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"Do you have another dress, Amaryllis? I really can't fight properly in this thing." Kohaku asked their new friend after they barely managed to avade getting captured by Ibara's men.
"Yes, luckily I do since you did kind of ruin this one by sliding down those rocks." Amaryllis stated as she knelt next to the blond the examine skirt of the fancy white dress she had lend her.
"Oops! Right, sorry bout that!" "Nevermind, that. Let me just head home and grab some more clothes, maybe even see if I can either lend of steal some more." Amaryllis sighed.
A couple hours later she retrieved a large bag of several clothes and brought them to the cave they'd end up using as a base of operations.
As he and the guys worked on making make-up he could faintly hear the girls talking about colors of dresses and flowers.
"Are you sure my old dress isn't good enough?" Kohaku could he heard asking.
"I mean, it's not really bad but maybe a bit too rough-looking, just like you. Not that that's bad, I mean! You're actually really pretty but usually the most feminine-looking girls get picked for the harem!"
"Suika also thinks Kohaku always looks pretty!" Suika right away agreed.
Poking his head out of the lab he saw how Kohaku was smiling shyly and blushing a little at the compliments.
"Try going with pink clothes, if you got them. Suits her perfectly, like right now!" he teased, snorting when she turned brighter pink at being called out.
As she shouted at him to shut up and mind his own business he just laughed and went back to work.
When the make-up was done Kohaku gave everyone certified future nightmares by making herself look like a mix of Harley Quinn and Jeff the Killer before Amaryllis made her wipe her face so she could apply make-up herself.
As she did so and talked about what kind of look to use Senku mostly focused on helping Gen and Soyuz make sure Ginro didn't try to peek on Kohaku as she changed into whatever new dress they had picked out because, sure she stripped to her underwear earlier but he knew she only felt comfortable doing so knowing they wouldn't act like perverted creeps, unlike Ginro.
When Amaryllis called to them that they were done he finally turned around and his eyes went wide.
It seemed Amaryllis had taken his earlier teasing of Kohaku seriously and actually dressed Kohaku in a pink dress.
It was short with a fluttering skirt that would allow Kohaku to more without restrictions, but also showed off legs.
However, it was obvious the dress itself was more so designed to draw attention to her chest considering that besides the neckline being low and showing some cleavage, it also had a "boob-window", an opening further down the dress and showing more of her breasts.
They'd also added pink flowers to her hair and added pink accents to her face, giving her a rosy shine.
What did however catch his attention the most was how well the color seemed to suit her.
And he didn't mean just how it matched with her blonde her and blue eyes, making her kinda look like a stone-age barbie-doll.
He also meant with her personality.
Pink was a color seen in many ways.
Bright. Cheerful. Gentle. Nurturing. Romantic.
Kohaku was always full of live and typically always ready to help her friends with a smile, and he'd seen personally how how she took care of Ruri and Suika, sometimes more akin to a mother than a sister or friend.
And Senku also knew how, while not actively looking for romance for herself, she loved seeing other's relationships unfold, especially that of Chrome and Ruri and even when they'd seen Amaryllis getting propsed to by several men from her village.
There, completely covered in pink Kohaku practicaly sparkled.
He wasn't the only one who approved, the others being quick to shout their own praises on how she looked pretty or even like a priestess like Ruri.
And then Amaryllis decided to crossdress him and the other guys...
"You have to help me find something to wear to Ruri's wedding, Yuzuriha! It's the most important day ever and I can't wear my everyday clothes!" Senku heard right before he walked in on Kohaku practically begging their resident seamstress and fashion expert.
"I'm sure we can find something suiting for you Kohaku, but do you have any preferences? Any specific colors?" Yuzuriha asked back, more than happy to help regarding clothes.
"She looks pretty in pink." Senku found himself blurting unconciously.
"Huh? What was that?" both girls turned to look at him and he felt a spike of panic.
"I said dress her in whatever you think! I mean, everyone's always been happy in whatever you put them in so if it were me, I'd trust you!" he quickly lied and added some flattery to distract.
Luckily for him it seemed to work as Kohaku laughed and agreed with him.
Yuzuriha looked thoughtful as she glanced between before smiling, "I think I know the perfect dress for Kohaku."
When Chrome and Ruri's wedding finally happened, Kohaku was once again wearing a pink dress.
It was a lighter shade of pink and simpler far simpler than the one at Treasure Island, and she also wasn't wearing her hair down and had no make-up on, but to Senku she looked just as lovely.
Yeah, pink was definately Kohaku's color.