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Popping a Bubble
Chapter 1: Juice
Akita Neru was known for her constant irritation with people in general, even her friends. Whenever they annoyed her, she silently left them to sit by herself, tapping endlessly on her phone. But, one of them always had to notice, and she always had to join her in her moment of silence.
"Neru-chan~" Furukawa Miki said, gently setting her lunch tray onto the empty table. She smiled at the blonde in front of her, and rested her chin in her hands. "What's wrong today?"
The other girl stayed silent, still tapping away on her phone. After a moment of cherry eyes not moving from her face, Neru sighed. "Why do you care?" she sighed, putting her elbow on the table. Her golden eyes looked at Miki for a second.
The redhead smiled, giggling. "Well, you left right when we were talking about, well…how NEETs are pretty much…gross. You do know we didn't mean you, right?"
"Whatever. I don't really care," Neru murmured into her palm, glaring at her phone. She wished time would go faster and the bell would ring. Unfortunately now she had to endure fifteen more minutes of Miki surrounding her. Like always. She groaned when Miki started laughing again. "If you have something to say, say it, Furukawa."
This triggered a sound of challenge by the other girl. "Aww, Neru-chan! You need to stop being so guarded. I'm not here to be mean," she pouted, twisting open her cranberry juice. Neru cringed, remembering the first time she tried it. "Want some?" Miki offered it to her, but the drink was pushed back to her the same second.
"No. It's gross."
"C'mooon!"
"I said no."
"Just a sip?"
"What does no mean to you?"
"I'd back off only if you try it."
Neru felt her nose scrunch up when the bottle was back in her face, the red drink already making her tongue cringe. But if Miki was true to her word…
She took a deep breath and lifted it to her mouth, taking in a small amount of it, intending to set it down, but Miki's hand became cozy at the bottom of the bottle, making even more gush into her mouth. Golden eyes widened, and Neru choked on it a little, nearly spitting it all over themselves had it not been for another large gulp. After it was removed from her face, she shook from the sour taste and wiped her mouth.
"Are you trying to kill me? Jeez," she coughed, glaring at the other girl. Miki simply shrugged, and smiled at her a little. "What?"
"You liked it," she stated, finally going back to her half eaten lunch. "Plus, it was an indirect kiss!" That made Neru choke again, making her laugh.
A blush stained her cheeks, and she tried covering it by lifting up her phone. "Stupid."
Lunch continued in silence, with Miki occasionally saying something witty, while Neru muttered insults to her in retort, trying to avoid talking to her. When the bell finally rang, they parted ways with Miki giving her the nearly empty bottle of cranberry juice. It was thrown in the trash the second she turned her back.
That evening, Neru was sitting at her desk, scribbling equations on a piece of lined paper, the soft lamp in the corner of her desk lighting up her homework. By her phone and the cap sitting somewhere behind it, sat a half empty bottle of cranberry juice. Every sip was followed with a shudder of disgust, and Neru set it down.
"Gross."
HAHA. Tsundere Neru! I hope you enjoyed it.