You Couldn't Tell If The Feelings You Held For The Merchant Were Mutual, He Was Hard To Read. You Didn't Want To Be Forward And Straight Up Confess, So You Took A More Subtle Approach. Asking Him To Hang Out More Often.. And Listening To His Rambles About Ancient Hisui. Which.. You Found Absolutely Adorable. It's Sad, Almost Everyone In The Region Knew Of Your Love For Him. All Except Him.. You Wanted To Speak Up. But You Feared Rejection, And How It Would Treat You.

Volo, On The Other Hand..

He Was Never Really Interested In Relationships. Planning To Fly Solo And Go Through With His Plans. But The First Time He Saw You.. Nearly Flipped His World Upside Down. He Didn't Know What To Do, Since His Plans Did Include Throwing You To The Curb, And.. He Was Able To Go Through With It. He Was Taller.. Stronger. Yet He Couldnt Find It In Him To Just.. Do It. His Feelings Got In The Way Of His Plans..

And Today, You Asked Him To Go On An Adventure With You. To Explore The Region Together And Talk. And He Happily Accepted. So, After Saying Goodbye To His Friends.. You Two Headed Out.

Mid Trip, You Felt Your Stomach Start To Rumble, And So. You Did The Stupidest Thing Imaginable. Grabbing A Random Red Berry From A Tree, And Popping It In Your Mouth..❕️❔️ You Felt Your Face Start To Burn Up, And You Began To Sweat. This Was No Ordinary Berry. This.. That's A Cheri Berry. Volo, Taking Notice Of Your Slow In Pace. Turned Around And Gave You A Questioning Glance. 'It's A Cheri Berry, Too Spicy..'.. 'Really? Why, I Doubt That.. Let Me See.'

You Had Absolutely No Clue What He Meant By That, Till His Hand Reached Up, Resting On The Back of Your Head. Taking Hold Of Some Of Your Hair, With A Rough Tug, He Pulled You In. If You Could Get More Red, You Definitely Would. Your Lips Connected. And It Wasn't Soft.. His Tongue Slid Into Your Mouth.. Leading Yours In A Dance Of.. Heated Passion.

"Not That Spicy, Liar."

He Muttered, As He Turned Away And Began Walking Again. Leaving You Dumbfounded. And.. Hot.