Our Silent Song (Mute Male Vastayan Reader x Sona)

Chapter 9. Everybody Do Your Share

After their duet and getting cheered by the audience, both Sona and Y/N retreated into the back to once more be praised, this time by the staff. With Y/N's hard work, the listeners were able to pick up that it was Just Dance they were playing. It certainly got the reaction it was named for cause some people were dancing like they've danced before. Sona redirects any praise she got straight to Y/N since he was the carry. Of course, Y/N is quite shy so he just hides behind his tail. This makes some of the females coo at him. When they did that though, Sona couldn't help but feel annoyed.

She shrugs it off for now and asks one of the servants to go get some more Funnel Cake. A well earned snack for their effort tonight. While Sona sat on the bench again and wiped the sweat from her brow, Y/N peered out into the crowd. The hair on his tail stood up when he saw how messy the place was. While he knew people would help with the clean up, he couldn't help but worry about the rest of the park. He looks over to Sona and sees her watching the servant bring her the Funnel Cake before looking back out.

He sighs to himself and begins heading back to his home to get ready. It was going to take him a while anyways. As she took the Funnel Cake from her servant, she looks around and sees Y/N leaving the festival. Tilting her head in confusion, she sets the Funnel Cake off to the side and begins to follow him. The two were both experts in avoiding the crowd so they were able to disappear into the darkness of the park with the occasional lamp post illuminating their path. While Y/N was focused on moving forward and not listening, Sona got the sneaky idea of touching his tail from behind. She had never bothered with it before but now she was curious.

Picking up her pace slightly, she moves just a step faster than Y/N and catches up to him. His ears had since flicked up, now listening to his surroundings but it was too late. Sona placed both her hands around the thickest part of his tail. Y/N's eyes shrunk, his face flushed red and it let out a loud squeak that even made Sona jump. When the broke away from each other, Y/N immediately held his tail in his arms and turned to face Sona. She laughs a little before seeing his expression. His face was red like a tomato and his E/C eyes were swirling. Sona blushed lightly and began to apologize. Y/N shakily responds, telling her its just sensitive and very intimate.

Sona had a deeper blush now, but Y/N couldn't tell since the lighting wasn't on her. She scratches her cheek and chuckles awkwardly. Seeing that this situation was quite weird, she decides to ask what he was doing. The question helped him recover from the electric feeling in his tail and focus. When he told her that he was going to get ready to clean up the park, Sona put her fist on her waists and smiles. She then declares that she was going to help. Y/N was taken aback by this but began to protest, saying that she should enjoy her time at the festival. Sona immediately responds, signing that she'd rather spend time with him. There was a moment of silence between them.

First the tail grab, now that. Y/N's heart was beating out of his chest. Now realizing it herself, Sona blushes and begins pressing her index fingers together. Y/N felt his resolve to deny her crack and break. Finally letting her know that she can come if she wants, Sona takes to his side, giving him a hug. While it was natural for them to do that now, Y/N couldn't help but feel different about this one. Sona pulls away rather quickly, picking up that his heartbeat was faster than normal and chuckles nervously. As the two proceeded to his home, they remained a few inches apart, their hands sometimes just slightly brushing together.

Y/N was trying to keep his composure while Sona was trying to her song out of her head. She glances back and sees Y/N's tail constantly curling. The overwhelming urge to touch it again swelled up in her but she was able to pry her vision away from it. Once they make it, Y/N climbs up to his window and lowers the ladder to the ground. Since his home was designed specifically for him or rather any squirrel, he had no door for humans to enter through. He did make sure to invest into a ladder just in case. Sona climbs up and with Y/N's help, safely touches down on his floor. Sona realizes that she and Y/N were holding hands and immediately had to hide her face as to not make it obvious.

Y/N wouldn't realize till after she pulled her hand that they were holding hands. He mentally yells at himself for almost a minute straight. Once he was able to focus again, he heads to his closet and pulls out his gloves, apron, trash bag and trash picker pin. The issue was that he only had one pin, apron and pair of gloves. Seeing his options, he gives Sona the pin and bag while he took the apron and gloves. Sona giggles at how prepared he was just for cleaning. This embarrassed Y/N but he decides to eat it up this time and get to work. He helps Sona get down without falling and begin to clean up whatever they could find. Y/N made sure to grab a small flashlight that could help them spot whatever trash they couldn't see.

Sona looks over at the festival and could still hear plenty of noise coming from there. It was almost midnight now so people would be packing up soon. She then began to think of what her family and what they would think of what she was doing. Or rather, who she wanted to be with. She could no longer deny it. She liked Y/N. How could she confess though? Y/N is younger than her and is far more timid. She doesn't want to scare him away or ruin their friendship. While she was thinking of this, she wasn't paying attention and stepped in something wet and mushy. Before she realized it, she was falling backwards and yipped upon landing.

Hearing the yip and strange splash sound, Y/N quickly scurried over to Sona only to make the same mistake she made. They found the mud puddle. Y/N finally gives the two a decent light and revealed how messy they were. Y/N was about to start freaking out, but Sona just started laughing. Y/N could no longer focus on being muddy but on the angelic laughter of his friend. Sona didn't know why she was laughing but she knew she was happy. Y/N began to laugh as well. Sona knew she'd be in trouble for this but being able to spend time with Y/N would be all the more worth it.

After struggling with standing up, the two finally get out of the puddle and look each other over. They would need a change of cloths and a bath. What made this worse was that Sona was still wearing her signature outfit. She waves off any concern Y/N has for her and simply tells him that she'll wash it when she gets the chance. Y/N was putting his foot down on this though and offering to wash it and let her take a bath at his place. Sona was surprised by the offer but decided to accept his kindness. It would be rude to deny him. Not to mention, she got to spend more time with him.

That's all she wanted right now.