Author's Note: I also apologize for the quality of this one. This is another stupid one, because according to my note on tumblr, I couldn't think of anything else. The next one isn't as bad, so don't worry! (This is also another short one and I feel bad because I didn't think there were any more of those.)


Prompt: Cider

Summary: Ayako loves cider… so much that she sometimes forgets to buy any other kind of drink over the winter. That's fine, usually… until she has guests over.


Ayako had decided a long time ago that cider was her favorite winter drink. Even when she was a kid, cider trumped hot chocolate, which never ceased to confuse the adults around her, including her parents. She'd drink hot chocolate if it was given to her, she didn't want to be rude, after all, but she preferred cider over everything.

And so, when she, Mai, and Masako decided to have a girls night at her apartment, she realized something… since she herself preferred cider, she'd forgotten to buy hot chocolate… or any other drink but water for that matter, since she'd just had the last of her tea that morning.

"It's fine, Ayako!" Mai grinned when she'd told them. "I haven't had cider in a while!"

"I haven't either," Masako nodded, "it smells so nice, but my mom never buys any."

Ayako smiled; she hated forgetting to do things when she had anyone over, but as long as they were okay with it, then everything was fine.

The three of them settled down on her couch with a movie and hot cider, and Ayako couldn't help but grin. Maybe she should forget to buy anything else every year.