Author Notes
HonoUmi da~! \^O^/
May you enjoy~
Date Four
Paper shuffling, stamping, pen scribbles, the air-conditioner and a hum.
"Mm…Mm…" The orange-brown haired student sat on the middle seat as she swayed her head from side to side in thought while holding onto a piece of student council document.
"Honoka, can you not make so much noise?" The current Student Council Vice-president requested without looking up from her set of documents she skilfully analysed and stamped or wrote notes on before placing to her right.
"Mm…I think we can approve this!" Honoka placed the paper she was looking at closer to her trusty assistant, Sonoda Umi.
Umi frowned slightly at having to stop her work progress, but it was inevitable as she made Honoka promise to show her any Student Suggestion that the current Student Council President considers of approving; she did not want a repeat or a similar case of walk the alpacas through the halls again.
"Screen-" Umi paused at the next word before continuing. "Movies at the auditorium."
Honoka pointed at the word that Umi deliberately skipped. "You missed a word, Umi-chan. It's romance-"
"Rejected." Umi had a growing blush as she returned her attention to her side of the table.
"Ehh~ Umi-chan, why?" Honoka whined at Umi's immediate rejection.
"Y-You know why. D-Don't make m-me say it." Umi cleared her throat after her stuttering performance, eyes staring at the paper in front of her though she wasn't able to focus on a single word.
Honoka looked at Umi pensively. "Because it's roman-?"
Umi shouted loudly to drown out the word, which made Honoka flinch before she pouted.
"Umi-chan…You can't keep being afraid of the word ro-" Honoka paused when Umi looked ready to shout again. "Mance."
Umi shouted. Honoka stared at Umi with deadpan eyes for a moment before a lightbulb appeared above her head.
"Umi-chan." Umi faced the orange head slowly and reluctantly.
"What is it-"
"Romance. Romance. Romance. Romance." Honoka repeated the word that the blue-haired girl was averse to.
"Stop! Stop! Stop! H-Honoka!" The archer waved her hands frantically in front of her before clamping it over the President's mouth.
"Rom-" Honoka tried to pry the hand away but to no avail, the archer and second dance instructor of Muse was just that much stronger than the bread lover. "Mm-mm-mmm!"
Umi blinked and realized she might be suffocating her girlfriend, so she let go, but not before giving a glare to make sure the orange head does not attempt to speak the forbidden word.
Honoka took a deep breath of air before facing Umi again. "Umi-chan, this is exactly why we should approve of this." Honoka gestured at the suggestion sheet. "I think it can help you get more comfortable with…this." Honoka pointed at the forbidden word while Umi grunted and looked away.
"No means no, Honoka. Don't make me repeat myself-"
"Honoka, I've got something to tell you…and ask you…C-Could you…D-Do you mind…coming with me for a while?" Honoka copied the way Umi spoke as she moved her right hand like a puppet speaking. "Mmph! Sure thing, Umi-chan!" She reverted back to herself as she moved her left hand similarly.
Umi went wide eyed at Honoka.
"And then at the back of the school, at a large tree, Umi-chan kabedon me."
"H-How do you even know of kabedon?!" Umi wanted to stop Honoka from continuing her re-enactment of a certain memorable day of her life, but had to question the usually clueless and innocent to love actions girlfriend of hers.
"Kotori-chan told me after I told her what happened." Honoka beamed. "Ah, she said since it was at a tree, maybe we can call it kidon." Honoka looked up at the ceiling thoughtfully.
"That Kotori…" Umi muttered as she considered instructing Kotori to not teach Honoka shameless things. "No, just no."
"I think kabedon sounds nicer too." Honoka grinned.
"That's not what I mean-"
"H-Honoka! I've got something to tell you!" Honoka ignored Umi and returned to saying the lines she remembered from Umi's confession to her.
"Honoka!" Umi was red to the ears in an instant when the exact scene of her confession played out in her mind.
"Mmph…What is it, Umi-chan? I asked even though I was backed against the ginormous tree." Honoka moved her left hand that represented her more to the left as she moved her right hand extremely close to her left. "I'm not sure why, but Umi-chan decided to put your other hand on the tree too, trapping me. That really surprised and scared me." Honoka recollected.
"I-I was nervous…And didn't want you running away too anyway." Umi stared at the representation of the two of them.
"Hm~ Well." Honoka smiled and continued. "Umi-chan? D-Did I do something to make you angry again..? We can talk things out nicely…"
Umi frowned as she remembered how Honoka was clueless to her jittery and nervous feelings during her confession.
"H-Honoka…I…love you." Umi looked over to Honoka who stopped speaking to see that the orange head was also burning red to the ears, Umi grinned. "Mm?" Honoka blinked twice innocently as she did back then, though not as red, before using her Umi voice. "I l-l-love you…Honoka."
"T-That's enough! Just stop this already, Honoka!" Umi grabbed Honoka by the shoulders to end it.
"Then agree to watch a romance movie with me!" Honoka pouted adamantly.
"No!" Came Umi's immediate response before she processed the orange head's words. "Watch a…movie with you?" Umi blinked and loosened her grip on Honoka's shoulders.
"Mm-hm!" Honoka nodded. "You don't have to approve the screening of romance movies, but you have to go on a date with me to the watch a romance movie." Honoka did her best to keep her pout instead of breaking into a wide smile.
Umi played the staring game with Honoka to see if she could try for Honoka changing her mind.
"Also, you have to choose a romantic scene from the movie for us to do together!" Honoka added.
"What? Why would I have to do that?!" Umi pulled her hand away, but Honoka held onto her arm so that Umi can't look away.
"Because if you don't, I'll choose something instead. And I can choose something embarrassing like kissing in public even if the movie did not have that!" Honoka smirked at Umi's eyes widening in horror.
"I'll know-"
"You won't know that if you don't watch the movie, Umi-chan. And I know you will close or cover your eyes!" Honoka pouted at Umi's huge issue with romance films or anything romance related, she was even quite sure that the romance-allergic girl most probably will be chanting 'So shameless!' throughout the movie. Honoka starts to wonder how Umi survived when she realized she was in love with Honoka, and how she even found the courage to confess.
Umi sighed heavily, knowing she can't fight her way out of this situation. "F-Fine…I'll watch a ro-ro-ro- Ugh. Movie with you." Umi huffed and looked away.
Honoka beamed. "Yay! Thank you, Umi-chan!" Honoka let go of her girlfriend's arm to throw her own around Umi for a hug.
"Oof- H-Honoka…" Umi had a lopsided smile as she returned the hug and enjoyed the warmth from the orange-brown haired girl fill her from the inside out.
On the day of their romance movie date, Honoka chose a movie that was centred on the heroine practicing to confess to the person she is in love with, with the person she loves.
"So~ Umi-chan~" Honoka held her flushed red girlfriend's hand tightly, proud of her girlfriend being able to sit through the one hour movie without keeping her eyes shut for more than three-quarters of the film. Honoka knew because she sneaked glances over to check on the blue-haired girl. "How was the movie?" Honoka grinned; she enjoyed the movie a lot, but is enjoying her girlfriend's embarrassed look even more.
"… I-It was…okay…" Umi managed, but when she made eye contact with Honoka's seeking blue orbs she quickly looked away. Her mind was preoccupied with imagining each scene being played out by Honoka and herself, wondering which was the safest to choose.
"Just okay?" Honoka pouted. "I thought it was really cute. To think that they both loved each other from the start!"
Umi looked over to observe Honoka's expression. "When did you notice that they both loved each other?"
Honoka grinned. "At the end, when he said only he can be the one for her~ hehes~" Honoka giggled happily, while Umi deadpanned. The two characters love for each other was shown from the get-go!
"Only you can be so dense…" Umi sighed.
"Eh?" Honoka blinked innocently while Umi shook her head. "So~ What would you like to do together, Umi-chan?" Honoka hovered around Umi whose blush found her cheeks again.
"L-Let's…" Umi met Honoka's blue.
"Let's?" Honoka urged.
"Let's go on another date." Umi smiled.
"Another date?" Honoka cocked her head to the side confused.
"T-To the park…We can sit on those…swans or duck vehicle in the river…And…" Umi stopped walking to take both of Honoka's hand into hers. "And I can confess to you once again."
Stars were shining in Honoka's eyes as she smiled from ear to ear. "Mmph! Let's go on another date, Umi-chan!" Honoka moved beside her girlfriend, linked their arms and rested her head on Umi's strong shoulders.
Umi had her own broad smile as she took a second longer to burn the image of the sweet and blissful expression her girlfriend is making right now into her mind and heart.
Author Notes
It's 2.30am here and I should be sleeping. OvO But hey, when inspiration visits, what's sleep right? Don't wanna forget my inspiration! O3O
Honoka and Umi's movie date, everyone~ *W* How was it?
The before movie was really long though, hahas~ ^V^
Kotori isn't around because she is working at Akihabara Maid Café~ XP Kotori works hard on a daily basis already, so Umi gave the okay for her to miss a day of Student Council. (Alone time with a certain orange-brown haired girl is just a bonus~ ;D)
This time, I know the movie's name, but there wasn't a need to include it inside~ OVO I wonder if y'all know~ Clue: It's HoneyWorks! *O*
Leave a comment if you like~ Honoka will personally pass it to Umi to give the stamp of approval~ XD
See you next time~