Finally an update! LOL. I'm terribly sorry for going MIA for over a month but life has been really busy.
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So here's an update! To make up for the long absence, it's quite a lengthy update (for me. LOL)
- A Wish for You Part III –There were so many questions playing in her head, things that she had been dying to know all these years after she was left with a broken heart. Questions such as ‘how are you?’ or ‘are you living well?’ and there were questions of ‘when?’, ‘what?’ and ‘why?’ too.
But ultimately, what Yuko wanted to ask the woman whose wrist she was holding onto was…
“Do you still love me?”Time had stopped momentarily for Yuko as she stared at the sole reason why her love life was currently non-existent. The woman had captured Yuko’s heart back in their high school days and never did return it back. When they had officially became lovers, Yuko thought that they would last forever but that forever turned out to be shorter than expected. Years had passed since they parted, but Yuko was still very much hung up on their relationship. It had taken three years and some forceful friends for Yuko to start dating again but constantly, she would compare her dates with the woman before her and it would always result in the date lasting no more than one session. No matter how hard she tried, or if her heart was trying at all, she could not forget that first and only person that Yuko had ever really loved; a goddess by the name of Kojima Haruna.
“Nyan Nyan… “
Haruna’s eyes widened at the usage of the nickname, as if she did not expect it to still be used after all these years. The two stared each other in silence until Yuko, who finally realized how silly she must had looked at the moment, Yuko snapped out of her state of fixation and let go of Haruna’s wrist. The action also had seemed to bring Haruna out of her reverie for the taller female’s eyes started blinking again. Suddenly feeling awkward and slightly uncomfortable, Yuko looked away momentarily and cleared her throat before turning to face Haruna with a sheepish smile.
“Uh… um… hey.”
It may not be the best greeting that Yuko could come up but that was all she could think of saying to her ex-girlfriend after five long years of no form of contact or whatsoever. Haruna’s lips curved upwards into a small smile and her eyes softened.
“Hey.” Haruna greeted back.
For Yuko, everything felt like high school all over again.
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“Uh… Go on a date with me?”
The fairy’s words got the waitress stunned in her place. For a few seconds, Yuki stood still behind the counter and stared at inquirer with the glass held firmly in her hands. And she blinked. Then her brows furrowed, as if she was thinking deeply of the matter. Mayuyu bit her lower lip, feeling nervous about Yuki’s answer though she was not sure why. Whether the waitress agree or not, it should not matter to her since she was supposed to set Yuki up with Yuko, not herself. After a few more seconds passed with Yuki still not saying a word, Mayuyu decided to escape. The waiting had made the discomfort Mayuyu felt in her stomach rose to an unbearable level that she felt she needed to get away from the waitress as far as possible.
“It-It’s okay if you don’t want t-” The fairy started throwing out excuses and slowly backed away but Yuki’s voice stopped her in her tracks.
“Yes.”
“Huh?” It was the fairy’s turn to blink. Did she hear the waitress correctly?
“Sure, I’ll go on a date with you.”
An alarm went off in the fairy’s head and Mayuyu felt panic that she had never ever felt before. She didn’t know what she was supposed to do in that situation. Yuki was not supposed to agree! The waitress should have refused her invitation and she could leave to find Yuko and everything would be fine (Though when she gave a thought about it, Mayuyu was not entirely happy with the idea of getting rejected as well...)
“Are- Are you sure? I-I-I’m not forcing you or anything.” Yuki laughed softly upon hearing the stuttering Mayuyu, in the fairy’s attempt to change the waitress ‘mind. The raven haired server placed the glass that she was holding onto the counter and beamed.
“Yes, I’m sure. My shift will be over in…” Yuki glanced at the café’s clock “twenty minutes, so why don’t you take a seat first and then we’ll have our date once I’m done?”
The waitress winked and then disappeared to the back of the cafe while humming the song that was playing in the background, leaving a dumbstruck fairy at the counter. After getting over what had just taken place, Mayuyu let out a big sigh and walked back to the table that she shared with Yuko earlier. The fairy slumped in her seat and then banged her head on the table for several times.
“Damn you Oshima Yuko!!!” The love fairy groaned.
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“ACHOO!!!” Yuko sneezed out of the blue, causing Haruna to giggle at the sight.
“Someone must be talking about you behind your back, Yuu-chan.” Haruna said in between her giggles. She then reached into her handbag, took out a packet of tissue and offered it to Yuko, who took it gratefully with a small ‘thanks’.
“I don’t know who would wanna do that.” Yuko shrugged.
Suddenly, thoughts of the fairy and the waitress crossed Yuko’s mind but they disappeared as quickly as it had came. They were not of importance to her at that moment. What really mattered to Yuko was the beautiful, tall lady sitting across her. Yuko had invited Haruna for a drink after their encounter to which Haruna agreed and now they were sitting in the coffeeshop that the two of them often used to go to back when they were still together.
It was a familiar scene, yet it had felt a bit foreign too. The people sitting at the table were no longer two happy girls who were in love with each other but two adult women. Yuko could say for certain that her feelings for Haruna from that time till now did not change at all but she did not know if Haruna still feel the same for her.
Yuko peeked from the tip of her menu to take a better look at Haruna. Her beloved looked older; more mature but not less beautiful. Never that. Time may had taken away childish traits that used to be present on Haruna’s face but it did nothing to mar her beauty. The only thing that Yuko thought was unpleasant about Haruna’s appearance was her eyes. Those pretty brown eyes used to be livelier. Yuko wondered what had happened to the older female after they broke up and if Haruna suffered as much as she did.
Being able to see the face that haunted her dreams for five years straight once again, happiness resided in Yuko’s heart. However, amidst all that happiness, there was pain too. That sharp feeling of her heart being clenched to the point of doing something such as breathing, which should be an effortless activity, hurt. And it really hurt A LOT. Yuko clenched her jaw and blinked rapidly to fight back the tears that were threatening to fall. Quickly, she dabbed the few escaped droplets with a tissue. Fortunately for Yuko, the action went unnoticed by Haruna, who was busy looking at the menu.
“What should we order, Yuu-chan?” Haruna asked after scanning the list of food and drinks in the card.
Yuko quickly lifted up her menu card and covered her face, afraid that Haruna could tell that she had been crying a while ago.
“Um… I haven’t decided yet.” Hearing her voice cracked a tiny bit made Yuko cursed herself inwardly.
“Not going to order green tea? That used to be your favourite.” At Haruna’s question, Yuko placed down the card to see Haruna staring at her with a raised brow. Yuko shook her head.
“Nope. I don’t like green tea anymore.” She answered. Haruna took in the new information and shifted her gaze away; an unknown emotion flickered in her eyes. Haruna’s strange reaction to her answer confused Yuko. Asking what was wrong was not an option. Yuko knew that Haruna would not tell her anything. The older woman was always a mystery, even during their time together back then. That air of mysteriousness was part of Haruna’s charm, Yuko thought. It was one of the many things that kept Yuko being drawn toward the older female. Haruna was like a puzzle that Yuko felt challenged to solve and every time Yuko felt that she got Haruna all figured out; there would always be a part of Haruna that Yuko had yet to discover and because of that, Yuko could never get bored or tired of Haruna. Nor she could ever get enough.
Silence fell over the pair. Both of them used the menu as an excuse to not look at each other until a waiter came over to their table to get their order. The waiter returned shortly after with their choice of drinks as they continued sitting there not saying anything.
“It has been a while, hasn’t it?” Haruna spoke up finally, a smile was plastered to her face though it had looked a bit melancholic.
“Yes, it has.” Yuko replied with a smile of her own. Haruna nodded lightly and blew the steam off her cup before taking a sip of her hot chocolate.
“How are you, Yuu-chan?”
“I’m doing alright.” Yuko answered while fiddling with her straw. “What about you Nyan Nyan? When did you come back to Tokyo?”
“Arrived two days ago.” A pregnant pause.
“How long will you be staying here?” Another question was asked.
“Not too long I guess. Probably just about two weeks or so.”
Yuko wanted to ask ‘why did you came back’ next but before the question could even escape her mouth, Haruna had already answered it for her.
“I… have some business here to take care of.”
“I see.”
At the sound of the rain hitting the roof, Haruna diverted her eyes to look outside the café. Yuko followed suit and soon enough, the view through the glass became blurry and old memory presented itself in their mind.
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“Ah, it’s raining.” Sixteen years old Yuko said when she saw tiny water droplets falling from the sky.
“What should we do Yuuchan? We didn’t bring any umbrellas today.” Haruna said worriedly.
Yuko turned from looking at the dark sky, to Haruna and back at the sky again.
“We’ll have to wait for it to stop, I guess?” Yuko replied, tilting her head slightly.
A frown appeared on the girl’s face. It was not supposed to rain that day, according to the weather forecast. That was why Yuko did not bring her umbrella to school. Though she was happy that she got to spend more time with Haruna, Yuko felt guilty that Haruna got stuck at school with her. School had ended a long time ago and most of the students had already left but because of a club meeting, Yuko had to stay back. Haruna had offered to wait up for her although Yuko said it was not necessary.
Instead of showing any signs that it was going to stop, the rain poured down harder. The wind decided to be cruel to the pair too, and the two girls standing under the porch were left shivering from the cold breeze.
“I’m sorry Nyan Nyan. You should’ve been at home all warmed up right now.” Yuko said apologetically, rubbing her hands up and down her arms to warm herself up. Haruna, who was doing the same thing, stopped her actions and shook her head.
“Iie. It’s not your fault Yuu-chan. I chose to stay, remember?” The taller girl smiled.
Yuko’s heart fluttered at the act and she smiled back at her crush. Just when Yuko thought that she could not fell harder for Haruna, the older girl would do something to make sure she did. Over and over again without failing ever since the day they met.
Waking up late on her first day in high school had to be one of the best things that Yuko had done in her life. If it weren’t for her tardiness that fateful day, she would not have bumped into the school president and would never get the chance to be friends with Haruna, who turned out to be the president’s best friend although Haruna was a first year like Yuko. They had become quite a trio afterward, despite the mismatch in their personality and appearances, until the eldest graduated by the end of the school year.
After it was left only the two of them, their relationship grew closer and Yuko’s feelings grew stronger. What Yuko had brushed off as a mere girl crush in the beginning had become something that she no longer had control over. It was not before a few weeks ago that Oshima Yuko was completely sure, without a single doubt that she was in love with Kojima Haruna. She wanted to confess, but was unsure on how and when she should do it. Or even if she should do it at all.
Yuko needed a sign.
At that right moment, sounds of thunder at a very distant place could be heard, surprising both Yuko and Haruna. Yuko swore under her breath at the worsening state of weather.
“Geez, why can’t this rain just stop already?” The petite girl complained as she stared above at the grey clouds. Yuko’s focus was directed back to her companion when Haruna made a sudden movement of sticking an arm out to catch the water dripping down from the roof.
“By the way, speaking of rain…”
The taller girl spoke up, her eyes fixed on her hand that was currently being soaked with the cold rainwater.
“…did you watch the drama last night, Yuu-chan?”
Yuko did not realize that she was staring at Haruna until her name was mentioned. Her brain thought quickly what Haruna’s question was. Only the word drama
was registered in her mind and after some speed thinking, Haruna could only be talking about one thing. That drama that both of them were fans of and followed religiously every week.
“Drama? You mean
Atsuko to Minami?”
Haruna nodded, still not looking at Yuko.
“I did. They finally got together! Finally! After spending ages going around in circles with each other, that Bakamina finally acknowledged her feelings!” Yuko replied enthusiastically, which made Haruna let out a chuckle.
“Mmm.. Takamina did…” Haruna agreed absentmindedly. The taller girl seemed to be recalling something
“That confession under the rain was really romantic, though. Don’t you think so?”
“I suppose it was…”
“Kinda wish that something like that would happen to me.” Haruna let out a dreamy sigh and finally retracted her hand, wiping the wet limb with the hem of her uniform.
Yuko fell silent, seemingly to be thinking of something. Hesitation flashed in her eyes but once she closed and open them again, all traces of uncertainty disappeared leaving only a spark of determination in those brilliant brown orbs.
“Yuu-chan what are you doing? You’re going to get sick!”
But the younger girl ignored the shouts, continuing her dash under the heavy rain. It was only when she was at least a few meters from the confused and a very worried Haruna only did Yuko slowed down her steps until her feet completely stopped moving. As she stood there, completely brushing aside the fact that she was getting drenched by the moment. Never mind the cold rain for her heart was beating wildly, adrenaline pumping throughout all the veins in her body. She did not feel the cold at all. Breathing heavily (from the running and from what she was going to do), Yuko turned around to gaze on the face of her beloved.
“Nyan nyan….” She breathed out.
From under the porch, Haruna kept shouting for Yuko to come back but her effort was futile. Seeing that Yuko refused to listen to her, Haruna decided that she should take action. Using her bag as a shield, Haruna stepped out from under the protection of a roof and made her way to her best friend, whom she thought was acting strange all of the sudden.
“Stop playing Yuu-chan, let’s go back before you get sick.” Haruna scolded lightly and grabbed the younger girl’s wrist to drag her back but Yuko would not budge from her spot.
“Kojima Haruna…”
Yuko paused and stared deeply into Haruna’s eyes before continuing.
“I love you.”
Too much in shock with Yuko’s words, Haruna hands fell to her sides and her school bag that was covering her head from getting wet by the rain fell to the ground, leaving the speechless Haruna to be doused with the tears of the sky. The scene mimicked what they both saw on television last night, but this time, in the place of the heroine of the drama, Haruna was the one getting confessed to under the rain. It was exactly as what Haruna had wished for a few minutes ago.
“Would you go out with me?”
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Yuko smiled at the memory and glanced at her old love. She did not expect that Haruna would say yes on that rainy day but was really glad that Haruna did nonetheless. That confession was totally done on impulse but what happened afterward proved it to be a right choice.
I wonder if I could try to win your heart again.Two weeks may not be a very long time but Yuko felt that she should give it a shot. They- no, Yuko needed a better ending or she would never be able to move on. It was not their choice to break up in the first place but when you were still a teenager, there were not much you can do. Now that they were both adults, Yuko could do so much more to fight for their love. If it still exists.
“Um… Nyan Nyan?” Yuko called out to Haruna who was still staring outside the window. The older woman turned to Yuko with a curious gaze.
“Hmm?”
“Would you like to go out with me some other time? Like, for lunch or dinner maybe?” The look on Haruna’s face clearly showed that the older woman was surprised with the invitation. Yuko swallowed and played with her fingers that were sitting on her lap.
“I mean, it’s been a while since we saw each other… and we could invite others too, of course! If you want to... but I understand if you’re busy or –“
A sound cut Yuko off before she could finish her sentence. It was Haruna’s cellphone ringing, signaling that she had a call to answer. Haruna fetched the device out of her handbag and looked at the caller ID. Her facial expression changed.
“I’m sorry Yuu-chan, I have to take this.”
“Oh, it’s alright.” Yuko replied. She felt a bit dejected about being cut off in the middle of asking Haruna for a date but she tried to giving the best smile she could muster at the time anyway. Haruna walked off to answer the call. From the distance, Yuko could see that Haruna’s expression changed into a serious one as she talked to the person on the other end of the line. Yuko’s brows furrowed. Who could that caller be? An uneasy feeling made its way to her heart. When she saw Haruna ended the call and was walking back to their seat, Yuko quickly regained her composure and smiled. The smile faded upon hearing Haruna’s words.
“Yuu-chan, I’m really really sorry but I have to go now.”
Yuko’s heart fell. Already? Her gut feeling about that phone call was right after all.
“No, no, no. It’s okay. I understand.” Yuko shook her head and smiled, her dimples showing although the smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. Haruna gave an apologetic look.
“But it’s still raining outside though.” The younger female said quickly to prevent Haruna from feeling anymore guilty.
“Ah, I’ll be taking the taxi. So it’s alright.” Yuko nodded. The petite female got up from her seat and walked with Haruna to the café’s entrance to help the older woman to catch a taxi. Once they managed to do so, there was another awkward silence between the two. Yuko rubbed the back of her neck with her right hand, unsure of what to say.
“So… I guess this is goodbye then?”
“I guess it is.” Haruna looked like she was having an internal conflict within herself as she stood there.
“Go on, don’t wanna keep the taxi waiting.” Yuko pushed Haruna’s back gently toward the waiting car.
“I have some free time tomorrow.” Haruna said suddenly, halting Yuko in her movement. Haruna spun around and looked at the shorter female in the eyes.
“I would love to go out with you, Yuu-chan.” It took a while for Haruna’s words to sink in Yuko’s brain but when it did, a huge grin appeared on the squirrel-like face of hers. One could imagine a mini-version of Yuko going ‘Yatta! Yatta!’ in the female’s head.
“That’s great! Where are you staying? I’ll pick you up.” Yuko asked excitedly, already planning several activities that they were going to do tomorrow in her mind. Haruna smiled at Yuko’s enthusiasm.
“I’m staying at Mari-chan’s. She insisted that I should stay at her place when I told her that I was coming.”
Yuko felt slightly hurt by Haruna’s answer.
“So you’ve told Mariko that you were coming… Why didn’t you tell me?” She questioned in her mind. However, the fact that she was able to go on a date with Haruna again squashed the sad thought.
“Alright. I’ll pick you up there tomorrow.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Yuu-chan.“
Haruna bid off her farewell before she entered the taxi. Yuko waved her hand and watched as the taxi drove off in the rain with a smile bigger than any smile she had for the past five years.
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Mayuyu was waiting for Yuki outside Black Café. She had her arms crossed and a foot tapping furiously. It still didn’t make sense to her why the waitress had simply agreed to that half-assed invitation of hers. The waitress did not seem the type to go out with any stranger she met, so why? The fairy thought really hard as to why Yuki did but she could not come up with a proper explanation.
“Why in the fairy king’s name did she say yes???” Just thinking about the oncoming date was giving Mayuyu a headache. She had never been on one before. She was a love fairy and her job was supposed to set up people on dates, not going on one! Mayuyu mentally facepalmed herself. If Nacchan knew about this, she surely would get another good round of scolding from the older fairy. And if the knowledge she was going on a date with a human reached Rabutan somehow, Mayuyu would rather just die for the younger fairy, whom she considered as her best friend and also her rival, would never let it down and laugh at her until the next century. Mayuyu didn’t want that face that kind of shame!
Strangely, the thought of ditching Yuki or cancelling the date never even crossed her mind.Mayuyu sighed at her fate. She might as well just get the date over and done with before she could resume her mission. She needed to find Yuko’s true love soon or she would fail her mission. There was no way she would let Nacchan bail her out again. The older fairy had already helped her so much; it was time that she completed her mission all on her own.
Feeling that she had been waiting a little bit too long, the fairy peeked inside to see what was holding up the waitress. Yuki was talking on the phone. Curious, Mayuyu used her power to listen to what Yuki was saying.
“Did you get my email? I’m not going to the mixer.”
“I have something else going on.”
“Umm… I have a date. No, you don’t know that person. It’s someone I just met today.”
“Gomen, Haachan. You’ll need to find someone else to go.”
“I’ll make it up to you next time?”
“I’m really sorry!”
“I… gotta go. My date is waiting for me. Talk to you tomorrow. Bye!” Mayuyu squinted her eyes. Her question was answered. Yuki agreed to go out with her just so that the waitress could escape going to a mixer. No wonder the waitress looked so happy earlier. The fairy huffed indignantly and faced away from the scene. She felt used and slightly... hurt.
“Sorry for the wait.” Yuki apologized as soon as she came out from the building.
“It’s alright.” Came the short reply. The waitress raised a brow at the cold tone but shrugged it off.
“Where are we going?” Yuki asked as she took out her umbrella.
Mayuyu became mute at the question. Where should they go? The fairy was so caught up with her own thinking that she forgot to plan their impromptu date. Yuki frowned at the realization that her date did not actually make a proper arrangement of where they should go.
“You didn’t plan anything?” The waitress only got a shook of the head as a reply. Yuki glanced down and noticed the lack of a certain object in Mayuyu’s hand.
“Didn’t bring an umbrella too?” Mayuyu shook her head again causing the frown on Yuki’s face became deeper.
“Do you always ask people out randomly like this?” Yuki asked with a serious face.
“Wha-? Of- Of course not!” Mayuyu replied quickly. What Yuki didn’t know was she was the first person (counting both human and fairies) that Mayuyu had asked out on a date. And most probably the waitress would be the only person too.
“What about you? Do you always agree to go out with random people like this?” The fairy asked quietly, a light blush colored her cheeks. It was not something that she needed to ask, but she wanted to know. Yuki’s expression relaxed immediately seeing the fairy being all bashful and shy. She thought it was really adorable.
“Of course not.” Yuki mimicked Mayuyu’s answer causing the fairy to pout.
“Only the ones that I think are cute enough.” The taller female continued after a quick thought. She even added a wink at the end of her sentence for added effect. Yuki’s teasing got its desired effect. Mayuyu looked away, blushing furiously. A warm sensation on her hand took Mayuyu by surprise and when she looked down at the source, she saw that Yuki had intertwined their fingers together. The fairy raised her gaze to search for an answer in Yuki’s eyes and was breathtaken by the pair of brown eyes staring right back at her. They were mesmerizing.
“Come on, I know a place that we can go.” Yuki said and pulled Mayuyu closer so that the shorter female was also sheltered by the waitress’ small umbrella. The waitress gave a sweet smile and the fairy nodded dumbly, not trusting her ability to speak.
Mayuyu did not know where Yuki was taking her but she was willing to follow the waitress anywhere, wherever their destination was. A strange feeling was stirring in the fairy’s heart.
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As for answers for the previous trivia... some people got it right!
It was indeed French Kiss for the waitresses and Warota 7 for the fairies.
If you had noticed, a certain popular couple even was mentioned! LOL. Will the members of Not Yet and Diva appear too?
Or will other members make their cameo?
We'll just have to wait and see about that won't we?
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