A/N: My heart fell into a state of bliss writing this. When I feel a chapter has conveyed the message I wanted it to convey then it is finished. This one happened to be quite short but my god..the emotions I felt while writing it were so intense.
"I know you are both serious students so I will let this incident slide", Principal Minami said as she sorted through some documents. She paused and looked up at the two girls sitting in front of her. One maintained a neutral expression while the other looked like she was going to have a mental breakdown.
Minami sighed. "Umi, you're not in trouble. Just don't let it happen again."
"W-we are in your debt Principal Minami. I-I promise this will n-never happen again", Umi's voice trembled as she shot up from her chair.
"SUMIMASEN!"
*BANG*
"Pffft", Eli covered her mouth, trying to suppress her laughter.
Umi's bow had been so enthusiastic that she slammed her head straight onto Principal Minami's desk.
Minami shook her head in disbelief and sighed again. "Apology accepted. You can go back to class."
Eli got up and politely bowed before leaving the office with Umi following behind. As the door shut behind them, Eli felt a tug on her sleeve.
"Why..did you laugh at me?", Umi quietly uttered. Her deeply saddened ayes stared at the floor.
Eli felt a pang of guilt shoot through her. The serious and stoic Sonoda Umi banging her head on a desk really was comical. Eli couldn't deny that. But she knew Umi was sensitive from this morning and didn't want to cause further grief.
I said I was allowed to indulge in my feelings today. Everything will go back to normal after this.
The blonde tilted her head to the side while smiling.
"Umi..you made me laugh because you look so adorable when flustered", Eli lifted her hand and gently placed it on Umi's cheek.
Umi flinched at the sudden contact and tried to hide her growing embarrassment. Eli giggled at her reaction. "See? That's what I'm talking about. You're just so cute that I can't help but.."
Eli had subconsciously brought her face closer to Umi's. So close that their foreheads were touching. As they maintained eye contact, it felt like an unspeakable bond was occurring within them. As if they knew exactly how the other was feeling. As if they were looking into each others soul.
Umi felt Eli's warm breath against her mouth and it made her think of so many shameless thoughts. One in particular was of closing the extremely short distance between their lips.
Am I dreaming? Are we about..are we about to kiss? Wait..but why? There's no way this is real. This must have all been a dream. I must have fallen back asleep again. If this is a dream..if this is a dream then I can be brave enough. There will be no repercussions. I can be happy in my dreams.
Eli saw how red Umi's face had become and could feel heat coming off of the younger girls forehead. This wasn't a normal temperature.
"Eli I..", Umi whispered, appearing to be in a daze. Her eyes slowly shut and then opened again.
I need to be brave.
Umi's breaths became heavier as she continued to speak. "Eli..I..love..you.."
She felt Eli's soft lips against hers before everything faded to black.
