Author Notes

Happy Belated Birthday, Maki! This story came out later but your birthday was spent Makiliciously~ :D hehe.

May you enjoy~ XD

HonoMaki

Love You Even When You Eat Like a Monster

The sounds of bells ringing, people moving and chattering and festival music was the background, while the sound of a plastic spoon stabbing into shaved ice every few seconds before being eaten and the mouth going "mm~" and "ah~" the foreground to a certain redhead's ears.

Violet eyes blink once as she has been watching her girlfriend downing ten bowls of shaved ice on their Summer Festival date. Her girlfriend was on the sixth bowl now; Maki is amazed.

…

Maki blinks again, but nothing changes. The gingerhead sitting beside her and enjoying the cold dessert with that blissful smile was still right there. The girl shakes her head and her orange-brown tresses fell from her shoulders to rest on her back instead.

She's just eating and I can't help but think she looks so pretty…ugh…

The redhead lowers her gaze to the rubble they were seated on. She was never fond of being straightforward and honest. So when her thoughts are all messed up because of her love for her senior, she can't help but groan and whine about it to herself.

I wonder if it'll be weird or bad to start a conversation while she's eating…

Maki raises her line of sight only to be enraptured by the blue of Honoka's eyes; it could just be the lamp's doing or the festival light contrasting with the night's darkness, reflecting in Honoka's eyes. But regardless of the scientific reason, it didn't change the fact that Maki loves those blue hues.

"I think I'm in love with you and I'm terrified…" Maki accidentally spouts and she clams a hand over her mouth, searching Honoka worriedly for signs of disgust or upset.

"Eh? Why?" Honoka simply blinks twice, confused as to why Maki would be terrified of loving her. Honoka loves her and isn't scared at all.

Ah… Figures Honoka wouldn't think negatively when it comes to love…

Maki shifts her gaze to the shaved ice lined up beside Honoka then back to the gingerhead; letting Honoka think it's the food that's concerning Maki at the moment. This isn't entirely a lie since the first-year does find the amount of shaved ice Honoka is consuming right now rather ridiculous.

"Ah, don't worry. I won't eat you up too, Maki-chan~"

"I wasn't thinking that." The redhead sends the glutton a soft glare before averting her gaze again, her cheeks reddening.

And I don't mind if you want to eat me…

Maki looks to Honoka taking another big scoop of ice down with a blissful "Mm~". And she sighs softly through her nose.

What am I even thinking of?

Honoka gets her girlfriend's attention back on her with a question. "Then what are you thinking of?"

Earnest blue eyes stare at all of Maki which makes Maki's lips twitch upwards, breaking her aloof exterior. It didn't stop Maki from trying to cover up the love she has for Honoka that keeps threatening to overflow, however, as she makes up a "thought" to tell. "If I'll still love you when you're huge, fat and slow."

"Ehhh~ You'll stop loving me just because I'm a little fat, Maki-chan? That's so mean!" Honoka pouts then gobbles down the current bowl of shaved ice before putting it aside to free her hands, that now tugged at Maki's arms.

Maki turns away, smiling.

Of course not.

"Maybe."

"Maki-chaaaaaannn..!" Honoka puffs her cheeks out as she rocked Maki back and forth, back and forth, whining. A giggle vibrates out of Maki, though Honoka doesn't notice from being so loud.

I'm afraid I can only keep loving you more and more from now, Honoka.

"Maki-chaaaann, even though I'll love you even if you're fat!"

The pianist's lips pull higher at that but responds in a passive tone. "I won't get fat, Honoka."

Will you grow sick of my love for you someday?

"I meant if! If Maki-chan grew fat, I'd still love Maki-chan. If Maki-chan grew out your hair, I'd still love Maki-chan. And if Maki-chan grew smarter, I'd still love Maki-chan!" Honoka's outburst of…confessions make Maki's face grow hot and be the colour of her favourite food.

"S-Stop that, Honoka… You're being too loud." Maki opened and closed her mouth like a goldfish; part of her wants to scold Honoka and the other part of her wants to admit her true thoughts to Honoka, and just tell her how much she loves her.

G-Guess I was overthinking things..? Honoka is an idiot…An idiot that loves this big idiot…

Maki the big idiot puts her hand over Honoka's that was holding her arm.

Warm…

When that made Honoka quiet and smiling jubilantly at her, Maki blushed harder and pushed Honoka's hands off her hurriedly. "Eat your shaved ice, Honoka."

Honoka laughs happily and does as told.

Idiot…

"I love you, Maki-chan." Honoka says; clear and genuine.

Maki's eyes widened as she turned to look at Honoka – Honoka who lifted the bowl up to cover her face, the bowl wasn't large enough to cover all of her beautifully blush-covered cheeks, and the way Honoka's blue eyes held a meek and sincere shine made Maki's heart skip beats.

Maki sighs loudly. She doesn't conceal her lopsided grin directed at Honoka who was still looking her way. "Eat your shaved ice, Honoka…"

Honoka giggles shyly and eats her shaved ice.

Author Notes

Maki had nothing to be terrified of, did she? :)

I had a few scenarios. Confession scenario, married HonoMaki scenario, Honoka says it scenario, and well, this. XD It took me a while to decide which I wanted to write…:')

Hope everyone who read this enjoyed the read~ ^w^

HonoMaki is so cute~ Maki being dishonest never gets old, and is never not endearing~ :D

Leave me a comment if you like! (There's like…4 bowls of shaved ice to go? XD)