Yuri's P.O.V.

"Hello, everyone! I'm so sorry piano lessons just- oh shut, sorry...", I hear a familiar voice that quiets abruptly for some reason. Where am I...

Oh right the literature club.

Wait.

I lift my head from the desk and rub my eyes a bit, they quickly get used to the light.

I look around quickly and see our popular president of the white ribbon covering her mouth, sitting on the desk a girl of red bow with her index finger on her lips, shushing the girl of emerald green eyes.

Then on my left, a girl of pink hair with a light blush on her face I barely managed to see after she averted my gaze and looked away.

"You woke her up, Monika!", Sayori scolds. "I'm sorry! Yuri, I'm really sorry, I promise it won't-", Monika panicking is odd but it doesn't last long as I cut her off.

What is this...

"I-It's okay, don't worry really", I say as I sit up straight and open my book. The last thing I want to is bother them right now, besides it's my fault for sleeping during club time.

"Okay, thanks", Monika sighs relieved and goes to the teacher's desk to put her bag down and then returns to the front.

"Okay everyone! Last day of school, last day of sharing poems before the summer break starts, you know what to do and please you two, keep it friendly alright?", Monika says with her finger raised, looking at me and Natsuki as she finished.

"Ye, ye, mom I know, I don't know if miss my poems are better can though", Natsuki replies from the back. Not again, don't fall for her provocations, l can't put up with any more crap today.

Alright, Sayori come here.

"Alright, Sayori come here", Monika says as our vice president jumps with her poem in hand and follows the brunette.

Huh? A Dejá vu?

I hear a loud sigh, of annoyance probably, behind me.

Believe me, Natsuki, I feel the same and I'm not planning on dealing with you today.

I take my poem from my bag and get up, turning around to meet Natsuki who was already heading my way.

"Here", she says and hands me her poem, I hand her mine without even looking at her. The smallest thing I do or say just seems to make this girl angry for some reason and leads to an uncomfortable verbal exchange between us.

Our poems are always polar opposites, hers are simple and cute, mine are complicated and "fancy" as she likes to call them.

And that always causes we argue about our writing style, which in my case is one of the few things I pride myself about.

And I won't let her make less of the only thing in this world I can feel proud of myself for.

I'll just read this poem quickly and say the usual, if she retorts I'll just igno-

Go away!!

Eh?

Wait, no.

I...

I shouldn't be like that...

I did have a really bad day yes but suddenly... I have this feeling something bad may happen if I don't control my emotions... Weird...

Okay, relax, Yuri, just relax... Read her poem, try to say something nice that doesn't include the word "cute", don't start another fight with her, we don't need that right now.

Just try to make this the least bad possible...

This...

This is strange I feel like I've seen this poem before... But there's something I'm missing I'm gonna try and read it again.

...

Is this metaphor... A violet... A bee...

I need to read this poem one more time, I feel like I'm getting close to something...

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Natsuki's P.O.V.

As usual, I can't read this... Shit, I wish I wasn't so dumb...

I gulp quietly as I put down her poem and lift my eyes to look at her and see her reaction, she surely finished reading mine now.

Huh?

She's still reading mine for some reason... I could've bet my butt she would've finished by now... But she's still reading... She seems focused...

Gosh she looks so pretty when she's focu-

GO

ThE

hEll

ouT

Of

HEre

Totallynotgaythoughts!!

...

Calm down, breath in, breath out...

I don't say anything and wait for her to speak first, seconds feel like an eternity until she sighs and her mouth starts moving.

"Ummm I-I really liked your poem N-Natsuki", Yuri says with a cute smi-

SHE DID?!

FUCK YEAAAAAAAAHHHH!!

"I-Is that so?", I reply looking away trying my best to not let this fool smile form on my face, of course my face is starting to feel as if I had Frieza's supernova in my face.

"Yes, I like the story format, the meaning behind seems to be something quite well thought and your use of words shows you don't need to use complicated words to express your deepest ideas", Yuri says with surprising eloquence, no stutters.

"Ahaha... Well! You finally recognize my superior intellect huh?", I say proudly, hands on my hips but stupid face still burning. "And what do you think about mine?", Yuri giggles adorably and- freaking hell her giggle is on another fucking level!

I think my head is soon gonna be like the Ghost Rider's.

"Ah! Ummm I-It's really fancy, in a good sense I mean! It's honestly hard for me to understand some- well a lot of words here but it's mostly because I'm not really good at that haha... But what I did understand seems really cool", I reply, a bit on the fly but in all honesty, somehow I felt like it today.

"Well thank you", Yuri simply gives me that freaking smile I adore and- control yourself, Natsuki. "Ye, ye, you're welcome", I reply looking away to hide most of my blushing face.

"I-I will take back my poem then, h-here's yours", Yuri says and gives me back my poem as I simply hand her back hers. "I-I will go to exchange with Monika now, t-thanks again", Yuri says and with a quick bow she turns in our president's direction who's just talking to Sayori, probably both finished too by now.

...

So that's it?

Ugh... Maybe I was expecting a bit too much or got too excited... But I mean, it was nice for a change...

Eh?

Suddenly, I see Yuri turning around half way in my direction, I see her looking at the floor with every step she takes, holding her poem with both hands...

Consequentially, my heart begins to throb faster, like rain drops that quickly turn into a downpour as she clearly is heading my way.

"N-Natsuki... I-I-I...", Yuri stutters greatly while I quietly gulp and remain silent in expectation and nervousness. "I-I was wondering i-if...ou.....ke to...o...", Yuri speaks but her voice gets quieter with every word but I think I more less understood something so I may as well help her out.

"Go you say? Where?", I ask curious and with my nicest tone. "T-To thi.... Bookfair.....th me...", Yuri struggles shyl- HOLD THE FUCK UP.

Is she asking me out?!

"Yeah!", I unconsciously yell in response.

Fuck.

Everything goes quiet.

Monika and Sayori are now staring at me.

Yuri's now visible blushing face and violet eyes on me too, clear surprise on her expression.

"Mind your fucking business!!", I yell at the two meddling girls at the teacher's desk. Thankfully Monika just smiles and tells something to Sayori to deviate her attention from us.

"Damnit...", I huff quietly. "S-So y-you...", Yuri then shyly asks, expectation on her beautiful violet eyes.

"Eh? Ohhh y-yeah... I mean I don't really have anything better to do haha... I usually get bored at home during summer break so may as well take your offer", I reply a bit nervous but nonetheless excited. "R-Really?", Yuri asks with wide open and sparkly eyes that make my heart skip a beat.

"Don't play deaf on me now Yuri, you heard me", I reply looking away and crossing my arms, mostly to hide my ever growing blush. "S-Sorry", Yuri says a bit ashamed. Fudge, gotta avoid that sad mood.

"Anyways, when is that bookfair?", I ask to deviate her attention from the guilt of apology. "A-Ah, in three weeks time, i-it will be there the whole w-weekend...", Yuri replies fidgeting with her pretty hair.

"Okay, ummm wanna exchange numbers? J-Just so you can send me the details later! It's not like I want your number or anything!", I exclaim just so she knows. I mean I don't...

Do I?

"Y-Yes, please", Yuri says and pulls out her phone from her blazer's pocket and hands it to me with a sweet smile. I do the same but in my case I keep looking away to hide this freaking blush on my face.

I tap my number on Yuri's phone, she does the same and we hand back our respective phones.

I have her number now...

All the things that could bring...

Shit, now my heart's pounding.

"Ummm s-so I'll text you the details later... T-Thank you for accepting going there w-with me...", Yuri says while she plays with a strand of purple hair, hiding her face behind it, probably looking at the floor.

"T-Thanks for inviting me I guess", may as well thank her for giving me an excuse to not be home... Not like I'm happy she asked me out ahaha...

"Then, I-I'll go exchange poems with the others", Yuri then smiles shyly and makes a quick reverence to finally go do as she said.

And I'm just standing there, I want to smile, I want to jump, I want to sing, I want to laugh hehe.

I don't know what's this sudden happiness but screw it, it feels great!

==================

It was such a great day today but on the other side... back to the hard reality I guess...

As I head home, all I can think aside that big tiddy purple girl is how the fuck am I gonna get permission from him to go with her to that bookfair?

Well, he's been too tired these last few days to do anything so I haven't had to deal with much from him aside the usual yelling and some slaps.

Hopefully he'll be too tired today as well...

As I began going upstairs to reach the fourth floor where our apartment is, I take a few deep breaths to mentally prepare myself if the wors-!

Ouch, the fuck was that? A wall?

"I apologise", I hear a deep and almost scary voice pronounce those words and as I lift my gaze I see a tall dark figure that seems to be going downstairs.

It seems we bumped into each other ring in the middle of the stairs, where you turn around and such. It's not that dark yet so I notice his face is mostly covered by some round sunglasses and a black face mask.

The thing that looks the weirdest though... That top hat...

Top hat...

I feel like...

No, no, probably some anime character I related to him.

"Ye, ye, watch where you're going dude", I sigh and he simply tilts his hat politely and continues his way. I guess I should do the same.

...

The lights are on...

Let's see... 5:13 pm...

Why? He shouldn't be here yet, he gets home by 7 pm always...

Shit... I just hopes its not because of anything bad like he being fired or something. He'd be in a really bad mood if that's the case...

I can hear the faint sounds of some TV show from here... Yeah he's here...

I take a deep breath and unlock the door as quietly as I can, then I lock it again.

The feeling of something was odd began as I noticed the lights were on, since he always liked having them off while watching TV.

Now something is really freaking me out a little... the inexistent smell of alcohol I am so used to by now.

Disturbed, I try making the less noise possible hoping he won't notice me walking behind him to get to my room...

Small footsteps, small footste-!!

"Welcome home kid!", He suddenly jumps off the couch he was sitting on and greets me with a very disturbing... smile. It has been ages since I ever saw him smile like that.

"H-Hi, papa", I greet him nervous. "I brought pizza today and some strawberry shortcake for dessert you still like that right? grab yourself how much you want they're in the kitchen table", papa says smiling from ear to ear and-!

The moment I see his hand raising I unconsciously closed my eyes and flinched, waiting for the worst, but...

All I could feel is a gentle patting on my shoulder? I guess I'll just open my eyes...

"Sorry... just eat something before you go to bed, alright?", He says and a bit doubtful simply messes my hair gently before going back to watching TV.

I... I can't believe this...

Am I dreaming??

I quickly head to the bathroom, close the door and splash my face over and over again with water from the sink.

I need to see if this is all just a bizarre dream but... I doesn't seem to be the case...

I'm still not completely sure about what's going on with him but I head back to the kitchen and surprise, he really brought pizza...

I'll take some of the food he really did bring and eat it, in case not doing it would actually make him mad... Can't play with my luck here... Besides...

I'm starving...

...

"Did you like the pizza?", Papa suddenly shouts from his loyal couch. "Y-Yes, papa", I reply a bit nervous.

"How's the cake?", He asks and sounds curious... "It's great papa, I-I have always liked this one...", I reply as I keep eating my strawberry shortcake, which I'm really enjoying even through this bizarre mood.

"I'm glad", he says and the I hear some kind of relieved sigh? This is really odd... It's like he's trying to keep me happy or something...

Well, all that's left for me is finish this cake and then go to my room and hope this version of my papa really is real...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

💜: Good evening, Natsuki.
The link above has the
address and all the
details of the book fair.

Bout freaking time! :💗
I thought you had
chickened out 🐔.

💜: E-Eh?

Just kidding (≧▽≦) :💗

💜: Okay?

Don't be so gay Yuri! :💗

💜: Natsuki, please don't
be mean to me...

The fudge? I'm not! :💗

I'm just joking (눈‸눈) : 💗

💜: I'm sorry...

(๑•﹏•) : 💗

Umm how's your day? :💗

💜: It's been okay, thank
you for asking. How
about yours?

Mine's been nice! OwO :💗

💜: That's good.

('-﹏-'；) :💗

================

Hey there purple bud! :💗

💜: Ummm hello?

How's your day going? :💗

💜: It's going fine, thank
you. What about
yours?

All good so far! Papa got :💗
tacos for dinner (~‾▿‾)~.

💜: That sounds nice.

You bet your purple butt :💗
it is!! (≧▽≦).

💜: I don't think I'd bet
against that....

Cuz you know I'm right :💗

💜: I suppose.

(*﹏*;) :💗

================

Good morning apologiser! :💗

💜: Good morning,
Natsuki.

How you doin? :💗

💜: I'm doing okay,
thank you, and you?

All gooood~ :💗
<(￣︶￣)>.

Whatcha up to? :💗

💜: I just had breakfast
so I think I'll clean up
soon, you?

I'mma get into slave :💗
mode too (╥﹏╥)

💜: Slave mode?

I mean I'll have to do :💗

some cleaning around da
house too ಥ‿ಥ.

💜: Oh, I understand now.

Yeah, well have fun with :💗
your cleaning Yuri ^_^

💜: You too.

================

Purple motherlover! :💗

💜: Eh? Hello?

How are ya? :💗

💜: I'm doing good,
what about you?

The usual, all going :💗
cool (~‾▿‾)~.

💜: I'm happy for you.

Just 2 more weeks (≧▽≦) :💗

💜: Two more weeks?

💜: Oh, the bookfair...

(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ 📚 :💗

💜: 😄

STOP EVERYTHING :💗

💜: Eh?

THE WORLD MAY END :💗
ON THIS VERY DAY.

💜: Why?

CUZ YOU USED A FN :💗
EMOJI, YURI!

💜: Is that bad?

WAT- NO! :💗

BUT LIKE :💗

IT SO RARE :💗

💜: 😕

YURI STOP YOU GONNA :💗
BREAK THE CONTINUITY
OF SPACETIME!! (ᗒᗩᗕ).

💜: 😨

Ok now's just getting :💗
funny XD.

💜: 🙂

But is so disturbing (*﹏*;) :💗

💜: ☹️

( T_T)＼(^-^ ) :💗

================

Sup Godzilla that says :💗
sorry! OwO.

💜: Hello.

You know the deal, :💗
gimme that status.

💜: I'm doing good?

Heh~ I thought you'd say :💗
something like "Eh?".

💜: Surprise, surprise.

(≧▽≦) :💗

Btw, I was looking at some :💗
pics of that bookfair from last
year and I saw some people
there dressed as some book. characters XD.

💜: Is that bad?

No but like its so much like :💗
an anime convention for
bookworms like you XD.

💜: An anime convention?

You uncultured godzilla :💗

Okay, I'mma have to take :💗
you to one sometime ┐( ˘_˘)┌

But not because I want to or :💗
anything!! Just so you learn
about the good stuff ( ≧Д≦).

And to repay you for inviting :💗
me to your bookworm convention!

💜: I will be looking
forward to that 🙂

(๑•﹏•) :💗

================

Heya there purpleous :💗

💜: Hi, Natsuki.

How you doing today? :💗

💜: I'm doing well, thank
you for asking. What
about you?

Going great yeah, quick :💗
and important question.

💜: Yes?

Have you gone to that :💗
bookfair dressed as some
book character before??

💜: Why do you ask?

Just answer da question :💗

💜: Maybe?

HA! :💗

I KNEW IT! You're such a :💗
purple nerd (≧▽≦).

I'mma tease you about it :💗
for the rest of your life XD.

💜: Natsuki, please no...

Natsuki please yes! :💗
(ﾉ≧∇≦)ﾉ ﾐ ┻━┻.

💜: Why did I answer...

=================

Hellooo~ :💗

💜: Good evening, Natsuki.

How's your day p bud? :💗

💜: Not so... Okay....

Did something happen?? :💗

💜: Not really, I just feel
a bit down today, don't
worry about me.

Fudge you :💗

I worry (๑•﹏•) :💗

But it's not like I'm thaaat :💗
worried you read me?!!

Just... You can talk to me :💗
if you want...

💜: I just... Feel a bit
lonely that's all.

But you're not, like I'm here :💗
right? (*﹏*;).

💜: Yes, sorry, I'm just
being a bother...

Freak you :💗

You're not (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ :💗

You know what :💗

You better not be pooping rn :💗

💜: E-Eh??

📞 Incoming call from
Natsuki

N-Natsuki??

You're not in the bathroom
right now, are you?

N-No...

Okay good. Then? Why you
feeling lonely?

I-I just... It happens
sometimes...

Well I can't say it hasn't
Happened to me before...

R-Really?

Yeah, like sometimes you
just feel like there's no one
there for you...

Yes... I-It feels like that
s-sometimes...

But hey! I'm here now right?
T-That should be something...

T-Thank you, Natsuki

Ye, ye... Ahem. Let's not get
all sad and shit. Tell me,
what did you cosplay for
that bookfair before?

E-Eh? I-I don't know
what you're t-talking
about...

Haha... Sure, now spill the
beans or I won't go with you
next week!

E-Eh? B-But... N-Natsuki
please I-I...

Shut... Sorry, didn't mean to
make you feel bad... Just for
the record though, I-I'd still go
even if you just said you would
not tell me...

...

Yuri... I'm really sorry...

Alice.

Eh?

A-Alice in wonderland...

Oh... OOOOHHHH!

P-Please don't tell
anyone... I-I was just
a kid then...

Pfft...

D-Don't laugh please...

I'm not! It's just... Pffft...
Hehe... Hehehe...

N-Natsuki...

Relax! I just tried to picture
a little purple girl wearing
a blond wig and it seemed
kinda cute

C-Cute?!

A-Ah! I-I mean funny cute!

It's not like I'm saying you're
Cute or anything!! You hear?!!

O-Okay...

B-But I mean you're not not cute either... Agh! You know what
Forget I said anything!

Pfft... Hehe...
Hehehehe!

...

Hehehe... N-Natsuki?
Are you still there?

Y-Yeah... I was just... Nothing.
Anyways, umm wanna hear
about this new anime I've
been watching?

Y-Yes, why not.

Okay! Grab some popcorn,
some grape juice and sit
your purple butt because
I ain't gonna hold back!

.........

Yeah and then this guy comes
comes across his girl again
after sometime all the shit
Was over!

S-Sounds like they were
destined to meet after
All...

Yeah but like he literally
went through time and
space to find a way to fix
everything including her
but the key was not meeting
her in the end! I mean I like
the happy ending but doesn't
It feel a bit... I don't know...
pointless?

N-Not really because
I think it was just
them meeting at the
wrong time what
caused everything...

Well... If you look at it that
way... I guess it makes sense.
But damn, meeting a bit
earlier than expected almost
broke the freaking world haha

It certainly almost did

Yeah... Well, we really spent
quite a while talking, or I did
mostly ahaha... I'mma get
ready to sleep soon, so...

Alright, it's got a-a bit
late, yes...

Mmhmm

N-Natsuki?

What?

I-I just w-wanted to
t-tell you something
before you h-hang up

Shoot

I-I may just be
overthinking this since
I-I don't understand
these things v-very
well but... Ummm
T-Thank you for...
Always asking how
I-I am doing and for
t-this... I-I really
appreciate it...

A-Ahaha... Yeah it's
nothing really... But it's
not like I want to know how
you are or anything!! S-So
don't get the wrong idea!!

Hehe if you say so...

Huh?! What's that
supposed to mean?!

I-It means thank you
again. I-I had never
talked to someone
for this l-long so it's
k-kind of nice...

Humm... O-Okay whatever
I'mma hang up now, see you
next weekend and all that

Goodnight, N-Natsuki

Y-Yeah... Same, bye now!

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Yuri's P.O.V.

She's really cute sometimes hehe

It seems... My interpretation of that poem wasn't all that wrong after all...

Or at least I hope so...

Natsuki...

Looks like the bee isn't all that scary after all...

Beetsuki

Pfft hehehe

I haven't felt this nice in a long time and to think just a few hours earlier I felt quite the other way around.

But Natsuki who's been texting me for these past two weeks for some reason, just asking how I'm doing even though I was so dumb I couldn't keep up with the conversation at first, she still kept talking to me and little by little we've got more to talk about.

I thought after seeing I couldn't keep up with the conversation she'd just stop texting me but she didn't and she even went so far as to call me today after I told her I felt down earlier.

I didn't know what I was thinking but it must have been because texting it's much more easier than actually speaking and I did have a little hope she'd show concern.

Which luckily for me she did.

Ahhh~ Can't the weekend come any faster~? Hehehe!

I'm so glad... I managed to control my emotions that day.

...

Does Natsuki have a social media page? I wonder...

I quickly stop clutching my phone against my chest and go through Instagram to see...

She does!

Cupcake pictures...

Anime pictures...

Memes...

More desserts...

Ah! A picture of herself!

She's really cu...

How do I save pictures here??

I can't find the opt-

Wait.

What's wrong with me now.

This is too weird even for me...

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A/N: Greetings and salutations my beautiful dudes!

First of all, I've seen some of you post about Thanksgiving day and while we don't really celebrate that here in good old Mexico I certainly want to say what I'm thankful for.

Of course I'm thankful for all of you handsome fellas who take some of your precious time to read my shit XD I really have fun writing and seeing some of you comment and stuff really does motivate me to write more of my crappy stories so yeah Thank you all very much!! 💪🏿🖤

Also this story went beyond 1k readers a while ago and for some reason it's been Number 1 in the yurixnatsuki tag, idk how the fudge but thanks very much for that!! 🙏🏿🖤

With that said, just one more chapter left to this one so yeah next chapter will close this story at last.

Pic above made with picrew of course cuz I can't draw crap as usual.

That is all!!