Writer: Sorry I didn't update supper fast. I was playing a sport for state and was really trying to spend more time with that than with this.

Akina: You mean you actually have friends?!

Writer: Well duh. Here's the next chapter that was inspired by that weekend.

Chapter 13: The Banquet

It was like it haver happened. When her and Lighting kissed. Akina was sitting in her cubicle and looking at her notepad, thinking about what happened about three days ago. She couldn't get her mind wrapped around her feelings for her boss. She didn't have them before, but how?
It didn't take long before Akina noticed the shadow of a person laying on her desk. She turned around and saw Lighting. She felt herself blush in embarrassment and tried to push it away, but the feeling was too strong.
"M-may I help you?" Akina choked out. The confused look on Lightings face really made her stomach grow sick with butterflies fluttering as they please.
"PSICOM is going to have a banquet for all the officers and soldiers in three days. Don't embarrass me and attend it with your normal attire. I advise you to shop for a dress" Lighting said placing her palm flat on her desk and leaned close to Akina's face with the same old hard gaze.
"O-ok" Akina stumbled in response. Something clicked on inside Akina's brain as she came to realize that Lighting would be in a dress as well. Instantly she smirked as she flush started to simmer down.
"So what dress are you gonna wear?" Akina said raising her eyebrows. That seemed to hit Lighting right in her weak spot. The pink haired woman blushed and removed her had off the blonds desk and crossed her arms.
"I-it's a surprise" Lighting said. Akina couldn't help but think Lighting was being a little childish. Akina gave a little giggle and looked right into Lightnings blue eyes. They where so beautiful. She couldn't help but think she might have fallen for her boss.
"Alright, I'll be looking forward to seeing you in a dress" Akina said as she giggled a little more. Lighting turned away with her embarrassment turning her cheeks red.
Lighting nodded before twisting around and walking over to her office. Akina turned back to her desk and couldn't help but feel her happiness make her smile.

Three days later:

Akina looked in the mirror with a nervous look swirling within her maroon eyes as she fixed her dress a little bit. Her dress was a long beautiful red strapless dress with a pin attached from her right hip that draped the beautiful fabric towards her shoulder, holding it up with another pin.
Akina had combed her hair more flat and less messy than it used to look. Upon her lips was a beautiful bright red lipstick that if you kissed the devil you wouldn't see the imprint. She had applied some black eyeliner around her eyes and made little tails at the end of her eyes to make them look cat like.
Akina wasn't too fond of dresses or the fact she has to wear something on her face to look nice. "Boys fall for looks, that's why us girls need to wear makeup to make us look pretty" she said to herself in the mirror, remember the philosophy of a wise picture she once read. That seemed to have convinced her enough to keep the horrid powders and liquid decorations on her face.
She twisted around and headed strait for the door of her apartment and opened the door with one simply flick of her wrist as her fingertips gripped on to the cold hollow cylinder like object that had let go of it's grip to the door frame. She headed down the some-what-dirty-some-what-clean hallway and made her way down the stairs followed by the clip and clop of her high heel shoes. There waiting outside of the apartment building was a familiar looking yellow car waiting for her.
Akina opened the passenger seat to see Lighting with her usual cold look on her face that made Akina flinch once and a while. She greeted the pink haired woman with a large smile before buckling herself safely into the comfy black seats of her bosses car. "You look nice" Akina commented, gesturing towards what the older woman was wearing.
Lightings outfit made her look somewhat angelic. It was a white long dress with feathers running down the length of it. On the the right breast of her torso was a beautiful fake cherry blossom pinned on a soft white bace fabric that reached down to her waist to where the feathers descended down to her ankles.
Lightning glanced towards the blond and smiled slightly. "You look nice as well" Lighting said with a soft gaze. Akina blushed deeply and tried not to make contact with the older woman's gaze. When she looked at Lightning in the corner of her eye, the pink haired woman looked slightly disappointed and returned her gaze towards the road.
"We're going to that one really fancy hotel near PSICOM" Lightning said as the car lurched forward and driving them into the river of cars with their lights on as the moon hung high and stars that hid behind the smog of the great city.
"Oh really? I heard that place was nice." Akina said, putting her undivided attention towards the rode. After that, things became slightly awkward. It was the whole fact the both of them were in a car all dressed up.
It took only a few minuets to reach their designated location. Nervous at first, Akina got out of the car and waited for Lightning. It was when Lightning smiled at her that she calmed down a little.
"I'm a little claustrophobic.. When I'm not intoxicated" Akina said as she caught up to Lightning who had already made her way toward the front of the fancy looking hotel that stood twelve stories above them.
"It's alright. If you need air, just take a little break out here. So what you need" Lightning said opening the door for Akina with a small smile playing on her lips. Akina nodded and smiled her usual smile. That fact that Akina had to wear a bandaid on her face made her joy diminish slightly.
"It'll be a really long night. I can tell" Akina said as she stepped into the hotels lobby. It was slightly dim in the building. The floor was a beautiful dark gold like tile with a long red carpet going down the middle of the room a little ways. Right on the side was the checkin dest that was a dark marble like structure that had a person and a computer on it. The walls were a dark and relaxing red, not like the blood that had once coated her cheek, but the dark smooth red.
"Wow.. This is nice" Akina said to herself, catching the pink haired woman attention. Lightning chuckled slightly before grabbing into Akina's hand and dragging her towards double doors.
"This way" Lighting said looking back at the blond from the corner of her eye. When they arrived at the door, Lightning opened it to revile many men and women talking and hanging out with each other. Laughter, happiness, and all the sorts rung through the air as Akina stared in wonder.
"Wow" was all the blond could say.