Monday December 19th, After school at the grocery store
Hikaru had dance tonight, but she had a few hours before she had to get going. She stopped at the grocery store on her way home from school. She wanted to make good meals that were also healthy that Yui would enjoy, so she needed to get fresh groceries. She was planning to make some snacks and sweets today so that there would be snacks if Yui wanted them. Hikaru rarely snacked and usually ate fruits or vegetables when she did, but she didn't know what Yui was used to for snacks and she decided that she'd make some cookies and pastries. She was also buying rice crackers and chips, though she didn't often eat those kind of snacks herself. If Yui didn't like them, she could aways give them to Kuro for Christmas. She'd gotten him a remote control car for Christmas, but she knew that adding snacks and sugar would make Kuro all the happier for the holiday.
From the snack aisle, she headed to get fresh fruits and vegetables. This time of year, they were pricy, but the strawberries would be a good treat and she could make a number of good things with them. Strawberry shortcake or smoothies or even just chocolate strawberries. She got a couple of cartons before moving on to other fruits and vegetables.
Looking at the prices of meats, Hikaru couldn't help wincing a bit. She wanted to get things Yui would like, but meat was costly. 'Well....Chicken isn't too bad....I could make yakitori....but I would like to get some pork for tonkatsu....' she thought, doing some mental calculations. 'If I don't buy those new jazz shoes and I make that costume from old costumes instead of buying new material....' she thought, and then added the various meats she wanted. She had no problems waiting for the shoes, since she took good care of her dance shoes and she could always polish them to look new. And she had plenty of costumes she could use for material that she'd probably new use again.
She headed for the counter with her purchases, knowing that the bill would be higher than she liked, but also having a plan to make it affordable.
From the snack aisle, she headed to get fresh fruits and vegetables. This time of year, they were pricy, but the strawberries would be a good treat and she could make a number of good things with them. Strawberry shortcake or smoothies or even just chocolate strawberries. She got a couple of cartons before moving on to other fruits and vegetables.
Looking at the prices of meats, Hikaru couldn't help wincing a bit. She wanted to get things Yui would like, but meat was costly. 'Well....Chicken isn't too bad....I could make yakitori....but I would like to get some pork for tonkatsu....' she thought, doing some mental calculations. 'If I don't buy those new jazz shoes and I make that costume from old costumes instead of buying new material....' she thought, and then added the various meats she wanted. She had no problems waiting for the shoes, since she took good care of her dance shoes and she could always polish them to look new. And she had plenty of costumes she could use for material that she'd probably new use again.
She headed for the counter with her purchases, knowing that the bill would be higher than she liked, but also having a plan to make it affordable.