Hello all! And welcome to my (slightly belated) Christmas special! I really wanted to get this out before Christmas, but it just ended up being a lot longer than I originally intended... oops! Regardless, this originally started as more or less a crack fic, that I was writing just for shits and giggles, but I actually ended up developing a big soft spot for the pairs I used... oops! That being said, don't take this too too seriously, but I do hope you all end up enjoying this, and hey, you might end up discovering how cute these pairs are like I did!
-marketvalueneps
Planeptune-
As the holiday season came into full swing, the weather becoming ever so noticeably nippier, the snow hanging off the trees, the spirit of the festive season infecting the whole nation, Neptune was far from immune to the charm of the season, and as a matter of fact, she might be the most festive of all! As she hummed a tune, she enthusiastically set up the last of her decorations around the sky needle that served as one of the icons of the nation of purple progress.
"Hey! Hey! Nep Jr! Can you help me out here!" She yelled down to her younger sister, who looked up curiously, nervously laughing as she saw the goddess stretching herself as long as she could standing atop a ladder, trying to hang up a very specific ornament from the ceiling… her short frame prevented her from accomplishing her task, hence her asking her taller, but still younger sister.
"Ok ok, just get down from there before you fall" Nepgear responded, as Neptune slowly descended, handing off the ornament to the gearhead, who looked at it with curiosity, "Why do you even need this anyway?" She asked, nervously, as she looked at the famous Christmas decoration,
"Hmm… You'll see~" She cheekily responded, before her face somehow got even smugger, "Besides, don't' tell me you don't have a certain someone you want to catch under this~" She smugly responded, causing Nepgear to nearly fall off the ladder in her embarrassment,
"Wh- Wha- What do you mean?" She responded in a panic, doing her best to keep herself from stumbling off the ladder, as Neptune let out a chuckle, whistling innocently,
"Oh? You mean to tell me if you just happened to spot a certain raven haired tsundere second in command under this here mistletoe, you wouldn't be happy~?" Neptune smiled widely as Nepgear nervously finished hanging up the devilish plant. Neptune had a genius plan in place, this year… this year she would finally get the sweetest gift of all.
But, that could wait, as Neptune had to quickly react, diving to catch the single d-clip adorned goddess as she tumbled off the ladder, "Woaah Gotcha!" She let out her held breath as she placed Nepgear back on the ground, "You know you're supposed to walk down from the ladder, right?"
"Stupid sister!" Was all Nepgear could huff out, turning her back to said sister, who could only laugh mischievously once more,
"You know that kinda proves my point, you know that? Dear sister~" Neptune cooed, only to receive a yell back,
"LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Was all she could yell back as she walked away, going to another part of the basilicom to continue setting up for the party they were holding. Pretty much all of their friends were planning on attending, all the CPUs, as well as most of their human friends, the only one they weren't able to get a hold of, was MAGES. who was as enigmatic as they came anyway, and as such, she was very difficult to reliably get a hold of. They always held a Christmas party, and the place at which it was held changed every year, with this year being Planeptune's turn, and Neptune couldn't be happier… for one simple reason.
Today was her day!
If she had anything to say about it, today would be her last day of solo play! Hopefully she already got all the achievements for solo play, cause today she was gonna start her co-op adventure! Nodding to herself, she put the finishing touches on her decorations, as she ran through all the necessary calculations to ensure that her plan would go off without a hitch. Though as she thought it through… the only potential problem lay in if she got charged too much… She wasn't made of credits!
Ah yes. The target of Neptune's affections, her hair colored much the same as the color by which their quartet was named, even if the name would imply it being more of a trio. Neptune was upset in a way. She wouldn't be the first of her group to end her run as a bachelorette, Blanc had beaten her to the punch, damn her! Didn't she know? Neptune was the protagonist, she was the one who was supposed to have a borderline harem. Not that the thought ever crossed her mind, she only needed one! But, even then! She clearly was supposed to be the first one, damn Blanc! Damn her!
But even still, Neptune couldn't help but feel nervous. It was strange in a way, she couldn't remember the last time she felt like this. If it were someone else acting like this, she'd probably mock them for acting like 'a lovey-dovey high schooler' or something of the like. But, now that she was here, she didn't have any funny quips to say. It was odd, it felt like something had wrapped itself around her heart, dragging it into the pit of her stomach.
This was new, this was all certainly new. But… it wasn't as though it wasn't all things considered a pleasant feeling. Never before had someone made Neptune feel like this. No one was like Gold Third's resident greedy saleswoman. That statement was true in many ways, but to Neptune it held a unique meaning.
Her and B-sha had struck up an almost immediate friendship, even if the circumstances under which they met were… bizarre, to say the least. There was just something about her that Neptune found charming. She was cute for sure, but she also was like Neptune in many ways. Goofy, silly, enjoyed the simpler things in life, and, almost most of all. She deeply cared about everyone. And would stop at nothing to protect them.
Even if people may scoff at the notion, with B-sha's perpetuance for greed, Neptune knew her better than that. That was shallow. From people who didn't know her like Neptune did. Neptune knew her more than that. She knew the real B-sha. She knew how much the people around her meant to her, and how much it meant to her to be able to save them in her own way, even if Neptune still found her mask a little silly. Although, it certainly was adorable, just another thing she found charming about the girl. Added onto the already laundry list of things Neptune found charming about her.
Today… today. She would make her hers. Forever. It was the only thing she put on the Christmas list she mailed all the way to Santa! After all, if anyone could make it happen, it was the jolly fat man! (Note: Histoire threw Neptune's note into the incinerator, this immediately landed her on Santa's naughty list for the 333rd consecutive year).
With a smile on her face, Neptune continued putting the finishing touches on the rest of the party, t-minus 3 hours till everyone planned on arriving. But it was strange, there was something else. She wasn't just nervous, she was… scared. Truly, Neptune didn't remember the last time she had felt like this. But, she supposed, it was a perfectly normal thing to experience.
Somewhere in her, she knew that, no matter what would occur tonight, B-sha would still be her friend, she wasn't the type to abandon people, and Neptune knew the two were close but were they that close? Who knew? She really hoped so, and she also knew, she couldn't just let this sit in her anymore. She wasn't ok with just appreciating her from a distance anymore, maybe that made her greedy? Ironic, sure.
She didn't know when she had fallen in love with one of her best friends, when this seed sprouted up in her, and made her heart skip a beat every time she looked at her, or what made the time they spent together more precious than any pudding she had ever eaten. She didn't know when B-sha became the cutest girl she had ever seen, or when she found herself thinking about her every day.
She wasn't a thinker, and she really didn't care about the answers, she just knew. She was going to get the blonde under the mistletoe, it was her only Christmas wish.
Lastation- t-minus 1 week
As Noire sat at her desk, looking over the work to be done for the day, a pleasant smile worked its way onto her face. Today was a light day, as would the rest of the week, if everything went according to plan. She hadn't worked her tail off for the last month for nothing! She had to make sure everything was done before the day of the Christmas party.
She remembered the year she figured she simply had too much work to do and had decided she'd miss the party… never again. She'd just get everything done before then. Besides, she did genuinely enjoy the company of her best friends, even if she'd never say it, they meant a lot to her.
Cracking her knuckles, and preparing to dive into her work, Noire's attention was suddenly, and abruptly taken away from her stack of piles by a noise in the hallway, that only seemed to be growing closer by the second,
"Ooooohhhh my lovely Noireeeeeee~!"
And immediately Noire sighed, knowing full well what this meant. Although, it wasn't exactly as though she minded the intrusion from her friend, who stormed into the room, still wearing her red high school uniform, even if she had graduated a few years ago by now. Although, the girl's body had stopped aging now, the infusion of share energy she received from the golden tower effectively halting her aging, as it did to the goddesses. (AN: I made this up lol, makes enough sense though, eh?)
"What is it, K-sha?" Noire asked as she saw her friend practically bouncing, although, this part really wasn't that out of character, she supposed,
"Noire! Noire!" K-sha excitedly started up, showing the letter she had received, as she did every year, this iteration of it bearing the official stamp from Planeptune's basilicom, the ever famous N that signified the nation,
"Hm? What is it? It's just the invitation Neptune sent out. I don't know why she even does, anyone who will be there will already know they're invited" Noire shook her head as she thought it over, although, she supposed, maybe some people needed a refresher on where the party would be held this year.
"No that's not it! Read the last line!" K-sha tried to explain as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, tilting her head, Noire opened up her letter (which she planned on just throwing away), reading it till she got to the last line
"Every person is allowed a +1, so invite your sweetheart!"
Noire rolled her eyes at the phrasing, obviously written by Neptune. Noire half wondered how she got that one past Histoire, before she tilted her head again, looking back at her friend, wondering why this was even worth mentioning,
"S-so… I- I was wondering…" K-sha poked her fingers together, as she took a deep breath, "Would you like to be my date!" She forced the words out, as she laid her heart out. Although, she figured, this probably would go just about as well as her first two times… Not that it mattered to her. She would spend the rest of her life declaring her love for Noire if she had to.
"W-wh-what!?" Noire nearly choked on her saliva as she almost fell out of her comfortable desk chair, waving her hands in front of her face, gulping down the feeling, as she tried to compose herself, "You know I'm going to be there anyway!" She pointed out the absurdity of asking someone to be your +1 to a party they already planned on attending,
"I- I know! B- but… Noire! I still love you! P-Please!" K-sha bowed her head as she declared her love for the raven-haired goddess again. She had done it years ago, but, even now, her love burned just as brightly. It truly was ironic, wasn't it? The girl the order raised to be nothing but a human weapon against the goddesses, fell in love with a goddess at first sight. Maybe it was fate's way of sticking it to those bastards? Not that K-sha particularly cared.
"I- I- I- You- You? B-b-bbut" Noire stuttered out a completely nonsensical string of words as she tried to formulate her response. Taking a long deep breath. She looked at the woman in front of her. Her brilliant black hair, her bright features, her warm smile. Something felt different as she looked at her. How long had it been since that day? When she first heard K-sha profess her love for her? She didn't even remember.
How long had K-sha been by her side? She didn't even remember. It felt weird in a way. Despite straining her brain, she couldn't even remember a time without her anymore. It felt like she was always there. Like no one else. Wasn't it Neptune who used to make fun of her for being a loner? Yet, here she was now, K-sha had fixed her. No longer was she the loner workaholic that pushed everyone away. She now had her, she had slowly become a more complete person. Was that it? Was it K-sha who had fixed her? Or was it… that Noire had fixed herself for K-sha?
She didn't even remember.
Did it really even matter? No. That wasn't right. It did matter. Noire did it for her the whole time. Looking at her once more, she felt something stir inside her. She really had done it for her the entire time.
"K-sha?" She asked, voice light, as K-sha eagerly looked up, waiting on bated breath.
"What is it?" She responded as quickly as Noire had spoken,
"Why do you love me so much?" She asked, curious as to the answer,
"O-Oh… how couldn't I love you? What about you isn't to l-love? I feel like I was born to love you, Noire" K-sha brightly smiled as she responded, and Noire could only look on, a look of realization on her face, before letting out a soft sigh, a slight smile on her face, as she contemplated for but a moment more, moving over to stand in front of the woman,
"K-sha, I would l-love to" Was all she responded with, as she lightly wrapped her hands around her, as she heard a gasp come out of her, tears immediately flooding her face,
"Y-you… you mean it!?" K-sha almost didn't believe it. Sure, she had dreamt of this day since… well she didn't even know anymore! But... she never thought about just how good it would feel to finally receive it!
"Of course… have you ever known me to be one to lie?" She chuckled as she kept her arms wrapped around her, letting her work the tears out of her system. Noire didn't know what it was… but something just felt right now, more so than it ever had before. She didn't know what she was doing. But it was strange, for the first time in her life, that was ok. For the perfectionist that was Noire, it was an odd feeling. But it was… nice. She had no clue what she was doing, and she had no doubt she would mess up… but, but! She had fixed herself for K-sha once, she would do it as many times as it took, as long as she was there with her.
Wasn't it K-sha who said it? Forever and ever and ever and ever…
That's right. Now, she knew what she was doing everything for. They would make it work, together. Of this, she had no doubt.
Lowee- t-minus 4 hours
"When will she get here?! When will she get here?!" Lowee's dual CPU candidates pestered their older sister again and again, as Blanc tried her best to not to snap at the (adorable) little shits. She understood it, she really did… but still…
"When will she get here?! When will she get here?!" They pestered again as Blanc felt the vein in her forehead start to pop,
"I ALREADY TOLD YA, SHE'LL GET HERE WHEN SHE GETS HERE!" Blanc yelled as she slammed her fists on her chair, turning to face the annoyances,
"Eep!" Was all they could say as they gulped, but, luckily for our youngsters, Blanc's ire was soon quenched by the last woman present at the moment, as she relaxed on one of the couches in the office,
"Woooah! Let's not be too harsh, eh? Blanny?" She stood up as she put her hands up, trying her best to diffuse the situation. Over the last months, she had gotten awfully good at quelling her now girlfriend's anger. It was strange in a way, even though the two were now dating, it really didn't feel all that different between the two. Maybe it was a testament to how close the two already were, or just how neither of the women were particularly a "touchy feely" type of person. They just enjoyed each other's company. They complemented one another like meat and a perfect slow cooking!
She wasn't even sure she remembered who it was that asked out whom, they just seemingly came to agree one night that they shared something, and that the time they spent together was special to both of them. Maybe it started with C-sha making fun of Blanc for her less than stellar depictions of romance in her books? That sounded right. It really wasn't that important, all she knew was that both of them were happy, and that's what was important.
Taking a deep breath, Blanc calmed herself down, as she looked back at her sisters, "Look. I know you're excited to see Mina again, but pestering me won't make her show up any quicker" She explained, as Rom and Ram both wore a disappointed expression, unable to wait any longer.
This was the first time that Mina would be back since she left all those years ago, somehow Blanc had been able to convince her once oracle to return, at least for the holidays. Although, if the twins had anything to say about it, she wouldn't be leaving again. The two missed her dearly, the woman who effectively was their mother. Even if Ram had acted for a long time as if she didn't, the two's excitement was practically palpable. C-sha could only look on, a soft smile on her face,
"You two sure are excited" She pointed out, causing both of the mirror copies to furiously nod their heads,
"Of course we are! It's Mina!" Ram smiled brightly as she explained what she thought should be the obvious,
"Uh huh! Uh huh!" Rom eagerly added, and C-sha could only chuckle. Having never met the woman in her life, all she had to go off of were the many stories she had heard over the years. From both the twins, and her own girlfriend. And while the twins' stories were often heartwarmingly glowing reviews of the former oracle, even Blanc had nothing bad to say about the woman. C-sha did have to wonder why she even left in the first place. Although, when she asked Blanc about it, she could only begrudgingly discuss how the blue haired woman often underestimated her abilities, and importance to the Loweean family.
"Well then, I can't wait to meet her!" C-sha enthusiastically spoke, as the quartet heard the knockers at the front door loudly ring out down the hall, and immediately, Rom and Ram both took off down the hall, sprinting as fast as their small bodies could carry them. The door seemed like it had never been so far away in their entire lives, somehow, they managed to make the epic journey, as they flung open the door, revealing a woman standing there, it was as if she hadn't changed one bit. Her blue hair still held in its twin-tails by white bands, like it always had. Cap still sitting atop her hair, a red cover up worn outside a white dress.
Mina Nishizawa hadn't changed one bit.
"MINA!" The girls yelled in sync as they tackled the woman landing on top of her as the three thudded onto the ground behind where she had been standing. Behind this scene, C-sha and Blanc made their way into the picture as they both nervously looked on, as the twins let out all the tears they had welled in for all these years.
"Heavens… Girls…" Was all Mina could force out, as she wrapped her arms around the two, not that she minded the gesture. She felt like crying too.
"We… missed you… sooooo much…" Ram spoke in between her sobs, her face a sloppy mess from her tears, next to her, her twin was fairing no better as she clutched to the woman,
"Minaaaa…"
"Girls girls, I missed you two. More than you know… but please, let me get my stuff inside, ok?" Mina tried to reason with them, obviously, to no avail, as the two still clutched to her.
As Blanc looked on, she felt something strange twinge in her heart. She tried her best to hide it, but apparently, she wore her emotions better than she suspected, or, perhaps, the woman who clasped her hand to calm her down knew her that well. Either way, Blanc let out her held breath, as she looked over to C-sha who gave her a cheeky smile.
"What's with that look?" She asked, despite knowing the answer. She remembered, very clearly the night she had asked about Mina and the nature of her relationship with Rom and Ram,
"The way they talk about her, sounds like she's their mom!" C-sha laughed as she proclaimed, although she was certainly surprised in a way when she looked over at her girlfriend to see her wearing a strange expression,
"How am I s'ppossed to feel about it?" Was all she asked, her tone unreadable, and C-sha considered it for a moment, her face shifting to a much more serious look, feeling like it wasn't the time to pick on the petite woman,
"Hm… What do you mean?" She didn't quite seem to understand what she was getting at,
"..." Yet Blanc was silent, looking away from the busty brunette for a moment, before sighing, continuing, "It's just… weird. I've known Mina since before Rom and Ram were even born… Yet, my own younger sisters look at her like their own mother. I don't know how to feel about it. Am I supposed to be angry? At them? At Mina?" Blanc explained,as C-sha narrowed her gaze, looking beyond just what the words meant.
"Blanny are you… jealous?" C-sha asked, as she looked at Blanc, who seemed to glare at her for a moment,
"No!" She rejected the conclusion. But to C-sha, she already knew exactly what that meant…
Even if she devolved into teasing her at that moment. At the present moment, she knew what she needed to say,
"C'mon Blanny, those two love you more than you know." She reassured. And Blanc could only grasp the hand, as she subtly smiled,
"I know" Was all she said, as the pair let the trio in front of them take their time, eventually the twins allowing the oracle to stand once more, as she dusted herself off.
"My my…" She said, as she looked towards the two brunettes, "There seems to be a face I do not recognize" she noted as she looked at the far bustier of the two, adjusting her glasses. Immediately, Ram grabbed her hand as she enthusiastically dragged her to greet C-sha,
"C-sha! C-sha! C-sha! This is Mina!" She smiled, as she presented the blue haired woman, who nervously adjusted her clothes, bowing and introducing herself,
"Hello there. I am Mina Nishizawa. I was the oracle of Lowee for many years. I see you have already met Ram." She introduced as she put a hand on Ram's head, ruffling her hair a bit, as she continued, "I do apologize for her, it is partially the responsibility of a caregiver for how their children act" She apologized, as C-sha broadly smiled,
"Aww don't worry about it! The name's C-sha! A pleasure to meet ya!" She enthusiastically introduced herself as she presented her hand, the astute woman returning the gesture as she shook the huntress's hand.
"The pleasure is all mine. I might have been the oracle at one point, but I'm no one special now" Mina explained, and immediately the three siblings seemed to share a thought, as Blanc eventually spoke,
"I was meaning to ask you, Mina. I did say, your position would never be filled, and Lowee is still without an Oracle. Would you like to have your position back?" Blanc asked, as Rom and Ram waited with bated breath, almost unable to contain themselves. Although, Mina could only look back at her friend with an unreadable expression,
"Blanc, we can discuss that later" Was all she said, not predicting the reaction would generate, as the youngest of the siblings soon slammed her foot down, huffing out,
"No!" She yelled out as everyone looked at her, her face torn as she huffed, distorted into a mix of anger, and sadness.
"Ram?" Mina looked at her
"Mina is not allowed to leave again! You hear me! I'll freeze you here if I have to! Ok… please? Don't leave us again…" She yelled out before losing her voice entirely, as tears fell from her face. To her side, Rom looked on, conflicted. This was not how they agreed they'd try and convince her to stay…
Looking at the woman who raised her, Rom used what little remained of her voice, "Can Mina stay?" Mina looked at the two cutest girls in the whole world as she felt her weak resolve shattering, the last crack of it crumbling to dust when she heard C-sha speak once more,
"If I may." She said, as Mina turned to look at her, "I haven't met you before, but everyone here has nothin but nice things to say about you Mina. You should hear it" She somehow managed to chuckle, before continuing, "Rom and Ram couldn't say enough about ya! Even Blanny would always say how much she missed ya! Made me a bit jealous!" She laughed again, as Blanc soon planted a firm punch to her side, "Hey! It's true!"
Mina softly smiled as she considered everything. Sighing, before feeling the fragments of doubt she had seeded in herself fade, abandoned entirely. "I suppose I can't argue that, can I? I accept, Blanc" She smiled, as Rom and Ram soon threw themselves around the scholarly woman, not before dragging Blanc in as well. As the newly reunited family shared their hug, Blanc couldn't help but look at her girlfriend, as she soon dragged her in as well.
"You're part of our family now, you idiot" Blanc mocked, as C-sha softly smiled.
Planeptune- t-minus 30 minutes
Everything was ready. Neptune was confident. Everything would be perfect. Nodding to herself, she went to rest her feet, before she heard a knock at her door, as seemingly the first of her guests had arrived, making her way over to the door, she opened it to reveal a blonde with bright blue eyes looking back at her. Although… decidedly different from the blonde she planned on finding under a certain plant later…
"Neptuna!" The ever young Peashy eagerly greeted her favorite motherly figure.
"Oh! P-ko!" Neptune returned the bright smile, as she went in for a hug, only to receive an, expected, headbutt to the solar plexus. Although, she far from minded the gesture at this point, considering how many times it had happened. "Oof-! I'm… Glad to see you too P-ko… Gosh… you never get any weaker, do you?" Neptune spoke in raspy breaths as she regathered herself, all to the delight of her special little girl.
"Hehehe Neptuna is always so weak!" She laughed out, as she made her way fully into the building, leaving Neptune as the only one in the door well, which she planned on closing, until she heard deep breaths as well as thundering steps coming down from the hall, and soon Neptune spotted the iris haired ball of fluff herself enter her view,
"Ooo! Plutie! Plutie!" She called out to her once co-CPU, as the ditzy woman picked up her pace, making her way to the door, as she caught her breath,
"I'm… sorrrrry Neppy… Peashy is just… toooo fast…" She explained in her usual drawn out manner, her apology, which was waved off by Neptune,
"Oh, don't worry about that, you know how much I love seeing that little ball of energy" Neptune explained eagerly, as she invited in her ultra counterpart, who, ordinarily, would be one of the last to show up, but Neptune made a special effort to get Plutia in early than the rest, as for why, well…
"Sooo Neppy. When's this girl showing up?" Plutia was Neptune's special consultant for today. Afterall, if there was anyone who could understand the importance of this, it was Plutia, right?
"Hmm, I'd imagine with everyone else" Neptune answered with her finger to her chin, as the two took their seats, flopping into beanbags,
"I can't wait to meet your girlfriend Neppy~" Plutia airly spoke, as Neptune nearly choked on her saliva, pointing her finger at her friend, ditzy as ever it appeared.
"Hey missy! That hasn't happened yet! Don't ya remember!? That's what this whole thing is about!" She explained, as a look of realization flashed on Plutia's face,
"Ohhhh yeaaa! That's right!" She eagerly spoke, as Neptune sighed, electing to move on. It truly was bizarre to have to play the straight man… especially considering she was neither a man nor straight…
"Well… I think I got everything set up perfectly" She explained, as she soon heard quick footsteps run into the room, soon seeing Peashy running into her view, and she was holding…
"Hey! Neptuna! What's this funny plant?" She asked, very clearly holding the mistletoe Nepgear had put up,
"Gosh darn it P-ko! I put that up for a reason! How'd ya even get it anyway!?" She walked up to the child as she snatched the plant, much to the dismay of the child, who only pouted,
"I just jumped up and grabbed it. I don't see why it's so important, it's a stupid plant!" She pouted, and Neptune could only sigh as she put a hand on her head, ruffling her hair,
"Well, this 'stupid plant' is gonna help me out today" She winked, as she explained, much to the confusion of the child,
"Whaddya mean? How's this gonna help you?" She asked,
"You'll see~" Was all she said, as she went to hang up the ornament once more, still seeing the look of confusion on the blonde's face, Plutia slowly walked up to her, as she tried her best to explain things,
"Don't worry Peashy, Neppy is just trying to use that as a way to get suuuper close to someone really special to her~" Plutia had never met this 'B-sha', but if she was a friend of Neptune, she would be a friend of hers. And besides, she never heard Neptune speak so much about someone, she was practically gushing, it almost made her a little jealous… But she would be fine, Neptune deserved to be happy. Peashy wasn't sure she got it, but she figured she could just watch and learn. If this was a way to get super close to someone, then maybe she could get even closer to Neptuna!
Across Planeptune city, in a, by all accounts, unremarkable apartment, a young woman looked in the mirror as she put the finishing touches on her outfit. "Hmmm perfect!" She exclaimed with a giddy expression, her bright blonde hair finally sitting the way she wanted in her hair accessory. Today, she had to look perfect, like a million credits! Nodding to herself as she gathered all the gifts she had (begrudgingly) bought for all her friends she planned on departing, before she heard her phone ringing, withdrawing it, she saw the caller displayed as she picked up,
"Yea? What is it, C-sha?" She curiously asked,
"The rest of us are all ready, didn't we plan on showing up as a group?" The voice on the other end asked, as B-sha looked at the time, soon spotting it was just a bit past when they planned on going,
"Oh! Yea that's right! Wait up for me, I'm leaving right now, k?" She quickly responded, before ending the call, picking up the last of her gifts, as she looked in the mirror one last time. Nodding to herself, "You look great, B-sha! Now. Time to follow through!" She had been planning every step of today out, every single one. Today was going to be perfect. Today she was going to tell a very very special girl just how much she loved her. For her… she would give up all her credits… ok maybe.
Maybe not…
It was strange, ever since she was little, she looked up to the gallant and gorgeous Purple Heart. But, now that she had met Neptune as she was, it changed, they had become friends, and now, her adoration had evolved even further. She remembered when she was confused by it, she had asked her group of friends about it, as she did often, and they seemed to be very convinced about what it was…
"It's weird, I've always looked up to Nep-Nep… but it just feels different now." She explained the weird feeling that seemed to be dwelling in her heart, and almost immediately, K-sha spoke up,
"It's love~!" She declared as B-sha nearly spat out her beverage,
"L-love!?"
"Now hold on, K-sha… let's not be too hasty here…" C-sha tried to calm her down, but even still, the damage had been done in B-sha's mind "Now B-sha, why are you asking us?" She turned back to her friend,
"I- I don't know. It just feels weird…" She tried her best to explain, "Like… before, I'd never buy something for someone else, but I buy stuff for me and Nep-Nep to do all the time!" She bemused, and C-sha seemed to think about it,
"Is it because you want to do it, or is it that you want to do it with Neptune?" She asked as B-sha thought it over,
"I think it's that I like spending time with her" She explained, poking her fingers together nervously,
"Hmm well, S-sha, what do you think?" C-sha turned to the last member who had been silent the whole time,
"Not interested" Was her quaint response, and C-sha could only roll her eyes, before something strange happened, as S-sha's red eyes slowly faded out, replaced by a green hue, "I think it's… love. And so does S-sha" E-sha took over control as she spoke in her ever-nervous manner. The only people she felt comfortable enough around were her fellow gold third members, as well as a certain busty blonde… well… sometimes. As her eyes faded back to red, S-sha could only click her tongue, mildly embarrassed,
"Ha! Thanks E-sha!" C-sha broadly smiled as she added, as she soon looked back at B-sha, who seemed to be nervous, "I think so too. Don't worry B-sha, it's perfectly normal, I mean Neptune is a goddess after all…" C-sha reassured, unknowing that was not at all what B-sha needed to hear.
After all, B-sha was far from stupid. She was well aware of what love was, and she was pretty sure that's what she was feeling… she was just hoping she was wrong. That was the problem, wasn't it? Neptune was a goddess. She was also friendly to everyone, and really really cute. She could get anyone she wanted, why would she settle for a greedy nobody? And hey, didn't she seem awfully close to Lastations goddess…
"I just don't know why she'd ever choose me" Was all B-sha softly said, as the rest of the members of the gold third looked at her,
"D- Don't be like that!" K-sha added, as much force as she could put behind her soft voice, a sort of fierce determination in her eyes,
"Yea, for once me and K-sha are in agreement, no one is too good for anyone. C'mon now, B-sha, it's not like you to get down on yourself" C-sha soon added quickly thereafter, her eyes quickly turning to look like a certain yellow pixelated arcade character,
"That's easy for you to say… You're literally dating a goddess…" B-sha pouted, as C-sha looked at her, and as she spoke, her tone was far more serious than it usually was. Even if C-sha was the leader of their little rag-tag group, she often took things the least seriously. But, there were moments when she reminded everyone just how level-headed and decisive she could be,
"Yea, it sure is easy for me to say huh? Me. With a goddess. Never thought that'd happen eh? But that's really it isn't it? But B-sha don't you see? We're just the same. Don't say this or that about yourself without even tryin! Just tell her how you feel, and we all know, even if Neptune doesn't feel the same, she's not one to just give up on someone, right? That's something you like so much about her right?" C-sha put her hand on B-sha's shoulder as she finished her talk, the blonde, who could only softly smile at the words, a drive building in her.
C-sha was right, she had to say something. She had been trying to lie to herself, convince herself she didn't love her friend, that she didn't love the woman who had saved her, that she didn't love the goddess she had always admired. But that was just to protect herself. It's just like her fear of monsters…
She just needed to break through. Wasn't it Neptune who taught her that?
Back in the present, as B-sha made her way to the party, she thought over the words her friend had given her. Was it perhaps pompous of her to think she deserved to be with a goddess? The best most perfect goddess among many goddesses? The gorgeous, funny, brave, friendly, relatable, always there for her, helped her beat her trauma, the most perfect goddess ever? The one she would do anything for? Even cross 2 dimensions, and fight an embodiment of hatred itself to save!? Perhaps, but, that's why everything had to be perfect! If she was going to be the one standing next to the perfect goddess, then she had to be perfect! Right? At least, it made sense to B-sha.
A few minutes later as she approached Planeptunes basilicom, a journey she had made many many times, to the point she likely spent more time at the basilicom than her own apartment, even if it meant she had to deal with Histy's eternal lectures, didn't she know she had no authority over her anymore?
Regardless, B-sha soon spotted 2 of her fellow gold third members waiting at the base of the giant sky needle, running up to greet them, she soon announced herself, "Heyy! C-sha! K-sha! Where's S-sha?" She slowed down as she was now in the group, C-sha was the one to respond as she simply shrugged,
"She said she wasn't interested in waiting for you, and simply went in anyway" She explained, as B-sha defeatedly sighed,
"Ugh… I even let my Noire go in before us, just so we could go in together… doesn't S-sha have any sense at all?" K-sha lamented,
"That does sound like her alright…" She pouted, before perking up once more, she couldn't let anything get her down now! She couldn't possibly fail.
In the main room, Neptune bounced to and fro, doing her best to be the best hostess she could. Breaking up a fight between Vert and Blanc. Making sure Peashy didn't break anything or anyone. Making sure no one did anything to upset Plutia. It was a lot. Not that she minded, she was used to it at this point. But it still was a lot, so it came as no surprise she seemed to miss a knock at the door, her heart nearly stopping in her chest as she turned to face whoever was making some type of noise, only to see,
"Gold third has arrived!" B-sha proudly declared as her, C-sha, and K-sha stood in some type of pose (likely B-sha's idea), as Neptune felt her heart skip a beat,
"What are you doing?" Blanc very calmly asked, walking up to greet the brunette of the group, she was only slightly confused (and totally not jealous, at all) when C-sha said she was going to wait for the rest of her group,
"Hehe, we had to make a grand entrance!" She boisterously declared, as Blanc simply shook her head, offering her girlfriend a glass of whatever punch Neptune had prepared.
As C-sha continued to tease Blanc, K-sha soon found herself looking for her own partner, who she quickly spotted, discussing something or the other with… her other self. K-sha had never met this Noire, only heard things, so she supposed this would be an excellent opportunity to learn anything she could, "Oh my lovely Noire~" She cooed as she made her way over, much to the embarrassment of said tsundere,
"Hm? Who's this?" Ultra Noire looked at the new arrival, who had already wrapped herself around Noire, glancing curiously at the strange woman,
"Th-this is K-sha she's my… My-"
"Her date!~" K-sha proudly declared, much to the embarrassment of Noire, who looked around to make sure no one had overheard what she had (way too loudly if she had to say) declared,
"Your what!?" Ultra Noire seemed taken aback by this, as she stared blankly at the two, clearly, this required much explanation. Didn't she know she represented the both of them!?
And so. Left where the gold third had proudly declared their entrance was but one. Nervously she looked around to see if she could spot-
"Hey! B-sha! Glad you could make it!" Neptune. Already right beside her,
"EEK!" Not prepared for the closeness, she screamed out as she let go of one of her presents, gracefully, the elegantly wrapped gift spiraled through the air, as it tumbled right into the punch… splashing its fruity contents right onto the poor bystanders, who just happened to be both versions of IF. "Oh!" B-sha soon put the rest of her wrapped gifts down as she rushed over to try and mend the situation, only to trip and fall face first in front of everyone, as the dual Compa's both did their best to dry off the IFs, as B-sha lay on her face, grumbling something,
"Hey? B-sha? Are you ok?" Soon it was the worried voice of Neptune she heard next, sighing, she sat up,
"Owieee…" She grumbled as she rubbed her nose
"Hehe, don't ya know? Wintertime makes everything like one of those annoying ice stages in a platformer!" She lightly chuckled, as she offered her hand, picking the girl up, who walked over, bowing while apologizing to the IFs, before checking which gift it was she ruined, "Ahhh mannn! I was really excited about that one!" She flopped her hands to her sides as she pulled out the soggy present, tag still reading 'Nepgear'.
There went one part of her plan… if she was to show how good she was to the goddess, shouldn't she show her how well she and the goddess's precious younger sister got along? Although… it wasn't as though her and Nepgear knew each other particularly well. They got along well enough, and Nepgear at least seemed to appreciate the glory of mechas, but the two just didn't speak very often.
Oh well… she would make a note to apologize to the gearhead later. This was just one cog in her master plan, she could still make it!
"I've come to expect a certain level of jackassery from Nep… but c'mon B-sha…" One of the IFs grumbled, still not particularly happy, as B-sha gulped expecting another lecture, but before said lecture could commence, a certain someone came to her defense
"Woooahh, way past mean Miss I - F! It was an accident! Have a heart." She bemoaned, and eventually IF sighed, turning to continue her conversation with Compa, smiling, B-sha turned to face her friend,
"Thanks, Nep-Nep!" She smiled broadly, as she picked up what remained of her gifts, following Neptune to the designated area where the gifts were being stored,
"Ooooo! Is that a 'Nep-Nep' tag I spot with my vision of Nep?" Neptune slithered like a snake, as B-sha turned her back to hide the gift from the goddess,
"M-maybe… but you have to wait like everyone else!" She pointed her gloved finger toward her friend who only pouted,
"Boo…" She grumbled before she felt a smug smile work its way onto her face, "Just wait till you see what I got for you~" She winked, as B-sha gulped, trying not to look into the gesture too much, after all, Neptune did that to everyone, right? She was, however, not able to even dwell on it too much, as Neptune soon tugged on her arm, "C'mon B-sha! I gotta show you all the yummy food I had the boys make! It's the yummiest!" She declared as she continued pulling the girl all the way to the buffet table lined with all sorts of food, somehow Neptune managed to ignore the many, many people the bumped into along the way. As well as the few glares the duo received, B-sha wasn't even sure she recognized a few of these faces…
"Try this! Try this!" and so began the Planeptunian duos escapades tasting and sampling all the dishes that Neptune had prepared for the night… much to the chagrin of the other patrons waiting in the line…
"Some of us want to eat too!" A particularly upset voice rang out, as B-sha gulped, although, Neptune seemed far from perturbed by this voice, seeing as it belonged to…
"Noirrre… Who was it that had all this amazing yummy food prepared again?" She sighed, receiving a firmer glare from Lastations goddess, who was the one sent to grab food for her, K-sha, and her other self. She wasn't sure she wanted to leave K-sha alone with her other self for too long…
Meanwhile, behind this, another woman bit her tongue, ordinarily, anyone who got in the way of her stuffing her face would be face to face with her gauntlets, but… "Geez, B-sha you owe me one…" C-sha mused as she turned to walk away, she supposed she could wait for those two to stop acting like a lovey-dovey couple, "Man I hope me and Blanny don't make as much of asses of ourselves…"
Shaking her head, she continued her path, till she spotted a newly familiar face, deciding to get to know her better, she made her way over, "Hey! Mina!" She waved, as she made her way over towards the blue haired oracle, standing in a group of 4, one of whom she recognized as Histoire, the oracle of Planeptune. The other two, a particularly busty green haired woman, and a small gray haired woman, who she swore she almost mistook for a man for a second,
"Oh- hello, C-sha was it?" Mina smiled as she bowed, the other 3 turning to face the new arrival,
"The one and only! I see Histoire here… so does that make you two the other oracles?" C-sha put a finger to her chin as she tried to deduce,
"Who's asking?" The green haired woman scoffed, as C-sha nervously laughed, as the last member of the group sighed, finally speaking up
"Yes, we are. Or in my case, I suppose, the former. I am Kei Jinguji, and this is Chika Hakozaki. I do apologize for her; she is a particularly difficult one." Kei explained in her usual suave voice, as Chika soon pouted,
"Kei! I thought I told you… we have to make more impressive entrances…" Chika exclaimed, and C-sha could swear she could see tears welling up in the woman's eyes, scratching her head, C-sha soon tried to move on, offering her hand,
"Well, I'm C-sha. The leader of the Gold Third" She introduced herself, and Chika and Kei soon nodded, taking her hand. But soon, Kei cupped her chin, thinking something over,
"Hmm the gold third eh? I do recall that strange time when you all were declared rulers of the world. I must confess, I am the only one of us oracles to have forgotten about the time I spent with Noire… truly embarrassing…" Kei confessed as she sighed, looking at the other 3 oracles, C-sha could see they all seemed to not want to say something, but were avoiding it, C-sha supposed she might as well say something,
"Don't feel too bad about it, Kei. We all fell for the trap that witch set for us… and us in the Gold Third hold more than a little responsibility for what transpired… but, we've all moved past it." C-sha explained, and she swore she could see a subtle smile form on Kei's lips, before she seemed to consider something else,
"That woman of your group that was in Lastation, she sure is… interesting…" Was all Kei could say, she hadn't met K-sha on that many occasions, she did seem to be a reasonably intelligent young lady, with skills Kei could tell she was hiding… nonetheless her wild obsession with Noire was… peculiar.
However, before C-sha could speak on behalf of her friend, Chika grumbled as she pouted, "You're telling me… that silver haired woman is an absolute bore! Why is my darling Vert so partial to her?" she dejectedly declared, as C-sha could feel a sweatdrop form on her forehead, and still, it appeared it was not over yet,
"I, as well, find it troubling how well B-sha and Neptune get along. They both entirely lack the proper motivation to run a nation as it should…" Histoire added to the mounting list of complaints levied against the Gold Third, as C-sha tried her best to keep up with it all, and even yet, it appeared it was not over yet,
"I am curious, Miss C-sha, what exactly is your relation to Blanc?" the last of the oracles asked, as C-sha tried her best to keep track of everything,
"Oh, Blanny is my girlfriend hahaha" She scratched her neck as she seemingly dropped a bombshell on the oracles, as Mina seemed slightly taken aback by this declaration,
"I see…" Was all she could say,
"That means there's one less gremlin to compete for my darlin Vert's attention!" Chika spoke practically machiavellianly, and the rest of the oracles could only sigh, before seeing Chika receive a smack to the back of the head, "Hey! Who did that!" She whipped her head around only to find herself face to face with cold green eyes, "Goddamnit Cave! How many times do I have to tell you! You're not allowed to do that to me!" Chika flailed out as she tried to slap her undeclared best friend multiple times, only for every one to miss,
"I could just tell you were making a nuisance of yourself. I apologize for her" Was all Cave said as she simply picked up the busty woman, and walked away, as if nothing had happened at all, much to the chagrin of the oracle, who struggled the whole way,
"Hahaha… is that normal?" Was all C-sha could ask, as Mina, Kei, and Histoire simply nodded. Scratching her head again, C-sha considered; their group might be just as weird as her own…
Eventually, and I do mean eventually, Neptune and B-sha would finish their sampling, and Noire would finally be able to gather 3 plates of food, and return to where she had departed from, only to spot something of an odd sight, stopping as she looked at the sight in front of her, before slowly making her way in, placing down the plates of food,
"Oooo! My lovely Noire!~" K-sha practically jumped on Norie as she latched herself around Noire's arm, as she looked over to her other self, she seemed to share the same look, as Plutia sat there, having latched herself around Ultra Noire's arm. Silently, K-sha and Plutia shared death stares at one another, as the poor Noire's simply tried to keep the peace.
"Nooiirrreeee… feeeed meee!" Plutia more or less ordered, as Ultra Noire simply gulped, eventually agreeing, as Plutia glanced over to her unspoken rival, who simply glared back, before issuing her counter attack,
"Sayyy aahhhhh Noire~" K-sha dreamily declared, as she used her fork to pick up some of Noire's food as she offered to feed her, in her state of shock, Noire simply went along with it, exchanging a glance with her other self, who, equally so, had no idea what was happening.
As the 'who's closer to Noire' competition continued, Neptune continued to drag B-sha all over the basilicom, showing off everything and anything she had done to decorate the space, well except one thing… but she would see that soon enough. It seemed as though Neptune channeled all her embarrassment into even more boldness. At the present moment, B-sha was currently on her way back from the punch stand to grab refreshments for the two, handing Neptune her drink, as she took a sip of her own,
"Here here! Check this one out!" Neptune, still as enthusiastic as ever, directed B-sha's attention to a drawing she had hung up,
"Bwhahaha! Who did that!?" B-sha bellowed out a laugh as she looked at what was a crude drawing of Histoire, affectionately labeled at the bottom as 'big fat meanie', although, tragically forgetting the fact she had a mouth full of punch. Had. Currently most of it now rested on Neptune's face… "Oh! Nep-Nep! I- I'm sorry!" She profusely apologized as she looked for anything to wipe it off,
"Woah there, it's ok… I'll just rinse of later" Neptune put up her hands as she waved off the blonde's apology,
"But…" said blonde looked like she wanted to be anywhere else but there at the moment, as she saw her friend wipe off her face,
"I said it's cool, don't worry about it. But yea, look at this!" She moved on as she pointed back at the drawing on the wall, "Hehe, it was P-ko. Histy about had an aneurysm about it, but I kept it. Luckily, she hasn't spotted it yet… or else I'd be in for one too" Neptune gravely explained, as her and B-sha both shared a look of understanding,
"Hey, this is all great Nep-Nep, but shouldn't we get back to the rest of the group? Aren't we all going to start opening up gifts soon?" She asked as Neptune seemed to consider it for a moment, before a bright smile formed on her face,
"Yea! That sounds fun, let's go!" Keeping up with her over the top energy she was displaying for the night, Neptune once more grabbed a hold of B-sha's hand as she sped off towards the main room, once more with no regard for the people they bumped into along the way. As they made their way to the center of the room, Neptune cleared her throat as she made her announcement, "Ahem! If you got a gift for your friend, lover, or worst enemy! We're gonna start ripping open paper-covered boxes soon! So get over!" She loudly declared, and soon much of the crowd made their way over to the comically oversized tree Neptune had somehow managed to get up in the main area (don't ask too many questions)
So. Over the next few hours, people would open up all sorts of gifts. Some gifts were obviously well received, Uni appreciated the gun parts Nepgear had painstakingly done as much research as possible in order to get the best possible one. Nepgear even got a hug! Some gifts were so obvious, they just had to be gotten, the number of figures and merchandise of busty blondes Affimojas received would surely be enough to satisfy even his tastes.
With so many people present, many got lost in the shuffle, even if they were very nice gifts, Rom and Ram had managed to scrape together some of their money to buy C-sha a gift card to one of Lowee's nicer steakhouses. The small mirror images had also gathered many many gifts for a certain blue-haired glasses-adorned scholarly woman, who would be buried in gifts by the end of the night.
Some gifts surely carried good intentions… even if the result ended up being… less than such. Many of such examples were gifted from a certain fluffy iris-haired Planeptunian goddess. For example, as much as neither wanted to admit such, Uni and Nepgear being gifted small plush dolls of the other was… a bit awkward. Affimojas gifting everyone a catalog of what he 'could tell' were their tastes, was not exactly well received either…
Even still… some gifts the intention was to generate such reactions. Adult Neptune's gift to Uzume being a pretty pink princess dress-up kit certainly got the reaction out of the tom boy that was intended. Histoire's gift to Neptune was a book on forming better working habits, which was promptly thrown in the same incinerator her letter to Santa was thrown into.
Some gifts were simply odd, for some reason S-sha simply gifted each and every person a unique crystal. How she acquired such a vast amount of crystals? No one knew for sure. Dengekiko offered to give everyone the chance to be the star of her latest piece, an offer that was, expectedly, one-upped by Famitsu, until the two devolved into their usual shenanigans.
So, all in all? A standard Christmas as far as everyone was concerned, and there were just a few gifts left to be opened. For some reason, B-sha had been insistent that Neptune open her gift last, and as she looked around, and saw that no other gifts were addressed to her, she finally was able to end the suspense,
"Ooo ooo I wonder what it is!" She enthusiastically tore off the paper, revealing a compressed model robot, ever so similar to the one B-sha utilized in her gold form, tilting her head, B-sha soon elaborated on the gift,
"I-It sits two… we can ride it together…" B-sha soon found she had lost her voice as she poked her fingers together,
"That sounds fun!" Neptune smiled as she soon set the robot up, and as B-sha went to go accompany her, her second gift resting carefully in her pocket, everything else that could have possibly gone wrong had already gone wrong for the girl today. But… even still. Here she was. None of it else mattered, she would-
"Outta the way!" A voice yelled, if B-sha recalled, that voice belonged to the long haired twin from Lowee, Ram, right? Well… it didn't really matter now, as B-sha was bumped off her path, tripping straight into the robot as she somehow managed to hit the giant red 'self-destruct' button she had installed for whatever reason.
In a glorious few seconds, everyone present at the party saw a bright explosion spread out from where the robot once had mighty stood, and after but a short few moments later, it no longer was there, instead, there was Neptune and B-sha both looking like they had seen better days, as B-sha slowly looked around, and realized everyone's eyes were on here, she reached her hands into her pocket to feel…. Her second gift had been destroyed as well. She felt tears well up as she realized slowly; she had failed. She had failed in the most stupendous, majestic way possible if there ever was a sign from a higher power; this was it, clearly, it wasn't meant to be.
As she sobbed, Neptune felt her own heart ache, as she could clearly tell the level of effort B-sha had put into the gift, looking around for anything to cheer the woman who meant so much to her up. Right then, she seemed to notice where they were, feeling her heart in her throat, she knew it was now or never,
"B-sha!" She rushed over, putting her hands on her shoulders as she gently tried to calm her down,
"I failed… I… wanted… everything… to be… perfect…" She spoke between her sobs, "I wanted… Nep-Nep… to love me… and everything went wrrooonngg…" She cried, as Neptune's eyes widened,
"B-sha. Look at me" She said, her tone as serious as she could make it.
"Whaat?" B-sha tried her best to look up at her, as she saw a soft smile on the goddess's face,
"Look up" Was all she said, and as B-sha did her eyes widened as she felt Neptune crash her lips onto her own, suddenly, she felt her tears dry up entirely, as she melted into the embrace, for a moment, the two seemed to believe it was just them, no one else around, just them. Just this moment.
But… of course… they weren't alone. They were, as a matter of fact, in the middle of a crowded party, as literally, everyone in attendance stared at the two…
"Woah! Way to go B-sha!" C-sha called out, receiving a smack from Blanc.
"Oh my~ So romantic~" K-sha called out as she leaned her head onto Noire's shoulder, much to the embarrassment of the CPU.
"Wooaahhh! Get the girl tiny me!" Adult Neptune called out, whistling, meanwhile, beside her, her red-haired companion seemed to have a much different reaction…
"Ahhh! Ahh! Nepsy is k-k-kissing her!" While inside Neptune's ever famous Nep Note, the ensnared tome could only grumble,
"Ewww…"
"Get a room Nep!" One of the IF's yelled out, only to receive a pouty response from Compa.
So, all in all? Just your average Christmas in Gamindustri…
END
Bonus-
"Woaaahh! What is Neptuna doing with that girl?" Perhaps the most confused by what she had witnessed was none other than Peashy, who had never seen anything like that in her life. Why did Neptuna do that with that girl? Was that what she had alluded to earlier? But why was she putting her mouth on her? Did it taste good?
And so. Peashy began her quest, walking around to all the groups gathered around once everything settled down (mostly) and asking them what it was she just witnessed, yet…
No one would tell her!
They all just said some variation of the same thing! Apparently, she was 'too young' to know what it was, but, if that was true, why did they do it right in front of her! It was starting to annoy her! Someone was going to tell her. As she walked up to her next group, she quickly spoke up,
"Bert? Why did Neptuna put her mouth on that other girl?" She abruptly asked as Vert seemed slightly taken aback by the question,
"My, and why do you want to know?" She simply responded,
"Cause it looked weird, I've never seen Neptuna do that to anyone else" Peashy put her finger on her chin, as she considered everything, and as Vert tried to think of a way to explain it in a way that would satisfy her curiosity, the woman she had been speaking with simply spoke up herself,
"It's called a kiss. People do it to showcase affection, in a way that is unlike what one would show to other friends or family" S-sha bluntly explained, as Peashy stared at her,
"What do you mean?" She asked, and S-sha simply sighed,
"Observe" Was all she said as she planted a kiss on Vert's lips, much to the shock of the blonde, as Peashy observed, she slowly put all the pieces together, with a smile she ran off,
"Thanks Bert!" She waved, leaving behind the two, as Vert gave a wildly confused look to her friend, who simply shrugged,
"I did tell you I was an actress, right?" She winked, and Vert swore she had never been so confused in her entire life.
I hope you all enjoyed, and I hope you all had a merry Christmas with your families! I know I did!
Also, who knows, I might have to end up writing more B-shaNep... it's actually kinda adorable...