~Miyo's POV~

...As I was in my sleeping conscience,I felt my body was lifted up from my location and after a while,settled down onto something more soft and comfortable so I smiled to the comfort I had,so it must be a type of furniture,
or its just my imagination in my conscience helping me from my slumber...

...I felt something cuddle me from behind with gentle,comforting arms,
wrapped around my body as me and the muscular but unknown figure was layed on the unknown furniture,but,
the arms and the furniture felt so familiar,especially the scent of them both,but felt so nice and warm that I couldn't resist it to hold back my feelings for it any longer...

...I slowly turned to the figures direction and cuddled is chest with only half my conscience,which was much warmer and softer so hug on to as I blushed baby pink with a sweet smile plastered on my face.I felt the figure hug back after kissing my forehead so I smiled even wider and blushed even darker from how sweet it was to me and my actions.I buried my face on its chest as I fell into my sleeping conscience once more...

...I feel like this is the person who could love me right,the person who would protect me from danger,just like gai would do...wait a sec...

I slowly woke up and realized it was gai,who was already asleep,so I blushed even darker than a tomato,
like a tomato blushing more than a tomato.(is tomatoception a thing?plz tell me cause I'm a dumb potato :P ~Rose)

I looked around,and we were in my room on my bed,so that explains the familiar comfort below me and the scent too,but,how am I gonna get out of this situation exactly?But,I feel like I don't want to actually,just to be honest.

He looked so peaceful from my presence to him,and so was I,I mean,I really do miss this,and its been so long ever since i've smelled his scent that I even desired to kiss him so badly now.

I bit my lip and thought about it carefully.

I mean,I could just stay like this until the morning when he's still asleep,or i'll wake him up and be lonely again,and its a really easy question.

I smiled at my decision.I looked up to his sleeping face and he looked so peaceful,and adorable!!!

I kissed his soft lips,mine pressing against his,and after a while,I let go and cuddled onto his chest,listening to his heartbeats,which was kinda fast,but he's asleep,he can't really know I did that......right....?....

I shook my thoughts off and went to sleep.I'll just wake up more early than him and just scratch him in the face just to stay in character.But,how i've wished to do that for so long,and he probably does too by knowing him very well,but he won't know I did that,he's asleep right now...

...I think...

I woke up to a slightly gentle stroke,
and a kiss on the forehead.So i shuffled and woke up.I saw gai,tip toeing to the door,as if he was gonna leave,and he was.

"G-GAI!!!??!?!!"

".....Ummmm,hey...?..."

I asked as if I was confused of what was happening,already showing my sharp claws to him."Okay miyo,before you scratch me,I can explain.So please,don't scratch me on the face,its painful y'know" he said,with a crooked smile that looked kinda cute to look at.I sighed and hid my claws,
saying "*sighs* fine,but it better be good" strictly pointing at him.He smiled while closing the door.He walked towards me and sat next to me while I blushed baby pink,but I letted him,just this once.He smiled sweetly and explained his very 'real' excuse to me,even though I know its fake,I wanna let him go.

He said that I fell asleep on the on the swing at 6:00 AM so he carried me to my room,and was gonna leave after that,I mean,c'mon gai,that's the silliest excuse ever.Me falling asleep at the morning and he's magically there at the exact moment,as how idiotic as it sounds,I'm gonna pretend to believe him,since I don't really like scratching him that much but,I only do that when I'm irritated,just like at the tournament at tree city.

"Fine I believe you,but just this once"

"Yessss!!!oh and miyo?"

"Hmm?"

Suddenly,he swiftly stole a kiss on the cheek from me and ran for his life while saying 'See ya!' to me,still processing what the hell just happened.I touched the my cheek,
slamming my face on my pillow with gai's attractive scent all over it,and squealed in delight,fangirling already.

After a while,I calmed down and freshened up a bit.I went to my bathroom and washed my face.I took my normal accessories from my cabinet and tied up my hair into my signature messy bun,like a ponytail.I sighed as I looked at myself one last time in the mirror,and was finally satisfied to go downstairs.

I went downstairs but,something didn't feel right to me.Nobody was at the living room,empty,until I heared some familiar voices at the backyard.
I went outside,and they were all there,just having breakfast outside.
I smiled sweetly as I saw gai chatting with the others,but I hid it since it'll be really embarrassing if somebody saw me.I sat down in between lisa and rema,but lisa winked at me as she left and sat next to jai,who was next to gai,and was next to gai was me.

I rolled my eyes at her while getting some pancakes with maple syrup at butter on top and some freshly squeezed orange juice.I took a bite as I ignored gai looking at me with this face 'OwO' completed with twinkling eyes and a cute grin as if he was quietly asking for some,trying to be sweet but I just ignored him and took another bite,savoring my favorite breakfast dish so he pouted and ate his food,I gotta admit,he looked damn cute with a pout though,I kinda like it

After we were all done eating,they all decided to leave now,and so they did,
everyone except for gai and his brothers,who was standing right infront of the other 'on sale' house next door,which questioned me very much,and so did lisa."Ummm,hey gai,
what are you guys doing?" Lisa asked,
as the mongs walked to the front door of it.""Oh,didn't you hear?they live there now,so goodluck~" lonky teased at me,then drove off....wait,THEY DID WHAT?!?!!!

I instantly fainted as gai caught me just in time.Me still processing what has happened,he rolled his eyes with a smirk and kissed my forehead while whispering "Your Welcome~" as he layed me to my couch in my living room.He left as I heard lisa squeal in delight as she gave jai butterfly kisses.

When I was back to my thoughts,I shook my head and went to my room,
with gai's scent still there on my bed,
especially on my heart emoji pillow.Is this gonna last forever or what?cause I want it like that.

I sighed and entered my room.It was actually almost noon now,so I plopped myself on my bed,facing the bed with my emoji pillow on my face,who had gai's scent all over it.

HOW ON EARTH AM I GONNA FEEL OKAY NOW?!THEIR LIVING JUST NEXT DOOR AND HOW THE HELL CAN I BE CALM NOW?!

I sighed heavily as I faced the ceiling.
After a couple seconds,my phone vibrated so I groaned and took it.It was from the chat so I sighed and went active.I saw the gang chatting about something so I asked what was going on,but I waited for a sec.

RM Chat

Liu:So guys,how it going there?

Gai:Great!

Pai:The place could use more space but its fine i guess

Jai:Yup,now I'm closer to lisa~

Lonky:Ha!well,in living it!ON TOP OF THE WORLD BABE!!!

Popo:...who cares lonky.... -_-

Alto:Hey,if it weren't for me,you wouldnt have supreme VIP lonky! ;)

Lonky:Oh yeah,but I'm still the best! >:)

Mai:Hey bro,can you u hand me the snacks?

Gai:Sure!

Gai set his name to 'Best Bro'

Pai:Seriously? 😅

Popo set his nickname to 'Eagle Eye'

Lonky:Your not even an eagle -_-

Lonky set Popo's nickname to 'Cry Baby'

Lonky set his nickname to 'Bling King'

Cry Baby:WTF?!

Bling King:What?its good! XD

Liu set his nickname to 'Tech Bug'

Tech Bug:Hey,if you guys gonna call yourselves cool,I wanna be cool too!

Shan set Liu's nickname to 'Baby Bro'

Shan set her nickname to 'Big Sis'

Baby Bro:SHAN!!!!!

Big Sis: ( UwU)

Gai changed the groups name to 'Best Buds!'

Miyo:hey guys,what happening?

Baby Bro:oh,we're doing cool nicknames!

Miyo:oh,ok baby bro?

Baby Bro:Hehehe,just ignore that kay... (°UwU)

Mai:Wait,I wanna be cool too! ÒwÓ

Mai set his nickname to 'Shadow Warrior'

Pai:Guess i'll just go with the flow

Pai set his nickname to 'Rio Hamada'

Best Bro:Good choice,the most powerful AI in the 'Tribe Warriors' game huh? ;)

Rio Hamada:Yup ^_^

Jai:Me too! >:)

Jai set his nickname to 'Q'

Q:wait,typo

Q set his nickname to '💕JaLi💕'

Rio Hamada:Wait,what?

💕Jali💕:Well,y'know,me and lisa's love team name :)

Rio Hamada:Oh ;)

Lisa:Hey guys!what ha-

Lisa:wait,what?!who's jali?

💕JaLi💕:Hey liebe~! :D

Lisa:Oh,jai!What's up with the name?

Best Bro:Its your love team name~

Lisa:Wait,I want a name too!

Lisa set her nickname to
'💕~Liebe~💕'

💕JaLi💕:Yay! :)

Cry Baby set his nickname to 'The Strong One'

Bling King:...Really...?... (°-_-)

The Strong One:YES REALLY!!! ( ÙwÚ)/ ✨

Pala sent a Sticker

Baby Bro:Oh,hey pala!

Pala:Hey guys!uh,what happening?what's with all the names,baby bro?
Wait,who are you?

Baby Bro:hehehe,its me,liu.You want one?

Baby Bro set Papa's nickname to 'Herb Master'

Baby Bro set his nickname to 'Tech Bug'

Herb Master:I like it

Tech Bug:See?its cool!

Shadow Warrior set Miyo's nickname to 'Mrs. Gai'

Mrs. Gai:WTF?!?!!!?

Tech Bug:That doesn't even make any sense 😅

Shadow Warrior:Meh,I tried xD

Best Bro:I like it :)

Mrs Gai set her nickname to 'Gnash Fan'

Best Bro:Aww man ( - 3 -)

Best Bro:Wait,you like Gnash?

Shadow Warrior:wait,what's Gnash?

Big Sis:Its a band :)

Shadow Warrior:Oh,okay

Gnash Fan:Yes I like Gnash!I literally have every single song they made in my phone,I'm listening to 'Imagine If' right now :)

Gai's POV

When I saw what miyo said,my mind had a additional idea for my plan at the ball soon :)

Back to The Chat With Gai's POV

Best Bro:Oh,okay! :)

Big Sis:Anyways,liu,you better put that name back Ò^Ó

Tech Bug:Nah,imma keep it -3-

Big sis:Fine.But...

Big Sis set her nickname to 'No.1 Tech Wizard

No.1 Tech Wizard:Imma have this name ;)

Tech Bug:Fine -_-

Gnash Fan:imma see ya guys later!

💕~Liebe~💕:K!

Rema set her name to
'💕Spin's Sweet💕'

💕Spin's Sweet💕:Then imma have this name~

Spin set his nickname to 'No.1 BF'

No.1 BF: ( ÙwÚ) ✨

💕Spin's Sweet💕 set No.1 BF's nickname to 'Cutie Pie'

Cutie Pie:IM NOT CUTE!!!

Cutie Pie set his nickname to 'Hot Stuff'

Spin's Sweet:Really 😂

Hot Stuff: Yes ( UwU)

Best Bro:Imma chat you guys later!

Tech Bug:K,see ya gai!

~Logging Off~

I sighed happily as I layed on my bed,facing the ceiling.

I wonder what miyo's doing?

I thought to myself,surely she's not busy right now.Should I text her right now?or no?I can't decide...ugh...

I pouted at my random decision,and I guess I should.I picked up my phone and went to chat her,since I secretly got her number.

~Chat~

Gai:Hey miyo! ^3^

Miyo:Wait,

Miyo:How did you get my number?

Gai:Got it from lisa!

Miyo:Great.Anyways,delete it

Miyo:Now

Gai:How bout,no :)

Miyo:Do u want me to bust right infront of your door right now?!

Gai:sure,I miss you anyways! ;)

Miyo:............

Miyo:then u won't mind this then

Miyo Blocked You

~Reality~

"Great,what i am gonna do now?" I thought in my head as i pouted at my phone.

I really need this plan to work.Cause I REALLY REALLY REALLY miss that strawberry scent,and those oh so soft lips so badly too.

I sighed and sniffed my hoodie again,
which had miyo's envyous scent all over it,so this will kinda be my favorite hoodie now to be honest,yup,
imma title this as my 'best hoodie' ;)

~Meanwhile with Shan and Liu,But Liu's POV~

I sighed depressingly as I looked at the bus's glass window right beside me."Hey liu,what's wrong?you feeling down?" Shan asked me,as she stopped chatting with the others on the chat for a sec."Oh nothing,just thinking about stuff,y'know the usual" I said,as I closed my purple eyes,and adjusted my glasses a bit."I know your not fine,
so tell me or i'll annoy you 24/7,that's a family promise" shan joked,messing up my glasses when I just fixed them.I whined at her and told the truth.

"...Well,I still haven't asked Alex out and the ball's almost near...im kinda losing confidence about it to be honest..."

Shan gave me a smirk while I blushed light red.She hugged me and treated me like a baby again.And once again,I whined even more as I pushed her away.She giggled and thought of an idea,so she told me.

"Y'know what liu?I think I have an idea" holding the bottom of her chin.
I asked uncontrollably and she just smirked at me as I blushed to my rushing curiosity.

"Well,why don't we ask some help to your friend,the love expert~"

"No....no...no!...no!NO!!!!!"

"I'LL GLADLY HELP YOU GUYS!anything for a friend!sides,I kinda ship the two to be honest~"

gai said through my sister's phone as shan uncontrollably agreed with me covering my face from the embarrassment.To stop this,I whined and cringed at her silently,I kept signaling her to call of the request in different kinds,but she just kept giggling and ignoring what I was doing.

...I'm so gonna kill her later...

After a while,we arrived to our apartment as my sister bid gai goodbye with her mini notebook filled with gai's advice and ideas in it.

Seriously sis...he hasn't even asked miyo out and your getting advice to him.I know he's really good at this stuff,but I'm just gonna be an idiot following his plans.

"Bye gai!and thanks!So,heres what I got," Shan said,hiding her phone in her pocket while reading her notes as I made a cup of coffee from the kitchen and sat down on our couch.

I rolled my eyes and took a quick sip,
then placed my mug on the coffee table.She read some of her notes through her conscience while I turned on the TV since I'm bored and got nothing to do.After a while,she said "Hey liu,i have to go somewhere in the city to run some errands for the place,stay here kay?Ciao!" and so,she left me.

I was a little confused from how random that was,but I shook it off and went to my room.I placed my bag and took off my glasses,then placed both on my workshop table near my bed as Mr.Suitcase squirmed out of my bag and onto my pillow.I smiled as I went to my bathroom to go freshen up a bit.

I got into my pj's,which was a dark green tee with black shorts,even though its just like 3 pm right now,but I wanna get comfortable right now,
cause I'm really tired right now.

I plopped myself on my bed as Mr. Suitcase fell asleep on my pillow,all snuggled up already,and so did i.I sighed and stared at my ceiling,
thinking about some private stuff that I won't tell anyone about,not even you

( P
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But after some time,I fell fort into slumber,just cause I was bored right now...

"...liu....?....."

"...Liu?..."

"Liu!"

"LIU!!!"

"W-WHAT?!?!"

"Good,your awake!cause I got news for ya~" shan said,laying down next to me.I groaned and rubbed my eyes,
obviously annoyed already while asking what the news was,as she placed a little box infront of me.
"Guess what?you got yourself a date with Alex at th-" she said while giving me a milkshake from the cafe Alex works for,but I cutted her off with a scream,well,it was a manly scream atleast.

She giggled and asked for a thank you from me but,that's not the reason I was freaking out,I was freaking out on HOW I'm gonna act at the date,
cause idioticness aint gonna work for me obviously,especially since I was and always will be the brains in the RM team ever since day one.

"Earth to liu?you there?"

"Yes shan,I'm here.But,how did you do it exactly?cause I ain't taking 'magic' as a explanation Kay?y'know I'm a smart bug,like its in the name of the tribe right?"

"Pfffffffffft,easy as cream cheese pie!so it goes like this,"

I blushed when she said cream cheese pie,but you'll know why after this

~Flashback and Shan's POV~

I got out of the house and went straight to the city mall,on bus obviously.I got some flowers and chocolates from some stalls inside,the classic gifts for women all in a gift for your crush,with a letter for her and your date to happen.Then went straight to the 'Galaxy Cafe' where your lovely lady,Alexandra or Alex for short,works in most of the time,but only on weekdays.

I sat down to one of the tall solo chairs right beside the glass wall,with a perfect view to the outside surroundings,and i hailed for alex to serve for me.And as the usual,we greeted eachother like besties!cause we are!

"Hey alex!good to see you!"i greeted the kind young woman,alex as she gave me a menu."Hey shan!got any news to your brother?he hasn't been coming over these days.I'm kinda getting anxious with him NOT seeing him,he's usually always here for some reason.DONT think of it in a creepy way okay?hehehe...he...ummm,
anyways,want anything?and as always,i'll give you a 25% discount cause your a usual costumer here now" She said,which was really long.

"Okay then,I want a Choco mocha milkshake with chocolate drizzel topped with your cafe's famous whipped cream.Oh,and chocolate chip toppings please!with the mocha butter cake slice as the side dish please!and here!liu has a request for you actually!oh,and take out a green milkshake please,just for liu" I kindly ordered,then gave the chocolates and bouquet of her favorite flowers with the letter installed in there."O-oh!thanks shan!and i'll get your order!" She said,then left with my order.I smiled sweetly as she left with the lovely gifts I secretly bought for her,that wasn't from liu.

~With Alex's POV~(that no one knows about,not even the shan and the other characters,but i'll tell you readers,
since y'know,curiosity can come ~Rose)

When I left shan,I gave her order to the chef and asked my other fellow employees for a quick break,just to check on what the note says,cause I don't really wanna wait,and check out the chocolate too,but don't tell them that Kay?

I went to the back and sat down on one of our chairs with the gifts infront of me.I ate some of the chocolate and they we're actually my favorite if I do say so myself,herseys.
All in a box intricately shaped like a heart which had the color velvet red with a red ribbon wrapped around the box,both chocolate and white chocolate herseys inside.I looked at the bouquet of flowers,actually,they were also my favorite type of flowers,
Roses.All pink and red,with some sunflowers too.I smiled sweetly at the wonderful gift.Maybe i can finally fill my empty antique flower pot I have at my apartment a couple blocks away,it was my grandma's when she still had youth,then she gave it to me on my 15th birthday,the beautiful antique I treasure so muchly.

I smiled at the lovely bouquet,until I realized something.I snatched the boquet from the table and gently searched for the letter liu's sister/my bestfriend shan mentioned me earlier,not trying to ruin the roses liu kindly gave me.And,I finally found it underneath the beautiful roses.

It was a red wax envelope,with a paper rose on top,putted together with a attached ribbon.I looked at the back and it only said 'For Alexandra,
From Liu' so I smirked and opened it up,revealing a long pink note with his scent on it.

I wonder what this is for?especially the scent

I placed the chocolate and the other stuff I was holding,and read the letter.

Dear Alex,

I have been meaning to ask you something for quite a while now.I don't have a date to the ball and,will you be my date?don't think if it in a weird way but,I just can't help but feel I'm gonna have a great time with you,but,its your choice if you wanna go,I mean,I'm not forcing you to go,im not a mean guy right?the reason why i wasnt visiting you like the usual cause i was nervous you wont accept my offer,so I told my sister to give them to you,and i know it sounds cheezey,but i know you love cheezey,so cheezey you even like cream cheese pie.So,will you be my date?

From,Liu

I smiled sweetly at liu's offer,and cause its funny that he know I love cream cheese pie,but it is really obvious so I can't blame him,sides,I think i'll have a great time too,but,I have been meaning to tell him something,so I guess this is the time to do it,and I can't wait!

After thinking of him,I stored all his gifts in my personal locker given to employees,and went back to work.

But before that,I wrote my answer in a note,and sealed it in a small cute box,like a miniature present,with a little brown teddy bear inside holding a small heart saying 'Thank You'

I took the finished desserts from the kind chef and served it to shan,but also giving her my answer,but I requested her not to open it,only liu will see it,so she did a cross figure on her chest and did some sort of promise language,must be the siblings thing,cause it looks like it.

I sat down infront of her on the other side of the table,and we chatted a bit,
since the kind manager allowed me to take a break for a while,since i'm a hardworking bug around here,and I'm her favorite too.

(Character Info:

1.Alex likes cute things
2.She's like the same height of liu,but 2 inches shorter
3.She a active bug,that loves to explore both nature and cities and live her life to the fullest she can be but started her adventure with something small,by being an employee in the 'Galaxy Cafe' to raise some money and see the world,little by little.

More info soon in the next book,"Is Love Worth Forgiving For?" And a Modern,Collage AU with the catastrophic animals as the human race,with the animals replacing the humans)

~Shan's POV~

After a while,I bid her goodbye and went home,with the unknown answer inside my bag,and liu's milkshake,
cause I don't wanna go empty handed.

~Flashback Over And Liu's POV~

"So you don't know what the answer?and you said it was a yes" I said,
enthusiastically at her,giving me the box and left me with a grin.I pouted and slammed the back of my head on my pillow,as Mr.suitcase examined the box alex gave me,even nuzzling against it.

I think I should open it at 9 or 10 PM cause I want to see it privately,since shan is peeping through the door right now

I thought,and looked at my door,with her secretly peeping by,I can even see her eyeballs

I sighed heavily and decided to open it tonight,so that sister won't eazedrop on me.I hid it in a hiding spot that shan didnt see,which is pretty good.

~Around 9 PM~

I washed the dishes we ate for dinner,and went to my room,with shan already asleep in hers I think.
But before that,i took a quick peek in her room,and she was asleep,so i smiled and quietly closed the door.

Now I know she is asleep

So i went to my room.I took out the box under my bed and sat on my bed,
with the small mysterious box infront of me.

I took a deep breath and opened it,
revealing a small teddy bear holding a heart,a picture of her next to a gazette tape,with her signature on the picture,and a note.

The note must be the answer

I took out the note and unfolded it,
revealing her handwriting.

Her handwriting's really neat and organized

I smiled sweetly and read it carefully,
my eyes skimming through every word.

Dear Liu,

I got your offer,and I would love to be your date at the upcoming ball.I would be honored to.But don't think of it in a creepy way,hehehe.Anyways,I do have to tell you something but I figured I should tell you at the party,and I hope you'll say yes,just like I did to you.

The picture of me is about a year ago,with me in my mothers sunflower field,that has been growing and has been taking care of my family for generations.And what's with your scent on the letter?but I am going to keep it,just don't think of it in a creepy way,so to be even,you can have a picture of me!

So,see ya at the ball!

~Alex

I blushed light red as I smiled sweetly at her letter.I took out the picture of her and she was beautiful.

She was in a golden sun dress with a sun hat,smiling sweetly at the camera infront of her,holding a sunflower,
one hand to the sunflower and one hand to the hat,with the background being a field filled with sunflowers,all shapes and sizes.At the back of the picture,was a note saying 'Please Play the gazette tape' so I followed what it said,even though I don't have the tool to play it,I had a plan.

I created a machine to play the tape like a small box connected to my ear phones,and it was a complete success.I putted on the machine as I drifted off to a blissful sleep,and I smiled even more when I realized it was my favorite song,kinda resembling the photo alex gave me,the girl I love.

Song Title:Post Malone Swae Lee-Sunflower🌻

Meanwhile,shan was silently fangirling at the slightly open door,
but I didn't notice at all to be honest,but even if I did notice,I dont care anymore cause I got a date,for now.

∆∆∆

Yep,4834 freakin words this time,
WHY SO SHORT ROSE??!??WHY??!!!
?!?!?!?

First off all,CALM DOWN GAIYO SOLDIER!!!STAND DOWN!!!Second of all,I only did it like this since the next chapter will be the ball the tribe leaders decided to do!besides,I wanna do my second book really badly now!like,I'm REALLY excited to show it to you guys but,I can't work with like two books at the same time y'know,too hard :)

Guess the finale is almost near!...
hehehe....(I dunno if u should be happy or be sad,since its almost the end but,imma make another book with prob some drama or even song references*cough* terrible *cough* so yeah)

Guess that's all for now,

PEACE OUT!!! ❤ \( ^ 3 ^ )/ ❤