2415/Secrets to Keep

Secrets to Keep
Date of Scene:	26 January 2017
Location:	Sakura Territory
Synopsis:	Kyouko and Momo talk about secrets, keeping them, and a bunch of other stuff too.
Cast of Characters:	Momo Sakura, Kyouko Sakura

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Momo Sakura has posed:
The pattern is simple enough. There's several pieces to it, but its one of those things that while it takes a bit to do the instructions are straight forward. It's good for a trial run.

Her sewing machine is maybe thirty years old. Its a Pfaff, made in Germany, but if she doesn't use one of the more fancier stitches it works amazingly well. (So far as she can tell, at least!) Obaa-san had had it sitting in the back room, not sure what to do with it after it was donated by a woman who had been stationed at the nearby military base. Momo got it for a good price.

Same thing with the dress she's using for fabric. It's ginormous, and aside from a rip under one of the arms, its in good condition. Fortunately its also machine washable. Very important when dealing with clothing for a Kyou-nee!

Maybe its a bit ambitious starting in the knit family. But also, the black and red, even if its a lovely and subtle floral pattern, was just too Kyouko to pass up. Besides, for fifty yen? How could she not get this material?

She hears the front door open. She perks up and grabs one of the scraps of fabric she'd cut earlier. Pushing back in her chair, careful not to tangle herself up in cables, she rushes toward the door. On his place on her bed, Dog's head raises up. His tail thumps when he catches the scent of Kyouko before laying back down with a whuff of doggy breath.

"Kyou-nee, Kyou-nee! Look what I found! I'm making you a shirt!" Momo bounds up to her sister, all eager eyes and a beaming smile, eager to please. She's wearing clothes, or at least as little as she can get away with without poking something delicate with needles.

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko had gone out to patrol about an hour and a half ago. This is pretty normal- she has to go a few times a week, in order to keep the supplies of Grief Seeds and/or Cubes up. Sometimes she lets Momo come with her, but, wanting to give her little sister as normal a life as she can manage, often she lets (or makes) Momo stay at home while she does the hunting and gathering.

    Point is, this is a pretty normal night, as she comes home around 10pm, with a pocketful of Grief Cubes. She looks a bit more scowly than usual as she comes in the door.. something clearly having annoyed her. But the expression doesn't last as Momo bounds up to her, with those eyes and that smile. She feels the scowl melt away, at least temporarily, and can't help but laugh as she reaches out to ruffle Momo lightly.

    "Ooh, that's pretty." She comments, eyeing the fabric. "A shirt? Hm.. I guess maybe letting you take those measurements the other day was worth it after all."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo beams at the pretty assessment and leans into the ruffle, letting out an audible 'prrt!' And then she tries to be all nonchalant while she leans against the wall as Kyouko slips into slippers. "And who knows, maybe if there's enough left over, I could make you a skirt. Something you could just wear with a black top. If you wanted."

As soon as Kyouko is properly slippered Momo starts to tug her toward her room. Because she's in a Zone, but she also wants Kyou-nee Time.

She pauses at the doorway, though, and turns toward her sister as something registers. She'd caught the scowl but had been too eager to show her newest find to process it right away. Her eyebrows furrow in concern. "Are you okay?"

Of course, it could be something as simple as some asshat making some snide remark or trying to invade her personal space. But for Momo, even that's not too simple a thing!

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Silly Momo! Kyouko doesn't do slippers at home. If she's out somewhere and is going into someplace she needs to take her shoes off, sure, but at home? Bare feet all the time. Much more comfortable! The point is still valid though, as she has to pause for a few moments to get rid of her shoes and socks and also to take off her coat and stuff.

    And then Momo is tugging her, and Kyouko lets her, because honestly Momo Time is a pretty good remedy for being annoyed, too, and she's of a mind to let her sister pamper her, in her own way, so she can try and relax after a none-too-fun experience.

    But then Momo asks if something is wrong.. and she sighs faintly. It's good of Momo to be worried, of course- and it is something that effects her. Kyouko shrugs. "Just.. ran into Alex-san while I as out patrollin'. Y'know, Naru's ex."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Well, of course there aren't actual slippers. Momo usually doesn't wear them either unless its cold or her feet are dirty. Still, it's what's done in most other homes, so in her mind, Entryway Shenanigans are Slipper Times.

And first, Momo only furrows her brows before tugging Kyouko the rest of the way into her room. She leaves her sister by the bed, and if Kyouko sits down she'll have a sleepy doggy head in her lap. Momo dissapears for a few moments before she comes back. She narrows her eyes a touch as she hands over the bottle of soda as if to say 'I'm trusting you not to spill this in my room.'

Then she opens hers, slowly, in case it fizzles over. "Was he grumpy at you because Naru likes you best?"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    "Hold on." Kyouko breaks away from Momo momentarily as they pass the doorway to her own bedroom (which stays discretely closed most of the time these days), vanishing inside. She comes back a moment later wearing fuzzy shorts- much better for relaxing at home than the jeans she had come in wearing. That only takes a moment though, and then she lets Momo drag her into her own bedroom.

    She does plop down on Momo's bed, and as the doggy head appears in her lap, she ruffles his ears affectionately as she watches Momo vanish herself- and then reappear with soda. Kyouko grins a bit as she takes it and undoes the top, taking a swig as if in demonstration of how she appreciates it.

    "Nah.. he seems surprisingly un-angry about that. It was.. well, you remember the whole thing about how us Puella turn into Witches if we use up our magic, or give in to despair? And how its a secret, and how you're not supposed to tell anybody? Well.. apparently Sayaka told him. Like, the first time they ever met." She sighs. "I dunno what was going through her head, but that's dangerous."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo's eyes widen in horror. "She just...told? A stranger?" Her cheeks puff out! "That's just...! I mean, what if he tells someone else? And they tell others? Pretty soon, people are gonna be all afraid of you because...Gah!" She throws up her arms and huffs!

And then she tries to calm herself down as she plops down next to Kyouko, head resting on her shoulder. "Okay, I'm being too worrying about it, aren't I. Even if something like that did happen, I know a bunch of people who won't be afraid of you for it. The important ones!"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    "Not just me," Kyouko reminds Momo gently. "You, too. That's really why it bothers me. I ain't worried for myself. Like you say.. I got lotsa people who already know, and who don't care. Plus, I can take care of myself. It's the other Puella out there, including you, who I'm worried about. I dun wanna see our kind become feared or persecuted because of what we might be."

    Momo sits down next to her, and Kyouko slides an arm around her waist, hugging her tight. "I'm not worried about Alex. I think he's trustworthy, an' I explained to him why it's important he keep his mouth shut. He said he would, and I believe him. What worries me is that Sayaka ain't taking this seriously, apparently. If she told him that easily, she could tell somebody else too.. somebody less trustworthy."

Momo Sakura has posed:
One of the youngest Puella blinks. "Oh yeah, me, too." Truth is, though, her world is so far pretty much Kyouko. She snuggles in closer. "Well, if that does happen, we'll watch out for each other!"

She looks up at her big sister. "Yeah? Is he..." She doesn't know how to ask her question. In the countless books she's consumed, usually the one who was broken up with becomes this jaded character. Or at least mean to the new person. "If he's ever a jerk to you because of stuff, I'll kick his toe. But if he's nice, can I talk to him?" She likes nice people!

And she looks worried at the idea of Sayaka telling the secret to other people. "Maybe it...was a one time thing? Because she needed to talk to someone who wasn't involved?"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko tightens her arm around Momo as the girl snuggles in with her. After a moment, she sprawls back on Momo's bed, laying on her back. "He's okay. I.. for various reasons I'd prefer you not talk to him right now? But once things settle a little.. yeah, you can talk to him. He's a good guy. An' I don't think he holds what happened with Naru against us."

    "I'm more worried it was out of revenge against me." Kyouko says, with a sigh. "She's mad at me, y'know, and maybe she thought, since he was with Naru before.. she could get back at me by tellin' him something I don't want people to know? I dunno.. I hope not. She might just have been being thoughtless."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo thinks about this. "Okay. I won't go seeking him out. But what if I just randomly bump into him?" She worries about many different contigencies. "Do I be rude and just ignore him?"

The idea of being rude! How untoward!

Then she furrows her eyebrows in confusion, not really getting the way people's minds sometimes thinks. "But it doesn't just affect you. It affects...all of us, including her, if something comes of it."

And then it makes her think of other things. Potentially awkward things. She worries her lip for a moment before deciding to bring it up. "Hey...Kyou-nee?" Suddenly picking at her comforter is very interesting! "I think...as long as you're okay? I'll be okay, too. And even if...I'll try really hard not to, okay?"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko rolls her eyes a little bit, as Momo picks out all the little possibilities which might cause her instructions to be in question. It's affectionate though- Momo wouldn't be Momo if she didn't do that sort of thing. "No, don't be rude. You can talk to him a little. Just.. keep it short. Be polite. I don't think you have to worry about it, though."

    "I know it does. But I dunno how straight she's thinking. She was never.. the best at seeing the big picture." Kyouko sighs faintly. "But that's not really the point, now."

    Momo speaks of being okay, and Kyouko reaches up, tugging her sister down to lay with her, and enfolding her in her arms. "I know you'll be okay." She says, resting her chin on Momo's head. "And I'll make sure you stay okay. Don't worry about it. You just be you, and we'll be fine."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo slumps in relief! Phew! "Okay. Because bumping into people you don't plan on bumping to is surprisingly easy in a city so big!"

Momo shakes her head. "No. I hope she stops. She seems nice, from that short time I met her." She doesn't say which of Kyouko's girlfriends she prefers. She hasn't really had the chance to know Sayaka, and, well, Naru draws her things to color.

She snuggles against her sister. And because she is who she is, there's a touch more awkward. Her voice is nearly a whisper, though. "And if...I mean again? I hope you don't. But if you do? I'll be really sad. But I won't be mad at you." She speaks...from disjointed experience, barely remembered when the nightmares of devouring flame turned into clouds of pink and white. "I never was. I just wanted to hug you all the time." Part of her wonders if her sister ever felt that.

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    "It is easy." Kyouko agrees, with a short nod of her head. As for Sayaka- "She is nice. She just.. well, I think she needs to figure out where she fits, and maybe she's havin' a hard time with that. I dunno.. I gues we'll see." SHe shrugs, clearly not wanting to dwell on the topic right this moment.

    As Momo starts to get a little awkward and philosophical though, Kyouko pulls her closer, fingers combing through her sister's hair gently. "Shh. Thank you, kid. Really. But you don't need to worry about that. I'm not plannin' on going anywhere anytime soon. I got you, and Naru and all my bros and everybody counting on me, and I plan to do right by 'em. I dunno how long I'll be around, but it's gonna be a while yet. I promise."

Momo Sakura has posed:
"Yeah." She picks up on that feeling of Kyouko's, mostly because of the way sisters are somehow able to pick up subtle clues on how best to annoy siblings. But now is not the time to annoy, and Momo uses her power for good! So she lets the matter drop.

She cuddles in tight, happy to have arms to hug her sister with. (Even if she didn't have arms, she'd still be able to snuggle, by golly!)

"Good. I'll try to do right by 'em, too." A beat, and a pause, and she bites back a smile. "Even if I exhaust Mamo-nii by breathing."

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko seems content to lay on the bed and let Momo glomp on her and just relax, after hunting and working and everything else. She might like Naru-snuggles these days too, but Momo-snuggles have a different feel (more sisterly, one imagines), and they have a special place in her heart, too, such that she will always make some time for Momo even if she is busy with other stuff.

    Then she laughs. "Mamoru is.. well. Sensitive is an understatement. He likes you, you're just.. very energetic. Which I love. But he can only take in small doses. I get it- but don't think he doesn't like you, cause that's no true."

Momo Sakura has posed:
And Momo is very happy with Kyouko-snuggles. Even if they don't happen every day, she's not bitter about it. She just soaks them up when she can and hugs Dog the other times!

Momo perks up. "Yeah?" Truth is, she does worry! But when she thinks about it logically... "Well, he does plan my school stuff. And lets me borrow his books. He wouldn't do that if he didn't like me, right?"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko may be somewhat put out to know that Dog is an acceptable substitute for her snuggles, but luckily Momo doesn't voice this thought aloud, so she can remain happily ignorant.

    "That's right." She says, with a little laugh. Then she seems to remember something. "Oh, hey. Look."

    She waits until Momo is looking, and then sticks her tongue out. Nyeeeah. She has a little barbell piercing right through it, with a red plastic bead on the top on the bottom.

Momo Sakura has posed:
Well, Dog-snuggles will suffice when she wants Kyou-snuggle. But Kyou-snuggles are always prefered!

She perks up a bit, curious, as she leans up to look.

When Kyouko sticks out her tongue, Momo's eyes widen and she gasps! "Wow! When'd you do that? Did it hurt? When can I get one?"

She wants to poke it!

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko can't help it.. she giggles a little. She wiggles her tongue, then clickity-clacks it against her teeth. She even lets Momo poke it, if she wants.

    "It hurt a little," She allows, only the truth, "But it's fine now. I did it in Paris. My ears, too, see?" She pushes her hair back to show off the little red studs in her ears.

    Then she looks firm. "You can get one when you're sixteen."

    Kyouko isn't even sixteen yet. Ssshhh.

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo does poke it! And maybe even squeals a little.

"Ohhh how was Paris? Did you get me anything? I didn't really get into the sake by the way! Or throw wild parties, or -- ooooo earrings!!"

Then she slumps! The fact that her sister isn't sixteen doesn't really register. "Do I gotta be sixteen for my ears?"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko licks Momo's finger. Because she's poking at her tongue. Slurp.

    "It was.. intimidating. Did you know nobody speaks Japanese there?" Kyouko says, with a faintly self-deprecating chuckle. "And I know you didn't. I'm not that gullible, kid."

    Then she smiles. "No. We can do your ears this weekend, if you want."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo squeals again at the slurp! There's even an 'ewww that's so unsanitary, Kyou-nee!' but its said with a giggle.

Her eyes widen at the revelation that not everyone speaks Japanese. It's one thing to know it, but its another thing to know it! "Golly! What did you do?"

And then she's squealing again, happy, as she hugs her sister! "Really?! I can have earrings?!"

Her excitement is perhaps doubled from what a normal teenager's might be. After all, their father had had some...choice things to say about even the innocently pierced ears.

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    "Well, luckily," Kyouko says, with a lopsided grin. "Naru and Mamoru both speak english and some french. But it was.. a little bit scary for me, not gonna lie."

    "Yeah, I don't see why you can't have earrings." She shrugs her shoulders, happy to allow that. "Lotta girls younger than you have 'em. Just.. never really thought about it myself, but if you want them I think that's fine."

    She laughs, and the enthusiastic hugging might turn into a little tussling.

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo's eyes are wide! Something that scares her sister must be scary indeed! "I bet you were brave, though! Even if it was really really scary!"

Never let it be said that Momo is bad for Kyouko's ego.

This results in more squealing! And the tussling! But after that, she fidgets a bit. "Would...would you hold my hand? In case it hurts or if I get scared?"

She can blast concentrated lazers at monsters, but sometimes getting piercings is scarier than that.

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko gets just a faint blush on her cheeks. "Well, I might have clung to Naru's arm a little more than I normally would." She's okay admitting that to her sister, if not to too many others.

    Kyouko tussles, and ends up sprawled on a bed with much more messed-up covers and pillows and stuff. But it's not her bed. "Of course." She tells Momo, at the request to hold her hand. "But it doesn't hurt that bad." Of course, Kyouko has a pretty high pain threshold.

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo nods! "Naru seems like she's the best to cling to, even for the bravest people!" Because even the bravest people get scared!

And then she relaxes! "Oh, good! But if it ends up hurting lots and lots, don't get mad at the people who did it, okay? It'd just mean I'm a pain wuss!"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko grins softly, and maybe squirms just a little bit. She's usually pretty shy about all the mushy stuff, but Momo gets a little peek into how happy she is, at the very least. "She is very good to cling to."

    Then she laughs, and ruffles Momo again. "Silly. I'm not that crazy, y'know. First of all, it's not gonna hurt lots and lots. Second of all, I wouldn't get mad at the people just doin' their jobs."

    She pauses, then adds, "Though I might buy you ice cream afterwards."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo sighs happily and snuggles down. "I bet! Why, if you were at work and she were here, I betchya she'd let me snuggle her if I had a nightmare!"

Then she's giggling! "I know that! But I know you love me, so I just wanna make sure you know I know that its okay!"

She perks up at the last bit, though, and once again feigns nonchalance. "Well, you know, even if I'm really brave and I seem like it doesn't hurt that much, I bet I'd still need ice cream."

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    "I'm sure she would," Kyouko says, with a hint of a wry tone in her voice, "But you keep your paws off my girlfriend." SHe says, then grins to show she is teasing, and adds some tickles on top of it.

    "I do love you." She says.. and then laughs, rolling her eyes. "Uh huh. Well. I'm sure we can arrange ice cream, one way or the other." She allows. "You are making me a shirt after all, and maybe a skirt, too. It seems like the least I can do."

Momo Sakura has posed:
For a moment, Momo looks Very Confused! Then her face scrunches up in amused ick! "Ewww no, she's your girlfriend! I wouldn't do that!"

"I love you, too!" It's automatically and happily returned. And then she claps! "Eeee! So I can make you the skirt if I have enough material?!" She's pretty sure she does. Oh happy day!

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko laughs a little bit longer than is perhaps entirely polite at the look on Momo's face, poking her in the side a moment later. "I know you wouldn't, it was a joke, kid, calm down."

    Then she grins. "Sure, if you have enough. I ain't gonna tell you you can't make me free stuff, Momo. I can't guarantee I'll wear it if it turns out all funky lookin', but knock yourself out."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo squeals and giggles under the pokes! "Okay, okay, I know! Eeeek, stop! I'll pee on you!"

Then she beams! "Don't worry! If something turns out icky, it just means I know what not to do next time!" She scratches her chin. "But the dress is a knit. Apparently it can be tough to sew...But I'll do my best!"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko pokes a few more times, just to get her message across, because, "You're not gonna pee in your own bed!" She points out, fairly confident in her logic.

    Then she laughs, shaking her head. "S'right. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That's the best way to approach anything. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it if you stick with it."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo tries hard to remain confident in her claim! "Well...yeah...but if I move just right..."

Yeah, its an empty threat.

Then she's beaming again! "Yeah? I'll do my best, just you wait and see! I'll make you so many pretty clothes you won't wanna get 'em from anyone else!" An ammendment! "Except from Naru because she's your girlfriend and has good taste!"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    "You're not that good, kid." Kyouko says, dryly. And remaining dry, because she calls Momo's bluff.

    She laughs a little. "I dunno if Naru is that interested in buying me clothes. Although I did steal a few of her shirts. She leaves them here, and some of them are pretty cute."

    A brief whisper, "They're a little big on me though. She's.." Hand motion in front of chest.

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo huffs at having her bluff called. So rude! "Yeah well, I bet if I tried real hard..."

She's determined, if nothing else!

She giggles. "I bet if she finds something that would look totally cute on you, she'd try to get it!" Momo pats her sister, admiring how pretty she is! "She's got good taste!"

Momo gasps, eyes wide! "I bet! Do you think...we'll get more?"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    "You don't have to bet, it's pretty obvious just by lookin'," Kyouko says, again a little wry. She's not the type to pine overly about such things, but nor is she going to deny reality.

    Kyouko ruffles Momo lightly. "I think it might be too late for me, kid," Which isn't really true, she's only fifteen, "But for you, who knows." She grins. "Maybe you'll outdo your nee-chan in one way, at least."

    "And yeah, she does have good taste. Maybe you're right."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo, not exactly ready to be out done, sticks out her tongue. "Bleeeeeeeah!"

Then her eyes widen. "Really? You think so?" Of course, for her, even something as minor as outdoing her great sister in the bust department is something worthy of getting starry eyes over. (Its clear who her hero in life is, yes?)

Then she giggles! "Of course I am! She chose you, didn't she?"

Kyouko Sakura has posed:
    Kyouko blushes just a little. Then she laughs, rolling over onto the bed. "Mmph. I need a nap. You don't mind if I nap here, do you?" She asks, which is essentially an invitiation for Quiet Snuggle Time, which happens sometimes but not that often.

    Adding, wryly, "As long as you promise not to try the peeing thing until I'm elsewhere. You practice on your own time."

Momo Sakura has posed:
Momo perks up! Sewing can wait! Napping in a sister-pile comes first! "Of course I don't mind!" She exagerates a yawn. "I'll join you!"

There's a shifting of Dog and blankets around after turning off lights. Dog's head rests over Momo's hip and his snoot nudges against Kyouko's side as Momo snuggles in. Invitation accepted!

And then she giggles and crinkles her nose. "Ewwww, no. Beds are not for peeing!"

But even if she has a very scary dream where it happens against her will, she is safe in the knoweledge that her sister won't yell at her.