"Lumie! Do you want to go shopping together after school?", Ayaka ask Lumine who just came out from her class.
"Oh, sweetheart Ayaka! What's the occasion?", Lumine smiles to her best friend.
The nickname caught her off guard, Ayaka quickly fake coughing to cover her embarrassment.
"Ehem! Anyways, I'm getting some stuff for the chocolate making thingy, Valentines is around the corner! Don't you have anyone to give a chocolate too?"
"Maybe for Aether and big brother Dain? And a certain... person? I don't know if they will like me, but it a worth to try, I guess?", Lumine tilted her head.
"We can bring Kokomi along too, she told me that she wanted to buy some of those things! I'll give her a call", Ayaka quickly make a call and Lumine just leaning over to the wall. "Kokomi! Me and Lumine is going to buy the things! Are you coming?",she politely ask her from the end of the line.
"Oh, no. I won't be joining you guys, sorry!", Kokomi apologize and continue "Gorou invited me to get the things just now, so we are on our way to get it together. You'll understand me, right?"
Ayaka softly giggles, "That is FINE, girl! Go, get your man!" Ayaka hung up and calls Lumine who is dazing over the board.
"Oh, is she coming?"
"Sadly, no... But the good news is that she probably will be making a move to Gorou! I hope it all works out for her!"
Lumine just scoffed, "Thank god, my planned worked out", she whispers to herself, smiling towards Ayaka who looks confused to her. "Don't worry about what I just said, let us go now. Your brother would be mad if he knows that we out and home late tonight", Lumine took Ayaka's hand and console their way to the bus stop.
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"We need a lot of dark chocolate, am I right? Get some of the decorations too, Ayaka. I want to make mine special this year!", Lumine pointing at the decorations on display.
Ayaka still wondering off her way at the decorations rack and having a hard time to choose one. "Hey, which one is cute? There's a girl I like, I want to give her a chocolate. I want to leave a good impression, but I still don't know how. Lumie, please help me!"
"Dang, you do having crushes on girls now, I guess Kokomi was right about that! But why you ask me which one to fits well for that 'girl' ? Just put whatever you like on it, she will love it!" Lumine smirks. " Don't worry about the first impression, Ayaka, you are already perfect. Sweet, adorable, and everything nice!", Lumine added a pop in the end and makes Ayaka flustered. "Or if you want me to help more, just tell me details about her! No need for the names, personality is just okay"
"If you say so ..." Ayaka tilted her head and stare at Lumine for a quick second. " Well, she's a sweetheart, kind and brave. She also a very reliable leader and very sweet talker! Not only that, she also a very attractive person"
Lumine smile turns sour but still covers it up, "She sounds wonderful! Man, she's so lucky to have someone like you to be adoring her! I am a little jealous!"
Innocently, Ayaka smiles and giggles. "Don't worry, Lumie. You will always be the one I choose! Come on, we need to get the chocolate now! I'll be in the next aisle if you look for me!" Ayaka then walk to the other aisle, leaving the jealous friend speechless.
'Wait, did she just by accident confessed to me? No! No! I must be delusional! Haha! Bet I am! This is the side effect reading too much fanfictions from AO3!', Lumine awkwardly laughing to herself and slapping herself, catching the attention of the other shopper around her.
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"Sorry, I spent more than what I had brought and had to use your money. I'll pay you next Monday!", Lumine sighed and Ayaka just giggling next to her.
"Don't worry about it, it just a little money. My brother wouldn't mind that", she stare into Lumine's eyes. "Just noticed your eyes looks...so dreamy..."
The cars and the sounds of the busy streets covers the girl's soft voice, so quite yet... it warms the heart of the other.
"You think so? I used to hate my eyes...", Lumine fixes her hair away, flipping them to her ears. "I think your eyes are gorgeous, darling..."
The staring continues as they drawing their distance closer to each other. Hands touching each other, Ayaka first to notice their hands to starts entwined.
"Uh, Lumie..."
"Ayaka, I ... Uh... ", Lumine quickly pull her hand and bowed " Sorry, I crossed the boundaries! I'll go now! See ya on Monday!"
Ayaka only could try to reach her hand out and calls for Lumine, but her voice denying her. Nothing came out when she try to. What she could do is just clenching her fist and be upset instead.
"Urgh, I messed this up! Big brother, how can I do this?! You said I don't have to be so hard on myself, but!" Ayaka ruffling her hair, frustrated. "There's no point on being upset with this! My other option now is Valentines! Yes! I can do it, I am Kamisato Ayaka, of course I can!", Ayaka tried to cheer herself but still managed to get the attention from the passerby. " I'm sorry if I disturbing you, I am weird"
'This is so embarrassing...', she thought herself
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•|Lumine POV |•
"I'm home!", Lumine kicks her shoes and walk to the kitchen, ignoring her brother who is stuffing his face with food.
"Oh? Are we out of groceries or something? What did you buy? Isn't that Dain's work? Where is that old man anyways?", Aether ask the frustrated twin. "Sis, what's with the long face, huh? Rough day?"
"Don't touch my shit!", she hit his hand as he tries to open the bag. "I'm doing Valentines chocolate for people, that's are the purpose of these groceries" she let out a loud sigh.
"That doesn't explains your loud ass sigh, it's annoying, Lu...", Aether taking out a tube of ice cream from the fridge "Come on, you know you can trust me, right?"
"Yes, I do. I just don't trust you THAT much, you know what I mean?"
Aether look offended and stab himself with a spoon, "I am SO hurt with that, Lumine, my dearest twin! What did I do wrong and made you wronged me? Am I not trusted anymore?" he let out a loud gasp. "OR! You have someone to replace me???? HOW DARE YOU?!!! I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME!" he faking a cry and Lumine just scoffed.
"Stupid! I never said that, okay? It's about Ayaka!"
Aether pouts, unsatisfied. "Huh, what about her? Is it about another club event thing? I swear Lumine, I don't know any gossips this time"
"NO!" Lumine shouts and made Aether jumps. "Dear god, this is why I refuse to talk to you about things like this!"
Aether pouts again. "Awh, sorry..."
"Okay, now listen. I like Ayaka, okay?"
"I mean, yes, you two people get along very well, how can you not?", Aether just shrugs.
"No, you fucking idiot! I like her as a girl, as a person! I'm fucking in love with her, Aether!", Lumine then slammed her face on the table. "There! I said it!"
Aether mouth formed an 'O' and he nods. "So that's what you meant. No wonder call you the smarter twin! Wait, I am smart! What am I saying, geez! Anyways, what are you planning to do then?" Aether poke Lumine with the spoon.
"Huh? Giving her Valentine chocolate, what else is there?", Lumine said defeated.
"Come on, Lumine. You gotta be smarter than that!", he still poking her face with the spoon.
"Stop poking me with your saliva coated spoon. It's disgusting...", Lumine still have her face on the table.
"Want me to do a love letter or something? I don't want to be the fossil that doesn't help with jackshit to help their siblings... It's Dain, if you asking me by the way", Aether trying to joke around.
"I want you to shut your trap up. I'm thinking... Unlike you, I can help myself, thank you very much", Lumine then look up to the ceilings.
"See something good up there?"
"Not your face, that's for sure..."
"Geez, is this the time of the year for your phase?"
"Aren't you the same too, remember how you ate every tubes of the ice creams when you found out Xiao knows about your feelings for him? It's funny"
"Fuck you, Lumine. Atleast he's my boyfriend now, sucks to be you ..."
"Oh, shut up bitch ... Just because you have a boyfriend, that doesn't mean that you are better than me!"
Dainsleif just came home and only tilted his head, looking at his younger siblings weird quarrel. "Did I miss anything?"
"No, weird ass geek. How's school anyways?", Aether ask him.
"First, that's rude and two, yes, it's went well like always"
"Hey, Big brother Dain, when are you going to date?", Lumine ask him out of the blue.
"I don't know myself, Lu. When will you then?", he playfully ask her.
"Okay, you two can go to hell... I'm out of here!", Lumine put her ingredients off the counter and walk straight to her room, leaving her brothers in the kitchen.
"Is she okay?", Dainsleif ask Aether in whispering tone.
"She's good, no worries about it, bro. She's just having girl problem! We'll see what happens tomorrow or two"
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•|Ayaka POV|•
" I'm home, big brother!", Ayaka place her shoes to the rack and walk in the hallway.
"Oh, Ayaka! Ayato have another matter at the university, so he will be back a lot later!", Thoma greet the girl. "Need a hand with those?"
"Oh, these is chocolate ingredients. Can you please help me with it this weekend?"
"Sure, why not? Ah, also put your clothes to the basket outside, I'll clean them all after I cook your lunch", Thoma then walk to the kitchen again. Ayaka quickly tugs his apron. "Oh? Is there anything I can help?"
"This is embarrassing for me to ask, but how can I confess to a girl?", Thoma face was dumbfounded when he heard that. "Oh... You are a fruit, congrats!"
"THOMA!!!!", Ayaka embarrassed with the statement. "I need help, not being fun of!"
"Okay, okay, I'll help but you have to let me finish the cooking first!", Thoma giggles. "I'm so proud that our little Ayaka that used to play with mud grown up a lot!" imaginary flower petals around Thoma makes him look like a proud mother.
"Geez, I never play with mud, thank you very much!"
"Whatever you said, princess"
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•| A Day Before Valentine|•
"Hey, have you seen Ayaka today?", Lumine asking to Ayaka's classmate.
"Oh, I heard she went to the rooftop. Maybe she wanted some fresh air, but she skipped few periods"
"That doesn't sound like Ayaka at all, I'll get her then. Thanks", Lumine planted a smile and walk her way to the rooftop.
Slow but steady, she walk off, step by step, she getting closer and closer to the big door. Lumine push the door and Ayaka standing at the centre of the rooftop.
"Ayaka?!", Lumine shouts, calling out after her.
"Oh, it's you. You need anything, Lumie?", Ayaka smiles.
"You can't just make people worried about you, y'know? For real, I thought you passed out or something. Why didn't you get in class by now, Ayaka?"
Ayaka only stood there, clenching her fist on her chest. "It's nothing serious, don't worry about me"
"There is something up, I know there is. Come on, Ayaka. You can trust me"
"No, it's fine. It just, I'm preparing myself for tomorrow. I afraid to be rejected, that's all!", she quickly run away from Lumine.
Before Lumine could catch her hand, Lumine holds herself, yet again.
"What is this feelings?" Lumine talks to herself.
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•| Valentines day |•
"Oh gosh, thanks for the chocolate... but I can't accept these ... ", Ayaka politely turned down the chocolate.
"Please, just accept this! I worked so hard on these!", the girl still insisting.
"Uh... You putting me in a position here..."
"Ayaka, please accept mine too!", A boy came in to Ayaka, making her overwhelmed with the attention given.
"P-please ... I-I will accept all of them... But.. uh, but...", her words are on straight, making her stuttering by accident.
"Sorry guys, I'll be taking Ayaka for a bit!", Lumine quickly pulled her out from the mess that she into and run to the rooftop with the school sweetheart.
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"Thank you, Lumie. I owned you one...", Ayaka broke a sweat.
"Come on, talk to me now", Lumine walk away from Ayaka to the side of the roof.
Ayaka hums, still doesn't understand what the other girl means. "What do you mean?"
"How's your Valentine, sweetheart?", Lumine took a seat. "Did you get any chocolate from the girl you like?"
"I..." the roof fell silent "She haven't give them to me yet and I haven't too..."
Lumine just stare to Ayaka who is fidgeting her fingers. It's amusing to watch, cute too. Lumine lift the upset girl's face with her finger.
"H-huh?" Ayaka look at her, embarrassed.
"Ayaka, how can one be so cute?"
"E-eh?!!!!" The girl face turned redder than a chili pepper. "Lu-Lumine, you are talking crazy, did you take your meds?"
Lumine smirks and pinned Ayaka to the table.
"Lumine??????"
"Ayaka, do you like me?" Lumine ask her with a soft voice.
"I think I do?"
"No, do you LOVE me, Ayaka?"
"E-eh? Yes? I do? I don't know? Why this feels forced though?"
"Because I do like you, a lot..."
"Huh?"
Dead silent again...
"Fuck... Say something, dammit!", Lumine covers her face with her hands.
"Lumine, you okay?", Ayaka ask her friend.
"No, I'm not okay... My dignity crushed to the ground by my own crush..."
"Oh, you had a crush on me?", Ayaka still looking innocent like always. "Oh..." a blush reappearing once again.
"So?... What do you say then?"
"Sure, you are the one I liked too, so I don't see the problem... "
"Eh..." And it's Lumine's turn to be braindead. "Wait what?"
"What do you mean "Wait what" to me... " Ayaka look unsatisfied.
"Wait ... Does that mean your "attractive and kind" crush... was me?"
"YES, YOU FUCKING IDIOT! GOSH, I THOUGHT YOU ARE THE SMARTER TWIN!", Ayaka groaning, more like frustrated.
"Oh— So uh ... You want chocolate?"
"From you? Definitely, yes"
"Haha, but what are we now?"
"You are the boyfriend, I'm the girlfriend. Two lesbians at the rooftop, I guess..."
"Oh... Yep, I guess so... Can we kiss, atleast?"
"No? Yes? I don't know, we are at school right now?"
"Tch, come on...", Lumine pull Ayaka into an embrace and kiss her forehead. "See? It's not that hard"
"This is so embarrassing..."
"Come on, sweetheart... It's not THAT embarrassing..." Lumine laughs again.
"Okay, okay... Stop with this sweet talking and go back to class" Ayaka trying to run away.
"Geez, eager enough to go back to class?"
"Oh shut up..."
"You know you still love me..." Lumine smugs.
"And you did it bad when you confessed..."
"Stop with that please... "