twelve cherry blossoms [VOICE]

[underthesakura]

[BZZZZZT!]

I see you've gotten no less impatient, communicator-san. Surely you don't think the rest of the city's resident are that eager to hear from me. I know that if I were to drop off the face of the earth quite a few of them couldn't be happier. I have little to say, I'm afraid, and pressing me to speak before I'm ready is rudeOf course

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[hidesinhats]

[You're damn right he heard that too.]

Se-Seishirou-san?

[underthesakura]

Is something wrong, Subaru-kun?

[hidesinhats]

N-no! N-not at all! [He's afraid to ask what he meant by the striked stuff.]

Are you feeling better? I-is there anything I can do to help?

[underthesakura]

[He meant exactly what he said! He doesn't expect Subaru to actually ask about it, though.]

I'm feeling much better today, thanks to you taking such good care of me.

[hidesinhats]

[And he has no intentions of asking either.]

I-it's okay. It was the least I could do... to make it up to you and all..

[underthesakura]

Still, I wish there was something I could do to to thank you. I'm sure you have better things to do than take care of someone like me.

[hidesinhats]

You don't need to thank me, Seishirou-san! I... I wanted to help. I want to help.

[underthesakura]

[Subaru gets a warm smile for that statement.] If you say so, Subaru-kun. But I'll feel bad if I don't show you my thanks, somehow.

[hidesinhats]

But... Seishirou-san has already done so much for me. Y-you don't have to do any more!

[underthesakura]

But I haven't done that much for you at all. [Seishirou's going to stand up and pick up his empty glass. He's thirsty again.]

[hidesinhats]

Yes.. yes you have, Seishirou-san! You've... done so much. [Sees you getting up and...!] I-I can get that for you...!

[underthesakura]

[Seishirou pauses again and offers Subaru the glass with a vague smile, though he makes sure that their fingertips touch when he hands the glass off.] If you insist, Subaru-kun.

[And once in the kitchen, Subaru will likely be able to see -- and hear! -- the hawk that's landed on the window sill and is impatiently rapping against the window with his beak.]

[hidesinhats]

[Subaru gets a slight chill when their fingertips touch, causing him to jerk back a little.] I just want to help...!

[He goes into the kitchen, immediately startled by the hawk rapping at the window. He knows he's seen that bird before, and can even remember a specific instance of seeing it. It startles him enough to cause him to drop the glass, causing it to shatter on the floor.]

A-ah!

[underthesakura]

[There's slightly pleased amusement in Seishirou's gaze when Subaru jerks a little, and he nods placidly at the insistence.] I'm very lucky to have you as a friend, Subaru-kun.

[The bird jerks a little, as if startled, at the sound of the glass shattering. Then he recovers and raps on the window pane, harder and more insistently. If he hits it any harder it might break.]

[And of course, from the other room comes the sound of footsteps and Seishirou's voice.] Subaru-kun?

[hidesinhats]

[Subaru was a little more than startled at this point. It wasn't possible... that Seishirou and this bird had some sort of relation, right? He knew he'd seen this bird before... but no. It couldn't be. He shook the thought out of his head, taking a minute to be more concerned with the shards of glass that surrounded his feet.

But what to do about this bird.]

I-it's nothing, Seishirou-san! Really! I... I dropped the glass, but I'll clean it up!

[underthesakura]

[Seishirou paused, and then smiled. Right, he understood. He sighed quietly, chuckled softly, and then leaned against the wall, out of sight of Subaru. He could hear the bird rapping against the window and sporadically sense it's presence, so it was fairly obvious what had Subaru so startled.]

You're not hurt, are you?

[Meanwhile, the bird fluffs up indignantly and raps against the window again, this time hard enough to put a crack in it. He's not used to being denied entry when he asks for it, and being a shikigami he sees nothing wrong with destroying the window in order to get through it.]