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“shiraishiiii!” an heard mizuki’s muffled voice call out through one side of her headphones. one side was broken and the other could still play music, but it was a wonder these things even still worked at all. she’s had them since her freshman year of high school, so it’s been what, 5 or 6 years at this point? whatever, it’s been a long ass time.
she slid her headphones down to her neck and half-closed her laptop displaying an essay she was currently writing.
“yeah, mizu?” an tiredly said, not able to keep up her usual upbeat personality. she wasn’t mad or annoyed at mizuki or anything, she could never be mad at them. but she’d been up since early in the morning working on an essay and now it was late at night, and she was still working on it.
“do you wanna go for a walk?” they asked excitedly, standing over her and looking down at where she was sitting at her desk.
an glanced at the window of their dorm room to see heavy rain pouring down, the lights of the city reflecting against the droplets collected on the window.
an glanced back at mizuki.
“ huh? ”
mizuki giggled. “hehe, okay, i know it’s not exactly the ideal weather to go for a walk…”
“yeah, no shit.”
“shut it! okay okay, but like, it’ll be fun! don’t you wanna like, go play in the rain and stuff? jump in the puddles?”
an considered mizuki’s offer. it did sound fun to go play in the rain. plus, she had been working on this essay for a while and needed a break.
no. i need to be responsible. this essay is due on monday.
“mizu, i’m sorry, but i really need to finish this essay. it’s due on monday,” an explained.
mizuki made a cute pouty face at an denying their offer. “ c’monnn , an! it’ll be fun! i’ll even let you splash me!”
splashing mizuki does sound fun.
no, be responsible.
an sighed. “mizuki, listen, it does sound fun, but i really want to finish this.”
“dude, you literally have all of sunday to finish it. you always have your nose buried in school work, you’re not gonna suddenly fail just coz’ you took one little break. please , baby?”
an looked up at mizuki with their cute, pleading eyes. mizuki smiled at her.
she sighed again. “alright, fine. but only because your pet names are my weakness, and you know that.”
mizuki beamed at an accepting the request. “oh my god, this is gonna be so much fun! let’s go!” they bubbled, already trying to leave and pull an up from where she was sitting.
“alright, alright, hold your god damn horses, just give me a sec…”
“sorry! sorry. i’m just excited!” mizuki giggled.
an closed her laptop while taking her headphones off her neck, and placed them on top of the closed laptop.
“you think i can go out like this?” she asked while getting up off her desk chair and motioning towards her clothes. a lazy saturday outfit with sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt.
“dude, you’re literally fine. it’s not like you’re wearing anything fancy. plus, maybe the rain will wash out that coffee stain on your shirt,” mizuki jested.
an shrugged. “yeah, alright. ready to go?” she asked while nodding towards the door.
“i’ve been ready! i’ve just been waiting for you , silly! let’s go!” mizuki grabbed an’s wrist and started dragging her towards the door.
“so impatient!” an commented while mizuki shut the door behind them and started dragging an towards the stairs. mizuki let go of an’s wrist when they reached the stairs, and started hurriedly rushing down the stairs towards the door that led outside.
an walked down the stairs at a normal pace, eventually reaching mizuki who was excitedly bouncing on their feet by the door.
“you’re so slowww!” mizuki complained when an reached them.
“i’m tired, okay? i’m a sleepy little guy.”
“hehe, alright.” mizuki agreed while ruffling an’s hair. “now let’s go already!” mizuki squealed while rushing out the door, outside into the rain. an watched as they immediately got soaked as they stepped outside, their clothes darkening and their long, pink hair clinging to their face, neck and back.
“c’mon!” mizuki called out to an, smiling.
it’s really coming down out there.
do i really wanna do this?
… yeah i do.
for mizuki.
an hesitantly stepped towards the door, and stepped outside. just like she watched mizuki, she immediately got soaked and felt her hair and clothes cling to her.
“shit, it’s cold!” an exclaimed, raising her voice as to combat the loud sound of the rain pounding on the ground.
“c’mere, i’ll keep you warm!” mizuki replied as they stepped over and wrapped an in a hug.
“agh, get off!” an laughed. “that feels so gross when we’re both wet!”
“aww, i thought you looooved me! don’t you want a hug from your girlllllfriend?” mizuki fake pouted.
“dude, it feels so nasty!” an giggled as she pushed mizuki off. apparently she pushed too hard, as when she pushed mizuki, they stumbled back and tripped on an uneven brick in the pathway, ultimately resulting in mizuki falling back into a huge puddle.
an covered her mouth. “ohh shit, dude, are you good?” she asked in concern while stepping closer to mizuki on the ground.
mizuki laughed, despite being somehow even more soaked than before. “dude, i’m fine, don’t worry. are you though?”
an furrowed her eyebrows. “huh? i’m fine, why would i be–”
suddenly, mizuki used their hands to launch a massive splash at an from the puddle. “from that!”
“oh my fuck! you jackass!”
mizuki burst out laughing while an rubbed the water from her eyes.
“bro, that water is nasty and muddy!” an laughed. she couldn’t stay mad at mizuki though.
“heh, see how you like it.” mizuki said smugly.
“i didn’t do it on purpose, dummy!”
“ sure you didn’t,” they teased, still sitting in the pool of nasty rain water.
an giggled. “whatever, get out of that gross water, you’re gonna get like, an asshole infection or something from sitting in that,” an joked while holding their hand out to mizuki to help them up.
“an asshole infection? ” they laughed while raising an eyebrow and taking an’s hand in their own and lifting themselves up.
“i dunno, is that a thing?”
“ no!” mizuki said with a laugh. “i mean– i don’t think so..?”
“huh, let’s google it when we get home.”
“and look at pictures of infected assholes ? be my guest.”
“ gross, mizu!” an exclaimed while pushing mizuki (lighter this time, not wanting to push them over again).
“you asked!”
“my god, whatever ! stop talking about assholes, let’s go.” an grabbed mizuki’s hand and started walking around their school’s campus, going nowhere in particular.
it was peaceful. usually there were people around the campus messing around and talking, but right now it wasn't like that. there were no other people, just an and mizuki. it was like they were the only people in the world. there was no talking, just the sound of the rain, and the occasional boom of thunder.
at this point, an had pushed away the thought about schoolwork and her essay. she didn’t even have to think about where they were walking. there wasn’t a thought in her mind, except for her and mizuki. it was serene.
maybe some people would call her weird for finding it peaceful walking in the middle of a torrential downpour, with the occasional crack of thunder, paired with the sound of rain pounding on the ground all around them, all while being cold and getting absolutely soaked. but to an, being anywhere with mizuki was peaceful.
it was perfect.
an sighed, taking it all in.
she looked over to mizuki, who seeming to be enjoying themselves in the rain. they were sticking their tongue out, trying to catch raindrops with their tongue.
an admired all their features. their bright, sakura coloured eyes. their small nose, which they usually put just a touch of blush on when they were doing their makeup in the morning. their childlike smile. the tiny moles on the side of their face. the way their hair was clinging to their soft skin from the rain.
they were perfect.
“hey an! i’ll race you over there to the gates of the campus,” mizuki piped up out of nowhere while pointing to the gates.
an blinked, and snapped out of her trance. “i dunno, i’m still so tired dude! plus, it’s kinda far…”
“pussy.”
“what? am not!”
“readysetgo!” mizuki yelled out while letting go of of an’s hand and taking off.
“what?” an asked to no one in particular while chasing after mizuki.
oh, i am not letting them beat me.
slowly but surely, an caught up to mizuki.
guess all that dancing with vivid bad squad did good for her stamina.
“behind you!” an called out while passing mizuki.
“huh?” mizuki exclaimed, clearly expecting to win their race after getting a headstart.
“loser!” an teased while looking behind her at mizuki.
eventually, an reached the gates of their campus, marking her the winning. shortly after, she bent over, panting from exhaustion, and supporting herself on her knees. despite the cold rain hammering down on her back, she was hot and sweaty from all the running.
mizuki caught up a short while after, and approached an. “dude– how– how did you win?” mizuki panted, trying to talk while being out of breath.
“i dunno!” she looked up at mizuki while being hunched over. “i’m honestly surprised too, since you got that headstart.” she got back up after being hunched over. “it’s probably coz’ i do a shitload of physical stuff with my music group. all that dancing, you know?”
“alright, makes sense,” mizuki agreed, accepting their loss, still slightly out of breath. “you wanna keep walking, or do you wanna head back?”
an thought for a moment. “yeah, we can keep walking. i’m having fun with you,” she smiled.
mizuki smiled back. “alright.” they took an’s hand and started walking down the sidewalk outside their school campus.
an looked down the long path covered in redwood coloured bricks, with occasional puddles at the side. a thought crossed her mind.
“wait, mizuki look! these puddles look perfect for jumping in,” she happily pointed out.
mizuki looked down the sidewalk they were walking down. “yeah, you’re right! you wanna go?” she asked, looking back at an.
“of course!” an let go of mizuki’s hand. “follow me!” she took a running jump into the first puddle, making a huge splash.
“ooh, nice one!” mizuki admired.
an giggled. “alright, your turn!” she stepped out of the puddle to make room for mizuki.
just like an, mizuki took a running jump and made a giant splash, getting all over an. they both giggled like two little girls.
“hehe, okay, c’mon!” an instructed while starting to run down the sidewalk, jumping and splashing in each puddle on the path she came across. mizuki followed closely behind, jumping in them right after an.
an jumped around, enjoying seeing the splashing, watching the droplets of rainwater fly all around her.
she tried to only touch the puddles, jumping to each of them, almost like a reverse version of the floor is lava.
it was fun being silly and engaging in almost childlike activities, without a worry in the world. especially with mizuki.
eventually, an got to the end of the sidewalk, meeting a crosswalk. she turned around, and mizuki caught up with her right after.
“that was awesome!” mizuki exclaimed as they approached an.
“it was! i had a lot of fun.”
“heh, aren’t you glad you came out with me instead of being locked up in your dorm working on your stupid nerd essay?” mizuki teased.
an considered striking back with a comeback, but decided not to. “i am. i’m really glad,” she agreed softly, and smiled at mizuki. she stepped closer.
mizuki looked at an, their mouth the slightest bit agape.
“i had a lot of fun with you mizu, thank you, a lot. thank you for making my day so special.”
mizuki blinked. “special? all day you were just focused on schoolwork…”
“that doesn’t matter, all that matters is i got to spend time with you.”
mizuki finally smiled back at an. they didn’t respond after that, just looked at an with a loving look, pink meeting amber.
an saw mizuki’s eyes dart down to her lips, before meeting her back in the eyes.
“hey an?”
“yeah?”
“can i kiss you?”
“please.”
right as mizuki got her approval, they stepped closer, softly placed their hands on an’s waist, and let their lips meet an’s in a soft and gentle caress.
their lips fit together perfectly, it was like they were made for each other.
mizuki had soft and gentle lips, they reminded an of a butterfly. she could never get tired of feeling their lips against her own, not caring if she had already kissed mizuki a thousand times before. not caring if they would kiss a million times more. not caring if they were getting drenched by rain on and all around them as they kissed, soaking the pair to their skin, chilling their bones.
an pulled away from the soft kiss, and looked mizuki in their pink, loving eyes.
“hey mizuki?”
“yeah?”
“i love you.”