Springtime Reading (Kurou, Shion)

It was a beautiful spring day in Nosagai Park. Birds were chirping from the safety of their trees, the sun shone down pleasantly rather than oppressively and there was a light breeze to take the edge off even that. Somehow people were too busy to come to the park on this glorious day, which suited Shion just fine. She still wasn't really good at talking to people around her age so the solitude of the park was fine with her. Nobody was going to come up to her and start a conversation she'd have to assume a full-on character for. Considering that she'd left her biker and model type clothing at the dorms that was a concern. She hadn't thought of the type of character her current outfit would be, and making something up on the spot could be a bit difficult.

Today she'd chosen to come to the park in order to just simply read. Not anything academic, just for pleasure. Her choice of literature was a yuri-themed light novel which a tough biker wouldn't be caught dead with. Bikers didn't read sentimental ruminations on a girl's love for her friend! Maybe a girl dressed in tashio period clothing might though, since she was probably bound to be a bit more demure and reserved. Shion's long hair was tied back in a ponytail to fit the kimono and hakama. All was going well for this girl who was a snapshot out of history as she read deeper into her book. A slight blush came across her face as she got to a part about the girl confessing to her longtime crush.

"How sweet.. I want to do that someday," she thought aloud, not aware that someone else was now in the park.

Kurou wasn't usually the one for mid-day strolls, but when the day was nice and she was positively bored she'd find herself beneath the shade of the blooming trees of the park. Her usual spunky self was toned down whilst she was here, and her more romantic and caring side seemed to show. This side wasn't something she cared to show everyone, and only given to choice people. She paced around and let thoughts consume her. Her worries, doubts, and angers that had all been repressed started to seep into her mind as she wandered. Another nagging thought that had always bothered her was the loneliness eating away at her. The places she had always met girls were parties, and anyone there wasn't bound to make a relationship committment. And whlle that had it's fun, it wasn't the same. It was't the happiness of an emotional connection with someone you admire. It had been so long since she's had a real relationship. She tried not to let it bother her, but of course the thought always came back to bother her. Walking along, still in thought, Kurou jumped at the sound of a voice next to her. She look over to see the back of a girl who was sitting on the bench with a book. She couldn't see her face, so she didn't know who she was, but her traditional attire really threw Kurou through a loop. "Did you... say something?" Kurou spoke to the girl, beginning to walk around the side of the bench to face her. notes ( did my best to get kurou in here~ sorry its a little short ) words ( 259 ) tags ( @shionbusujima )

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