Nonon shuffled into Satsuki's quarters, having been summoned there that morning. Eyes trained on the floor Nonon examined the white lines twisting through the marble. She wanted to look up at Satsuki's face and see her eyes soften with a tenderness reserved only for her, but she knew that if she looked at her face now, all she would see would be disgust. Satsuki asked her how her day had been, and she stuttered out a faint "fine."

As Satsuki approached, Nonon desperately tried to steady her breathing. Satsuki stopped only a few feet in front of her. It made her want to scream that the person she loved more than anything now most likely hated her. Satsuki asked Nonon to look up at her, and as she complied, she winced at the sight of her partner's narrowed eyes and the faint crease in her brow, one that only deepened as their eyes met.

"What's wrong?" Satsuki asked.

Nonon felt her chest tighten in anger as she wondered why she was doing this to her. It would be better if she was up front with her anger, anything but the fake normalcy with which she acted with now, anything but the cold silence which was sure to follow. Frustrated she wrenched a hand through her hair and exclaimed, "Just get on with it."

Satsuki recoiled as if struck, blinking at the severity of the words, "Okay," She said, standing up from her chair and crossing her arms. The distance the gesture seemed to put between them made Nonon wince. "We've been together a long time-"

"Stop," Nonon heaved, putting her face in her hands. She wanted to cry at the unfairness of it all. She was finally getting to a good place with Satsuki, and then she had to go and ruin it. She was going to have to leave the academy, her whole life, her relationship, all of it was gone. Unable to stop herself, she sobbed. Satsuki stepped forward and hesitantly put a hand on her shoulder, trying in her own subdued way to be comforting. Nonon cried, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"Why?"

"Why do you even have to ask me that?" She said as she violently shrugged off Satsuki's hand as she looked down at her, thoroughly confused.

"Nonon, What's wrong?" she asked.

"I'm disgusting, I know and you hate me now and-"

Satsuki frowned, "Why would I hate you?"

Nonon felt her cheeks redden and eyes water, "Are you going to make me say it?"

"I don't know what's wrong." Satsuki said, trying to get a straight answer out of the musician.

Nonon looked up at her in confusion. "Because of what I wrote." She watched in sick satisfaction as Satsuki's eyes widened in realization.

Nonon was shocked when the heiress smiled. "That? That didn't bother me."

Gasping, Nonon stuttered, "It didn't? Then why did you call me in here?"

"I wanted to set up a time for dinner. For our anniversary."

Nonon felt the adrenaline drain out of her body leaving a weak relief behind. She held her eyes closed for a count of ten waiting until she trusted herself to speak. Finally, she asked, "Really?"

Satsuki looked at her softly, gently taking Nonon's hands in hers. "Yeah."

Nonon sighed and smiled eyes still watery but a warmth growing in her chest, "I'm so fucking glad."

Satsuki chuckled and squeezed Nonon's hands a little tighter before stepping away, and sitting back behind her desk.

Reassured, Nonon' smile widened into a grin, "So, you were saying something about a date?"

Satsuki just sighed and looked back at her work, but Nonon could see the smile she was hiding fighting at the corner of her mouth.