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...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?

[Yeah...yeah, he knows. He tugs his scarf up over his nose, looking anywhere but at his friend.]

I...don't know...

[He doesn't know "now what". You're asking the wrong guy, he doesn't even know how to properly accept a girl's feelings?? The more he talks and thinks about it, the more he feels like...this whole thing was just a big mistake.]

I...maybe I shouldn't have accepted them.

[Fuyuhiko raises an eyebrow.]

Maybe. But of course...that would depend on one thing. [A beat.] How do you feel about her?

[That's what he meant by "now what". He hadn't actually meant it quite as literally as Gundam took it. Though nobody can blame him for taking that way because, really, Fuyuhiko, use your words properly.]

What was it that made you accept them?

[We've covered all the facts. Now it's time for the feels. Tell him, friend. Tell him all about these feels you find yourself afflicted with now.]

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I...she's... [His brows furrow as he tries to sort out exactly how he feels. Well...it's not hard to sort out really, he knows how he feels, but he's not sure how to express it. What are expressing feelings in a healthy, straightforward, non-chuuni fashion?]

She's very...special to me? It's hard to describe... [He likes her?? Maybe likes her likes her? He's pretty sure that's what it is. What he is sure about however, and can state very firmly:]

But I accepted the chocolates because I wanted to. [Plain and simple. He just...wanted to. He wanted to say yes, he wanted those to be for him...]

[Wow, look at this nerd.]

Then accepting them was the right thing to do. Simple as that, no need to second guess it.

[He doesn't...look convinced about that fact. But he nods nonetheless. It's not like he planned on returning them or something, even if he does feel this way, so whatever you say Dr. Kuzuryuu...]

Then...what do I do now?

[Look, if you wanted to take them then it was the right thing to do. If you just took them because you didn't want to hurt her feelings, that was less correct.]

Well, for starters, you gotta give her something back on White Day. But beyond that...depends on where you want things to go with her.

[It's definitely because he wanted to. But now you have him kind of scared. Well...moreso than he already was.]

Naturally. Though if you wouldn't mind, I'd appreciate a little advice in that respect. I actually do have a...general idea of the kind of gift I should obtain for her, but only based off of hypothetical situations my mother gave me.

[That, obviously, never came to fruition. There's no answer on where he wants things to go just yet though. He doesn't know. He kind of wants them to stay how they are? It's nice, how things are between them. Familiar and easy...]

Yeah, of course. We can go out sometime in the next couple weeks and pick stuff up. You're not the only one who has to give out presents, y'know.

[Yes, even the class asshole got chocolate. Amazing.]

Ah, so my assumption was correct. I hadn't wanted to ask to join you, in case I had been intruding on your own shopping trip. It seems waiting to be invited was the correct choice.

[Excuse you, he figured Fuyuhiko would get some?]

Jeez, like I woulda said "no" to you of all people. Dumbass.

[You are his closest friend, he will basically never turn down an excuse to hang out with you?]

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