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[h3][color=b16edd]Reina Mori[/color][/h3]
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Reina smiled, turning her head away to help conceal the light blush on her cheeks, relieved that the boy didn't seem to be looking for a quick exit. 

Even though there was really no [i]actual[/i] need to, she shifted over into Takeshi just a bit more as she reached over the table with to rummage through the bag of food, pressing her arm into his more. 

The girl gazed at Takeshi out of the corner of her eye with a bashful smirk. She was... pretty socially inept sometimes, but even she wouldn't have missed the meaning behind her words about the amount of food.

[color=b16edd]"... Take a hint, Take-kun..."[/color] she said, heart skipping a beat when she managed to say the nickname aloud without stumbling. Her face was still warm, but it was starting to bother her less--despite the shyness and embarrassment she may have been feeling, it was a [i]nice[/i] version of those things. That wasn't something she would have ever considered as possible even just a month ago. It didn't matter if Takeshi saw her face being a little more red than usual--his was doing the same after all. For now, Reina was happy, and she wanted to enjoy that. 

The girl deftly opened a small container of sushi before rummaging through the bag and finding what she wanted a small handful of chopstick packets. She dropped one on the table directly in front of Takeshi, and ripped open another for herself with the help of her teeth.

[color=b16edd]"This is my gift, and I'll do what I want with it,"[/color] she said grabbing one of the rolls with her chopsticks and lifting it towards Takeshi. [color=b16edd]"And what I want is to share it with you. You helped protect your sister just as much as I did... and you protected me as well, even if I [i]maybe[/i] didn't need it as much."[/color] The normally shy girl's smiled widened, both at the stubbornness she couldn't hold back, and at being able to truly express herself for the first time in years. [color=b16edd]"So thank you, Take-kun. Food I didn't even make myself isn't enough to fully show how I feel, but it's just a start... and anyway, it looks really [i]really[/i] good, so me giving it away actually [i]is[/i] kind of a big deal."[/color] Reina giggled a bit at her own joke, feeling silly for it but not really caring. It was refreshing. [color=b16edd]"I wouldn't share it with just anybody."[/color]

With that, the girl moved the sushi held between her chopsticks an inch closer to Takeshi, a flash of mischief overtaking her. Unable to stop smiling away, she opened her mouth slightly and made an 'ahhh' noise, eyeing the boy for his reaction to the apparent imminent bite she wanted to feed him as she pushed the food closer and closer.

[color=b16edd]"Just kidding--it was made for me, so I get the first bite,"[/color] she said through her grin, fighting back a small laugh as she moved the chopsticks quickly to her own mouth.  

[color=b16edd]"Ahh, Michiko is talented!"[/color] she said, stopping herself as she realized she was speaking without having finished the bite. A second later, she continued. [color=b16edd]"She must cook often?"[/color] 

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