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Arashi Narukami

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The Ever-Dependable Sister-Knight

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2/15, delivery

[perfectlie]

[ less a delivery really than narukami's going to find in her room, yes he stepped in without knocking? this was an important mission he finished at like four with the weirdass night around and then promptly knocked himself out in his brother's bed, he didn't have a single mind for anything but doing...

well, for the plate of square chocolates that rest on her side table, imperfect but solid since those are historically his better ones. there's no note, nothing that could say who it's from, but there's only one person that might come to mind who'd so rudely come into a lady's room while she sleeps to deliver homemade chocolates.

kaname's going to get everyone in the morning proper, but narukami and his brother are here first. so. enjoy your chocolates. ]

un: holyknight

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ Probably the day before or after her birthday. ]

Narukami-senpai. I require assistance with something.

[selfloveable]

( oooh he's asking her for help....! )

Anything for you, Tsukasa-chan! What can your big sis help with today?

[heavyliesthecrown]

It is in regard to fashion.

Say that someone asked me for advice when it comes to picking out a particular matching swimsuit for both a boy and a girl.

You see, I have no idea what would be suitable for these two individuals. I am at a complete loss, in particular for anything that would be suitable for a young woman to wear. But I was tasked with procuring this for that young woman and man.

Please help me. I do not know where to begin.

[selfloveable]

(


okay this is not what she was expecting. )

Well, firstly, solid colors look good on anyone! Patterns can be pretty hit or miss, so I'd stick away from those if I were you.
Of course, I'd love something with polka dots myself ♪
Secondly, there's no need to be that embarrassed over picking one out for a girl! You should just choose something you'd like to see her in...♪♪♪ Or a one-piece, if you're so embarrassed. Frills are cute and flattering, too, and totally in fashion. You can't go wrong with them.

[heavyliesthecrown]

At no point did I say this was for me or a girl that I desire to see in a swimsuit! It just happens to be for a girl and a boy!

You enjoy shopping, do you not? Could you simply look and see if there are swimsuits? And if there are, pick something out that is approximately Miss Ala's size? And then, something that is approximately my cousin's size.

[selfloveable]

This is for Ala-chan!?

( and kohaku but anyway he's not important )

Nope! It has to be from you! Your pick! It's super duper important, okay?

[heavyliesthecrown]

Why does that make the difference!? I do not know anything about women's fashion! I never look at young women!

[ That sounds gay Tsukasa. ]

[selfloveable]

You look at a young woman every day though? Hello?

( ????????????? THIS ISN'T THE POINT??????? )

[heavyliesthecrown]

Narukami-senpai, that is different! You are undeniably beautiful, and always look nice in your personal outfits. But you are also a Knight, and generally dress like one or are within your school uniform.

We know one another well, so it is not nerve-wracking around you.

3/3

[perfectlie]

[ there are several parts to arashi narukami's day, because her roommate wouldn't forget her birthday and kaname has kept the date in his phone because birthdays are important. for all he might say "it'd be awkward since we're living together if i didn't do something", it's evident to HiMERU too that his little brother had wanted to make the day a little more special.

so it starts in the morning, with presents from both of the brothers, just guess who got her what, with a card simply signed her name in HiMERU's elegant script and decorated with butterflies sat on top, all three things waiting for her piqued curiosity on their living room table... and from the kitchen, the smell of a sweet breakfast awaits! along with the normal soft chatter of her two housemates, of course.

breakfast is a number of pancakes for them all, with narukami having the most and dressed with cloud eggs and fruits cut by a novice's hand into the cutest shapes someone could manage (some are better than other, when kaname was suggested using a cookie cutter by HiMERU for better shapes,) drizzled in an equally sweet syrup paired with a refreshingly light strawberry tea. it's an indulgence, and yes kaname will complain if she leaves anything behind... HiMERU's still taking his own and his brother's nutritional needs into account, so it really is mostly for her.

as it's narukami's birthday, kaname will calmly and definitely not look at her while he explains, they'll be doing whatever narukami wants. be it shopping, beauty routines, or-- whatever. just nothing too unreasonable.

(this is to make up for what's to come. she can, of course, take time away to see others, receive gifts from them, her time is not theirs alone -- and it'll be better for them to prepare the rest.)

lunch are delectable little cucumber sandwiches, and dinner is a special affair out rather than in -- because into the evening is cake time, with kaname putting her into a seat (do Not complain he is being as... gentlemanly as he can be!!!) while HiMERU fetches their last shared contribution to her birthday: a triple chocolate mousse cake with a candle placed in a strawberry in the center.

before narukami can be too thankful for the both of them, however, despite his brother's wishes kaname's still putting a cream pie into her face As Per Tradition she spoke of.

happy birthday arashi. ]

[selfloveable]

( she sort of expected something, to be honest. waking up feels like any other day though, missing home even if she doesn't entirely miss the responsibilities that come with it (in her memories), though her phone going off with the cheerful reminder that it's the third of march, her ~birthday~, tells her otherwise. she goes through her usual routine, picture-perfect arashi narukami ready for the day, and yet stepping out of her room and breathing in the sweet scent of breakfast still gives her pause.

she retreats back to her room just once to put on her new jewelry, exchanging her usual fare for the gifts thoughtfully picked out for her, and joins them with all the spirit and cheer that she always carries with her. not a single bit of breakfast goes to waste, though she lightly chides them that they should indulge a little, too, queen's orders—she'd never make them, she knows how particular HiMERU is about his diet (and, by extension, his brother's), and the laugh that pairs with such words is soft, light, playful.

yodaka is so cute— she can't help but think so listening to him explain the day's rough plan, her head resting in her hand while she watches him unable to look at her, and thinks this must have been his idea. not that her roommate wasn't capable of it (certainly he would've treated her the same), but yodaka is too embarrassed for this to have been his brother's idea. she still has tsukasa and leo to see, and she should probably stop by a few other places, too, but a day filled with shopping and treats and relaxing sounds absolutely perfect.

and it is a good day. she appreciates the lightness of lunch and the opportunity to go out for dinner, sometime between those two meals having procured her gift of perfume from tsukasa and wearing the scent she and her wonderful knights had chosen after hours and hours of hard work for cocktail perfume's new scent. she feels like a princess or a queen, so spoiled, so looked-after. sure, her knights at the start of the year had been hokuto and adonis, helping her along, but maybe that fortune of natsume's had staying power, still: maybe it meant today, too.

any excitement about her special and wonderful cake disappears the instant yodaka smashes a cream pie in her face, and she is very still, thinking about the tradition she'd recounted to him about an entirely different class. arashi decides that since it's her birthday, she's allowed to be a little childish, and she smashes what remains of the cream pie back into yodaka's face.

...it's a good birthday. it isn't like home (it isn't visiting her parents after celebrating at school, after celebrating at the office), but the day overall leaves her glowing and laughing and wishing, wishing, hoping, hoping, that there are more days like this, too, in the nest: simple ones, uninterrupted ones, the type of days she can hold in her heart without feeling guilty for their existence. )

3/15

[hanikamu]

[ Knock knock! Or not. When Arashi opens the door, she'll find a card decorated with red and orange rose petals arranged in the shape of a flame. But... it's blank?

No, it's written in invisible ink. If she figures that out and heats the card up, she'll be able to read the message. The handwriting is an elegant script. It's not immediately obvious who it's from, but she's free to guess. ]

Arashi-chan,

It's a day late, but Happy White Day. Yours is the only fan letter I've gotten lately, and I always reply to my fans. So, surprise! Gyahahaha!

Mountain laurels mean ambition, right? I'll ignore the other meaning. Ambition, huh... To be honest, that's the other thing I forgot. Right now, I don't have any dreams for myself. Living is hard when you got nothing to live for. That's why I said what I said that day. That's our little secret, okay?

But last month, I remembered my dreams. It's all because of you. Since that festival you held last February, Niki and Hiiro couldn't be happier. It'd be great if we could all be idols and go back home together.

I know this ain't like me, but thanks for looking out for everybody. If you ever get tired of putting up a front, I hope you find someone you can let it down for.

Rinne, out!

[selfloveable]

( it does seem pretty weird to just have a blank card, and she wonders about it for a while before she remembers--this was the key plot point in a manga she read once.

...she's going to say it was from a mystery book if anyone asks, though. she's picked them up because their covers looked nice before. she's read some. it suits her more.

the letter, overall, doesn't suit rinne either--she gets the feeling it's him by the fanmail comment (there are only so many people she wrote to last month, and she Knows most of their handwriting), and she doesn't know how to feel about being proven right.

...if she's ever tired of putting up a front, huh? how would he know--then again, like recognizes like, she guesses.

and yodaka had kept comparing them as of late. maybe there's something to it.

and

maybe...



nah, maybe not. she'll think on it more and keep his nice little letter hung up on her wall. )

sometime in march dwbi, txt proper so its from ♡ yodakachan ♡

[perfectlie]

narkami

what is your uper limit for mens agies

haA?A?AAA?A?

[selfloveable]

( ???????????????????????????????????????? )

Are you okay?

[perfectlie]

answr

[selfloveable]

Kunugi-sensei is only twelve years older than me so probably somewhere around there???

( so now it would be? 30? )

[perfectlie]

[ hmm mmm... mmm...... okay so it has to be how long since he was made. ]

ok

i'm fine perfectly

[selfloveable]

( ? ? ? )

You aren't typing like you are.
Do I need to get in touch with someone? Like Leona-chan or HiMERU-chan or
I don't know, Crow-san???

[perfectlie]

ixm iwth someone right now so i'm okay

not thay i know his name but he seems nice

we're eating together

you son't need to contct anyway
anyone

[selfloveable]

Ala-chan then.

[perfectlie]

absolutely not.

i am perfectly okay, narukami. i am an adult and i can take care of myself. see? i am fine.

4/6

[branchedout]

[ There's a soft knock at the door.

Set outside is a tin of tea from one of the market shops and the poster of Sena. ]

[selfloveable]

( Ah.............................................

Arashi stares at the poster with the smile of someone who was expecting to greet a friend and has, instead, been faced with someone she absolutely doesn't recognize. The tea is probably an apology, right? Or maybe a "thanks for taking this off our hands!" kind of gift.

It's bull, is what it is! But she'll take both inside with a sigh... where should she even put this poster...? She'll figure it out after a nice fresh cup of tea, she guesses. )