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Last stream made her start to question some things, so she started to think about her own relationship.
Ever since they started dating, it has become a learning experience for the both of them.
For Shizuku, she learnt a side that Mafuyu only allows the closest people to see. A relearning experience, to say the least, was the attempt to change her view of the person she supposedly knew. It was shocking to hear Mafuyu reveal himself with a blank but nervous expression, her mind took a few seconds to process. But even so, she quickly welcomed that information with open arms, as she always does.
For Mafuyu, he learnt that he was capable of feeling a complex feeling such as love, attraction and affection. It was and it still is amazing to see him try and identify what he's feeling.
Shizuku always thought of herself as someone who had too much love in her, so getting a romantic partner was completely exciting! although, she knew that she needed to be patient with her boyfriend, the boy still had some problems with expressing how he feels.
It's not like she minds! she enjoys thinking about their differences, she has always been a welcoming person.
But...when doing the quiz during the stream, she was met with high results on the five main love languages, to her group and viewers' surprise. Well actually, her group wasn't that surprised.
But the whole situation made her question something, did she give enough love? Her and Mafuyu had been dating for five weeks, and while she does give him lots of affection, she wonders if maybe she could give more...would he be okay with that?
So before going to school, she tapped her sister's shoulder.
"Shii-chan...do you think I give enough love?" she had asked with a small voice.
Her sister had looked up at her with incredulity. "Yes. Too much." Shiho had sighed, but her eyes softened when she met her sister's worried ones. "Onee-chan...why are you asking me this?"
Shizuku sighed. "I just...was thinking of Mafuyu. Do you think I don't show him enough affection?" she chewed on her lip anxiously.
"Is that so...?" Shiho frowned, but shaked her head. "I don't pay that much attention to you two, but I seriously doubt so. Even so...if you think that may be the case, why don't you show him today?" she proposed quietly.
Shizuku immediately perked up. "You're right! thank you so much Shii-chan~" she moved to hug her sister, ignoring the little grumbles that left her lips.
Now, with renewed determination, she'll make sure to show her boyfriend how much she loves him!
The period just ended and the bell signaled the start of lunch break. That means that she can steal Mafuyu to have lunch with her! usually she would eat with Airi, but the pinkette said she needed to help Minori with something. So she can just ask Mafuyu the moment he leaves his classroom after (probably) chatting with his teachers.
As she happily skips through the halls to find his class, she wonders what she will do when she sees him.
Love languages...there's five of them, five she "mains". That's a bit funny, actually.
Well...she could choose one first. What could she choose...? she whispers to herself, trying to remember the highest love language she got on that quiz. Mhm...
Ah right, words of affirmation! the quiz said that words of affirmation were words to communicate your love and appreciation to positively uplift someone!
That way, Mafuyu could have a good day since the start! yes, it's perfect.
Now more determined, she walks even faster (but not enough to alert the hall inspector like last time she visited Mafuyu...)
And there he is. Right besides the door, with a plastered smile on his face that doesn't quite reach his eyes as he speaks with his teacher. Ah...Shizuku really wishes he didn't have to fake it someday.
But enough of self deprecation, she's here to assure Mafuyu's day goes perfectly!
Only after the purple haired student stops talking with his teacher, that's when Shizuku decides to make her presence known.
"Mafuyu~" she softly says in a sing song voice. Prompting the mentioned boy to turn his head, eyes softening slightly before he goes to his usual masked expression.
"Hello, Shizuku." Mafuyu greets politely, taking a look around him to see if there's anyone watching, finding none he lets his face become empty. "What are you doing?" he asks, curious. It's not uncommon for Shizuku to greet him everyday, but today she's vibrating in place.
Shizuku giggles. "Ara~ I just wanted to say hi to you!" she clasps her hand together.
Mafuyu doesn't mention how she didn't even say hi and just said his name. "Hm. Is that all?" he tilts his head, still suspicious about her behaviour.
The teal haired girl shakes her head. "Oh! and I also wanted to tell you how much I love your eyes~"
Mafuyu blinks. "My...eyes?"
Shizuku nods enthusiastically. "Yeah! not to mention your beautiful purple hair, it makes your face look so pretty!" she beams.
The lyricist stares blankly at her, a faint blush on his cheeks.
But Shizuku isn't finished.
She lets out a dreamy sigh. "Ah...Mafuyu always looks so cute when he has that blank expression on his face! he looks like a lost bunny~" at the halfhearted glare he gives her, Shizuku's smile gets bigger. "See! the pink color on your cheeks makes your eyes and hair look so much prettier!"
Mafuyu takes a step back with a mildly defeated expression, but once again, Shizuku isn't over.
"Oh, not to mention the way he always helps his classmates whenever he can!" she smiles, thinking of all the times he also helped her. "Apart from being incredibly physically attractive, he's a really amazing person." the idol says with finality, eyes incredibly full with affection.
Mafuyu makes the mistake of sharing eye contact with them. He quickly covers his face with his hands, mumbling something inaudible.
Shizuku tilts her head. "What was that, love?"
The lyricist shakes his head sharply. "—unfair...you're so unfair." he breaths out, voice a bit shaky. "How come you didn't warn me first...?" he peeks at his girlfriend from between his fingers.
Warn him?
She smiles, about to both reply the question and continue her love attack.
Unfortunately, the bell rings, signaling the students to head towards the lunch area.
Unsurprisingly, she sees at least four students walking closer with the intention of having lunch with Mafuyu.
Hm...she pouts, slightly annoyed at not being able to continue praising Mafuyu, but she quickly smiles once again. "Okay! then, I warn you that today I'm going to shower you with love and affection!" she says that and proceeds to simply walk away, right at the moment his classmates start to appear through the halls.
Mafuyu stands there, dumbfounded. "...Fuck." he breaths out as he understands what that means. He's not gonna concentrate in class at all.
Well that went well!
She smiles to herself as she writes a few words the teacher was saying. On the corner of the page there were thousands of small hearts that she doodled while thinking about what she'll do next.
That prompts her best friend, Airi, to raise a brow. "What's with all the hearts?" she asks curiously, although with a teasing hint.
Shizuku doesn't mind the teasing though. She beams, "I'm thinking of Mafuyu!" she admits without any hint of embarrassment.
Airi shakes her head with a knowing smile. "Yeah, I supposed so. But what about?" she asks, wondering if she can pry or not.
"Well it's about yeste—" she stops as she considers something to decide better. She grins at Airi. "Airi-chan! choose a number from one to four!"
Airi blinks. "Erm...that's a bit scary coming from you. But two I guess." she replies hesitantly, gaze suspicious.
Shizuku giggles. "Yay! thank you Airi-chan!" and with that, she fixed her gaze on the blackboard.
Airi sighs, but continues with her day.
Okay! since Airi said two, that means the next love language she has to show Mafuyu is gift giving!
She gave him presents before, mostly on rare occasions like his birthday, Christmas, Valentine's day, White Day and also after some archery tournaments between schools.
She sadly didn't get enough time to buy a new gift for him...but she managed to get some apples from her house. During her lunch break, she decided to go to the rooftop to talk with her sister's friends, specifically Ichika. She asked the band leader to teach her how to peel apples to look like bunnies, since Ichika is somehow an expert at that.
So with only a few tiny cuts on her hands, she managed to learn how!
But lunch break had ended already...so that means she will not be able to give these apple slices fresh to her boyfriend, right?
Well! yes of course! why wouldn't she?
The teachers already have experience with her requesting to give her sister something to eat during class after she forgot to deliver it on lunch break. So it's safe to say they wouldn't ask too much about it!
Even so, this time she changed a few words.
"May I give this lunchbox to Asahina Mafuyu? I seem to have forgotten haha..."
The little bit of skepticism her teacher could of had disappears in record time, instead, a small smile forms in her teacher's lips. "Oh Asahina-san. Of course, we wouldn't want our honor student to starve." she quickly gives her a hall pass, which Shizuku accepts with a small bow.
Ara~ dating the "Honor student" does have its benefits! although Shizuku wishes Mafuyu didn't exhaust himself that much to reach those expectations...
Well, now the only thing she needs to worry about it's if Mafuyu will like the slices!
She starts to quietly hum as she walks through the halls, since they're both third years, their classes aren't that far away from the other.
Finally spotting Mafuyu's classroom, she smiles. Second time seeing him today, yay!
She knocks on the door, and his teacher tells her to enter.
Shizuku opens her door. "Good afternoon! I'm here to deliver something for Mafuyu." she grins, glancing around to spot him on the crowd of students. She finally does, and Mafuyu loses his grip on his pen when they lock eyes.
A few whispers can be heard all around the classroom, most of them excited ones to have Hinomori Shizuku visit their classroom.
The teacher smiles. "Ah I see. Thank you Hinomori-san. Asahina-san, you can stand and get what Hinomori-san has for you."
Mafuyu nods quickly, getting up from his seat. He walks meekly towards the door, whispering a small thank you to his teacher.
Finally looking up, he takes a look at the small lunchbox Shizuku has.
"...What is it?" he asks quietly, grabbing it and inspecting it.
Shizuku grins. "Apple slices!" she clasps her hands together, heart skipping a beat as his eyes light up.
Mafuyu blinks. "...Bunnies?" he asks in a whisper, hands twitching to open the box.
Shizuku nods enthusiastically, causing him to give her a tiny smile. "I see, thank you. You can go." he says softly, glancing around his classroom in mild embarrassment.
The teal haired girl decides to take pity on his boyfriend and nods. "Okay, I hope you'll be ready for archery practice." she whispers in his ear, before straightening up. "Alright, thank you all! sorry for interrupting the class hehe~ bye bye." Shizuku waves at the students and casually leaves the classroom.
Mafuyu stands there, flustered and dumbfounded for the second time this day.
"Close the door, Asahina-san."
"E-eh?" Mafuyu suddenly reminds himself were he is. "A-ah...yes. Of course." he quickly closes the door and excuses himself to his seat.
Two out of five! Shizuku congratulates herself in her head. If she could, she would give herself a high five, but it would look more like clapping rather than a high five...
Anyway. Now she has an idea this time, during the archery club, she can get two more; acts of service and physical touch! after all, they're always exchanging advice between each other and Mafuyu is more comfortable at the archery range (which means he gets...a bit clingy).
It would be like hitting two targets in one shot!
She giggles to herself at her own joke. Okay, now time to act like she understands any of her classes content...!
"Shizuku. You're already here, why?"
The idol turns around to look at the curious bi-colored eyes of her boyfriend.
Shizuku smiles. "Ara~ I just wanted to see you sooner." she winks without a second thought, giggling when Mafuyu averts his eyes. "What about you, Mafu?"
Mafuyu shrugs. "I just enjoy changing without anyone near me." he murmurs, offering one hand for her to take. "Can we start now?"
Shizuku grabs it without any hint of hesitation. "Of course. Although...could we do something different today?" she asks gently, but the excitement her eyes hold make the lyricist take a second to think.
"Um...I guess so." Mafuyu relents with a sigh. A side of his mouth quirks up when he hears Shizuku cheer.
"Okay so~" Shizuku smiles, before her expression gets jokingly serious. "Today, I'll be taking your statistics." she says in an exaggerated 'teacher' voice, impersonating no one.
Mafuyu blinks. "My statistics?" he asks, genuinely curious.
The idol nods enthusiastically, already breaking her character before five minutes even passed. "Yes! I'll be taking how many times you hit the targets and how many bullseyes you get!" she explains as she takes one small notebook and a pen.
"Oh okay." he mumbles with a shrug. Hands mechanically moving to grab a bow, a calm routine.
He takes a deep breath, aims correctly and effortlessly makes the arrow hit the target on the center.
A few of the other members quietly praise Mafuyu, then continue practicing.
Shizuku claps her hands. "Yay! one bullseye." she writes something on her notebook. "Continue, sweetheart." she smiles.
Mafuyu feels a shiver run down his spine but he nods. In a smooth motion, he hits another bullseye. Although he felt his shoulder position a bit stiff...
Right as he thinks that, he feels a soft hand touch his shoulder.
"Eep—" he squeaks out at the sudden contact.
Shizuku blinks, before she giggles apologetically. "My apologies~ I just noticed your shoulder positioning was a bit off." as a apology, she rubs the place she touched.
Mafuyu still shudders though. "A-ah...I see. Sorry." he's about to move himself back into the correct position, but Shizuku does it for him.
She gently corrects his positioning, after considering it to be finally fine, she pats his shoulder affectionately and takes a step back.
Mafuyu side eyes her, trying to ignore the warm feeling on his cheeks. With a shaky breath, he lets the arrow hit the target again, this time off center.
He grumbles indignantly and Shizuku laughs.
"I'll try again." Mafuyu mutters, his eyes fixed on the target. He takes a deep breath to clear his mind, and shoots.
The arrow hits the center once again with ease. He's about to sigh with relief, but a small peck on his cheek takes his breath away. "W-wh—" he turns around to stare at the cause of his heart skipping a beat.
Shizuku beams. "There~ now you'll get a kiss for every bullseye!" she explains, taking a moment to appreciate the rapidly reddening skin of his cheeks. "Oh! I wonder if I wear lipstick, how will Mafuyu look with lipstick marks...?" she mumbles, mostly to herself.
Mafuyu glares. "Don't even think about it." it comes out weak and shaky. So he shuts his mouth, resigning himself to try and focus his best on hitting the target.
He takes a deep breath. Pointedly ignoring Shizuku's expectant gaze.
He hits bullseye again. And this time he shuts his eyes when he receives a kiss.
He always feels so warm when Shizuku does that...like he's burning.
How unfair...
Mafuyu shakes his head. Deciding to not give that much thought. He prepares another arrow, aiming it perfectly as he always does. Okay, 1, 2 and—
Right before he lets the arrow go, Mafuyu feels soft lips once again.
The arrow doesn't even hit the target.
The two of them blankly stare at the target for a few seconds.
"..."
"..."
"...That was your fault." Mafuyu points a finger towards her, not having it in him to glare at her. Only staring at her owlishly.
Shizuku blinks. "Ehh—? how so?"
Mafuyu shrugs. "Ugh I don't know. You distracted me?" he assumes, also not knowing what the hell happened to him.
"O-oh..." the idol deflates. "I see, sorry. I'll stop." she smiles, a bit ashamed. She did too much, didn't she? she always does...
Mafuyu eyes widen. "T-that's not—!" he stops himself, sighing. "I'm not mad. In fact...I think...I think I like this." he whispers, his hand moving to rest on top of his quickly beating heart. Shizuku perks up, smile returning to her face.
He puts a hand on the air. "But. U-um...I don't think I'll be able to practice like this, can we take a small break and go to the locker room?" Mafuyu asks quietly, if anything even timidly could be the right word.
It makes Shizuku smile. "Of course! let's leave the bows were they need to be."
"Alright."
Well...this certainly was a break from archery.
Although maybe she should of had expected such outcome...Mafuyu is rather hesitant to show affection first, but when she takes the first step, he takes the second and the third.
Which is probably why she should of had expected to be pressed against a wall while Mafuyu presses feather light kisses to her jaw.
She giggles at the ticklish sensation, one of her hands moving to twirl a strand of her boyfriend's hair with her index finger.
Mafuyu moves away for a second to grab the collar of her uniform and pull her down. Lips collide together and Shizuku can't help but smile into the kiss.
As Mafuyu wraps his arms around her neck, Shizuku wraps hers around his waist. She giggles, breaking the kiss just as he was about to deepen it.
The lyricist's eyes flutter open and he stares at her with confusion, before his expression turns deadpan. "Is it the kissing sounds again?" he sighs.
Shizuku's giggles turn into a small laugh, she gives him a light kiss on the forehead. The kissing sounds always make her chuckle but no, that wasn't it. "No, I was just thinking that this is totally your main one~" she smiles, stroking Mafuyu's hair as an apology for interrupting the kiss.
Mafuyu hums. "My main what...?" he asks, curious.
Shizuku grins. "Your main love language! you sure love hugging, touching and kissing me!" she beams.
The boy visibly cringes at the phrasing, but lets it slide. Mafuyu takes a second to process what she said, then he tilts his head. "Oh, is that what you were doing all day?" he asks and Shizuku nods. He hums and rests his head on her shoulder.
"Yeah! and—" Shizuku's eyes widen as she notices a large flaw on her plan. "Oh no! I'm forgetting the last one!" she whines, acting like it's the end of the world.
Mafuyu side eyes her theatrics. "What are you talking about?"
Shizuku puts her kicked puppy (bunny) face. "I'm forgetting quality time and the day is already ending!" she mumbles, not even a single idea comes to her mind.
Mafuyu raises an eyebrow. "But—"
"And now you'll think I don't love you enough...!"
"W-what— Shizuku?" he blurts dumbly, not sure about how to answer such silly thought. Mafuyu shakes his head. "That's not true at all." he states firmly.
Shizuku blinks. "Is it not?"
Mafuyu takes a deep breath. "Shizu...I...this day was really warm. From the sudden compliments at the start, the –actually very nice– bunny apple slices to what happened minutes ago, it felt like my heart was going to...explode or something similar." he explains, voice quiet. "You were, without a doubt, in my mind all day. Not only in my mind though, you're um- you're here." his hand moves to cup Shizuku's cheek. "If all this day didn't count as quality time, t-then maybe I don't even know what that is." he says with finality, staring into her eyes with a serious expression.
Shizuku blinks, taking a minute to process what he just said. Mafuyu was never one for words, but one for lyrics. Even so, he managed to express all he felt with ease.
Shizuku embraces Mafuyu, resting her chin on his head. "It makes me really happy to hear you say that." she whispers in a lovestruck voice.
If he could, then Shizuku could try her best to show him everyday how much love she has in her.
As she's about to open her mouth to say something more, the door opens and one of the archery club members enters.
"..."
The three of them stare at each other in silence, before the member's face turns bright red.
"Ah! I'm s-so so so so sorry Asahina-senpai and Hinomori-senpai!" she frantically bows, shutting the door.
The couple proceeds to remain in silence until Mafuyu clears his throat.
"...Next time let's try not to have a heart to heart on a public space."
"Okay...!"