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Chapter 43 - A Shopping Trip With Friends

After an awkwardly long hug, the 4 of them entered Shibuya 109.

"This first floor is definitely for Yui and Hana. They just have cutesy pretty clothes in here.", Sora said while looking around in the shop. Hana, with an excited smile, replied, "I do really the stuff in here! This hat is so cute!"

Yuki looked over at Yui and saw that she was looking around with no interest. "What about you, Yui? Don't you like the cute stuff here?"

"No, it doesn't really excite me."

Sora grabbed onto Yui and said, "Come on, Yui! These pretty little clothes would suit you the best!"

"You think so?", Yui asked intrigued. Yuki walked up to her and said, "Of course, Yui! The dress you're wearing now is really cute and you look amazing in it."

Yui was flustered. "I- Uhh- Thank you." "Awww!", Yuki and Sora said. Yui looked around the clothes again and said, "These are just a bit too much."

"So these overly cute clothes aren't your style, Yui?", Yuki asked. "Yes, I guess so.", Yui replied.

Sora looked confused. "Huh? I really thought they would be. So, what is your taste in clothes."

"I like good clothes but I don't like bad clothes.", Yui replied in a monotone voice.

"Come on, Yui. Stop it, answer it seriously.", Sora said. Her face's expression screamed "Are you for real?"

"Umm... I guess I like white clothes."

"Well... That's not really a style but white does suit you a lot, you look really cute in our school uniform.", Yuki said stroking her chin.

"Yui, come on. Have you never shopped before? What kind of clothes have you liked and bought?", Sora said sounding confused.

"Not really. These things have never interested me." Sora and Yuki both looked extremely surprised.

"Really? A cute girl like you? Such a waste...", Yuki said in a sad tone. Yui didn't know how to respond, she was flustered by being called cute again but also didn't understand why her clothing choices mattered to them so much.

"Then what about this dress and the stuff you've worn before?", Sora asked. Yui paused for a few seconds trying to think of a proper answer. "My host already had them. What do I say to her?"

"My mom bought them."

Sora chuckled. "Come on, girl. Having your mom buy your clothes at your big age? That's ridiculous, we'll find your style today. Lets go to the other floors.", She said as she squeezed Yui's cheeks.

Hana suddenly came back panting. "Guys! I looked around the whole floor and pieced together this outfit! Isn't it so cute?" She was carrying a cardigan, a blouse, a necklace and a cute skirt.

"Yes, Hana. It looks cute as hell.", Sora said with a smile. "Yup yup! You'll look soooo good in it, Hana!", Yuki said excitingly.

"Thank you, girls!", Hana said while blushing. She looked over at Yui who was still expressionless and asked, "What about you, Yui-chan? Do you like it?"

"No. It doesn't stir any feelings in me."

"..."

"YUI! DON'T BE SO MEAN!", Sora and Yuki shouted.

"But I was just giving my opinion. Why does it matter? Hana-chan can still wear it if she likes it."

"Its not like that, Yui...", Yuki said. Hana tried to interrupt but was stopped by Sora. Sora walked up to Yui and said, "We're friends, Yui. We have to understand and consider each other's feelings. Things we don't like, we have to like it for each other."

"I... don't understand."

Yuki smiled and said, "Come on, Yui. Are ya an alien or something?"

Sora sighed and said, "Just don't be so mean, okay?"

"Okay.", Yui replied in a monotone voice. Hana looked worried and said, "She really wasn't being mean, Sora. She was being honest, that's just how Yui is."

"Understand and consider each other's feelings... Like something for someone else... These things had been unknown to me before."

They headed to the 2nd floor since Hana had finished her shopping and the other girls weren't interested by the items on the 1st floor. On their way, a random guy suddenly spotted them. He seemed to know one of them.

While on the elevator,

"Sorry if shouting at you earlier, Yui...", Yuki said while smooshing Yui's cheeks.

"It's okay, I understand. Sorry for being mean, Hana-chan.", Yui said in a monotone voice not actually sounding like she was expressing sorry. Hana looked surprised. "No no no, you weren't being mean. It's okay, Yui-chan. Sora is just a dummy, haha."

"What!?", Sora shouted.

They were at the 2nd floor where they could find cool streetwear which Sora and Yuki liked. "You can look around over here, Yui. You might something you like here.", Yuki said trying to excite Yui but she still seemed uninterested.

"Woah... these clothes wouldn't suit me at all, haha.", Hana said with a nervous laughter.

Sora and Yuki dashed off to look for items they liked. Hana and Yui stood there together with Hana feeling a bit awkward. "Hey, Yui-chan... You really weren't being mean at all, okay? You were just being honest and its fine that you don't have the same taste as me."

"No, I think Sora was right. I was being too harsh, I'm sorry."

"You're so sweet, Yui-chan..."

"Of course, we're friends.", Yui replied with the faintest smile.

"Yo, you two! Look at what we got!", Yuki shouted with excitement. Sora and Yuki had come back and were showing off the stuff I bought.

"I just got these baggy pants and this chain, the chain loos pretty sick. It has the cross design but I'll still wear it even though I'm not Christian cause who cares?", Sora said.

"Okay.", Yui replied.

Yuki said, "I got this sick crop top and this chain belt!"

"Okay.", Yui replied.

"Wow, these are so cool. You girls are gonna look really cool in them!", Hana said with a bright smile. "Thank you, Hana!", Yuki replied. Sora looked towards Yui with a smirk, "What about you, Yui? Do you like them?"

"Yes, they'll suit you two very well." Sora started to squeeze Yui's cheeks and said, "Good girl..."

Hana looked towards them showing the slightest bit of jealousy. "Well, we still need to find something for Yui... Hmmm... Do you like anything from here, Yui?", Yuki asked.

Yui did a quick 360 look around the shop and said, "No."

Sora pondered for a while and said, "Alright, lets go the 5th floor." "The shop with the anime merch?", Yuki asked.

"Yup, maybe Yui will like something from there."

"Anime?"

The 4 of them headed to the fifth floor and Yuki and Sora started to immediately geek out. "Oh my god, look at all this Kingdom Seeking merch!", Yuki shouted. "Look at this one, Koko-kun is on it!"

Yui and Hana just stood there and stared at the madness. Suddenly an assistant walked up to them.

"Oh, I don't want to buy anything. I've already done my shopping, haha.", Hana nervously said.

"Very well. What about you, young lady?", The assistant asked.

"Yes, please bring me clothes I like."

"Of course, what kind of clothes do you like?"

"I don't know."

"Excuse me?"

Suddenly, Yuki pulled Yui away and said, "Oh please don't mind her, she can look for clothes herself."

"Do you like anything from here, Yui? What about this shirt with Koko-kun on it, isn't it cute?", Sora asked.

"No, not really. I think this floor is also-" Yui suddenly paused. "What? Did you see something you like?", Yuki asked. Yui walked up to a comfy looking hoodie and said, "I like this one."

Sora looked a bit disgusted. "Pain Machine merch? That's the show that all those gross boys like, have you even seen this before?" "What the hell happened to liking something for someone else!?", Hana shouted. Sora replied, "Oh... hehe..."

"No, I haven't seen this anime before but I like this hoodie. I think I'll buy it.", Yui said in a slightly happy tone.

"Hooray! We found something Yui likes!", Yuki said and grabbed onto Yui. "You're gonna look real good in that hoodie, cutie pie!" For the first time, Yui chuckled.

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