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[Gundam will find him in the kitchen, setting down a bowl of cat food for Hana because it's kitty dinner time and he's still spending time with this damn cat. She's the closest thing he had to a date today, and isn't that just a little bit sad.]

Hm? [He gets to his feet, turning to face Gundam while the little kitten starts pigging out. Be proud of him, Gundam, he gave her the right amount of food this time! He's learning. He actually looks a little confused.] Yeah, sure but...you know the girls already left for the movie, right? Did you lose track of time or something? You can probably still catch them if you hurry, I'll still be here to talk when you get back.

[Because surely Gundam would WANT to go with Sonia to the movies, right???]

[That's not sad at all. It's 100% fact that kittens make great dates, for Valentine's Day or otherwise. He can take a moment to appreciate the fact that Fuyuhiko and Hana are apparently bonding, but shakes his head at the mention of the movie.]

I've chosen not to go. The movies will continue to persist past this night, I'm sure there will be other chances to join our classmates to watch them.

[They are bonding extremely well for a dog and a cat. Fuyuhiko is actually stunned she likes him. He's convinced she might be slightly brain damaged, in all honesty.]

...well yeah but...it's Valentine's Day.

[Like, okay, he doesn't give a shit about this dumbass holiday but if a girl you like asks you out, you don't just NOT GO??? What the hell, Gundam. Consider the girl's feelings, asshole.]

[She's not brain damaged! It's possible for dogs and cats to get along!]

...yes it is, and?

[Fuyuhiko, he's never even gotten chocolates before now please explain how you expect him to consider something like that. It's a question if he even knows how to properly date a girl.]

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[No, probably slightly brain damaged. He's sure of it.]

And...Sonia was the one who invited you to go, right?

[Oh my god, Gundam, come on. Even you can't possibly be this stupid.]

[Not at all brain damaged. Don't be rude.]

She is, but she has the company of the others. It would not matter if I were present or not, and I'm not quite sure my barriers have yet recovered from...earlier.

[He's a little stupid.]

[Fuyuhiko makes an attempt to keep himself from facepalming but it mostly fails. He pinches the bridge of his nose and inhales deeply.]

You are such a fucking dumbass... [Another deep inhale before he lets go of his face and fixes Gundam with a look at says you needs to sit down and shut up because I'm about to explain to you a thing, dipshit.] Look, Sonia likes you. As more than just a classmate or a friend. So it does matter whether you go or not, even if it was a group thing instead of an actual date. Sure, she's probably still going to enjoy herself but not as much she would if you'd gone too. She wanted to spend time with you, dumbass. Don't you want to spend time with her?

[We'll get to "earlier" in a minute, first we need to explain the basics of how to deal with girls, apparently.]

...yes, of course I do. But in such an instance as that it would be more likely that she would spend time with the other girls.

[Like honestly he probably wouldn't have been fun to hang out with. Romance movies aren't...really his thing. He'd of course watch it with little complaint because Sonia asked! But he wouldn't have much of a positive opinion on it...]

There are plenty of other ways and chances to spend time with her.

Yeah, but those ways and times aren't going to be on Valentine's Day, Tanaka. Girls take this shit seriously. Point is, you should've gone. But whatever, you've clearly made up your mind so you can deal with whatever the fallout is.

[Live and learn!]

So what was it you wanted to talk about then?

There will be no "fallout"!

[DON'T SCARE HIM WITH THAT.]

Sonia is nothing if not understanding, and if it is truly an issue we will discuss it calmly and I will make it up to her! To assume something even close to a "fallout" will occur is an insult to her and her benevolence!

[Don't dis his maybe girlfriend bro. Don't do it.]

...I said "whatever the fallout". You know, as in "whatever the end result is"? This is Sonia we're talking about, not Mioda or Saionji, I doubt she'd overreact the way you seem to be thinking. Calm down.

[He wasn't dissing her????]

[Gundam holds his breath for a few beats after that reply before just...kind of deflating, rubbing at his face a little with a mumbled apology. It's your fault though, Fuyuhiko! He was already kind of stressed about this and now you have him worrying over the fact that he didn't go to the movies!]

Kuzuryuu you have to understand, I don't...really know what I'm doing in this regard. [It's a very quiet admission as he finally pulls his hands away from his face.] The entire exchange earlier was...difficult and awkward, and the idea of attending the movies with her afterward was overwhelming. [Kind of...scary?] The very idea of speaking with her now is overwhelming.

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[Okay, well...this is a little unexpected. And Fuyuhiko actually feels a little bad now. He knows that Gundam is basically a super virgin but he didn't realize he would actually be UPSET over getting chocolates from Sonia. He was under the impression that he liked her at least half as much as she liked him?]

[Like come on, what about all that gag-inducing nerd-flirting he had to sit through the night she arrived at the castle? He scoops Hana up from the floor and presses the kitten into Gundam's arms. Calm down, friend. Have a piggy kitten. Once he's sure Gundam has a hold of her, the wereshiba turns the demon around and starts urging him towards the stairs.]

C'mon, let's go sit down upstairs and you can explain the whole thing from the top, alright?

[Doesn't take anything at all to get him to take the kitten, one hand cupping her entire body to his chest while the other gently pets her head some. And, equally, he's very easy to urge upstairs. Though he does glance over his shoulder at the were as he goes.

And he does like Sonia. He does, and he was really happy to get chocolates of any kind from her, but at the same time...he can't even hold her hand yet. He doesn't have any idea what to do with or say to her. Isn't there protocol? How does all of this work? It's too new for him, he liked things how they were...]

Okay...

[Listen to those happy little purrs. Don't they just make everything all better? What a precious kitten. Fuyuhiko says nothing, just keeps his paw on Gundam's upper arm and guides him all the way up the stairs to the bedroom. They really should have gotten elevators...]

[Once they're there, he slides the door open and ushers Gundam inside, closing the door behind them once they're both inside.] Alright, sit down and tell me what happened.

[He's just gonna pull up a seat on his futon. Yeah.]

[Ugh, they do make everything better. Maybe not all better, but comparatively speaking...

But he follows suit, moving to sit on his own futon. Alright...where to begin?]

She'd requested to feed the avians with me this morning, a task I had not yet finished and so welcomed her to join me. It didn't take long to complete, and once it had is when she offered me the chocolates.

[He actually still has them, leaning behind himself to where he keeps most of his more precious things (which now includes a small plastic bag of truffles, a white box decorated with animals, a much plainer box, a plaid patterned bag and then the red paper bag that he's pulling out to present to Fuyuhiko. Inside are chocolates that are (poorly) shaped like cats.]

I...was caught very off guard. And unsure of what to expect...I'd never received either type of chocolate previously, and had no idea what these were, but was unsure if I should ask. I asked, thinking perhaps it would aid the situation but...I feel that made it worse.

[At the admission that he asked for clarification, Fuyuhiko grimaces in a way that's half sympathetic, half disbelieving. He can't believe Gundam actually asked that--!]

[He peeks inside the bag once it's handed to him. Of course, he already knew about the cat shape, but he's curious to see how they turned out?]

Okay, I figured you'd never gotten chocolate from a girl before but...you really couldn't tell these are supposed to be honmei?

It's not-- I thought that...perhaps they were, but I didn't want to assume and get it wrong. The last thing I wanted to do was make a mistake on White Day...if I had purchased something for her in return for honmei chocolates, but they were actually giri, that would make things awkward, or place undue pressure upon her. But if I had purchased something for giri chocolates, and they were actually honmei, it would insult her...

[Do you see his dilemma here?]

[He does, yes. But he also can't help but see the hilarity in it too. Gundam...she's European. She probably wouldn't know the difference when it comes to white day presents anyway!]

[But the fact that he so desperately wants to get it right is just endearing, honestly.]

So basically...you panicked. [Fuyuhiko sighs and hands the bag back to Gundam.] So then what happened? After you asked about her intent?

[He takes them back with a nod. Yeah...he panicked.]

She misunderstood my question, initially, explaining that they were free of salt and should be safe for me to eat. But after that, after realizing what I meant, told me that they were the only ones that were special out of all the chocolates she made. And demanded [Surely Fuyuhiko can guess what kind of demand it was. The "royal decree" type.] I not worry about speaking on the matter or doing anything in return.

I of course corrected her, because what sort of man would accept chocolates from a girl but not return the gesture, but...I believe I insulted her as well, after that. I was surprised, and told her as much, as well as insinuated they might not be genuine, or that she might be confused. But they're very genuine, more genuine than I had been expecting...or even prepared for...

[Fuyuhiko feels like he's stuck in the middle of a particularly cheesy and terrible soap romantic soap opera or something. How is this actually happening to him, yakuza Fuyuhiko...]

Mmm. [He nods.] And I'm guessing since she was fine when she found me later, you managed to straighten that out, yeah?

[Go on, tell Dr. Kuzuryuu everything since apparently he's a therapist or something now.]

[Let's be real their life was already some kind of soap. A princess and a delusional peasant?]

It's...more like I hadn't argued against her correction of how she feels. "Don't you dare imply it is anything other than my own will. On this matter, I cannot allow it to be said otherwise." I couldn't even hope to refute that, so I didn't, and she seemed satisfied with that...

[Those words stuck with him particularly hard, which might be noticeable in the way he says them.]

[WHY DID HE GET DRAGGED INTO IT THOUGH? Ugh. He actually groans aloud at Sonia's parroted words.]

You didn't... Holy shit, I oughta smack you for a stunt like that, Tanaka. [He can guess what Gundam must have said to elicit that kind of response.] Look, I know she's crazy about your whole dark lord thing, but that would have been the moment to filter it a little. You don't tell a girl her feelings aren't genuine when she's confessing to you, dumbass!! I don't even want to know exactly what it was you said, because I'm pretty sure I actually will hit you if I hear it.

[He's guessing it was something about possession. Or mind spells. Something ridiculous like that.]

So she straightened it out, then invited you to the movies and...was that it?

[Yeah, he kind of figured that after she told him off!!! But he just winces, nodding rather than saying anything. Yup, that was it...]

[Too little, too late, Nerdlord!!!]

[Fuyuhiko sighs, rubbing at his temple.]

You're a fucking mess, you know that? But alright, I think I have a pretty clear picture of what happened now. You're really lucky Sonia's a foreigner, otherwise this probably wouldn't have ended as well for you as it did.

[He's like...99% sure that if this conversation had been with your average Japanese high school girl, it absolutely would have ended in either tears, yelling, or both.]

Not sayin' you didn't screw up though, 'cause you definitely did but...at least it seems like you learned something from it so I'm not gonna keep berating you for being a dumbass.

So all that said...now what?

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