[x] Talk.
-[x] Wishes.
-[x] The sun.
[x] Hugs.
[x] Ask whether Ariane would like to meet your friends.
-[x] If yes ask if she'd like to meet them at her house or in town.
[x] Call Kishi and Evelyn. Make plans to meet up for the day.
With Ariane's head leaning on your shoulder, you simply tilt your head a bit and quietly talk back to her,
"Of course, I won't leave you alone." She breathes out in contentment,
"Then I'm glad. I don't want the Sun to remain in my dreams any more..."
...That is something that has bothered you a while now. She sounded unsure about her wish having come true, and you can't help but to wonder about the reasons. You take a sip of your drink and ask about it,
"S-say, Ariane, what exactly did you wish for? You sounded unsure about it allowing you to come out."
While you try to bring it up as casually as you can, you are feeling a bit anxious about the reaction. Kishi wasn't too keen on telling about hers when asked, and you wonder if it's improper to ask about thing like that... Fortunately Ariane doesn't seem to mind and she turns to look at you, making you quite aware how close you are sitting to each other.
"Well, I like my dreams a lot. They are so colorful, bright..." she giggles out loud and closes her eyes,
"full of hope... I wanted to have my own place in the Sun, like I have always dreamed about! So that's why I asked... wished with all my heart... to make my dreams real!"
She rests her head on your shoulder again, and you smile a bit to yourself. It does sound like a good wish and you decide to ask gently,
"Have your dreams come true?"
She laughs merrily,
"Of course! I don't have stay in the dark anymore, I can see the Sun again..." you close your eyes for a second and take a gulp of cocoa from your mug,
"and I got taken to a date by a cute magical knight!" only to spit it out almost immediately and start coughing frantically under the sudden blush flashing on your face.
You start stuttering at her in midst of the coughing fit, desperately trying to deny everything,
"I-it's not *cough* like that! P-please d-don't *hack* think of it like that! J-just friends, okay *cough*?"
Ariane pats you in the back to help you cough out everything, and tries to apologize in between the intense bouts of happy laughter,
"Sorry, I couldn't resist! But... it still nice to share the Sun with a friend, don't you think?"
Well, as long as it stays at the 'friends' part, you can agree with the sentiment,
"Y-yeah... Y-you know, I have other friends out there too... W-would you like to meet them?"
Ariane seems to think about that hard, even if not for very long as she soon shakes her head a bit...
"Maybe later, I don't want to the morning Sun end just yet... So let's stay here together for a moment, okay?"
Heh, you suppose they can wait... It is still quite early in the Sunday morning to call them anyways. Instead, you drink the rest of the hot chocolate and set aside the mug. There is still something you need to do and smile slyly at your friend...
She doesn't even realize what hit her as you surprise Ariane by suddenly wrapping your arms around her and pulling her into a deep embrace. The smaller girl yelps in surprise, but returns the gesture gladly as you both start laughing at each other on the roof without a care in the world,
But as you begin to settle down, she says your name almost pleadingly,
"Tamiko..." Feeling somewhat curious to the reasons, you ask back quietly,
"Y-yes?"
She hesitates for a moment, trying to gather courage to say it, even if she seems unsure what to tell you,
"It... feels so warm... Could we stay like this for a moment?"
You chuckle a bit to yourself, and she tries to protest weakly,
"Hey, please don't laugh..." Feeling a bit amused at the request, you nonetheless try to calm down yourself and answer her gently,
"Sorry... But yeah, it sounds nice..."
Asking no further confirmation Ariane buries herself deeper into your hug, but leaves enough room for herself to stare at the Sun in the distance.
"...Mon soleil."
The world seems quiet, and in the distance the city starts rising up to face the adventures of a new day. But you stay there on the roof, embracing your newest friend as you look on.
It is a beautiful day for Tamiko...
Chapter 1 - End
Vote in abeyance:
[x] Call Kishi and Evelyn. Make plans to meet up for the day.
What do you do?
[] Stay there for a long time.
[] Go inside to hang out with Ariane.
[] Take her out to Town.
-[] Ask permission from Mr. Verrier?
-[] Kidnapping time!
[] Call Kishi and Evelyn here, later is now.
[] Leave for the town, let Ariane have time to talk about this with her father.
[] Write-in.
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Hopefully the update came out readable...
Incidentally, I listened to this while writing.