A/N Hello beauties! I apologize for being gone so long, I know you missed me. (Hah no you didn't I'm trash) Not to fear I'm here with an update so you are welcome! 3 I hope you guys enjoy! (It's long this time! A whopping 1,331 words!) For those of you who guessed it right the girl that Soma ran into was Mayumi! (She's in like 1 episode of the anime and I think their childhood friends I really can't say)
Eramis8: Why thank you. I don't like to potray Erina as the cold ice queen that some people in the fandom think her to be because shes more than that. She's a person with feelings and dreams. Megumi is the best winglady!
Theblackbird123: Makes sense! And yes it is, I believe she is the only person in the manga with that hair color. Nice to see you again!
madeyemoody95: I'm glad you liked it! I love writing Erina and Soma like this, the more fluff the better imo. And it is Mayumi! Thanks friend!
"Erina!" A white haired girl throws her arms around the blonde. "It's nice to see you to Alice," Erina replies, hugging her fair cousin back. "I missed you! You never visit," Alice accuses as she pull away. "School keeps me busy. Besides, I do visit! I came and saw you and grandfather just a short while ago." The blonde says as she fixes her cousin with a stare. "That was a month ago! You seriously have no concept of what short means do you dear cousin?" Alice shakes her head, clicking her tongue. Erina rolls her eyes, and shifts to glance at Soma. "Alice this is Soma, and Soma this is Alice," she says, giving her cousin a look that clearly states 'be nice'. "It's a pleasure to meet you Soma," Alice says sweetly as she sticks her hand out for him to shake. "Likewise, Erina's told me about you," he replies, taking her hand in his and giving it a firm shake. "All good things I hope," she teases with a wink, retracting her hand. "Oh give me break, do you really think I'd bad mouth you to others?" Erina says. "Maybe," Alice shrugs with a smile, "so, when did you two get together?" That question makes Erina's face a lovely shade of red. "No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Souma and I are not together. No. No," she says waving her hands wildly in her flustered state. "Really? 16 no's? Really?" Soma says throwing Erina a glance. Alice smiles and claps her hands. "You two are like a married couple!" She squeals in delight.
"So what do you two like to do for fun around here?" Alice asks as she falls in step with her cousin. "Well, I don't know if Erina even knows what the word fun means, but sometimes I like to sneak off to the beach nearby when I can and the food around here is pretty good," Soma offers. "Hmm," Alice murmurs thoughtfully has she taps a finger against her chin, "I could go for a bite. What do you guys recommend?"
And that's how they ended up at a small diner about 10 minutes from campus.
"Do you know that Erina loves spicy food. I personally can't stomach anything that's hotter than a bell pepper," Alice dishes out facts about Erina like she's on a trivia game show and the topic is her dear cousin. "Alice! Enough, you're boring Soma and embarrassing me half to death." Erina's cheeks are tinged pink as she tries to give her cousin an icy glare. "No I don't mind! I like learning stuff about you," Soma divulged, nudging the blonde with a smirk on his lips. The pink on Erina's cheeks become more prominent as she tries to think of a reply. Alice shoots her cousin a knowing look, and Erina just rolls her eyes before turning her attention to the hashbrowns on her plate.
"So Alice, tell me a little bit about yourself," Soma says with a smile. Erina's left them next to the fountain outside of the university's medical wing to retrieve something. "Well, I'm 21. I work at a laboratory on the east coast that belongs to my parents. I'm currently majoring in Marine Sciences. My favorite color is black, and I hate mushrooms. How bout you?" She finishes and takes a breath. "Uhm. I'm also 21, I'm majoring in Film, my favorite color is red, and my family owns a diner," he returns. The favorite color one was a fib, but he can't very well tell Alice that his favorite color just happens to be Erina's eyes. "If you hurt her I seriously won't hesitate to castrate you," Alice says suddenly. Soma's eyes widen and his immediate reaction is to block his crotch. "Duly noted," he mumbles, a bit scared. "Good." She nods like they've reached an agreement. "Do you have someone Alice?" He asks. "I do. A fiance, actually," she replies with a smile. "Congratulations. Did Erina threaten him the way you just did me?" Alice giggles at his question. "Thank you, and yes she did. Even more so after he proposed to me." "Sounds like Erina," he agrees.
"I hope my cousin didn't do anything displeasing to you Soma," Erina says once she makes it over to them. Alice shoots her cousin a frown and Soma laughs. "No, she's good company," he replies. Alice brightens at this. "See? I told you your friends wouldn't find me the menace you make me about to be," Alice says triumphantly. Erina shakes her head at her cousin's declaration. "Do you want us to walk you home?" The blonde asks, giving the redhead a look. "No I'll manage. Thanks for inviting me on this expedition with your lovely cousin," he says with a smile. "Hah! I'm lovely even," Alice grins. "Don't inflate her ego too much, and you're welcome," Erina replies. Soma pulls the blonde into a hug and she's glad that he can't see the blush creeping up on her cheeks. "I'll see you tomorrow," he says once they break away. "Of course. Tell Megumi I say hi." "Will do," he gives her a small smile. "It was very nice to meet you Soma," Alice says wearing a smile of her own. "It was nice to meet you too Alice. I hope you swing by more often."
"What a charmer that Soma is," Alice says teasingly. The two cousins are back in Erina's dorm, and Alice is splayed out on Erina's bed. "Oh be quiet you," Erina warns. "I think he likes you," her cousin insists. "Likes me? That's ridiculous, keep your wild theories to yourself once in awhile," the blonde tells her cousin as she enters her bathroom.
"Night Erina," Alice says softly, rolling over so her back faces the violet eyed girl. "Night Alice," Erina whispers back, staring at her ceiling in hopes she'll fall to sleep quickly. Sleeping in the same bed as Alice was normal for her back home, and her bed here has more than enough room. She'd often get nightmares and sneak off to her cousin's bedroom when they were staying at their grandfather's home. She always felt a little lonely once Alice had to leave. The ring of her cell phone has he scrambling to answer it as quick as possible as to not disturb her already asleep cousin.
"Hello?" She whispers hurriedly once she answers the call. "Sorry for calling so late. Were you asleep?" The voice on the other end asks and her heart begins to beat at a much faster rate. Soma's the one who's called her and she decides she likes the sound of his voice over the phone as much as she likes his regular voice. "No, but Alice is," she replies. "Sorry if I woke her." "You didn't, don't worry about it. What's up?" She's curious to know why he's calling so late. "Nothing, I just wanted to make sure you were okay," he confesses quietly. It feels like her heart stops beating for a few seconds. "I'm fine, did you make it home okay?" She asks. "Yeah I made it home fine," he informs her. "Okay, good," she sighs. "Were you worried bout me?" He teases. "Of course not, shut up," she replies with a smile. "I know you were, it's okay if you don't want to admit it." She rolls her eyes at this. "Anyways, I probably shouldn't be wasting any more of your precious beauty sleep," he says, and she can basically feel the smirk on his lips. "Alright. I'm glad you had a good time today. Alice didn't come off too strong did she? She tends to do that to people." Soma laughs. "No she was great. You and her, you're more alike than you think." She smiles. "Night Soma." "Night Erina," he replies in a whisper. He has the phone pressed to his ear long after she hangs up.
A/N How'd you like it? I feel like I could've done better but that's literally what I always think. Anyways thanks for tuning loves and I hope to see you next chapter! (Hah I probbaly won't be here for another month who am I kidding) Till next time!
~ImSinking
