[ He'll validate her every single time. Remind her of her worth every single day. Every single time they talk. There's a good reason why, when she asks him how his day was going, his answer was almost always, "Just got better." And despite himself, he does lean in to take one more kiss from her, this time with his hand sweeping her bangs so he can apply a more affectionate kiss to her forehead. He's almost tempted to just forego drinking the rest of this tea now and just take her upstairs.
It didn't matter whether they were making love, talking, or just holding one another in contentment- Cloud wasn't ready for this day to end just yet. Hopefully Ayato understands. He's a selfish beau, but he's going to take care of her. Just like he said he would. ]
[ When Cloud's hand drops after he kisses her forehead, her own hand is on it right away. She wants to hold his hand, lace her fingers in his because it feels right. It always feels right when she's holding his hand, even from the start, when they were just friends. It's a feeling that could never grow old. ]
Thank you. I always wish to be with you, even when the day ends...
[ She's just as selfish as he is. And perhaps it is going to be a realisation of her brother, at some point. . . that she is truly, madly, and deeply in love with Cloud, that she would set aside her title for him, if push came to shove. Cloud has become just as important as Ayato is. He's home, after all. ]
[ Cloud's not stupid. And he knows that Ayato means well! But he can already imagine Ayato's voice now. And his ^_^ smile. But he returns to his tea all the same. He's still excited to keep kissing her, but now that they've confirmed that she's staying here tonight? Cloud doesn't feel the same desperation and rush as before. Like he needed to make his time with her count before she had to go. They had all night. Even if they spent that night asleep together. It's something he wants, too. ]
Once I've spruced the place up some more, I'll hafta have him over sometime.
[ She slides away from him so she can take out her phone and stand up. She would prefer to talk to Ayato while Cloud can't hear them, for the sake of privacy. Not that she would hide anything from Cloud (or Ayato, for that matter), but she would also like to have a private moment with her brother to thank him for today.
And it doesn't take long! About two minutes after being away, she heads back to where Cloud is seated, finishing the tea in her cup before looking at Cloud. ]
Perhaps when you make your stew, Ayato can be one of the first people to try.
[ Cloud patiently waits for her as she goes to call her brother. He didn't need to be there for every little thing. Especially a private conversation with her brother. They'll wake up in the morning and have her back home in time to get prepared for her teaching job. They even had plans later that night to go help his business. He's already polished off his own cup, nodding with a little, "Hey" when he catches her returning to his side. ]
Doesn't sound like a bad idea. [ A beat. ] You can both try.
[ Cloud gets up as he says so. But before he can think of touching anything... When they first started dating, he was still getting used to just how much she liked doing this sort of thing for other people. But he also couldn't just stand there and do nothing. It may be his house, but that mattered little to him. So he asks, ]
Mind if I help bring some of this in?
[ To the kitchen to clean up! Since Ayaka was spending the night, there was no rush to have to get out or go anywhere unless she suddenly wanted to. They could talk, lay down together, pick up right where they left off with his 'payment'. It didn't matter. As long as Cloud was with her. ]
[ He almost completely forgot about the cup for the shrine! Turning to it, steam no longer rising from the lukewarm teacup, he nods back at Ayaka as he retrieves it carefully and follows her into the kitchen. ]
So how much time d'you need to get ready before you head for school?
[ Leisurely walking, he's about twenty minutes away from the Kamisato Estate. ...he gets there in half the time usually. But regardless, ]
Well, I should like to prepare breakfast for us, and I would also like to prepare something for Ayato...
[ She'll have to make extra here, and bring it to the estate for her brother. It would cost more time if she cooked separately at the estate later on. ]
I shall wake up at 6 in the morning, just as the sun rises. That's two hours before classes begin.
[ Luckily for Ayaka, Cloud's cold storage is respectfully stocked up! And he has ample rice. ...as any Nipponese home should have. Really, if he was lacking on that, there'd be a problem. ]
Wanna call it a night soon, then?
[ That doesn't disappoint him, since he'll be with her as they fall asleep. It's an honest question! ...if they don't just wind up talking in bed, that is. She wouldn't dare show it in front of her students or colleagues, but he doesn't want her to feel she's dragging her feet from lack of sleep. ]
[ It takes a moment for Ayaka to answer the question. One, because she's washing the dishes and putting them on the drying rack, and two... ]
It is selfish of me to not want the day to end, isn't it? [ She smiles softly as she asks, drying her hands on the nearby towel before turning to face Cloud. The day will end regardless, but this has been the best day of her entire life. How truly overjoyed she is over everything that happened today can't be put into words, no matter how eloquent Ayaka can be. ] Let's get some rest.
[ True to his word, he allows Ayaka to do the dishes, crossing his arms as he waits patiently. ]
Like I'm any better. [ A gentle exhale through his nose, closing what little distance is left between them. In the comfort of his own home, where no one can see or hear them. Where his blossomed feelings were nurtured and urged to grow. As he unfolds his arms, he takes her hands in his, thanking her for cleaning up with a squeeze of her hands. ] Not gonna close my eyes till you do.
Just saying.
[ They'll drift off eventually. But if she wants to be selfish? That's her choice. Their choice. After all, there can be such a thing as a good ending to a day. ]
[ Cloud!!!! NOW THIS IS HOW AYAKA WILL GET SOME REST... because Cloud won't sleep until she does :'(
But it is that silly comment that reminds her of a wish she made long ago. A wish she made to him, of how he should keep his eyes on her. With his hand in hers, she can't help it! ]
Come with me. [ They said they would rest, so she will tug tug him up the stairs and into his room. She doesn't say anything to him, but she asks him to sit on the bed facing the balcony. ]
While the moon is bright... [ The view from Cloud's bed is nice. Facing the balcony, the sliding doors just open halfway to create a frame of sorts. The moon is high in the sky, stars twinkling bright... there's not much light, just the lamp that Ayaka's switched on, making her shadow all the more prominent as she moves around the room.
She steps out into the balcony, her fan in her hand. Ayaka knows what she's doingโ seeing as they are ending the night, she would like to tell him again just how grateful she is to Cloud. Watch her, for she is about to show yet another side of the Shirasagi Himegimi.
Covering her mouth with her fan first, she hums a tune, a song she'd heard in this nation. Still very similar to Inazuman music, actually. Sharing yet a part of her as she sings, closing her eyes and moving along to the beat with her fan in hand. The song doesn't fully convey how she truly feels, but... she asks him to go to the beach with her, to watch the sun with her... though towards the end, she alters the lyrics a little, about how tomorrow, she will wake up next to him, and love is there. Love is always there. ]
[ He shouldn't act so surprised, but she manages to keep him on his toes all over again when she tug tugs him out of the kitchen, past the living room and around the corner towards the stairs. His bedroom's towards the end of the hall, the moonlight casts enough light for them to move around in. He'd stared at her as he follows all the way up here, wondering what she she was planning all the way to the point where she instructs him to have a seat on the bed.
It's less him being confused and more, once again, watching on with a sense of wonder when she eludes to the moon, the halfway open doors to the balcony framing the Shirasagi Himegimi with the soft glow of the lamp in the room accentuating her. That's when it hits him...a feeling that may as well be nostalgic at this point. An 'escape' from the palace as they ran away and took a train to another part of Kyoto. When they found that gazebo to hide away together and talk. Not even the pull of the 'month of love's heat was enough to disturb them in the moment that followed.
In the moment that returns here and now when she beckons him watch. Keep his eyes on her. Always. ]
....
[ And so he does, leaning back on his hands as his soft mako-infused blues hold true to her graceful and elegant form. Her method of song and dance was unlike anything he's seen before. There was nothing extravagant or over the top about it. It wasn't with the same pizazz one would come to expect from the finer night life of Midgar's Wall Market. And yet...as she hums, then sings, her fan creating snowflakes that glisten beneath the moon's guiding light,
It's because it's none of those things. Her dance isn't loud. It isn't over the top. It's enough that he can't help but be taken back to that feeling he got in his chest, heart hammering wildly as he fought not to stand up too soon. As he fought not to just close what little distance remained to kiss her amidst the symbol at her feet and the flourish of whirling snow. He wanted to preserve this. It was worth looping time for if it meant Ayaka's happiest day of her life could continue. She made every step count. Every lyric that guided her along to the beat as she looked like an unreachable princess.
He never stopped believing it, yet it felt like Ayaka was challenging him to witness her again for the very first time. Perceive her again for the very first time. Recognize just how beautiful she really was for the very first time. And relive it. Relive this feeling of falling in love as hard as he did for her. So much so that when she finishes, he slowly rises from where he's sitting. Just the same way as he did in that gazebo that fateful night, calmly closing what little distance is between the bed and the balcony where she awaits. ]
Always there...
[ Her encouraging words. Her cute smile. Every single memory she's engraved in his heart. Her love. It's always there. ]
[ There is a smile on her lips when it touches his. Underneath the moonlight, with the stars above as witness, Ayaka's best day ever draws to a close. She could sing for him, recite poems, tell him each day that she loves him, but nothing could compare to actually holding him. Dropping her fan to the floor, all she would like now is to hold her beau's hand.
Her heart is beating so fast. It was her first time to sing for Cloud, after all! While she knows she is talented, it still is a big difference to perform for the one you love. She hopes he liked her song... she hopes that he'd always remember today, because she could never forget anything that happened on this day. ]
Thank you, my love.
[ Her words brought out as a whisper. Words only for Cloud to hear, because there is no other person whom she loves in this way. No one else will ever find out who Kamisato Ayaka truly is, but Cloud. ]
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[ The door to the balcony is closed when the two decide to call it a night. Ayaka has let her hair down, the ribbons adorning her hair placed on Cloud's bedside table, while she takes a seat on the side of the bed that Cloud doesn't occupy. The smile on her face still hasn't left, but now she is ready to end the day. ]
I'd meant to ask sooner, but... may I ask why you hired someone to deliver the flowers to me this morning?
[ Hahah... she'd been curious this whole time! A light conversation as they wind down for the night. ]
[ Cloud had just finished swapping out of his clothes, slipping into cozier sleep attire and returning from the bathroom after brushing his teeth. ]
Funny that... [ But there's no sense in lying either! It wasn't anything so dramatic, but as he sits on his side of the bed, leaning on his hands and looking back at Ayaka, he continues. ] When we got back from Shikoku, I was trying to get everything ready for your birthday.
Same way you and Zack surprised me. While I got the Hanzaki Clan to deliver the flowers, I picked up your armlet.
[ Cloud has always been so kind and thoughtful... And now that her curiosity has been sated, she can share more about her day! ]
Zack sent me flowers for my birthday too, you know. It was such a sweet gesture. And Ayato had a bouquet for me, as well!
[ Truly the best day ever. ]
Come to think of it, it has been a while since I did something for the Hanzaki Clan. After arriving... it's gotten rather busy. Hehe. But we met because of them.
[ She'd just been talking about this the other day with himโ how they would've gotten together regardless. How would they have met if not for the Hanzaki Clan, she wonders? ]
[ Hearing that even Zack sent flowers out for her, actually earns her beau a soft little huff. His smile grows. While he still didn't consider himself a social butterfly, everything he learned since coming here lent to him being more observant of the people around him. If others hadn't done something for someone like Ayaka, he'd have been surprised. So hearing that sans the closest people from her world, that even Zack made the time for her? ]
I'm glad you two get along.
[ Stretching his arms with a small grunt, he swings his legs up onto the bed, not slipping under the covers quite yet as he settles in by Ayaka's side. ]
Really was the best timing, huh.
[ Not just 'good' timing. For him, knowing what he knew now and where their friendship would lead, Cloud couldn't settle for anything less. ]
You wanna? [ Because he will! ] We could always check in and see what's outstanding for them.
[ Whether it was something more diplomatic or something a touch more dangerous, it's nice having an equally badass girlfriend. They spend most of their time doing more peaceful things, but their skills when needed shouldn't grow rusty either. ]
We did agree to go on a date. What we receive can be our funds for the next one.
[ Such a good strategy!! And she's only half serious when she says it. Though... that wouldn't be so bad. After they get paid, they can celebrate and spend time together.
It was aways ago, but... it'd be nice to hang out under the giant sakura tree again. It is no longer spring, so flowers aren't in bloom, but... it'd be nice, she thinks.
Sliding down the mattress now, she rolls to her side so she can face Cloud. If he's gotten comfy already, she'll slip in under his arm so she can rest her head on his chest. It's time!! To cuddle!! ]
I'll make sure the funds get split proper this time.
[ Yet as he says this, he meets her with a little smirk. Indeed settled in and comfortable enough, Cloud lifts his arm up when she rolls to her side and cuddles in against him. When she's close enough, resting her head on his chest, he's already tilting his head down to kiss the top of hers. ]
... .... .....
Hey, [ A beat, his hand stroking the side of her head. ] Ayaka.
[ And when he feels he has her attention... ]
You think I'd fit in Inazuma?
[ They're wide awake, but... Nobody said that they still couldn't dream. ]
Perhaps it may take a while to do so... but I think you will.
[ At least, she thinks so. Ayaka can only speak from experience, growing up with Thoma who'd struggled with everything before he got used to Inazuma being his "home".
She nuzzles her cheek against his chest when she closes her eyes. This is very comfortable. ]
I would like to watch the fireworks with you one day... The ones made by Yoimiya are the best. And she's told me of a good spot, looking over the ocean, that gives the best view of festival fireworks.
Would be a change of pace from Midgar... [ But, on that note, ] I could prolly handle it though. We didn't have a lot of big tech out in Nibelheim either.
[ If the stories of Inazuma and their own progression with machinery and technology was true, it was just a matter of readapting that country boy lifestyle. Or even living in the city would be a step back from the technical marvels that Midgar presented. ]
Yeah? You ever get a chance to go yourself?
[ Duties as the Shirasagi Himegimi aside, that is. ]
[ She shifts a little where she's resting so she can look at him. If this means she's practically climbed on him, then so be it. ]
As embarrassing as it is to admit... I've never seen the fireworks that way before. Nor have I ever watched it with anyone.
[ And even though it's embarrassing, she remains hopeful and optimistic! :) She would like to witness it for the first time with her prince. Just like she said earlier- she'll wait for him. Even if it means she'll never get to see the fireworks in Yoimiya's spot. ]
[ His own lil' bird perched atop him. His hand atop her head drifts down, trailing the small of her back as he loosely hugs her against him, tilting his head down to get a look at her in kind. She really was cute... She's the one who planted that word in his vocabulary, rarely sprinkled as it may be. ]
...
[ "You'll go there with me, won't you?" ]
Mm. [ He nods softly. ] I'm coming for you, Ayaka.
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[ He'll validate her every single time. Remind her of her worth every single day. Every single time they talk. There's a good reason why, when she asks him how his day was going, his answer was almost always, "Just got better." And despite himself, he does lean in to take one more kiss from her, this time with his hand sweeping her bangs so he can apply a more affectionate kiss to her forehead. He's almost tempted to just forego drinking the rest of this tea now and just take her upstairs.
It didn't matter whether they were making love, talking, or just holding one another in contentment- Cloud wasn't ready for this day to end just yet. Hopefully Ayato understands. He's a selfish beau, but he's going to take care of her. Just like he said he would. ]
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Thank you. I always wish to be with you, even when the day ends...
[ She's just as selfish as he is. And perhaps it is going to be a realisation of her brother, at some point. . . that she is truly, madly, and deeply in love with Cloud, that she would set aside her title for him, if push came to shove. Cloud has become just as important as Ayato is. He's home, after all. ]
Hehe... I'll give Ayato a call.
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[ Cloud's not stupid. And he knows that Ayato means well! But he can already imagine Ayato's voice now. And his ^_^ smile. But he returns to his tea all the same. He's still excited to keep kissing her, but now that they've confirmed that she's staying here tonight? Cloud doesn't feel the same desperation and rush as before. Like he needed to make his time with her count before she had to go. They had all night. Even if they spent that night asleep together. It's something he wants, too. ]
Once I've spruced the place up some more, I'll hafta have him over sometime.
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And it doesn't take long! About two minutes after being away, she heads back to where Cloud is seated, finishing the tea in her cup before looking at Cloud. ]
Perhaps when you make your stew, Ayato can be one of the first people to try.
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Doesn't sound like a bad idea. [ A beat. ] You can both try.
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After nodding and showing her excitement for it, she decides to start cleaning up, if Cloud is amenable to it. ]
Would you like more tea, or shall I clean up?
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[ Cloud gets up as he says so. But before he can think of touching anything... When they first started dating, he was still getting used to just how much she liked doing this sort of thing for other people. But he also couldn't just stand there and do nothing. It may be his house, but that mattered little to him. So he asks, ]
Mind if I help bring some of this in?
[ To the kitchen to clean up! Since Ayaka was spending the night, there was no rush to have to get out or go anywhere unless she suddenly wanted to. They could talk, lay down together, pick up right where they left off with his 'payment'. It didn't matter. As long as Cloud was with her. ]
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[ He can help if he wants! But Ayaka will still do the dishes. ]
I'll bring these to the kitchen. If you would be so kind to get the cup from your mother?
[ Then everything'll be cleaned before they retire for the night! Ayaka gets up already so she can put everything back on the tray. ]
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[ He almost completely forgot about the cup for the shrine! Turning to it, steam no longer rising from the lukewarm teacup, he nods back at Ayaka as he retrieves it carefully and follows her into the kitchen. ]
So how much time d'you need to get ready before you head for school?
[ Leisurely walking, he's about twenty minutes away from the Kamisato Estate. ...he gets there in half the time usually. But regardless, ]
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[ She'll have to make extra here, and bring it to the estate for her brother. It would cost more time if she cooked separately at the estate later on. ]
I shall wake up at 6 in the morning, just as the sun rises. That's two hours before classes begin.
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Wanna call it a night soon, then?
[ That doesn't disappoint him, since he'll be with her as they fall asleep. It's an honest question! ...if they don't just wind up talking in bed, that is. She wouldn't dare show it in front of her students or colleagues, but he doesn't want her to feel she's dragging her feet from lack of sleep. ]
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It is selfish of me to not want the day to end, isn't it? [ She smiles softly as she asks, drying her hands on the nearby towel before turning to face Cloud. The day will end regardless, but this has been the best day of her entire life. How truly overjoyed she is over everything that happened today can't be put into words, no matter how eloquent Ayaka can be. ] Let's get some rest.
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Like I'm any better. [ A gentle exhale through his nose, closing what little distance is left between them. In the comfort of his own home, where no one can see or hear them. Where his blossomed feelings were nurtured and urged to grow. As he unfolds his arms, he takes her hands in his, thanking her for cleaning up with a squeeze of her hands. ] Not gonna close my eyes till you do.
Just saying.
[ They'll drift off eventually. But if she wants to be selfish? That's her choice. Their choice. After all, there can be such a thing as a good ending to a day. ]
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But it is that silly comment that reminds her of a wish she made long ago. A wish she made to him, of how he should keep his eyes on her. With his hand in hers, she can't help it! ]
Come with me. [ They said they would rest, so she will tug tug him up the stairs and into his room. She doesn't say anything to him, but she asks him to sit on the bed facing the balcony. ]
While the moon is bright... [ The view from Cloud's bed is nice. Facing the balcony, the sliding doors just open halfway to create a frame of sorts. The moon is high in the sky, stars twinkling bright... there's not much light, just the lamp that Ayaka's switched on, making her shadow all the more prominent as she moves around the room.
She steps out into the balcony, her fan in her hand. Ayaka knows what she's doingโ seeing as they are ending the night, she would like to tell him again just how grateful she is to Cloud. Watch her, for she is about to show yet another side of the Shirasagi Himegimi.
Covering her mouth with her fan first, she hums a tune, a song she'd heard in this nation. Still very similar to Inazuman music, actually. Sharing yet a part of her as she sings, closing her eyes and moving along to the beat with her fan in hand. The song doesn't fully convey how she truly feels, but... she asks him to go to the beach with her, to watch the sun with her... though towards the end, she alters the lyrics a little, about how tomorrow, she will wake up next to him, and love is there. Love is always there. ]
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Huh?
[ He shouldn't act so surprised, but she manages to keep him on his toes all over again when she tug tugs him out of the kitchen, past the living room and around the corner towards the stairs. His bedroom's towards the end of the hall, the moonlight casts enough light for them to move around in. He'd stared at her as he follows all the way up here, wondering what she she was planning all the way to the point where she instructs him to have a seat on the bed.
It's less him being confused and more, once again, watching on with a sense of wonder when she eludes to the moon, the halfway open doors to the balcony framing the Shirasagi Himegimi with the soft glow of the lamp in the room accentuating her. That's when it hits him...a feeling that may as well be nostalgic at this point. An 'escape' from the palace as they ran away and took a train to another part of Kyoto. When they found that gazebo to hide away together and talk. Not even the pull of the 'month of love's heat was enough to disturb them in the moment that followed.
In the moment that returns here and now when she beckons him watch. Keep his eyes on her. Always. ]
....
[ And so he does, leaning back on his hands as his soft mako-infused blues hold true to her graceful and elegant form. Her method of song and dance was unlike anything he's seen before. There was nothing extravagant or over the top about it. It wasn't with the same pizazz one would come to expect from the finer night life of Midgar's Wall Market. And yet...as she hums, then sings, her fan creating snowflakes that glisten beneath the moon's guiding light,
It's because it's none of those things. Her dance isn't loud. It isn't over the top. It's enough that he can't help but be taken back to that feeling he got in his chest, heart hammering wildly as he fought not to stand up too soon. As he fought not to just close what little distance remained to kiss her amidst the symbol at her feet and the flourish of whirling snow. He wanted to preserve this. It was worth looping time for if it meant Ayaka's happiest day of her life could continue. She made every step count. Every lyric that guided her along to the beat as she looked like an unreachable princess.
He never stopped believing it, yet it felt like Ayaka was challenging him to witness her again for the very first time. Perceive her again for the very first time. Recognize just how beautiful she really was for the very first time. And relive it. Relive this feeling of falling in love as hard as he did for her. So much so that when she finishes, he slowly rises from where he's sitting. Just the same way as he did in that gazebo that fateful night, calmly closing what little distance is between the bed and the balcony where she awaits. ]
Always there...
[ Her encouraging words. Her cute smile. Every single memory she's engraved in his heart. Her love. It's always there. ]
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Her heart is beating so fast. It was her first time to sing for Cloud, after all! While she knows she is talented, it still is a big difference to perform for the one you love. She hopes he liked her song... she hopes that he'd always remember today, because she could never forget anything that happened on this day. ]
Thank you, my love.
[ Her words brought out as a whisper. Words only for Cloud to hear, because there is no other person whom she loves in this way. No one else will ever find out who Kamisato Ayaka truly is, but Cloud. ]
[ The door to the balcony is closed when the two decide to call it a night. Ayaka has let her hair down, the ribbons adorning her hair placed on Cloud's bedside table, while she takes a seat on the side of the bed that Cloud doesn't occupy. The smile on her face still hasn't left, but now she is ready to end the day. ]
I'd meant to ask sooner, but... may I ask why you hired someone to deliver the flowers to me this morning?
[ Hahah... she'd been curious this whole time! A light conversation as they wind down for the night. ]
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Mm?
[ Cloud had just finished swapping out of his clothes, slipping into cozier sleep attire and returning from the bathroom after brushing his teeth. ]
Funny that... [ But there's no sense in lying either! It wasn't anything so dramatic, but as he sits on his side of the bed, leaning on his hands and looking back at Ayaka, he continues. ] When we got back from Shikoku, I was trying to get everything ready for your birthday.
Same way you and Zack surprised me. While I got the Hanzaki Clan to deliver the flowers, I picked up your armlet.
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Zack sent me flowers for my birthday too, you know. It was such a sweet gesture. And Ayato had a bouquet for me, as well!
[ Truly the best day ever. ]
Come to think of it, it has been a while since I did something for the Hanzaki Clan. After arriving... it's gotten rather busy. Hehe. But we met because of them.
[ She'd just been talking about this the other day with himโ how they would've gotten together regardless. How would they have met if not for the Hanzaki Clan, she wonders? ]
Should we pick up a commission for them soon?
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I'm glad you two get along.
[ Stretching his arms with a small grunt, he swings his legs up onto the bed, not slipping under the covers quite yet as he settles in by Ayaka's side. ]
Really was the best timing, huh.
[ Not just 'good' timing. For him, knowing what he knew now and where their friendship would lead, Cloud couldn't settle for anything less. ]
You wanna? [ Because he will! ] We could always check in and see what's outstanding for them.
[ Whether it was something more diplomatic or something a touch more dangerous, it's nice having an equally badass girlfriend. They spend most of their time doing more peaceful things, but their skills when needed shouldn't grow rusty either. ]
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[ Such a good strategy!! And she's only half serious when she says it. Though... that wouldn't be so bad. After they get paid, they can celebrate and spend time together.
It was aways ago, but... it'd be nice to hang out under the giant sakura tree again. It is no longer spring, so flowers aren't in bloom, but... it'd be nice, she thinks.
Sliding down the mattress now, she rolls to her side so she can face Cloud. If he's gotten comfy already, she'll slip in under his arm so she can rest her head on his chest. It's time!! To cuddle!! ]
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[ Yet as he says this, he meets her with a little smirk. Indeed settled in and comfortable enough, Cloud lifts his arm up when she rolls to her side and cuddles in against him. When she's close enough, resting her head on his chest, he's already tilting his head down to kiss the top of hers. ]
... .... .....
Hey, [ A beat, his hand stroking the side of her head. ] Ayaka.
[ And when he feels he has her attention... ]
You think I'd fit in Inazuma?
[ They're wide awake, but... Nobody said that they still couldn't dream. ]
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[ At least, she thinks so. Ayaka can only speak from experience, growing up with Thoma who'd struggled with everything before he got used to Inazuma being his "home".
She nuzzles her cheek against his chest when she closes her eyes. This is very comfortable. ]
I would like to watch the fireworks with you one day... The ones made by Yoimiya are the best. And she's told me of a good spot, looking over the ocean, that gives the best view of festival fireworks.
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[ If the stories of Inazuma and their own progression with machinery and technology was true, it was just a matter of readapting that country boy lifestyle. Or even living in the city would be a step back from the technical marvels that Midgar presented. ]
Yeah? You ever get a chance to go yourself?
[ Duties as the Shirasagi Himegimi aside, that is. ]
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As embarrassing as it is to admit... I've never seen the fireworks that way before. Nor have I ever watched it with anyone.
[ And even though it's embarrassing, she remains hopeful and optimistic! :) She would like to witness it for the first time with her prince. Just like she said earlier- she'll wait for him. Even if it means she'll never get to see the fireworks in Yoimiya's spot. ]
You'll go there with me, won't you?
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[ "You'll go there with me, won't you?" ]
Mm. [ He nods softly. ] I'm coming for you, Ayaka.
That's a promise.
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