All in a garden green

Miu - Hydrangea

  Hydrangea - Pride.  

"Miu? Miu!"

Miu perked up, wiping a bit of grease from her nose. She had to squint to see Kaede further down, waving at her almost furiously.

"It's going to rain soon! We need to head home, Miu!"

Miu scowled, but Kaede just got sterner.

"And no, you're not going to pull an all-nighter," she huffed. "Exams are coming up. You need to be in tip-top condition!"

"Like hell I care about that dumb shit!" Miu turned back to fiddling with the gears in her newest creation. "You just go on without me, Bakamatsu, I'll be fi..."

"Absolutely NOT!" Kaede stomped her foot. Miu very nearly jumped. "Miu! Come down here right this instant!"

Whining like a dog with its tail between its legs, Miu crawled down the ladder.

"O-Okay... Y-You didn't have to yell..."

"Sorry," Kaede sighed, only a little apologetically. "Let's get going, Miu."

"U... Uuu..." Miu kept her head down, Kaede ruffling her hair affectionately. "Okay."

You really do falter so easily, Miu.

As the two of them were leaving the warehouse, gray clouds had gathered overhead. Putting up her umbrella, Kaede tugged Miu close by the hand.

"U-Um...!" Miu flustered but bit her tongue. "T-That's...unnecessary..."

"Should I let go, then?"

"I-I didn't...! I didn't say that..."

Kaede smiled a little and squeezed her hand, keeping her close.

...I do feel a little bad...

"Hey, Miu, you...really love inventing, huh?"

"Of course?!" Miu balked. "All inventions are my pride and joy! It wouldn't be my talent otherwise! Bakamatsu, you should SEE what my latest will do... It'll blow your tits off...!"

"I thought I didn't have those?"

Miu flinched.

"I... In a manner of speaking...! If that's yer problem, then fine! It'll blow your nipples off! Happy? I know you have those!"

"You've seen them, Miu." She took some satisfaction in making Miu fluster and stammer at that. Smile twisting, Kaede went on. "I understand, though. That was a pretty stupid question, huh? After all, I feel the same way about playing the piano..."

Even though the songs I play are intangible, they do contain my feelings.

Miu muttered something incoherently, and then pressed close as Kaede heard the first few taps of rain against their shared umbrella.

Ah...

It was raining heavily in no time, the cold making them both shiver and press closer together.

"It's a good thing I came to get you," Kaede said brightly. "Sharing an umbrella like this—we're like a regular pair of lovers, huh, Miu?"

"T-That's what...she said...?" Miu shuddered, blushing so hard she looked near tears. When Kaede locked arms with her, she yelped. "K-Kaedeee...!"

Ooh, that's really satisfying to hear.

Giggling, Kaede nuzzled her cheek.

"...I might have to stay at your place for a bit," she said, humming. "After all, it wouldn't be fun walking back to my place alone in the cold rain."

"...Y-Yeah I get'cha," Miu muttered. "You'd get wet and not in the fun way."

"Exactly!"

"I-It's not a big deal," Miu grumbled. "N-Not...at all..."

Kaede beamed.

Making you blush like that is really something I take a lot of pride in, Miu.