A/N: So I'm sure that most people now don't even remember me writing, but I do write for this fandom, and though slowly I get out chapters. It'd be best if you went back to the first chapter for a refresher to remember what was going on, but basically this chapter picks up where Yui and Azusa turned off from the others. A bit short, but that's drabbles for you, eh?
"Yui-senpai, could you please let go now?" a second year girl called out in protest at her brunette companion, indicating her agitation at her hand that was clasped in the older girl's. The two students were strolling down the street heading towards the suburbs of the city, guitar cases slung over their shoulders and scarves wrapped around their necks. The younger's elder in question looked to be in a state of tranquility, and the kouhai had to wonder if she even heard her at all with her face a mask of blissful ignorance.
"But isn't it warmer this way, Azu-nyan?" Yui responded contentedly while beginning to swing their arms back and forth.
'Oh no, not this again,' Azusa thought despairingly, trying in vain to keep her own arm steady from her senpai's stronger grip. "It's not really that cold though," she argued meekly while her body gave an involuntary shiver much to her displeasure. "And people might get the wrong idea…" the kouhai mumbled into her scarf, her gaze shifting nervously around her at any passersby. The blush that had been adorning her face for the last five minutes intensified suddenly from saying this, and she again attempted to free herself from the brunette's hold.
"Aww, you don't like me anymore Azu-nyan?" the brunette questioned miserably, a betrayed look on her face.
"What are you saying Yui-senpai?" was the raven-haired girl's response, her twin-tails whipping around as she startled from shock. Her mind was overloading from the amount of implications that her senior seemed to be giving, and she was just about to keel over.
Until she was suddenly jerked to the left by the grip on her hand.
She brought her other hand up to keep herself from smashing into a glass window that sprang up into her vision, feeling the jarring force of the impact snake up her arm. Wincing and knowing that she'd be feeling that tomorrow morning, Azusa glanced over at Yui seeing her captivated by whatever was through the glass. Taking a look through the frosted window, she found a display of sweets and pastries set up elegantly to catch the eye of people passing the shop. 'I should've known...' the kouhai deadpanned to herself before turning to her fellow guitarist. "You just ate most of the cakes that Mugi-senpai brought. How can you think of eating anymore?" she questioned skeptically with a raised eyebrow.
"But these are for the walk home..." Yui began, her head turned towards Azusa's general direction but keeping her eyes glued to the sweets in front of her.
"Wait, you're not even going to wait until you get home to eat?" Her appetite never ceased to amaze the petite guitarist.
"Ui will have sweets ready for me by then," the brunette replied matter-of-factly while pulling the raven-haired girl into the shop with her, with the latter having a resounding 'good Lord' bouncing around in her head.
The interior of the cake shop was of stark contrast to the temperature outside, and the warm aroma of fresh dough being baked added to the atmosphere in easing Azusa's shivers as she got used to the sudden change. The shop itself was not very busy, and only a couple of people stood in line ordering with a few other customers scattered here and there at the tables, enjoying a warm cup of coffee or tea as they idled the day away.
Azusa watched Yui stroll over to where the desserts were being displayed behind the glass, but only to turn around and investigate more of what the shop had to offer by the order counter. The kouhai sighed to herself once again, and then decided to take a look herself. After all, she might as well while she was there, even if she didn't care to get anything. She wandered up to where the brunette was currently standing, taking a glance at what the older guitarist was admiring behind the glass. "Isn't that a bit pricy for you?" she questioned Yui when she took a look at the price tag. The money was well placed, however. A towering confection of chocolate and frosting stood in front of them on a decorated plate sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar. Azusa could almost hear the gears in Yui's head turning as the older girl mentally considered how much money she had on her.
"Azu-nyan, how much money do you have?" She suddenly questioned, causing her to receive a glare from the girl in question.
"Senpai, I'm not buying it for you," was her definite answer.
"I didn't want you to buy it for me!" Yui cried, trying to defend herself. "I was thinking maybe we could split the cost and the cake… Plus Ui won't let me carry that much money at one time." Azusa deadpanned at this, but she did have to admit that the cake was tempting. However, she felt like she couldn't eat it after the sweets she had just had back at school. Nevertheless, she took out her wallet from her school bag and opened it to find only a few coins.
"Um…" she started, not sure what to say. She looked up slowly to look at Yui, who had a disappointed look on her face. This only caused Azusa to feel guilty, knowing that she had spent most of her money on "deals" she had found online. She gave the brunette an apologetic look, adding, "I'm sorry Yui-senpai. I don't have much on me."
Yui's mouth looked like an upside-down V in an anime-ish way, pouting as she gave another look towards the cake. She however then turned back to face the petite guitarist, a broad smile on her face like she had forgotten about it already. "It's alright Azu-nyan. Maybe next time?" She started to head for the door, still smiling at Azusa.
"S-sure!" 'Why did I stutter?' She quickly composed herself to speak more regularly, not understanding why she suddenly stammered. "I'll make sure to have money for it."
"Great!" Yui chirped, grabbing Azusa's hand and leading her out of the shop. "It's a date then." This, of course, got a reaction from the other guitarist, who was now questioning what other things the airhead might be implying while berating her senpai for opting to such wording.
'Sometimes I feel as if she's trying to get a reaction from me though,' the kouhai thought bitterly as she calmed down, taking note of her hand still being held. "Yui-senpai, you can let go now."
"Eh? Why?" was her answer as she turned to face the raven-haired girl with a glance at their clasped hands. Azusa gestured to the left with her free hand.
"Because my house is this way, not that way," she reminded her, pointing to the respective directions.
"Aww…" Yui whined before reluctantly letting go her Azusa's hand. As always though, her demeanor changed quickly to her usual happy self, and pulled the kouhai into a tight hug. The latter squeaked slightly in surprise, but gave in to the embrace, knowing it was useless to resist. The brunette then ended the hug, breaking away with her usual smile. "See you later then Azu-nyan! And don't forget the date!"
"Senpai…" the younger girl growled, throwing a glare at her before sighing and turning to continue walking to her house. She looked back at Yui who was waving enthusiastically at her, so she waved slightly in return before looking ahead again with a pensive face.
'Date, huh?'
A/N: And that's it. A bit foreshadowing for a future chapter, but what characters I'll be following will jump around, so there's no set schedule. Also I'm gonna state that it's difficult to keep consistent with setting when you're writing at different times of the year, but that is mainly my fault. I'm sure it's weird for those of you in summer to be reading a winter chapter. Anyway, review if you'd like to point something out to me, need me to change a typo, or just want to be awesome and review.
Until next time.
