Thank you to everyone that commented. ^^ And yes, I decided to continue the story. LOL
Story XVIII: Strange Attraction Part 2"Why is it that I grew to love you like this?"------------- •ᴥ• -------------- •ᴥ• ------------------ •ᴥ• --------------
After several grueling hours of practices, the girls of Team B wrapped up their rehearsal session for the day. Most of the members had left and Yuki was already prepared to go home as well but she was waiting for Mayu, who had gone to the washroom. As she patiently waited, Yuki decided to help Mayu with the packing. It was when she was gathering Mayu’s scattered belongings that Yuki noticed something was drawn on one of Mayu’s lyrics sheet. She picked up the piece of paper for closer inspection and a smile crept its way to her face when she made out what the drawing actually was – Two anime characters holding hands and a small heart shape in between them. There was no mistaken that it was them that Mayu drew. Other than the fact that the characters resembled Yuki and Mayu closely, Mayu had scribbled their names underneath too - ‘Mayuyu’ under the shorter one whilst ‘Yukirin’ under the taller one. Yuki stared at the cute illustration for a good minute or two and instantly her mind was flooded with thoughts about the younger girl, and about them.
Truth to be told, the concept of dating Mayu was still foreign to the teenage idol. Yuki had never looked at the younger girl in ‘that’ way before, actually, no matter how much she liked the anime lover. Even now Yuki still considered Mayu as the younger sister that she never had. Since Yuki was an only child, she had dreamed of how it would feel to have siblings and Mayu had became that someone that Yuki could spoil and take care of. Yuki knew that it was a bit strange to date someone that she claimed to see nothing more than a ‘sister’ figure.
But oddly, she didn’t feel weird at all.
Because it was Mayu, maybe? Yuki couldn’t imagine herself being in that position if it was with somebody else other than Mayu. Mayu was slightly different from the rest of the girls. Yuki could not place her finger on the reason why it was so but Yuki didn’t want to pay too much time dwelling on whatever it was as she was perfectly okay with their peculiar state of relationship. Other details seemed… insignificant. Besides that, she was only doing this to make Mayu happy. That was what Yuki had told herself.
It was just a bonus that Yuki was secretly enjoying herself as well.
Yuki would be lying if she said that her heart didn’t flutter by the number of things she noticed about Mayu after that confession. The way Mayu was always hanging around her, sent her random emails that she didn’t know how to reply to, reached for her hand when they were walking or sitting together… All the things that the younger girl did to get her attention, they were very flattering. Yuki was not aware of it previously but when she gave proper thoughts about it now, she realized that Mayu’s attempts to win her affection had started like….
A very, very long time ago?
“Yukirin! We’re going off now so see you tomorrow! Take care!”
Nacchan’s voice snapped Yuki out from her train of thoughts, preventing her from pondering on the subject further. Yuki nodded and waved her hand to the leaving remaining members. Once she was finally the only one left in the room, Yuki was reminded that she still had an incomplete task in hand. She took one last look at the drawing in her hand before neatly folded the paper in half. However, instead of storing it in the bag of its rightful owner, Yuki slipped the paper right into her own handbag. She then proceeded to pack the rest of Mayu’s stuffs, her smile getting wider as seconds passed by.
It was sure nice to feel admired, no?
A few minutes passed by and the sounds of footsteps echoing in the hallway can be heard. Soon after, Watanabe Mayu came through the open door. With the way that the CG idol was looking slightly out of breath, Yuki could tell that Mayu had run her way back there.
“Sorry for the wait! Let me just get my stuffs and then we can leave.”
Mayu quickly apologized and begun to search around for her bag only to discover the item was already in Yuki’s hands. The older girl giggled at the surprised look on the younger’s face and handed the bag over.
“Here you go. I figured that I should help you pack, you know? To save us some time. I think I already got all your stuffs in it but you might want to double check just in case.”
Mayu stared at the older girl’s face. Their gazes met and her cheeks turned red when Yuki gave her a sweet smile.
“A- Arigatou.” The younger girl thanked timidly. She then took a quick look inside her bag to see if there was anything missing. When she realized that something was amiss, the CG idol frowned. Her eyes scanned the room and when she did not see the object that she was looking for; she rummaged through her bag once again but still failed to find a particular piece of paper with her latest artwork on it. Mayu bit her lower lip as she tried to remember where she had last seen the item; her eyes showing hints of panic. All the while Yuki was watching in amusement, fully knowing the reason behind Mayu’s worries.
Yuki thought that a panic Mayu looked really cute. “Is there something wrong?” The older girl feigned a concerned look.
“Um… one of my lyric sheets is missing. I can’t find it in my bag.”
Yuki, who knew exactly where the missing lyric sheet was, clasped a hand over her mouth and pretended to be shocked.
“Are you sure? Try looking for it again.” She suggested.
It took all Yuki’s willpower to keep making a straight face and not burst out laughing at the spot. She felt slightly guilty for making Mayu panic like this but she couldn’t resist. The drawing was too cute that she wanted to keep it for herself. After spending a few minutes watching Mayu desperately trying to accomplish something that was impossible, Yuki decided to take action. She took out her notebook, pulled out a piece of paper from between the pages and then handed it over to the younger girl.
“Here. You can have mine.”
Mayu stopped her actions and looked at the taller girl in surprise.
“Eh?”
“Since yours is missing, you can have mine.” Yuki pushed the object towards Mayu, forcing the smaller girl to take it. Mayu however, was still reluctant to be the one on the receiving end.
“Don’t worry. I have another copy at home.” Yuki lied smoothly.
“But…”Mayu opened her mouth to protest but then closed it again and shook her head. “Iie.. Nevermind.” The younger girl smiled though clearly she was still feeling troubled.
“Arigatou, Yuki-chan.”
Yuki wondered if Mayu was worried that someone else would find the paper. The older girl knew that that would not be a problem since she was the one who stole the paper. But of course, Mayu didn’t know that. And Yuki didn’t feel like telling the truth so she tried to come up with an idea to compensate for her little crime.
“Do you have to go home right away, Mayu? Or are you free right now? Want to go out for ice-cream with me?”
For the third time of the day, Yuki had surprised Mayu once again with that invitation. Because both of them were not really the type to go out on their off days, the couple had yet to go for a real date after they got together and what Yuki just did was about to change that fact. It was not how Yuki imagined that her first date would be but she didn’t mind. If it was with Mayu then Yuki was very certain that it would be fun, no matter what they were doing or where they were going.
“Not really… I do have some time to spare.” Mayu answered with a red face. She was looking at anywhere but Yuki while her fingers were fiddling with the hem of her shirt.
An embarrassed Mayu was cute too. The older girl wanted to hug Mayu right there and then for being too adorable but restrained herself from doing so. Instead she just placed one arm around Mayu’s shoulder and pulled the younger girl closer. The difference in their height was just perfect for the taller girl to do so that it had became a habit that Yuki was not aware of.
“Shall we go then?” Yuki beamed.
“Un!” Mayu nodded happily. It seemed that the Mayu had totally forgotten about the whole missing drawing incident. Yuki loved how easy it was to please the younger girl. She could do the simplest thing and Mayu's eyes would still shine like stars in the darkest night. Knowing that she had that kind of effect on Mayu made Yuki felt really good about herself.
With that thought in mind, Yuki made a mental note to herself to get something for the younger girl later on.
Because out of Mayu’s many expressions, Yuki decided that-
A happy Mayu was the best, after all. TO BE CONTINUED------------- •ᴥ• -------------- •ᴥ• ------------------ •ᴥ• --------------
*gasp* There will be more?
I'm working on multiple projects right now so I apologize for the slower update.
Till next time!
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