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With a few more hundred steps to reach her home, Mumei wonders how to relieve the excruciating heat brought by this season. She could not help but change her usual ponytail into a high bun. Wearing her favorite cloak was not an option either. The distance between her and her house decreases, along with her already used-up patience.
Things have not been going as planned. Even so, she calms herself down as she arrives at her apartment. As if on cue, she drops her keys while trying to open the door.
“UUUGHHH!” she shouts. She reaches for the keys with lips curled and eyes squinted.
“Is everything okay?” A euphonious voice echoes through the hallway. Mumei looks up, a confused yet concerned ocean eyes meet her own. Little droplets of sweat from her dark blue hair fall onto her perfect-fit gym top, a white towel on hand tries to stop this phenomenon.
It sure is hot, Mumei thought.
“Oh, yes! I’m fine. It’s just… the heat, you know?” She replied.
“Ugh, tell me about it.” A slight eye-roll appears for half a second. Blue hair is now opening her bottle, its mouth meeting her lips.
“Intense workout sesh? You must be hot.” Mumei blurted out.
“Oh yeah, gotta work on these guns.” Blue hair answered with a surge of confidence escaping her body.
“You’re so hot, even my zipper’s falling for you,” Mumei replied without wasting a second.
“Wait, what?!” Blue hair exclaims, bewildered by what she’s hearing. With innocent golden-brown eyes staring straight at her, she cannot even begin to process anything.
Mumei breaks into laughter. After a few seconds, she extends her hand, “My name’s Mumei, and you?”
“Kronii…” she slowly reaches for Mumei’s hand, rethinking her life decisions.
“..I think I need an inhaler. ” Kronii pauses.
“Oh gosh, are you okay?! Where are your keys? I can grab them for y-”
“Because you just took my breath away.” Kronii continues, a hint of hesitation in her voice.
“OOOHHH good one.” An unknown voice joins in which startles the two of them. They look at her with eyebrows raised.
The girl awkwardly smiles, says “ByeRyS!” and enters her apartment.
“Virus? Did she just say virus?” Kronii asked.
“I don't know, but you should go to the hospital...” Mumei opens up her line.
“Me? Do I look sick?”
“No, it's because your smile is infectious.” Mumei smiles.
“Damn it.” Kronii sighs. She cannot possibly be losing.
“So, aside from being cute, what do you do for a living?”
Mumei pauses to think. “Your mom..”
“WHAT?!”
Mumei cracks up again. “I tell gorgeous girls some pickup lines.”
“Yeah, I can see that.” Kronii nods.
“I also take them out. Like trash.”
Kronii blinks. “That… could be phrased a little better. ” she then places her mouth in the crook of her arm, before letting out a gentle sneeze.
“I would say God bless you but it looks like he already did.”
”Oh, please. Anyways, I gotta go get changed.” Kronii takes her keys out of her pocket. “Would you like to go inside?”
Thrilled by the invitation, Mumei says, “Sure!”
The brunette enters her flat, welcomed by a few decorations in the living room. They were minimal and didn't make the apartment look crowded or empty.
“Help yourself.” Kronii leads Mumei to the living room couch. “I'll be back shortly.”
Mumei's buttocks meet the softness of the couch. She leans her back, observing the ceiling.
“I should report you.” Mumei states loud enough for Kronii to hear.
“Wait, what? What did I do?”
“You're a hell of a thief, stealing my heart from across the room.” Mumei closes her eyes.
“Well, you must be a parking ticket 'cause you have written FINE all over you.”
“You must be pee since you make my knees go weak.”
Kronii stops. “WHAT?!”
Mumei giggles.
“You must be snot because you make it hard to breathe.” Kronii shoots back.
“Haha nice.” Mumei still continues, “Well, I wish I was menstruation so I can visit you monthly.”
“You literally live next door. Also, I don't like where this is going.” Kronii stops her before it's too late.
“Where should we go then?”
“I can bend my knee and we can go straight to church.” Kronii walks up to her with a shirt so oversized that it covers her shorts too.
“Damn, introduce me to your mom first.” Mumei smirks.
Kronii breaks a hearty laugh this time.
“Are you free this Saturday, then?”
“For you, I am.” Golden-brown eyes meet the sapphire orbs once more. She lets out a tiny smile.
Saturday, it is.