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“Should this… no maybe this–”
*Beep-ep-ep-ep*
“Oh thank God, a distraction.” Relishing the fact that she has an excuse to procrastinate on Math Homework, Mincy quickly picks up the phone, not caring enough to look at the Caller ID, “Hello–?”
“Miiiiincy.”
“Sunny? What’s wrong?” On the other side was her best friend (And secretly boyfriend, but shhhhh! Don’t tell anyone!), Sunny Suzuki.
“I’m sick, help me.”
“Oh no! What’s wrong?”
“Doctors said it’s a deficiency.”
“Dang it Sunny, I kept telling you to eat more fruits and vegetables. What kind of deficiency?”
“It’s a pfft, v-vitamin deficiency.”
That little burst of laughter piqued Mincy’s attention. “What kind of vitamin deficiency?”
“Oh you know, a Vita-Mincy Deficiency.”
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“Pfft!” She couldn’t hold it any longer, as loud unrestrained laughter escaped the young artist.
“Oi! I’m dying over here, why are you laughing!”
“Sorry, sorry it’s just… that was so bad!”
“Hey I’ll have you know that it’s a deadly illness. I could die if I don’t get enough Vita-Mincy in my system.”
“Uh-huh. So tell me, how long were you holding onto that one?”
“At least a week.”
“Of course.” Lord help her, she’s dating an absolute dork, “Well I don’t want my boyfriend's obituary to have ‘Death by lack of Vita-Mincy’ in it. So I’ll be there in a few minutes.”
“Hurry Mincy! Vision’s… fading. Cuddles… required.”
“Alright calm down there you big baby, I’m on my way.”
They exchanged ‘Love you’s’ before Mincy hung up, she gave one look at her neglected homework before waving it off, “I’ll do it later.”
She absolutely, 100%, did not do it later.
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*Click* *Creak*
“Sunny?”
“Mincy!” The one ‘sick’ boy leapt out of his couch to hug the girl, “My savior!”
“Woah, calm down Sunny.” She chuckled, petting the boy on the head, “I thought you were sick.”
“You being here is making me feel better than ever.”
Mushy love words, her only weakness… well one of her weaknesses. Others include, Sunny’s laugh, Sunny’s voice, Sunny’s soft hair, Sunny’s scent– So basically Sunny is her only weakness.
“So come on.” The boy grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the couch, “You have to cure me of my Vita-Mincy Deficiency, diagnosis is non-stop cuddles.”
“But that’s not what diagno–”
“Less talk, more hug.”
“Oh fiiine.” She rolled her eyes as Sunny basically threw himself onto Mincy, “But just so you know, I left my math homework for this, so you better help me later.”
“We have the same class so just copy mine.” Sunny muttered, burying himself into Mincy for maximum comfort, “The only good thing about Math is there’s only 1 right answer, so you can get away with copying.”
“My word Sunny!” Mincy yelped in mock offense, “Cheating? You’re suggesting we… cheat?!”
“Yes. Absolutely.” Sunny shamelessly replied, wrapping his arms around Mincy, “That packet was absolute bologna, cheating is almost a requirement.” Mincy would be lying if she tried to say anything to the contrary, “And besides the sooner we finish… and probably help Kel and Cris with theirs.”
“Has he even started?”
“Probably not.”
“Typical.” That boy and his procrastination.
“But what I was saying, after we finish… that means more cuddle time.”
“But then I won’t get any of the material, and then I won’t pass–”
“Pbbt!” Sunny stuck out his tongue and let out a raspberry, “You won’t pass? Mincy you don’t give yourself enough credit.”
“I’m serious–”
“I am too. You say you’re going to fail an exam and then get a 92. You say you’re going to mess up that speech then nail it. You say everyone is going to hate your art project and get a perfect 100.”
“But that’s because I had you to help me–”
“Exactly. I help you, you help me. Where you go, I go. If you fail and have to take Summer School, then I’m going too.”
“Sunny you don’t have too–”
“Nope, you’re stuck with me. We signed that contract in blood–”
“It was in red crayon–”
“The Blood Contract is eternal.” Mincy huffed a smile, his silly imagination never failed to make her smile. “And if you pass, then I’ll pass too. And we can use Summer to do anything we want.”
“... Anything?”
“Yes, anything we want. Go to the beach, eat enough ice cream to make us sick for weeks, watch all of the Marvel movies, JoJo too, anything we want.”
“... Even make a blanket fort?”
“The biggest blanket fort we can make.”
“Then it’s a deal!” Now Mincy was excited, she couldn’t wait to pass exams and spend the Summer with her Sunny.
“Then let’s seal it with a kiss.” He closed his eyes, tilted his head up, and puckered his lips in an over dramatic fashion. Which got a giggle out of Mincy.
“I thought we already signed the contract.”
“Who cares, me want kiss.”
“You’re such a dork.” She muttered, before meeting him for that kiss. Short, but tender and loving. And when Mincy pulled away, Sunny leaned in to try to get a little more, much to her amusement, “But you’re my lovable dork.”
Before Sunny could have a chance to argue that he’s not a dork or loveable (okay maybe not that last one).
*Grrrr*
His stomach rumbled, which made his face erupt in an embarrassed crimson. “Hahaha!” Mincy meanwhile started laughing, “Jeez Sunny even I felt that one.” When faced with extreme embarrassment, Sunny only had one battle strategy.
*Fwump*
Bury his face into the nearest soft substance… which happened to be Mincy belly. “Alright, what do you want to eat?”
“...Mmnos.”
“Sorry, what was that? Couldn’t hear you since you’re hiding your face in my stomach.” In an act of childish defiance, Sunny just nuzzled into her belly, “Aah! Hehey! That tickles!” Hearing her giggles only made Sunny want to do it more, give him Mincy Giggles™ or give him death! Yes, it’s that serious.
“Okay! Okahahay that’s enough!” Having had enough of the tickle attack, she gently grabbed Sunny’s head and pried him off of her belly. The good thing is that the tickles are over, the bad thing is that her flushed face and wobbly smile was present for Sunny to see. And with a sassy smile…
*Chu*
He planted a swift kiss on her nose, causing her to inch back and her nose to wrinkle slightly. A face so cute he will never forget for as long as he lived. “Hmph!” She humphed, looked away, and crossed her arms in a huff, “You’re paying for the food now.”
He smiled and gave her another kiss, the prime target this time was her cheek. “Worth it, we’re getting Gino’s.”
She loved her little goofball.
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35 minutes, a coupon he got from doing deliveries, and 25 dollars (plus tip) later. Lunch has arrived. 2 large one topping pizzas, a side of garlic knots, 8 pieces of barbecue wings, and a 2 liter bottle of soda arrived. There was a heated debate on whether the soda was grape or lemon-lime, but after falling for Mincy’s charms a 2 liter of Sprite was ordered.
“Can never beat the classics.” Sunny nodded in agreement, it wasn’t that he was against Sprite, it’s just that… Grape Soda was (in Sunny’s mind) the undisputed champion of sodas. “So, how are you feeling?”
“Huh?”
“Your… pfft, Vita-Mincy Deficiency. Are you feeling better?”
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Sunny’s eyes widened in recollection, “Uhh… ghh!” He was about to fall backwards dramatically… but he remembered he had a cup in his hand, “Oh wait.”
*Thunk*
Cup safely on the table, “There we go, now… ghh!”
*Thud*
“Oh, I’m still dying! Just… just less painfully now.”
“Oh nooo… dying.” With the least enthused voice she can offer, Mincy munched on a slice of pizza.
“The dying person cannot help but notice you’re ignoring his dyingness.”
“Oh yeah sorry, ahem. Oh dying person, how can I help?”
“... Play Mario Party with me?”
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“Dunno, you sure? I mean I am beating you 59-38.”
“Hey it’s 59-40!”
“Ooh right. Sorry it gets hard to track after winning so much.” Now it’s Mincy’s turn to wear the Sassy Face™. And Sunny… ever the competitive soul.
“Oh yeah?” Took the bait that was dangling right in front of him, “Well let’s make a bet on it.”
“... The typical wager?”
“You’re on.”
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“Alright kids, get in the Mom Van.” Halley Suzuki said, ushering the 6 kids into her minivan, “Mari you’re shotgun, Cris and Aubrey you two take the middle seats while Kel, Hero, and Basil take the back.”
“Mom, is this really necessary?”
“After seeing a bunch of lipstick stains, yes. Of freaking course it is.” Mari Suzuki turned bright red, as the other half of the guilty party, Henry ‘Hero’ Rodriguez also blushed.
“P-Point taken.”
“A big part of me worries about you two when you go to college–”
“Okay Mom I get it, not in front of everyone else!”
“Listen, you’re leaving in a few months. I gotta get my mileage in now.” Halley muttered, “I mean come on now, with Sunny at least he doesn’t make a mess of things.”
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“Hold on what now?”
“... I’m in so much trouble.”
“Sunny has a girlfriend?! And you never told me?!” Mari yelled, before glaring at the people in the back, “Did any of you know?”
“Nope.” Hero replied.
“First I’ve heard of it.” Then Aubrey.
“Not me either.” Basil.
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“Kel and Cris?”
“I don’t know who you are.”
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*FWAP*
And with Cris’s palm making direct contact with her forehead, I suppose that solves that mystery. “Who is it?”
“Nope, took a vow of silence.” Kel said, crossing his arms in defiance.
“Yeah, same here.” Cris replied, doing the same gesture.
Mari just collapsed onto the passenger seat in a huff. She was going to get to the bottom of this, and when she does…
Oh the teasing hellfire Sunny is about to endure.
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Tension filled the minivan, and it emanated from the passenger seat. Seeing the familiar homes roll on by only made Mari realize that home is coming up soo–
“Aaand we’re home.” Nevermind home is here. Once Halley pulled up to the driveway and threw the car into park–
*Click* *Whrrrrr*
Jesus woman can you slow down I’m trying to narrate here!
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Ahem, sorry. That was uncalled for.
Anyway, Mari threw her seatbelt off and blitzed right into the house. “Sunny where is–”
“I love you.”
*Chu*
What she didn’t expect was Sunny kneeling beside a girl she… kinda recognized but her name slipped her memory, saying ‘I love you’ repeatedly followed by a kiss on the cheek. “Two more times to get an even hundred.”
“... I’m sorry, what?” To say Mari was in a state of complete shock and dismay would somehow be an understatement, “Sunny what are you–”
“Hold on.” Before Sunny could respond, he dipped his hand into his pocket and fished out a slip of paper, “Here.”
Well now she’s morbidly curious, so she took the nope and unfolded it, “Please excuse Sunny Suzuki from any teasing and house work for their illness of Vitamin… Vita-Mincy Deficiency. From 4/10/2015 to 4/12/2015. Sincerely, Local Pharmacist Mr. Reed.” She re-read the note a few times to make sure what she was reading was real, “... What?” And even though she confirmed it was real it didn’t help Mari understand any of it.
“I’m sick. Dying.” Sunny commented before pointing towards Mincy, “To cure my Vita-Mincy Deficiency I need to spend as much time with Mincy as possible.”
“Wha–”
*Snatch*
“H-Hey!”
“Oh you finally used that one huh?” Halley said, reading the note as well, “And good touch covering all your bases there kiddo.”
“Mom! You knew this the whole time?!”
“Of course I did Mari, he always tells me everything.”
“B-But…”
“And lemme just say he looked so proud when he came up with that one, that boy has a whole composition notebook full of failed pun ideas to try to spend more time with Mincy.”
“MOM!!” Now it’s Sunny’s turn to screech out his mother, who only laughed at his embarrassed expense.
“Nngh! Mrs. Suzuki you left the car locked–” Kel finally made it inside with the others in tow, “Oh hey Mincy. Ooh Garlic Knots!”
“Oi those are mine!”
“Ahem.” But Mincy regained Sunny’s attention, “I think you mean those are MINE.” Mincy said, popping one into her mouth, “You lost Garlic Knot rights… along with 2 more kisses and I love you’s.”
“B-But!”
“Now chop chop lover boy.”
Sunny gave a few passing glances to the peanut gallery behind him, while Aubrey tugged on Kel’s sleeve “10 bucks says Sunny won’t do it with us here.” She whispered in a joking manner.
“Deal.” But she definitely didn’t expect for Kel to take her up on that bet.
“Really?”
“Oh yeah.” Before Aubrey could ask why the heck he’s so confident.
“I love you.” Sunny went back to work, delivering the 2nd to last ‘I love you’ and a kiss on the nose, “And finally…” he gently cupped her chin, “I love you.”
*Chu*
Delivered a kiss to the unsuspecting Mincy’s lips. However unlike the previous 99 kisses which were quick and rather chaste, this one was long, passionate, as if all the bottled up emotions he was carrying just… exploded in one act of passion.
The onlookers were caught off guard, but nowhere near as shocked as how Mincy is at this moment. She has never seen or received something like this from Sunny. Sure he loves to cuddle, compliment, and hell just be around Mincy. But this was something new, uncharted territory in their relationship.
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And dang it she is all in on exploring it–
*Click*
“Shoot I thought I turned the flash off!” Well she would have until a certain Photography Student decided to capture this moment for the memories (And his photography assignment).
“Mmph!” Well turns out that was enough for Mincy to break away from the kiss, “B-Basil!”
“L-Look!” Now it’s Basil’s turn to get defensive, “It was a nice moment, and I need a few more photos for my Portfolio Project! And I swear this will get me that 3 Star Rating and net me a one way ticket to the Photography Contest!”
“B-But that doesn’t give you the right–”
“It’s fine.”
“S-Sunny?!”
“Now that Mari found out, no point in hiding it.”
“And what is that supposed to mea–”
“I’m proud to call you my Girlfriend, and I want the whole world to know it.” Sunny said before pointing to Basil, “And I also heard this contest gives out $2,000 to the winner. So I think a 50/25/25 split is more than fair.”
“Ghh!” Curses, Basil really wanted to save up for a better camera. “F-Fine…” But he relented.
Well now Mincy was torn. One, this was embarrassing as heck!
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But a potential 500 bucks does sound nice. “Fine.” So she gave a chaste agreement, “But if you don’t win, you better repay us by giving us a bouquet of flowers.”
“Oh of course–”
“Directly from your garden.”
“MY WHAT?!?!” The man’s garden was being attacked. His pride and joy was being pilfered with! Basil desperately looked at Sunny for help.
“You know I like White Tulips.” Who gave negative help in that regard. So Basil had no choice but to look down and silently sob, but at least Hero was there to give him some consoling pats on the back.
And with that fiasco out of the way, Sunny looked back at Mincy, “Rematch?”
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“Of course. But you best believe it’s the same deal.”
Mincy received 100 more kisses and ‘I love you’s’ that day. Which made Mari question the reality she’s living, Aubrey to question why she made that joke, Kel to question if this counts as double or nothing for that bet, Basil to question all of his life choices, Cris to question why Kel doesn’t show her this type of affection, Hero to question why he didn’t think of this idea with Mari…
And Sunny to question why he always plays Mario Party 6, Mincy’s best game when he’s waaaay better at Mario Party 7.
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“Sunny?”
“Yeah Mari?”
“Why didn’t you tell me about you and Mincy?”
‘ Here we go… ’ Sunny thought, before turning to face Mari in his bed, “Because you’ve ruined 90% of my other relationships.”
“What do you mea–”
“Bebe, Sarah, Daphne, Aubrey at one point, Kim and I had a fake thing going on for a Dance and you butt in making it more awkward than it needed to be, hell Cris and I were seeing each other for a few days then you caught on.” Sunny said before giving a wistful smile, “But hey, she found Kel so that’s all that really matters.”
The rolodex of memories flooded into Mari’s mind, and he was right. Every relationship he was a part of, whether they were real, in the moment, fake, or short, she was the reason they all ended. “Sunny I’m–”
“Oh it doesn’t matter anymore.” Sunny said, “And besides, I couldn’t really see myself being in a relationship with any of them. But maybe in another universe, but not this one.”
Mari took a moment to ponder what Sunny just said, ‘ When did he get so profound? ’
“But Daphne did have a really nice butt.”
… Well that killed that idea.
“... Pfft!!” Mari then burst out into laughter, “O-Oh my God! Sunny, you did not just say that!”
“Come on, you can’t deny it.”
“... Okay just because you’re right doesn’t mean you should say it.” While Mari was good at putting up fronts, even she couldn’t deny that fact. “Wait… how do you–”
“She liked to sit on my lap when we were together, get your mind out of the gutter.” Sunny replied, looking at her with a teasing expression she knew… all too well, “But how do you know that?”
“Uuuuuuuhh…” Now Mari’s on the backfoot, what the heck is happening?! “Weeeell… I just so happened to share Gym Class with her, and let me tell you, the Gym Shorts really hugged her curves.”
“Trust me I know, Mincy and I share Gym Class too.”
“Sunny Suzuki, if I hear so much as a word from Mincy–”
“Easy, I’ve been respectful with Mincy’s space. Give me some credit here.” Sunny replied with a serious expression.
“... Oh.”
“It’s Mincy you gotta worry about, she likes to stare.”
“Alright I don’t wanna know about how your girlfriend eyes you like a piece of meat.”
“You sure, you sure loved to flaunt your relationship with Hero when we were younger.”
“Nope, not listening.”
“When we were doing exercises and yoga she would always pick the mat that was behind mine.”
“La la la la la!”
While Sunny was a little annoyed at how his relationship with Mincy was revealed, he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t relieved that weight was removed from his shoulders. And one thing is for certain.
He has a whole other day to spend with Mincy, and he’s still feeling that Vita-Mincy Deficiency.
The End