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two.

The e/c-eyed female seated herself in the restaurant Luca had invited to. The room was adorned with various flowers and plants, and their scent mingled in the air, bringing calmness. She skimmed through the menu, her cheek resting on her palm and her elbow resting on the table while her other hand lightly drummed against the wooden surface.

The sound of the bell was heard, following the chatter of a small group of people which gained y/n's attention. Her eyes flickered from the little menu card towards the newcomers, immediately recognising them to be Luca and the others. She lifted her right hand and waved at Luca with a smile. The young boy skipped towards the table she was sitting at and hugged her before seating himself beside her. Y/n looked at the others who had accompanied him: Dominique, Vanitas, Noé, and as always, Jeanne.

Jeanne seated herself beside Luca, who had occupied the chair next to y/n, while on the other end sat Dominique, Noé, and Vanitas, in that order.

"What brings you here, y/n? Not that it's a problem, of course-" Dominique spoke up with a tilt of her head.

"Luca told me to come here." The questioned female crossed her legs and leaned back in her chair. When Johann heard that she was going out with the vampires, He was disappointed but couldn't stop her. "Lady Veronica also wanted someone to keep an eye on these two." She gestured towards Vanitas and Noé. "And I volunteered to do so."

"So you really couldn't resist me!" Vanitas jumped from his chair in excitement, leaning forward and nearing y/n's face. Only to be pushed away, of course. She hoped the light blush on her face wasn't visible to anyone. She has had a crush on Vanitas for a while now.

"Oh, please." Y/n scoffed with her eyes closed before opening them up, a light glint sparkling in her e/c eyes and a grin forming. "It's cause she has a ton of money to offer!"

No one at the table seemed surprised by her statement. Instead, anyone who met her came to know of her obsession.

"But if I'd known you were coming, I would have asked Luca to pay me for accompanying him."

"You're so cute when you're shy!"

Y/n sent the annoying male a look of disgust, but her stomach was swarming with butterflies.

"Did something happen between you two?" Noé looked between the two with a look of confusion. The others listened in on the conversation, curiosity piquing their interest. Y/n eyed the white-haired male.

"No? But Vanitas did tell me that he didn't need my help and then went on to get caught."

"It was sudden!"

"Just say you felt shy when I carried you."

"Why would I feel shy at your touch when you can touch me whenever?" Vanitas spoke with a wink and placed a finger under her chin resulting in Luca smacking his hand away, seething.

"Don't touch my n/n!"

"Ya, don't touch me." She smiled at Luca's statement and ruffled his hair before sticking her tongue out at Vanitas. A waiter came towards the table, notebook in hand, ready to take their order.

"I think you're mistaken. She's my n/n." Vanitas smirked, sending a flying kiss toward the subject. Just as she was about to lift the finger at the male, she caught Luca eyeing her and quickly cleared her throat as a distraction. She lifted the menu, ordered an iced caramel macchiato for herself, and handed the menu to the waiter.

Shortly after, the waiter returned with their order, placing down a few drinks and tarts before leaving the table. Y/n swirled her macchiato to mix in the caramel before taking a sip, humming in satisfaction at the bitter-to-sweet ratio.

"Oh my god, I haven't had Tarte Tatin in so long!" Noé exclaimed in excitement, taking a bite of his tart. A cute expression had formed on his face resulting in a smile forming on y/n's lips. She slid her slice towards him. "Can I really have this?!"

"Of course." She needed to see those adorable expressions on his face to feel even more happiness. She noticed Vanitas stick out his tongue following his first bite of the pastry. He, too, slid his towards the purple-eyed man who seemed to be sitting on the highest level of heaven.

Feeling slightly bad for Vanitas' as he didn't have anything else, she pushed her glass forward. "Would you like to try some?" She offered, holding out an extra straw for him, in case.

Vanitas moved his hand towards y/n's, placing his on her's to hold it down, and proceeded to take a sip of the cold drink through her straw with a smirk plastered on his face.

"Stop harassing, n/n!" Luca pulled the female's hand away.

"Heh...if you were too lazy to use another straw, you could've said so," Y/n spoke, smacking Vanitas' hand.

"Should I hit on Jeanne then?" Vanitas questioned, clearly trying to bother the child. Although, for y/n, the question stirred a bit of jealousy in her.

Jeanne stared at him blankly. "Please don't. That would be a hassle, and you'd be two-timing."

"You're right. N/n might get jealous~" The blue-eyed male stretched the last word teasingly, an obnoxious grin settling on his face. "It's alright. I won't hit on anyone else."

"I wouldn't be jealous, but you would be an asshole to do that. Besides, I may be high maintenance, and you don't seem responsible."

"I can be responsible!" Y/n could see the slight pouted expression that had followed Vanitas' gasp, which she found to be cute but didn't want to boost his ego, so she kept it to herself.

"Ah, speaking of responsibilities...thank you for taking care of Luca in my absence." Said Jeanne to Noé with an angelic-like look on her face.

"Oh, wait..." Y/n remembered and turned to Vanitas. "I didn't say this earlier, but I apologise for kicking you last time. You sometimes make me want to do it again, but I will not because I want to keep my head." She added, recalling what Lord Ruthven had announced in the hall.

"I..." Vanitas lifted his finger to his chin and began to address her apology. The girl waited expectantly. "...do not forgive you." A grin etched on his face.

Upon hearing this and eyeing his facial expression, the female groaned in annoyance, not liking the result of her apology as it meant she would be indebted to him. She inhaled deeply before continuing, "Okay, then what do I do in return?"

"A date!"

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a.n.
I last wrote fanfiction in, like...5 years. But I did write smaller stories last year. Unfortunately, they never made it out of the drafts cause I was lazy. I also had an Atsumu fanfic the previous month, but it only has one incomplete chapter. Anyways, I hope you enjoy my cringy content, and for those who think the physical romance is progressing too quickly, you don't know Vanitas then.
Need to add: does anyone know how or where to promote stories? Because I don't know what to do with this one.
Anyways, bye, loves.