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Chapter 6: A dinner for two
Ayumi dashed to Riho’s side. The ace looked at her with a goofy look and her index finger still in the mouth, having no clue of why her flat mate was so scared.
“Your...your finger, get it out of your mouth! I must disinfect the cut and bandage your finger!” The tiny girl shouted, totally panicked.
Sayumi cautiously left her cutting board to go sit on a bar stool, well decided to enjoy the show. Unfortunately, she had no pop corns.
Riho took her finger out of her mouth and looked at the wound. It was still bleeding. She put it under the cold water and began to wait.
“What are you waiting for?! Give me your finger!” Ayumi scowled angrily. No doubt, she was losing patience.
“It’s ok Ayumi-chan, I’ll put a tape on it and it’ll be fine…” The ace answered patiently.
“No it’s not ok! Your cut bleeds profusely!”
“It’s a cut Ayumi-chan, it’s normal it bleeds!” Riho retorted on a slightly irritated tone this time.
“Ah enough! Give me your hand!”
And with that, Ayumi grabbed firmly Riho’s hand, causing a second “ouch” from the ace who instantly understood that it was no use to resist.
The tiny girl wiped cautiously the wound with a clean towel and then disinfected it. She finally took her first aid kit and bandaged the wounded finger.
And she finally let go of Riho’s hand with a big satisfied smile.
The ace looked at her finger, which was now twice its volume, sadly. Sayumi couldn’t help but giggle at the surreal scene she just witnessed.
“You’re really cute together! A perfect couple!” The older girl exclaimed, still giggling.
“Michishige-san, that’s not what you think! We’re not…” Ayumi babbled, her face totally red.
Riho looked at her flat mate intently. When their eyes finally met, the ace beamed at her, thankful for what she just did, for her kindness, for how much she cared. Ayumi’s blushing got stronger but she smiled back with her bright smile and her sparkling eyes. Her anger seemed far away now.
“Well, I think it’s time to finish cooking! Let’s have something good to eat tonight to get over this terrible wound!” Sayu announced sarcastically while making her way toward her two kouhai.
“I’ll help you finish Michishige-san as Sayashi-san is hurt, she can’t use a knife anymore!” Ayumi stated on a fake annoyed tone.
“It’s nothing, I can…”
“No, you can’t! So, you’ll wait outside the kitchen!” The tiny girl retorted with authority.
Riho understood that it was no use to argue this time, again. She directly went to the bar stools and sat on one of them. She slumped on the table and began to pout.
“Don’t pout Rihoriho~, I’ll give you a kiss to comfort you~!” Sayumi exclaimed cutely while winking to Ayumi who smiled back at her.
The ace slowly dug her face in her arms to hide her red cheeks.
The two cooks laughed whole-heartedly and finished quickly the cooking. It was finally time to start dinner.
“Well, I’m gonna leave…” Sayu announced while taking out her apron and going to the apartment’s entrance.
“Michishige-san, you don’t stay? You helped us cook this dinner!” Ayumi protested cutely.
“I’ll have dinner with Eri tonight. I’m sure she’s waiting for me right now.” The older girl answered with a soft and apologetic smile.
The tiny girl couldn’t hide her disappointment. She lowered her head and looked at her feet, biting her bottom lip and clenching her fists. The Rokky instantly noticed that her kouhai was hurt and took her in her arms in an attempt to soothe her.
“Ishida-chan, I’ll let you have a private dinner with your ace tonight, are you not happy about it?” Sayumi whispered on a soft tone.
“I am, of course, but I…I so wanted to see you too!” Ayumi confessed while hugging back tightly her senpai.
“Don’t worry! Let’s have lunch together this week, kay?”
“S…sure!”
“And I’m sure you have a lot to talk with Rihoriho~! You haven’t seen each other for two years!” Sayu stated with a sweet smile.
The Juuky answered with a cute pout on the face. Sayumi lightly pinched her cheeks and added “it’s gonna be ok!” on a reassuring tone.
And the two girls finally parted. Sayu said goodbye to Ayumi and shouted “Be nice to Ishida-chan please Rihoriho, I count on you!” to her another kouhai.
“I’m always nice…” Riho grumbled, still sulking.
Sayumi giggled and left, leaving Ayumi alone with her sexy ace who was not really in a playful mood this evening.
“Let’s eat, ok?” The tiny girl suggested with a sweet smile.
“Before that, I want to know what Michishige-san told you!” Riho grumbled, still pouting.
“Nothing important.” Ayumi answered casually while going to the kitchen to serve dinner.
“I don’t like whispers.” The ace added coldly.
“Ok, I’m gonna tell you.”
Ayumi asked her flat mate to go near her. When she was in front of her, the tiny girl tilted her head and whispered in her ear “it’s.a.se.cret”, which infuriated the ace.
Riho went back to her bar stool and sat. Knowing she would have nothing through force, she decided to be smart.
“Oh…I thought there was no secret between lovers…” She stated mischievously.
Ayumi instantly blushed, to Riho’s delight. The kyuuky was sure the girl would look at her feet and babble next but nothing like that happened. Instead, she clenched her teeth and looked at her with determination before retorting:
“Oh…and I thought a lover was supposed to eat her girlfriend’s dinner?”
Totally taken aback, Riho couldn’t hide her shock. She then saw food and drinks on the table.
“Good appetite!” Ayumi said with a satisfied grin, ignoring her ex-dance partner wide eyes.
“Goo…good appetite…” The ace finally repeated, jaded.
Clearly losing this game, Riho finally brought herself to eat and did it in silence. She was always amazed how her ex-dance partner, who was usually so shy and clumsy, could have the glib repartee of her senpai when she was with Michishige Sayumi.
The tiny girl was intently staring at her. The ace felt it and strived to not look at her. She was still pouting and didn’t intend to stop.
“Sayashi-san, it was your birthday not long ago! How about having a party with the others members, and maybe our senpai, this week?” Ayumi suggested cheerfully, breaking the awkward silence between them.
Riho looked at her with wide eyes and an open mouth. Taken aback again, the younger girl didn’t find her words.
“Don’t you think it’s a great idea? Wouldn’t that make you happy?” The Juuky asked innocently with her most beautiful smile on the face.
“Yeah…yes…” The ace stuttered with a faint voice and looked at her suspiciously. Something was definitely odd tonight, she thought.
“Ok, I’m gonna organize that party!” Ayumi announced with enthusiasm while clasping her hands.
The two girls finished their dinner without talking. Ayumi never stopped smiling, she seemed happy. On the contrary, Riho continued to pout and occasionally casted an incredulous glance to her roomie.
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After taking their bath, the girls quickly went to bed, still without really talking to each other.
Ayumi was busy with her blog and Riho with the heap of clothes she spread on the ground when she unpacked. The tiny girl saw that out of the corner of her eye and couldn’t help but enjoy the scene and chuckle.
They finally went to bed.
“Sa…Sayashi-san, are you ok?” The older girl asked suddenly, breaking the silence between them.
“Yes. Why do you ask me that Ayumi-chan?” Riho answered, intrigued.
“I mean your finger. Does it hurt?” The tiny girl asked shyly.
“It’s a cut Ayumi-chan, no big deal…” The ace sighed. She found that her ex-dance partner overdid and it annoyed her.
“I’m sorry but I…I can’t help but worry…for you…Sayashi-san…” Ayumi confessed earnestly.
Deeply moved by the girl’s words, Riho softened. Smiling and blushing, she answered on a soothing tone with the low voice that Ayumi loved so much:
“And I’m sorry for being so reckless. I promise I’ll be more careful next time. Sweet dreams Ayumi-chan.”
“Thank you. Good night Sayashi-san.” Ayumi said on a very soft tone before falling asleep, relieved.
TO BE CONTINUED