Amidst the Sand

[Backo]

This all came like thunder from clear sky. There was no way to get out of this slippery situation this time. What a skillfully executed checkmate against Eliza by her favorite blonde. The auburn girl looked down into Enma's gray eyes and smiled widely not even knowing what to say. "Oh, Enma!" she exclaimed joyfully instead as she took her half's hands to motion her to stand up before pulling her into a kiss followed by a tight hug. Valdez had her worries about this but voicing them now would have only ruined the otherwise wonderful moment. Did it really matter if it was now or later down the road anyways? And it wasn't like she had not given up so much just to be with Enma already. "Of course, of course I will, my dearest!" she cheered while tightening her grip across Enma's back and playfully swinging left to right in their hug. With Eliza's answer now given it was time to hear what Loyola's mother had to say about this all. The redhead thought all this would be more gradually dropped on the senior Loyola but Enma's spontaneous nature obviously had different plans on how things have to be handled. The young Maltese girl let go of the hug and intertwined her hand into Enma's in anticipation. Their cards were now on the table it was time to see Launa's hand, figuratively speaking.

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Republic of the Sword and Sun