[b]Toma Tanaka - Warakuma Shopping Mall[/b]

Seeing Kotori's smile made Toma's heart soar. No matter how faint it was, it was there, and it was the first she had worn in his presence. As the girl took a bite from the donut, a dumb grin spread across his face. His hand quickly moved to scratch his nose, in an attempt to cover up the involuntary reaction.

After a moment, Kotori pointed out the stationery shop. He looked over, having forgotten about it sometime over the last few minutes.

"Oh, yeah! I guess we should head over there then," he said, taking his own donut out of its bag.

As hungry as he was, the treat was gone by the time they entered the store. Deciding he'd only buy a few notebooks and pencils for the time being and come back when he knew what was required for each class, he was able to gather what he need in a short time.

"That's the only other thing I needed to get done, I think," Toma said to Kotori as he finished paying. "Now all that's left is groceries."

As the pair made their way to their next destination, Toma continued to look around, increasing his familiarity with his new home.

"So what do you do with your free time, Shirohane-san?" he asked curiously. "There seems to be just a [i]little[/i] less stuff here than in Osaka."