lovessorrow | "There'll be actual, real live people, it'll be totally strange,"

[Kaori tries her best to hold back her tears and succeeds, for the sake for the photo. Being pulled by Anna makes her let out a quiet chuckle as she raises her hand, fingers formed into a V sign.]

Cheese!

[She can tell that her Dad took at least twenty photos, but that's a good thing. They can choose the best one after! He gives the phone back to Anna with an apologetic smile.]

So now...let's eat! Princesses first.

If it's princesses first, then the younger princess gets to eat the first slice, and that's you, right?

[ She takes the phone back with a bit of a smile...do her parents know Kaori's an honorary princess? If not, she's gonna be telling them all about it...at least, until she gets that first bit of cake in her mouth and from there it's just woah ]

I don't think I've ever had a better piece of cake in my whole life, and I've eaten a lot of cakes before...

[Kaori's parents just look at themselves, most certainly holding back and trying not to laugh. They're probably going to call Kaori a princess every time from now on. Although, they insist on Anna to take her slice first. In the end they start eating almost at the same time, their reactions being quite similar.

Kaori hums happily and nods vigorously after Anna gave her opinion on the cake.]

Yes, it's the best! And it's only the beginning...

[There are so many places that Kaori wants to show her! The music room, the roof, the river, the music hall...it's even hard to decide where to go first.]

Edited 2016-01-22 20:03 (UTC)

[ GOOD SHE DESERVES IT ]

Y-yeah, that's right! I've never actually been to Japan before, so you'll have to show me all around...I only know the big places. You're gonna make fun of me if I try to pronounce them...the only things I can say right are Shibuya and Shinjuku...but I know there's that other place, Akibasomethingsomething, and Ickybukero...

[ She's really bad with Japanese names, forgive her... ]

T-that stuff doesn't really matter, though! I want to see all of your favorite places!

Oh, right!

[She's been thinking about showing her around the school after they barely got out of another...how dense she can get? There are so many fun places in Tokyo, after all!]

Please...like I would make fun of you. Besides, remember when I tried to pronounce Arendelle for the first time?

[It took her quite some time to make Arendelle sound like Arendelle and not like Arundeer.]

We'll visit all those places, I promise you! Your first trip to Japan must be an unforgettable one! How about we rest for today, though? It's getting pretty late!

[ It's not a big deal; Anna's only ever thought of schools as horrific sorts of places, so seeing one where Kaori has a lot of happy memories would have been more than fine by her. A reminder of what places like that are supposed to be like. ]

Look, it's a pretty hard language, I wasn't judging you any! I thought you did a pretty good job trying to pronounce it the first time!

Getting some sleep would be fine by me, though. I mean, we kind of tired ourselves out back at my place...and I wasn't expecting to come here with you, so, we did try to cram as much as we could into our last day back there.

Um, thank you again, by the way. For all of this. It's...well, it's already unforgettable, really.

Yeah, right...

[She still remembers it quite well...it was really embarrassing, too.]

We'll get some sleep buuuut first things first!

[Kaori's pointing at the cake in front of them. Some of it is already gone, but they still have a way to go. Which makes her wonder if they can really eat it whole...after a few more pieces, Kaori is full already.]

M-Maybe we should finish...tomorrow...

If we eat another bite of it, I think my stomach's actually going to explode, but it's so good...

[ S-she's trying her hardest to get through the whole dessert, but, it's just too big of a cake, even for big eaters like the two of them... ]

L-look, we'll just...eat the rest for breakfast or something! It's not like we've never eaten cake for breakfast before!

[Kaori's Mom raises her eyebrow at that and asks them straight away if that's true. In response, Kaori laughs nervously and explains that it happened just a few times...and never adds that she meant few times in a month.

To escape more inconvenient questions about their diet and other stuff, Kaori stands up and pulls Anna, wanting both of them to go upstairs, to her bedroom.]

I hope that we won't have to eat only vegetables from now on...

[She murmurs...and chuckles a little while after. No, her parents wouldn't do such a thing.

When they arrive at Kaori's room, she rushes to the wardrobe to pull out pajamas for Anna and herself.]

Your friend is a hopeless Snoopy fan...

Sorry, sorry...!

[ She's laughing, though, as she's tugged right up the stairs. She should have probably whispered that in front of her parents, but, she figures... ]

They're bakers, they'll understand...we worked so hard in the baking club that it'd be a shame if we let all of the desserts we made go to waste, right?

[ What cute pajamas, though... ]

He's cute...I've never seen him before! But he's really adorable, is he from, like, an anime or something?

[ Someone please teach this girl about Charlie Brown... ]

I explained the situation to them but I'm still worried that they'll make me eat less sweets now that I'm home...They were really disgusted when I told them about the mochi. Have you tried them?

[If she did, Kaori hopes that she at least got to taste the real ones, not with the, well... rather original stuffings.]

They were really happy to hear that I joined it...and that you've become the president, too!

[It's high time for the Peanuts 101 to begin.]

Snoopy? No, he's a comic strip character! He's Charlie Brown's dog...he's got a friend named Woodstock, he's a small bird. Wait a second...

[It takes a moment, but Kaori finally gathers a few books filled with Peanuts comic strips and shows them to Anna, explaining who is who.]

Look, this one is my favorite!

Actually, the sea salt one wasn't terrible...

[ She's a Disney princess, of course she likes sea salt ice cream... ]

You can always sneak a couple of sweets upstairs when no one is looking. I mean, you can be pretty clever when you put your mind to it...

[ She can't help but smile at some of these comics, in any case. Instantly, she falls in love with cute little Woodstock...but she likes Lucy, too, even if she seems like she's a bit tough. And she even seems to like the boy who plays the piano...

Huh. Maybe it's not a coincidence she likes these comics... ]

This one kinda reminds me of you...

[Frozen world in Kingdom Hearts III confirmed?]

True, not like it's that hard with so many sweets around...

[The bakery shop may be closed for today because of their return but tomorrow the displays will be full of delicious cakes and cookies again.]

What— I don't act like this at all... [She knows best she does, though.] I wouldn't sit on a piano like this in the first place...

[To quickly change the subject, Kaori asks about who's Anna's favorite by now. Then, she shows her another comic strip.]

They're such great friends, aren't they?

[ If it isn't in the game, there's gonna be a problem..! ]

Who's gonna notice if a few chocolates go missing here and there? ...If anything, I'll just say I sleepwalk sometimes and take some. You'll have to vouch for me, though!

[ That'd be pretty bad, though, all things considered; sleepwalking in dogschool definitely seems dangerous. ]

Well, maybe you wouldn't sit on the piano like that, but that's totally something you'd say to your Friend A--er, Kousei! Don't even!

[ So weird that she's finally able to put a name to someone who's gone nameless for so long, but, that just goes to show.

Still, though, if Kaori loves Snoopy, Anna's gotta love Woodstock. That's just the way it goes. ]

They seem like they probably get into lots of trouble together...

[ ...Linus is pretty cute too, though. ]

[It'd better be!]

I sure will! I'm ready for anything if it's for chocolates...

[But Anna should know that already...they're bonded over chocolate, after all.]

I wouldn't ever say such a thing! B-Because it's hard not to notice me...I mean I know he's got bad eyes but...!

[She totally thought that when they had met for the first time, though. And she's acting quite suspicious now, too...]

Yep, kinda reminds me of certain two friends...

[Watching Anna go through all the pages makes her grin.]

How about you take all these books with you?

Well, you certainly are dazzling. Bad eyes or no, you have a presence that demands to be felt, whether he likes it or not!

[ She means that as a compliment, really! ]

But I'm really excited to meet him, though. And all your friends too...you have to make sure you tell me which one Watari is so I can, uh...

[ Punch him in the face? ]

Give him a big hello!

[ Close enough. ]

So then you'd be Snoopy, obviously...You wouldn't mind if I borrowed these, though? I mean, I'll give them back when I'm done, I promise...

Edited 2016-01-27 12:57 (UTC)

Big hello? Umm...yeah, sure!

[Kaori's blinking, wondering what THAT could possibly mean. Well, she'll learn about it when the time comes.]

Me? Snoopy? If I am then you have to be Woodstock! [With that said she wraps her hands around Anna in an embrace.] You can take them, really. I learned most of them by heart already...

The biggest! I mean, someone who's been your sort-of boyfriend for such a long time just haaas to have a nice huge knuckle sandwi--I-I mean, um, warm hug!

[ YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TELL LIES KAORI ]

I'm totally okay with being Woodstock, though! I'll have to give you some of the books I read for fun in return...though to be fair, most of those are kinda stuffy and old.

Edited (TYPOS......ORZ) 2016-01-27 15:58 (UTC)

Huge knuckle warm hug? You really can't wait to meet them, can you? Especially Watari...I can text them and ask if they're free tomorrow if you want!

[What in the world is THAT?? Rest in pieces, Watari.]

I don't mind at all if they're old! Just pick your favorites, okay? I mean you have so many of books, your library is bigger than our house!

[ NAILED IT...... ]

That sounds like it could be fun. You guys know the area way better than I do, so I'll be counting on you guys to sort of lead me around and see where everything is...at least I already know where the best dessert is, so that saves us a bit of time.

[ Might be nice if they're not too far from a doctor, either. Someone might have to fix a broken nose.

...Just kidding.

Maybe. ]

It may be, but a ton of it was stuff I couldn't read! But everything I could, I read cover to cover. I did have a lot of free time on my hands, after all...if I could show you this one I read called "The Princess Bride," though, you would love it...

I hope you'll like each other...they're great people.

[Yes, even Watari...! Despite his playboy ways. Kaori quickly grabs her phone (it's a flip phone just like the ones they got at horror school but it surely has more features) and shoots them a message.]

I must show you my favorite café! They have a piano there, too...you have to see it!

[And play on it, too. Kaori will make sure of that.]

"The Princess Bride"? What is it about?

If they're friends of yours, they must be.

[ Look, he's the enemy of every girl for a reason, goshdarnit! ]

Oh, come now, don't tell me you expect me to spoil the whole thing...it's better to go into it blind! When I was in my old school, my Mom...well, the person I call Mom now, not my birth-mom, we used to read it together every night...but it's a love story! You'll love it, I'm positive!

[He is...well, maybe if Kaori liked-liked him, it'd bother her more, but since she doesn't...take that, Watari.]

How come you didn't tell me about your Mom?! About the person you call your Mom, not your birth-mom!

[They're hanging out together for quite some time now, but they still don't know so many things about each other...Kaori finds that really fascinating, though.]

Tell me about her!

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[ HE'S A JERK IN HER EYES UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE ]

Well, it's a bit of a long story, how we got close enough for me to call her that...and I don't really see her as much as I'd like! She's all the way out in another world...but we met kinda the same way you and I did. In a school and everything, too...she's actually from America! But she was born in Japan! Uh, I think Okinawa?

[ She doesn't really talk much about her other school for a reason. But the people she met there, she has no reason not to talk about them, really! ]

She's a doctor! A really, really good one, too, one of the best there is. She used to be a surgeon, but she decided to become a pathologist, instead, and now she runs a clinic...she has a super special ability! Healing Touch, I'm pretty sure she calls it? It's so cool, when she does surgery, it's like time slows down for her and she's able to operate super-fast and crazy accurate...she's a genius, really! She taught me everything I know about tending to wounds and stuff.

And she's very, very beautiful, too! I wish I could show you a picture, but...she's tall and super sophisticated! She's got long white hair in a ponytail, and light blue eyes, a bit pale, but very stylish...and she's very serious, most of the time. The kind of person who drinks black coffee and likes only dark chocolate, and reads all of these big, smart books but has a soft spot for kids and love stories with happy endings...and she's stern, but always calm and level-headed, even when things get bad. That's why she's a good doctor.

She has a kid, too, who's adopted. Her name's Alyssa. She's going to be 9 this year...she calls me her big sister, too, it's adorable...

[It can't be proven, though...! Not when Kaori is going to bring such a cute friend...he's so going to hit on her.

Kaori's surprised to hear that Anna's non-birth Mom is a doctor. Actually, she wanted to ask her about the specialization but thankfully Anna provided it without her asking. On a second thought, it would make things really awkward since Kaori hasn't told Anna anything yet.]

You must really love her, I can tell! The way you speak of her...

[Kaori smiles widely and tickles Anna a bit.]

It's so unfair, though! You have two sisters! Well, sort of...

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