A/N: Hi everyone, I'm back with AlisaUmi this time! This pairing was a little hard as there too wasn't much material for this pairing, but I came up with an idea at last and wrote this!

Order of oneshot/chapter pairings after this one:

RinPana (Next)

HonoNico

NicoRin

NozoMaki

KotoUmi

HonoRin

NozoUmi

AnjuEli

Enjoy! XD

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Title: Allergies Will Work Against You

Pairing: AlisaUmi

Rating: K+

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Umi has never felt so nervous in her entire life.

Well, there has been plenty of nerve wracking moments that she's dealt with before, like when Muse had formed and she had had to participate in it's first ever concert, or when she discovered the exact kind of short dresses she would wear in future performances or even when she was confessed to and later accepted the confessor's feelings. And that's what led to the bluenette's current situation.

Twiddling her thumbs in her lap, she can't find the strength to peel her eyes away from the pretty girl with golden hair and sparkling blue eyes sitting beside her, just a few inches away. This girl- Alisa Ayase, her name is- is absolutely amazing in so many ways, from looks to personality, much like her older sister who's currently in her bedroom upstairs with a promise to give them space, with s few whispered warnings along the way in Umi's direction on the sofa. Eli is kind like that.

Anyway, back to Alisa. She's a kind-hearted, sweet young girl who despite her age, Umi finds herself attracted to (though she'll never admit it as she still thinks it's a little shameful to be dating someone that's still in middle school). Yes, Alisa Ayase, also known as Umi's girlfriend of three months now. A huge surprise that shocked everyone in Muse and resulted in an overprotective older sister checking on her every step in their relationship, and a bunch of friends who are way too keen to know how far they've gone. Umi can barely stand it some times, what with Eli breathing down her neck one minute, and then her friends breathing down it the other. But she wouldn't change one moment in this three month relationship, not a single one, because this is precious to her, despite the many times she gets flustered when Alisa is a little bold for her age or when she's teased by her best friends and seniors (minus Eli who could be glaring a little).

When Alisa confessed to her, Umi had promptly proceeded to freeze on the spot and almost faint a few moments later, which did nothing as the younger girl had immediately rushed to catch her. The bluenette had stumbled through her sentences when she recovered, and couldn't form much of a proper answer to the Ayase's feelings. The heartbreaking expression that she got in return was enough to make her want to accept the girl's confession on the spot, just to stop Alisa from crying which she looked like she was going to do with every word that passed Umi's lips, but the second year had wanted to consider these feelings appropriately and respond when she was ready. Alisa had agreed to it, understanding right away, even though she still had that look of sorrow in her eyes when she retreated home, leaving Umi guilty and with her overflowing thoughts. The next few days that followed that shocking event, Umi had pondered Alisa's feelings, as well as her own in hopes to come to a worthy conclusion that would suit both of them.

Along the way, the bluenette had started to discover similar feelings for the younger girl, and when she next saw Alisa waiting for Eli after school, she had proceeded to stammer out her feelings, feeling confident for once in showing how she felt. To say that Alisa was happy was an understatement; the blonde had squealed loudly, catching the attention of people nearby, before wrapping her arms around the older girl's neck. Upon snapping out of her shock, Umi had looked down and noticed that Alisa was standing on her tiptoes as she was a little too tall for her to reach, and it had made her smile before she slowly embraced the blonde back. It felt right, their relationship, and for once Umi had no trouble freely showing her emotions. The bluenette was known amongst her peers and friends for not showing her true feelings when she wanted to, but Alisa oddly made her feel like she could be true to herself. It really was strange, seeing as Alisa was younger but Umi was happy and that was all that mattered.

Except ever since last week, she's not been very happy. Well, not as happy as she was the weekend before last when she was on a date with Alisa.

It all started when her best friends, Honoka Kousaka and Kotori Minami, started pestering her for details of her latest date with the young Ayase between classes. Umi gave them minimal details, too embarrassed to say too much, and then Kotori asked her a question that turned her face a whole new shade of red.

"Have you and Alisa-chan kissed yet, Umi-chan?" Kotori had asked, curled fists propped under her chin to support her on her desk, a seemingly innocent smile on her lips. Umi has almost fainted, much like when she was confessed to, but Honoka (who had experienced this a million times) quickly grabbed her by the shoulders and sat her upright in her chair.

"K-Kotori, that's t-too shameful!" The bluenette had cried, eyes wide. "Alisa's too young for that!"

"But Umi-chan-"

"Eh?" Honoka had chimed in from the side. "She's the same age as Yukiho is she not?"

"I believe so. What's your point, Honoka?" Umi had crossed her arms, desperately trying to calm down her large, embarrassing blush.

Honoka had beamed cheerfully. "Well Yukiho and her girlfriend kiss all the time! I walk by her bedroom, and sometimes I look in and see them doing it, and they don't even try to hide it! They just go for it." The ginger had then proceeded to look at Umi with a reassuring smile. "So maybe you should try too, Umi-chan."

"W-What?! B-But I couldn't-!"

"Nee, Umi-chan," Kotori had leaned closer to whisper in her ear. "I heard from Eli-chan that Alisa-chan was talking about you with her yesterday. And she said that Alisa-chan said that she wanted to kiss you, really badly."

"E-Eh?!" The youngest of the second year trio had moved backwards in her chair, startled from Kotori's tease and the fact that Alisa had said that. Wait, Alisa had said that she wanted to kiss her... A mixture of feelings had spun around in Umi's mind, actually still are, at the thought that sweet, innocent Alisa Ayase wanted her first kiss to be with Umi. It made her feel needed, loved and special if Alisa wanted Umi to take something so precious from her, just like that.

After that episode, Honoka and Kotori had both desperately tried to revive Umi who had passed out the more she thought of it. Once she was awake again, the bluenette had spent the rest of her classes trying to figure out a way to give Alisa what she wanted, what she deserved. After all, Umi wouldn't be any sort of a good girlfriend if she didn't attend to Alisa's needs.

And that's what she has been doing ever since. Every class she was distracted by it, every part of her free time she was thinking about it and it was driving her crazy. One part of her was telling her to focus on other things, to not give into such a shameless calling and another part was telling her to think of a way to give her cute girlfriend what she wanted, but was too afraid to ask for.

She reached her decision last night when Alisa had called and asked Umi if she wanted to come over to the Ayase household during the day for a date. Umi had agreed and had said she'd be there at noon. After she ended the phone call, the bluenette had went straight to panicking about what she should do. Should she try and fulfil Alisa's wish, or leave things alone before she (probably) embarrassed herself?

Full of conflict, Umi had went to the only person she deemed worthy enough to give her the special advice she needed.

"Ah, Umi-chan! I thought there was a reason you asked to meet me here," Nozomi Tojo had said with a smile as she turned around in her seat at the local cafe to be greeted by the second year who had wore a mask of nervousness and embarrassment as she had slowly sat down with a nod.

"Y-Yes, there is s-something I need to a-ask you about," The bluenette had stuttered, her hands clasping in her lap. Nozomi had smirked knowingly at the gestures.

"Hm, from what I'm seeing in front of me, is it about Alisa-chan perhaps?" She had asked. Umi had gasped at the sudden quick reveal.

"H-How did you guess?"

Nozomi had then placed her palms under her chin, still smirking. "You're blushing, you're fidgeting and you look nervous. Of course it's about Alisa-chan, isn't it?" Umi had sighed and then nodded, defeated.

"Yes. There's something I wanted to ask you about." The third year across the table from her had nodded, and Umi had taken that as her cue to continue. "W-Well, Kotori told me that Alisa told Eli that she wanted to k-kiss me..." The bluenette had trailed off, the blush rising on her face.

"And you wanted to ask how to fulfill her request without possibly scaring her," Nozomi hadn't even the need to ask. Umi had nodded in reply and Nozomi had smiled and proceeded to compile a plan that would work to achieve both parts of the couple's needs.

So now Umi sat in the Ayase's living room on the sofa next to her girlfriend, sweating with nervousness and waiting for the right moment to make a move apart from holding her hand. She's not ready, but part of her feels ready to move forward and feel those sweet, rosebud lips against her own. She feels ready to kiss the girl she loves.

"Is something wrong, Umi-chan?" The adorable blonde asks from her spot at her side, pulling her eyes away from the television to give her a concerned look. Umi forces a confident smile and replies quickly before Alisa gets even more concerned.

"No, no, nothing's wrong!" She exclaims, a little too quickly. Alisa cocks her head to the side, cutely.

"Oh, ok!" She giggles. "I just thought there was something on my face, because you keep looking at me like you've got something to say!"

Umi chuckles nervously and shrugs it off, mumbling an apology. Alisa smiles and goes back to the television, her hand reaching for Umi's. She grasps it tightly, the genuine smile on her tiny lips getting a little wider. And in that moment, Umi decides that she should make her move.

"Alisa," The girl moves her head in the bluenette' direction at the call of her name. "C-Can you close your eyes for a m-minute?"

"Huh? Why?" The blonde asks, her cute blue bow in her hair tilting to the side slightly.

"Um... I have a surprise for you," Umi says, desperately trying to keep her stuttering under control. The stuttering will give her away, and Alisa will be concerned and not go along with the plan that she and Nozomi put so much work into. Well, not really as its a simple plan really, but it took a lot of work on Umi's part to get over her embarrassment.

"Really?! Ok!" The younger of the two closes her eyes immediately, her body completely turned towards Umi now, hands clasped delicately in her lap. Umi bites her lip, remembering the next part of the plan like the back of her hand, but should she really do it without Alisa's knowledge? She hasn't got her eyes open, so she'll be unsuspecting and that could frighten her. Was Nozomi really telling the truth when she said this would work? Oh well, it's the only plan she's got.

That fact in mind, the second year inches forward slowly towards her girlfriend who still has her eyes closed, waiting for Umi's surprise. She leans in closer, her heartbeat incredibly getting faster and faster the closer she gets. She's so close she can smell the sweet blueberry scent of Alisa's shampoo, so close she can almost feel the contact. Almost...there...

But what she didn't account for was the sudden itchiness in her nose, and the unpreventable sneeze that came with it. Trying to turn her head and cover her face, she unintentionally smacks her head full force into Alisa's shoulder who's eyes shoot open upon the impact. The blonde lets out a little shriek as she tumbles off the sofa and on to the (thankfully) carpeted floor. Umi's who's still covering her nose in embarrassment, feels like dying right on the spot. This wasn't even remotely how the plan was supposed to go. She can't even look at the girl on the floor. Oh my god, she's going to think she's gross, and what if Eli heard her little sister scream from upstairs?! Oh my god, she was dead if she heard-

The bluenette pauses in her train of thought as she hears laughter uprise from the floor. Fearing the worst, she dares to take a peek at her girlfriend who she discovers with her palms pressed to her mouth where streams of giggles are erupting from.

"W-What just happened, Umi-chan?!" She laughs, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes as she looks up at Umi for an answer.

"I-I'm so sorry, Alisa," The bluenette whispers loud enough for the blonde to hear. "This wasn't how this was supposed to happen..." She reaches forward and leans down, offering her girlfriend a hand back up on to the sofa. Once she's sitting and comfortable again, Alisa composes herself before speaking,

"Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, Umi-chan." She says, her cheeks tainted a healthy rose. "You were trying to kiss me, weren't you?"

Oh god, she knew? This just got even worse. But there's no point in lying to her, especially when the blonde is staring at her with large, sparkling eyes. "Y-Yes, but my allergies acted up and I ruined it. I'm so sorry, Alisa. This was supposed to be special..."

But despite the truth being revealed, Alisa doesn't make a move to defile her for her embarrassing mistake. Instead she leans forward and kisses her forehead with a light chuckle. "It's ok," She says gently. "I'm willing to let you have another chance at it, if you still want to," She pauses. "And you don't throw me off the sofa again," She adds after a moment. Umi blushes again at the thought of the past few minutes' events before her eyes widen as Alisa's words sink in.

"R-Really?" She stammers, and Alisa nods. The blonde closes her eyes again, and Umi repeats her previous steps, even hesitating for a moment to make sure she won't sneeze again. Her chest restricts in tension and excitement as she leans in. She pauses a moment before she can complete the last stage of the plan, thinking about if she's really ready or not after her last failed attempt.

But a part of her heart is tired of waiting and she fills the gap between them, her lips finally meeting her girlfriend's for the first time.