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"So, if by 'food' you meant pastries, then we're about to have plenty here, we just need about three minutes to refill!" Eirwen chuckled, finding the other demigoddess's question and herself pleasantly adorable. The bakery had entered its busiest time of the year, and thanks to the residents' passionate love, there would be moments when almost nothing was left in the display cabinets, just like this one.

"Oh, nothing, it's part of our latest promotion!"

Eirwen beamed at the lovely demigoddess, her eyes seemed to sparkle in the colorful decorative lights of the Black Forest bakery. She put two gingermans in the bakery's Christmas-themed signature box, skilfully tightened a bright red ribbon on the top, then put the box in a bigger bag together with the customer's orders.

He partly did not expect Yeji's question, even though he was pretty sure she had witnessed the whole video call between Ahri and him. Their conversation was still safe enough to be carried out in public, but it was almost impossible to deny that love was in the air. The call should be just to remind her that they would go out for dinner later that evening, but knowing himself, Ayden could not just let Ahri hang up without turning her into all giggly and blushing with his flirty remarks.

It dawned on Lio then that throughout the timeline of their knowing each other, he indeed gave Yeji a hand to get out of muddy situations more than once. Now that he got to think about it, Lio started to wonder if Lady Luck and Yeji got a really bumpy relationship, or if he was actually her jinx.

Just a few minutes ago, while making his way home, he spotted this creep luring around a dark corner, as if waiting for Yeji to walk right into his trap. Just like what a friend should do, he sped up, called her name, started a casual conversation as he subtly navigated her toward another route, then briefly explained what he saw once they were back to the safe zone.

Ayden's drowsy eyes lifted up, trying to navigate where Yeji's voice was coming from. A goofy smile bloomed instantly on his lips once he saw his twin sister's face, his fox ears twitched once, twice in place of his 'good morning', or whatever good the time of the day was, to her.

A summer gala starter for @mpyeji

Truth be told, Ayden was fashionably late to the gala on purpose. It was partly because making a thunderous entrance was surprisingly never his cup of tea, and mostly because obviously, he wished to keep his presence a secret for a little while. 

Seeing glamours in all shapes and sizes blooming around the hall made Ayden briefly regret not bringing his camera along. But it wasn’t a working night tonight, the son of Inari reminded himself, and so he eased his way into the boisterous seasonal joy with a little wine and a couple of chit chats. 

It didn’t take long until Ayden spotted the sight he had been anticipating to see. Yeji’s stunning outfit and hair-do instantly put a proud smile on his face, even though it was dimmed just a slightly bit as feline-like eyes landed on her companion of the night. He had got no history with his twin sister’s date, yet that wasn’t enough to keep his over-protective-brother mode get triggered. Anyhow, it was the perfect time to let Yeji know that her twin brother was back. 

"I can't breathe, Yeji."

"Originally said by iccolò Machiavelli in The Prince, but yeah, it's got famous thanks to Lewis Caroll's Red Queen." Lio spilt those out in one go, then paused himself for a few seconds, striving to recall how he knew whatever he had just said. Flash of genius, let's say. But he knew he was digressing.