------Flashbacks to when Mim's 16 years old and View's 18 years old.

Mim goes over to View's house as usual with the intention of waking her up for her first day of college.

"Mim?"
"Mama, I'm here to drag P'View out of bed."
View's Mom let her after giving her a hug and a kiss on the head.
"Unfortunately, she already left early this morning, hon."
"P' already left? Without me waking her up?" Mim's shoulders dropped.

The Mom chuckled
"She's a college student now Mim, your P'View is all grown up."
"I know Mama, I just.."
View's Mom could tell the girl was sad. They'd spend even more time apart now.

The Mom knows this isn't something she should interfere with or have a say in. It's too soon anyway, still she can't help but think. How much she would love to have a daughter-in-law like Mim.
The girl is a perfect match for View, almost like they were born to be together. She will hold onto that hope, letting things naturally happen is the most important, at least until View brings someone else home to introduce.

"Cheer up hon, View told me she'll pick you up after school."
"Really?" Her eyes lit up instantly.

Ever since View learned how to drive, she'd been practicing every day even on weekends just so she could take Mim anywhere she wanted. It's almost as if she was trying to put Mim's driver out of his job.

"Then I'm off to school Mama, have a nice day!" Mim waved, running up to the driver, who was waiting patiently at the door.
"Go on Mim, don't keep Bonnie waiting." View's Mom closed the door and waved at her from the window until the car disappeared out of sight.

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"Sooo, where's your girlfriend... or boyfriend? For that matter." Bonnie asks nonchalantly.
"Haha, very funny Bon. You can scratch out the "boyfriend" after last time, totally unnecessary." Mim continues eating her lunch.
"I know you're discovering yourself and I'm super proud of you, but seriously out of everyone who's come up to confess their undying love for you."
"Regardless of their gender, they all had real issues." Bonnie added with a hint of disgust. She never understood why Mim agreed to go on dates with any of them in the first place.

"That's not very supportive, is it? You always find something wrong with every person I date."
"Tsk, tsk, that was my job. And it's not like you've been in any long-term relationships. What's your record? Two weeks?"
"Rude, that's because I finally figured out my sexuality, while the girls I happen to date turned out to be problematic like you said."
"Why don't you recommend someone for me then, Bon Bon? Since you're so invested in my dating life." Mim's words are dripping with sarcasm, but Bonnie suddenly gets serious.
....
"I can think of one."
"Do I want to know? No, but who?" Mim can't think of anyone she has close interactions with other than Bonnie who could be considered her potential lover.

"P'View." The moment Bonnie drops the name, everything around Mim seems to moving in slow motion. She can't process it.

"Excuse me? Am I hearing things or did you just say P'View?"
"I said what I said." Bonnie replies with a casual shrug.
"... I... I mean P'View would make an incredible girlfriend. She's the standard. It would be a dream to date her, but I don't think.." Mim's a stammering mess just talking about the older girl.
"From what P' told me, she leans more toward girls." Bonnie reminds her gently.
"I know, I was there too."
"Still, that doesn't mean she has feelings for me. I'm probably not even her type."
"True." Bonnie starts.
"But you'd have to find that out yourself, Mim."
....

"Why're we even having this conversation? It sounds like a plan when I don't even know if I have feelings for P'." Mim lowers her gaze to the table.
"Do you?"
Bonnie's not assuming anything, but she's known Mim for half a decade now.

She still remembers the way Mim looked at View in her school uniform, that particular look. Bonnie's pretty sure she's not wrong about Mim already having special feelings for View back then.

"I don't know how to answer that question."
....
"Do I think that P'View is beautiful? Absolutely."
"Do I think that she made me feel special? Absolutely."
"Do I think her personality is so compatible with mine? Absolutely."
"Do I have feelings for her that way?... I don't know."
After her self-asked, self-answered session, Mim's more confused than ever both in her heart and her mind.

"Well, I'm not you." Bonnie says, slowly. She might have suggested something outrageous, but she doesn't want her best friend to miss out on someone right by her side.

"But I can suggest you do a little test."
"How?"
"Details, Mim. Whether it's to figure out your feelings or pick up hints from P'View, pay attention to the little things."
"But we grew up together. Isn't that gonna be a problem? There might be a lot of mixed signals."
"And I don't want to misread, I could single-handedly ruin our relationship." The thought alone made Mim's stomach twist.
"I get why you're worried, but it wouldn't hurt to pay a little more attention, who knows, you might be surprised." Bonnie grinned, holding Mim's closed fist in hers.

Feeling Bonnie's larger palm over her knuckles, Mim slowly relaxed her hand, letting it rest flat against Bonnie's.

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Mim quickly spots View's car parking not far away from her school gate. She gets more excited and nervous with each step to the car. She has a test for herself and for View as well.

View immediately finds Mim from where she is. A wide smile takes over her face. Her eyes locked onto Mim, smitten as if there was no one else besides her View would look at.

Their little moment didn't get past Bonnie or anyone, to be honest. She wanted to roll her eyes at how obvious and clueless they were at the same time.

A menacing idea popped up in her head, putting on a smirk, Bonnie swung an arm over Mim's shoulder.

"See you tomorrow, Mim." Bonnie leans down, planting a kiss on Mim's cheek. Then she quickly sprints to her parents, satisfied when View's wide smile drops.

"Hey! You take advantage of me Bon." Mim yelled after her, giggling.

"Hi, P'View~" Mim gets in the car with ease.
She doesn't notice how the students at the gate are prying with jealousy, some at Mim because they have heard View's name before, while some at the older girl because how can you not?

"Hi, beautiful. How was your day?" View smiled lightly, reaching over, she tucked a hair behind Mim's ear.

The younger girl stops breathing for a second, is this a hint? Maybe not, View's always attentive to her.

"It was fine P', I think that I did good on the test." Mim laced her fingers together on her lap.
"Aww, I know that my baby score is gonna be top of the class."
Mim almost squirms in her seat, her heart is beating like she's running a marathon.
"P'View.. let's.. let's go home."
"Why's your face so red? The ac is on full volume." View innocent acting is spotted on, as her lips pulled up in a smirk. No need to ask, she's enjoying this way too much.

"I... I feel fine P'View.. um.. let's.. let's just go." View never heard Mim stutter so much in one sentence, too adorable for View's weak heart. Her soft spot.
"Hmm, I will after you tell me why Bonnie kissed your cheek?"
Mim's stunned. Is this another hint? What's the meaning of this question?
She faces View, without realizing how close she is.
"She's my best friend P'." Mim meep.

It's a safe, and predictable answer. Explaining to View is something Mim can get used to, but they're nowhere near that level.

"So any friend of yours can do that?" Mim can tell View wasn't pleased with the answer.
"Of course not P'View, only Bonnie ever does that."
"Rarely." Mim added for her answer, she want to tease View too.
"Why're you pressing me about this P'? Are you jealous?"

View relaxed a bit. She was planning to breathe fire into Bonnie's face the next time they met.
"I don't know Mim, sometimes I feel mistreated by you." View pouted with her sad puppy eyes.

Okay, Mim's definitely not a fair opponent to eighteen years old View. She's a perfect prey.

"Can I touch your cheeks, baby please?" If View keeps doing that, Mim will be one with the floor.
"You wouldn't have to ask P'." Her cheeks burned up bright red.

Mim's permission is all View ever wants, taking off her seat belt, she leans her whole body forward. Pinching soon turned to rubbing Mim's cheeks.
"Your cheeks are so soft, like the most fluffiest mochi."
View could never get tired of Mim's porcelain skins against her fingertips.

The older girl must be high or maybe it's their position and the jealousy bubbling in View's heart.
Out of nowhere, she leaned in and started attacking Mim with kisses all over her face, making sure not to miss a single spot.

"P'... P'View~~~" Her high-pitched voice comes out, filled with utter shock.

The younger girl's voice is a blessing to View's ears. She's lost in the bliss of being close proximity with Mim.

This must be a big fat hint, right? Or is View joking around because of Bonnie? Mim hopes is the first one.

Until Mim's body heated up too much, almost unbearable. She placed a hand on View's chest intending to push her back, but before she could. View leaned back, her thumbs swiped across Mim's cheeks gently. Since they're sharing the same air, Mim easily caught View eyes drop to her lips, staying for a moment before returning to her eyes.

The younger girl's lips agape, she didn't want her first kiss with View to be in a car park outside her school, even though if View claimed her lips right now, she wouldn't stop her.

When View leaned in again, Mim closed her eyes expectantly and hopefully...

To Mim's disappointment, View's lips landed on the corner of her lips. This time she fully sat up straight in her seat after grabbing Mim's seat belt and putting it on for her.

"Let's go home."

Without a doubt, they avoid each other days later.

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"View! We're leaving. Please lock the door when you're over at Mim's."
"Mommm, our house is right next to each other. Do I really have to come over there?"
View is at the staircase in tank top and short shorts.
"Honey, her parents entrust us to take care of her when they're away. And I thought you liked being with Mim?"
"Something happened?" She's gonna cancel her plans immediately if her daughter admits to having done something wrong to Mim.
"Nothing Mom, I will be over there."
"Okay, stay safe and take good care of Mim as well."
View salute to her parents. She looked down at herself, thinking if she should get a change or not.

After locking her door and putting the key securely in her pocket, View walked up to Mim's door.

"P'View." Mim opens the door just enough for her body.
"You don't sound surprised."
"Yeah, my parents already told me that they asked you to come over to hang out with me."
"It's okay if you don't want to P', I'm an adult."
.... "Open the door, please. I'm getting cold." That's a blatant lie, it's summer.

Mim complies, stepping away from the door for View to slip in.
"I almost forgot how cozy your home was. We mostly hang out at mine." View look around the house.

Mim clears her throat.
"What do you want to do P'?"
"Have you eaten yet?"
Mim shakes her head.
"Right, let's order pizza and then.."
"I need to do homework." Mim quickly say to save both of them from awkwardness.
"Oh, me too, it's settled. Having pizza then doing homework. Good?"
"Yes, I like that plan."
"Okay, I will place an order while you do anything in your house, I mean this is your house." View should stop talking.
Mim laughs.
"Let me give you a tour while waiting for the pizza."
View unconsciously nods, following Mim.

The two moved their location onto Mim's bed after being full.
"Ugh, I'm so full. I will be in a food coma soon." View spawn across Mim's bed.
"Me too P', I'm afraid a food baby is growing inside my belly." Mim brings homework with her to bed, sitting against the headboard while View is lying at her legs.

"You're actually doing homework? Such a good student."
"I have a lot of upcoming tests. Aren't you gonna study too?"
"I'm too lazy now, and it's my first day, so there's not really much to do."
"It must be nice, being a college student." Mim is so good at multitasking, she's giving both her homework and View attention.

"I guess, from what I hear from the seniors. They spend most of the time partying."
Mim let out a heartfelt chuckle.
"I hope you have fun P'View, but not too much fun." She teases.
View instantly brushes it off.
"You don't even have to warn me Mim. I can't have fun if you're not with me."
Damn it. They're heading down that road again, same path different context.

Mim put her papers to the side, she will take Bonnie's advice and look for details.

"Can you sit up for a minute P'?"
"Huh? Okay?"
Mim crawls in front of View, smiling. For a split second View thought she had gone to heaven.
"What are you doing... baby Mim?" She's not so sure of that nickname now.
"You need to stop calling me that P'View."
"Why? It sounds cute and suits you best."
Mim jutted out her lower lip, disapproving.
"Well, princess comes in second place."
"Urgh, okay, you win P', call me whatever you want."

'I want to call you mine' View forced it down.

"Let's play a game P'View. Whoever breaks eye contact first loses."
"Weird, but don't get mad when I win." View wink.
"You wish."
On Mim's count, the game begins.

It was easy for both of them at first, until View's playful smile slowly faded and was replaced by a gaze full of longing, soft chocolate brown eyes thick with unspoken desire.

In View's shiny eyes, Mim sees her own reflection. The older girl's pupils dilated wide with emotion. It dawned on her that she never felt this way for anyone before, no girl could stir up her entire system to function like this before. It's overwhelming but also super addictive, Mim wants to stay in this moment forever as her heart cries out to be comforted by View.

View would trade anything and everything for Mim to keep looking at her just like this. She had received countless eyes before but they were all somewhat hollow, empty. She knew what they wanted her for and she despised it.

The younger girl's gaze is very different from others, those bambi eyes are overflow with affection, endless like a waterfall, even her dilated pupils mirroring the depth of emotion they shared at this moment.

After what feels like forever, View's alluring eyes drop down to Mim's lips, one second, two seconds before returning to meet her dreamy gaze.

But they don't stay there long. Her eyes drop again, and this time View swallows hard as she catches Mim's tongue swipe over her lips, leaving them plum, glistening, and even more kissable.

Mim watches the older girl slowly lean in, matching her actions, feeling herself drawn into View's inviting, intoxicating bliss... their lips are inches apart... but not yet.

"You win Mim, I must've lost right from the start." View scrambles away from Mim, standing on her feet.

All the questions in Mim's head now have answers. She likes View more than a friend, feelings she never knew of before. Her heart calls out to the older girl, yearning to bask in her affections. And it's confirmed she's not the only one feeling things.

Mim tries her best to speak without her voice shaking.
"Will you stay P'? We can have a sleepover." She didn't dare to look at View either, holding the duck plushie to her chest.
....
"Yeah, sure, but um... I will sleep on the floor."
Only this time, even though how ridiculous View sounds, Mim doesn't disagree.
"I will go home to take a shower, be right back." View runs home to take a second shower.

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Mim tossed and turned on her bed, she just said goodnight to View not long ago and had been hit with sleep deprivation, even though her body was exhausted. Mim takes a peak down from her bed to View's spot, the older girl has her back to her.

"Are you already asleep P'View?" Mim whispered she would feel extremely guilty if she woke her.
"No, I also can't sleep." View flips her body over to look at Mim.
"Can you please get on the bed with me P'? I want cuddles." Mim ask quietly.
"Who am I to say no to the princess." View joke before quickly climbing into Mim's bed.

Under the blanket, there's not much space to move around without touching here and there, even how big the bed is.

They face each other, smiling. View put a loose strand of hair behind Mim's ear, successfully making her sigh out contently.
"Why are you still single P'View?" Mim placed her hand over View on her face.
"Hmm, I guess no one ever made me feel loved before."
"Huh?"
"People always approach me with clear intentions, but not the ones I'm looking for."
"Ah, I understand P'."
View can't help but smile at how cute the younger girl is.
"How about you hmm? Are those girls not matching your standards?" View strokes Mim's chin, thumb grazing her cheek.
"Uh uh, you make it sound like I'm a bad person." Mim pull and play with View's fingers.
"I have evidence on you princess, a real heartbreaker." Of course, View's teasing her, a bit bitter that she's not the first girl Mim dated.

Mim pouted.
"They're all nice girl, but something is missing P'. My heart told me they're not the one." She yawns.
"There are many options, and sometimes... the best one is right in front of you."
View pulls Mim closer to her, rubbing gently on her back.
"Hmm, yeah. Night P'View." She's fully awake to hear View final hint of the day, her heart beating contently.

Finding comfortable warmth in View's arms, her head pressed firmly against View's chest, an arm drape over her lean torso, Mim's breath even.

"Night princess." View drops a kiss on her forehead, holding her securely like protecting her treasure. She drifts off to sleep.

After today, View knows what she has to do and what to prepare. She hopes everything will be perfect.