"Haaah~"
Walking downstairs, I think back on what I did to Shiro just now. At first I wanted to just distract her, just like when she did it to me, but the moment I did it, I felt like all I wanted to do was to just get out of there, which leads me to where I am now as I move downstairs.
"I heard the talk just now."
"Eh?!" Suddenly, Lisa speak appears from around the corner.
"Pfft! What happened? Is it your turn now to run downstairs?" She's sharp...
"I guess, aha. I did do something a bit crazy."
"Hmmm? Do tell."
I end up telling Lisa everything that happened downstairs, however-
"Wait, you kissed her?!" She was listening intently until I got to that part...
"Y-yeah..."
"Did you fall for her when she pushed you down? Pfft, haha! I didn't think you as someone who'd be a bottom."
"Hahh~" This woman... "I only wanted to get her mind off of the topic. We were about to be going around in circles in our conversation."
"Uh huh, so then why are you down here hmm?"
"I- I just figured she'd want some alone time to process the things we talked about."
"Mhmm, sounds more like it's 'you' who wants some alone time to process things"
"Whatever." I take a seat at the kitchen as Lisa follows suit, filling up her glass of wine once more.
I guess what she said is true, I'm still trying to process exactly why I did that. Of course my initial thought was so that she'd think of other things, but now I feel weird about it. Could it be regret? Shiro doesn't even know what a kiss truly means, so when she did it to me of course she'd be confused. As for me, I know full well what it means, and I did it anyways...
"Here, have a glass." It was then that Lisa slid a glass of wine my way as I gingerly pick it up, a bit confused. "I know~ But it's a celebration. I can't be the only one drinking alone."
"Even though I can't get drunk. Sounds like a waste to me."
"Oh! Then why not bring Shiro down? She can drink with us."
I then recall the events of when Shiro first tried wine. The alcohol immediately took affect, putting her into quite a state. She was cute, but she was very touchy feely at the time. So with everything that's happened, I'm a bit nervous about that idea now.
"Aw come on~ Alright, wait right there. I'll grab her."
"Ah- wait-!"
"Shiro!~" It's too late... I tried to run away, but Lisa already seems loose enough to not be able to read the room correctly.
A few minutes pass and Lisa returns with Shiro as we all sat down at the table. Shiro of course still has her mask off, but that only makes me more conscious of her expressions. She chose to sit on the opposite end rather than beside me, giving me the perfect view to see everything, and the fact that she's diverting her gaze away from me. Is she angry?
"Okay~ Here you go, Shiro."
"Th-thank you, Lisa."
Lisa slides a new glass of wine to Shiro which she gently picks up. I'm really not liking what's about to happen here...
"Okay, Shiro. On three, we all clink our glasses together and drink."
"Clink?"
"It's just a sound. Just bring your glass to ours on three."
"Okay."
But I guess this is a celebration. Maybe with a bit of alcohol, Shiro might be able to loosen up and forget about what I did before. Thinking that, I find myself a bit more into Lisa's idea. But I wonder if she planned that from the start?
"One... Two... Three!
"Cheers!"
"Ch-Cheers!" We all clink our glasses together, with Shiro saying cheers a bit after Lisa and I.
We all start drinking the wine, but I choose to savor it, only taking a couple gulps before putting down the glass. But the moment I do, it seems like Shiro has already finished her entire glass. Of course Lisa also finished her glass. I'm a bit worried what's about to happen.
"Ahh~ Shiro. One second, let me fill it up for you."
"O-okay. Thank you, Lisa." Shiro's face is already taking on some color after drinking that glass. It doesn't look bad now, but I think Lisa really should've waited a bit for the alcohol to set in!
"Charlotte, want me to top you up?"
"Y-yes please." It's too late to back out of this now. Maybe if I drink more of the wine, maybe I can mitigate the damages a bit.
But after ten minutes of drinks, my hopes would soon crumble upon the sight before me...
"Bahahah! She kissed you?"
"Yeah! An-and she just wan off!
The two drunkards are now locked into their own conversation, leaving me behind...
"Oh don't worry 'bout that! I already gave her a good scolding for ya."
"H-huh? You hurt Charlotte?" But even in her drunk state, Shiro still holds me dearly. And actually, hearing her now talk openly like this makes me feel a bit better, knowing that she doesn't hate me. "You can't do that!"
"Huhh?! But she hurt you, right?"
"N-no... Charlotte's never hurt me..." Her voice falls silent as she looks over at me.
Her scarlet red eyes, glistening in the light, struggling to focus on me. It's such a cute sight to see. Her smile warms my heart that the wine couldn't do. Her flushed cheeks... It's a bit hard to take in such a sight.
"Gosh. Acting all lovey-dovey. You're too soft on her, Shiro."
"Soft..." Shiro's eyes widen ever so slightly as she looks back over at me.
Why do I have a bad feeling about what's about to happen?