Door of Dreams

Chapter 16

Yume took a lick of her strawberry and vanilla swirl ice cream and giggled at the mix of colors. She turned to her companion, "Thanks for the ice cream, Subaru."

Subaru, holding his own simple chocolate ice cream, nodded at her, "You're welcome."

The two of them had just gone to an ice cream shop nearby and were now heading towards the plaza, where they would rest for a while.

Subaru glanced at his watch, it read 1:54. They just had a light snack of rice balls but decided that ice cream was a better thing to eat than an actual lunch.

Just then, Yume gasped around her ice cream, looking up ahead. "Look! It's Ako!"

Subaru followed the direction she was pointing at and surely enough, spotted the red head. She was standing near the fountain, her arms crossed and her eyes darting around, occasionally checking her phone.

Yume brightened, "Oh! She looks so cute! That's the dress we got on our last shopping trip!" She informed Subaru. "Let's go say hi!"

Subaru wasn't so sure about that, but started following the blonde anyways. He looked up at the red head again, but this time he noticed a figure approaching her from behind.

Subaru stopped, lifting his free hand to quickly put it on Yume's shoulder to stop her.

"Huh?"

Subaru glanced away from the scene, "Actually she looks busy. How about we go find a spot to sit?"

Yume blinked in confusion, "Uh, okay? If you want, I guess."

Subaru kept an eye behind him as he carefully led Yume to a seat near the large water fountain. A few steps away two kids were playing with a ball, but Kanata and Ako didn't notice them.

Yume's eyes sparkled as she stared up at it, "Wow..."

Subaru glanced back, then at Yume, who marveled at the gushing water. He opened his mouth to speak, when something shouted from behind them, then pushed into his back. He lost his balance and, because he was standing too close to the edge of the fountain, toppled over with a cry.

Her heard a girlish cry too, and as he gasped to push himself up, saw the bright blonde color of Yume's hair in the water beside him.

Subaru sat up in the fountain, thoroughly soaked, and pushed his wet hair away from his eyes, even though the water was still splashing at them from above. On of the kids that were playing with the ball earlier was standing before him, his mouth wide.

"I-I'm so sorry mister!"

Subaru blinked his eyes and said, "It's okay. We're fine."

He glanced at Yume, who was coughing.

Yume nodded and smiled, "Yea, perfectly fine!" she grinned, "The weather is great in here!"

Subaru deadpanned but the kid burst into giggles at Yume's joke.

Yume pushed herself up and Subaru started doing the same, helping her as they climbed back over.

Yume was laughing now, "That was fun, wasn't it?"

Subaru blinked at her, now that the kid had gone back to play with his friend again, "You think this is fun? We're soaking wet."

Yume smiled at him, pushing her bangs over again, "Yea, we are." She grabbed his hand, then froze, "Oh no!"

Subaru frowned, "What?"

"Our ice cream!" Yume wailed.

Subaru gawked, then burst into laughter, "You're concerned about the ice cream?"

Yume grinned, "I am! Now it's all watered down in the fountain!" You owe me a new one!"

Subaru snapped out of his laughter, and smirked playfully, "I do not!"

Yume pushed herself towards him, "You totally do! Let's go now!" she tugged at his arm.

Subaru scoffed, "Yea, right. I doubt they'll let two soaking wet teenagers into their shop."

Yume paused.

Subaru grinned, feeling her blood rush as he said, "We'll just go again next time."

Yume's eyes sparkled.

"And you'll pay," Subaru added quickly.

Yume's jaw dropped, "I will not! This is your fault!"

"Is not!" Subaru retorted.

"Is t-"

"Yume?"

Yume and Subaru stopped and turned. Ako and Kanata had come up to then and they hadn't noticed.

"What are you doing?" Ako said, blinking at their wet appearance.

Yume laughed, "Oh well you see, what happened was we were pushed into the fountain."

"And you- what-" Ako stuttered, then cried, "Are you on a date?"

Yume bit her lip, turning away slightly, "M-Maybe..."

Ako gasped, "You didn't tell us!"

Yume's expression froze, as she struggled for words, then she turned on her, "And you? You're on a date too, aren't you?"

Ako flinched away, turning red, "Uh- um..."

Yume covered her mouth as she laughed, then reached out a hand, "I won't tell them if you don't," she said, talking about Laura, Mahiru, and Koharu.

Ako glanced at the hand, then grabbed it firmly, "Not until after we're done."

The two girls giggled, leaning close to share their secret.

Subaru stuffed his hands into his pockets, "Okay then, if you two are done conspiring together..."

Ako jumped away from Yume, stiffening and hiding slightly behind Kanata's figure.

Yume grinned at Subaru, "Yup! Let's go, Subaru! Bye Ako, Kanata! Have fun!"

Kanata flashed a smirk at Subaru then grabbed Ako's hand, pulling her away, "See ya."

Yume waved at the blushing Ako then turned to Subaru.

"How about I walk you home?" Subaru suggested.

"Home?" Yume asked, "Already?"

Subaru shrugged, "Yea, we can't do much like this," he gestured to their wet clothes. "And neither of us need to get sick from it. Come on."

Yume stepped beside him and they began walking down the sidewalk, inching closer and closer and they conversed softly.

When they reached the steps of Yume's parent's bakery, the bright sun had already dried half of them.

Yume faced Subaru, "Thanks for today, Subaru."

Subaru blushed, "Sure."

Yume patted his hand, "We should do it again."

Subaru grinned, "So you can get me my ice cream?"

"So you can get me my ice cream!" Yume retorted and stuck out her tongue.

Subaru snickered and turned around, ready to leave, "We'll see about that."

Yume giggled then reached out to grab Subaru's arm and tug him back. He let out a yelp as he was bent back awkwardly. Yume planted her lips on Subaru's cheek, then released him, letting him straighten up.

Yume smiled with red cheeks. "Thank you," she said and turned into the bakery.

Subaru's own face reddened. He touched his cheek lightly, then smiled softly, "Yea... we'll do this again."

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Well this took a long time to come out.. sorry ^^" This is the last chapter, by the way! Thank you all for reading!