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to: Shiirol

thank you so so much for the constant support and checkups!! you're literally the sweetest person ever and I appreciate + love you so much!!

from: shiggyyyy ❦
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     ASIDE FROM BEING THE SWEETEST GIRL alive, shiori and sophia — her foreign friend — ran a small bakery shop near the tokyo prefectural jujutsu high school.

     and even though the two girls couldn't see curses, they could see the attractive boys, and maybe even the sensei, that strolled around the school.

"GOOD MORNING SOPAPIA!!", itadori yūji — the sunshine of the school — greeted.

was itadori saying sophia's name wrong? yes, yes he was.

but was the girl going to correct him? no, no she wasn't.

"OH MY GOD! YŪJI BABY!! lemme squish your cheeks", the outgoing girl cooed, making itadori sigh, as shiori just chuckled.

"would you three like the usual?", shiori — the nicer and more calmer of the two — questioned.

"yes please", fushiguro megumi — sophia's crush — answered.

sophia awkwardly just tried to ignore fushiguro's existence as she greeted her other friend: kugisaki nobara.

"so nobara, recently, I've been having a theory", sophia whispered.

the four were seated at their usual spot, which was the corner, as they all awaited for shiori to bring over the usual bread and drinks.

"what theory?", the orange-haired girl asked, making sophia grin.

     "you know your senpai, inumaki toge?", sophia questioned, making the other three first-years nod.

     "yeah! why? OH MY GOD! DO YOU LIKE HIM?!", itadori asked, making fushiguro slightly flinch.

     "SHHHHH!! goddamn, yūji! you already know who I like. anyways, it's not about me, but shiori and inumaki", sophia mumbled, to which the girl became startled as shiori had set down four cups of hot chocolate and a plate of melon pan.

     "oh, thank you, shiori-san", fushiguro said, slightly dipping his head and making the brown-haired girl smile.

     "of course! anyways, enjoy! I have to go set something up first before the shop officially opens", shiori stated as she quickly left, letting sophia sigh a breath of relief.

     "as I was saying, I think shiori has a crush on inumaki...but I also don't know what inumaki thinks because he never talks for some reason..."

     kugisaki awkwardly chuckled.

     "ahahahaha! UHM...I'm sure inumaki-senpai has his own reasons for not speaking normally, but I think so too!! yesterday, we were heading to lunch, and we were talking about valentine's day — since it's coming up — and he suddenly started blushing like CRAZYYY!!", kugisaki exaggerated.

"OYA?"

"OYA OYA!", itadori chimed in.

the three then looked over at fushiguro, who was just calmly drinking his hot chocolate.

"what?"

"you're supposed to say oya oya oya!", itadori sighed, facepalming.

"never mind him. let's get back to the real business", kugisaki stated.

"so are you thinking what I'm thinking?", sophia smirked, wriggling her brows, as kugisaki copied her actions.

"a plan to get them to confess to each other on the fourteenth of february? OH HELL YES!"

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"good morning, inumaki-san!", shiori greeted, making the platinum-haired boy nod.

"kelp".

"is maki-san and panda-kun not with you?", shiori questioned.

both her and sophia were told that panda was actually a costume, and that there was someone inside. obviously the two thought that it was really weird, but nevertheless, they believed them.

inumaki shrugged, awkwardly scratching the back of his head as he shuffled through his pocket for a note.

"are you free today?"

shiori raised a brow as she hummed.

"umm...well since today's valentine's day...it might be a little busier than usu—"

"SHE'S FREE!", sophia interrupted, popping out from under the counter, as she winked at shiori.

"megumi, yūji, and nobara are helping out today, so honestly, we don't need you here. so please leave", sophia playfully added on, taking the apron off her best friend as she ushered the two out the café.

"HAVE FUN AND DON'T COME BACK TOO EARLY!! OR DON'T COME BACK AT AL—"

"SOPHIA!"

sophia snickered as she watched the two disappear, to which inumaki had pointed towards a park near jujutsu high.

     "inumaki-san, you wish to go to the park?", shiori asked, to which the purple-eyed boy had nodded.

     as the two neared the park, a vague setup could be seen under a well-built tree.

     shiori felt inumaki boldly take her hand in his, leading her towards the small picnic that had been set up with the help of sophia and the others.

     the brown-haired girl embarrassingly stared at their conjoined hands, cracking a petite smile as they settled down on the checkered blanket.

     in the basket was a homemade garlic bread with warm pasta and a heart-shaped dessert that sophia had thrown in with a tiny surprise.

     "wow!! this all looks amazing, inumaki-san!"

     inumaki nodded as he took out his phone, typing something in his notes.

     "you can just call me toge".

     shiori's smile only blossomed wider, as she nodded.

     "then, toge...umm...would you like to eat now?"

     inumaki nodded as he brought out the animal paper plates, beaming, as he held the panda one.

     shiori covered her mouth, holding in a squeal, as inumaki patted her shoulder.

     "mustard leaf?"

     "I-I'm okay", shiori smiled, picking up a piggy plate, as she quite liked the adorable mammal.

although the majority of dinner was quiet, shiori would occasionally bring up some topics such as how the bakery was doing and how she had met sophia.

"after she accidentally spilled her drink on me, we met up to talk about the washing fee, and we ended up having a lot more in common than we thought", shiori chuckled, making inumaki smile — though the girl wouldn't have been able to tell.

"oh my, I hope I'm not boring you with my story!"

inumaki furiously typed into his phone, shoving it in front of shiori's face, as the girl's eyes slightly widened in surprise.

"NO, NO! NOT AT ALL!! I like hearing you talk".

shiori then handed inumaki a slice of brownie that was baked by sophia.

"I'm glad that my voice isn't annoying...", the girl mumbled.

'it never is', inumaki wanted to say.

"anyways, I hope you like this. sophia said that she added something in there...so I'm kind of worried...", shiori hesitated, taking a spoon as she slowly chewed.

inumaki did the same as he suddenly felt something in his mouth.

shiori watched as the boy stuck out his tongue that had a swirl on it. though what intrigued her more was that there was a piece of paper on inumaki's tongue.

shiori suddenly stopped chewing as she bit something hard, making her wince, as she stuck out her tongue too.

inumaki's face suddenly burned up as he saw shiori take out a ring from her mouth.

     "wha—"

     the teenage boy shook with bashfulness as he shakily extended his the note towards shiori, making the girl very confused.

     "you both like each other. just confess and get married already! love, sophia".

     shiori immediately shielded her face with her long locks and hand, as the two silently sat there for a minute or two.

     it wasn't until a few moments later that shiori had felt inumaki grab her wrist, forcing her to look at him.

a screen was held up to the girl's face, making her deeply breath in and out.

"I...I like you too...toge..."

elated, inumaki sighed a breath of relief as he slipped the ring that sophia had picked out on shiori's pinkie.

"this confirms that we're official now :)"

shiori squeezed inumaki's hands, as she lightly laughed.

"thank you, toge!"