That night, Yunne was punching her pillow, holding it with both of her hands like choking someone's neck.
It wasn't anything that made Yunne mad; she just felt so terrible for not having her phone there and snap that Cupid smile and save it to her phone.
'Gods…what was I thinking…' She shouldn't do that! The most beautiful things are the rarest!
She should not keep it in her phone! Though who knows she can blackmail Nova with it, she should not…
That's some bad behavior right there…though she bet Nova has some picture of them…maybe when he comes back, she should try to ask him about it…
She was curious about it. Did Cupid smile when he was a child, or is he just as he is right now?
That is also a great idea to approach Nova…Yunne, you are a genius!
Yunne turned off the light and lay down on her fluffy bed with all her adorable stuffed animal laying around her bed.
Some of them were gifted to her by Rose and her friend; they found out she loves cute and small things, it's like an affection you have when you see a baby, a kitten, or hamsters.
Though they said Yunne is the adorable one, she think out there, someone is even more adorable. The super adorable god of them all…
Could it be Cupid…?
Know that she thinks of it…when she first found some news about Cupid and Nova. They said Cupid's cold-hearted, and the way he talks like he wants to end the conversation with you right away.
So she was gathering everything she got on that day when she wrote a letter to ask for Cupid's help.
She feel ashame when she asks Cupid to help with handing out the cake.
But every time, he simply listens and understands Yunne just the way she is.
She only asks Cupid for help, but now it's as if they're just like how friend is to each other.
This is the first time she has a friend who's a boy. Most of her friends are girls. It felt abit diffrent, like how the boys are so freely expressing their ideas and thoughts to each other…
If Cupid or Heos doesn't like anything, they just say it out loud. Being around the girl, it's like playing tatic game sometimes…no…maybe even war strategy.
It abit embarrassed when they talk about something you don't have the knowledge of…Yunne feels left out so often that she just smiles and lets it be at this point…
The feeling of being included…it was this good…?
Do I really have a crush on Nova…? Or do I want to be friends with him…just like how she feels included when playing with Cupid and Heos. She wants to be a part of the picture in Nova's story…
But now that she thinks about it…she doesn't really have a strong feeling for Nova like before…why is that?
Uh…
Yunne is failing to sleep after losing herself in thought. Some question was never answered that day, yet new question start poping up in her head.
Yunne had a rather strange dream that night.
"Nice to meet you all, and welcome back to our cooking show!" Dream Yunne said in excitement: "Today, our guest is Rosey!"
Rosey was sitting on the sofa next to the kitchen that was so fancy and absolutely not from Yunne's home at all.
"What would you like to eat today, Rosey?"
"Anything made by you is fine by me!" Rosey joyfully said.
"Uh…then how about one of your favorites? Choux à la crème!"
"Oh my, Choux à la crème? I would love to!" Rosey nodded her head.
"Alright! Let's start cooking, shall we?"
Yunne pulls out all the cooking tools, but they're so colorful, like plastic toys being used to play by some 5-year-old kid.
She cracked a plastic egg even though it refused to open and threw it into the trash can. When Yunne turned back to the bowl, the egg yolk was already there.
Using her toy look-alike egg whisk, she whisks the egg and just throws the whole bowl into the oven when the egg whisk is with it.
And then take some white lilies out of the fridge, scrape them into flour. Then she took off her chef's hat and took a computer mouse off her head, popped open and take it battery, and put it into the flour bowl.
Put everything into the mixer, and somehow the Choux à la crème dish appears.
"And this is how you make a Choux à la crème!" Yunne said before bringing the dish over to Rosey.
Rosey clapped her hands in joy. "You're such a cool chef Yunne! You should cook for me from now on!"
"What are you saying, Rosey?" Yunne giggles and hits Rosey on the shoulder: "If I need to cook for you…"
But it seemed like that hit wasn't very weak…it made Rosey slip her feet and fall down into a lake near there.
"R…Rosey?!" Yunne panicked, holding her head with both of her hands, and started screaming.
But just a few seconds later, light appeared from the lake's surface, and a familiar face slowly showed up.
"C…Cupid?!"
He shines the light on those in this realm, wearing a white peplos with red cloak hanging over his left side shoulder down to his arm.
Cupid slowly opened his eyes, looked down at Yunne before asking her with a gentle voice:
[[My child, did you accidentaly drop something?]]
"I…ah yes…my friend…"
[[Is that so…]] He looked away for a moment as if thinking about something before looking back at Yunne: [[Not your best friend?]]
"What…?"
[[She said, she's Yunne best friend.]]
"Yes! It's her! Can you…"
[[Not friend.]]
"Yes…?" Yunne confusingly look straght into Cupid's face: "Is her name Rosey? Uh…She fell into your…lake…sir…"
[[No no, she only confirm to me that she's Yunne best friend.]]
"Do you mind asking her again about that, sir?"
[[I think she'll be out of breath by now if I don't pull her out of the water…]]
"Sir, please return her back to me…"
[[Alright.]] Cupid closed his eyes and put both of his hands down into the lake, then he pulled out a gold Rosey and a silver Rosey. [[Oh, I think I accidentally pulled out the 1999 version.]]
"What does that even mean?!"
[[Anyway, little lady, which one does you want?]]
"Uhm…" Yunne, look at both of Rosey in Cupid's hand, then shake her head. "Sir, can I have the…normal one?"
[[The one originate from your wishes or the real deal one?]]
"Yes…Sir? The one that fell down just now…like, that one, not any other…"
[[Let me make it clear to you, child. That Rosey of yours is just a lingering of your memory fragment. The cooking show is over, you know how to actually cook with real tools now, Yunne, so go talk to the real deal.]]
"What? What are you talking about…"
But before she could continue, the alarm clock woke her up.
"Uh…" She slowly moved her hand over to turn off the alarm on her phone.
What the heck was that…
She doesn't remember much; it's been a while since she dreamed. Something something…Rose is there…she looks like the young Rose that Yunne played with in the past…Cupid shines very bright…and ask her about something…gold and silver?
"Yunne, honey! Did you wake up yet?"
She jumped out of her bed before answering back to her mom: "Yes, mom! I'm all up now!"
No time for thinking, Yunne! As she ran to the closet to get her uniform and start preparing for school.
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As Cupid sketch out a cute little octopus in his notebook, the teacher stading next to the board announce about the winter festival to the remain member of class A-1 and A-2.
"Next week friday will be the start of the winter spot festival. If any of you want to sign in, you can ask the class president to help with it. Ahh, right, since none of the class presidents are here…" The teacher looked around the class before spotting a hand raised up: "Yes, Heos?"
"Can I help with that, teacher?"
"Oh…great! Then come to the teacher's room and get the register paper this noon, after all your class ends, that is…" He reminds Heos before continue "Who wants to join in, remember to sign your name and write the event that you want to play."
"Teacher, may I ask you something?" One of the students in class raised her hand.
"Yes, you may," he seemed tired but still talked in a polite voice.
"What kind of games will we have in this year's spot festival?"
"Well… let's see…" he clumsily put out his phone from his pant pocket: "We have marathon, as always, of course…and then tug of war, swimming, bike games…and…uh, no, that's it for this year…"
"Ah man…" Heos said in a disappointed voice: "We don't have the egg or flour game something…?"
"Nah, that was way too messy…" another student complained.
It was a game where you put an egg into the spoon and then hold it with your mouth, walk over a distance to your teammate. And instead of giving it to your teammate normally, you still have to bite the spoon with your mouth and only pass the egg on to the other teammate's spoon, who is also holding the spoon with their mouth.
Two years ago, it was egg. But they changed it to flour for the least messy, but it got even worse because the student keep laughing and breathing too strong make the flour fly everywhere…
The president's council was smiling like he was on his deathbed, looked down at the school back yard after the game was over, and said: "This place looks like a crack factory work…"
Everyone who stands near him has to hold their mouth with both of their hand, holding in the laugh.
Rose breathed out a long sigh and said they should either change the game or not have it in the festival event at all… "I'll ask the teacher about this…"
"We'll think of another different game…but for now, that's all we have," the teacher said and put his phone back. "Also, don't give your mind to the games too much, the midterm exam is coming up soon…"
"Dam…it's actually coming…" Cupid can hear someone panic from beside him.
School life was always like this…test then event, exam then school activity…then test then exam…
How did everyone around him even have time for romance…amazing, it's it…
Cupid finished drawing his little octopus before a shadow showed up, covering his notebook with darkness.
"Cupid, have you figured out what games you're gonna join in the spot festival yet?" It was Heos, asking with his excited voice.
"Uh…" He is still looking at his adorable little octopus. "Haven't figured yet, but guess I'll join the running team."
"Again?! You already ran last year, right? How about trying something new this time around!"
"Uh…" He wants to draw more octopus…maybe another fish or two. "Not really into it…"
"Why not?"
"You want me to join the same games as you or something?" Cupid finally looks up, but his expression isn't looking so happy.
"Well…" Heos blinks, forgot how Cupid said he was a type that was easy to read…was I really that showing? "Kinda…"
"Uh…what kind of games do you plan to sign up for…" he turned back at his notebook and drew a little fish near that small octopus.
"Swimming!"
"Uh! No."
"What?! Why!!!"
"It's cold as hell." Who thinks swimming in the winter is a good idea…not Cupid…he hates the cold…
"Ah…I see…" Heos looked out to the window, thinking about something, but before he could speak, Cupid cut him right through.
"And don't think about changing to marathon or something." Cupid colored his octopus with the pink gel pen that he always keeps in his pen case.
"Hey! How did you know…"
"Heos…go do your thing." Cupid's emotionless voice makes the advice he gives out seem like cold words to brush Heos off. He thinks he might cause misunderstanding, so he continues: "You don't need to swing my way, just do as you like."
"But I'm gonna get kinda lonely so…don't mind if I join you?" Heos said it in a question tone, like how a person already stands right in front of your house, but still ask if they can come in.
Cupid gives him a small sigh: "Alright. If you can't ask anyone in our section or your friend to join you on that swimming games, you can sign up for the marathon and run with me."
Cupid still stands his ground at that, 'Swimming in the winter? No.' opinion but he does make it clear to Heos that this is for Heos own comfort if he wants to change the games and play with Cupid.
Heos nodded happily before running out of class to go ask all his other friends' opinions.
Ahh, now that you think about it…Heos present feel kinda lonely too, don't he, now that Liu and some others are not here with him.
Liu often accompanies him so much that it is familiar to spot them going somewhere together.
Was Liu trying to keep that lonely guy away from being isolated…?
Heos is a cheerful guy, he always walks with his group of friends, he wasn't lonely, my ass…why is Cupid the first one to be asked to join him in the spot festival event…doesn't he have better choices out there to pick…this school has three sections and 4 class of our grade anyway…
Cupid breathed out a long breath, let not think about such rumors and nonsense. Look out the blue, clear sky with no cloud, Cupid frown, Nova…please come back…
Who will I play with when break time comes…I'm so lonely…I miss your food and all that kicking and pissing off when I accidentally hit your bad heart…
Hic…Cupid feels so pathetic today…