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She added a little bit to the pot, carefully stirring its contents. After a couple of seconds, she filled the ladle in her hand and brought it to her lips. She let the taste fill her mouth. After a few seconds of contemplating, Honoka let out a sigh.

"Maybe just a little more..."

"Oh... That's quite a sigh there..." Tsubasa said, hugging Honoka from behind. "What's wrong?"

Honoka shook her head. "Nothing. Still working on dinner."

"Let me taste."

Honoka turned her upper body so she could hold the ladle up to Tsubasa.

"Hmm... I think it's good as it is," Tsubasa said.

"Are you sure? I didn't add as much as my mom did the other night, and I-"

Tsubasa interrupted Honoka with a kiss. Then smiled reassuringly.

"I don't care if it's not exactly like your mom's. I'm happy as long as you made it."

"Well... alright."

With her free hand, Honoka loosened Tsubasa's hug so she could turn around and face her properly and give her another kiss. After, Tsubasa got the table ready for them while Honoka brought the food. Once everything was set, they started eating.

"Do... Do you like it?" Honoka asked a bit nervously.

Tsubasa nodded. "It's great!"

"That's good," Honoka said, smiling.

"Thanks again for coming over on short notice."

"Of course. It's surprising that you parents got called away on another business trip, though."

They heard the wind howling outside, and the patter of heavy rain, making both of them turn to look out the window.

"Yeah... Especially with the weather getting like this now."

"I'm sure it'll be fine though. I mean, they'll be going to Paris this time right? That sounds fun."

"It's nice for them. Though, it works for us as well."

Honoka smiled. "Another week to ourselves."

"Your parents are okay with it?"

"Yup! They know about us already, anyway. So they don't mind."

"Lucky us, then."

Realizing that the food was starting to get cold, they quickly turned their attention back to dinner. They ate in silence so they could finish their servings before their food got completely cold. Once they were done, Tsubasa volunteered to clean up and let Honoka relax. Honoka took advantage of the time to take a bath, and afterwards changed into her pajamas. Then she waited patiently in Tsubasa's room until she finished doing the same.

"Oh, I just remembered," Tsubasa said as she sat down on the bed. "Anju and Erena are coming over tomorrow."

"Sounds fun. What are we going to do?"

"Not sure... Depends on what the weather decides."

Almost on cue, the sound of wind and rain from outside could be heard once again.

"Doesn't sound like it'll clear up by tomorrow."

"Yeah... but..." Tsubasa practically jumped into Honoka's lap. "At least that won't matter for tonight."

Honoka just smiled before giving Tsubasa a long, passionate kiss. Together, they fell back onto the bed, proceeding to drown out the sounds of the rainy weather.

The rain only let up for a brief time the next day. Anju and Erena just managed to make it to Tsubasa's house before the rain starting pouring down once more.

"It's really starting to come down now..." Tsubasa said as she looked out the front window.

"They say there might even be some thunder," Anju said as she pulled off her coat.

"No kidding? It's a good thing you two came when you did."

"Well if Anju took any more time, we might have gotten rained on," Erena pointed out.

Anju smiled. "Eheh... My hair's a mess in the morning."

"Here we are," Honoka said as she walked out of the kitchen, holding a tray of mugs filled with hot cocoa.

"Ah, thanks Honoka," Anju said as she picked up two mugs, handing one to Erena.

"Thank you, Honoka-san," Erena said.

"You're welcome," Honoka said with a bright smile.

"Thanks," Tsubasa said, taking the last mug from the tray.

"You're not going to have some?" Anju asked.

Honoka shook her head. "I'm going to start getting lunch ready."

"Ah, do you mind if I help?"

"Sure, if you'd like."

Honoka went back into the kitchen. Anju grabbed the bag she brought and followed shortly after. Tsubasa and Erena were left in the living room. They sat down on the couch as Tsubasa switched the TV on.

While the two of them got comfortable on the couch, Honoka and Anju made their way to the kitchen. As Honoka was putting on the apron she used yesterday, she looked curiously as Anju placed her bag onto the kitchen table.

"What's in the bag?" she asked.

"Ingredients. Just in case there's a chance to add them in."

"Ingredients? That's pretty convenient."

"I brought them just in case."

"Well lucky for us then, right?" Honoka smiled.

"Yes." Anju smiled back. "So, let's get cooking."

Due to the weather, they decided to make soup to keep the four of them warm. After putting a pot on the stove, Anju pulled a few things from her bag, and Honoka grabbed some stuff from the refrigerator. Together, they started chopping the ingredients up.

"Hey, Anju?" Honoka asked.

"Hmm?"

"Do you cook your own food a lot?"

"Yes. I cook as much as I can."

"Do you enjoy cooking?"

"I'd like to think so."

"Do you make lunches for Erena as well?"

"It's my favorite part of school mornings."

Honoka, without stopping cutting some pieces of chicken, glanced over at Anju. She had occasionally peaked from the corner of her eye as she asked her questions. And she noticed that after this last question and Anju's response, the smile Anju was wearing was noticeably brighter than it had been a few moments ago. Honoka turned her attention back to the food she was preparing.

"I see."

"What about you, Honoka? Do you enjoy cooking?"

"I can't really say... I only started to try last week."

"I see... Is Tsubasa the reason you suddenly had an interest in cooking?"

"Y-yeah..."

"But why? You know Tsubasa can cook already."

"I know... but I decided I wanted to learn to cook for her."

"But you know that she would happily-"

"I know she would... She's already done a lot for me. I want to be able to do some things for her as well, though."

"I see..."

"I've been thinking about getting a part-time job as well."

"Part-time job?"

That made Anju stop momentarily, but she got back to her task in the next moment. Anju's reaction amused Honoka a bit, making her smile.

"You know, Tsubasa got me this." Honoka put down the knife and pointed at the wing-shaped clips in her hair.

Anju stopped cutting again to look. "Aww, how cute."

"Yeah..." They both returned to the food. "She got it for me before we were even going out. It was-"

"On a date where Muse was trying to follow you?" Anju finished. "Tsubasa told me about it.

"Yeah... I haven't been able to do nice things for her to thank her yet."

"So... you want to work to earn some money to be able to thank her properly?"

Anju turned to see Honoka just nod quietly. She saw a very serious expression on Honoka, almost uncharacteristically serious. Then an idea popped into her head.

"Honoka?" she asked.

"Yes?"

"Can you put the noodles in? I just realized I left something outside."

"Oh, okay."

Anju quickly left the kitchen, making her way to the living room. Tsubasa and Erena both looked up at her, a little surprised to see her come in so suddenly.

"What's up? Is dinner ready?" Tsubasa asked.

"Ah, not yet," Anju answered. "I just have something I need to tell you really quickly."

"Oh? And that is...?"

"You picked a real winner."

"I... I did?"

"Yup. You have a lot of sweet things to look forward to."

"O-okay... And that's because...?"

"Well, I heard enough to convince me that you made the right choice."

"... I'm completely lost."

"That's fine. I have to return to making dinner now. Back in a bit!"

Anju gave a smile before turning around and disappearing into the hallway again. Tsubasa just looked after her, completely confused. She turned back to Erena, who was smiling at her.

"What?"

"You really didn't get it?" Erena asked. Tsubasa shook her head. "She's talking about Honoka."

"Honoka?"

Erena nodded. "She just came out to let you know she approves."

"Oh... I see. Wait, how did you know that? I couldn't even figure that out and I've been Anju's best friend for years."

"Yes, but I've been dating her for long enough to understand her language."

"Right..." Tsubasa rolled her eyes.

"Considering how much Honoka is on your mind, I'm surprised that wasn't your first guess."

Tsubasa didn't respond. She just blushed as she took another sip of her hot cocoa. Erena just smiled at her embarrassed friend before taking a sip from her own mug.

Meanwhile, Anju just made it back to the kitchen. Honoka looked up to see a big smile on her face.

"Hey, Honoka."

"Hmm?"

"How would you like if I help you out with cooking every once in a while."

"Eh? I guess that's fine... But why all of a sudden?"

"Shouldn't you be more excited? I do happen to know most of Tsubasa's favorite foods after all."

At the mention of Tsubasa, everything clicked inside of Honoka's mind. "You'd really help me like that?"

"If it were anyone else, I would say no. But you've just proven yourself in my books."

"Thanks Anju!"

Honoka put the knife in her hand down so she could run over and hug Anju.

"Alright. First let's start with finishing the soup."

"Oh yeah, about that. It doesn't look like we have enough for four bowls."

"Of course not. We're only making enough for two bowls."

"Two? Why only... oh..."

Anju rubbed Honoka's head. "You catch on pretty quick. Come on, let's go feed our girlfriends."

Together, they finished making the soup and filled two bowls full. Then Anju revealed the other things she brought in her bag. They got changed and brought the soup out to Tsubasa and Erena, who were both completely surprised by Anju and Honoka's sudden change of clothes. Neither complained, of course.

Hey guys, nobodD here!

Well, Tsubasa was "tested" by some of Muse already. So for a bit of a change of pace, Honoka was now the one "tested." Somewhat... haha.

For those of you that have known me for a little while now, I have something special coming soon. I can't reveal too much, but I hope you'll look forward to it.

That's all from me. Not much this time around, but hope to see you around.~