Chapter 8: The culture festival
You watched as everyone got ready for the culture festival. You then saw Astro's group walk in with a box of outfits.
"The outfits are ready!" One of the girls exclaimed. You sighed, it had been a couple of days. The group went around, handing everyone their own respectable outfit in their own sizes. Astro walked up to you, and grinned as he held out a maid's dress. You eyed the dress with a frown. The skirt went just above your knees, and it was an orange colour with frills at the bottom. It showed your shoulders, and had sleeve straps connected around your arms. You raised your eyebrow.
"Um, is this the outfit?" You questioned. Astro nodded, and handed it to you.
"Go on, try it on! I think you'll look cute in it." Astro told. You sighed, and grabbed the dress from him. You then walked to the girl's changing rooms, and put on the dress. After you put on the dress, you looked at your reflection. The dress was a bit shorter than you expected with it reaching just below your mid thigh. You sighed, and placed the head band on. You then made your way back towards the classroom, and saw that everyone had changed into their outfits. Astro saw you, and smiled. "Y/N!" Astro then froze when he saw you in the outfit, and he felt his face redden. Suddenly, steam burst out his ears as the lights in his eyes started flickering on and off. Your eyes widened as Astro cried out, and ran past you. You raised your eyebrow while Ajeero, Kennedy, and Abercrombie sighed.
"Here we go again." Abercrombie muttered. You turned towards the three, and made your way over to them.
"What do you mean?" You questioned. The three of them glanced at each other, then at you.
"Well, let's just say that this has happened before. Astro usually get's like this when he has a crush on someone, but this has only ever happened once. Since you ARE his girlfriend, it's no surprise that he'd get like this." Kennedy explained. Your eyes widened.
"Wait, he TOLD YOU!?" You exclaimed. The three of them nodded.
"Of course! He IS our best friend." Ajeero told. You sighed, and held your forehead.
"That idiot." You muttered. You then turned towards the exit. "I'm gonna go find him." The three of them nodded, and watched as you ran off.
Astro sat behind a tree, trying to calm his racing heart. He then sighed.
"Why did I have to go and run off like that?" Astro questioned. He then heard his name being called.
"Astro! Sigh, where did that idiot go?" You muttered. Astro breathed in, and stood up. He was then about to make his way towards you, but froze. To him, you looked stunning. You heard someone approach you, and turned to see Astro staring at you. You raised your eyebrow, and walked up to him. You then rested your hands on your hips. "There you are. Why'd you run off earlier?" You questioned. Astro was snapped out of his trance, and blushed deeply.
"I-I, uh," You sighed, and flicked him on the forehead.
"Are you malfunctioning?" You questioned. Astro rubbed his forehead, and shook his head.
"No! I-it's just, you look beautiful in that outfit." Astro muttered as he refused to meet your eyes. It was your turn to blush, and you looked away. You then glanced back at him, and took his hand.
"C-come on. We need to get back to the classroom and open up." You told. Astro blushed, and nodded. He then allowed you to drag him back to the classroom.
It had been three days, and the cultural festival was now underway. You sighed in misery as you served customers. Abercrombie frowned at your lack of enthusiasm.
"Come on, Y/N. Don't be like that and smile! I mean, look at Astro! Do what he's doing!" Abercrombie told. You glanced in his direction, and saw him serving a group of high school girls with the brightest smile you've seen. The girls squealed, gushing at how cute he looked. You rolled your eyes, and made your way towards the kitchen. You were expecting your family to show up later on, so you had to make a good impression for your brother. One of the kids in your class handed you a plate of food, and told you who to give it to. You nodded, and made your way towards that table. As you were serving a table, you overheard a conversation between Kennedy and Astro.
"So, is it true? Is Brianna and Anton really coming to Earth just for our cultural festival?" Kennedy questioned. You raised your eyebrow. Who were Brianna and Anton? You saw Astro smile while grinning from ear to ear.
"Yeah, and Dr Oshay will be coming along with Zoran!" Astro told. You then saw the door open, and saw four people walk in. You recognized one of the people to be Zoran. Astro waved at them. "Your here!" Astro exclaimed as he ran over to them. There was an old man with a noticeable bold spot on his head and had the largest nose you had ever seen. Another man stood by his side, his light brown hair styled and his blue eyes shining. Next to him, you saw a woman with long golden blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. She looked beautiful! You then noticed Astro blushing a bit when he spoke to the woman, and scoffed. You then retreated into the kitchen. Ajeero saw you, and raised his eyebrow.
"Um, shouldn't you be out there serving people?" Ajeero questioned. You shrugged, and sat down on a nearby chair.
"I'm on my break." You stated as you swung your arms behind you head, and leaned back on your chair. Ajeero frowned.
"Don't be so lazy." You frowned at him. You glanced outside the little wall that separated the kitchen from the rest of the cafe, and saw the blonde haired woman gushing over Astro's outfit while Astro stood blushing like a fool. Ajeero followed your gaze, and his eyes widened. "Oh! That's why you're in here. Don't take it the wrong way, she's like an older sister to him!" Ajeero reassured. You frowned.
"Doesn't look like it to me. I don't care, I'm going for a walk." You told as you stood up just as Astro came to the kitchen to pick up an order. He then saw you and smiled.
"Ah, Y/N! Are you taking a break?" Astro questioned. You glanced at him, and nodded. You were then about to walk out of the kitchen, but Astro had grabbed your wrist. You narrowed your eyes at him.
"What are you doing?" You questioned. Astro smiled.
"I wanted to introduce you to someone!" Astro exclaimed. You sighed, and ripped your wrist from his grip.
"Not interested." You stated. Astro gave you a look of confusion as you made your way out of the kitchen. Astro then turned to Ajeero.
"Did something happen? Did I say something to upset her?" Astro questioned. Ajeero sighed.
"She saw you with Brianna earlier. I guess she just got a little jealous." Ajeero told. Astro's eyes widened. He then frowned.
"But there's no reason to get jealous." Ajeero shrugged. Astro furrowed his brow, and decided to go after you. "Take over for me!" Astro yelled as he ran out. Ajeero gave him a bewildered look.
"Wait, WHAT!? Hey! Get back here!" Ajeer cried. He then sighed.
You sighed as you walked to a secluded place. Rubbing your temples, you thought back to Astro's reaction around that woman. She must have been this Brianna. How come he never mentioned her to you? You sighed again, and climbed one of the trees. You then leaned against the trunk, and looked over the festival. It was quite a large tree, so you had a perfect view of the festival. You then heard the sound of rockets, and turned to see Astro land next to you. You frowned, your alone time ruined. Astro sat down next to you, and looked over the view of the festival. A silence reined over the both of you.
"Exciting, isn't it." Astro muttered after a moment of silence. You nodded.
"Yeah, I guess." You muttered. Astro turned to you, and frowned. He then took hold of your hand.
"Is something the matter?" Astro questioned. You turned away from him.
"No, everything's fine!" You snapped. Astro frowned.
"Does this have something to do with Brianna?" Astro questioned. Your eyes widened. You then growled.
"Did that idiot tell you?" You questioned. Astro chuckled. "I swear, I'll kill him." You muttered. Astro smiled at you, and turned your face to look at him.
"If that's the case, then you don't have anything to worry about. We don't like each other in that sorta sense." You narrowed your eyes at him.
"Then why were you blushing like a fool then?" You questioned. Astro's face reddened, and he looked away.
"W-well, that's because..." You frowned.
"It's because you like her, isn't it?" Astro gasped, and whipped his head around towards you.
"No! That isn't it at all!" Astro cried. Your eyes widened at his sudden outburst. Astro gulped, and sighed.
"I was blushing because she asked if I had... if I had a..." You saw the blush on Astro's face redden to the point he resembled a tomato. You giggled at his expression. Your eyes then widened and you covered your mouth. Astro's eyes also widened, and he laughed. You glared at him as you started to blush.
"W-what!?" You questioned. Astro shook his head.
"N-nothing. You just sounded really cute when you giggled. You should smile more often." Astro told. You huffed, and turned away from him. Astro then smiled gently, and tried to look at you. When you refused, he sighed. An idea then came to him, and he started blushing. He gulped. "Y-Y/N." You sighed, and turned towards him.
"Wha-mph!" Your eyes widened when you felt something soft over your lips. Astro was kissing you! Surprisingly, his lips were quite soft. You soon melted into the kiss, and held his hand. After a while, the need for air became urgent, and you pulled away. Astro opened his eyes, and blushed like crazy. You breathed heavily, your blush matching his. Astro then smiled at you, and rested his forehead on yours. You smiled slightly.
"I love you." Astro told. Your blush deepened. You then found the courage to finally say those words he had been longing for.
"I love you too."
AN: Hello lovely readers. I would like to thank you all for reading this fanfic, to be honest, I never thought that I'd get any reviews or likes, but I'm happy. Sadly, this is the last chapter, but I'm going to write another Astro x reader story on wattpad. You can go on there if you want and read it. I hope that you all enjoyed this story.