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|Date of Scene=2016/03/01
|Location=Uminari City - Residential District
|Synopsis=Reiko finds out Haru and Hunter are the same person. It's like a Harem Ending!
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|Poses=:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama had a talk with Ikiko and Ayana about 'the two boys she liked' and she was imparted some wisdom. Likewise, she spoke to two other friends and they also imparted thier wisdom. So she made a few decisions and spent the last full day metiscously drawing two things on the artists desk in her room with her pencils-- and she broke out the prisma colors. She applied the pieces of art to card backing and packed them into her backpack, along with the letter---<br /><br />---and off she was!<br /><br />She started with Haru. That was going to be easy. She knew where to find Haru- now that she knew where he lived. She walked along that wall and around to the house-- and knocked on the door. Ugh.<br /><br />Wait, what if Haru's parents answer!? Oh no, what will she say!?<br /><br />She's suddenly thinking through a bunch of bad case scenarios right there. On the doorstep. After knocking.<br /><br />She kind of wants to run now, but that's SOOOOO rude!

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko lucked out, actually. On a Monday, Haru's parents would be working. And since it's only shortly after school, Haru would be at home, probably by himself, doing his homework. He really only worked at the shop on Saturdays when there was only half a day of school, and Sundays when there was no school.<br /><br />When there's a knock on the door, Haru looks up from the kitchen counter where he's got his homework spread out, a dish of pizza rolls to his left. He blinks. It's a little early for his parents to be back. And they'd have just opened the door, wouldn't they? Maybe his father forgot his keys again.<br /><br />So who is it that opens the door? Haru. In a state that Reiko might have never seen him before-- relaxed! He's removed his school uniform jacket, his tie's missing, and the top button on his shirt is unbuttoned. Not to mention his hair's down and he's not wearing his usual light makeup. He doesn't look disheveled by any means, no. He just looks significantly more relaxed.<br /><br />However, Haru's carnelian-colored eyes widen a bit, and he blushes slightly when he sees it's Reiko. "A-ah. Hello, Reiko-chan." He smiles, trying to cover the surprise and embarassment. "Please excuse my state, I just got home from school not too long ago." He opens the door. "Would you like to come in? I just need a moment to make myself presentable." An odd thing to say, maybe. It's not like he's in his underwear or anything.

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama kind of waits with a bated breath and when Haru answers she visibly suddenly relaxes from the tense 'omg' posture she was in just a second before. Oh god, whew-- Haru answered and not his parents. She blushes- however- at Haru's state of dress-- he isn't. Dressed bad, no? Just casually. This blush does continue to trace her face until she clears her throat.<br /><br />"Um, you don't look bad..." akward pause. "I mean. Not--like messy or anything, it's fine really! But-- um Go ahead and um..do--do that then--um. I'll go wait in the kitchen!" she says with wide eyes and she peeks past Haru and towards the kitchen to go let him get ready. Tip toe tip toe tip toe she goes sits by that Island she did last time she was here and facedesk hard and mutters something untelligble to herself as she places her backpack onto the table softly.<br /><br />Ugh.<br /><br />She had to pscyhe herself up. Confidence! Confidence! Koifidence! Wait what?<br /><br />Yeah two koi just appeared to fist pump when Reiko was psyching herself up and she unashamedly stuffs them into the backpack suddenly fast and flusteredly. "Go awwwwaaaay." she mutters into the backpack!<br /><br />She knows Hunter knows Haru in some manner-- but she doesn't know if Haru can see magic things or not. Or maybe Haru doesn't know Hunters magicalness. Either way she doesn't want to risk it.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Haru closes the door behind Reiko as she enters. "Thank you. It's just against my upbringing to greet guests in casual dress, that's all." He smiles. "Go right ahead into the kitchen, I won't be a moment." He offers a smile and then heads into his room.<br /><br />It takes all his composure not to look like he's fleeing.<br /><br />In the meantime, there's a plate of pizza rolls, a few have been eaten, but there's still a handful there on the plate. Next to it is several sheets of homework, and an open textbook. It's math homework. Depending on how closely Reiko looks at it? She might notice there's been a LOT of erasure on that notebook page.<br /><br />For his part, once the door to his room is closed, Haru leans against it. Exhales sharply. Whew. ''('Get it together, Haru. That's how life works, expect the unexpected.')''<br /><br />A soft ping from the breast pocket of his shirt gets his attention, and his device notes, by way of warning, <span style="color:xterm34">&lt;&lt;Master. Heartbeat and breathing are elevated. Adrenaline production is increasing.&gt;&gt;</span><br /><br />"Yes, I know," Haru replies quietly. "Shh, I'm fine. Just nervous." He takes a few breaths to calm down, and then gets to making himself 'presentable. This includes putting on a tie and a vest, and putting his hair up. Another breath to compose himself and then he exits his room again.<br /><br />"Sorry about that. Just a personal quirk of mine, I suppose," he offers, by way of apology. "Do you want something to eat? I have some more of those." He indicates the pizza rolls. He's not going to expect her to eat off of his plate, no.

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama was totally just talking to her backpack a moment ago and she looks up and blushes severely! "H--Hi!" she says. She blinks at Haru and bites her lip a bit-- she looks down and whew, the koi have poofed in the expected magic sparkles by now. She sighs and closes her eyes and looks back up. She bites her lip as she peeks over to the homework and pizza rolls.<br /><br />"Do you need help?" she asks. Then she blinks. "I don't mean that you need help just--um...if you need it...I know my math pretty well..." she looks down.<br /><br />"Parents keep wanting me to go to Infinity- but.. I don't wanna leave my friends behind." she admits sheepishly. "Even though it'd challenge me more and all that." she says.<br /><br />She then pauses.<br /><br />"How have you been? Um..." she reaches into her backpack and grabs the letter--handing it over. "Hunter said.. you might want this back, so here you go!" she says. The letter is in more or less the same condition she'd left it- save for the magical energy she'd tried charging it with-- but Anthy already expects that- and that too will have faded by the end of the week.<br /><br />"Um, I've been talking. To my friends and-- um. They said I should... be honest." she says looking down-- not due to ashamedness, but of pure nervousness and embarassment.<br /><br />"About stuff..." she says.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Haru's brows rise a little at the mention of help with his math. Then he looks a little sheepish. "Ha... noticed the errors?" he asks. "I admit it's... not my greatest strength. I'd gladly welcome any help. We're not in the same grade, though. It's pretty difficult stuff. Well, to me." He smiles.<br /><br />As for going to Infinity? "Well, you could always take correspondence courses," he suggests, as he heads to the freezer for some more pizza rolls. It's a really big bag, and the label's written in English. He gets another plate and shakes some out of the bag onto the plate, then puts the plate in the microwave and puts the bag back in the freezer. "Online courses, you know? They cost, but they have grants and everything. You could take college courses if you wanted to."<br /><br />The invitation is handed to him, and he smiles. "Ah, thank you. It was still a really fun time, even if I had to leave early," he says. "It's a reminder. And that way I'll remember your birthday for next year." He chuckles. Though he pauses as Reiko begins to speak as though she's getting something off her chest. He quiets and listens, since this sounds serious. 'Be honest'? 'About stuff'? Oh boy, that does sound serious...

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama smiles. "I'm on a higher level than most of my grade!" she says softly. "Just..." she looks down. "Just dorky.. nerdy.. I could probably skip grades if I wanted I bet... but... you know. Friends still being left behind." she admits sheepishly. She looks down-- nervousness-- but she looks back up- though she doesn't quite look directly at Haru.<br /><br />"Three months ago... there was a boy I liked, but..." she says. "...I messed it up, because I did some silly things." she admits softly. She kind of taps her foot nervously and pauses and then freezes and-- confidence! Condifence Reiko! She thinks you can do it, you can do it-- like a Salmon... swimming against the current! Swim! /Swim!/.<br /><br />Nrg. "So now there's two boys I like now!" she says suddenly.<br /><br />".. um... you...." a severe blush. "...and Hunter..." she says.<br /><br />From Haru's angle this may be silly, because Reiko's saying She likes Haru and then also Haru in a magical costume.<br /><br />"...and... that's awkward. Because you two know each other. And..." she says. "I dunno what Hunter talks to you about..." she says.<br /><br />"...but I'm just being up front because. I wasn't last time." she admits. "Because I worry." she says. "I worry a lot actually!"<br /><br />She pauses a lot, yeah.<br /><br />"But... I'm sorry, I know this is really awkward for you, too-- it's gotta be." she mutters a bit crossing her arms.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Haru listens. And his eyes go a little wide. That was the last thing he expected, actually. He expected Reiko to like Hunter. Hunter was powerful, and magical, and brave. On the other hand, Haru? Haru was weird, and runty, and girly-looking, even if he didn't act at all like a girl. And well... part of him knew he wasn't going to be able to keep his identity as Hunter a secret forever.<br /><br />Despite the differences between the two of them, between Hunter and Haru... the ultimate truth is that Hunter and Haru are the same person. So that meant that Haru was weird and runty too. And that Haru could be powerful, magical, and brave. That bravery? Yeah, he needs that now.<br /><br />He can't let the charade continue. Not with Reiko. It's putting too much of a strain on her, to think her attentions are split. Besides, he knows who she is. Isn't it only fair that she know who he is?<br /><br />He sighs a bit, thanking every god he knows the name of that his parents aren't going to be back for a while yet. "I... know who Hunter is, yes," he says quietly. As he does, he raises his hand and fishes the Device out of his breast pocket. The faceted, teardrop-shaped emerald gleams in his hand.<br /><br />He takes a few steps back. Thankfully his kitchen is big enough for this.<br /><br />"Anthos Armonia. Set Up."<br /><br />There's a gleam from the gem, and Hunter's magical circle appears under Haru's feet. 'Vines' of emerald energy crawl up his body, obscuring him from sight for a moment. When the energy disappears, crawling away into the air as if it was alive, there he is--<br /><br />It's Hunter.<br /><br />The gem 'builds' the trident-shaped staff around itself, and Hunter takes hold of the haft. And when the magic disappears, Hunter reaches up with one hand, and pushes back his hood.<br /><br />It's Haru.<br /><br />"...I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner," he offers, lowering his head. "I didn't want to tell anybody, because I didn't want to be used against anyone, or for anyone to be used against me. And the fewer people who know I'm doing something this dangerous, the better. But when I saw the kind of stress it was causing to think Haru and Hunter were two different people..." He trails off.

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span><span style="color:orange">Error in Koigirl.exe please reboot the Reiko. Press CTRL-ALT-DEL. If System does not boot up, please call tech support</span><br /><br /><span style="color:orange">Rebooting...</span><br /><br />"Wha?..." she has to stare a few good moments to process this in her head. Not because she doesn't belive it, or doesn't find it a good thing-- it's just a lot of thoughts that just immmmmmediatly enter her mind at once. The first thought is----<br /><br />'Omg, Haru is Hunter!?' and then 'Wait that's not a bad thing is it!?'<br /><br />'Isn't this the best case scenario, Reiko!?'<br /><br />'Yeah, it is , isn't it!?'<br /><br />'It means you don't have to choose!'<br /><br />Then he nose scrunches. 'But-- he didn't tell you! but!... he just said why to and it's a good reason...'<br /><br />'Oh crap that means he knows I'm Orange! &gt;&lt;'<br /><br />'Oh no! He knows I think I'm a huge dork!'<br /><br />'Oh no!'<br /><br />"Oh no!" she says with a blush, finally. "I mean--not--no! Not no!---I mean..." she sort of just wants to blush so hard she burns away but that isn't going to happen at all because no one's ever, ever, ever died of embarrassment. Ugh....<br /><br />She blushes. "Here I was like a dope thinking I'd had to hurt one of the other feelings eventually..." she admits. "Because I'm not a two-timer!" she insists-- "I mean... I'm not!" she says- oh yeah she's just... flustering now.<br /><br />"Like..."<br /><br />"...no one ever dances with me at dances..." she finally admits. "Most people just pretend I don't exist or... politely decline..." she finally admits sheepishly.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Hunter-- no, Haru, pauses. He waits. This has to be difficult for Reiko to deal with. He keeps his own nervousness to himself; right now this is him trying to help Reiko solve some of her problems. And hope she doesn't hit him and run.<br /><br />When she finally starts to speak, Haru relaxes a little. She's not going to hit him. Yet. That's good, at least. He smiles a bit as she begins to trip over her words. "I know it's a lot to take in. And I'm sorry I didn't say right from the beginning," he offers. "But there were always others there, others that I didn't want to know."<br /><br />As for dancing with Reiko? People pretending she doesn't exist? "People are like that. You can't really worry too much about what other people think," he notes. "Friends are important, yes. And friend will accept you as you are. But if others don't? That's their loss." He pauses, chuckles a little, sheepishly. "Well... that in and of itself is weird. That opinion. But that's what my parents taught me-- 'those that matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter'."

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama looks sheepish. "I'm not... upset. I mean... really, I was really afraid and nervous of hurting one or the other!" she says. "Now--I don't need to worry about that!" and also 'Harem Ending' but she isn't thinking about that right now. She might later and then blush horribly at how horrible she is because sometimes she does admittedly play the odd dating game.<br /><br />Guilty pleasures! &gt;&lt;<br /><br />She kind of bites her lip and sighs. "New years stunk... because it's the day I also found out the boy I'd liked had been taken already after looking for him for a few days to give him his gift and also... ask him out...<br /><br />She mutters and kind of grows smaller. "I get it though." she says.<br /><br />"Oh...!" she blushes as she huffs. "I did..."<br /><br />"I did pictures..." she mutters.<br /><br />"Because I was nervous..."<br /><br />"...and I said I should do something and my friends thought it'd be a good idea..."<br /><br />"I was gonna give one to you and Hunter but- that seems silly now..." she says as she removes two of the backed drawings. "He--here." she says nervously!<br /><br />Indeed, it's two drawings, meticiously penciled and colored in stunning prisma color. One is of Hunter, one is of Haru. Hunter's has a more heroic sheen to it. Haru's is a more neutral pose- and there are also flowers- all of which appear to be some sort of species of actual flowers, painted in the proper colors. Reiko's work looks like someone twice her age drew them. It's really no wonder her parents want her in Infinity with talent like that.<br /><br />"So-- I guess. They can both go to you now!" she says sheepishly.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Hey, those dating games can be fun! Though it's very likely he and Reiko don't play the same kinds...<br /><br />With the need for the transformation past, Haru releases it, and Hunter disappears. In his place is, of course, Haru. He puts the Device away in his breast pocket.<br /><br />He frowns as Reiko talks about New Year's. "That sounds horrible," he offers. "I'm sorry I couldn't have helped you then. Suddenly she's talking about pictures that she did! Haru blinks. He accepts the pictures, looking them over with amazement. "Wow... these are really good, Reiko-chan," he comments, with a smile.<br /><br />Notably, he doesn't ask 'you really did these?'. He accepts without asking that she did. "And the flowers... you got all the colors and patterns near-perfect." HE looks up, with a smile of pure happiness. "Thank you, Reiko-chan. They're beautiful."

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama is called /Reiko-chan/ again. Really, the only people that call her that are her same gendered friends and not much else, so coming from a boy it makes her blush and smile and just sort of bite her lip. "You're welcome, I worked on them hard... did some research for those um..." she digs into her backpack and pulls out her sketchbook proper. "I draw lots of stuff..." she says softly.<br /><br />"Like.." she says. "...well I guess it doesn't matter if I talk about it now..." she says.<br /><br />She opens the sketchbook, and shows various magical girls and boys and villians she's faced, flipping pages--- "I draw everyone I meet at least once... even the badguys..." she says softly.<br /><br />"I do a lot of drawing." she says as she lets Hunter change back into Haru without much fuss.<br /><br />Ugh, she feels a combination of lame, relieved and nervous all at once.<br /><br />Ugh and she can't tell her friends too.<br /><br />Oh man, Hoshi might not let her live it down. and Ayana is confused about her romance life as it is.<br /><br />She bites her lip and hehs. "I'm sorry this is so awkward Haru..." she kind of sinks a bit. "I just thought... being honest would be best in this case and instead I made you feel like you had to tell me your secret." she admits meekly.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>After he changes back, he looks at the drawings Reiko's done of the various magical people, villains and not. He blinks. "...You know what you ought to do with these? Start making a... dossier of sorts," he suggests. "A book where you can write down information you learn about the bad guys you come across, so you can distribute it to other... people like us, who do this sort of thing. Maybe coordinate with them-- maybe they'll have information you don't, yeah?"<br /><br />The words of things being awkward get a chuckle. "Oh, I don't know," Haru replies. "I think this is the better result, don't you? Otherwise you'd have to go thinking you had to choose, and hurt either me or Hunter." Or he'd have to start 'aiming' her feelings towards one or the other, and he didn't want to manipulate her like that.<br /><br />"Besides," he adds, "I might have had to run around like that American movie where the guy kept having to run from one table where his ex-wife and kids were and dress as a woman while there, to the table where his agent was and dress like himself there. That would have been confusing." A chuckle. Though a moment later, he gets serious again. "Right, um... Please don't tell anyone else about this? Not even if you have... well, if there are others in your particular... group? Is that the word? You know, others with power that came from the same place? I don't want anyone else to really have to worry about me, you know?"

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama shakes her head. "No I understand. I won't tell my friends besides..."<br /><br />She sort of grows a mischief smile. "I wanna see how they react if they still think you're two different people." she giggles a bit. "I bet they act scandalized after a bit..." she smiles.<br /><br />"But no, I won't tell anyone..."<br /><br />"Groups... yeah. The other Prism Keepers um... My friends like the Cute Wolf and the Cute Fox..." she says softly. "I won't tell anyone." she says.<br /><br />"I've been pondering joining this group called Virtue..." she says softly. "So, the whole dossier thing could work there." she says softly. "--and making copies of art isn't hard." she muses.<br /><br />She blushes! "Hey! I imagined something like that too!" she admits. "Like having to run from one table to the next or something." she bites her lip. "It's why I was worried and it would had been silly because we'd BOTH had been doing that worrying each other over nothing!" she laughs.<br /><br />"Think about it, we both excuse ourselves constantly from the table to go to another one and both act like we're arriving at the same time from constant bathroom trips!" She has to laugh at this cocnept outright.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Haru nods. "Thank you." this to the mention of not telling anyone he's Hunter. And then a chuckle at Reiko's mischievous words. "Maybe so. But don't take a hit to your reputation with them if it comes down to it. You can always tell them you, Haru, and Hunter have come to an understanding." He smiles, a hint of mischief in it.<br /><br />A nod to the mention of Virtue. "That's a good idea too," he agrees. "If you can provide dossiers with pictures-- or contribute the pictures and someone else can make up the indivuidual pages-- that could spread a lot of information throughout the organization. Maybe a website, if they aren't afraid of someone stumbling on it accidentally."<br /><br />And he laughs outright at the image of both of them running from table to table, being their civilian IDs at one table and their magical IDs at the other. "Oh jeez... that would be hilarious. Tiring, but hilarious once we'd figured out what was going on."

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama hehs. "Even if someone stumbled upon it, I bet they think it's just a roleplay thing or a story or anime character site." she says. "I mean, most people can't see my koi. Only magical people. So I guess it acts as an 'out' for me-- and for them too if they ask me about it." she shrugs a bit. "...now I feel silly stuffing the koi into my bag earlier...two appeared when I was trying to psyche myself earlier when you were getting ready." she blushes.<br /><br />"So I stuffed them in there and told them to go away." she bites her lip.<br /><br />"Because I didn't know if you could see em or not if you 'knew' Hunter." she giggles.<br /><br />She blushes a little. "Anyways.. um..." she tugs the math homework over and peers at it for Haru as she taps her chin a bit. She hrms. She ahs, and taps. "You gotta carry here. But that's a common mistake try it, and it'll probably work out better!" she smiles a bit as she slides the work back.<br /><br />"Also..."<br /><br />She reaches over to the pizza rolls. "Pizza tax." she insists.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>"That's also true," Haru agrees, as Reiko mentions people thinking it's a roleplay site. The mention of her koi gets a sheepish look from Haru. "I, um... yes, I saw those. I was trying to pretend I didn't, because I didn't want to make you uncomfortable."<br /><br />The attention drawn to the math homework gets a look down to it. Crud, he was supposed to finish that, wasn't he? He pulls another chair over and looks at the specified problem. Winces. "That one... is a problem, yes." And then he snickers at the 'pizza tax', and gets the rest out of the microwave. They're a little cold. "Should I heat them all back up?"

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama blushes. "They don't make me uncomfortable, just I dunno who can or can't see them and they're always goofy n' what not." she giggles. She noms the lukewarm to cold pizza roll. "Sure you can nuke them." she says as she softly peeks at the home work again.<br /><br />"Huh I actually get /most/ of this, but not all. So I can help!" she beams.<br /><br />She nods. "I can warm them up. I'm pretty sure I can work a microwave~" she says as she hops off the chair and takes the plate and pops them into the microwave.<br /><br />"Um Haru so--"<br /><br />"What else do you like... besides flowers?" she asks softly. "I mean I like fish and taking care of fish and koi... but I also primarily like drawing and illustrating a lot. That's my main hobby." she blushes.<br /><br />"It's good to have a few... I'm also in the anime and art clubs." she says softly.<br /><br />"I watch a lot of it." she admits bashfully.<br /><br />"I admit that, the fun part of this magic stuff is that some of that is real now. Of course. Sometimes the scary part is... some of it is real now." she giggles a bit.<br /><br />"But that's two fold for me. Did... did I tell you about that?" she asks softly.<br /><br />"Why the Prism Keepers exist?" she asks, head tilting.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Haru transfers the rest of the rolls on his plate to the plate with the second helping of rolls. This he puts into the microwave for a few seconds. Reiko's mention of the math gets a nod. "Ah, good. Between the two of us we should be able to figure it out," he notes. "The one thing about this stuff I've noticed is that it generally just builds on the things I was supposed to have learned last year and the year before. Only problem is, I didn't quite grasp it then."<br /><br />The microwave beeps, and he brings the plate to the counter again, sitting down at the other chair. As for the koi? He chuckles. "They're cute," he admits. "The koi, I mean." As for what else he likes besides flowers? This he has to give some thought to. "Well... my parents don't like it much, but I like music. Mostly electronica, though. And, er..." He pauses, looking sheepish, as though he were about to admit something horrible. "...I like metal rock, too."

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama nods some. "I remember most of what I learn, but that's because I'm a dork and like school work and stuff like that." she admits sheepishly. "But I guess it's easy to like something you can breeze through, I mean-- homework is done within half an hour for me." she says softly. She head tilts a little at Haru and blushes.<br /><br />"Yeah-- lots of people like the koi when they see them." she admits sheepishly. Nothing there new. She continues to help Haru with his homework and steals another pizza roll. :9.<br /><br />She then head tilts and laughs. "So? I like idol pop." she admits sheepishly.<br /><br />"Even though most people would think I'd like smarty pants music like classical." she grumbles.<br /><br />She thinks and taps her chin. At least she knows what music he likes. That's good. It means she has /gift ideas/! She smiles.<br /><br />Then she finally blushes. "Um.. Haru. Thanks for.. telling me. N' all. You didn't have to, but... it does make me feel a lot better. I was worried about--- causing a rift beteen you and your uh. friend. Who turned out to just be you. So. yeah." she admits sheepishly.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I have to admit to being a horrible airhead where school is concerned," Haru replies, with a chuckle. "That's also why I don't generally work at my parents' shop during the week. Homework takes way too much time." He smirks. As for the koi? "That's no surprise," he notes. Something occured to him and he chuckles quietly, but he doesn't say exactly what's amused him so.<br /><br />Instead he turns his attention to the mention of music. "Well, I like that too. Both of those, I mean. Pop and classical. Helps to have a wide variety of musical tastes these days."<br /><br />As for Reiko's statement of thanks for telling her? He smiles, gently. "I was trying to protect you, that's all," he explains. "But then, you knew me as Hunter too, so we could probably be used against each other even if you didn't know. But I didn't want you to feel bad for who you liked. Nobody should ever feel bad for liking someone else."

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama blushes. "Yeah..." she says softly, rubbing her right arm a bit. Ugh now what. He knows she likes him... he isn't... telling her to get out and seems to be... encourging it? Or at least doesn't mind it. Oh god, she's obviously blushing again. "Well, I can stay here until I help you finish your homework!" she insists. And also, pizza rolls, but she doesn't mention that exactly.<br /><br />"Um, so.. want to. Go out to Midor-Ya sometimes for a cupcake or something or a pastry?" she asks. This isn't exactly a hot date!, but it's somewhere.<br /><br />"I mean. Another day. Not now. If.. you feel like it."<br /><br />"I mean you might wanna help at your parent's shop instead!" she says with a nervous smile.<br /><br />"But it'd be nice!"<br /><br />Nervous smile still!<br /><br />"Y--yeah..." she sweats and steals her sketchbook back into her backup.

:'''{{#var:137|Haru Zinoro| (137)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I'd appreciate that," Haru notes, to Reiko's offer of staying 'till he finished his homework. "I have a little non-math homework too, but that I think I have. I'm not so terribly rubbish at the rest of it as I am at the math." He chuckles. "I wonder what it is about math that confuses me so much. Maybe if I associate each number between 0 and 9 to a flower, I'd remember it better." Another chuckle; clearly he finds the concept ridiculous.<br /><br />As for Midori-Ya? He tilts his head. "That's the bakery, right?" He nods. "That sounds like it would be fun. Between school, work, and youma I haven't had a lot of time to do anything fun. Do you have a specific day you'd like to go?" he asks.

:'''{{#var:66|Reiko Touyama| (66)}} has posed:'''<br><span></span>Reiko Touyama sort of clears her throat. "Um.. how's this weekend sound after school on Saturday?" she asks sheepishly. "That way you can go straight to work after it if you want!" she beams softly. "Also... yeah that might work for you actually, try it!" she says softly.<br /><br />Then she clears her throat..<br /><br />"Anyways...let's-- get this done for you then!" she says.<br /><br />She stays, ultimately, until Haru's homework is done then politly excuses herself away, off and away!<br /><br />Then finally it all sinks in and she blushes and does her best to get home without looking like she's going to pass from a mix of nervousness, happiness and mental exhaustion from it all!
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