SURPRISE Itsuki x Letifaire
—Itsuki joined Zeliska to 'prank' Letifaire. It wasn't really what he expected.
; #.ymfmop24 ; happy birthday itsuki!! <3 ; #itsufaire
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Gun Gale Online didn’t do April Fools. The game took itself seriously and it wasn’t like Itsuki cared about the foolish celebrations of the day anyway. So when Zeliska came up to him to ask him to join her in pranking someone, he was inclined to join—until of course, Zeliska mentioned the person she was pranking was Letifaire.
He immediately canceled his raid and took the elevator to Letifaire’s room with the woman. Inside the quiet elevator, Itsuki could only sigh, glancing at Zeliska who seemed amused by something.
“You know how to get me to join you, huh?” He glanced at her, smiling his usual shallow smile.
Zeliska chuckled, Daisy standing next to her in silence. “Sometimes you can be just a little bit too predictable, Itsuki-kun.”
As soon as they got in front of her door, Zeliska called in to say she was there and Letifaire opened the door for them remotely. Inside, her ArFA-sys, Cifre, lounged with his master on the couch, busy calibrating his AI’s setting. She looked up when the two walked into her peripheral vision, smiling.
“Hello, Zeliska-san,” she said, “oh, I didn’t know Itsuki would also come.”
“I hope you don’t mind me being here,” he said as casually as possible, trying to cover how his stomach churned when he saw that smile, a chuckle escaping his lips. Damn, he couldn’t keep it straight whenever he was around her.
“I invited him to make it more fun.” Zeliska walked up to Letifaire and turned towards Daisy. “Daisy, can you pull out that item?”
“Right away, Master.”
As Daisy searched for the item Zeliska mentioned in her inventory, she talked with Cifre, while Letifaire walked up to the two players.
“So, what is this about?” she asked. “It’s not often you two come here if not for a raid or mission.”
Itsuki glanced at Zeliska who was still smiling. Crap, he was so interested in meeting Letifaire that he forgot to ask what the prank exactly was. She better not hurt her in any way.
“Actually, I just made something I think you would like,” Zeliska said, ignoring Itsuki’s dagger stares, “you said you were searching for a new outfit the other day, right?”
A small spark lit up in her eyes, something that Itsuki didn’t miss. “Yes, did you find any?”
Daisy finally came over and sent an item to Letifaire. “Here’s the outfit Master made, Letifaire-san.”
“You made it yourself?” She accepted the outfit and turned to Zeliska. “Can I really try it on?”
“Of course!” She smiled. “Tell me if you like it, okay?”
She nodded eagerly and walked to her bedroom to try the outfit out, leaving Zeliska and Itsuki with Cifre and Daisy who were busy talking again about how Zeliska could make outfits in GGO.
Meanwhile, Itsuki started to wonder what Zeliska’s deal was. He looked at the woman, starting to question her idea of a ‘prank’.
“Zeliska is this part of your—”
Itsuki’s words were cut off by Letifaire’s yell.
“Zeliska-san! Is the outfit you were talking about?”
Letifaire marched out of her bedroom in a mermaid cocktail dress, something Itsuki never thought he’d see her in. The maroon dress was cut perfectly for her avatar, with the off-shoulder cut and slit that showcased her left leg as she walked. The white necklace matched the cool white tone of her hair, while the black heels with red soles also enhanced the dress greatly.
“Hehe, April Fools!” Zeliska clapped her hands together, beaming with joy. “How do you like it? Pretty, right?”
“Master, you’re so pretty!” Cifre added in, beaming and coming over to Letifaire. “Is this some kind of special outfit for something?”
“Not you too, Cifre,” she sighed, “but yes, it’s called a cocktail dress. I don’t know if it exists in GGO, but it’s a formal dress used for fancy parties and special occasions… and I-I never wore something like this before,” she mumbled. Even in real life, she was always more into something practical, so a floor-length dress like this felt too fancy, too beautiful for someone like her. “Zeliska-san,” she muttered in embarrassment again, “you tricked me!”
“Aw, don’t be like that, Letifaire-chan,” the woman glanced at Itsuki who was blushing. “She looks great in it, right? Itsuki?”
He snapped out of his trance and covered his eyes for a second, trying not to ogle. “I-it’s… nice.” He cleared his throat. “It looks great on you, Letifaire.”
“D-does it?” She stammered, her heart racing with those words.
“Absolutely.” He glanced at her. He sure didn’t get any birthday present for today, but this… he thought this was also enough. She lifted her head and her eyes met his. She turned even more red, which only invited a bigger smile from him.
“Anyway, I’m gonna change—!” She clutched the necklace on the dress and started walking away. “I’ll return it to you quickly! I don’t deserve an outfit like this!”
Even when she was stomping off to her bedroom in embarrassment, Itsuki couldn’t look away from the exposed back of the dress, holding back a blush. “What a prank, though it was a bit tame,” he muttered. His heartbeat was skyrocketing, but he tried to not let it show.
But Zeliska chuckled at his words. “Oh, you thought I was only pranking her?” She pushed back her hair. “I think I also managed to prank someone into seeing his crush dressing up all nice on his birthday, and maybe get some ideas on how to celebrate it.”
Itsuki sneered the moment he realized her words, narrowing his eyes. “You’re sly.”
“And you’re easy to read.” Zeliska returned that smile. “I’ll convince her to keep the dress, so take her somewhere nice, okay, Itsuki?