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[AZ Ficlet] AZ's first day as a couple

Anon from Tumblr asked: Ate pwede parequest ng ficlet? First day mag-gfbf ng AZ.

Short but sweet (?). Mangyayari 'to sa TSIB timeline.. kaso hindi kasama sa mismong story. So.. it's an outtake. And Andreau's POV hahaha ;) Medyo naiyak ako rito kasi... this is why I don't like writing in Andreau's POV huhuhuhu 

(Squint for a spoiler... or two. Jusko guys, ang tagal nang spoiled ng ending ng TSIB... need I say more?)

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"Zades? What's wrong?"

Zade kept blinking at him for no reason. Parang kanina lang nag-uusap sila kung saan sila kakain ng lunch tapos.. bigla na lang itong tumigil sa pagsasalita.

"Zades?"

Her cheeks tinged pink as she shook her head. "N-nothing. Don't mind me. Gutom lang ako."

Of course, this is Zade Pascual. There's no nothing for her. He quietly reached for her hand, which was surprisingly cold, and gripped it slightly. "Di nga? What's wrong? You can tell me anything, Zades."

Mas namula ang pisngi ni Zade.. at doon lang niya nagets kung bakit.

Maybe she couldn't believe it, too. This. Us. Finally.

Siya rin naman, hindi makapaniwala na ito na sila ngayon. The last 24 hours seemed so surreal for him, too. Finally, they made it. No more pretenses, no more waiting. Just.. them.

"Ano kasi.. uh.." He wanted to laugh at her shy demeanor in front of him. Kung kailan pa sila naging official couple.. tsaka doon pa nahiya si Zade sa kanya. "Uhh.."

"Zades. We don't have all day. I'm so hungr–"

"Can I kiss you?"

The shyness in her tone tugged his heart a bit. Zades Zades Zades.. what am I gonna do with you?

Nang hindi siya magreact, nagsalita ulit si Zade. "I don't want to impose or something pero I just want.. oh god this is so embara– oof!"

He's not that good with words, so he just kissed her instead.

"Zades," he said, almost breathless, as he pulled away. She stared right back at him with that beaming smile that made him fall for her in the first place. "You forgot something."

"W-what?"

"Remember when I said you could kiss me anytime?"

"Y-yeah."

"Do you know what that means?"

"Uhh.. may iba pa bang meaning 'yon?"

She's so adorable like this. "It means.. you should kiss me more."

She didn't need to be told twice, so she kissed him this time. And the next time.. and the next time..