Strawberry Flavoured First Kisses
Summary: Honoka makes a trip to Numazu to spend Valentine's Day with You.
Author Notes
Happy Chinese New Year whether you're Chinese or not~ XD Been busy going about and mingling with various family members and playing mahjong. Hahas.
And now that I've got time to write… OwO
Also, BOLD AND ITALICS for thoughts in flashbacks. Since my flashback uses italics already. =w=
You can enjoy this without reading "Brought Together By Rain, my first HonoYou story. Though I did reference back to their first meeting spot. Hehe. :P
May you enjoy~! XD
You has been excited. Fidgety excited. Nervously excited. Weirdly excited. Basically, You has been looking forward to afterschool from the start of the day as this year, the ash-brunette knows what special occasion is today as compared to previous years which she would forget that the 14th of February is not just another day considering how busy she is with club activities and whatnot.
And it wasn't because of the few girls who stopped and approached her to give her chocolates, not because she opened her shoe locker to see chocolates in them, and not because everyone including her friends in Aqours was greeting each other with "Happy Valentine's Day". You didn't forget Valentine's Day this year because of the fruit strawberry and a certain older ginger haired girl who promised to visit this literally eventful day.
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It was 8pm for both the college student in Tokyo and the high schooler in Numazu, similarly done with school and any homework or household responsibilities; they were both on Skype, happy to finally relax in a chair and the bed respectively, and that they get to see each other.
"Honoka-chan…Good evening. Hehe." You greets with a blush; still kind of embarrassed and feeling a little giddy for those happy, fluttery feelings from being able to see her girlfriend in Tokyo, even though it's been a few months that they began dating and skyping with each other.
Aw man, I hope my smile doesn't look too dorky or weird…
"Good evening, You-chan~" Honoka waves energetically from the other side of the screen, her hair down and wet. You swallows as she remembers the first time she met her girlfriend – hair wet, out in the rain.
Honoka-chan looks so…beautiful with her hair down and wet like that…
The ash-brunette barely catches that Honoka was asking if her day was okay as she nods for some sort of response. "Um, you just got out of the bath, Honoka-chan?"
The gingerhead didn't mind that her question was not so subtly ignored as she grabbed a towel from somewhere in her room and dried more of her hair. "Yup. A nice warm bath~ How about You-chan?"
I could watch Honoka-chan dry her hair all day if she always grins like that while towelling the ends of her hair that looks so soft to touch…
Again almost not fully registering the gingerhead's question, You blinks multiple times and stammered a respond. "Ah, um, yeah…I…I bathed earlier when I returned from school. There weren't any club activities today…" You smiled awkwardly, sorry for being so out of it (mesmerized by her girlfriend's every little thing).
Honoka's laughter rings in You's ears like honey to Winnie the Pooh and You's silly grin pulls higher. "Then I must have kept you waiting. Ah, hang on."
"Nah, you didn't." You says even though Honoka walks out of camera again.
I'll wait no matter how long… Not that I can say it out loud…
"Back!" Honoka plops down on her seat with some chocolates in hand.
"Chocolates?" The high diver raises her eyebrows and glances to the time on her laptop; 8.16pm doesn't seem like a time for chocolates. Then again, there isn't a specific time for chocolates.
"Yup. My neighbour gave me some. I was having a hard time deciding between snacking on chocolates or strawberries…And I kind of just decided chocolates after I played rock, paper, scissors in my head earlier. Hehe~" The way Honoka chuckles and told You the way chocolate won over strawberries made You's stomach do flip flops and a want to pull her girlfriend into a huge hug prodded her; too bad they were in different places.
Honoka-chan is seriously too cute! I wonder…
"Hey, do you like chocolates more or strawberries?" You moves in her seat to get more comfortable, blue eyes not looking away from the screen, from Honoka.
"Strawberries! They are my favourite!" The gingerhead immediately replies; the short bounce and child-like smile makes You smiles broader, heart skipping a beat.
Strawberries, huh…
You brings her laptop closer to her subconsciously as she gazed lovingly at her girlfriend biting cutely (gobbling to be specific but cute to You regardless) at the chocolates in the bowl the gingerhead kept reaching back in for more.
You's chuckle brings Honoka's attention back to her girlfriend on the other side of the screen. The gingerhead blushes and puts her not covered in chocolate hand to the back of her head as she laughed softly and apologetically. "Sorry, You-chan. I got distracted by the chocolates."
"It's okay." The ash-brunette chuckles again.
You getting distracted by chocolates is just like you. And cute too.
You could feel the heat on her cheeks so she lowers her head and puts a hand up to the camera, embarrassed to be seen blushing by her girlfriend.
"Hey! Why are you covering the camera, You-chan~~ I wanna see you!" Honoka complains, the clean hand raised in front of her screen and making pushing to the side movements as she tries to pry her out of sight girlfriend's hand from the camera.
You takes in the whiney voice of her girlfriend as she took a few deep breaths in hopes of calming her accelerating heartbeat. Not wanting to be unable to see Honoka for any longer, she lowers her hands while praying that her blush isn't too obvious.
Her heart's acceleration wasn't able to calm down however, and only sped up as she caught the entire moment of Honoka's pouty expression turn into that of delight; her sky blue eyes sparkling and her lips spreading and curving up into a wide smile.
You are so in love…
You can't help but comment to herself, about herself.
"You-chan-"
"You know, um, chocolates should have a reason to be bought or eaten…otherwise we'd eat them every day, huh?" The flustered ash-brunette hastily starts a topic in case Honoka comments about the obvious red spreading across her cheeks to her ears.
Honoka blinks, stares at her younger girlfriend in silence for some time, before an unreadable smile graced her lips; she could tell that You was embarrassed for some reason. And since the ash-brunette was trying hard to divert her attention from that, she'll give her that.
"Mm…I guess." The gingerhead speaks thoughtfully as she put more chocolate into her mouth. Two bites in and her expression morphed into one of eureka. "Oh! Chocolates are eaten on Valentine's Day!"
You blushes at that.
Valentine's Day…
Her eyes could not help but wander to the date on the screen – 7th February. So close to the 14th… Was it wrong of her to wish that she could spend Valentine's Day with her bubbly girlfriend in Tokyo?
As though reading You's mind, "I'll go over on Valentine's Day."
"Eh?" The ash-brunette's eyes widened in disbelief. "But…It's a weekday, a school day! And it takes four hours if the train is slow-"
"I want to." Honoka smiles lovingly to her considerate girlfriend. "Do you not want me to?"
Of course I want you to…
You shakes her head, hands rubbing the bed sheets; an act of uncertainty. She would love to be able to see Honoka in the flesh and spend time together face to face for their first Valentine's Day, but she also does not want to make Honoka do so much for her.
"Then I don't see the problem." Honoka continues, her determined expression making You's partial reluctance be overshadowed. You is slowly realizing that she loves her girlfriend's determined expression as much as the cute, carefree ones.
Honoka-chan… Then I want to do something you too!
You smiles which makes Honoka smiles wider. "I look forward to seeing you."
Honoka giggles excitedly. "Me too!"
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And so, throughout the week from when You's girlfriend has promised to visit on Valentine's Day, the ash-brunette found the smiley gingerhead to reside in her mind almost all times; sometimes at the back of her mind, sometimes brought to the forefront when she sees, smells or hears of strawberries, or chocolates. You kept thinking of what she wanted to do for Honoka then, and could only come up with one thing.
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Now You was brisk walking quickly to where she first met Honoka, breaking into a jog when she's nearing that spot close to the beach. You easily hops onto the low wall and takes slow steps while scanning her surroundings for any signs of the gingerhead she wants to see.
Honoka-chan isn't here yet, huh…
Ocean blue eyes looks everywhere with hundred percent alertness so that she doesn't miss her girlfriend, though it's hard to miss when she's standing in the middle of a long stretch of road – sand and ocean to her front, grass as long as a soccer field on the back and buildings not to be seen for a long walk, she couldn't overlook the gingerhead even if she tried.
I can't wait to see her…
You smiled inwardly, hands reaching into her unzipped schoolbag to have her hands rest upon the chocolates she prepared for Honoka; heart pumping slightly out of beat when she thought about what she have to do and wanted to do with her girlfriend – give her true feelings chocolate to Honoka and the after…
"You-chan~!" The loud, clear and unmistakable voice of the gingerhead running up to the ash-brunette calls and she spins around immediately, smile wide and without thinking she jumps off the low wall and walks for the two of them to reach each other sooner. "I can finally hug you~!"
You blushes as Honoka throws her arms around her immediately and nuzzles her cheeks to You's heated ones. Plus she wasn't expecting those words to be the first thing her girlfriend to say to her.
"I wanted to h-hug you too…" The ash-brunette stutters a bit to admit and her heart threatened to beat out of her ribcage when Honoka giggles right in her ear, even if her hair was covering it, the delightful sound still reverberated to her soul.
Mm…I hope I'm not hugging too hard..!
Honoka pulls away, her hands still on her girlfriend's shoulders, grinning without saying a word; simply taking in the full sight of the ash-brunette smiling back to her. You just stares right back into the beautiful, endless blue she adores.
I don't mind being lost in Honoka-chan's eyes forever…
"So how was school?" The gingerhead breaks the sweet silence.
They both laughed. "It was normal."
"I bet you are popular and received lots of chocolates~" Honoka coos as she takes a step closer, arms resting comfortably around the ash-brunette's neck.
"I will only love chocolates from Honoka-chan." You speaks her mind and immediately tenses and moves her hand to cover her face that turned away from facing Honoka.
Ahh! Why did I say that out loud?! Honoka-chan's reaction…
You dares a peek. And a part of her ascends to heaven. Honoka was blushing and a really shy smile plays on the gingerhead's lips, nervous blue looked and looked away from You; all these made You feel so warm and happy and woozy from the inside out.
Gods! Honoka-chan! When you look like that I…I…Can't help but want to have you more to myself!
"H-Honoka-chan…" You clears her throat awkwardly.
"Ah, mm?" Honoka tilts her head to the side, in that cute way You likes and makes You's heart skip a beat.
"Um…I've…got something for you…" The ash-brunette nervously looks to her bag still at the low wall she left it at to walk to her girlfriend.
Ah, why did I left it there? No, wait. Should I give it to Honoka-chan here? Or in my room? Or somewhere else..?
Before You could overheat from unanswered questions, she feels her girlfriend tug her in the direction of her bag, that blushing, nervous expression that made You's legs feel weak not fading.
I guess getting pass the giving to Honoka-chan her chocolates comes first…
You thought they would go somewhere else, but apparently Honoka had other plans as the gingerhead sits on the low beam, facing the ocean.
"Honoka-chan..?" The ash-brunette questions, not understanding why her girlfriend decided to sit here.
Surely a more scenic or private place would be better?
The gingerhead turns her body back to look at You, her nervous grin gaining confidence as she pats the space beside her. "Come sit, You-chan… This is where we first met, so I think it'll be nice to sit around."
Oh…That Honoka-chan thinks that this random, kind of in the middle of nowhere spot is special too… This makes me happy..!
You shakes the desire to cry happy tears and hurries to take a place beside her girlfriend. "R-Ready?"
Honoka giggles and nods. "Ready when you are."
You felt her palms get sweatier as she reached into her schoolbag to take out the box of chocolates she wants to give to Honoka… A box of strawberry flavoured pocky.
What will Honoka-chan think about my choice of pocky for her? I just can't think of any other better strawberry flavoured chocolates… Plus…
"You wanted to play the pocky game with me, You-chan?" You raises her head to see the gingerhead had wriggled closer and wore an expression that was a mix of embarrassed and teasing; You feels like the heat just multiplied tenfold despite the relatively cooling temperature of Numazu in February.
Honoka-chan knows what I want…and is willing to do so too…
The ash-brunette nods a nod of encouragement to herself; she's the one who decided on pocky, wanted to play the pocky game with her girlfriend so that they can have an official first kiss, and…Honoka travelled long for her, is waiting for her… You takes one stick out with shaky fingers.
"Together." Honoka states softly, her hand placed above the younger girl as she guides the pocky into both their mouths, their blue eyes locked with one another, not daring or wanting to look elsewhere.
Honoka-chan…
Slowly and surely, the strawberry flavoured pocky stick which acts as a connector and reason for a kiss gets eaten from both ends by the bright red-faced You and Honoka. Their fingers finding each other's and intertwining where it rested on the cement, in between the two girls.
Lips met, eyes closed and they kept things slow; You pushes firmly on Honoka's lips, Honoka then returns a nudge that was soft but felt. You repeats as she doesn't want the kiss to end yet, Honoka reciprocates by nibbling You's lips with her lips which the ash-brunette lets out a soft moan unintentionally.
"Mm…"
Honoka kisses You's slightly parted lips, grinning blissfully; You saw through her half-lidded eyes.
"Happy Valentine's Day, You-chan." Honoka says with a loving smile to her girlfriend, You's smile was a matching so in love smile.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Honoka-chan."
The Fourteenth of February wasn't just a day for chocolates and expression of love now. It was You's and Honoka's anniversary date for their first kiss where they first met and they love that.
Author Notes
Writing the flashback halfway made me think that writing a "long distance Valentine's day between Honoka and You" would be totally adorable too. But I didn't feel like changing up the idea I had, so I continued with what I have. Hehe~ :P
So! Was everyone surprised? :D The 9th Chapter is for my best girls~! Hehe~ Honoka and You! *w*
Also, this is the only chapter in which the correct flavour of UR You's pocky stick is used. Hehe~ :P Strawberry dayo! u^W^u Which is why I want to write this story too~ :D When I saw UR You my first thoughts was ChikaYou pocky game! And when I saw the strawberry flavoured stick… I can't help but think of Honoka! XD So HonoYou! *O*
I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I had when writing! XD Leave a comment if you like~ :D
P.S. It's 20th February where I am so Happy Birthday me. =w=
