Hoshi
"Uwaaaah..." whined one of East Umitori High's newly-minted first years, closing the door to her room behind her with a beleaguered hooking motion of the heel as she patted an empty stomach.
Well, to call her "newly minted" was a bit of a misnomer at this point...
At the very least, she'd been settled in enough to high school life to have homework to deal with.
"I should have gotten a snack when I got home... I'd have finished way faster." she mumbled, shaking out her sore right hand. There was also the possible method of blitzing through it all at an inhuman pace, one might argue, however as much as she'd have liked to use it, Tendou would probably have chewed her out about it potentially counting as "using her powers against non-empowered people"...
Or probably just recite some line about looking before I leap, either's pretty likely...
The fairy in question appeared before her in the kitchen, floating with slow, almost effortless flaps of the wings and a sage smile upon her face.
"Didn't you say you worked faster with a goal at the end?" she asked, with the faintest hint of an understanding laugh.
"But I work slower if I'm distracted by getting hungry halfway through." Hoshi replied in explanation, opening the door to a cabinet and fishing out a jar of peanut butter and some sliced bread. "Besides, I've got a goal at the end already!"
Turning about-face on her heel, the girl determinedly trotted over to the fridge as her fairy compatriot allowed a dignified eyebrow to rise a smidgen.
"That being?"
"Nahaha, you didn't see the note Kyotaro left me on the table when I got home, did you?" closing the door of the fridge behind her, Class 1-C's sunniest member was wearing one of her cheeky, endearing grins once more as she tossed the jar of grape jelly between her palms, before placing it with her other ingredients on the counter. "He's gotta work late tonight, so I've got extra time alone!"
The dignified eyebrow was joined by its dignified twin in an expression of understanding, followed closely by a slow nod of the head. "More time to patrol."
"Ding ding! Ten points for Tendou!" called the newbie magical girl, flashing her partner a wink and a thumbs up before swiftly beginning construction of a good old-fashioned PB&J. A more Western treat, sure, but it was still a timeless classic in her eyes for a quick and easy snack.
"Did he say how late?"
"Nah, but it's gotta be a couple hours extra on our end. He left me money for dinner and did his whole 'you remember where the spare key is and to lock the door when you're not up and around, right?' bit, so that usually means I'm supposed to be spending the whole night on my own until after I hit the hay."
"'Tis better to have and not need than need and not have', huh?"
"Yeah, that's usually how he is." she said with a small smile. "Always looking out for me!"
"Mm. He's a good man."
"Maybe one day a nice girl'll see that..."
Twenty-five and still a bachelor? Her poor Aniki was a Christmas Cake!
"So, are you looking to get started now, then?" asked Tendou, seemingly not sharing her partner's concerns for the love life of her legal guardian.
"Oh, er! You see,"
One spinning paper plate sliced through the air and into the bowl of the trashcan, thrown with the kind of expert accuracy and technique that left not a single crumb upon the floor.
"I actually wanna stop off at the convenience store and grab some stuff beforehand! A PB&J'll fill me up for a little while, but that doesn't replace a full meal, right?"
"True." the fairy agreed, having witnessed the full force of appetite a girl as active as Hoshi could muster.
It's a good thing Kyotaro-san has a job that can comfortably support the two of them, she mused, following said girl's briskly jogging form back to her room. Otherwise she would eat him out of house and home.
"So!" continued the 'she' in question, rushing back out quick as she'd came with shoes on her feet once more. "I've gotta make dinner real quick before we head off to go fighting! Can't save people on an empty stomach, y'know!"
And hey, if she ended up making enough to have some left over for Kyo to eat after a long day at work, that was just icing on the cake!
"We'd better be quick if we want to get as much time patrolling in as we can."
"I can be very quick!" came the responding chirp as the blonde-haired not-currently-magical girl bounded out the front door.
"No powers, remember?"
For her trouble, Tendou got a wink and thumbs up in return. "Never said anything about 'em!"
One quick shut-and-lock later, and the girl was off at a full-on run, bag and fairy hiding within in tow.
'Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.'...
Well, she's certainly holding up fine there.
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