Rexa13: I just decided on how I want this chapter to be. :D Still not sure how long this one is going to be. I have a LOT of updating to do...

Disclaimer: I don't own a single thing.

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"Ah how about this one?" Akko asked showing Mari an ad in a list of apartments for sale.

"What would we do with three bedrooms?" Mari asked giggling about the other's choice. "Besides it looks kind of expensive. We can't afford much."

The girls had been looking at the want ads for a few weeks now. So far they had seen a few apartments they could afford but they were all too inconvienient. The excitement for apartment hunting was starting to disappear and the girls were growing a bit desperate.

The sun shone brightly on the world around them. They had been going to the same restaurant with out door tables since they started their apartment hunt. They would go to Mr. Donut but Mari had just gotten a job there so they decided they needed a change of scenery.

"I guess even a place with cockroaches would be okay as long as I was with Mari-chin," Akko said looking back at her newspaper. "I really don't want that kind of place though."

"Neither do I," Mari said. She sighed as she continued to scan the words typed on the page. The once fun hunt was growing very dull. Even doing university assignments seemed more interesting than searching through the newspaper.

"We could always just live at my place. It will be like having a place of our own," Akko said lightly biting on the end of her pen.

"Yeah but we have been talking about getting our own pllace for a long time," Mari said. "I want it to be some place just for us. I know we can take care of ourselves and even though it will be pretty hard I want to have these memories with you."

"Oh Mari you shouldn't say such cute things while we're out like this. I just want to glomp you right now," Akko gushed not noticing she was crumpling her newspaper. "Mari is just the cutest girl there is."

The dark haired girl blushed at her girlfriend's comments. Whenever Akko said stuff like that she felt even more determined to have a place of their own. They would be able to act how they wanted without having to worry about anyone disturbing them. They could be together a lot of the time. Mari could come home exhausted from school and work and cuddle with Akko.

"Oh! Oh! Mari-chin look at this one!" Akko shouted putting her paper over Mari's. She was pointing to a rather detailed ad. Mari bit her lower lip not knowing about such a place.

"It's one bedroom, it doesn't cost much, and it isn't too far," Akko squealed with excitement.

"Whoever made this ad really wants this place to be rented," Mari said rereading the ad. They hadn't seen such a small apartment having such a long ad. The place didn't seem bad though and it wasn't far from where they were.

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The manager of the apartments was a middle aged woman. She had a younger child in her arms that both girls found rather cute. The tired woman was very happy to see the girls and had wanted them to get there as soon as possible.

The room is a few floors up," She said in a tired voice. "There are baths on the first floor and they are only four hundred yen. The apartment also has a bathroom but the hot water in the tub doesn't last very long."

"May we see the apartment?" Mari asked in a polite tone with a smile on her face.

"Of course. Let me grab the key," The woman said walking back into her office.

"The hot water is a downer," Akko sighed. "But I'm really hoping we finally have our apartment. If not I think I'm going to lose a lot of hope."

"I know what you mean," Mari said. "We've already seen so many. The land lady seems very nice, which makes this place seem even better."

"Here is the key," the woman smiled as she walked out of her office. "Now let me take you two to the apartment."

The walk up a couple floors was a nice one. The place looked very well taken care of. The stairs creaked a little but it didn't really matter with how well things were going at the moment. There were paintings on some of the walls and the walls were a light green colour instead of a bleak white. The stairs were wooden but they didn't look old like some of the other places.

When they finally got to the apartment the girls closed their eyes as the woman opened the door. When they heard it open they slowly opened their eyes and smiles formed on their faces.

The walls of the apartment were a pale yellow that looked good with the dark hard wood floor. There was a faded blue carpet covering most of the living room. There was a futon in the living room with an end table next to it. In the kitchen there was a small table with a chair, a stove, and a fridge. Other than that there was nothing, but it hardly mattered.

"Oh my gosh!" Akko squealed as they looked around. Could this place be any more perfect?"

"It's nice to see young people so excited about such a small place," The land lady laughed which caused her child to mimic the laughter.

"We've been looking for a decent place for a while now," Mari explained. This place looks amazing compared to some other places we've seen."

"Especially with things like the futon here," Akko said. "I know I definitely adore this place."

"I do too," Mari agreed smiling. "It has a good feel to it."

Suddenly Akko grabbed Mari's hands and began happily dancing around the room with her. The land lady and child laughed at the sight and Mari and Akko joined in. After a moment there was a tapping beneath their feet from the people below.

"I'm guessing you two would like to come back to my office to fill out some paperwork?" The woman said.

"Yes, that would be lovely," Mari smiled linking arms with her girlfriend.

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Rexa13: Since I know what I want the next chapter to be about I'm hoping it will be up soon. I'm sorry this chapter was pretty rushed. . Review?