I like Vera and Acrobat fITE ME—

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Sunday

"Hey boo, wanna hang out?" William asks, hugging his girlfriend Tracy while she works on her project. It looked like a flat surface, in a shape of the bottom of a shoe.

Tracy hums, not looking away from the object of interest. "Not now, Will. I'm kinda busy," she shrugs off.

William pouts, letting go of the mechanic, "Awww come on! My birthday is next week! Give me attention please?" he pleads, but having the mechanic ignore him.

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Monday

"Tray-Tray! Wanna hang out? Come on it's 8v2!" William crashes into the girl's room, only to find the girls still working on her project.

"Not now, hun."

William groans, slumping into her bed. "You said that yesterday!"

Tracy hums "I'm kinda busy... Maybe on Wednesday?" She suggests, not even looking up from her machinery.

"Fine, only for you, boo." William smiles, kissing the girl's hair before leaving.
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Wednesday

William excitedly runs to his love's room, ready to pull her into a fresh match.

"It's Wednesday, Tracy! Let's go play a match together!" Like a kid, William jumps around as he watches the girl.

Tracy was reading a book about technology, and behind her was a stack of engineering books. In between those thick documents, a booklet about sports was squashed.

"... Hun I'm sorry but I can't...." Tracy mumbles, not looking up from her books as she flips another page. William's smile dropped, "What? Why? You promised," Tracy sighs, looking at her half done invention. "I have to finish this, it has a deadline."

William didn't respond, but instead mumbled a few words and walked away.

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Friday

"Phew... almost done! Maybe I can actually play a game now...." Tracy quickly shakes her bones, lifting up and packing her controller as she searches for her lovely boyfriend.

"Hah! Yeah! We totally kicked Hastur's butt last match!"

Tracy hears the familiar voice of William, quickly following it to the source. She saw Norton, Naib, Vera, and William cheering in the lobby.

She smiles, quickly jumping onto his back and making the man stumble. "Woah! Tracy? Hey boo," William casually says. Tracy giggles and kisses her boyfriend on the cheek. "So, wanna join a match?"

"Ohh.... umm... we're kinda already full...." William mumbles, staring at his 3 other team mates. Naib then shakes his head, "No worries, I have to go find Essy anyways."

"Oh, no worries. We'll just take Helena," William announces, making the mechanic frown. "Helena? Why not me? I'm already here," She asks, getting off. William looks at her with innocent eyes, "Weren't you busy? You should work on it since you have a deadline, right?" He suggests, followed by a ring that signalises the match is about to begin.

"Listen, I go to go. See ya boo," William waves off, running to the lobby and leaving a hurt mechanic.

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Saturday

William just went on a match streak yesterday without Tracy. Today, he's been hanging alot with Vera. Suspicious.

"Yo V! Check out this flower!" William calls out to Vera, who followed with a smile. They watch as a butterfly land on the beautiful carnelian on his hand.

Tracy, who was watching them from afar, quickly turned around. "They're just hanging out Tracy.... They're just friends....." she tries to convince herself, but the laughs and giggles coming from outside was no help.

She felt like crying.
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Sunday

Tomorrow, it's William's birthday.

Tracy looks at her gift in awe. She had been working on it for a week and she hoped that William would like it.

Now that she noticed, she hasn't seen William the whole day. Tracy got out of her room, and wandered around the manor in attempt to find the man.

Suddenly, footsteps can be heard behind her. Hoping it was her man, she turned.

"Tracy!" Vera jumped on her, making them almost stumble and fall. Tracy yelps as she catches them both and prevent them to fall. "Vera?"

"Oh I'm so glad to see you! I have to ask you something...." Vera pulls away, looking at the mechanic with a glint in her eyes. "What is it?" Tracy replies, smiling politely.

"Well....." Vera shyly fiddles with her fingers.

"What flower does William like?"

Tracy's smile faltered, confused to why Vera would want to know. "Oh... uh..  why?"

Vera smiles and starts playing with her hair, twirling it around her fingers as she displays a blush.

"William's birthday is coming up and.... I want to do something special for him. D-don't get me wrong though! I know you guys are dating. So it's a friendly gift...." Vera made the sentence unprovoking, since she was blushing as she spoke.

Tracy gulps, but decided to be nice. She shouldn't just jump into conclusions, right? "Oh... he likes sunflowers. You can ask Emma for some," she replies, plastering a smile.

Vera squeals and jump on Tracy, hugging her tight. "Thank you!"

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Monday

It was William's birthday.

Tracy happily holds the wrapped present in her hand, finishing up the letter with it.

William had been on a match and she was planning to surprise him with it when he gets back. She checked the time, noticing that they had probably finished the match. She was 10 minutes late.

She held the gift which she worked on for a week tightly, waiting at the arrival area. Tracy was excited to celebrate her boyfriend's birthday!

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5 minutes....

10 minutes....

30 minutes....

1 hour....

Tracy was still standing determined on the area. Although, she was confused. Where were the survivors?

"Tracy? What are you doing here?" A voice asked, making Tracy look behind her to see Emma walking by. "Oh, I was just waiting for William...." she replies with a bright smile.

Emma blinked, turning her head to the side in confusion, "William? Him and Vera at the garden since an hour ago," Emma replies.

Tracy was shocked, confused, and kind of hurt. Why were they at the garden? Why didn't William tell her? What was wrong?

Tracy was silent for a few seconds, head down as she hears Emma excuse herself and leaves, footsteps following behind.

Tracy didn't know what to do, does she get jealous? Furious? Sad?

No. She chose to stay positive. Maybe... Vera also wanted to give a birthday gift! Naib, Servais, and Helena also gave him a present before the match... It's appropriate to give someone a present when it's their birthday, right?

Tracy walks towards the garden, opening up the door to see a sight.

Fairylights, confetti, and blooming flowers everywhere. It was a sight to behold; but that wasn't what Tracy saw.

There, on the fountain, sat William kissing Vera's forehead as she held a bouquet of beautiful sunflowers. William pulls away, staring at Vera lovingly "This is the best birthday ever, thanks Vera."

The poor mechanic, tears started pouring down her face. She looks at the gift in her hands, reading the note she had wrote for her untrustworthy boyfriend.

"Happy birthday, my love! Sorry for being distracted and busy all week. I was working on this for a while... I wanted to make it special! I want to let you know that you are the most amazing person I ever met! I love you, my William!

Yours truly,
Tracy ♡

"William..." she calls out, making the two look at her. Her eyes were big as she cries, while her eyebrows were furrowed in rage. ".... You made me wait.... just to go with Vera..... How could you...."

William gulps, standing up as he tries to approach the crying girl. "Tracy it's not what it looks li—"

Tracy lifts up the present, then quickly smashed it to the ground, making a loud crash sound as she kicks it towards William. "HAVE YOUR STUPID PRESENT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU A*SHOLE"

She quickly runs back inside, leaving William and Vera.

"I... I'm sorry.... this is my fault...." Vera quickly says, standing up to comfort the man. Williams shakes his head, sighing, "No, it's mine. Don't worry about it... I'm sorry you got pulle in..." He counters. Vera stayed silent, before nodding and start leaving. "Happy birthday, Will."

William stood towering the smashed gift. Slowly, he took the letter and the gift.

He sat down on the fountain, silently reading the letter as tears form on his eyes. He quickly opens up the box to find a pair of running shoes. It was designed to increase the speed of the wearer, seeing a few spring and tech on the back.

"What have I done...." William mumbles, crying as he hugs the pair of shoes.

".... h... happy birthday... to... me...."

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Bang. I'm back.