"Oh my god, really?" Yuzu questioned eagerly, practically bouncing in excitement.

"Yes."

"Positive? You're sure you're okay with this?" Yuzu reaffirmed, grasping Mei's hands.

"Yes."

"You don't have to if you're not comfortable with it."

"I'm fine, Yuzu."

"Okay." Yuzu looked about ready to burst. "But are you sure..?"

"Yes, Yuzu, you can introduce me to your friends as your girlfriend," Mei reaffirmed, partially amused by the joy Yuzu found in such a simple thing.

Yuzu practically squee'd and impulsively hugged Mei, who stood rooted at the spot, lightly patting Yuzu's back once in an awkward show of returning the hug. The blonde didn't seem to mind, pulling back with a smile.

"This is gonna be so much fun! I haven't seen these girls in a while, I bet they'll be so surprised!"

"And why would that be?"

Yuzu went bashful at that, rubbing the back of her neck. "Well, I kinda told them I'd get a boyfriend…"

"I see." Mei looked elsewhere, face passive. Yuzu jumped at the reaction.

"But I'm happy that I can show off something even better!" She took Mei's hand again, squeezing tightly. "I'm really proud of you and one day I want the whole world to know." Yuzu smiled shyly at her, and Mei felt her heart skip a beat. She squeezed Yuzu's hand back as a response.

But when it was time for introductions- Mei being presented to two other girls dressed as colorfully as Yuzu herself- the blonde couldn't seem to get the words out.

"Th-this is my… my…" Yuzu's face was so red and her voice was going so quiet everyone in the group stared at her in concern. This made her even more embarrassed and she gulped, trembling, as her eyes darted from Mei to her old friends.

Sweat forming on her brow, Yuzu worked up a breath and, with a hand on Mei's shoulder, pushed the other girl forward and shouted, "This is my little girlfister!"

Mei brought a hand up to her brow to cover her eyes at the poor introduction. 'Girlfister?' She must've got caught between 'little sister' and 'girlfriend'.

"'Girlfister'?" her friends repeated in confusion.

Mei could practically feel the heat of embarrassment radiating off of Yuzu, sure that by now the older girl was melting in her boots. "Uh…I mean-"

"Well, she's not wrong, " Mei murmured in agreement in order to save Yuzu. Mei could feel her neck grow warm as three pairs of eyes looked at her incredulously. Mei just shrugged, looking at Yuzu. "Isn't that right?"

Yuzu just gaped at her, already red face seeming to grow in intensity, if that was possible. Mei suddenly realized the dirty implication of what she just said and felt the heat from her neck gradually crawl to her face.

"Oh my gosh, they're so adorable," one of Yuzu's friends whispered to the other as Yuzu and Mei stood there awkwardly, visibly hot under their collars.

"No they're not, they just said they fisted each other!" the other said.

*credit to Puscifer for the beautiful term 'girlfister'