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Momoko enters a bar with her group after a successful show rather unwillingly. She wasn´t the type of person to drink any alcohol but she was pretty much coaxed into this. Her colleagues begging her to come and the dark blue haired woman couldn´t say no to them anymore so there she was now. The bar was filled with many people talking and laughing, the vibe was overall good. The young woman followed her group to a bigger table, her people choosing spots and sitting down while talking. She sat down next to a female colleague and looked at each one of them for a few seconds. She really liked her group but this environment wasn´t built for her.
"Hey Momo are you gonna drink with us tonight?" the colleague next to her asked with a soft smile
"A-Ah no..I don´t drink a-any alcohol so you guys go ahead" her answer came out shyly
The woman next to her seemed a bit surprised "Eeh? Really? Even at an occassion like this? Wow Momo you sure know how to hold back hm? But hey we won´t force you if you don´t wanna drink"
Momo nodded, her fingers fiddling below the table nervously "Y-Yeah..thank you for your understanding" her eyes scanned the menu, nothing got her attention so she decided to get a simple water. Shortly after a waiter came by and took all their orders and left as quickly as they came.
A colleague, seemingly the group leader stood up with a big smile on his face and started to talk "Thank you everyone for joining this evening to celebrate our successful show today. Each one of you did a splendid job and because of that the crowd was fantastic today, cheering for us with a great roar! I´m really proud of you all"
The whole table listened to the man's speech with attentive looks as the man continued to speak "So for today, everything goes on me so you can order as much as you want! Have a lot of fun and relax" the table cheered happily at his statement. Momo cheered softly with them, not as wild as the group. The waiter came back and placed down each drink at their rightful place. The dark blue haired woman thanked the waiter quietly and took a sip of her water, watching her colleagues starting to drink.
Meanwhile at the entrance a young woman entered the bar alone. She had short purple hair and a rather rebellious attire. Her eyes scanned for a free seat, which revealed itself quickly and sat down with a satisfied sigh. Her hand grabbed a menu and she read it. It didn´t take long for her to decide what she wanted. Her goal was to have a nice alcoholic drink after a long day of work, just one or two. She placed her order and looked around the room, noticing the bigger group where Momo was at that was celebrating something but didn´t pay much attention to them. Her mind drifted off and now she was scrolling through her phone, checking out her social media. Unaware what will happen soon.
Momo listened to the conversations her colleagues had. Some of them tried to encourage her to drink with them but she politely declined each offer with a smile, sighing internally.
"Momo your singing was especially good today~ The crowd was sooo focused on your parts, you captured them the whole time!" the female colleague in front of her praised Momo enthusiastically whle taking a sip of her drink.
"A-Ah thank you..I-I just sang like always" Momo replied shyly.
The woman in front of her gasped "Ehhh? No way! I know you and this time there was more passion behind it than usual~ Believe me!"
A soft blush formed on Momos face, she felt touched by her compliment "Thank you..I-I appreciate it!"
Around 35 minutes have passed and many colleagues were at their 3rd or 4th drink already while Momo had her second glass of water. A few of them we're playing drinking games by now and a few others were talking with each other, the vibe on the table has shifted a little bit but the overall mood got better. Momo was happy that she got to spend time with them but felt a little bit out of place since she isn´t drinking with them. Her body sent a signal that she needs to go to the toilet so she got up.
"I have to go to the toilet. I´ll be right back" she looked at her colleague next to her and she nodded with a smile on her face and gave her a thumps up. Momo was now on her way to the toilet, not noticing that a drunk man had troubles walking straight while exiting the toilet.
The young woman with purple hair at the bar has already consumed her first drink and was now at her second and last drink for tonight. She felt relaxed and enjoyed her second drink, she liked to come here. Suddenly she felt someone bumping into her, a man that exited the toilet drunk.
"Hey watch where ya going ya dingus" the young woman turned her head to the man but he didn´t bother to apologise, he looked at her with glassy eyes and flushed cheeks for a few seconds before continuing his drunken walk. He clearly wasn´t paying any attention where he was walking and there it was. He bumped into another person and this time, he fell down on his butt.
"Oooii watch where you´re goooing!! You..mmmade me fffaalll downnn!" the man angrily looked up and stared at the cause of his fall.
Momo stumbled back when she accidentally bumped into a drunk man though catched herself quickly regaining her ballance. Her eyes widened and she reached out her hand to the man which turned out to be her mistake.
"A-Ah sorry! Let m-me help you up! Grab my hand" Momo just wanted to be nice.
The man grabbed her hand and suddenly yanked her down so she fell onto the ground "You stupppid bitch! Look whhatttt you d-ddiiid!" he angrily yelled at her.
"Gyah! Please..d-don´t hurt me!" the dark blue haired replied anxiously, visibly shaken by his sudden action as she tried to free herself from his iron like grip but to no avail "S-Someone help!"
The purple haired woman at the bar instantly noticed the ruckus the drunk man caused and rushed over to the scene with an employee of the bar. She grabbed the scared young woman carefully meanwhile the employee was taking care of the man.
"Yo what the fuck are you dong to her huh?? Your stupid drunken ass is at fault not her!" her grey eyes stared daggers at the man that was pressed onto the floor by now 2 employees "For gods sake people like you that don´t know their limits are the worst"
Momos yellow eyes stared at the taller woman next to her, holding her softly in a protective manner. She felt relieved that someone came to her help. "T-Thank you.." her voice was quiet but heard.
"Hey no biggie. Wanna go out for a bit? Ya seem pale" grey eyes met yellow eyes, her gaze softened immediately "Ya can calm down outside"
Momo nodded and went outside the bar with the taller woman. Fresh air hit her skin when she stepped outside, her anxiety from before disappeared "T-Thank you again..t-this was really scary.." she wrapped her arms around herself, her eyes fixed on the ground.
A soft laugh "Don´t worry, this was nothing. I´m glad to help people in need" the taller woman looked at Momo "Say what´s your name? I´m Yuara!" she introduced herself
Momo looked into Yuaras eyes "I-I´m Momoko..n-nice to meet you!" she admired her bravery "You we're s-so cool! You really saved me" a soft blush formed on her face, she noticed that Yuara looked really pretty the longer she looked at her.
"Nice to meet ya Momoko! That asshole deserved this. That idiot ran into me before he ran into ya. Drunkards like him have no feelings of responsibility anymore. Ya okay? Hurt anywhere?" Yuara´s gaze sharply looked at Momos body, looking for any sings of injury.
Momo shook her head "I´m alright don´t worry! He didn´t injure me at all even If he yanked me down onto the floor" she reassured the woman in front of her with a soft smile. Her heart fluttered ever so softly. Yuara was her type! A brave and pretty woman that knows what she wants..oh her lesbian heart was happy!
Yuaras sharp gaze softened "Okay good..I´m glad ya didn´t get hurt Momoko. Are ya Here alone or with someone?"
"I´m here with a group..my work colleagues. We´re celebrating our successful show today but..I´m not a person that drinks alcohol and I feel a little o-out of place there. I-I really like them but..well.." she averted her gaze to the side "I want to go home but I can´t leave yet..right?"
Yuara listened to Momo with interest "A show ya say? What kind of show are ya speaking about?" she noticed her sad look "If ya wanna go home then go. I bet they wouldn´t mind after what has happened hm? If ya want I can bring ya home okay?" she offered it to the shorter woman with a smile.
Her eyes looked back at Yuara with surprise "Really? They wouldn´t mind? Then..I-I take your offer a-and go home!" she fiddled with her fingers "Ah! A-And as for show..I´m an Opera singer fulltime and today we had a show"
"Oooh an Opera singer? Awesome! I bet ya sing wonderfully~" she couldn´t help herself but to tease Momo a little bit. Yuara liked her first impression, she seemed cute! "I bring ya home then. Maybe ya should grab your stuff and say goodbye to you colleagues. I´ll also grab mine and we go together kay?"
Momo heard her teasing tone and blushed furiously for a few seconds before regaining her composure "O-Okay! A good plan for me.." and there they went, back into the bar.
The air was warm and a bit musky, a faint smell of alcohol lingered in the air. Momo noticed that the mood returned to the same as before. The drunk man was nowhere to be seen. The employee at the bar saw Momo and asked "Are you okay? We took care of that man. We´re sorry that this happened"
"Don´t w-worry! I´m alright..she really helped me calm down and feeling safe!" Momo replied with a smile on her face. The employee smiled back at her and nodded and returned to their Task. Yuara has grabbed her stuff and was next to her, nodding at Momo and approached the table with her group. Her colleagues looked at Momo with worry and the whole table was asking about her wellbeing, despite a few being drunk already.
Momo reassured her colleagues that she was fine and got help quick from Yuara. "I-Is it okay If I go h-home? I´m tired" they all nodded in unison and reassured her that it was fine. A big wave of relief was her over her body as Yuara softly placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her. Momo grabbed her stuff and said her goodbyes and left the big table with Yuara at her side.
Back outside, Momo sighed in relief "You we're right Yuara, they really didn´t mind!"
"Told ya so. I knew they wouldn´t mind if they have empathy and they have it. Sooo Momoko..lead the way~ I´ll bring ya home like promised"
"Thank y-you Yuara..you´re really kind..u-uhm..do you mind..i-if I link my arm with yours..until I´m home? I´d f-feel safer.." she shyly asked the woman in front of her.
Yuara giggled softly, how cute! Yuara noticed that Momo found a liking to her, it was quick but you can´t really control who you like so she responded "Sure! I don´t mind and if it makes you feel safer why not?" she offered her arm to Momo which was quickly taken advantage of.
"Thank you..n-now then lets go" another blush formed on her face as she started to walk arm in arm through the streets with Yuara. Both were talking the whole time, getting to know each other a bit better and befriended quickly. The mood around them was peaceful the whole walk, no awkward silence. Momo started to like Yuara more and more and Yuaras interest in her grew too. They exchanged their contact information too.
Both reached her home after a nice walk. Momo let go of Yuaras arm rather unwillingly and turned towards her, her back to the door and a shy smile on her face "Thank you Y-Yuara for bringing me h-home. I´m so happy that I met y-you today and that you gave me your contact i-information"
"No problem Momoko. Ya really seemed scared and I just wanted to make ya feel safe" Yuara replied with a soft smile on her lips, putting her hand on her shoulder again, squeezing it softly "And..I have to say..you´re cute so..I´m interested in getting to know ya better than today so..do ya wanna meet up the next days if you´re free?"
Momo´s heart skipped a beat when she heard these words coming out of Yuaras mouth "S-Sure! W-We can meet up!" out of nervousness she blurted out her answer with a blush on her face.
Yuara laughed softly and softly stroked her shoulder "Then it´s settled. I´ll text ya tomorrow okay?" Yuara locked eyes with Momo "May I hug you for our goodbye?"
Momo didn´t hestitate and hugged her, Yuara let out a surprised noise but quickly adjusted and hugged her back. She felt safe in her arms...so soft and warm. The hug lingered for around a minute before she seperated herself from Yuara.
She grabbed her keys out of her bag, unlocked the door. Her head turned towards Yuara "S-See you next time Yuara. I´ll wait f-for your text!" Yuara waved at her with a smile. Momo smiled back and went inside her house happily.
The door closed and Yuara stood there for a few more seconds before leaving with a smile. She didn´t expect that the day would end like this but she didn´t mind at all! She got to know a cute girl that was her type and did a good thing. Overall she felt accomplished and satisfied with the outcome.
And who knows? Maybe If everything goes well and both develop mutual feelings, something wonderful will bloom out of their friendship?