Spirit Academy

Lance nodded to what Shiro said as the two of them approached the dorms.

"That sounds fine to me. Whose room do you want to sleep in with everyone? It honestly doesn't matter to me which one you pick. We're all going to have fun regardless."

He told her with a happy smile.

Shiro walked with him and thought a bit, tilting her head some as she did.

"How about my room? It is the least filled and has a lot of room for us all."

She offered and smiled some.

Lance nodded and went to give her a quick kiss.

"Your room it is then. I'll pack my things and go and get Kiria before we meet up in your room okay?"

He told her.

Shiro nodded and smiled at him happily, kissing him back lightly.

"I will pack what little i have as well then and get Ikari. See you later."

She said happily before going to her room as she hummed, going to pack the few things she had.

Lance smiled and nodded, going off to his room to collect his things. Once he reached the tatami-themed room, he packed up what few things he had and slung his bag over his shoulder. As Raiken hopped up onto his shoulder he gazed up at the thunder dragon mural on his ceiling, staring up at it through narrowed eyes. He'd spent so long underneath that mural, a constant reminder of his broken claws. He sighed and slowly turned away from it, finally ready to move on from his goal of vengeance for the one who'd broken his claws. Now he had a family on the way, a mate of his own kind and a bright new future to look forward to. He finally felt happy.

Shiro looked around her rather plain room once she got there and nodded, going to gather what she had. She truely did not have much because they had left her things at her home so she only had a backpack full when she was done. She made sure to set it aside with her weapon before heading out again to go get Ikari like she said she would. So now she went to find Ikari and hummed to herself, her life was finally starting to look like she had always wanted it after all.

Ikari was in her room as per usual, her door open this time and her voice melodiously singing along to the music she was playing on her guitar.

Shiro paused when she heard Ikari, sighing some since she was happy to listen. She went to knock on the door after listening for a little while longer.

"Ikari? Would you like to come to a going away party in my room?"

She asked and waited to hear back from her.

Ikari heard the knock on her door and stopped playing for a second, turning to look at Shiro before hearing her question and smiling at her.

"Of course I'll come with ya to that! You've been a big piece of this place ever since ya became friends with Lance and Kiria. Let me just get some things together and I'll be there in a sec!"

She told her excitedly, going to sling her guitar around her body and onto her back before scrambling around to collect some things for spending the night in Shiro's room.

Shiro smiled happily at what she said, blushing some though as well with how important she sounded to Ikari.

"Thank you for coming, I hope that we can have a lot of fun. Maybe you can stay around at our new home too when it's done."

She said before going ahead to walk slowly back to her room. If she wanted to come and catch up she could easily.

She shakes her head.

"Oh no I couldn't impose like that!"

She tells her as she scrambles to collect a couple more things before she closes the door behind her and jogs to catch up with Shiro, her guitar slung around onto her back and a smaller bag with obvious clothing in it in her hands.

Shiro looked at her and tilted her head some, smiling though as she kept walking.

"I don't think I would mind that much. Neither would Lance, especially if you would help with the kits sometimes."

She said and walked to her room, going in as she glanced around to see if Lance was back.

Shiro feels a weight hit her as Kiria wraps her into a big hug, giggling all the while. Lance is nearby watching the whole exchange from the doorway as Ikari walks up to hug him.

"Hi Shiro! I'm so happy and excited to be having a sleepover! I've never had one of these before!"

She says excitedly as she hugs her tightly.

Shiro squeaked a bit in surprise when she was hugged all of the sudden before smiling some. She went to hug Kiria back and giggled some as well.

"Really? Well I am glad you can have fun tonight then. We can all have a nice time hanging out for a bit."

She said happily and patted her head lightly.

Kiria smiled when Shiro patted her head, looking back to Ikari and Lance who were talking off by themselves. She tilts her head at them.

"I wonder if Lance ever regrets breaking up with Ikari? They always seem so close when they're together, it's almost as if they were still a couple."

She smiles a little brighter as she turns her attention back to Shiro.

"Of course it's nothing like when he talks about you. You two make a much better couple than they did. But....don't tell them I said that. They might get a little mad...."

She admits, blushing and looking down a little out of embarrassment.

Shiro listened to Kiria and tilted her head some, confused what she was talking about. She did watch Lance and Ikari though and nodded some, she did wonder some what it would be like if they where still together. She was very happy though to have Lance and giggled at Kiria quietly. Moving to pat her head lightly before going to pull her inside the room so they could shut the door.

"It's okay Kiria, how about we settle down though? We have a party to have right?"

Kiria gave a small squeak from having been pulled inside the room, Lance and Ikari continuing talking outside the room meanwhile. When she heard Shiro's question she got excited and gave a small hop on her feet.

"Y-Yes of course we should! What do you want to do first? If you have some hair ties or something I could braid your hair."

She asked her.

Shiro giggled at what Kiria said they should do first, looking around to her bag as she nodded.

"I have a few, but you have to let me do something fun with your hair as well okay?"

She said and smiled at Kiria more, pulling a few hair ties from her bag along with a brush.

Kiria nodded and took the hair ties from her, going to sit down on Shiro's bed.

"C'mon and sit down in front of me okay?"

She told her, patting the spot in front of her.

Shiro looked confused before nodding some, going to sit in front of Kiria and smiled.

"Is this okay? I haven't really had someone put my hair up before..."

She said and glanced back at Kiria. Was this something normal for a party like this? She wasn't sure, but was having fun with it at least.

Kiria nodded and started to brush Shiro's hair gently, tugging when she hit a knot. She gives Shiro an awkward smile everytime she tugs out a knot, an apologetic look on her face. After finishing that she nods quickly and looks at Shiro.

"Is there any specific way you want me to do this?"

She asked her, not really sure how Shiro liked her hair.

Shiro didn't mind when Kiria brushed her hair, even when she was hitting knots. Though she felt weird having someone else put up her hair, considering she usually just did it herself.

"I usually just put it up in a ponytail... is there something else you might think would be pretty? Maybe a braid of some kind?"

She said and offered a little smile, she hadn't learned how to braid her own hair so it might be something fun. She might have to ask Kiria to teach her how if she wanted that as well though.

Kiria thinks for a moment before nodding slowly.

"I think if you just put it up in a ponytail all the time then maybe you might like it if I do kind of a rope braid into your hair? You would still have a single lock of hair but you would be letting it down so it might look prettier. How about that?"

She asks her, smiling as she thought about it.

Shiro looked at Kiria when she heard her suggestion, mostly surprised about letting her hair down for once. When she thought about it, she hadn't just worn it down in a rather long time. That was mostly because it got in the way but it seemed like a nice idea.

"I think that sounds nice, maybe it will look pretty."

She said and smiled brightly.

Kiria nodded happily and slowly started to weave her hair into a few braids, the chatting between Lance and Ikari continuing outside of the door.

"Shiro....what's it like to be with a boy?"

She asked, infinitely curious about her relationship with Lance.