Chapter 7
A Wonderful Dessert to Remember
One afternoon, the twins are at a restaurant as another dating spot and had just finished their dinner. Kanade rubs her tummy with a smile on her face.
"Mm! That was good!" she says.
"It sure was!" Yukino agrees. "Those noodles were really tasty!" She then looks over at the dessert menu and picks it up. "Oh! Kana-chan! Today, they're giving out a chocolate and vanilla ice cream mountain! We should get it!"
"Huh?" Kanade takes the menu and looks at the picture. The chocolate part is on the bottom and the vanilla part is on the top, making it look like a real mountain with snow on top of it, plus the cherry.
"Oh, wow!" Kanade says. "That's amazing!"
"Mm-hmm! So, let's get one small helping~"
"What? One? Who's going to get it then?"
Yukino ignores her girlfriend's question and calls the waitress over and orders the dessert. Kanade blinks in confusion as to what her girlfriend is planning, but decides to hold onto the questions until later. Just then, she notices Yukino whisper something to the waitress's ear that she can't make out and the waitress nods with a smile and bows. After the waitress leaves, Yukino smiles at her younger sister with a small giggle while the artist just looks at her, confused.
"What's this about, Yuki-chan?"
"You'll see, you'll see~"
The artist raises an eyebrow and then shrugs. Soon after, 10 minutes pass by and the waitress arrives with the chocolate and vanilla ice cream mountain with a candle on top of it.
"There you are," she says as she sets the plate down between them. "Enjoy."
Kanade's eyes widen while staring at the well lit candle in front of her. "Y-Yuki-chan…is this…"
"Yes~!" Yukino says while clasping her hands together. "Today's our birthday! Or did you forget?"
Kanade is so speechless that she couldn't find anything else to say, so she just shakes her head and looks back at the small ice cream mountain.
"I thought I might do something special for the both of us," Yukino says. "As girlfriends and as sisters. It's been a while since both of us celebrated our birthday on our own."
"So that's why you insisted on taking me to this place," Kanade says.
The artist could recall just this morning when Yukino was very energetic and cheerful. She is glad that her older twin is in a happy mood, but when she asked her what's going on, Yukino refused to tell her. Kanade then asked no further until they went out on their date. But Yukino still wouldn't tell her after they got in. It is then that Kanade had finally found out by her older twin that it's their 17th birthday. Happy tears form in the artist's eyes.
"Yuki-chan…" she says as she wipes away the tears. "Thank you so much…for doing this for both of us."
"No problem~!" Yukino says as she grabs a spoon from the plate. "Now, let's blow out this candle and dig in before it melts."
"Who's going to blow it out?" Kanade asks.
"I think you should do it," Yukino says with a smile. "I did it last time we celebrated our birthday. Now it's your turn."
"Thanks, Yuki-chan." With that, the artist blows out the candle, takes it out of the top and sets it down on the plate.
Yukino is the first to scoop a bit of chocolate and vanilla mixed in and holds it out towards her girlfriend. "Here, Kana-chan! Say, 'Ah!'~!"
"E-eh?" Kanade's eyes widen again.
"Come on. Don't be shy. After all, we did this with the chocolate cake that one time. So, I'm letting you do the honors once again."
Kanade nods, smiling as she leans forward and eats the ice cream. Yukino pulls the spoon away from Kanade's mouth as the younger twin closes her eyes at the sweet taste.
"Is it good?" Yukino asks.
Kanade nods as she swallows. "Mm-hmm. Very good."
"I'm glad~!"
Kanade takes her own spoon, scoops up the same amount of ice cream Yukino did with the chocolate and vanilla mixed and holds it out towards Yukino. "Now, let me return the favor."
"Don't mind if I do~!"
Yukino takes a bite of the ice cream and pulls away while closing her eyes as well. "Mm~! It does taste good!"
Kanade giggles. "Thank you so much, Yuki-chan."
"You're very welcome," Yukino says as she gives her a beautiful smile. "And thank you for being my girlfriend."
"This is truly a dessert to remember, Yuki-chan." Kanade gently takes her hand and kisses it, like a man would formally do. "I would never, ever forget this moment."
"Me neither," Yukino says while doing the same thing. "Happy Birthday, Kana-chan."
"Same to you, Yuki-chan. I love you."
"I love you, too, Kana-chan."
A/N: So, what do you guys think? I got this whole "Ice Cream Mountain" thing from "The Rugrats" which I watched way long ago! Hehe~! That came to mind when I was trying to think of something for this chapter, so I went and typed away.
Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review~! ;)
