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closed ☆ and we were tied together with a stronger bond

WHO: Mio Sonozaki and Leon Zhong
WHERE: Streets of Recollé!
WHEN: Backdated to April 1st, I'm a fool.
WHAT: APRIL FOOL'S.....
WARNINGS: None for now, I'll update this later if anything comes up.

[It's April 1st -- one of Mio's favorite days of the year. One of the few days where she's able to pull some pranks and has a complete excuse for it. Today she has a rather good plan, one that she's been preparing for a while now, actually.

She has contacts and a wig, along with an outfit that should be passable enough as cute but not too cute. Not to mention it's definitely a different style than what she usually wears around Leon, so it should be alright. She's also got a black coat over it, too. Her hair is tied up in a ponytail, too.

No makeup, either, since she wants to look as simple as possible.

Alright, that should work. Now all she has to do is find him... which is why when she does she yells loudly at him, her voice distinctly different - as she's shifted her tone a little bit to sound more like her sister's - but it's enough, probably, for him to tell who this sounds like.]

Hey! You, over there!!

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[ April Fools day has to be one of the dumbest holidays and today, Leon tried his best to avoid people on this god forsaken holiday. Not that it really mattered, because even if he wasn't avoiding people, he still would have been using this day to study. Which is precisely what he did.

Leon had just finished going over his notes at a cafe when he steps onto the streets, with a matcha flavored boba tea in hand. As he was sipping on the straw, he heard the sound of a slightly familiar voice? It's not a voice he's used to hearing, but he knows it well enough to know who it belongs to.

So when he turns to greet the person, he's both surprised and not at the same time. ]

Oh. Hello Kotone.

[ Even though he's dating her sister, he's admittedly not that close with Kotone. Which is something he's trying to improve on since he does want to get to know the other twin.

Still, he's surprised that she was greeting him from out of nowhere. Of course he's certain that she knows her twin is going out with someone, he just didn't think she would care enough to greet the boyfriend. ]

Edited 2018-04-23 21:22 (UTC)

Sorry to pop on by all of a sudden...

[She sounds a little apologetic and she can't help but laugh a little awkwardly.]

I'm not bothering you, am I? I heard about you from Mio, so when I saw you I had to say hi! [Well, that and-] Plus, I wanted to hear what you think of my sister.

[Mio can't help but be curious about how he'll answer this, actually, considering that he's already bought her act hook, line and sinker.]

It's fine and no you aren't. I just finished up my studies and I didn't have any other plans for the rest of the day.

[ Though the next question she asks causes him to tilt his head in confusion. Strange. He didn't peg Kotone as the type of her person that's curious about her sister's love life. Granted, he didn't know her all that well to say for sure. ]

Why do you ask?

[ He's not suspicious of her or anything... okay yeah, he is a little suspect about the sudden question. ]

[She crosses her arms over her chest, looking at him with quite a bit of scrutiny. While it's true that Kotone probably isn't all that interested in this sort of thing, she can probably play this pretty easily, although she does roll her eyes about 'studies', even groaning about it for a moment.

After all, Kotone isn't exactly the studious type herself.]

Am I not allowed to be concerned about what kind of guy Mio's dating?

[That's.

That's something sisterly enough, isn't it?]

Just because we aren't close doesn't mean I don't worry. [Or so she likes to think, anyway.]

[ The moment he sees her rolling her eyes and groaning at the mention of studies convinces him that this truly is Kotone. One of the things that stuck out to him during a conversation with Mio was that she didn't care for school or studies. ]

Well, I suppose you have a point. I just think it's a little strange you are asking me out of the blue. It's almost like Mio sent you to me to ask that question.

[ Still, even if he thinks this is Kotone, he can't get rid of the strange feeling he has surrounding this situation. It's not like he had a problem telling her the reasons why he liked her, but still... ]

Fine, I'll tell you. Would you like to sit down somewhere first?

Edited 2018-04-24 00:17 (UTC)

Hah?

[She wrinkles her brow and rubs the bridge of her nose, shaking her head.]

Why would my own sister send me to ask that question? Couldn't she just ask you herself? Besides, it's not every day that I run into my sister's boyfriend, so I just simply thought that this would be the best chance to ask the question. Better to do it now than put it off later.

[Just going to shrug almost nonchalantly as if she doesn't even care all that much.]

...sure. [Might as well just pull a chair and takes a seat, one leg crossed over the other. It's definitely not the way she usually sits, at least.]

[ Hmmm. Well that does make sense, even if he still can't quite figure out what's off about this whole situation. For now, he decides not to press it and gives into her demands because sheesh, Kotone is just as fiesty as Mio. He can't imagine how living in that house hold must be like.

When he sits down, he also crosses his legs and takes note of how she sits. It's certainly nothing like Mio, which is convincing him even more. ]

Let's see... what do I like about your sister.

[ He ponders to himself, as if he was making her wait for the answer on purpose. Suddenly, he laughs a little and smirks. ]

That's a hard question, she is pretty mean.

That's a pretty horrible thing to say about your girlfriend.

[But she finds herself laughing a little bit herself.]

But you're right, she is pretty mean. Mio sometimes doesn't take other people into consideration and only cares about herself. [It's actually really difficult to admit that about herself, but she does.]

I may love her, but I also have to be honest.

[ Since he's been on the receiving end of her awfulness several times. Never forget #turkeygate and #chairgate! ]

Right? I can't stand the way she publicly drags me in front of other people. I also have to agree that she doesn't take other people into consideration.

[ DAMN, Leon is being one harsh douche of a boyfriend. However, despite his cold words, he manages to smile. ]

I do disagree that she only cares about herself. She's good to my cousin and myself. I can tell that she really cares for the both of us.

[Hearing this is the worst, but at the same time... it takes things into perspective. She almost pouts about how he mentions the fact that she drags him and while that may be true, she only does it because she cares.

Or so she'd like to tell herself.

But suddenly this. This kind of became a serious conversation and she's not sure how to continue. Does she continue the charade or--]

Maybe. But she doesn't care about me. She hasn't cared about me in a long time.

[She folds her hands and doesn't look at Leon in the eye as she says that. She almost feels choked up just speaking those words. But this is something that she's always thought about.

That her sister might actually think this way about her. And maybe she's right.]

She's always been the lucky, spoiled one. She's the family heir, so she pretty much has everything given to her on a silver platter. So even if you say she might care about you and your cousin-- how do you know it's not because she's being selfish?

[ He didn't expect this conversation to take such a serious turn but here they are now. Honestly, he's really surprised. Given that he's still under the impression that she's Kotone, he's not exactly sure how to respond since he's not very close with her to talk about these things.

Still, something felt strange about this conversation. ]

Are you certain about that? Think about it from her perspective, she doesn't have a lot of freedom in her life to do the things she wants. I know she's constantly having to study and do whatever her parents expect her to do. In turn, I don't actually get to spend much time with her because she's always booked.

[ Which is something that he hates, but he understands it's part of the job. If he were living in Hong Kong, he would only get like 5% free time. ]

Well, how do you know? Can you give me an example of her caring for us being an ulterior motive for selfish intentions?

[She honestly didn't expect her to make this conversation serious either and it shows as her expression becomes strangely irritated, her eyes closed as her fingers close into tight balled fists.]

Even so, you know what she plans on doing, right—!?

[Shit.

She's so mad at herself for thinking this, for even contemplating these thoughts. And how it's so easy...]

And how am I supposed to give an example if she doesn't tell me anything? But doing that gets what she wants in the end, doesn't it?

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She's planning on giving up the family heir title, right?

[ He's pretty sure that she's referring to that but he's not for sure. Seeing how irritated she looks as she clenches her fists worries him. Is Kotone really that angry over this? ]

Then you can't say for sure she's using us for selfish reasons. So, I don't buy it at all.

That's right--

[She shakes her head, sighing and unclenching her hands. Honestly, she needs to keep her emotions more in check.

Especially about things that she might be wrong about.]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get frustrated. It just isn't fair. She's giving up something that makes her life easy. Why would someone give up a life like that?

[...] Don't answer that. Anyway, we got too far off topic. You still haven't answered my question.

It's fine. I don't know the extent of your relationship with her, so I'm not going to pretend like I do. I...

[ But then he stops when she tells him not to answer, so he doesn't say anything. It's frustrating because he wants to tell her the reason and hopefully help shed some light on Mio's situation but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.

So, after letting out a smile, he does manage to smile at her question. ]

There's a lot of reasons why I love her. The first thing that attracted me to her, is how ambitious she is. She has a determination to succeed and it shows just by how hard she works even if she doesn't want to be heir. I like how she'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. I don't think it's a bad trait to have at all.

I also appreciate how intelligent she is, as well. Among that, I... love that she loves me for who I am and not because of my status. Mio's the one who brings a smile to my face everyday and I can't imagine how dull my life would be without her around. She's one of the most important peope in my life.

[Hearing all of this is really nice, especially when it's from a perspective that isn't her own. It causes her eyes to widen and she can't help but almost blush. This is embarrassing to hear.

But she's really happy, too.

Extremely so.]

You really do care a lot.

[Not that she doubted it, but it's nice to hear. But now that they're out of the serious territory, she kind of.

She wants to see how he'll react. It's horrible, she knows, but without saying anything more she leans up against the table and decides to lean in close to steal his lips for a kiss.]

[ Admittedly, he thought it was a little strange that she was blushing. Unless she's embarrassed by his words? That's quite possible too. ]

I do. I love her-

[ But then suddenly his world comes crashing down when he feels her lips pressed against his and he's not sure what to think. Because... why is Kotone of all people kissing him?

He just sits there and stares with wide eyes, he can't even kiss back because he's so confused.

Just.

What??? ]

[That sure is an expression. And while there's the hungry part of her that wants to kiss him more, to deepen it and just let herself do as she pleases, she forces herself away from him as she sits back down properly, not even bothering to look at him as her face is now an even darker scarlet.]

...sorry, that was just a force of ha-

[She stops herself from finishing that sentence, blushing even more as she puts her hands on her lap.]

Sorry.

[That.

That sure just happened.]

[ Sorry Mio. His face is going to be frozen like this for a little bit. ]

[ Once he is finally able to process everything, his face turns several shades of red as he closes his eyes and lets out the longest sigh ever.

No wonder why he's had a strange feeling ever since he spoke to 'Kotone' because she's not Kotone.

God dammit. HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN! With it being April Fools. ]

Hello Mio...

[ That's it. That's all he has to say... for now. ]

...

[She's a little quiet as her gaze still doesn't meet his in the slightest bit, but now that she's found out, she can finally stop slouching and straighten herself out, twirling a strand of black hair around her finger looking almost guilty.]

H-Hey... you're not mad, are you?

[ For a full five minutes, he doesn't say anything and stares at her with the most disappointed expression on his face. She may not be looking at him, but he's certainly staring at her. Hard. ]

I'm not exactly mad.

[ He pauses, letting out a sigh before taking a loud sip from his boba tea before speaking to her. ]

Annoyed is the correct word. [ He clears out his throat, attempting to do his best Mio impression. ] Why would my own sister send me to ask that question? Couldn't she just ask you herself?

You certainly played me for a fool.

I promised you that I was going to show you that I was good at making my voice sound different.

[And she did. She is, however, crossing her arms over her chest now although there's something about her expression seems somewhat...hurt?]

I'm sorry, anyway. [Mio actually means it as she shrinks in her seat, feeling a little uncomfortable for once.] I just wanted to hear your answer... as someone else.

[To put things in perspective.

But now she kind of regrets everything because of everything else she said during the entirety of this conversation and she's just burying her face in her hands.]

[ At first Leon doesn't say anything because honestly, he's feeling a little frustrated at this joke. He frowns and closes his eyes, contemplating what to say. Noticing the hurt in her eyes, he didn't want to explode and make it worse even if he's annoyed.

A long sigh escapes from his mouth and he gets up from his hair, walking over to wrap his arms around her for a warm embrace. ]

Just don't do something like that again, moron. Talk to me directly if you want to hear my thoughts.

[ One of his hands moves away from her body so he and stroke the top of her head, running his fingers through her silky hair.]

I don't like the way you spoke about yourself.

Eh?

[She can't help herself when he suddenly gets up and wrap his arms around her. It's warm and comforting and she wants to bury her head into his shoulder, trying her best not to cry, even though her shoulders are shaking as she leans into his touch.

His fingers stroking her hair - even if it is a wig - is always nice.]

I'm sorry... It's just, I- [Damn it. Her voice trembles and she's almost about to cry.] ... I'm. Am I wrong for wanting to stop being the heir?

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