Poppy and Lotus [COMPLETE]

•❀Nineteen❀•

As hectic and drama-filled as the day had been, it couldn't have ended any better!

Ren and I ran after Hinata and Sumire and hid behind some hedges to spy on them. We had gotten there in just enough time to see Sumire blurt out a confession through her tears. Hinata grabbed her by her cheeks and kissed her on the spot before telling her he loved her, too.

Sumire was so shocked as he pulled away, though her heart seemed to react before she could. With wide eyes, she looked up at Hinata while the tears flowed even faster like there was a river behind her eyes. Her lips moved, and though Ren and I couldn't hear the whisper, we read her lips.

"Really?"

"Of course! How could I not?!"

Sumire jumped into his arms, then, and the two of them remained locked in so tight an embrace that I knew it wouldn't end anytime soon.

"Well, there goes our club meeting!" I say with a sigh, but I was overjoyed. My precious friend had confessed her feelings and found out they were reciprocated!

"Let's give them some alone time...we can go back to the club room and have ours, too.." Ren says in a husky voice next to my ear, lips brushing along . I smile at the ticklish sensation and try to ignore the fluttering in my tummy.

"Actually, I think we should head home. There's no club without Sumire and Hinata..."

"Aw, what! You guys always have meetings without me when I can't make it!"

"Hinata and Sumire are such a vital part of the club, what do you expect?"

"You're so mean! What am I to you?!"

"Stop yelling or we'll get found out!"

"You're yelling too!"

"Shhh!!!"

•••••••

"So, Ayame, how is the club going?"

I looked up at my mother as she asked and I smiled back, my mood immediately becoming brighter than before. I absolutely loved talking about the Flapp club, and my whole family knew it. Even when I could tell it was getting on their nerves every time I brought it up, my family always showed their appreciation for how happy it made me some way, somehow.

"Aww, Mom!" Daisuke shoves rice ball into his mouth, rolling his eyes like we were torturing him, "You said you wouldn't bring it up unless she said something!"

My mother waved him off, placing a hand on top of my father's as he scarfed his food down. "You know it makes her happy! Go on, Ayame, tell us!"

"It's going well, hehe," I giggled, "We've been given the keys to the school's greenhouse. We're going to the park next weekend to tend to the gardens there. We'll get community service hours for it, but I honestly feel like being able to go with the club members is reward enough. They're all so sweet. And Hinata and Sumire became a couple today!"

Daisuke rolled his eyes and my nosy but quiet little sister Yuji set her fork down to turn and give me her full attention. Her eyes started to sparkle at the mention of romance and it made me laugh nervously. Now I had no choice but to give details! She loved that kind of stuff.

The table went quiet as everyone remained silent in anticipation for me to continue. I sighed and set my utensils down, smirking as I began to tell the story of how hectic today had gone and how wonderfully it ended. My mother pried more and more for details, but at some point it started to just get...weird.