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The bedroom lamp partially illuminated the room, Komaru was laying down on the bed with her feet lightly kicking in the air, she fidgeted her hands as her eyes were glued to the computer screen. She would be smiling as she lightly stared at the device.
Her fluffy carpet had many manga and sketchbooks on top, it was a bit unorganized as her bed remained unmade as her comforter was hanging at the edge of the bed. Posters of her current hyperfixations hung on the wall.
Her head laid on her hand as she kept her focus on the computer. Her pupils dilated and fixated on the pretty nail polish glazing over the pretty and long nails on the video she was watching, her head moved on top of the sheets and her hands were placed on the bottom of her elbows as they slightly pushed the screen back.
She stayed silent through watching this clip of a woman painting someone’s nails, her eyes sparkled and shined as she paused it halfway. She excitedly leaped into the air as she took her phone off the charger, going back to close her laptop as she kicked away an open manga out of her path as she turned it on.
She ran out of her room excitedly, running through the hall as she giggled, it was so fast and quickly. She would hear a shriek from the living room as she skidded to a stop. Out of breath, her green eyes would stare off at the couch as she heavily breathed. “Komaru,” Toko would start to say as she blinked, the tv filled the room as the kitchen lights were still on. “W-What the hell?!” She would loudly say.
“Toko! Toko!!” She excitedly said as she opened her phone, immediately going to her web browser as she opened the page, walking over to the couch as she plopped right down next to the other.
Toko looked at Komaru more confusingly, there was a brief silence as the green-haired girl finally opened the video as it started to play. The purple-haired girl groaned as she rolled her eyes, Komaru smiled with glee as she moved her arm closer to Toko’s, slightly pushing it close to her face as the other pushed it back.
The video playing was the same one Komaru had previously seen, Toko would watch the entire thing before Komaru would pull it back after a few seconds before it could even finish.
Komaru, nearly out of breath, “Don’t they look sooo cute?!” she would say as she paused it, Toko would catch a glimpse as Komaru pointed her phone towards her direction.. the blue and white nails were satisfying to see, Toko would even agree, but she hadn’t wanted to admit as she sneered.
“It... It’s okay, I guess...”
Komaru would flip her phone back to her as her eyes looked like they were glittering with joy. “I think I want to try to do that! But err… we don’t have any nail polish, do we..?” She would question as her head turned, she looked a bit worried as Toko felt icky. “I t-think we have a bag of them i-“ before she could finish, the hyper girl would hop into the air with a happy yip. “…in the bathroom…” she would finish her sentence as Komaru headed there.
A few minutes would pass as it grew silent. Toko would look unsettled due to the pure silence, but her worries would fly out the window as she heard the other yelling from another part of the apartment.
Toko rolled her eyes as she sat up from the couch, walking over to where she had heard her girlfriend from as she walked into her own bedroom.
“W-Why are you in here..?” She would question, “I just think you’d be more comfortable to do it in here!” She said with a smile.
“Wait… What are you in all about..?” As she clasped her hands together, “I want to paint your nails!”
“…”
The writer stood in the doorway as she looked awestruck, “You want to what..?!”
Komaru looked at the girl in the hallway, “Hm?”
“I-I-I wh-wha-“ Toko said as her face flushed with pink blush, she looked wide-eyed as she put her palm in front of her mouth. “Whaaat?” Komaru would say as she got up from the soft, made-up bed as she walked passed the desk with a million papers and notebooks piling up. “Didja think I was going to do it to myself..?”
“W-Well- Uhm.” Toko would try to say as the girl walked closer, she stepped back. “Come on! That would be a pain to even do!” She said in a happy voice.
“J-J-Just hold o-on a seco- Woah!” Her hands would be taken by the others as she was pulled into the room, Komaru lead her to the tip of the bed. Toko was still blushing from the sudden contact, her big eyes blinked as her eyes stayed on Komaru.
“Here we go!” Komaru would announce, as she pulled out two cases of nail polish that she would let Toko choose from.
One case contained a pretty, sparkly shade of dark purple, the other one was pure black. Toko looked at both of them, she had no choice in the matter as she picked up the black box as she grabbed it.
“Oo, the black! Alright, alright..” Komaru happily smiled once again as she turned back to the bag to put the other one away, putting it on the side of the nightstand.
As Komaru would prepare and take back the box of the black nail polish to open it. The nervous girl would look around as she bit onto her right thumb. “K-Komaru…”
“Hmph? Oh! Toko-“
“What??” She said with a slight growl. “Don’t bite your nails! You’re gonna ruin theeem!” She said with a pouty face as she pulled her hand away.
“Ugh.”
Komaru would go back to the box as she popped the top of it open, taking the polish out of the box. Toko’s eyes followed as the other put the box on the side, after that she would twist the lid off.
She turned as she took one of Toko’s hands, scooting closer as the purple-haired girl blushed. “Are you sure you know what you’re doing..?” She hissed.
“Mm? Pfft, Fufu, I’ve been searching the internet nearly all day looking at the tons of nail painting videos!! I know.” She said as she started to paint.
Komaru would start to hum as she carefully moved the brush; being as gentle as she could. Toko’s eyes followed as her nails were painted. Lightly fidgeting her free hand on her thigh.
Minutes would pass as Komaru stroked her best friend’s long nails as she’d finish off the last one. “See?” She would say as she blew at her nails to try to get them to dry quicker. “It’s pretty easy!” She said with a smile, showing off as she excitedly chuckled.
“Hmph... Not as bad a-as I thought it would be...” she would try to sound sarcastic.
“Heyyy!!” Komaru would pout as she huffed. “Now let’s do the other hand!!!” She said with enthusiasm as she motioned to grab Toko’s other hand.
The older girl would look at her freshly painted nails as she viewed them.. they looked nice… she would think as the other carefully continued to work on the other hand.
An hour would pass by now as Komaru finished off her last nail as she let go, most of the nails had already dried up as Komaru popped her aching hands. “Yippee!” She would say as she looked at the other girl. “Sooo what do you think..?”
“B-beautiful...” She would start to say, before noticing what she was about to spill out. She stopped as she stared at Komaru, the younger girl looked at her awestruck as her mouth stayed wide open.
“U-U-Uhh—“ Toko would say with a stop, motioning to cover her mouth up.
“So you do like them!!” She crowed as she put the nail polish back in its box and in the bag. Kicking her legs at the side of the bed as she looked back, “…psst!”
This would catch Toko off guard, “Huh…?”
Komaru would put her hand near her mouth like she was trying to block out what she was about to say.
“I love you…~,” she said with a cheeky grin, “S—S-Stop that!” Toko immediately shut her eyes, “Hehe!” The older one would push at Komaru’s shoulder as she stuck her tongue out in a mischievous manner.
Komaru looked back at the nightstand as she took the bag from the wooden table. She turned back as she smiled at Toko. “You were so cute!” She would say, “Heh Heh!”
Komaru would sit up from the bed as she walked past the older one, but she would unexpectedly steal a cheek kiss from Toko, red blush flushed towards her cheeks, she would stop right there as Komaru giggled away, walking out the room.
Toko would just… stay there as she stared at the wall, her body tipped over to her side as she plumped right into her comforter with her red, flustered face. Squealing on the inside as she tried processing what had just happened.
And as for Komaru, she had already put the bag back in the cabinet in the bathroom. She would already return to her room as she was happy that she had a chance to try a new hobby as she started reading one of her manga. And…
She had gotten something out of Toko after many years of being in the same apartment.