Yuunoa Fluff Fest: Day Two
Rings
Shinoa's breath was heavy as she finished the vampire off with her scythe, cutting the monster in two halfs. The battle had been difficult, but they'd faced worse.
Her tight on the weapon tightened as she turned around, ready to help any of her team partners. But thankfully, all of them seemed fine, also putting an end to their enemy.
They were all alive, again. It was surprising how long their luck had lasted.
She wondered why.
"Everyone's alright?" she asked, her eyes scanning the battlefield and them.
Mitsuba seemed a little annoyed that Yuu had broken their formation yet again, Yoichi was smiling at her, and Kimizuki was searching for any soon threat with his eyes. Shinoa smiled, and at the same time Yuu winked at her, leaving her as a flushed mess.
Just because they started dating in secret around two weeks ago didn't mean he could tease her like that.
Seriously, that boy was going to be her end.
But two could play that game.
Taking a deep breath, she teared her eyes off him and looked at the rest of the squad. "Since we're done with our quest, we have to return to the base."
All of them nodded, and slowly, they made their way back.
When they finally crossed the doors to their 'safe' base, Shinoa relaxed her muscles. They were all safe, all good. It seemed like a miracle.
Her friends started to go different ways, probably to their respective rooms. Shinoa sighed when she remembered her duties as their leader, meaning she had to go and give a full report to Guren. Not her definition of fun, obviously.
When she was going to take a step further, someone grabbed her wrist and whispered in her ear, "When you come back, make sure to meet me at the roof."
With her thoughts mixed by how close his breath had been, she turned around to only see Yuu already leaving upstairs.
If she was going to tease back, she had to hurry.
And thankfully, the meeting went as quick as she wanted, with only a few sarcastic remarks between Guren and her, which was pretty weird, but she happily left the small room and headed for the stairs.
When she finally reached the roof, her breath was a little erratic and the muscles of her legs still ached after the battle, but nothing of that mattered when her eyes landed on her new boyfriend.
Trying not to smile too wide from happiness, she made her way towards him.
"Waiting for me?" she said sarcastically, her usual smirk on her face.
Yuu turned around, his eyes shining at the sight of her, and he smiled. "Always."
Not being what she expected, her face burst in red.
Obviously he noticed, and knowing he had the upper hand, he stole a quick kiss from her. "You sure took your time,"
"Well," Shinoa said, walking towards the railing, "Guren can be a pain in the ass to me when he wants to. Anyways, I still left really quick."
"Hmm," Yuu said, putting his finger to his chin.
Shinoa raised her eyebrow, wondering what was up with him. But she already knew she'd not get much information only watching him -because then her mind would go to thoughts referring how messy his hair was today, or how that bruise actually suited him, and maybe the way the different shades of green in his eyes were beautiful, or in his strong jaw, and how his lips were pouting and looking incredibly delicious now...
"Why did you ask me to come here?" Shinoa asked, pushing her thoughts back.
The question also brought him back to reality. He smiled and held his finger in front of him, motioning her to wait a little more.
She frowned as he looked into his pocket, his tongue unconsciously over his lips. No wonder she was so distracted lately.
Finally, his smile grew even wider as he took a little box of his pocket and held it in front of her.
"What is that?" Shinoa asked.
"Open it," Yuu urged, looking pretty nervous as she took it and opened it.
Her eyes widened at the same time breath got stuck in her throat. Her mouth opened, her heart beat faster, all while her eyes fixed on the small ring.
It was actually pretty, silver, with a green shining stone on it. Little, and it looked like it'd be no bother in battle.
"W-What is it?" Shinoa asked, her gaze shifting between the object and the person in front of her.
He was still grinning, obviously unaware of the war inside her and what his actions truly meant.
"A ring, duh!" he said excitedly.
Shinoa facepalmed. "I know that!"
"Then?"
"I meant…" her face blushed even more, making her unable to hold his intense gaze. "W-What are you trying to say to me… with a ring?"
Because obviously this couldn't be a proposal, right? They still were too young for that...
His own eyes widened with realization, the actual meaning sinking in. His face instantly burst into a deep shade of red, and as he moved his hands frantically and avoided her gaze, he said;
"A-Ah, it's not like that! Oh my God what are you thinking? I'm too young to get married!"
Embarrassed, Shinoa yelled, "Well! Think better before doing these kind of things, idiot! What are you thinking, giving a ring to a girl out of the blue like that!"
"It's a promise ring!" Yuu yelled, shutting them both up. Taking a deep breath, he explained, "With this I wanted to say… that I'll promise to be with you until well… I actually get a better ring and this war is over and…"
Her eyes shone with tears, her heart and mind unable to process what he was saying just now. He was a hopeless romantic, it seemed.
"Really?"
He nodded, a shy little smile adorning his lips. "Really."
"Then what are you doing? Put this on my finger already," Shinoa smirked, successfully making him blush even more.
He had a lot to learn before winning their game.
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