You're more anxious than usual, despite having gone there countless times over the span of you educational endeavors. But the fear's still alive and kicking, with every second closer to 3:30 getting increasingly more intense and suspensful.
Will they be worried that i'm not there?
Can I make it there in time?
Will she even like it?
Thoughts like those are jumping in and out of your mind. The pressure's on, the time is now, WHY IS THIS CLASSROOM SO HOT?
As if on cue, you hear that familiar ring of the bell, which for some reason brings fear despite wanting to leave just a few moments ago. Now you actually have to move. The place is right down the street, but her house is far from the school, so you'll have to move fast.
You pack up your stuff and speedwalk down the halls. You plan out your path in your head, finding the most efficient way of dodging oncoming students. The exit is near and you satisfyingly swing open the doors. You've got a good pace so far, taking any shorcuts, be them small or large, every second counts.
The store enters your vision, and you practically sprint into the store and immediately start browing. Something catches your eye. It's a small, white, fluffy, and incredibly adorable pomeranian sitting on a blanket covered with little flowers. It's no surprise it reminded you of Yuri. Well, maybe not the small and fluffy part. Yuri was taller than you and the others by a long shot.
"I'll take this one." You say to the person over the counter. "That'll be two hundred dollars, sir." The cheery shopkeep stated. It was the middle of January, so you still had some Christmas money saved, so why not spend it on a good friend? We all know that's not how you truly thought of her, but you both weren't ready to admit your true feelings. You hand over the moolah and march out the door with the little cotton ball.
Quiet suburban areas were perfect for a dog to walk around all day long, and Yuri seemed kind enough to take... Oh no. You forgot to buy a leash! It would be incredibly rude to buy a dog for someone and then force them to buy a leash for said dog.
There was five minutes left before the party started. The mini panic attack in your head was to much to handle. You run at light speed back to the store and almost trip over yourself. You charge the door and maneuver throughout the aisles and slide around at the sharp turns.
"Keep the change!" You yell, leash in hand whilst throwing twenty bucks on the counter. Grabbing your phone, the time reads 3:29.
SHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT!
You scream in your head, somehow running faster than before. Yuri's house is literally right around the corner, so you stop to take a breath. To make matters worse, you come across another hurdle. You didn't wrap the friggin' thing!
C'mon, think! You've written so many clever poems before, and of course this is the time when you can't improvise.
You stare at the dog for what seems like hours, trying to think of a way around this. Then you re-discover the blanket it's been sitting on. That's it!
With the blanket mostly covering the cage, you take a deep breath and sigh out of relief. One foot at a time, you knock on the door.
"Hello?" A familiar face asks. "Hey Yuri! Happy birthday!" You say between breaths.
Yuri pauses for a moment. "U-Um, thank you, but the party doesn't start untill four-thirty I'm afraid."
You've gotta be joking.
After all that stress and anticipation too...
"O-oh my goodness, I'm so sorry! I must've misheard." You manage to spurt out that turd of an excuse. "Oh that's really no problem at all." Yuri gives that same adorable, innocent smile that could bring anyone to their knees.
You two say your temporary good-byes and head back home.
On your way home, you ponder why you liked her so much. Yuri was indeed beautiful. Her pretty purple hair, her gorgeous eyes, her lips. Everything came together to create an adorable ball of geniune sexyness. You take a detour to the "dirty" part of your mind. A picture of Yuri in a VERY revealing outfit pops into your head. A crop top and short shorts. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout.
Woah. That's kinda creepy you would ever think about someone in such a suggestive manner. Forcing those images out of your head, you open the door and plop on your bed. The dog recaptures your attention. You decide it would be best to feed the thing and get some food for Yuri. You grab your wallet and keys and head to the pet store for what feels like the millionth time.
4:20 (heh) PM
It's almost time. With the dog wrapped nicely in a box, (spacious and with plenty of air holes don't call peta) You walk over to Sayori's house and invite her to walk with you.
"So, what'd you get her?" Sayori asks about 20 feet from her house. "Uh.. I-I got her..." You don't trust Sayori enough to tell her you got Yuri such an expensive and valuable gift. She'd probably tell her the moment you got in the door. It's also embarrassing that you spent so much money on her. As if it wasn't already obvious you liked her.
"I got her nothing too-too big." The dog was teenie, so you were only half-lying. "Well I got her a nice candle set! Shows you how much I care!" Sayori playfully pushes you. "Can i see them?" They were in a bag, so you could look at them easily. "Sayori." "Yeah?" You give her an unamused look as she puts on a nervous smile.
"These are the exact same candles in your kitchen." Sayori puffs out her cheeks and touches her fingers together. "I forgot, okay? I had no idea what to buy her, and ran outta time. At least I got her something instead of showing up and not having anything!"
You let out a sigh. Sayori quickly jumps back into her good mood. "Ooooh~ I'm so excited! We get to see all our friends again!" You decide to respond instead of causing a potential stretch of awkward silence. "Y-yeah... I can't w-wait...!" Oh god. If I show up with an expensive pet like a dog, the other girls'll hate me! They'll think I'm trying to make them look bad!
You involuntarily place a look of worry on your face. "U-um, Mike?" Sayori notices your scared expression. "Are you alright? If you're hiding something you better tell me!" Damnit. "N-no! I'm just... thinking...?" "Mike, I don't know how dumb you think I am, but I Know there's something you're not telling me!" Have you ever been in a situation where you wish you could just teleport out of it? "Look, you're right Sayori. There's something wrong. But once we get to the party, you'll figure it out."
Sayori's frown turns to a cute grin after a few seconds. "You like her don't ya?" Sayori says in a very giddy way. "W-what?! N-no! I...I mean..." Sayori's grin grows bigger. "Ehehe~ I knew it!" Jeez. Way to rub it in.
The wait is over. You two arrive at the door. Sayori knocks on the door in a rude and lowd fashion, but being Sayori, she thinks she did nothing wrong. "H-hello?" Your mood immediately increase. "Hi! Happy birthday!" Again. You both congratulate Yuri at the same time. "Thank you. P-please come in." Yuri says and invites you inside. You both slide off your shoes and pick a seat on the couches in the living room.
Placing the present between your legs, you wonder where Yuri went off to. As if on que, she comes out with a plate of teacups and a teapot. "P-please take as much as you would like." She smiles and Sayori then at you, slightly more enthusiastically.
"Darn she's cute." You whisper, not focusing on keeping that in your head. You look over in panic at Sayori, hoping she didn't hear. Phew. She's for some reason entranced by a documentary on crocodiles currently playing on Yuri's television. "Ooooh~ they're kinda spooky!" You literally facepalm at Sayori's current childish distraction.
Knock Knock Knock!
"O-oh no. Could one of you get that please, sorry." Yuri yells from in the kitchen. Sayori's still fixated on National Geographic, so you decide to answer the door. "Hey." Natsuki says bluntly and kind of rudely. "Uh hey, Yuri's busy right now, so you can come in and take a seat." "Alright. Thanks." Natsuki places her present on the coffee table and steals your spot on the couch.
Ugh.
You turn your head and greet Monika and she's a bit more polite with her entrance.
You decide to not sit down and go check on Yuri.
"Hey." Yuri jumps. "Ah! Oh my, y-you scared me." Yuri stutters. She's set down two aprins on some empty space on the counter. She appears to be getting ready for some baking. "Need any help with... Anything?" "U-um, no I think I've got everything under control... B-but! If you'd like to assist me, I'd greatly appreciate it." She gives you a sweet smile.
"W-well, what do... Can..." DAMNIT BRAIN, MAKE WORDS! You clear your throat. "What can I help with?" She clears her throat aswell. "I-I've been setting up to do some baking with Natsuki. But I've got essentially all I need... B-but, w-we can do something else if you'd like." Your face lights up, as you subconciously travel the dark part of your mind again. "I-I mean, you can help tidy up, or put up some decorations! We can do it together if you'd like that."
"I'd like doing anything with you." WHY?! WHY DID YOU SAY THAT?! Yuri's face lights up as well. "I...I..." You fffffucked up bad this time, me. "I have to go to the bathroom!" Yuri storms down the hall and upstairs. You do a walk of shame back to the living room and take a seat on the couch apart from the others. Dumb Natsuki, stole my seat. The girls are talking amongst themselves.
Yuri comes back down with an extremely worried look on her face. "M-Mike?" Yuri says in a very wavy voice. She takes a deep breath. "Could I talk with you in the kitchen for a moment, please?" You look to the others, and they're as shocked as you are. "What did you do now?" Natsuki asks. "I actually don't know." You give a fake laugh. You know exactly what you did.
"Ooooh~ I know what's going on!" Sayori takes a jab at you. "Shh!" You put a finger to your lips. Sayori grins. You get up and follow Yuri to the kitchen. Yuri slowly turns around and takes a deep breath.
"A-about what you said earlier..." Her breathing turns erratic. "I like doing things with you too..." She steps closer a bit. "I really like hanging out with you in general..." You involuntarily step forward as well. "I just like looking at you." You two are about an inch away from touching. "I lo-"
"No way!" You two are interrupted by Natsuki yelling in the other room. You both walk out into the living room. Monika and Natsuki turn their heads and look at you both.. "Uh oh, busted." Sayori says. "S-she's lying!" You butt in. "W-what's happening?" Yuri asks nervously. "You know what, Yuri." Natsuki smiles.
Ooooh, Sayori's gonna get a stern talking to.
"T-there's no way! I don't like..." You struggle to think a way out of this. "L-lets just open presents and get off topic." Natsuki rolls her eyes and grins, Monika giggles and Sayori looks guilty, but is still smiling.
Monika starts off with her gift. It's a nice yellow turtleneck sweater that really compliments her hair. "Oh my this is beautiful, Thank you so much, Monika." Monika smiles sweetly.
Sayori's up next. She looks really pleased by the candles. "How did you know I liked candles so much? They really help me calm down when I'm stressed or annoyed. Thank you, Sayori." Sayori smiles. "Yeah, they cost her virtually nothing too." You say. Sayori looks grumpy now.
Natsuki's proudly pulls out her present and hands it to Yuri. It's a pink, stuffed teddy bear. Natsuki put a flower on it's head to make it cuter. "Oh my, this is so cute. Thank you Natsuki." Natsuki grins. "It's nice right? Figured you needed something cute."
Here it is. No goin' back. She slowly unwraps the box. The moment she opens the box, her eyes light up immediately. "N-no way. T-thats..." Yuri's lip quivers. "It's amazing!" She picks up the pup and all the other girls squeal with excitement. "Sayori was telling the truth! You do like her don'tcha?!" Natsuki yells. "M-maybe... a little..." You look away and smile.
"Thank you so, so much, Mike. You really didn't have to get this for me." Yuri hugs the dog. "This is the happiest I've ever been." She walks over and hugs you. Your face lights up. "Nah, no problem. It cost like 100 bucks, so it was practically a steal." You felt your wallet hurt as you lied about the price. "It's still wonderful." Yuri thanks you again.
The day flies by. Natsuki and Yuri are baking cookies and you, Monika and Sayori spend time talking and paying attention to Yuri's new fluffy friend. Monika brings out the cake and you all spend the rest of the day joking, and just having fun.
7:00 PM
Natsuki and Monika have left, and you and Sayori are ready to walk home.
"W-wait!" Yuri interrupts you two at the door. "C-can... I want to talk to Mike for a minute." Sayori pats you on the shoulder. "Have fun you two!" She whisper to you as she heads out. As soon as the door closes, Yuri pins you up against the wall. "Mike, I love you!" Yuri says unexpectedly. In shock, you studder. "I-I... Wha-" Yuri's lips brush against yours. The panic in you wants to push her off, but your instincts tell you this is right.
You wrap your arms around Yuri and kiss for about 5 seconds.
Dear god, yes.
This is so hot, Yuri's warmth feels so cozy. She finally releases. "O-oh my god, what have I done?! I came on too strong, are you okay? You probably hate me no-" You pin her against the wall and kiss her once more. "G-guess not." She says after you release. "You're the prettiest girl in the world, Yuri." She blushes. "You're the most handsome man in the world." You two kiss again. After a couple of minutes, you take a seat on the couch.
You were so happy that you finally can express you love to her. It really took it out of you actually. After several more smooches, you decide you will definitely come back again. It was about 7:30 now, and you were tired. "Happy birthday Yuri, I hope it was a good one." Yuri kisses you once more. "The best I've ever had. Come over whenever you like." She winks at you.
You two say goodbye and head back home.
"Well, well, well. Hope you guys had fun~" You turn around to see Sayori, making fun of you. "We just talked for a bit." You lie. "For half an hour? I'm not as dumb as I look bub!"
Sayori smiles. "Ehehe~ I had fun though, see you tomorrow, Mike!" Sayori says as she walks back to her house. You open the door and plop onto your bed
THE END
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