel on the Tree (NakoMiku)

"Alright boss! We're almost done with the christmas tree!" Nako wrapped a set of lights around the leaves, "what else do we gotta do?"

Mayu put a finger to her lips, "all we have left is to put the angel on top."

"Ah, boss? Where's the angel?" Nako looked around. Miku also scrambled in the search, "it's nowhere to be seen boss!"

"Ah crap, where did I put it?" Mayu searched through the boxes and the scattered ornaments.

"Boss, I think Nako is an angel, can we use her?" said Miku curiously.

"That's cute and all but— MIKU WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"

Miku sent her partner flying across the room, only managing to send the tree crashing down in devastating fashion and making a big mess. Where did Miku even find the strength?

Amongst the debris, Nako poked her head out still reeling from flying into the tree, "it's okay Miku, I thought it was a good idea." Her head spun as she saw stars and chirping birds.

The boss sighed, "Miku, clean up my room and set up the tree again. I have to take Nako to the nurse now."