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     ”I bet we could get this whatever percent off if we say we’re going as twins, sounds great right?” Peace sign prompted as she still holds onto the Nerds that she picked out. "We have the whole hair scheme going, if only we had the same wardrobe!" Looking at what she’s wearing and what Yachi dons, she’s sure if there’s a clothes store around they could pull it off, right? Just tack on some horns and say twin demons or something like that.

     ”I like it a lot, you picked such a good place!!” Praise of course since its really nice of Yahci to even pick a place like this, “Maybe we could even help give candy out to kids or something like that!” Just something to pass the time since it seems like they were going to be here for awhile. She wonders where the pudding and stuff would be at, looking up at where the aisle signs were to read what would be there. "But pop rocks and nerds with pudding sounds good right? My big brother says that stuff is disgusting and would send someone to the hospital.. but it only happened once.. not all the time."

"Ah!" Her chain of thoughts were broken when Momo started speaking again. Her eyes trailed to the packets of sweets that the other was grasping on. She let out a chuckle, grinning. "Heh heh, fret not... I'm sure we'll be able to trick them into selling these in a cheaper price..." They looked pretty similar, that was true. If only Yachi could be a tad bit taller... They would look almost identical then. "We should bargain with them to the lowest price possible! And... If it doesn't work, we should... Buy some matching outfits, right!" Matching outfits were cute, anyway! 

Upon hearing Momo's compliment, her cheeks flushed pink. "I'm glad you like it... It's a wonderful place! Sweet and cute..." She wanted to add a 'just like you' to what she had just said, but oh, that would be a tad bit too mushy. Giving out candies to the kids sounded like a good idea. Yachi had never tried doing stuff like that before, anyway — it would be a new experience. "Sure! We could do that — it sounds cool!" 

Pop rock and nerds with pudding, huh... The truth is, Yachi didn't know. That mixture of sweets was, like she mentioned before, all new and unique. She had never seen anyone trying something like that before — but hey, it may taste good, right? "I don't know — we could give it a shot... Eh, wait, it landed someone in the hospital?" Was it that bad? No way, right? 

     She sees all the normal type candy like SNICKERS® and TWIX® laid about in different areas and even a few candy bags zipped up with them being themed as small skeletons and brains. They were truly trying to do it out, little bats made out a jelly substance in a few of them. "You picked a good place, there’s so many things to choose from!" Truthfully, she couldn’t wait, even her stomach was growling and it was loud enough for people to hear.

     When she notices a small kid looking at her, she couldn’t help but chuckle in a nervous manner before turning so that she was facing Yachi’s way. “I wouldn’t even know where to start.” Considering the way Momo ate food, she’d probably experiment it with it somehow, some way.

     ”Oo! We should buy pop rocks and nerds because if you pour it in pudding, it’s so ood.. especially chocolate pudding.” Her taste buds were quite something, like how she loved red bean soup with cola poured into it. At this moment, she releases the female’s hands and walks over to a shelf that had a rather large box of strawberry and grape nerds that was black and orange for the holidays. "We could use this too!" Now, hopefully, Yachi suffered enough in her life to realize Momo’s taste buds were quite off.

"Oh! Halloween!" That's right — how could she forget about the upcoming occasion? This definitely explained the people who were adorned with different... Frightening outfits. Ah, frightening outfits. Even up till now, she was still terrified of those scary outfits — she knew they were merely normal people dressing up, but those outfits... They looked too real. Still gives her the spooks, really. "Ah... They're really into the mood, alright!" 

The different types of candy was mouth-watering indeed. There were lots of new types of candy which Yachi herself had never even seen before — this was definitely a new experience for her. "A good place, huh? I—Is that right? I'm glad you like this place!" Oh, she was more than glad, actually. At least she won't have to worry about Momo finding her boring for bringing her to the good old candy shop. Yachi couldn't wait to get around selecting the different candies she wanted to try out. 

As she heard Momo's stomach growling, she couldn't help to giggle as well — she thought that it was real cute! "Hmm, we could try everything in here!" 

   Tying the store’s apron around his small body, he ran out to the counter to greet any new customers. Dark hues spotted a blonde girl about his size, maybe a bit taller, muttering to herself. Maybe she was the same age as him and she probably needed help. Now it’s his time to shine! 

"Ah... Hey!" She greeted back, a smile on her face. Her orange irises scanned the variety of chocolate in his hands with interest — she had never tried eating any of them, really — but they looked delicious enough, alright. "Oh... Is that so?" Yachi herself had only tasted the sweets in this particular candy store. Though, it wouldn't hurt to give trying out the chocolate here a shot! 

     He’s in front of the mirror, finalizing an outfit that he’s spent about an hour selecting — a black mash-up from the demon category, accompanied by a hooded red cloak; the thick fabric sits heavily on his shoulders, but he likes that aspect of it. What he doesn’t like, however, are how wide the sleeves are; as a result, he finds that they tend to snag, against certain surfaces, and in his haste, the headband slips from his hair and lands on the floor, but as he bends to pick it up, he finds that someone’s beaten him to it — or something, rather… a pumpkin?

She was surprised by his reaction when he turned behind and saw her, really. Another drop of sweat trickled down her forehead. What was wrong now — something on her face? Something he wanted to continue teasing her about?! Geez, what was wrong with him, exactly? It was not until he started speaking again and mentioning the term 'Karasuno's Manager' when she realized — Wait, he knew her? "Huh? The other one? The apprentice? Y—Yeah, that's right. That's me..." How did he know her, anyway? Did they meet somewhere before? 

It was not until she took another good look at him when she remembered — ah, they did meet one another before indeed! He was the captain of, say, which school again? That's right — Nekoma! She wasn't exactly sure when she had seen him — was it at the training camp, perhaps? She did remember collecting rubbish from someone that looked like him. But oh, she couldn't remember what his name was. 

The streets end up being full of people who had already picked out their costumes — various versions of vampires, demons, werewolves and things you’d normally only see in horror movies. The crowd only grows thicker as he approaches the costume shop, visible from tens of feet away, due to the excessive, neon advertisements; and, since the entirety of his attention is focused on the bright colors right ahead of him, he doesn’t even notice walking into someone abrubtly, a loud scream drowning out all the other noise.

“Oh,” he glances down, instinctively; offers her a small, apologetic grin, putting both of his arms up defensively. “No, no — don’t apologize! I should be the one saying sorry,” considering that she’s small and petite and he’s — well, not. It takes him a few seconds to connect the dots — she seems oddly familiar, somehow, although a particular memory doesn’t come to mind; nevertheless, it’s enough to pique his interest, and he smiles, cheerfully, glancing up to look at the costume shop again.

She turned towards the direction which the other was looking at — the costume shop. That's right. I was on my way there! She recalled. Well, before they collided into one another, of course. "Huh? Y—Yes, I'm going there." She replied, nodding her head a tad bit too violently. "You're going to... Bring me there?" Oh, that seemed like a good idea — she would probably not be able to reach there alone, anyway — considering how she would be unable to make it through the crowds of people. 

"Oh... Sure thing... I guess..." Not like he looked evil or anything. Even if he was evil, it was a mere trip to the costume shop, anyway — everything would be fine. Besides, since he looked a little familiar — she may have seen him around before she arrived in the city. In school? During one of the games? She didn't know. No one she had encountered before her arrival here, was bad or whatsoever. It should be all okay. 

She cowered back a little when the term 'vampire' was brought up. Oh, please — not those blood-sucking creatures. Yachi had seen them on television before — gosh, they could and probably would kill her if she met one. "V—Vampires..." Anything but vampires. Well, maybe not anything, though. 

     ”Yes you! You’re my fiancé!! I’m not a pretty big deal or anything so you’ll know everything about me, I promise!” She states this ever so happily and even when the other looks away, Momo blinks and wonders did she do something wrong. Quickly does she look the exact same way to see if there’s something over there, "Do you see something!?" She’s not all that bright but she does hold a good conscious from time to time, her free hand raising and being placed above her eyes to block out the soon to see if there’s anything there.

     She doesn’t see what’s caught the other’s eyes, but Momo even squints as she keeps hold of the other’s hand. "Or is there another place you wanted to visit after this because if so, I’m game!" Because of her disposition, Momo could never think Yachi is weird since she believes herself to be abnormal considering her abilities. Either way, she squeezes the girl’s hand lightly, "I don’t have anything else planned today so we can do whatever…!" 

When the other started speaking to her again, she was snapped out of her thoughts. Her cheeks turned light pink and a shy smile emerged upon her features — it seemed like she had noticed that Yachi was gazing away. "No, no!" She stated quickly, pulling a loose strand of hair behind her ear with her free hand. "I didn't see anything, don't worry!" 

She noticed how their hands were still grasped together — that was awkward, but cute to her. She let out another embarrassed chuckle and shook her head. "This place is fine with me! Really fine! Couldn't be more fine!" Oh, well — her clumsiness was showing itself again. Hopefully Momo was fine with that — she would have to get used to it — considering how they probably had to live with each other for a long, long time. "Um.. I don't have anything up today too! Luckily!" 

A darker shade of pink was formed on her cheeks once again. Oh, why was she so sensitive in front of pretty girls? "I'm ready! Always ready when you're ready!" Ah, she couldn't wait for this to begin already. They were definitely going to have a blast — she could smell it. 

    “Oui! That is correct.” He answers the girl’s question with much ease, only the two of them are in the apartment at the moment, so the obvious is present. Once again, his prediction is correct. His trusty prophecies never fail him, making just about every presumption accurate.

    A hand reaches back, and brushes back the cloak that’s attached to his headdress, “You catch on quick, ma fille! I should be impressed, maybe.” With that, he crosses his arms for a brief moment, “I feel as if I didn’t introduce myself well enough, pardon me.”

    From the belt of his hakama, he reveals his wooden flute which is now held gracefully in his palm.

    “Hark! The call of the heavens, the earth, the sea… They summon me forth to defeat evil! Waka, the gods’ gift to man, is here! Bonjour!” With his arm over his chest, he raises the hand which carries his trusty flute to strike a dramatic pose.

She was caught aback indeed when she saw the flute flying upwards, and she stumbled backwards, almost tripping on the carpet that was lined on the ground. "W—Wow! Flute..." Did he play the flute, or something like that? She supposed she'll have to ask him later. 

At this moment, she realized that she had forgotten to introduce herself. "Oh! My name is Yachi... Yachi Hitoka! I'm a Manager of a Volleyball Club!" She was about to reach her hand forward for a handshake when the flute came lunging towards her, which caused her to pull it back again. An embarrassed smile emerged on her features.

"The celebrations... You meant Halloween, right? Yes, it's good to see everyone happy..." She nodded her head. "W—Well, besides the fact that Halloween is a little... S—Scary..." Oh, Yachi was just no good with the terrifying costumes people put on.

     One more glance at her device to see what time this would all be placed, she finds it convenient that it’s soon. Though she could wait, she knows better to do that. If she doesn’t get a head start, she’ll probably get herself lost. She believes in herself after all. The belief to go the wrong way.

     Placing her feet onto the floor and sliding them into the shoes she normally wears, she makes sure to pull down her hoodie with ‘Aun’ written on the front. She has to make sure the label looks at least straight, she’s proud of her exquisite taste. One more check in the mirror and pulling of a smile along with a peace sign, thinking that it’s cute enough, she finds her way out her home. Now, she does end up lost for about fifteen minutes, since she’s new here she doesn’t officially know her way around as much as she believes but she knows where to go in order to get to work.

     Getting a head start did benefit her in the long run, those fifteen minutes weren’t wasted at all which she’s proud of herself. Hand raised to pat her back, she finally bends down and hands grasp her knees as she tries to catch her breath. "I.." Inhale. "I made it!!" She exclaims and out the corner of her eyes, she spots her… Yachi Hitoka. Quickly leaning back up straight and her eyes open, "A-AHA!"

     "You’re! My fiancé!” It’s easy to tell, the other standing outside the shop and seems to have been waiting. Momo scratches the back of her dual colored locks, laughing in an embarrassed manner as she tries to get herself together. A smile forms on her features as she extends her hand to the other, she’s polite sometimes but can be waaay too loud for her own good. “I’m sorry if I’m late, this is such a big place.. but I’m excited!” She pauses once more,

"Fiancé! Me!" She repeated, still in a state of confusion. It was still hard to believe, though — she was finally able to meet her fiancé. It seemed almost like... A dream. She listened to what the other girl had to say patiently, the thoughts in her mind all jumbled together. She smiled sheepishly, scratching the side of her cheek.

"I—It's not a problem! Don't... Don't worry about it!" She let out an awkward chuckle, as she reached out to the girl's hands as well. A light blush formed on her cheeks, her eyes wandering to the side — a little reluctant to look at the other in the eye. What if she found her weird or something like that? Yachi definitely wouldn't want someone she had just met— especially her spouse — to have such an impression of her.  

She tests herself at a nearby cafe, practically bouncing on her heels at the thought of a sweet treat to it. Pastries were her second favourite thing, right behind various meats of course. She pauses her bouncing long enough to notice the sudden dejected air around the person in front of her. Out of pure curiosity, she leans forward, nosily trying to see what the blonde was doing. 

"Uwah? Me?" Her orange irises landed on the young girl. Yachi let out a small and awkward laugh. She didn't lose anything important, really — she was just short of some money to purchase her cup of latte — but she was too embarrassed to mention it. What if this girl started laughing at her for being forgetful or something? 

"U—Um, I didn't lose anything important, actually... I'm just, um — um..." Should she tell her? 

    “My, it’s such a surprise seeing such festivities upon arrival, is it not?” The first thing he utters when entering his newly, acquired apartment house. Truly, not something he had in mind, but it’ll do. For the most part, the apartment is rather quaint, very cute for a family of three! Maybe some edits need to be done to make it more fitting to his tastes, but there isn’t much to complain about, truly.

    Turning around on his sandals, to face a small girl that enters the room, he speaks again, “Ah, excusez-moi. I didn’t mean to take such a long time arriving, I just wanted to get a glimpse of this land before coming here.” The decorations, pumpkins about with faces carved onto their surface, along with skeletons, and scarecrows… Actually, it’s rather spooky, but at the scene of children running around with creative masks worn, laughing with the most evident delight he feels at ease.

Of course, it took the lass some time to find her way into the apartment. She was not the best when it comes to navigating around new places, after all. Imagine the surprise when Yachi found a blonde male — who didn't particularly look too old, really — standing in the living room. As he spun around and started speaking to her, she was still in a daze — who is this person?