Eternity | EiMiko (⚠️ON HIATUS⚠️)

4 - Yae

CAVETOWN'S SONG "GROCERY STORE" JUST DROPPED (JUL.15) SO GIVE IT A LISTEN PLEASE ^^

where my fellow cavetown lovers at😏😏

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Ganyu's been ignoring me for the past week. She doesn't get it. I keep trying to message and reach out to her but I have a suspicion that she blocked me on all my social media. 

It's 8:07 pm and I'm quietly working on my homework in my room in the dark (mood) when a notification from my phone illuminates the entire room. It takes an enormous effort to get out of my chair and walk all the way to my bed where I tossed my phone earlier. I tap the screen to open the notification. It's a text from... someone named K?

Who the hell is "K"? They're an unknown number so I wonder who it could be and what they would want from me?

K: Wanmin Restaurant.

Me: Who is this?

K: Saturday Oct. 6, 5:30PM.

Me: Wait what? I think you got the wrong #

K: See you there and don't be late.

I drop my phone in frustration. Why do they keep dodging my questions? I can't help but feel suspicious...

I start to pull up Ganyu's contact and inform her about this but then I remember she's still playing that "Ignore Your Best Friend for a Week" game. I roll my eyes.

Who tf am I supposed to talk to now? I massage my temple because I'm starting to develop a major headache. Alas, I decide that I will go to Wanmin Restaurant on the 6th.

I find myself opening up an old friend's contact; Zhongli. Morax, to be precise.

Me: hey zhongli, do you have a minute?

He doesn't respond after that. I guess he's over at Childe's or he just doesn't know how to use his nokia. No use in waiting for that old grandpa to reply so I decide to make myself a snack. I live with my dad but he works really late shifts at a vehicle repair shop so he usually gets home later than 9.

I make myself some chocolate chip cookies and just as I'm about to put the batter into the oven, I hear a small tapping noise at the window. It's the window that leads into the backyard so I'm genuinely wondering how this person could've gotten past the gate as I slowly walk towards the window. Deep breaths. In. Out.

I squint to see through the dark window and make out a form of a teenage boy. He's grinning and holding a necklace with an hour glass charm at the end. He's motioning for me to open the door. I know I shouldn't open doors for strangers but he seems like someone who I can trust.

Right as I throw open the door, he ducks his head in and looks around. "This doesn't seem like the house a rich person would live in," he says as his eyebrows scrunch together.

I roll my eyes for the second time today. "Who are you? And what are you doing in my house."

"Technically, you opened the door for me so-"

"Okay okay fine, who are you then?"

He thinks for a moment. "I'm your crazy ex boyfriend!" He waves his hands around and looks at me as if expecting some sort of reaction.

"Pfft, I'm not interested in guys so no way would you be my crazy ex bf," I say, "Now that I think about it... was that your way of confessing to me?"

His mouth hangs open. Then he laughs, "Hell no, I'm here to help you with something."

"Wait wait wait, hold on. What's your name?"

"Oliver."

Now that that was over with, I let him go on, "I've heard all about you Yae! It's a pleasure to meet you." He takes out his hand to shake with mine. I shake his.

"Alright, what are you intending on helping me with?"

He shows me the necklace that he was holding earlier when he tapped on my window.

"This. I heard you're going to Wanmin Restaurant on Saturday? Well, you should make sure to give this to the person sitting at Table A." 

I hold up a hand to stop him, "Huh? How'd you know my plans for Saturday?"

"Everyone knows, silly," he says simply, "Anyways, that's not the point. I took this from the person a long time ago and would appreciate if you gave it back to her."

I smirk, "What, is she your ex or something? And why'd you take it anyway?" His face flushes red. "W-what no! She's- she's... uhh an old friend of mine."

"Mhm, sure," I reply dryly.

"No! You don't get it dummy. She's gonna be all yours~"

Now I can feel my face heat up. "What do you mean by that?"

He waits a second before he says, "Once you give it to her, she'll remember it and she'll be so thankful and you guys will talk and be friends and all that and then she'll be all yours to claim." I can't help but snort. Pfft, what kind of logic is that?

"Well Oliver, that's the stupidest romance I've ever heard."

He just smirks, "You'll think it's stupid and all that until it happens to you~"

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Two hours later, I'm lying in bed thinking about everything that Oliver dude told me. I sit up and look at the necklace in my palm. The hour glass is intricately molded with flowers and leaves on the outside while soft flowing purple sand sits on the inside. The purple colour reminds me of someone. Ei.

Guilt instantly washes over me and straight into the pit of my stomach. I try to push the feeling away, but it's like pushing a mountain boulder with only your pinky. I can feel my heart beating fast as I conjure up an image of her face. 

She's in English class, her face flushed a deep crimson and her eyes wandered over to me. A small hint of a smile tugged at her lips. My heart soared as I tried to keep my laugh in. She was so beautiful.

Then another memory surfaces.

I'm cupping her chin as I pull her in for a kiss. I close my eyes. Her lips are warm and soft against mine. I deepen the kiss, but before I can put my tongue into her mouth, my eyes suddenly flutter open as I'm being shoved backwards. It takes me a moment to process what just happened but I see her face, horrified and disgusted. Her eyes are fearful like she's afraid of me. Afraid of me.

When I wake up, my pillow is wet and my eyes feel puffy. The guilt drowns me.

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A/N:

thanks for reading! (but seriously, go stream grocery store rn)

omg i've been updating every 3 days

pls vote if you enjoyed :)

07/16/22