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Who: Jaune Arc, Akashi Kaoru, Sannomiya Shiho
When: After the people on the tour return
Where: Hospital
What: Shiho is upset that Jaune (fought a dragon and) got hurt. Kaoru suggests they visit.

Kaoru noticed when Shiho became upset (being friends with someone for so long made it obvious to you when this happened) and, because they tell each other everything, Shiho had confessed everything that was bothering her after Kaoru asked if she was all right.

Well, 'confessed' was probably not the right word for it. It was really more like, 'ranted about'. When Shiho told her Jaune had gotten hurt (fighting a dragon, holy crap), she had suggested they go visit.

They made a stop to pick up some flowers and chocolates. Kaoru still briefly considered bringing Jaune some reading material (and she didn't even mean porn magazines. She was too old to be pulling that sort of stuff) to help pass the time, but she didn't know what he liked.

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[Okay, okay. The vase with all the flowers goes to the side table.

They'll need water, huh. She'll get it during the commercial break.]

Yeah! There's nothing you can mistake about a kiss-- [...except the one she shared with Minamoto, BUT THAT ONE DOESN'T COUNT. She blushes a little and crosses her arms as she pulls a chair over to sit on it.] A-anyway! What's Kyle's problem! I mean, I get that he likes her but you have to be a serious ass to get in the way of true love!

[Someone else might find it strange to accept chocolates in this situation since they bought it for Jaune, but Kaoru just casually plucks one from the box and pops it in her mouth.]

[ Jaune has been that guy before, being hopelessly infatuated with a girl who likes another much cooler guy, but he's also the oblivious guy who has a friend in love with him and he doesn't even realise it. He does agree, ultimately, that Kyle is a jerk for not respecting the girl's feelings, recalling his own mistakes. ]

Stacy doesn't deserve either of these idiots! --Wait...

[ He leans a little closer to Shiho and lowers his voice. ] ...uh, has Kaoru already kissed someone before?

Which just opens up the way for more rivals, right?

[She only suspected, but Kaoru won't say and Shiho won't (and to some degree can't) figure it out with psychometry.

There's also no mistaking about the way she blushes and gets all defensive though. Shiho lowers her voice only a little, leaning in with an exaggerated stage whisper.]

I bet she has. But she just won't tell!

[They should hold her phone hostage until she breaks and tells them everything. Or they could resolve this peacefully by just asking her, but that would be boring.]

Ugh. We don't need any more rivals in this story!

[SHE CAN HEAR YOU!]

There's nothing to talk about! [That's a lie, but still!] It's nothing like what you're thinking! [She's blushing so much her face is going to start matching her hair soon.]

C'mon, tell us! What was it like!?

[ He gently whacks Kaoru in the face with his pillow. There was barely any force behind it, but maybe it can distract her enough for Shiho to go through with her idea of kidnapping the other girl's phone. ]

Yeah, tell us, Kaoru-chan~ Then we can tell you if it's anything like what we're thinking.

[Shiho's not too sure taking a phone off of someone that could just take it back with psychokinesis is really that helpful...(nor is getting into a pillow fight with that same person) so she'll just stick with the teasing. For now.]

If you can't, then at least show us a picture of the lucky guy.

[If Kaoru had immediately reached for her phone like she had something to hide...she'd go for the phone immediately.]

[You're both the worst. The. Worst! And she would have told you if the pillow to her face didn't interrupt her. She swats the pillow away with her hands with an indignant 'hey!'. You're so lucky, Jaune, that there isn't anything for her to throw at you besides the flowers. You already know about the existence of her powers. She doesn't need to bother hiding them from you!

Kaoru did start reaching for her phone (not her Cerevice but the thing she and Shiho had played ViViD to get back. The one from home that had pictures of Minamoto on it).]

I-it was really nothing okay! It shouldn't even count as a kiss it was only a prank by-- [Feather. Who was technically them from the future. The realization that she had pretty much played a prank on herself was enough to leave an opening for someone to snatch her phone from her.]

What?! Someone tricked you into your first kiss?? That's... I won't stand for this!

D-Don't worry, Kaoru, it totally doesn't count if it was on accident... or something.

[ then he looks to Shiho: ] Wait, what do you mean "like what we're thinking"? ....Are you thinking about what it's like?

[Shiho's about to clamber right over Kaoru and grab for the phone which is so very subtle (but then again she knew which phone that was and whose pictures were on it) when Jaune addresses her and she freezes.]

Well. You were the one who asked what it was like-

[She's not reaching for the phone, clearly.]

It's not like I know... [She only plays around with boys' feelings, she hasn't actually kissed any of them.]

W-well, the trick wasn't being played on me, really.

[She doesn't even notice Shiho going for the phone at this point.]

And it's not that I don't want it to count [Make up your mind, Kaoru. Does it count or not!?] I-it's complicated, okay?

Well, I hope my first kiss isn't anything complicated like that...

[ HA HA....HA...... ]

I bet it won't be.

[haha ha...

Shiho grabs the phone out of Kaoru's pocket with neat fingers (a benefit of being a psychometer was that it also made you into a great scammer/pickpocket.) She's not looking through it (yet) but she ducks away as quickly as she can with a laugh.]

[Just when Kaoru is starting to think that maybe she could steer this conversation away from her unfortunate (sort of) first kiss, when Shiho ducks away with...wait. WAS THAT HER PHONE!?]

Shiho!

[Did she even have photos of any other guys on there?! (No, she doesn't.)]

Shiho!!

[ Her move surprises Jaune as well since he's not a mind reader, and when he yells out at her it almost sounds like a dad who wants the children to behave.

Except... ]

........w-what's on it?

[Shiho doesn't even have to unlock the phone to know what's on it. And she gives Kaoru a Very Surprised look.

.......this thing is just full of pictures of Minamoto...]

Kaoru-chan....you...

[There is a split second where an invisible force tugged at the phone in Shiho's hand, Kaoru's attempt at retrieving it. If Shiho, doesn't let go, though, she'll stop (because she doesn't want to accidentally hurt anyone).

Either way she's going to go bright red.]

I can explain!

Explain what, what's going on here?!

[ He didn't even get to see what's on the phone!! ]

Did everyone suddenly gain cool mind reading powers except me??

[Shiho wasn't trying to ignore Jaune, but she'd been distracted by the fact that Minamoto was going to jail. HE WAS GOING TO JAIL.

So his voice snaps her out of looking at Kaoru and brings her to the fact that maybe they shouldn't be talking about Minamoto (going to jail!!) while he was here.]

Ah, no. Not really?

[She already had cool mind reading powers to begin with. Is there a discreet way to hand the phone back to Kaoru...She looks to her for help. HELP.]

[WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? ALSO WHY ARE YOU LOOKING TO HER FOR HELP YOU WERE PART OF THE PROBLEM!

Kaoru takes a deep breath.]

Okay. Okay. What I'm about to say goes with you both to your grave, all right? You guys can't tell anyone.

....... [ what is going on here. ]

You are inside my mind, aren't you?!

I'm not. And Kaoru-chan isn't either.

Now be serious, Jaune.

[Because someone was going to jail!! She is also going to check and make sure there isn't a lolicon hanging upside down just outside of the window...]

[Kaoru facepalms.] I can't read minds, Jaune.

[She huffs.]

Anyway, you have to swear you're not going to talk about what I'm about to tell you! Not ever!

You're freaking me out, Kaoru! What is it? I-I mean, I promise I won't tell anyone...

[ For all his social incompetence, his motto is that an Arc never goes back on his word, and he has proven so in the past. ]

[Shiho's just as freaked out about all this, which is why she's kind of glad Jaune said it out loud before she had to. Still, she's not as suave or as collected about this as she seems, reflexively leaning in as she waits for a proper answer.]

I promise, too.

Okay. [Kaoru fidgets a bit.]

S-so, my first kiss was sort of the fault of [Er. She's just going to take Shiho's hand and think FEATHER at her really hard.] This person we know. She's kind of gone now. But it was a prank she was playing on the guy I kissed.

And I promised not to talk about it because he's a lot older and that's not a scandal either of us needs...but I also kind of...sort of...really like him.

.......

You kissed a... grandpa?

[ NOT THAT MUCH OLDER JAUNE ]

[If Feather did this...didn't that mean all of them (including future!Shiho and Aoi and Yuri-chan) pranked him together...What kind of a person did she grow up to be...]

Mina- [Shiho coughs.] He's not a grandpa.

[At the same time Shiho says it, Kaoru also goes.] Minamoto's not a grandpa! He's just...older.

...but not by that much! I'm totally going to catch up to him soon! [...she means in maturity.]

[ Kaoru, that's so cute! Jaune totally understands the pursuit of a hopeless romance. Ah... ]

If he's not that much older then it's probably not a big deal, right? I think you're already mature for your age, Kaoru! [ Just being uselessly supportive here... he has no idea whether she is or isn't! ]

[...There's was a reason why she didn't say his name, Kaoru!!

The two of them are so optimistic, Shiho almost doesn't feel like bursting their bubble. Minamoto is kind of much older than they are...but Kaoru probably doesn't want her saying that so she just makes a face, reaching out for chocolate.]

[DON'T YOU DARE CALL IT HOPELESS.

She just nods though.]

Yeah. I mean. I know I still have a lot of work to do, but I'll totally catch up. Then when we're together it won't look like something that will get Minamoto arrested...

And if he does get arrested, we'll just bust him out together! Romantic-styles!

[ Jaune, you're not in a movie... ]

He won't get arrested as long as no one finds out!

[But if they do, Shiho would be the first to help with busting him out of jail. Hey, what are friends for, right?]

Yeah, let's just aim for him to not be arrested.

A-anyway. Enough about me! How are you doing, Jaune?

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I'm sorry this tag is so late. It's been a weird week.