Sorina Week Day 1-Â The daisy's game
 SoooâŚis my first time at Sorina Week and I hope you guys enjoyâŚbecause I actually am not a fan of flowers and i struggled a little bit but well I made it and I I really hope I didnât mess this up. Enjoy!! Donât forget to check the notes at the end!
âWhat a stupid game!â Erina murmured as she removed the last petal from the flower she carried. She let her purple eyes search the place and felt bad for violating the ornated garden for her own pleasure.
She didnât know for sure what had compelled her to pluck some flowers for such a game. Maybe it was the last chapter of her shoujou Manga, in which the protagonist was fortunate to have her feelings reciprocated by her crush soon after being successful in the daisyâs game.
She sighed deeply as she remembered that even if it were true, the game would never work if she had no one to think about. She looked at the floor and saw the three flowers without itâs petals, a sign of her failure until then, and felt bad for sacrificing such beauty for nothing. The truth is that, at least once in her life, she wanted to do something normal. Something young people her age would do.
But how could even a game as simple as that seem impossible to a person like her. She could have the garden covered with daisies, she could spend the day in the eternal âloves me, loves me notâ, but she had not stopped to think about the main thing: who to think about when playinf the daisyâs game?
She searched her mind for options until she heard a voice behind her.
âYo, Nakiriâ The red-haired boy with a broad smile seemed to bring the sun in his golden eyes.
âY..Yukihira! Why are you here?â
âI need you to try a new recipe, this time Iâm sure youâll find my food deliciousâ
âThis day will never come Yukihira! And how did you find out I was here? Who let you in? â
âGramps told me that you decided to spend the morning in the garden. Curious, I never thought you were the kind that likes nature, Nakiri â
âWellâŚThere are a lot of things you donât know about meâ
âHm, yeah sure. Well, then, this is a start. Nakiri likes nature.â
She almost laughed at his serious face. Finger on chin and eyes down, as if he was really making a mental note.
âOf all the things you should know about me, one should already have been fixed in your thick skull, I donât think and I will never find your food deliciousâ
The girl crossed her arms in front of her chest and frowned at him.
âThatâs what weâll see, Nakiri.â The young man just grinned at her expected attitude. But his eyes drifted quickly to the flower stalk that remained securely in the girlâs hands.
âWhat do you have there, Nakiri?â
Soma approached and noticed the other stalks of fallen flowers beside the girl.
âYou look like youâre gardening with your bare hands. Were you left without a gardener, Nakiri â
âItâs nothing like that, you idiot! Itâs just a game!â She regretted it soon after the words came out of her mouth. She saw the boy raise his eyebrows and then show a smile
âDonât tell me youâre playing The daisyâs game, Nakiriâ
âThat doesnât concern you!â
âSo you really are!â Soma pointed his finger accusingly at the heiress, and let a laugh slip from his lips.
âAnd what do you have to do with it, commoner?â
Soma shrugged and teased her.
âIt seems like you didnât have much success, em Nakiri?
"Thatâs because I forgot to think of someone, okay! But what do you know about it? Bet you never played this game! â
Again, Erina watched the young man put his fingers in his chin and access his deepest memories
âYouâre right, Iâve never played this game myself. Well since Iâm here, do you want to try to play it together? â
âOh come on Nakiri, I take one petal and you take the other.â
âAnd what about the person you have to think about?â
âHmm ⌠I think Iâll think about you, youâre the only one that I want to hear say that loves my food.â
âYou know this game isnât about food, right?â
âI know, but I also know itâs just a game, so I think I can make some changes. After all, itâs not like this game could define our lives, is it?
Soma plucked one of the daisies that adorned the garden and offered it to the blonde girl. She looked at him suspiciously but picked up the flower anyway. She pondered for a few seconds before removing the first petal.
The girl offered the flower to the boy and he just took the petal off the other end. It would be unexpected for Yukihira to follow the order of the petals.
She followed her own order, laughing at the times when the boy was doing a real staging with the words âloves me notâ as he plucked another petal.
Erina could feel the weather getting lighter. She was amused at every grimace he made and blushed every time his hands brushed against hers as he tried to grasp the stalk of the flower. Soon they reached the last petal and she widened her eyes as she remembered that she had not thought of anyone.
âYou want to do this together?â
âLetâs count to 3. And in 3 we take the petal together, what do you think?â
She looked at the last petal and thought it was large enough that her fingers would not even touch his.
âHm ⌠Itâs ⌠Itâs alrightâ
As she placed her fingers on the petal, Erina felt his hands cover hers. Her cheeks flushed scarlet red as she identified his breath near her ear. When had he come so close?
She redirected her gaze to him and saw him getting lost in her amethyst eyes. Her racing heart made her tremble, and his warm hands reminded her of the warmth of a blanket on a winter night.
The withdrawn petal was now dancing in the air toward the ground. Fall with grace and sweetness. And even after arriving at its final destination, the phrase that was to be spoken still stuck in their throats and they were still shocked by the proximity between them.
Throughout this last round, she had no other person in her thoughts than he. She wondered if he had done it deliberately, but she didnât think he would be aware of such an act until she felt him closing the distance between them.
âLoves meâ she heard him whisper before giving herself to his lips.
So this is actually all I can do about flowers because like I said, not a big fan right here. This is a oneshot and i really hope you guys had great time reading it! Reviews are very welcome! Annnd do not worry your pretty little heads because #7minutes will continue and I just took a break to try to participate at the sorina week this yearâŚand about threats from the pastâŚyeah it will continue as well but i will take my time cause itâs a even more complicated and dark fic but donât worries⌠I didnât give up anything..yetâŚhahahaha! =P
Hope hear from you guys soon!