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“Alright, strawberry cheesecake for two and you?” The waiter shifted their gaze towards Mafuyu.
“I’ll go with the tiramisu, and can I get a cappuccino with it too?” She paused, her deceivingly cheerful impression not faltering, “Can I get the vanilla icecream for the one next to me? She’s not back from the bathroom yet”
“Alright! That’ll be out soon!”
Mizuki and Ena stared at her in shock after the waiter left.
"You? Dessert?" Mizuki stared in awe.
“I like how it tastes” There was a particular fondness in her flat voice, most definitely because there was a certain pink-haired girl on her mind. Wasn’t Emu supposed to crash at her place later tonight after some sort of party with her troupe?
Mizuki did not hide her shock, before lowering her tone to a near whisper, “You’re not masking right now, right? I know you don't usually ever go for any dessert items—”
“No, I'm not masking” Mafuyu craned her head, “The coffee flavor is very pleasant.” Maybe she can visit that coffee shop again with her. She remember being shown a really cute cafe too, maybe she could bring Emu there instead. Or maybe somewhere in the nearby park, with the petals fallings like the day they got together—
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
Okay so maybe she really didn’t know how to confess to somebody.
Any love letters she thought of would end before she really could write them, her brain short circuiting. She couldn't really draw some special heartfelt piece, like what Ena did for Mizuki when she confessed to her, so that's off the table. She doubts she has the confidence to go and straight up say it like An did for Kohane, so what did she have?
After a sleepless night, she came to the realization she was looking for. She did have music. She was able to get her anger out, her anxiety, her fears out, and maybe these feelings she felt towards Emu could be conveyed through it. Which is how she ended up toiling away for several nights and talking to people Emu spent time with. Hell, she even figured out what types of music the pinkette liked, which did lead to Rui deducing why she was asking. Producing, mixing, and mastering such a track was something she really hadn't done before, and this time she was actually going to have her own vocals instead of using the vocaloid software.
And maybe, one day she did have to ask Mizuki because both Kohane and Akito were busy performing. And she might've opened up Nightcord and might've called Mizuki.
"Amia, can you tell me which one of these versions of these lyrics sounds better?" She was really hoping that she didn't just open Pandora's box here.
"Hey, Yuki-bud, what's the deal with this? It seems like totally unrelated to the current track" Mizuki asked, confusion evident in her voice.
"It's for something else. Just asking you, since you are better with emoting than me" She all-so-brilliantly deflected, and totally not immediately trying to find an excuse.
"Well, fine. I think 'What kind of language are you speaking to me, if only I could read your mind' flows better than the first one" That's what Mafuyu was thinking as well, but having her suspicions confirmed did ease her nerves.
"Thank you" And she promptly hung up. Back to the impromptu recording booth that her sekai has become.
And that morning after she applied some finishing touches, double checked the mixing and mastering, and gave it a once over, she scheduled the song release for that midnight.
On her way to Miyamasuzaka, she noticed she got several notifications. She checked, almost nervous, and-
///N25 GROUP CHAT
[Amia: What do you mean OWN has an upload scheduled?]
[Amia: Not this again]
[Amia: @Yuki EXPLAIN YOURSELF]
[K: I’ll talk to Yuki when she gets home]
Mafuyu pinched the bridge of her nose and let out a long sigh. How did Mizuki even know that she scheduled an upload as OWN?
[Yuki: Okay so I did want to work on some of my own projects]
[Yuki: Nothing’s wrong]
[Yuki: Did you even look at the lyrics]
She immediately regretted asking that.
[Amia: no???]
[Amia: wait holy shit it’s a love song. like oh my god.]
[Amia: “What kind of language are you speaking to me?”]
[Amia: “If only I could read your mind”]
[Amia: “Every little part of you, I love the way you do”]
[Amia: GIRL WHO HAS YOU THIS WAY]
[Amia: IT’S FUCKING EUROBEAT TOO??? ]
[Amia sent 1 attachment: Screenshot_youtube.png]
[Amia: THAT’S THE SAME PLUGINS PEOPLE USE FOR EUROBEAT]
[Yuki: Can we please talk about this in DMs?]
[Amia: FINE!]
[Enanan: what is happening]
[Enanan: WHAT]
She sighed. There really was no use in beating around the bush about this to her.
//Amia - Private Messages
[Yuki: It’s Emu]
[Yuki: Ootori Emu]
[Amia: HOLY SHIT REALLY??]
[Amia: and here i was thinking you were ace]
[Amia: OKAY SO BEFORE I GO LIKE “HOW??”]
[Amia: i do want to tell you that the feelings are mutual between her and u, source: rui told me that emu’s been trying to work up the courage to confess to you]
[Amia: now]
[Amia: HOW???]
[Yuki: I don’t know. She’s pretty and I always want to be around her, my chest feels almost fuzzy around her, and she always lights up the room when she’s there. Every part of me wants to be there with her.]
[Amia: holy shit]
[Amia: y’know what, godspeed dude]
[Amia: will warn you, she is like freakishly strong and agile]
[Amia: might have you beat in that department]
[Amia: i won’t tell anybody about it until you’re ready to]
[Yuki:👍]
That day, her mind kept on wandering, fixated on that pink-haired girl. When the lunch bells rang, she immediately made her way to where she would eat with Emu. The pink petals dropping the tree above.
Soon, she was met by a tackle from Emu, the contact making her heart flutter, and like clockwork, they’re eating and chatting.
“Excuse me, Emu” The pink haired girl turned her head, “I have something I want to show you” Mafuyu looked away, “Well, listen to but—I—” Come on Mafuyu come on, you got this, “It’s about you”
“Really!?” Emu was starry eyed.
♪ーー♪♪ー♪ー♪ー♪♪ーー♪
By the end Emu’s face is red and looking at her with absolute awe and joy. The petals blown by the wind like fireworks, beautiful pink raining down around them and framing Emu in the spring’s genesis.
“You—you mean it?” Emu stared up at her in amazement. “I—I—” She stopped speaking—unable to find the words she wanted to say—and pounced on Mafuyu. And maybe the first thing she actually truly tasted in years was the chapstick Emu was—
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
“You’re doing it again!” Mizuki flicked Mafuyu’s forehead.
“Huh?” Oh wait, the dessert was already there, and Mizuki had already stolen a bite. “Sorry, what were you saying?”
“You always have that look when you’re thinking about her instead of paying attention!”
“Oh” Was she really that obvious?
The tiramisu wasn’t as good as Honami’s or Emu’s. Maybe she can— Mizuki is snapping in front of her face. Ena is giving the pinkette an annoyed look and Kanade is giving a concerned look.
“Stay with us, Maf—Khgk!” Mizuki was quickly shut up by Ena elbowing her in the side. Not exactly for long, but long enough for Mafuyu's mind to wander again.
The dessert was mostly uneventful, besides Mafuyu having her mind wander far more often than not, maybe she was tired, or maybe it was because she was excited to see Emu later that day.
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
“Honestly, that place was just okay” Ena grumbled on her way out, “The food didn’t even look that good on camera”
“Honami definitely makes a better omelette”
“I still don’t know why you had that for dinner, Kanade” Mizuki chided. "It's a breakfast item!"
“It’s better than cup noodles." Mafuyu retorted. "I do agree that the food was not outstanding, I think Emu still makes a far better tiramisu” Mafuyu hummed along. To be fair, she would probably say that even if the tiramisu was outstanding.
“God, you sound like An” Mizuki grumbled, “Always on about her girlfriend and how wonderful she is”
“That's Kohane's girlfriend, righ—give me a moment, Emu’s texting me” She pulled out her phone and read the messages…
“Uh… Mafubud?” Mizuki quietly prodded, “You good?”
“Is it… Is it normal for your girlfriend to call you wifey and… Oh my…” She brought her hand to her face. Suddenly the phone started buzzing and she quickly picked up the call.
Ena elbowed Mizuki before she could start laughing.
“Emu?” And soon after, her mouth fell agape. “Are… Are you drunk?”
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
“Who are you texting, Emu?” Rui leaned over to meet the gaze of the pink-haired girl half splayed out on the floor of the costume closet.
“Heeh… Wonder…wife” She slurred out. “She’s… she’s so pretty. I want… I want her so much!”
Rui dropped to one knee to get a better look at her. Yeah, she is totally drunk.
“Sh—should I not? I can… can call her!” She drunkenly dragged her finger to the call button. It didn’t even ring once before Mafuyu picked up. She put it on speaker.
“Emu?” Concern dripped through her monotone voice.
“Looove! I… I misshyou… ” And even in her drunken haze, utmost reverence coated her voice.
“Are… Are you drunk?”
Rui had a brilliant idea.
“Ma..maybe… Wuh—wait! Ru-Rui!” Rui promptly grabbed the phone.
“Look, Tsukasa brought a bottle of sake mistakenly and Emu might’ve had half of it because she mistook it for water somehow” He pinched the bridge of his nose. Does Tsukasa not even know what sake is?
“She what!?” Mafuyu’s flat voice was laced with something, the pleasant phone voice she had definitely faltering to something he could not describe. “Where is she? Is she okay?”
“She’s fine. I took the phone from her, but she keeps on wanting you to come over” He sighed. “Kill two birds with one stone and pick her up? We’re at the phoenix stage” He tried his best to not come off as pleading.
“Will be there in thirty minutes”
“Don’t worry, it’s after hours, and your—well, Kanade’s house is pretty close, wait, Ghk!” Emu managed to hit his side with a drunken equivalent to an overhead. The phone and Rui along with it tumble to the ground.
“Kamishiro!?”
“Maaafu! Mafu where…. wheere are you!” She whined out.
“I’ll be there in a moment”
Rui let out a pained noise, he definitely is going to have a bruise there. He limped his way out of the room, Tsukasa happily taking his place to look after Emu.
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
“Nene, not so tight!” He groaned out as she wrapped his torso.
“Stop squirming then!” She furrowed her brows before finally finishing wrapping the bandages. “Didn’t you send Tenma to handle Emu?”
“Yeah, but he is durable enough” The fact that he isn’t dead yet is proof as is, especially after the cannon incident.
“Durable? Bro is not made out of netherite?”
“Netherite?” He tried his best to maintain his poker face.
“Like minecraft, you know… Wait! You’re fucking with me” She gave Rui a death glare, before being interrupted by a pained yell and a loud thud from the nearby room. “Want to bet she hit him with the same combo she did to you?”
“Probably, but she’s much rougher with him than me, so I doubt she held back at all”
“He’ll probably be fine,” She shrugged, “Worst case, she broke one of his ribs again”
Frantic footsteps interrupted their banter, the one responsible for them being the expected purple-haired girl. “Emu. Where is Emu?”
“First door to your right, we left her in the costume closet since there were plenty of things to cushion the place”
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
She ran over to the room, before twisting the knob and opening the door. The all too familiar pink bob was giggling on the floor and the blonde member of her troupe was doing his best impression of the Yamcha pose, and with the future star shaped dent in the wall, she can guess what happened to him. She let out a quiet gasp before carefully walking over to the pathetically splayed out girl on the floor. She couldn’t deny that she did look a bit adorable. The pink blob peered up at her before pouncing on Mafuyu.
“Maaffufu!” She slurred out as she desperately clinged onto Mafuyu. “You’re… You’re so beautiful and so—so loovely and—and I love you and… and lomv fyem ssnmemmch!” She had already buried her face into Mafuyu’s chest.
Mafuyu could feel her cheeks flush red. The warm fluttery feeling returned to her.
“I wash sho shad that youveb wernt here!” She gave Mafuyu a pathetic look.
“There, there” She wrapped her arms around Emu, lightly patting her on the back.
…
…
“Emu?” The only response was quiet snores coming from the pink-haired girl. Mafuyu tried to squirm out of her grasp, only to be met by sad noises and her clinging on tighter.
This is her life now. She’s not exactly too upset about it, but they’re really not in the best spot for this, and she really can’t move anywhere like this, let alone several city blocks.
Wait.
[Yuki: Did you get home yet?]
[K: yeah]
[Yuki: Can you come to the Sekai?]
[K: Are you okay? Is something the matter? Emu is fine?]
[Yuki: I’ll tell you then]
And soon, she is met by the grey world, adorned by pink lanterns, and the sleeping girl still in her arms. And for some reason, umbral black cherry blossoms are now scattered throughout, their charcoal petals shimmering pink every so often. She can swear there's more structures in the distance too, and the skybox is far dimmer than it should be.
“Mafuyu?” Kanade whispered, concern laden in her voice.
“Can you hold on to me for a moment?” Mafuyu whispered, “And then try to return from here?”
Which ended up… not being successful.
This is definitely her life now. Her coup de gras has failed brilliantly. At least there’s blankets and pillows left over from the last sleepover here. She should probably jot down the two person limit.
[Yuki: K, please don’t worry. Probably will be back by noon.]
[K: Alright]
It’s time to get comfortable, and to be fair she already is, and she is more than tired enough to fall asleep here all things considered.
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
“Gghk… My head…” Emu groaned out. What happened last night. She lifted her head and “Gah!” She winced and forced her eyes shut.
The pinkette's pained yelp made Mafuyu's eyes snap wide open. Panic. “Emu!?”
“Mafuyu? Where am I?! This place is so scary—and weird!” She clutched the side of her head. “Hrg… so bright”
“We’re in my sekai, how are you feeling?” She eased herself up into a proper sitting posture, letting Emu lean against her. The skybox is definitely now darker, closer to a night sky, faint constellations visible, and yet the groundlevel stays bright.
“My head hurts, and I feel like I’m going to go ‘URUUAAAH!’ any moment, like—” She made a mock vomiting gesture before suddenly pausing mid sentence “Wait, this is your—" She shot upwards, almost immediately regretting it, "You have a sekai!? Kghk!” She slumped forward and thus back into Mafuyu.
“Careful, you’re probably hungover. Let’s just head back to where we were” Hopefully it’ll be less bright than the empty sekai, and maybe Rui is there to get Emu some ibuprofen or something. She suddenly pulled Emu into a tight embrace before pressing pause, and as suddenly as they entered the empty sekai, they return to the costume closet, Tsukasa shaped dent in the wall and all.
Emu fully slumped over, letting Mafuyu support her weight fully. It definitely felt better than trying to sit up or daring to stand up. She let out a quiet sigh. “I don’t know where my phone is…” The pinkette mumbled, “I thought I left it here”
“Kamishiro and I can help you find it if you need,” She looked around before noticing it right next to a nearby coat rack, “Wait, here it is, I’ll hold onto it for now, if you’re okay with that”
“Okie—” Suddenly she was interrupted by the door being swung open and the loud clatter of the knob against the wall.
“Somebody mention me?—Oh, there’s you two” Mafuyu has deduced by now that smirk must be a permanent fixture on Rui’s face, as seen by here and every single time she has had to see him, “I have some ibuprofen and some dimenhydrinate too if you need”
“I—I don’t want them…” Emu sounded extremely unsure, no, anxious.
“Alright, just call me if you need anything. We don’t have any events planned for today, so you can just rest,” He left with far less flourish.
Soon after, Mafuyu felt Emu nervously tug at her sleeve.
“What’s the matter, love?” She noticed how Emu nervously chewed on her lip, and how her usually jovial expression also tainted by a pained wince.
“I can’t take pills… Every time I try taking them I feel like… Bleh…” She hid her face behind her hands, “It’s dumb, I know…”
“It’s not dumb, love” She tried to be reassuring, but her voice remained monotone, “How about you rest up at my place. There it’s dark, so you shouldn’t have anything bright irritate you”
“‘m fine… with that”
“Alright, just let me do something real quick, since we’re going to have to head back to the sekai for a moment” She grabbed a scarf and wrapped it around Emu’s face, covering her eyes, before hitting play once more.
[Yuki: K, are you awake?]
Knowing the producer, probably? The only other person who would be awake at 5:00 in the morning would be Ena, but she’s too far away from Kanade’s for that to be practical.
[K: yreag…]
[Yuki: Can you go to the sekai for a moment?]
[K: On it]
“Alright, so Kanade will take you first”
“Wha—” And off she went.
[K: That worked. Seems like it’s two people max]
Kanade returned once more and sent Mafuyu back to the Yoisake (+ an Asahina) residence.
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
What’s been worrying Mafuyu is that Emu has appeared to have been sulking since she woke up again at ten in the morning, but besides from that, she seems to be a much better state than how she was at five in the morning.
[Amia: yoooo mafubud. rui’s planning on coming over to your place to check up on emu]
Why doesn’t she have Kamishiro’s number or nightcord so he could tell her instead of having to have Mizuki act as messenger? She pinched the bridge of her nose.
[Yuki: Why can’t he just tell me himself?]
[Amia: truth sweep……….]
[Amia sent 1 attachment: truth_sweep_limbus.gif]
[Amia sent 1 attachment: Screenshot_contacts.png]
She can’t really discern what “Truth sweep” means or what the animation is? Or is it a screencap of a game? Who even is the guy on the emotes in it? Whatever it is she has no clue what it means, but at least she can actually have Rui come by somewhat announced.
She typed the number in and hit call. Not even two rings in and he picks up.
“Kamishiro? This is Asahina Mafuyu calling. Mizuki gave me your number”
“Oh Mizuki finally gave you my number” How does he always have that sly tone and wait, what does he mean by 'finally'? “Thought I asked her to do that a few months ago, since it would mean that I could contact you if she was to be injured or the such”
A few months ago? Did…?
“Oh yeah, Tsukasa's here. Emu did quite the number on him, but he’ll be fine in a week or two. Just tell her no bearhugs for the time being so she doesn’t agitate the area”
“Actually, if Tenma-san’s there, can you get him on the line” She has a gut feeling the reason why she’s sulking is probably VERY related to the Tsukasa shaped dent in the wall back at Phoenix Stage.
“Uh… I mean, sure?” Why did it seem like
She made her way to the door of her bedroom, where Emu was staying for the time being, before knocking.
“Come in…” Emu's voice sounded uncharacteristically sad.
“Emu—”
“Helllo!” Mafuyu winced as Tsukasa’s voice blared through the speaker on her phone.
“Is…Is that Tsukasa…” Mafuyu nodded and placed the phone beside Emu.
“Oh, hello Emu! Your might is quite unparallelled! Not even this future star could handle it!” She didn’t even have it on speaker and she could hear it loud and clear.
“I’m so—I’m so sorry!!” She sounded like she was about to cry. This was starting to feel wrong, maybe she was overstepping maybe—
“Fret not! You were not in the right state of mind, and twas entirely my fault! I hold no anger! I forgive thee fully!”
“You’re.. You’re not mad at me, but–but I hurt you?”
“Nay, I’m not angry at all! Wait Rui I’m not done—” And Rui was back on the line, “Mizuki told you I’m coming there, right? We’ll be there at two! My star, you can finish that when we get there!” He promptly hung up.
Mafuyu heaved out a sigh of relief after seeing that Emu seemed to feel a bit better after the conversation.
“Mafu…” Emu whined out. “How’d you know?”
“Just had a hunch” To be fair, the last time Emu was sulking like that, it was because she accidentally gave Mafuyu a bruise when she tripped and hit her arm with her forehead mid fall.
Mafuyu turned to head out of the room only to be tugged back by Emu. “Wait, Mafu! Please don’t go”
She just let herself fall backwards into Emu’s lap. Honestly she could fall asleep here, she’s more than comfortable enough here. But, there is one more thing that's been on Mafuyu’s mind though. Those messages from the night earlier. Did she really mean that? Did she really mean it that she wants to be my wife—
“Who said what?” Emu adjusted herself to get a better view of Mafuyu.
Oh, she said it aloud.
“Did you really mean it when you said that to me?”
“Said what? Moonlight, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“You…you said you wanted me to be your wife” Mafuyu averted her gaze, “That I was the most beautiful—”
[Emu <3: wonfer wife]
[Emu <3: ur dhs rhso beautful snd wodnerful want gou]
[Emu <3: miss you toure so pretyry]
[Emu <3: you shokd be my wonfdmerwife]
“Woah-at?! I did?” Emu looked away, embarrassed, “I mean, I’m not against it at all! I…I actually quite like the idea of that. And you are! You really are all those things!” She shifted her gaze back towards Mafuyu, before pulling her close, "Really! You are pretty and wonderful and everything inbetween!" She smattered a few kisses on Mafuyu's forehead. "It was probably too forawrd of me to call you my wife, but—"
“I’m not… I’m not against being your wife…” And to her, Emu looked like the most perfect girl to ever be.
(And somewhere in the not-so-empty sekai, the lanterns sway in a wind unheard)
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
Three quiet knocks and Honami lets herself in to clean up the room that Mafuyu stays in.
Really what was she expecting? Three out of five times she has walked in on those two in the same room, they have been in a compromising spot. And by the sight of it, the two are making out and cuddling—and honestly she really doesn’t want to see this or have seen this. She really doesn’t want to hear it either, it’s impressive how thick the walls are in this building because they are not quiet either.
She quietly leaves, closes the door, shakes her head before leaning back against the wall, and letting out a long exsasperated sigh. What is she even doing anymore?
She takes out her phone to send her girlfriend a quick text warning her that she is coming in, before making her way in. Thankfully, Kanade quickly spun around in her chair, headphones left on the desk instead of being yanked out of their port because she left them on the arm of the chair. “Love?”
“Hey, Kana” She made her way over, cleaning up the empty cans and ramen cups. “Have you slept yet?”
“Not yet, I just need to finish this song” She stubbornly mumbled, spinning back around to face the monitor.
“Nope! Nuh uh! We’ve been over this, love, you need to look after yourself” She draped a clean towelette over the monitor, blocking the producer from seeing the DAW program that she was using. After a few momemts of Kanade trying to still work on the track even through the obstructed view, she relented.
“Fine…” She spun back towards Honami, before leaning forwars and wrapping her arms around the brunette.
They both can afford the nap.
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
When she wakes up from her nap, she stretches and accidentally wakes up Kanade. She guiltily hugs Kanade before checking the time, 1:32 in the afternoon.
She sighs. She starts the coffee maker, mostly just for a cup for herself and Kanade, before completing her rounds.
She checks Emu’s and Mafuyu’s room, they’re both out cold. She quietly sweeps the floor and takes out the mostly drank room temperature cup of coffee. They both seemed content. She does wonder what happened to Mafuyu's neck, with all the small bruises and marks on it.
And by 2:00, she’s finished and cooking for Kanade. She flips the omelette in the pan behind her back, earning a small applause from Kanade, before flipping it onto a plate. She heaved out an internal sigh of relief that those several hours she spent practicing it throughout the week actually paid off.
“How’s the omelette? Added some extra peppers and leeks since you liked them last time” Did it look damn good? Yes. Was she extremely proud of a damn omelette? Yes. “I know it’s your favorite, so I made it for you”
“‘s really good,” Kanade hummed between bites. She happily munched along as Honami talked about her week.
“Oh and then Ichika decided that she would start hitting poses in the mirror,” She chuckles, “Besides from the fact that I think I saw Shiho drool, I didn’t realize Ichika was a total gym rat too! She has abs and everything!” She just realized something, she had a tanktop on underneath since she was planning on hitting the gym right after. “Wait, check this out, think I might have her beat!” And as soon as she is ready to pop off her shirt, the doorbell rings and is then immediately followed by impressively loud knocking.
“We’re here! ” How does he sound so clear through the door? Either he is that loud or the walls that thin. Besides from the volume, the voice is definitely familiar.
“Oh, Emu’s troupe is here?” Kanade muttered. “I think Mizuki told me that the whole troupe wanted to check up on Emu”
Honami sighs. “If you want to let them in, just please tell them to give the two some space”
And that’s how a Tsukasa with his flag duct-taped on a crutch and Rui ended up in the Yoisake (+ an Asahina) residence. Not even before the door closes, they are hit by a thunderous “Where lays the duo?” Kanade immediately covered her ears, cowering to Honami's side.
“Starlight, can you please quiet down, we're indoors” Rui quietly pleaded.
“Apologies!” He bowed his head apologetically, “I’m not the best with my volume” He was still loud, but not enough to make Kanade return to hiding from the noise at Honami’s side.
“He does posit a valid question, where is our troupe member and her girlfriend” He nodded his head thoughtfully.
“They’re in the second room down the hall on the right, but” Honami looked down awkwardly, “They’re… they’re not available at the moment” She twiddled with her thumbs. “So… I think you should leave the two be for the moment” Honami internally scolded herself for saying it so awkwardly.
“Oh, I see, I see,” Rui nodded along.
~▪︎÷=≡≡=÷▪︎~
Emu was starting to regret coming over to meet Rui and Nene that afternoon.
Rui looked over at Emu, taking note of the few bruises on her neck she failed to hide, and ignoring how she was hiding her face in her hands. “You two really did~” He clicked his tongue.
“We—we didn’t—I didn’t—” Emu stammered out. She looked down pathetically. “I—We didn’t have—s–se—”
“My, my I didn’t imply anything~”
“S—shtop it…” The pinkette whined out.
He clicked his tongue once more. “What did you think I meant—KGHK!” Rui let out a pained yelp.
Nene jabbed Rui in the side, earning that pained groan. “Leave the girl alone,” Did she already grow tired of Rui teasing Emu? Yes. “You know how many times I’ve seen you make out with Tsukasa? God forbid Emu do the same with her girlfriend, at least she has the decency to do it somewhere private instead of the costume closet” She pinched the bridge of her nose, “Oh and let me remind you that me then having to redo your and his makeup was a total pain in the ass” She jabbed the massive bruise on Rui’s side once more to underline her point.
“Sorry sorry!” He cowered slightly when Nene lifted up her finger threateningly once more.
Nene made her way back over to Emu “There, there, I’ll help you with your makeup so they’re not visible” She panned her head upwards towards the troupe leader, “Can you keep track of the time for me, I’ve got to leave in thirty minutes for my date with Shinonome”
And off she went to the changing rooms with the pinkette.
"Hey, Emu?" Nene asked while adjusting the lighting to get a better view of Emu's neck, "You can probably get away with just wearing a dress shirt or something. Even now with your current clothing they're not even very visible."
"I—ah, well, want to go on a date with Mafu today" She fidgeted with her hands a bit, "There's this really cute outfit I had Tsukasa help me with the other day and everything!"
"Fair. You want to know a secret?" Nene paused applying foundation, "I heard Mizuki complaining to Tsukasa about Mafuyu's fabric preferences, from what I've heard she wanted to go with a sleeveless turtleneck or something" She got back to work.
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[Yuki: Enanan, Amia]
[Yuki: Can you meet me in the Sekai, please bring makeup]
"I like what you've been doing with the place, Yuki" Mizuki looked around in slight awe, and then she properly turned her attention to Mafuyu, "Why'd you need—Oh my~” Mizuki gave a sly look. “Emu gave these to you I assume?” The bruises and bitemarks scattered across Mafuyu's neck and lower jaw were anything but hidden.
“I—I didn’t mind it, it’s just…” She could feel the blood rush to her cheeks, “just help me cover it up,” Mafuyu meekly mumbled.
“Oh you like that she’s a biter, eh?” Mizuki gave a closer look at Mafuyu's neck. She could watch as Mafuyu shriveled in on herself, face flushed red. “I’ll take that as a yes. Don’t worry, Ena’s the sam—”
“Mizuki?” Ena had finally arrived, maybe to save Mafuyu or maybe because she was the only one with the right concealer that matched Mafuyu’s skin tone. She took one look at Mafuyu and pinched the bridge of her nose, letting out a disappointed sigh. “Can you stop teasing her so much?!”
"Come on~ She won't distort—oh nevermind" She quickly changed her tone after seeing the glare she got from Ena. "Fine... I'll stop teasing Mafubud"
Ena returned to rifling through her vanity case, before laying out a few items from it and snapping it shut.
“Oh, Enanan~” She vetoed her teasing for the moment after noticing Ena’s expression as she stared at her phone. “Enanan? Something the matter?”
“My brother is on a date with Nene… and he didn’t tell me they were dating for the last two months until now” There was an odd mix of hurt and confusion plastered on her face.
“I told you he’s not gay! He flirts with Touya in a straight guy way, not a gay way!” She also did know because she did set up Akito with Nene.
“Like Doctor House and Wilson.” Mafuyu mumbled.
“No, they’re definitely gay for each other—wait what were we doing?” Mizuki quickly darted her head between Mafuyu and Ena.
“Helping Yuki cover up her neck and shoulders”
“Oh yeah, can you pass me the concealer?”
“Before we do anything, are you going anywhere? It might be better to just let them heal instead” Ena lightly prodded. "I got some skin creams that help with this type of thing"
“There’s this cafe I want to visit with Emu today” And once again, that fond look returned to her face.
“Ah~ I see, so you can get mo—Gaow!” Ena once again shut Mizuki up with her elbow before the pinkette could terrorize Mafuyu more.
“You are sleeping on the futon, you pink rat”
Mizuki immediately deflated.