OH MY~ ! ᵈⁱˡᵘᶜ ʳᵃᵍⁿᵛⁱⁿᵈʳ ˣ ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

𝘹𝘹𝘪𝘷. 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦

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Are you okay?" He asked

You looked up to meet Aether's shocked expression. Everything had happened so quickly. And maybe if you weren't such a big baby, you wouldn't have fallen.

Your eyes widened. You hadn't said anything, and only kept staring at him, lost in your thoughts. You were just trying to process what had just happened, that is all.

the continuous eye contact made him nervous, and a small hue of pink tinted his cheeks.

"Woah? Y/n, are you okay?" Paimon repeated his question while Aether put you down.

. . .

"N-No! Uhm...Y-Y'know I have a lot to do today," you replied, pushing the two towards the door. "It would be awesome if you could come back another time, heh."

"Wait, didn't you want us to help you?"

"M-My cat will help me put them up and I appreciate the dessert. Bye bye now!"

Once they were outside, you shut the door on them. You felt a bit sorry, but you were already embarrassed enough.

Speaking of that, Mochi came downstairs, and peacefully drank some water from her bowl. Once she was done, you picked her up, and hugged her. She immediately started rubbing her head on you.

"You're my only true friend, Mochi." You muttered.

Your mind couldn't help but wander back to Diluc. You were grateful for the few recent moments where you weren't thinking about him. You put on a determined look, and thought to yourself,

'I'll find something to keep my mind off him.'

However, in walked a customer, catching you in your stance. It was one of the loyal ones who came by every once in a while.

"Eh..."

"Uhm..."

"W-Welcome back!" You said, putting your arms behind your back. The customer gave you a confused look, before walking to a bookshelf. Nevertheless, he continued to shop, as if he didn't just walk in on you looking like a weirdo.

'Right... I'll find something to do after work.'

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"Alright Mochi, it's time to make the world's greatest heart jam cookies!"

'Meow'

You stood in front of your kitchen counter. You were proud of the sight in front of you. Everything was well organized, and you were so glad you had the ingredients. You brushed any dust off your apron, and even Mochi was wearing a cute little one.

You added the cracked eggs, flour, and butter. Your hand reached out to where the sugar should've been...

Except... your hand only flailed at nothing.

Great. One of the most significant ingredients in baking any kind of sweet.

This means you'd have to walk ALL the way to the store, just for one thing. Which, by the way, isn't short either. You groaned. You were scared of the possibility of running into Diluc. You lightly slapped your cheekbones.

'Get a grip on yourself, you're not supposed to be thinking about him!'

Standing still, you pondered whether you wanted to take the risk of seeing Diluc. You were pretty adept at hiding from others when spotting them, as you used to do in Inazuma. But hiding would be putting in extra work and would take longer.