Title: a little sweetness
Rating: G
Fandom: Ys, specifically Ys 8
Relationship: Dana Iclucia/Olga
Wordcount: 400
Short summary: When Dana gets that sparkle in her eye, Olga knows she better watch out.
When Dana gets that sparkle in her eye, Olga knows she better watch out. It’ll be some crazy plan, but it’ll work out, and they’ll only get in a little trouble, but it’ll be something fun and worth experiencing. So Olga won’t stop Dana when she gets that sparkle (not that she could even if she tried), but she’ll mutter a complaint or two, half-heartedly, then follow along planning for damage control.
That’s the plan, but then Dana just grabs Olga’s hands and brings her out of the temple, not too far away. She’s giggling and is that a basket of fruits in her left hand?
“What’s going on?” Olga asks as she sits down next to Dana, receiving the fruit Dana hands over.
“Nothing much. The weather is just too nice today to be spent stuck inside, and these fruits are fresh! I just had to share them with you.”
Olga sighs. “You know the amount of work I have to do, that you have to do, and you drag me outside just to eat some fruit?”
“It’s not just some fruit,” Dana replies. “It’s the fruit of our labor. Well, Sarai also helped labor-wise, but she’s busy, and also said…” Dana trails off at the last part and turns her face away, muttering something that Olga doesn’t catch.
“She said…?”
But Dana just gives Olga a smile and bites into the fruit. Her face lights up in delight. “It’s delicious!”
Olga sighs once more. “Fine, okay. The faster I eat, the faster I can get back to work.”
“Don’t be that way!” Dana says, nudging Olga a little. “Or you’ll have to eat more.” She winks. “I have plenty more, you know…”
Olga doesn’t bother to sigh a third time. She just bites into the fruit. It is indeed delicious. It’s not overly sweet or juicy, and it has a nice crunch. She leans back into the tree and Dana joins her, their arms touching loosely.
“You like it?” Dana asks, but that gleam in her eyes suggests she already knows Olga’s answer.
“Yes.” She smiles. “Very much.”
They don’t have too much time to relax even if Dana wishes it and Olga starts to enjoy it, but Olga does end up with a bunch of fruit to take with her. They don’t quite taste as good as the first and Olga knows it’s likely mental. The first has the biggest impression, but also…without the atmosphere from before, the bright blue skies, the warm sun, the gentle breeze, the…presence of Dana next to her… Of course Olga knows that these all make the experience better, even if she admits it reluctantly. But…
Maybe one day they can share a little more than a little sweetness. Until then, though…