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{ ♫ “I wonder what kind of cookies Santa would like this year?”

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{ ♫ Was he a see-and-believe types? It was easier to help someone realize Santa was real when they just wanted to see it be true instead of dismissing Santa in general. Smiling a bit, the redhead nodded. “Proof, you want Santa to let you know he’s there watching. Would you like to help me get everything ready for him then? That way you get to see what Santa needs so he can stop by on Christmas Eve.”

   “Because the entire concept of his existence makes no logical sense to me.” A blunt answer for the girl’s question was given. While he didn’t believe a fictitious being was capable of existing he still had slight intrigue in the concept of believing in him. Perhaps Natsuki was to blame for that intrigue. “I simply want proof as I am incapable of fully understanding the purpose of it all.”

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{ ♫ “Proof?” The young composer set down the ornament in her hand to pick up the small Santa plush. Holding it up, she blinked. “Why do you need proof that Santa exists?”

   “The existence of this… Santa individual. I have requested proof from him each year but he has failed to give it to me.”

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{ ♫ “Evidence of what?” asked the girl in the middle of putting up Christmas decorations everywhere.

   “I wonder if I will receive my evidence this year.”

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✎} “What are we waiting for then?” Chuckling a bit, the girl reached over and grasped her best friend’s hand.

Excited, she was pretty excited of the idea of shopping with her best friend. Honestly it was amazing to spend some time with something other than practice. “Kotori, maybe you’ll find something too. If you’re not busy, wanna come to the party with me? My mom loves when you come along.”

   『(*´ ˘ `*)*¨*• ♡』”If we hop on a train now we can make it to Shibuya 109! They’ve always got trendy clothes there that are your style. Since your family’s awfully traditional, do you think you could pull off a yukata?” Kotori clasped her hands together hopefully. She loved shopping in general, but at that moment she wanted to dress her old-fashioned friend in simpler clothing.

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{ ♫ That didn’t make her mad. Actually, it made her feel even more sorry for what she did. Rin was such a pure and good friend. Maki wasn’t going to mess that up.

“...Quiet you. I’m apologizing and this happens once a year.” she murmured. “I’m mean to you, Rin. So I’ll try to be better,”

 She’s surprised– very surprised. Really, Rin only said what she did and was acting the way she did because she simply wanted to mess with Maki. She wasn’t expecting that sort of reaction from her though, and the girl honestly felt a bit bad for making Maki believe she was legitimately hurt.

“I-It’s a’ight, Maki-chan, please don’t worry ‘bout it. Admittedly, Rin was jus’ f-fakin’ it a bit– Maki-chan didn’t hurt Rin at all, R-Rin swears, nya. Sorry…”

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✎} Chuckling a bit, she let go of the skin that she was taking as hostages. “Is it? Oh, Kotori, please never change.”

   “But it’s fun!” Kotori murmured in between pinches, using her own fingers to poke at the skin that puffed out when she blew air into her cheeks.

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   “Hmm–” she began to question until Umi started to pluck her cheeks. Though somewhat confused, Kotori went along with it and made distorted noises to hear what she sounded like.

✎} “Geez, Kotori!” she scolded a bit. One more pull for good measure. “You aren’t supposed to be enjoying this! ...Regardless if those sounds are cute and your cheeks are soft.”

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ichigoshiroppu:

   “Hmm~? What is it, Umi-chan?”

✎} “Please forgive me for this,” Reached toward her best friend’s face, she cupped both cheeks. In a split second, it turned into two pinches and she stretched them a bit. She couldn’t handle Kotori’s pure goodness.

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ichigoshiroppu:

   “I’d love to but it would still make Umi-chan uncomfortable, wouldn’t it? I can’t bring you to do such things if you don’t truly want to♪”

✎} Well, she’s touched. The archer owed her friend much more credit. “K-Kotori...”

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ichigoshiroppu:

   “It means it isn’t that serious! Don’t worry about it.”

✎} “....So you are willingly giving up the chance to have me wear a short skirt?” This confused her a bit.

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ichigoshiroppu:

   『(*´ ˘ `*)*¨*• ♡』”Umi-chan…! As the young kids like to say these days–it’s not that deep.”

✎} “Should I pretend to know what that means exactly?” Sighing, she began to think. “....I still wish to make it up to you.”

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✎} “...K-Kotori, as compensation, I will allow you... to pick out a s-s-s-short skirt,”

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Yo who wants a starter or plot?

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ichigoshiroppu:

   『(*´ ˘ `*)*¨*• ♡』”Oh–right! Then I’ll wait over there,” Kotori pointed, blinking when she noticed Umi had already disappeared. She hummed softly to herself, checking for any department store sales on her phone while she waited. There’s a clearance on summer dresses, maybe that might work. I can also see if they have any fabrics on sale! If anything, I can tailor Umi-chan an outfit myself. Kotori rocked back and forth on the balls and heels of her feet.

   “Are you all set and ready to go?♪ I have an idea of where to go first.”

✎} Approaching her friend, Umi gave a slight nod. She knew she could trust Kotori but part of her still worried about the girl getting carried away. Oh well, in the end she could make the final decision! ...She hoped.

“Yes, all ready. Where were you thinking of going? Oh, are you looking it up?” Leaning forward, she attempted to see what was on Kotori’s screen. Part of her was a little excited for this outing. It was a nice change of pace.

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Send “💖” and my muse will admit something they find cute about yours.

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✎} A few times after practice, Umi would find herself in the park. It was nice to feel the breeze and relax for a couple of moments in her hectic life. Lying down on the grass, admiring the sights, it was her favorite past time.