Author's Notes:
I don't own Citrus or any of its characters, no copyright is intended.
This story is set when Mei and Yuzu are just finishing their last year of highschool and are around the ages of 18-19 now.
Italics - Means the person is thinking.
This story contains 'Science babies', don't question it, just enjoy it. ^_^
Warning: This contains yuri (girl x girl) pairings, don't like? Don't read simple otherwise enjoy. ;)
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After not having that much of a restful sleep unfortunately Mei began to stir slightly, her lavender eyes blinking once or twice as she slowly sat up in the bed and stretched a little, looking around the silent bedroom as it was shrouded in darkness. Glancing to the balcony and noticing that Yuzu must have closed the doors and pulled the curtains since the bedroom wasn't normally this dark in the morning.
Sighing Mei turned to the empty space beside her in the bed, having gotten used to not seeing Yuzu sleeping next to her as much as she used to since she had been sleeping in a lot more often recently. Feeling her stomach aching and starting to grumble, the dark-haired girl knew she was hungry right now, but letting a slight frown form onto her lips, as even thinking about eating anything caused her to feel awfully nauseous.
Rubbing her stomach and hoping the aching pain would go away soon as she slowly got up out of bed, and steadily walked out of the bedroom, wondering just when she would be able to eat normally again, or if she would continue to be like this for the next nine months now.
Slowly walking into the kitchen and dining area Mei saw Yuzu standing in the kitchen, looking like she was making breakfast for herself, then turning to see the blonde's Mother sitting at the dining table while she was eating her own breakfast.
The fresh scent of toast and butter filling the dark-haired girl's nose, as she wished she could have some of whatever her bubbly girlfriend was making for herself, but already regretting that thought as she knew she would just throw it all back up again later on no doubt, biting her bottom lip at as she considered just walking into the lounge so that she wouldn't be tempted to eat anything that might just cause her to feel sick afterwards.
However Ms Okogi pulling her out of her thoughts and catching her attention, as the elder woman noticed Mei standing in the door way and happily called over to her, causing Yuzu to be slightly distracted from what she was doing as she too looked to the dark-haired girl now.
"Oh good morning Mei, sleep well?"
Yuzu's Mother asked cheerfully to Mei, as the young girl just looked back to her and nodded her head slightly, as she came to sit down beside the older woman, as a slight sigh left her lips, while she glanced to her girlfriend standing in the kitchen a moment later and raised her eyebrow when she saw the blonde just smiling back to her brightly in return.
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
Mei asked as she looked to the blonde with a questioning expression, having a feeling that the elder girl just might be up to something, and wondering what exactly that was, while Yuzu just continued to smile before she grabbed a plate and a glass of water from the counter.
"Mei, could you try this for me?" the blonde smiled nervously as she came over to Mei and placed a plate of two rice cakes in front of the younger girl, as well as the glass of water.
Mei just sat looking to the morning snack that Yuzu had offered to her and even though she knew it might just make her sick, and so felt like denying the food, but instead she just shrugged her shoulders and guessed she would try some like Yuzu had said, as her hungry was getting the better of her at the moment.
Mei felt a little uncomfortable as Yuzu watched her intently, still with a bright smile on her lips showing that she was waiting patiently for the younger girl to do as she had said. Mei just rolling her eyes slightly as she picked up one of the freshly made rice cakes on her plate and took a small bite out of it, chewing for a bit, before soon swallowing and looking back to Yuzu, while the blonde was still staring to her it seemed.
"How is it?" she asked, as hope filled her emerald green eyes, eagerly awaiting the younger girl's reply.
"It tastes good, I guess,"
Mei answered after a short pause, as she was looking a little confused now as she wondered just what Yuzu was trying to accomplish at this moment, the rice cake having nothing all that special to it as it just tasted dry with not much of a flavor to it, but it still being fairly enjoyable to eat.
"Do you feel sick at all?" Yuzu asked as her smile grew a little, seeming like she was very happy about how Mei had replied to her.
"No, not really,"
Mei simply stated in a low voice, taking note to the fact that luckily the rice cake didn't cause her to feel very nauseous at all, which she was kinda glad for, as she hoped that she wouldn't feel the need to go running to the bathroom after eating this small amount of food.
"That's great! Maybe I can make this again for you tomorrow morning then,"
Yuzu stated as she happily cheered and went walking back into the kitchen again, as she started to dig into the toast she had made for herself, while Mei just seemed more confused looking to the blonde, as it was obvious that she wanted know just what the elder girl was hoping to get out of all this.
"Yuzu, what is going on here?" the dark-haired girl asked, while looked to her girlfriend with a questioning expression still, as the blonde just beamed back to her happily, seeming to not want to answer, as she was focused on quickly eating her toast instead.
"Yuzu has been reading about home remedies for morning sickness on the internet, and apparently one of those remedies is dry and flavourless foods like rice," Yuzu's Mother explained as she smiled to Mei slightly, as the younger girl looked to her instead now, before glancing to her girlfriend once again, guessing that the blonde had wanted to try and see if she could finally eat something that wouldn't make her sick.
'Is this because of what we talked about yesterday?' Mei thought as she looked to the rice cakes on her plate and could feel a slight smile tugging on her lips, as her stomach grumbled a little more, while she slowly took another small bite out of one of the rice cakes that Yuzu had made for her.
"You know just because I don't feel sick now doesn't mean that I won't end up getting rid of this all later on, right?" Mei asked as she propped herself up on her elbow, and started to munch on one of the rice cakes and feeling glad to finally satisfy her nagging hunger which had been bothering her for a good while, knowing she just might regret this later, but trying not to focus on that right now.
"I know, but it's worth a shot right?"
Yuzu simply stated with a slight wink, and a smile back to Mei, while the younger girl just let a small smile from on her lips, before she rolled her eyes again, and continued to tuck into her 'breakfast', as Yuzu just finished off her toast and was clearly very happy that Mei had agreed to eat the small morning snack, and hoping that she should would be able to keep it in her system for at least a little while.
"I guess, so what else have you been up to while I was sleeping?" Mei asked as Yuzu looked like she was going to answer, before she glanced to the clock on the wall and widened her eyes, feeling like hitting herself for not keeping an eye on the time.
"I would love to stay and tell you Mei, but I...I have to be somewhere right now," Yuzu stated in a rush as she came walking over to Mei and pecked her cheek lightly before she headed to leave the kitchen and dining area, causing Mei to seem confused once again as she called after the blonde, wondering just what was going on with her this morning.
"Wait Yuzu, where are you going-
"I'll explain later, bye. Take care of Mei for me Mom!"
Yuzu called back as she waved to her Mother and Mei, before quickly running for the front door and leaving out of it, causing Mei to sit back in her chair with a taken aback expression on her face, as she turned back to Ms Okogi now.
"Do you have any idea what's gotten into her?" the dark-haired girl asked, while the elder woman just chuckled slightly, and shook her head in reply.
"I'm afraid that your guess is as good as mine right now Mei, she's been like this all morning," Ms Okogi simply explained with a slight smile to Mei, knowing that that most probably wasn't the answer she was looking for, but truthfully she was just as stumped as Mei was when it came to Yuzu's strange behaviour today.
Sighing deeply Mei looked to the hallway leading to the front door, as she just continued to slowly munch on her rice cakes, while she wondered just when Yuzu would be coming back so that she could hopefully get some answers as to what was going on with the blonde right now.
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Quickly running from the small apartment that she shared with her Mother and girlfriend Yuzu made her way to the end of the road, and sighed a little as she saw a familiar brunette already standing there, and looking like she had been waiting for quite a while.
Calling over to the other girl, Yuzu caught her friend's attention as she came running over to her, while Harumi turned to the voice of the blonde and smiled slightly when Yuzu came up to her, glad to see that she had made it.
"Hey I was just about to call you, where have you been?" Harumi asked as she greeted the blonde, while Yuzu stood hunched over for a few moments, as she tried to get her breath back.
"Sorry...I sort of lost track of time...I guess,"
Yuzu apologized with a nervous smile once she had caught her breath, standing back up straight and scratching the back of her neck in embarrassment, feeling foolish for not paying more attention to what time it was, when she knew that she had arranged to meet up with the brunette this morning.
"So what's this all about anyway? I mean you didn't really explain anything to me over the phone this morning, you just asked me to meet you here, and that was it," Harumi asked as she seemed a little confused as to why Yuzu had called to suddenly meet up with her, and wanting to know just what the blonde had planned for today.
"Well I know this might be sudden, but can you come shopping with me today please?" Yuzu looked to Harumi with a pleading expression as she hoped that the brunette would agree to take a bit of a shopping trip with her.
"Okay sure, I guess but- Harumi agreed, clearly it seeming like she had more to say, but Yuzu quickly cutting her off before she could continue.
"Great, thanks. Also there's something else that I might just need your help with," Yuzu now looked nervous again as she seemed to lower her voice a little, and caused Harumi to narrow her eyes slightly as she just nodded to the blonde, wondering just what this was all about, and if any of it would start making sense to her soon.
"What is it?" she questioned as she noticed the anxious look on the blonde's face, and wondered just what could be causing her to have such a strange and 'jumpy' behaviour right now.
"Could you...perhaps...help me...get a job?"
The blonde asked in a low tone as she looked to Harumi with a nervous smile, while she caused the brunette to look a little confused still, since it was obvious that she wasn't expecting to hear Yuzu asking her this kind of question, as she wondered just where this was all coming from all of a sudden.
"You want a job?"
Harumi questioned, as Yuzu just slowly nodded her head in reply, hoping that the brunette would agree to help her in this task that she had set up for herself. While Harumi just seemed confused still, as she kinda wanted an explanation for the blonde's sudden desire to 'get a job', when she had never really shown much interest in the subject before now, and she had definitely never come to her about this sort of thing until this moment.
"Okay and why are you coming to me about this all of a sudden?"
The brunette raised her eyebrow, as she tried to figure out just what the blonde was trying to accomplish with all this, and why she was suddenly bringing it up in the first place, only guessing that it would probably have something to do with a certain dark-haired girl most likely.
"Because if I'm going to be a parent soon, then I need to find a way to support and provide for Mei and our baby, plus you've been looking for a stable job for a good while now, so maybe we could help each other out, what do you say?" Yuzu explained, not really causing anything to become clearer to Harumi as to where this had all suddenly come from, and why the blonde had just decided that now would be the best time for her to find what sounded like a quite steady job rather than just a temporary one.
Harumi sighed slightly as she looked to Yuzu's nervous smile and just made the blonde slow down and start from the beginning with all this, "Yuzu, just where is all of this coming from?" she asked as she rested a comforting hand on Yuzu's shoulder and tried to get the other girl to calm her nerves, and hopefully things would soon start making sense to her finally.
Taking a deep breath Yuzu now collected her thoughts, before speaking again, "Well I took your advice and talked to Mei about why she was suddenly seeming to avoid me last night," she started to explain from where this had all began now, while Harumi just nodded to her in reply.
"Alright and?"
"And it seems that for a while now...Mei's been really scared and worried for how the two of us will soon become parents and have to raise our own child. And while I was able to convince her that we would get through it all, I need to make her see that I really am serious about this, and willing to do what I need to for our family," Yuzu stated as she looked to Harumi with a determined expression now, wanting to let Mei know that she had meant every word she had said to her last night, and wanted to prove to her that she was going to be there for her and their baby no matter what.
Widening her eyes a little Harumi was a little surprised to see the bubbly blonde looking so mature and smiling slightly as she nodded to return to her, 'she really has grown since we were in high school together, although I guess she kind of has had to with all that lays in front of her from here,' she thought as she shrugged her shoulders and agreed to help Yuzu with this goal she had set herself up for.
"Okay, I'll help you find a job," she replied, causing Yuzu to light up as she beamed brightly back to Harumi in response.
"Really?"
The blonde asked with hope-filled eyes as she clearly felt overjoyed over the fact that Harumi had agreed to helping her, while the brunette just nodded back to her with a slight chuckle as Yuzu happily cheered in return.
"So what kind of job would you like to go for anyway?" Harumi happily started walking along with Yuzu as they were slowly now making their way to the shopping centre together, chatting to each other more casually.
"Well I've had the odd summer job here and there to buy some things for Mei in the past, but they were only temporary, and if I'm really going to start providing for Mei and the baby, then I'll need a much more stable job then those ones. And I guess I wouldn't mind finding a job in something to do with fashion, but I also do like cooking so maybe working in a cafe would be more my style," Yuzu trailed off a little as she seemed to just be more or less thinking out loud now as she began to walk slower when thinking about just what kind of job she would want.
Harumi just chuckled slightly, causing the blonde to look back to her with a questioning expression, "And just when I thought you had this all figured out," she stated causing Yuzu to just smile nervously back to her, before she questioned the brunette back.
"Oh yeah, well what about you Harumin? What kind of job are you looking for right now?" the blonde asked, raising her eyebrow slightly as she thought that Harumi was probably a lot like her when it came to the topic of choosing a career choice.
"To be honest...I'll take any job that will have me at the moment, I mean I don't mind living with my sister, but I would like to move out and provide for myself someday as well, and I'd like to it sooner rather than later really," Harumi stated, causing Yuzu to widen her eyes a little, as the brunette just gave a small smile to the blonde, while she just sighed and smiled back to Harumi.
"You know judging by my situation, I think we're in the same boat right now," Yuzu said, as her and Harumi just chuckled slightly together happily.
"Well good luck to us both then, I guess," Harumi replied smiling cheerfully, while Yuzu just smiled back to her in return before the brunette started walking a little faster,
"Come on we need to get going before the shops get too busy,"
She said encouraging Yuzu to pick up her pace as well, while the blonde just nodded in reply and quickly followed after Harumi, catching up with her as they both picked up speed slightly so that they could make it to the shopping centre a little quicker as they were soon getting close to their destination so that they could start their little, 'shopping spree'.
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Hours having passed as late afternoon was now beginning to settle in as Mei had spent most of her day flipping through the channels on the television, as she sat on the sofa in the lounge with her knees hugged up to her chest, not really paying any attention to what was on the screen as her mind was more focused on just where her girlfriend was right now, and when exactly she would be coming back home.
Sighing heavily as she looked to the television screen with an uninterested expression on her face, holding the remote in her right hand as she continued to flip through all the different channels, while her other hand lay resting on her stomach it seeming like the cramps were still bothering her quite a bit, but luckily she hadn't been sick at all just yet.
Putting down the remote now as she lay her head back against the sofa, while she glanced over to the hallway that led to the entrance to the small apartment, just waiting for Yuzu to come walking through the front door and greet her with her signature bright smile, like she always does.
'When are you coming home Yuzu?' she questioned to herself as she felt a slight ache inside her chest, kinda feeling lonely here without Yuzu, and at this point didn't she really know what to do with herself, she could maybe go and have a relaxing nap, but she wasn't really all that tired right now.
"Mei, could you come and help me set the table please?"
The voice of Yuzu's Mother calling to her bringing Mei out of her thoughts as she looked to where the voice had come from, before she just shrugged her shoulders slightly and turned off the television, as she then stood up from the sofa and headed into the kitchen and dining area. Seeing Ms Okogi standing behind the counter as she was busy preparing lunch for them all, while Mei soon started to lay cutlery onto the dining table slowly, as it was clear that she was much more focused on other things at the moment.
Ms Okogi noticing this as she looked to Mei and smiled slightly as she saw the young girl stopping what she was doing for a moment to look to the entrance again, the older woman knowing exactly what she was waiting for, while she soon caught Mei's attention again.
"You know watching the door like that won't cause Yuzu to come walking through it any sooner," she stated as she turned round and folded her arms across her chest, her expression softening when she heard Mei's reply.
"I know, I just wish she would stop disappearing like this all the time," Mei sighed slightly as she went back to setting the table, while she tried to focus on anything other than her girlfriend right now, but knowing that her mind would eventually go back to the blonde yet again soon enough.
"I know what you mean," Ms Okogi chuckled slightly as she caused Mei to turn towards her while she looked a little confused for a moment, the older woman soon noticing this as she realized she just might need to explain what she had meant when saying what she had.
"Sorry Mei it's just that Yuzu reminds me so much of her Father sometimes. He was the same when I was pregnant, constantly running off to do things for me, and to buy anything that I asked for, whether it was food or things to help with my pregnancy symptoms, he was always on the go as he tried to balance his family life along with his work at the same time, when really I just wished for him to take it easy more often. But to be honest he never really was a person to listen and follow instructions very much," the older woman explained with a slight smile, causing Mei to widen her eyes a little, as she stopped what she was doing once again and just stood still, looking like she was lost in thought for a moment.
"It sounds like Yuzu is a lot like her Father in some ways,"
Mei stated, as Ms Okogi just nodded and smiled back to Mei in reply, while the dark-haired girl seemed like she had more to say on the topic but instead suddenly froze as both her and Yuzu's Mother now heard the sound of the front door being opened, and the familiar voice of a certain blonde calling out to them both.
"Mei, Mom I'm home!"
Yuzu called out as she quickly closed the front door behind her and removed her shoes, while both Mei and the blonde's Mother looked to the direction of the entrance, Mei putting down the rest of the cutlery she had been holding and setting out, as she quickly came running over to Yuzu seeming like she was going to welcome her back home, but instead scolded her over the fact that she had been gone for so long now.
"Yuzu just where have you been?" Mei asked as she gave the blonde a slight stern stare, while Yuzu just grabbed hold of all the bags she had just brought in with her, and then took hold of Mei's hand and smiled to her happily.
"I'll explain everything to you in a moment,"
The blonde simply stated as she led Mei through the house, giving a quick wave to her Mother, before running into her bedroom with her girlfriend still holding onto her hand, causing the younger girl to look confused as they both now stood in the bedroom together.
Yuzu soon letting go of Mei's hand and the shopping bags that she was holding in her other hand, slowly walking over to her bed as she let herself flop down onto it and sighed deeply, while Mei closed the door behind them, and came walking over to the blonde, sitting down beside her on the bed as she tilted her head a little, wondering just what was going on with Yuzu today, and why she seemed so exhausted right now.
"Where did you go?"
Mei asked as she seemed calmer now as she simply waited for the blonde to answer and didn't really feel like scolding her at the moment, since she hadn't seen her for most of the day, and just wanted to know where she had been all this time.
"I went shopping with Harumin, sorry if I kept you waiting, the shops were really busy today," Yuzu explained after a short pause lifting herself up as she sat next to Mei and ran a hand through her long, blonde hair, while Mei still seemed a little confused.
"Shopping? For what?"
She questioned, and quickly getting her answer it seemed as Yuzu just simply grabbed the shopping bags and brought them to all lay in front of Mei, presenting them all to the younger girl, while she just sat looking to the blonde still, as Yuzu just smiled back to her, encouraging her to look inside the bags.
"Take a look for yourself," she simply said as she pushed the bags closer to Mei, as the younger girl just raised her eyebrow slightly, before shrugging a little and leaning down while she looked to see what was inside all the shopping bags.
Mei's lavender eyes widened slightly as she now saw countless book and magazines on pregnancy and parenthood, a bunch of dry and other types of food that might just reduce her morning sickness, items to help with other pregnancy symptoms such as hot water bottles, heat pads, painkillers, remedies to relive stress and fatigue, even some small blankets and so much more, that Mei couldn't believe Yuzu had brought, looking through it all as she didn't even want to think about how much the blonde had spent today on all this.
"Yuzu...you didn't have to buy all this," Mei stated as she looked back to the blonde, while she just smiled nervously back to her.
"I know I might've gone a little overboard, but I wanted to show you just how serious I am about this, our talk yesterday made me realise that we're going to be parents before we know it, and I think it's about time that I started acting like one, I even talked to Harumin about her helping me to find a job," Yuzu explained as Mei just continued to look surprised as the blonde went on to talk about all the things she had brought today, clearly showing that she had meant all that she had said yesterday to her girlfriend.
Sighing slightly Mei just rested a hand on Yuzu's shoulder and caused her to quiet down now, as she looked to the blonde with a softened expression.
"Yuzu, you really don't have to rush into all this, you don't have to prove anything to me I already know how serious you are about this. After all it's like what you said yesterday, 'we've got plenty of time to learn as we go' so let's just take it slow alright?" Mei asked as she encouraged Yuzu to just take a few moments to calm herself, while the blonde just smiled back to her simply, as it seemed like Mei's words weren't really getting through to her very well.
"I know Mei, but trust me on this I know what I'm doing okay?" Yuzu said with a determined look in her eyes; however Mei not seeming so convinced.
"I don't think you do Yuzu?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well just look at all this stuff you've brought, I mean seriously Yuzu you even brought diapers," Mei stated as she took a small packet of newborn diapers out of one of the bags, causing Yuzu to just smile nervously for a moment.
"Well...the baby could come early, and you can never be too prepared right?" Yuzu tried to defend herself, although really she knew she had gone maybe 'a bit' too far with all the things she had brought today.
"Yuzu the baby is only about a little over a week old,"
"But still...you never know," Yuzu stated as she was starting to see where Mei was coming from as she nervously looked to the younger girl, while she just sighed slightly and ran a hand through her long, black hair.
"What am I going to do with you, Yuzu?" She thought out loud, before she just moved closer to Yuzu and gave her a slight smile, while the blonde just looked back to her with a curious expression for a moment,
"Yuzu, I love you for doing all this, but you really don't need to go this far for me. Just you being here for me is enough, that's all the support I could ever need," she explained causing Yuzu to widen her eyes slightly as the younger girl took hold of both of her hands and held onto them tightly, while Yuzu continued to look curious for a few moments, before she slightly hung her head, seeming to finally realize she had gone quite 'the extra mile' when she really didn't need to.
Seeming to take a moment to think to herself, before she soon sighed heavily and chuckled slightly, lifting her head up again as she smiled slightly back to Mei now, "Maybe I should really stop to think before doing things like this," she stated as she squeezed onto Mei's hands and felt like hitting herself for acting so impulsive, while Mei just leaned into the elder girl and rested her forehead against the blonde's.
"Or better yet you could try talking to me first," the younger girl simply stated, causing Yuzu to chuckle again slightly with a slight nod, as she let go of Mei's hands and instead wrapped her arms around her girlfriend as she pulled her close to her, and nuzzled her lovingly.
"I'm sorry Mei,"
Yuzu said in a low tone as she sat embracing her girlfriend, while Mei just relaxed in the elder girl's arms, the two soon falling into a silence as they both sat, hugging each other tightly as Mei soon broke the quiet and looked up to Yuzu.
"It's okay; just tell me the next time you start looking for a job alright?"
Mei gave Yuzu a slight smile, while the blond just chuckled and nodded her head a little, before she seemed to be thinking for a few moments, remembering what she had talked with Harumi about earlier, and her smile fading as she pulled away from Mei, causing the younger girl to look back to her with a wondering expression now.
"You know while we're on the subject, Mei...what would you want for a job?" Yuzu asked as she seemed like she was actually really interested in this topic all of a sudden, causing Mei to seem a little confused, before thinking for a moment and answering.
"Well, my Grandfather still most likely wants me to take over his role as head of the family, and managing the school, but I doubt I'll still be able to do that since- Mei started to explain guessing that she would still follow in her Grandfather's footsteps as she was always meant to, but was quickly cut off by Yuzu as she just shook her head in reply.
"That's not what I asked you Mei, I didn't ask you what your Grandfather or family wanted for you. I asked what you want," Yuzu stated, cutting off Mei, and causing her to widen her eyes slightly as she tried to think for a moment, having never really been asked this kind of question from anyone before now.
"What do I want?"
Mei repeated the question a couple of times, as she sat with her head hanging low for quite a while, as she seemed deep in thought, but honestly she wasn't sure how to answer the blonde as she just shook her head slightly and sighed a little.
"I...I don't know," she stated realizing that she really didn't know what she wanted for herself, after all she had never really had to think about it before now.
"To be honest, neither do I Mei," Yuzu smiled as she caused Mei to look back to her again, looking slightly taken aback for a few moments, it seeming that she wasn't sure how to reply to the blonde, while Yuzu just reached a hand up and stroked the younger girl's cheek lightly,
"So let's figure it out together, okay?"
The blonde asked happily, causing Mei to widen her eyes again, before she just nervously nodded in reply to the elder girl, feeling like she could cry, but not exactly knowing why. While Yuzu just hugged the younger girl again, and kissed her forehead softly, as Mei gazed into her deep emerald eyes and hid the slight blush that was starting to creep up on her cheeks.
"Have you had any morning sickness while I've been gone?"
Yuzu now changed the subject it seemed as she let Mei pull away from her, while Mei just shook her head in response, it not seeming like she was able to speak as she was afraid of what might just happen if she did, and so just stayed quiet instead.
"You want to go and try to see if you can eat some lunch as well?" the blonde asked as she looked down to Mei with a softened expression, while Mei just took a deep breath and collected her thoughts now, and successfully soon gained back her composure again.
"I'm sure we could find something for me to eat in those bags,"
She stated simply, as she gestured to the shopping bags, and caused Yuzu to just smile nervously, before she nodded in reply, and moved to now get up from the bed, Mei looking like she was about to do the same, but then stopping in her tracks as a thought seemed to enter her mind. Quickly catching the elder girl's attention, and caused her to stop for a moment.
"Wait Yuzu?"
"Hmm, what is it?"
"Are you meeting up with Taniguchi-san again tomorrow by any chance?" Mei asked as she seemed a little nervous now, her hands clenching onto the bed tightly, while Yuzu looked to the younger girl with a wondering expression, before answering her.
"Err...yeah; I'm meeting up with her and Matsuri for lunch tomorrow, why?" Yuzu raised her eyebrow and she wondered just where Mei was going with this right now.
"Well...would it be okay for me to come along with you?"
The younger girl asked as she tried to push her nerves to the back of her mind right now, but them slightly showing as she lowered her voice, and avoided looking directly to Yuzu, while the blonde still seemed a little confused by this, before she soon looked like she understood what Mei was trying to do at the moment and let her expression soften again.
"Of course Mei, I'm sure Harumin and Matsuri wouldn't mind you tagging along,"
Yuzu simply replied with a bright smile, causing Mei to now look back to her as she just let a small smile form on her lips once she saw Yuzu's cheerful expression, and slowly stood up from the bed, walking over to the blonde as she grabbed onto her hand and squeezed it tightly, letting their fingers interlock, before they both left the bedroom together happily and headed off to the kitchen and dining area, so that they could go and join Yuzu's Mother for some lunch.