That night, Hanamaru proceeded to research on how to 'set the mood' and came across a particular website she found helpful. Until she actually understood what it was suggesting, at least.
Use candles – A really romantic way to set the mood with your loved one. Not only do they come in all shapes and sizes, but they also come in a variety of scents so you can choose whichever you want. However DO NOT leave the candles burning as you're... distracted as getting out of bed to call the fire department will surely ruin your night. Safety first!
Helpful. It got the wrong idea, but helpful nonetheless.
Put on some sexy tunes that you both love – Whatever you do, just DON'T turn on the radio instead! Radio commercials can really kill the mood! You don't want to end up doing it with a random guy screaming in the background!
Hm... She could try this but... wouldn't it just distract Yoshiko from the pickup line? And to do that just for a pickup line seems a little over the top.
Experiment with flavours.
Hanamaru tilted her head at this and, as she read on, she quickly saw what it was referring to and hastily shut her laptop with a blush. She didn't want to do that kind of thing! Did she? Definitely not!
Maybe she'll buy some candles on the way to school tomorrow and put them around the club room and invite Yoshiko in. The perfect plan!
After planning the details of her plan, such as which pickup line she would use, she put her laptop away and went to sleep. This time Yoshiko couldn't misunderstand! Right?
...TIMESKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY SLEEP...
Hanamaru skipped happily out of the shop, having bought several heart shaped candles of various sizes and colours, mainly reds and pinks though. She had also bought a lighter to go along with it as otherwise she wouldn't be able to light the candles and she's bought scented ones so a lighter is definitely necessary.
She sent a text to Yoshiko telling her to meet her at the club room ALONE and rushed off to school in order to get there before the fallen angel.
As soon as she reached the clubroom, she peeked inside to check if anyone was there. Great, no one was there! Hanamaru immediately entered and got to work, emptying the candles from the bag onto the table then taking them one by one and placing them in random, but safe, places within the room and lighting them all. Now that she took a step back to admire her handiwork, she briefly questioned if she had bought too many candles but quickly dismissed that thought as she heard someone open the door as well as a voice calling out, "Zuramaru?"
Hanamaru swiftly turned around to see Yoshiko enter the room and greeted her with, "Yoshiko~!"
Yoshiko frowned and, stomping her foot a little, she yelled, "IT'S YOHANE!"
Quickly dismissing this, Yoshiko's expression became calm as she crossed her arms and asked, "Anyway was this 'life or death question'?"
Hanamaru smiled. Had Yoshiko noticed the candles yet? Hm, she must have. She was looking around when she came in.
"Hm, I just wanted to ask why are you not on top of a Christmas tree, zura?" She asked, hoping that the love candles had some sort of effect on the fallen angel.
The fallen angel tilted her head in confused as she uncrossed her arms to answer cautiously, "Why should I be?"
Hanamaru's face fell as she feigned considering the other girl's question and her brows furrowed in thought.
"Hm... I thought that was where angels belonged..."
Maybe the way she put that wasn't clear? Hopefully the candles had worked their magic.
"Firstly, Zuramaru, those are fake angels. Decorations. Secondly, I am a FALLEN angel. Fallen angels don't belong on Christmas trees." Yoshiko told her.
Great. Why did Hanamaru actually believe she would get through this time?
"Geez, you told me this was a life or death question. Was that all?" Yoshiko asked.
Hanamaru only managed a nod through her disappointment as the fallen angel soon walked out of the room.
Yoshiko, I had high hopes for you this time. It looks like I will have to step up my game.
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Ah, the website Hanamaru visited was real... I accidentally visited it looking for ideas for Hanamaru to do and it got the wrong idea of just how far I wanted her to take it XD
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed this chapter! Bye!
