Chapter 4 – The First Date
Raffina's POV
It was 8:30 in the morning when I heard a ringing sound next to me getting louder and louder. I came out from under my covers to see that my alarm went off.
"Geez, did I forget to turn this damn thing off?" I said as I threw the clock against the wall. A few minutes after that, I couldn't go back to sleep, so I got out of bed and brushed my teeth.
I went downstairs to the dining room to see that nobody was except for Amira, who was scroll through her phone but then looked up when I came in the room.
"Hey, morning, Raffina! Had any sweet, passionate, and possibly wet dreams lately?" She greeted me.
"W-What the hell?! What kind of question is that?!" I asked with a mildly blushed face, not expecting to be asked such a question this early in the morning by my own sister.
"What? I'm just curious."
"Like I'm going to tell you! Geez, it's weird stuff like that the reason why Schezo left."
ONE WEEK EARLIER…
Last night was probably one of the more stressful ones I've had. After convincing Schezo to come stay with me, we went to my house and ran into Amira near the entrance. She immediately jumped to conclusions. Weird conclusions.
"OH MY GOD, RAFFINA! I didn't know you were into threesomes!" She yelled.
"W-WHAT?! NO! THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL!" I yelled back.
"It isn't? Aww."
Why did she sound disappointed when I said that?
"So who is this guy then?" She asked.
"This is Schezo, a FRIEND of mine. It's a long story on how we met, so don't ask."
"Long story, huh?" Amira then looked at Schezo with a smirk on her face. "So tell me, boy. How long was it? 10 minutes? 15? 20 even?" She asked him.
"Huh? How long was what?" Schezo asked while being really confused.
"You know…" Amira said. She then demonstrated what she meant with her right index finger and her left hand making an "o" shape. When she put the two together…
"A-AMIRA!" I yelled, then dragged Schezo away before he got any wrong ideas.
"You're going to have to do it eventually, Raffina. With or without the thing."
"SHUT THE HELL UP!"
I've never been more embarrassed in my life. Luckily, Schezo let the whole thing sly after I told him who Amira was. But after a couple days of similar conversations, Schezo got uncomfortable and annoyed (but mostly annoyed) at it and went back to that cave he mentioned earlier. And I honestly don't blame him. I mean, I love my sister, especially since she came looking for me near the forest that one day, but she is a handful sometimes.
PRESENT TIME
"Well, it's not my fault that he can't take a joke." Amira said.
"Seriously, you're spending way too much time with Melody." I said while squeezing the top of my nose.
"Hey, what can I say? We have a lot in common."
"Too much in common."
"Hey!"
"Alright settle down now, you two. Breakfast is ready." Said a woman entering the dining room.
"Yes, Lily." We both said.
Lily is our maid that also lives with us. She's been taking care of us ever since we were little due to our parents always traveling for business. She herself is a beautiful woman around the same age as Melody and Ms. Accord. She has long, brown hair, brown eyes, and a slim body. She's also single, which is surprising because if you take a look at her you might instantly fall in love with her.
"Hey, Lily. When are you going to get yourself a man?" Amira asked. Apparently, she had the same thought as me. Not the exact thought, but it was close.
"M-Miss Amira, please! That's not something we should be talking about!" Lily stammered with a slight blush on her face.
"Aw, come on! Look at you. You're still young, pretty, and sexy. You should be out there finding your true love instead of being stuck here taking care of us."
"Hold on. Who said I was stuck here? I enjoyed taking care of you girls and I still do to this day."
"I know, but we just want you to be happy. I mean, Raffina's got a true love and she's nearly half your age."
"AMIRA!" I yelled after nearly chocking on a waffle piece. Amira looked at me and realized that she made a mistake.
"…W-Wait…did you not tell her?" She asked.
"NO I DIDN'T TELL HER!"
"Oops. S-Sorry."
"Miss Raffina, what is Miss Amira talking about?" Lily asked.
"Uh…well…" I honestly had no idea what to say. I didn't plan on telling Lily about my relationship with Amitie until it was serious enough, as it's only been a month since we became lovers. But thanks to Amira's big mouth, I had to think of something to ease her suspicions.
"…And don't even bother lying to me. I know when your lying." Lily added.
Damn! Now I'm out of ideas! Guess I don't have a choice now but to tell her the truth.
"Alright, I'll tell you." I said with a slight moan. I stayed silent for a few seconds to regain my confidence, then began to confess.
"Yes, it's true that I'm in a relationship. But…it's not a normal one, as some would say."
"What do you mean by normal?" Lily asked.
"W-Well…" I was nervous as hell at this point. While the others found out by pure chance, this was the first time I was actually telling someone of my lesbian relationship. And to my maid no less. Well, better her than my parents.
"…Y-You see, the person I'm dating…is a girl."
"O-Oh. I-I see." Lily said while blushing.
The room went silent after that. I had an uncomfortable blush on my face, and so did Lily. The only thing that broke the 35 second silence was Amira when her phone rang and she answered it.
"Hey, Mel. Now's not a good time. Something awkward is happening right now. I'll text you later." She said before hanging up the phone.
"W-Well…this is a surprise. I didn't think you swung that way, Miss Raffina." Lily said, regaining her urge to talk.
"M-Me neither. Well, not at first, anyway." I said.
"Do you love her?"
"Of course! With all my heart! I can never think of being without her!"
"Okay, then. That's all I needed to hear."
"Huh? You mean you're okay with us?"
"Of course I am, Miss Raffina. It wouldn't be fair to you if I wasn't."
"Thank you, Lily."
"Just one more question. How did you two meet?"
"Well, her name's Amitie and she moved her a couple months ago with her mom, Melody. When we met each other in school, it was love at first sight." I decided to leave out the assault and Puyo Hat incidents because it's too much to look back on. So I went with the cheesiest thing I can think of.
"W-Wait, did you say her mother, Melody?!" Lily asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well…I used to know a girl named Melody back in high school, but I haven't seen or heard from her since she graduated. I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence, though."
"Well, you can find out yourself later today." Amira said.
"Huh? Why's that?" I asked.
"Because I just invited Melody over to hang out. She'll be here at around noon."
"W-W-W-W-WHAT?! MISS AMIRA! WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING?!" Lily shouted with a panicked, shrieky voice.
"Well you said that you weren't sure if it was the same Melody from high school, so I'm doing you a favor."
"Geez, Amira. What made you think that was a good idea?" I asked her.
"I told her to bring Amitie with her." Amira said with a wink.
"Y-YOU DID WHAT?!"
"Hey, I did you a favor too. You should be thanking me."
"THANK YOU?!"
"Aw, you're welcome, little sis."
I paid no attention to the fact that Amira just tricked me into thanking her for what she did. Right now, my girlfriend was coming over to my house, and I wasn't ready in the slightest.
"Excuse me, but I'm going to take a shower." I said.
"Uh, yes. Me as well." Lily added.
The both of us then left the dining room and headed upstairs to our rooms, leaving Amira there with a confused look on her face.
By the time I got out the shower it was 10am, so I had 2 hours to think of something to do with Amitie. I threw on an orange and white t-shirt with some black shorts and laid on my bed with a notepad brainstorming some ideas. After about 30 minutes, I came up with nothing. I laid in my bed with my pillow over my face, mad at myself for not thinking of anything when I heard a knock at my bedroom door.
"Miss Raffina, may I come in?" A voice said.
"Come in, Lily." I answered.
Lily opened the door and closed it behind her. She smelled like she came out the shower as well, but she still had her teal-colored maid outfit on, as it's part of her uniform.
"Miss Raffina, this letter just came in. It says here that it's from your parents." Lily said once she entered the room.
"My parents, huh? Let me see." I said as I took the letter from Lily. As I read the letter, I started with being confused, then sad, and then ended it with anger as I crumbled the piece paper and threw it in the trash bin.
The letter read:
Dear Raffina,
We just want to say Happy Birthday to our youngest daughter! Unfortunately, due to our busy work, we won't be able to come home to celebrate with you. So we got you these tickets to an amusement park that you can go with one of your friends. Hope you have fun, and we'll see you soon!
Love you,
Mom and Dad.
P.S. Say hello to Amira for us.
"M-Miss Raffina…are you all right?"
"OH YEAH! I'M PERFECTLY FINE, LILY! BECAUSE NOT HAVING MY OWN PARENTS CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY WITH ME FOR THE 11TH YEAR IN A ROW MAKES ME THE HAPPIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD!"
"I-I'm sorry for asking." Lily was clinching in fear by the door.
"No, I'm sorry for yelling. It's just they do this every year, skipping my birthday because they find their work more important."
"You can't seriously believe that's true, do you?"
"How can I not, Lily? It's been 11 years since I've seen my parents! 11 YEARS! They've missed everything that I've done! My first day of school, my first baby tooth falling out, my first friend, not to mention my body changing and all that. And now, they're going to miss my 16th birthday, my first day of high school, and mostly importantly, my first love." I said all that while trying to hold back my tears. I guess Lily noticed I was doing such a thing, because she next to me on my bed, brought me closer and held me tight.
"It's okay, Miss Raffina." She said as she repeatedly rubbed my head gently. I felt myself about to cry and not long after released my tears all over Lily's maid outfit.
"Lily…why are my parents such jerks?" I asked, though it was barely audible due to my heavy tears.
"I truly can't answer that, Miss Raffina. All I know is that they're trying their best to support you and Miss Amira."
"T-Thank you, Lily. I feel a little better now."
Lily lets go of me and gets off my bed as she headed for the door.
"By the way, what do you plan on doing with those tickets?" She asked.
"Oh, right. I'm actually not sure. I'll probably just sell them or something. I've got no use for them."
"Oh, I see. Well, your friend should be here in about an hour, so that should give you enough time."
"Okay. Thank you. Lily."
Lily exits my room and leaves me to stare at these amusement park tickets, wondering what to do with them.
"Raffina…Raffina!"
"H-Huh? Oh. Amira. What is it?"
"Come on, wake up! Amitie and Melody are here!"
"Huh? It's been an hour already? Ugh. I must've fallen asleep. And I still don't know what to do with these tickets."
"Well, that's your problem. Me and Mel are going to watch a movie."
"Mel?"
"You know, Melody. I gave her a nickname."
"And she's okay with that?"
"It was her idea."
"Huh."
"Now, come on! They're waiting for us downstairs. I don't know where Lily went so I had to open the door and keep them occupied."
"Okay, Okay! I'm coming!"
I left my room and went downstairs to the living room, where Amitie and Melody were waiting.
"Hey, Amitie. Hey, Melody." I greeted them.
"Raffina!" Amitie shouted as she ran up to me and hugged me real tight while I did the same.
"Love is in the air!" Melody said in a teasing tone.
"Shut up, Mom." Amitie said, which made Melody and Amira laugh.
"Anyway, Mel. We still got 15 minutes until the movie starts. Want a quick bite to eat?" Amira asked her.
"Mel?" Amitie whispered to me.
"Apparently, your mom wanted a nickname." I whispered back.
"Okay then…"
"Sure, I can go for some food." Melody said.
"Especially since you woke up for the day an hour ago." Amitie said to her.
"You just had to bring that up, did you?"
"Yes. Yes I did."
Just then we heard the front door open and close, and footsteps getting closer to the living room.
"Sorry I'm late." Lily said
"Geez, Lily. Where were you? I was looking for you everywhere." Amira said to her.
"Miss Amira, I went to the store. I told you before I left remember?"
"Huh?" Amira didn't know what Lily was talking about. But after thinking about it, she did remember. "O-Oh yeah, I remember you saying something earlier, but I had my music blasting loud. Sorry."
"sigh." Lily sighed out of annoyance.
"Anyway, now that our maid's here, what do you want to eat, Mel?"
"…"
"Mel?"
Melody didn't say anything. For some reason she was starring intensely at Lily. I looked over at Lily and she was doing the same thing.
"No…way! Lily?! Is that you?!" Melody shouted.
"M-Melody-senpai! I-It really is you!" Lily also shouted.
"Melody…senpai?" Me, Amira, and Amitie said in total confusion. When Lily realized what she just said, she started blushing like crazy.
"Oh, geez. Here I am, a grown woman, and I'm still calling you that." She said, completely embarrassed of herself.
"Aw. I forgot how cute you look when you're embarrassed." Melody said.
"K-Knock it off, Melody-senpai! GAH! I did it again!"
"AH HA! I knew it! You two do know each other!" Amira shouted.
"Was that the only reason you invited them here?" I asked her.
"It wasn't the only reason. More like 95% of it."
I did a huge sigh while covering most my face with a facepalm.
"Uh, Raffina…what's going on?" Amitie asked me with a confused look.
"Well, you see that woman over there hiding her face in embarrassment?"
"Yeah."
"That's our maid, Lily. Apparently, she and Melody went to school together."
"Really?! Mom, is that true?"
"Yep! Although Lily here is a year younger than me. Hence the cute nickname." Melody said.
"It's not a cute nickname! It's an honorific!" Lily shyly yelled.
"Yeah…but you sound so cute when you say it!"
"Nya! Melody-senpai! Please stop already!"
"Alright, alright." Melody said while waving her hand. "But all teasing aside, I really did miss you, Lily."
"Y-You did?"
"Of course! And I know Harmony and Rulue felt the same way."
"Really?"
"Positive."
"That really means a lot, Melody-senpai."
"Hey, you want to watch a movie with us? We could catch up with each other during the commercials."
"Well…as long as it's okay with Miss Amira."
"Hey, I don't mind. In fact, I want to know more about the two of you." Amira said.
"Then I'll be happy to join you two."
"Hey, Ami. You want to watch too?" Melody asked.
"I'll pass. I want to spend some time with Raffina." Amitie said.
"Spend some time, huh?" Both Melody and Amira said with a cheeky smile.
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Both me and Amitie yelled out and I pulled Amitie's arm upstairs so they wouldn't see us anymore.
"Why must you two tease those girls?" I heard Lily ask.
"Well, I got to tease somebody since you're an adult now, Lily." Melody said.
"I'm not sure if I should be glad or worried about that."
Amitie's POV
I didn't really expect anything to happen today, so I was just lounging around at home. But when Mom told me that Amira had invited us to their house, I was so excited my heart couldn't stop beating…well, not that I want it to stop.
I was so excited that I was going to Raffina's house for the first time that didn't even dress normally. I just threw on a red and white t-shirt and some black shorts, all while telling Mom to hurry up. Did I mention that I was excited?
When we got there and after the whole thing with Mom and her friend from high school, Raffina pulled me up by my arm upstairs to her room. Once the door was close, we both wrapped our arms around each other and brought our lips together for a sweet, passionate kiss. One that lasted for more than 15 seconds. But after a while, we did have to break apart to catch our breath.
"It felt so good to do that without Lidelle retorting us afterwards." I said when I gained enough oxygen.
"I know right? I don't know why she keeps doing that." Raffina said.
"Y'know, I think she's jealous."
"Of us?"
"Well, maybe not us specifically. I think she wants to love someone too."
"Really? What made you think that?"
"Well…have you noticed that Lidelle's been blushing a lot lately?"
"Now that you mention it, yeah she has been doing that a lot. And it's usually whenever Ally compliments her or something…"
Raffina took a second to think about what she just said, then gained a surprised look when she realized what it could be.
"W-Wait! Are you saying…Lidelle likes Ally?! Like, in that way?!" She asked.
"W-Well, I'm not sure myself, but it's starting to look that way."
"Woah."
"Anyway, let's not talk about that. I'm more interested in your room."
"What about it?"
"It's so girly."
"CAN WE PLEASE JUST DROP THE GIRLY THING ALREADY?!" Raffina said with a mild blush of embarrassment.
"Aw, come on, Raffina. I already said your girliness is cute." I said while giggling at her reaction.
"Yeah, but…I don't want to only be known as girly."
I gave Raffina a quick peck on her left cheek.
"Silly, you're more than just girly to me." I said.
"Yeah. I know."
I looked around Raffina's room and it was an obvious sign that she loves the colors pink and orange. Almost everything there was those two colors. The only thing that wasn't was a desk on the left side of the room. I walked towards it and noticed an envelope with two tickets sticking out of it.
"Hey, Raffina. What's these tickets for?" I asked her while holding them. Raffina suddenly grew a faint frown on her face.
"Oh, those. Those are just amusement park tickets my parents sent me for my birthday." She said while sounding depressed.
"You don't seem too excited about it."
"Well…that's because this isn't the first time they done this. My parents are always working overseas and they haven't been here to celebrate my birthday with me."
"Really? How long has this happen?"
"July 25th will make it 11 years."
"E-Eleven years?! You haven't seen your parents in 11 years?!"
"Yeah. And they think sending me these damn tickets every year is going to fix everything. Such jerks!"
Raffina attempted to hold in her tears, but ended up failing to do so as they ran down her face. I sat down next to her on her bed and hugged her until she felt better.
"T-Thanks, Amitie." She said after kissing my cheek. I looked at the tickets that were still in my hand and it gave me an idea.
"Hey, Raffina. There's two tickets here…why don't we go?" I asked.
"Huh? You mean the two of us?"
"Yeah. None of Lidelle's retorting, none of Ally's perverted comments, none of Mom and Amira's teasing, it'll just be us two."
"L-Like a…d-date?"
I froze a bit after hearing that one word at the end.
"O-Oh, y-yeah. I-I guess it would be a…d-date." I stuttered with a high blush on my face.
"N-Not to mention, our…f-first one." Raffina said, doing the exact same thing I was doing.
"…"
"…"
"N-Not that I have a problem with that! In fact, I'm actually excited!" Raffina continued.
"Y-Yeah, me too! I mean, spending the whole day at an amusement park with my girlfriend. Why wouldn't I be excited?" I said.
"Thank you, Amitie. It may not be my birthday yet, but this is truly the best birthday gift I've ever gotten."
"Happy Early Birthday, Raffina."
We inched closer to each other to perform another sweet and magical kiss. Until…
"Hey, Ami! Time to go!"
"AHHH!" We both screamed.
What we screamed to was Mom, who had barged in here without a care in the world.
"M-Melody-senpai! You should learn to knock before entering someone's room!" Raffina's maid Lily said standing behind her.
"Aw, it's no sweat, Lily. I do it all the time." Amira said while entering the room.
"You should learn to knock as well, Miss Amira."
"Hey, Amitie. Do you want to go tomorrow?" While the three adults were talking to each other, Raffina turned to me and whispered said question to me.
"Yeah. I would like that very much." I whispered back. We then sat on the bed and watched as Mom, Amira, and Lily continue to argue with each other.
"For the last time Ally, you can't come!"
"Aw, but Ami, I'm borrred!"
"Play a game or something!"
"But they're borrring!"
"sigh."
It was the next day and I was getting ready to meet up with Raffina for our first date to the amusement park. I couldn't stop thinking about it from the moment I left Raffina's house. I was so jittery that I had trouble sleeping last night. I did eventually get some sleep, but as of right now I'm still jittery.
"So, what's this place your going to called again?" Arle asked.
"It's called an amusement park, Arle." I said.
"Really? You guys go to a park to get amusement? That's…kind of weird."
"It's not an actual park."
"Oh…I don't get it."
"sigh. Look, Arle. Based on what happened with the phone thing, it's best that I just show you what everything is. Not today, but someday."
"Oh, okay then."
Once I was done brushing my hair, I stood by the front door and put my shoes on. I was wearing the same outfit from yesterday due to the heat we've been getting, plus it matched my shoes well. I opened the front door to see a surprise I wasn't expecting.
"Hey, what are you doing here? I thought we were going to meet down the road." I asked to Raffina, who was standing outside.
"Sorry, I just couldn't wait. I also had something quick planned before we go." She said.
"Really? What is it?"
"It's a secret. You'll just have to wait till we get there."
"Well, whatever it is, I know it'll be good cause it's from you."
"Aw geez, Amitie." Raffina was blushing at this point.
I came out of my house and walked with Raffina next to me down the block. At one point, I felt Raffina's had grab on to mine. I didn't react, thought. As it felt right to be holding hands with my girlfriend.
We were walking though the plaza with me being guided by Raffina to this surprise she mentioned earlier. Little did I know, we were making an extra stop to get that surprise.
"Hey, what are we doing at Lemres' shop?" I asked.
"You'll see." Raffina said with a giggle. I was confused, but mostly excited at the same time.
We went inside the shop to see Lemres serving some ice cream to a couple of little kids, who then ran past us in excitement out the door. Lemres then noticed and greeted us with that trademarked smile of his.
"Well hello there, Raffina and Amitie. Nice day today, isn't it?" He said.
"Sure is, Lemres." Raffina replied. "You have that thing ready?"
"Ah, yes. It's in the back. I'll get it for you." Lemres said as he went to back of the store.
"Raffina, what's going on?" I asked.
"Just a bit longer, Amitie." She said.
Soon after, Lemres came out from the back of the store carrying a small blue bag and planted it on the counter.
"Here it is, all wrapped up for you." He said.
Raffina paid Lemres with a 50-dollar bill and grabbed the bag from the counter.
"Thanks, Lemres!" She said as she pulled my arm out of the shop.
"Have fun you two." Lemres said with a tip of his hat.
We were now back to walking though the plaza and my curiosity was killing me. I was dying to know what was in that bag! And apparently Raffina knew this as well.
"Okay, Amitie. You've been patient long enough. I'll tell you what's in the bag." She said with a smile.
"Finally! I seriously couldn't wait much longer!" I shouted. Raffina giggled at my response and began to explain.
"After you left yesterday, I wanted to thank you for all you've done. So I went to Lemres' shop and with his help…I uh…m-made these cookies for us to enjoy during our…d-date." Raffina said the last part with a light red hue on her cheeks.
"W-Wow, Raffina. That's so sweet." I said with the same colored hue on my cheeks.
"I-I'll let you try some, once we get on the train."
"Huh? Train?"
"Yeah, I looked up the name of the amusement park and it turns out that it's all the way in Suzuran."
"Suzuran? You mean that city where Mom and Ms. Accord went to school together?"
"The very same. It's actually not that far from here. About a 30-minute ride by train."
"Wow."
"Yeah, I know. Anyway, we better get going. The train leaves in 10 minutes."
"O-Oh. Okay then. Let's go."
We reached the train station and got on the train heading to Suzuran City. During the ride, I tried one of Raffina's homemade cookies…and couldn't believe how they tasted.
"W-Wow. R-Raffina…" I said.
"W-What? You don't like them?" Raffina said nervously.
"Like them? I LOVE THEM! These are the best cookies I've ever had!"
"Really?!" Raffina reacted like she was expecting the opposite answer. "W-Well, I'm glad you like them."
"Wait, if you made these, then why did you give Lemres $50?"
"L-Let's just say I'm not the best cook…"
"Oh. I get it now." I said followed by a soft giggle.
"What's so funny?" Raffina asked, feeling a little insulted.
"Nothing." I said, then gave Raffina a kiss on the cheek.
We got off the train and looked around at our surroundings. We were amazed at what we were seeing.
"Woah. So this is Suzuran City, huh? It's huge!" I said.
"Yeah, tell me about it. I never thought I'd ever be in a city this big." Raffina added.
"Hey, didn't Lidelle say that she has a cousin who lives here?"
"Yeah, she did. Too bad it's unlikely that we'll find her in this big city."
"Yeah, true."
After a couple minutes of walking though the city (and getting lost in said city), We finally reached the amusement park and were excited for all the fun we were going to have with each other.
"Ready, Amitie?"
"Ready, Raffina."
We both held each other's hand and went inside the gates to the park.
The day went by really fast. As soon as we got in, the first thing we did was took pictures of each other to show the others when we got back. Then we went on a couple rides, most of them being roller coasters. There was also bumper cars, a merry-go-round, a couple water rides, and a go-kart track. After we took a break and ate at the food bazaar, we went to the arcade they had here and played a few games, where Raffina ended up getting the high score at the skee-ball game and won a giant polar bear plushie, which she gave to me. Afterwards we went to the petting zoo that near the arcade, then we finished it off with a fireworks show that lead to the park closing for the day.
On the train ride home, we were talking about the events that happened today and which were our favorites.
"That roller coaster we went on sure was scary, right?" Raffina asked.
"Huh? Scary? Please, I was perfectly fine." I said.
"You were clinging to my arm during the entire ride and even after we got off it."
"…"
"It's okay, scaredy cat."
"Meanie."
Raffina giggled at my pouty face. I guess it was payback for me giggling at her for not being a good cook.
"Still, I can't believe you were so good at skee-ball." I said.
"Well to be honest, I've never played it before. I guess all those martial arts classes really did pay off."
"Really? You did martial arts?"
"Yeah. I did some when I was 12 and was the top of my class. I would've continued doing it if my teacher didn't suddenly quit on us."
"Why'd he quit?"
"Turns out he ran away with one of my classmates, both claiming that they were in love with each other. The classmate was 13 at the time, mind you."
"E-Ew."
"Yeah, you could see why I stopped."
"But would you go back to doing it if you had the chance?"
"Well…if the teacher was female, then yeah sure, why not?"
"I see."
We got off the train and starred at the sunset in front of us. I snuggled up against Raffina and held her tight with my arm around her.
"I really had fun today, Raffina." I said.
Raffina didn't say anything and instead kept starring at the sunset.
"Raffina?"
"Hey, Amitie. I've been thinking…" She said.
"Of what?"
"How did you get the nickname Ami?"
"Well, when I was beginning to become aware of my surroundings, Mom started calling me Ami because she said it was easier to say. Then Ally picked it up and soon all of my friends were calling me that. It didn't really bother me, though."
"I see."
"Also, when I first met Yu and Rei, they told me that my name means friendship in French."
"It does?"
"I know, I was shocked too. Who knew that Mom knew a little French?"
"I admit, that is surprising."
"What brought this on, anyway?"
"U-Um…w-well…" Raffina started blushing real hard this time. I didn't know what she was trying to say, but based on the conversation we just had, I could take a guess.
"Y-You know, Raffina…you can call me Ami if you want to."
"I-I can? B-But I don't really have a nickname of my own."
I thought about it, then came up with one that could work for Raffina.
"Well…how about Raffi?" I said.
"Raffi? Sounds kind of cheesy."
"Hey, I'm trying to help, you know!"
"Alright, alright. It's a cute name, I'll admit that."
"So…"
"Yes, I'll use it."
"Yay!"
I cheered as I grabbed Raffina by the waist and pulled her close to me for a tight hug. I felt Raffina's arms around my waist and hugged me as tight as I was. We both looked up and starred at each other's face in pure bliss.
"I love you, Ami."
"I love you too, Raffi."
We both brought ours heads together and kissed underneath the sunset, which shortly after became a starry night sky.
A/N: I figured that it was time for a chapter that showed the progression of the couple that started it all. This idea was actually scrapped from the original due to time constraints, so with the sequel undoubtfully being longer (I'm only at Chapter 4 and it's already at 18K words, holy crap!), I figured I could implement the idea into here. With a few added extras.
That's all I have to say about this chapter. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. Next chapter coming soon, and it involves a new POV! Until then, Thanks for reading.
