Kiss me under the mistletoe
Maya can't help but notice the sly grin on Kaoruko's face as soon as she steps into the common room, frowning confused at it, before the mischievous blue haired girl gazes up and points at something above her head. It's then and after following the other girl's gaze and finger, when Maya notices a strange thing hanging over her head on the door frame.
The brunette can't help but frown deeper, tilting her head as she stares at it with curiosity in her eyes, before she looks at the girl in front of her.
- May I ask what is… this, Kaoruko-san? – Maya asks confused, seeing how the grin on the other girl's face turns into a horror expression as soon as she pronounces those words and as the other girl gasps loudly.
- I can't believe you don't know what is this, Maya-han – Kaoruko says shocked, before sighing heavily – but then I shouldn't be surprised of it.
She ends up saying distressed while shaking her head, making Maya frown and pout slightly at her comment, before the blue haired girl feels somebody poking her cheek.
- Oi, be nice – Futaba says as she sees her girlfriend pouting and looking at her as innocently as possible, making her roll her eyes, before she turns her attention to the confused brunette in front of them – Don't mind her, Maya, you know how is she. That's a mistletoe.
- A mistletoe? – Maya repeats as she gazes up back at it thoroughly – Why is there though?
Maya asks aloud, perplexing Futaba, while Kaoruko exhales loudly.
- Seriously, you're so hopeless… – Kaoruko mumbles, before Futaba nudges her in her ribs – Futaba-han, that hurts!
She whines rubbing her sore ribs while Futaba arches an eyebrow amused at her girlfriend's antics.
- Serves you right – the pink haired girl says while Maya looks at her friends amused, finding soon Futaba's violet eyes looking back into hers as a soft smile adorns her lips – The tradition of hanging a mistletoe goes back to many centuries ago but summing up, those who stand beneath it have to kiss the other person no matter if they're a couple, or friends or whatever else. If the kiss is refused then that person will have bad luck.
- Oh, I see – Maya trails off as she looks at the mistletoe hanging over her – so if you stand under it with another person, you two should kiss? But why would somebody kiss a stranger or somebody they don't want to?
She says while blinking confused, surprising Futaba while Kaoruko can only bring her hand to her face clearly desperate by the brunette.
- Seriously, sometimes I wonder how Kuro-han can bear your denseness, and even find it cute…
Kaoruko mumbles under her breath making Futaba chuckle while Maya blushes coyly.
The brunette is about to talk again, when the sour expression present on the Kyoto girl's face turns into a sheer grin, brightening up like an Christmas tree.
- Kuro-han!
Kaoruko greets the other girl rather happily as soon as she spots her going downstairs, making Claudine frown confused at such an effusive reception from her, before she stops at the common room's doorframe and next to Maya.
- Why are you all gathered here?
Claudine asks confused, seeing both Futaba and Maya shrugging their shoulders while Kaoruko grins even wider if possible, sending shivers down her spine.
- You've came at the right moment.
Kaoruko singsongs while Futaba sighs already imagining her girlfriend's schemes, causing Claudine to take a step closer to Maya.
- Why do I have a bad feeling about this? – Claudine murmurs, making Maya giggle, before Kaoruko interrupts them.
- Kuro-han.
The blue haired girl calls her name seriously, making her turn her attention back at her to see her pointing over her head with a sly grin playing on her lips. The ash-blonde can only follow her to then notice the mistletoe hanging over her head, or rather over hers and Maya's heads.
Oh.
It's the only thing she can think of as realization draws upon her, blushing lightly while Kaoruko giggles mischievously.
That little cheeky devil.
Claudine thinks to herself as she squints at the other girl, seeing her hiding behind Futaba with a sly smirk adorning her face. She's about to tell the cheeky devil something, when she hears Maya clearing her throat embarrassedly next to her.
- Ah, ma Claudine, I believe Futaba-san told me about the tradition behind the mistletoe – Maya says coyly, making Futaba click her tongue upon being dragged into her girlfriend's mess.
- Hah!?
Claudine exclaims outraged, turning to glare at Futaba who can only wince and raise her hands in surrender.
- Calm down, Kuroko. She didn't know about what a mistletoe was or why it was hang there so I've explained to her.
Futaba explains the other girl, but sadly her explanations doesn't seem to calm her down, instead, it only fuels the ash-blonde furthermore as the little cheeky devil behind her giggles mischievously and Maya clears her throat once again.
- I believe a kiss is in order in these cases.
Maya says timidly yet with a goofy smile on her face.
- A what!? – Claudine exclaims outraged, seeing Maya frowning deeply.
- Oh ma Claudine, aren't you aware? People who stand together under the mistletoe are meant to-
- I know about it, you dummy! But why do I have to kiss you!?
Claudine interrupts Maya's explanation completely fuming up, causing Kaoruko to fully laugh, before chuckling behind her girlfriend's back upon Claudine's hard glare.
- My, my, Kuro-han, don't tell me you aren't going to kiss our beloved top star? Come on, don't be shy.
She sows discord, seeing Claudine sparing her life with just one glance, before the ash-blonde sees Maya's sad pout and puppy eyes, making her stomach churn at such an adorable sight.
The ash-blonde can't help but fidget on her spot still angry with Kaoruko, before she lets out an strangled sound and quickly kisses Maya on the cheek, pulling away as fast as she kissed her with a blush tinting her cheeks while the brunette smiles happily at it, looking at her beamingly much to her further embarrassment.
Kaoruko can only laugh hysterically while Futaba smiles fondly at her friends.
- I'll make you pay for it, little cheeky devil. Just wait for it…
Claudine mutters under her breath, storming out of the common room while hearing Kaoruko's hysterical laugh in the background.
- You're terrible.
Futaba exhales with a soft smile on her lips, seeing Kaoruko faking a hurt expression, before she goes back to grin widely.
- And yet you love me.
She simply answers, winking at her girlfriend who can only roll her eyes while a light blush tints her cheeks, making her look adorable. Kaoruko can't help but grin wider, caressing her girlfriend's cheek, before stepping closer to Maya to surround her neck and pull her slightly down to talk in her ear, a mischievous grin playing on her lips the entire time.
- You know, if you want Kuro-han to kiss you more often, you have to...
She begins to whisper in her ear while Maya can only nod, taking mental notes of everything the blue haired girl is telling her.
Mysteriously, and after that encounter, the ash-blonde does nothing but find herself in the same situation more times than she would have liked, always being the one kissing Maya's cheek, forehead or hand, each one of those times in the hallways, kitchen or even at the stage.
- Stupid little cheeky devil… she's so going to pay for this.
Claudine mutters as she and Maya are strolling through the hallway to the ash-blonde's bedroom to practice the script for their next rehearsal together before going to sleep, when she opens the door and yelps.
- Comment est-ce qu'elle a réussi à rentrer dans ma chambre et à en suspendre ici aussi?! (How the hell did she managed to enter my room and hang it in here too!?)
Claudine exclaims in her mother tongue completely outraged while stares at the mistletoe hanging over her bed, both shocked and outraged at it while hearing Maya giggling beside her, before she glares at her.
- Maybe it wasn't Kaoruko-san.
Maya says softly as a timid smile spreads across her lips and a coy blush tints her cheeks, looking at the fuming ash-blonde girl beside her softly.
- Hah!? – Claudine exclaims outraged, looking at Maya to see her blushing harder – Don't tell me it was you all this time!?
She asks shocked at the brunette's audacity to do something of that nature.
- Kaoruko-san told me that if I hung a mistletoe in every room of the building, I could easily get a kiss from you every time, so I…. – Maya trails off as she fidgets with the hem of her grey sweater, blushing more upon confessing that, while Claudine just blushes and snorts.
- And couldn't you be like any other normal person and ask for it if you wanted a kiss so badly!?
Claudine exclaims outraged at her infuriating girlfriend, to then sigh heavily while Maya blushes and looks at her with a happy sparkle in her eyes, taking her aback.
- Would you have kissed me then?
Maya asks excitedly, her eyes sparkling happily at the thought of getting a kiss from the ash-blonde whenever she asked her to, while Claudine simply blushes more.
- I... of course no! – the ash-blonde yells completely flustered, yet feeling bad as soon as she sees the hopeful expression on Maya's face dropping, letting out a heavy sigh – Well… maybe…
She mumbles while blushing harder, hearing Maya shrieking, before she hugs her tightly.
- Tendo Maya, what-!
Claudine is soon interrupted by Maya's lips on hers kissing her under the mistletoe, sighing, before she hugs her tightly and kisses the brunette back, and even though she's more than happy to kiss her goofy and dense girlfriend every time she wants or asks her to, Kaoruko is still not safe from her revenge.
In another bedroom, a certain blue haired girl can't help but sneeze loudly.
- Oi, are you catching a cold? – Futaba asks her girlfriend concerned, seeing her frowning and shaking her head.
- I don't think so… But I'm sure your kisses will keep me warm so I don't get sick.
Kaoruko says cheekily as she snuggles into her girlfriend's arm in seek of her warmth, making Futaba snort, before she complies and pulls her into a hug to then kiss her without the need of any mistletoe whatsoever.