Jiaying Maki is hanging out after school! Mostly because she had been waiting on Sora and anything she might have needed to do and aprtially because she had totally texted the other girl that she was doing that. Well that and discussed it during lunch and everything else. She's starting to at least not be so giddy about the idea, but she's still awkward and nerdy! She'll eventually settle down where it's not making her mind race all over the place every time she thinks about spending time with her girlfriend.
Still, she's still in her uniform and she's sitting outside under one of the trees, her satchel nearby, a second bag next to it and a couple of pieces of jerky in hand because she was hungry.
Sora Hisakata sneak. Sneakity sneak. Sora is doing a little thing that's a little risky, she's allowing her shadow to manipulate the shadows around her to make it harder to notice her sneaking up on Jiaying. Then, once she's close....
She pounces from behind, a tackle hug, "Jiji~" She giggles, and makes sure that her antics aren't bowling Jiaying over in any way. She doesn't, sadly enough, realize that Jiaying may be a little sore...
Jiaying Maki does sense something sort of off about that, but it doesn't really click what it might have been, partially because she's had so many strange feelings lately that she's started trying to block them out and partially because she's distracted by a sneak attack! Yelping in surprise she flails around for a moment, falling to the ground as she's bowled over. There's a few moments more of flailing as she quickly says, "Off-off-off!" in a kind of pained way. Once she's given some breathing room and a few moments to recover she'd return the hug though, maybe even with a half-pounce of her own!
Sora Hisakata immediately lets go when she hears the pained tone in Jiaying's voice, and she looks a little sad. "Did you get yourself hurt again?" She asks, and when the return hug comes, she stays a little more gentle, though she does lean in for a kiss. "So why did my beautiful girlfriend want to see me?"
Jiaying Maki squeezes just a touch tighter and says, "I did better than last time. I wasn't relying on just trying to overpower anything with magic this time! Kiiinda forgot to make sure I didn't get hit though." She shakes her head after and adds, "Did find out a neat trick for later with charms though." She then calmly takes her little bag, the extra one and sets it before Sora, grinning just a touch, "There. Take a look inside."
Sora Hisakata picks up the bag but doesn't look inside just yet. "So, what happened?" She asks softly, sounding a little sad. "I worry, you know? What if one day you get unlucky..." She seems to not want to open the bag and look insude until Jiaying answers the question.
Jiaying Maki gently nudges Sora and says, "Got lit on fire again, not as bad as last time though. Was kinda uh, superfluous mostly? I think I'm going to have scars on my back though, that part keeps getting hurt." She shakes her head and says, "I'm fine though, I heal quick-ish, I just need to stop getting into trouble right?"
Sora Hisakata hugs. "And I guess I don't get to know what was so important that you got lit on fire over it?" She sighs and looks into the bag, clearly not expecting that to get a desired response at this point, and just moving on to the things that might get a resolution.
Jiaying Maki squirms under the accusation, even if her ears aren't visible it's easy to see that they'd be pinned back. "It's dangerous and I was saving a friend because she was attacked." There's a beat and she murmurs, "Again. I'm starting to think she wasn't joking about having a little tracker thing on her." The bag is just a small thing and inside is a smaller box. When that is opened up, Sora would find a pair of somewhat small (It took up so much allowance though!) silver earrings with a teardrop of jade. Should Sora be able to tell, they've been worked on by Jia and have both her personal 'touch' on them in that it pretty much broadcasts they're a protective charm. Squeezing Sora she adds while looking at them, "I tried doing a general protective charm on jade. It's good luck and protection against bad things and darkness- I don't... know how effective they are, but maybe I can get a bigger piece of jade to help more later."
"That wasn't so hard, right? Protecting friends is a good reason." Then Sora looks at the earrings, and smiles. "Thank you, Jiji, they're beautiful, and I appreciate the protection..." The tone of her voice suggests there's something not quite right with this gift. To demonstrate she moves her hair aside, showing her thoroughly unpierced ears. "I should've mentioned this, sorry."
Jiaying Maki looks at Sora's ears quietly for a moment, then nods and says, "I should have checked- but I didn't want to do another necklace and they were cute." She starts tapping her fingers together and adds, "And jade is supposed to protect against bad things and absorb darkness and all that good stuf- It's fine though." She pokes Sora gently and adds, "Are they pretty at least/" Hoping she at least picked a good design out.
"They are pretty." Sora says happily, and she adds on, "And I'm sure I can find out some way to wear them, even if'ts not the way I'm supposed to be wearing them." She leans in for another kiss, to emphasize how much she appreciates the gift, even there's that little problem.
Jiaying Maki returns the kiss after settling in, letting out a slightly relieved sigh. Glancing over, she asks curiously, "Did you just never want to get your ears pierced? For some reason I kind of thought you would have." She glances around, then scoots in closer against Sora and wraps an arm around her, resting her head against her shoulder after. "I'm glad you don't get into the stupid battles I've seen lately by the way."
"Earrings would get in the way during volleyball practice and I just didn't see the point." Sora explains with a half-shrug, she doesn't seem to think it's important, her hand settling on Jiaying's head, trying to find (and scritch) the invisible ears. "I'm glad, too. They sound like a pain."
Jiaying Maki leans into that scratching, what since they're only hidden, not gone like the used to be. She won't ever admit out loud to enjoying that sort of thing mind you! Still, she nestles in before giving Sora's cheek a kiss. "They kind of are. I'm tired of being hurt by giant creatures, weird lightning women and shadow things. I did grab a ghost though."
And Sora won't ever say out loud that's what she's doing, so Jiaying won't have to admit that's what's going on, "You grabbed a ghost? What do you mean by that?" She sounds rather curious about it all, but then, she's always curious.
Jiaying Maki grins and says, "I tried to feed Norie a ghost that wouldn't leave calmly- Found out that doesn't work by the way." she looks over at her bag, considers fishing the charm free, then shakes her head and instead squeezes Sora again and murmurs, "I've stopped worrying about controlling ghosts that won't cooperate as much. I don't do it right away, but I uh- it's better than the alternative I Think."
Sora Hisakata leans in for a kiss, then after that, "I should go, I have someone to help with their homework in a bit, but I'll text you tonight." She promises, and seems a little reluctant to leave, "I'm sorry, but I didn't know you had anything planned or I would've tried to reschedule."
Jiaying Maki returns the kiss happily and lingers quietly. She sighs after and leans back while offering Sora a smile. "Well it happens! We should go on a proper date again though! Maybe we can go somewhere nice to eat or just see another movie?" Or just any excuse to spend time with the other girl! She taps her fingers against her knee and adds, "Maybe I can give you some charms just in case you do run into trouble though Sora! I mean Naru keeps getting attacked and you're kinda in the same situation, but even closer right?"