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Returning from her shift, White Lily took the keys from her pocket and opened the door to her apartment. The house was strangely quiet, with Pure Vanilla being out of sight again. White Lily entered the kitchen and spotted a small note stuck to the fridge. Taking closer look, she could see Pure Vanilla's messy handwriting, as if it had been written in a hurry. It read:
"*I had to leave at the last minute to take care of some business at Dark Cacao's place. There's a snack on the table if you're hungry :) - Pure Vanilla*"
White Lily looked at the table and smiled at the sight of two small sandwiches on a tray.
"Why didn't you just send a message instead of writing a note?" She sighed and decided to take a shower before having a snack.
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While White Lily rested in her bed, a notification appeared on her phone. She reached for the device and picked it up. It was Hollyberry.
Seeing the notification, White Lily remembered the events of earlier that day, about Eternal Sugar and her feelings for Hollyberry.
To tell the truth, she didn't even know Hollyberry had anything romantic with Eternal Sugar, in fact, Hollyberry had never even mentioned her that way before, and considering Eternal Sugar's feelings, it made it seem they were very close.
White Lily shook her head, trying not to think about it too much. Opening the notification, it was just a new post on Hollyberry's social media, a photo of her with Pitaya Dragon on some kind of date.
"Hmm..."
This was all kind of strange. The way Eternal Sugar spoke at the flower shop implied that she and Hollyberry were lovers, but judging by the photos Hollyberry posted... did that mean Hollyberry was dating both of them at the same time?! Or maybe...
White Lily quickly turned off her phone.
"It's not my relationship, I shouldn't care anyway."
But then, an image of Eternal Sugar's smile flashed in her mind, her rosy eyes gazing sweetly at her..
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White Lily sighed and put her phone down on the bedside table, wrapping herself in her blanket and closing her eyes, blushing. It wasn't her place to comment on other people's romantic relationships, to tell the truth, she'd never even had one! But Eternal Sugar's captivating energy and beauty certainly did something to White Lily, maybe...
"Maybe I'll ask about it next time I see her," White Lily said before sinking back into bed.
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It was a typical Sunday afternoon, and it was one of those where the group of old friends decided to meet at each other's houses. This time, it was at Hollyberry's house.
White Lily got out of Golden Cheese's car, who had offered to drive everyone to the meeting point. No matter how many times she went to Hollyberry's house, she never failed to be impress with the size of the residence. Hollyberry was rich, that was undeniable, it was obvious just by looking at the way she dressed and the places she frequented. However, she always remained kind and supportive, something White Lily always admired about her.
Golden Cheese got out of the car last, laughing. "Here we are, she said she'd be waiting for us in the central dining room, right?" She addresses Dark Cacao.
Dark Cacao simply nods, "That's right."
"Well, then we should go quickly, we don't want to keep our friend waiting." Pure Vanilla says with his usual smile, looking at White Lily as if asking her to follow him.
White Lily simply agrees and follows the rest of the group into the mansion.
"Here you are! I was starting to think you weren't coming!" Hollyberry says with her contagious energy.
Golden Cheese laughs. "Hah! Don't talk nonsense!" She approaches and hugs her friend.
"It's so good to be here after so long, it seems like nothing has changed." Pure Vanilla looks around the room.
"Well, don't just stand there staring, sit down! Make yourselves at home!" Hollyberry says as she sits down at the table.
Everyone followed her request and sat down at the dining table. The table was full of food, something that seemed a bit excessive, but Hollyberry always provided the best for her friends, and quickly the room was filled with laughter and news.
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An hour had passed, everyone had finished eating and was continuing their conversation. White Lily looked around the table, feeling a little out of place. The others had already started talking about news and how their lives were going. White Lily didn't think she had anything relevant enough to say, so she just stayed quiet, until Dark Cacao addressed her.
"How are things going at the apartment with you and Pure Vanilla?"
White Lily replied somewhat quietly, "Well, everything's going well, we're getting along good, Pure Vanilla is always helping me with things around the house and bills, and I'm very grateful for that and I never tired of thanking him." She said, smiling at her friend.
"Oh, I am flattered, there's no need to thank me, Lily! I'm always willing to help my friends whenever they need it," Pure Vanilla replied with genuine joy on his face.
Golden Cheese smiled, "Speaking of helping friends, I brought something that might please some of you."
"And what would that be?" Hollyberry asked, intrigued.
Golden Cheese opened her bag only to show three bottles of Berry juice. White Lily was thinking "How the hell did she manage to fit that in a bag that size?"
"Ah! That's what I'm talking about!" Hollyberry says with a wide grin.
Dark Cacao looks at the two with a disapproving look, "Interesting that you think Hollyberry wouldn't have something like this ready for us."
"You two already want to drink?" Pure Vanilla says jokingly.
Hollyberry laughs, "Just a little bit won't kill you, we'll save most of it for the end anyways."
The group laughs and decides to have only one glass of juice, except for Dark Cacao. White Lily puts only a few fingers of Berry juice in her glass, her tolerance for alcohol wasn't very low, but she still didn't want the risk.
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It didn't take long for the small drinking session to become chaotic.
Hollyberry had convinced Dark Cacao to try Berry juice again after the recent events, which was proved to be a grave mistake, after that, it was all downhill.
Hollyberry got drunk after drinking a whole bottle, along with Golden Cheese, who had drunk considerably less juice than the other one.
Due to his low tolerance, Dark Cacao was already drunk on the floor of the mansion's entrance. Pure Vanilla was still somewhat sober, kinda.. so he was tasked with making sure Dark Cacao didn't lift a tree or vomit on the floor like last time.
White Lily was the only one who remained sober. She looked around, unsure of what to do or how to react. She could join the group and get drunk on juice, but she thought it was better not to, maybe she'd do something embarrassing and die of shame the next day. Instead, she decided to sit in the living room, as it was the quietest place.
White Lily thought for a moment, remembering the events with Eternal Sugar and the idea of asking Hollyberry about it. Considering Hollyberry's current state, perhaps it wasn't the right time to question her, but it was worth a shot.
White Lily got up and went towards Hollyberry, who was dancing with Golden Cheese. She approached her discreetly and asked.
"Hollyberry, can I ask you something? In private...?"
"...Uh...? Oh! Of course, my dear! Give me... *hic*... a minute."
Hollyberry moves away from Golden Cheese. "Can you stay there alone for a moment?"
Golden Cheese just gives an okay sign with her hand and falls on to the sofa.
"Very well, let's go now."
White Lily and Hollyberry leave the room, heading to the mansion's garden.
"So Lily, what did you want to ask me?" Hollyberry says, managing to communicate very well considering how drunk she is.
White Lily turns to her. "Well, it's kind of silly, I don't even know if I should be asking you this."
"Nonsense!" Hollyberry says, already putting her arm around her, "You're free to ask whatever you want, now spill it, tell me what's on your mind."
White Lily sighs, there's no turning back now. "Okay... here goes."
"What's your relationship with Eternal Sugar?"
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