Chemistry Between Two Alchemists - Albedo x Sucrose

Chapter 10 1/2

March 4, XXXX, 10:38 am

Dear Diary, it has been weeks since Albedo and I are dating. We told the other Knights about our news and it took us a lot of courage to say it because we thought they wouldn't allow it. But to our surprise, they were happy and shocked at the same time! They congratulated us and Kaeya teased us to kiss each other in front of him and the others to show them we are official. I refused in a very... embarrassed tone, but Albedo cupped my chin and leaned in, almost kissing me! I got so embarrassed that I ran to the front door and exited the headquarters. I tried to calm down when that happened. I wonder if Albedo still gets annoyed when I call him "Mr. Albedo" at work... What worries me is that what if he's secretly getting annoyed at me saying his name like that..? I... I really shouldn't think negatively about that, he loves me back, although he sometimes reminds me to say his name normally even at work... So maybe a teeny tiny tad bit of annoyance to his tone when he asks me to say his name normally, maybe. This is where it ends.

March 4, XXXX, 10:41.

Sucrose smiled at her journal and sighed a breath of relief as she was done writing. She closed her journal. However, without her knowledge, she didn't notice that Albedo was watching her write every single word in that journal of hers. As she closed her notebook, she moved her head to her right, where she saw Albedo. Sucrose got startled, until she remembered that Albedo was with her the whole time, sitting underneath the big tree in Windrise.

"I— uh.. you just saw me write in my journal, didn't you..? Sorry, I got startled for a moment."

Albedo nodded. He couldn't help but notice Sucrose's writing so he had to stop his drawing. Sucrose sighed and placed her notebook aside and glared up at the sky, where leaves covered the blue daylight sky, and only patches of sunlight rays were to be seen from the tree.

"Hey, something the matter?"
Albedo spoke in curiosity.

"Oh, nothing to worry about! I was just... kind of having a moment of silence for myself..."
Sucrose toned her voice down a bit.

Albedo wasn't sure if Sucrose felt down or tired since he always reads what Sucrose is feeling but he couldn't. Probably both? Though that wasn't it.

"Hey, I'm sorry."

"Hm? What for?"

"I, uh, I just wanted to see what you wrote, I knew it was an invasion of privacy but I couldn't help but let my curiosity wander."

"Oh, no, it's alright!"
Sucrose waved her hands to convey her message, then she curled up into a ball.
"I was just thinking about something else..."

"May I ask, what is it that you're thinking about?"

Sucrose glanced at Albedo. She let go a sigh and turned away from Albedo's teal eyes.

"Do you... get annoyed whenever I say your name as 'Mr. Albedo'?"

Albedo gently smiled looking at Sucrose, but she didn't do the same to Albedo as she was thinking of the question she asked. Albedo touched Sucrose's chin with just one finger and made her turn to him. Albedo cupped Sucrose's chin and kissed her. She was of course, in shock because it was too sudden. Her eyes widened. Albedo let go of the kiss, while Sucrose, still had a shocked face. Pink streaks of blush surrounded her face and covered her mouth.

"Y-you could've said something instead of kissing me so suddenly."
Sucrose stuttered, covering her mouth so the words she spoke were a little muted.

"I just wanted to see you flustered because I didn't like how you looked. Besides, you look cute when you're like this."
Albedo chuckled.