"At that time, you insisted you were fine," Makoto said with a bitter smile, as if recalling many details from back then. Her eyes trembled slightly.
The atmosphere seemed to change, and even the sea breeze seemed to grow subdued.
But Yuxie smiled. "Well, I'm fine now, aren't I? If you think about it, I wasn't really forcing myself back then."
This made Makoto pause for a moment. She looked at Yuxie, his smiling face reflected in her beautiful purple eyes, and soon, a smile blossomed on her own face as well.
"The past is the past. What matters is now, right?" Yuxie said again.
"...Mm." Makoto nodded seriously. "So, there won't be a repeat of what happened last time, right?"
Won't there be?
Yuxie suddenly hesitated, unable to give a definite promise.
After all, he was still a mortal, subject to aging, illness, and death... But at least, he was still young and had plenty of time ahead.
The hesitation in that moment made Makoto feel uneasy, but she didn't continue speaking. It was as though she made a silent decision in her heart, and then turned to take a step forward.
"Yuxie, let's go back."
"Mm, okay."
........
After returning to the camp, both of them went back to their tents to rest.
Yuxie lay inside his tent, staring at the ceiling, but he still didn't feel sleepy.
Just then, a slight noise came from outside.
Soon after, the tent flap was lifted.
A slender figure in purple entered, and without saying a word, she lay down beside Yuxie.
"Ei?" Yuxie was startled.
Indeed, it was Ei. She looked very tired, and as soon as she entered the tent, it seemed like she didn't look around at all before lying down.
"Ei, why did you come to my tent?" Yuxie asked in confusion.
But it seemed that Ei didn't hear him. She closed her eyes, turned over, and placed her hand on Yuxie's body.
"Hmm?" Ei made a soft sound, "Is it the blanket?"
Then, Ei gently pulled.
This pull brought Yuxie right into her arms.
And it didn't stop there. Ei stretched her arms around Yuxie, as if hugging a blanket or a pillow.
Yuxie was "locked" in her embrace, his face buried in a very soft place, feeling somewhat suffocated.
He wasn't quite sure what was happening, but it seemed like Ei had mistaken his tent for hers and thought he was her blanket.
"Ei…" Yuxie raised his voice slightly.
Half-asleep, Ei finally opened her eyes when she heard someone calling her name.
The light was dim, and she could barely make out what was in front of her.
After a while, still groggy, Ei finally saw Yuxie clearly.
She was startled, quickly releasing her grip on him.
"Yuxie! How did this happen...?"
She quickly scanned the tent and, realizing it wasn't hers, a look of apology and embarrassment quickly appeared on her face.
She wanted to find a hole to crawl into…
She had actually walked into the wrong tent… How could something so dramatic happen to her!
Just now, she had wanted to check if her sister and Yuxie were asleep. When she saw that they had both already gone back to their tents to rest, she planned to go back and continue her own rest. But she didn't know if it was because she was too tired, but she ended up crawling into Yuxie's tent by mistake!
"I…" Ei wanted to say something, but found it hard to speak.
Yuxie also wanted to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, but couldn't find the right words.
"I'm sorry! I went into the wrong tent! I'll go back now!"
After speaking, Ei quickly stood up and left the tent.
Hearing the footsteps gradually fade away outside, Yuxie let out a helpless sigh and smiled wryly.
Back in her own tent, Ei was filled with regret. Her sleepiness had completely disappeared, and her mind was full of the earlier scene.
Unconsciously, a warm flush spread across her face, something she didn't even realize.
In short… it was incredibly embarrassing.
But, honestly, holding Yuxie like that… didn't feel so bad…
.......
The next morning, Yuxie was once again awakened by a delicious smell.
He poked his head out of the tent and saw Makoto preparing breakfast, with Ei standing beside her.
It seemed that Ei had wanted to help, but Makoto stopped her.
Ei, who knew nothing about cooking, might accidentally cause trouble even just by offering assistance. Makoto, as the older sister, was well aware of this, especially since she had her own past experience to draw from.
The scene felt rather warm and cozy. Watching this, Yuxie stepped out of the tent.
"Ah, Yuxie, you're awake," Makoto greeted him as soon as she saw him.
Ei, on the other hand, chose to remain silent and avoided making eye contact with Yuxie.
Ei still clearly remembered what had happened last night, and she could even recall the feeling of holding Yuxie.
After washing up, Yuxie went over to help Makoto, and once again, Ei couldn't resist offering her help. However, she was once again rejected by Makoto.
Soon, everyone woke up and exited their tents. After breakfast, there was a lull in activities.
Ei sat alone to the side, her mind unable to stop replaying the events of last night. She sighed helplessly.
"What are you thinking about?" At that moment, Yae Miko voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
Ei turned her head and realized that Yae Miko had somehow appeared beside her.
"It's nothing," Ei shook her head, trying to act as if nothing had happened.
"Nothing? It's obviously something, it's written all over your face," Yae Miko said, looking at Ei with certainty.
"..." Ei chose to remain silent.
"Alright, if there's something on your mind, feel free to tell me. I'll help you figure it out," Yae Miko said with a smile.
"..." Ei remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "If, I mean if, you accidentally walked into someone else's room thinking it was yours and lay down to rest, and the actual owner of the room was in there at the time, what would you do if something so awkward happened?"
"So... you accidentally walked into Yuxie's tent and slept there last night?"
"I never said that... Yae Miko, don't jump to conclusions."
"It seems it's true after all," Yae Miko said with a helpless smile. "When you walked into Yuxie's tent last night, I happened to hear the noise while I was half-asleep. At the time, I thought I was dreaming."
"..." Ei fell silent again.
Well, since Yae Miko found out, this was even more embarrassing.
"Yae Miko, please don't tell anyone about this," Ei's gaze suddenly became sharp, like a blade.
Yae Miko paused for a moment, a chill creeping up her back, and she could only laugh and say, "Don't worry, I won't say anything."
Upon receiving Yae Miko's assurance, Ei's gaze softened, and Yae Miko also let out a sigh of relief.
"So if it were you, what would you do? Would you apologize again?" Ei asked once more.
"...If it were me, since it's Yuxie, I think I came out ahead. Besides, Yuxie isn't the type to care about these things, so you don't need to overthink it," Yae Miko said. "Of course, if you want to apologize, that's fine too."
"Then how should I apologize?"
"Hmm..." Yae Miko stroked her chin, thinking for a moment. "Maybe... appeal to his preferences?"
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