Spirit Academy

Shiro blinked and looked at Kiria a bit surprised, she hadn't expected such a question all of the sudden. It took a little bit of thinking before she was even able to start trying to answer.

"It's interesting, I suppose. Sometimes it can get hard, trying to share a life with someone else but you feel happy as well having someone there to help you."

She said, trying to think of more to say.

Kiria continues to braid locks of Shiro's hair as she keeps growing more curious about what the older girl could potentially tell her about being with someone like Lance. After all, her immune system was so weak that it was highly unlikely that she would ever be able to have a relationship of her own.

"How can it be hard? Doesn't it make things easier to have two people sharing the same life?"

She asks her, starting to work onto another lock of the older girl's hair.

Shiro listened to Kiria and sighed a bit quietly, trying to think about how to describe it. She wasn't the best at being able to tell people such things but she seemed to want to know so badly.

"Well sometimes it's hard if the two don't agree on something. Especially if it comes to the others safety or something like that."

She offered as a answer.

Kiria stopped for a second and tilted her head, confused by Shiro's words. Slowly she goes back to finishing with braiding Shiro's long hair into a long, single braid that went down to the small of her back.

"So....it's only difficult to be in a relationship with a boy if you both don't agree on things all the time? I'm not really sure I get it still...."

She asks her, Lance and Ikari finally opening the door and walking inside of the room. Ikair goes over and sets her things down near the bed before going to roll out her sleeping bag and pillow, prompting Kiria to get up from behind Shiro and going to do the same. Lance blinks at Shiro a little, a light blush on his face.

"Did....Kiria do your hair? I um....It looks....good on you....actually...."

He stammers, stumbling over his own words.

Shiro smiled slightly at Kiria with what she said, not sure how to describe it beyond what she had already said. She was going to offer to say something else before seeing Lance and Ikari come back into the room. When Kiria left to roll out her sleeping back she moved to get up and stretch, hearing and seeing Lance though she giggled at his reaction.

"I asked her if she would do something to my hair, I guess I wanted to try something new today too."

She said and pulled the braid over her shoulder to mess with it and smiled at Lance.

"You like the difference then?"

Lance nodded quickly and glanced away with his hands in his pockets, making Ikari giggle and laugh at his embarrassment.

"Of course I like it....it looks good on you really!"

He said quickly, going to help Kiria set up her sleeping bag. Once everyone was settled in, Kiria quickly came over to Shiro and sat in front of her with her back to her. She looked up at the older girl with a bright smile.

"Your turn to play with my hair Shiro! Do something pretty!"

She asked excitedly, going to hold still as Ikari chuckled at her antics and looked to Shiro and Lance.

"So what do ya think we should do first everyone?"

She asked aloud, everyone looking to Shiro first since she was the 'star' in the room.

Shiro giggled as well when she was done watching Lance. When Kiria say in front of her she smiled, moving to try and figure out something to do. She ended up brushing it and humming before pausing and blushing when everyone stopped to look at her.

"O-Oh... Umm I have no idea. I don't know what you do in this sort of situation."

She said quietly and looked like she was shrinking back some.

Lance smiled gently and sat down before turning to Ikari.

"Well if your lungs aren't too tired Ikari, why don't you sing while those two play with their hair?"

He suggested, Kiria smiling and closing her eyes as Shiro brushed her hair. Ikari smiled and gave Lance a wink before going to get her guitar.

"You of all people should know that these lungs of mine don't get tired very easily Lance! Listen to this!"

She boasted happily, starting to play soft rock melody on her guitar without singing anything. Lance leaned back up against one of the walls and smiled, closing his eyes to listen.

Shiro smiled and as she listened to Lance and Ikari talking to each other before finally Ikari started to sing. She enjoyed hearing her sing, smiling and humming quietly along as well as she tried to think of something to do with her hair.

"Do you want something done with your hair too Ikari?"

She asked as she started to do little braids along the sides of her head, pulling them back together behind her head to make a little crown of sorts.

Ikari shakes her head slowly as she sings and strums her guitar, Kiria giggling as she felt Shiro making her hair into a kind of braided crown.

"That feels really funny! It kinda tickles!"

She tells her, smiling as she keeps still and continues to let Shiro play with her hair.

"Really? I am almost done."

Shiro said and laughed a bit as she moved to finish braiding her hair. When she was done she made sure she tied it up and nodded some.

"Does anyone else want to have their hair put up now then?"

She asked and looked around, smiling happily since she was rather relaxed in that situation.

Lance chuckled at Shiro's request as Ikari's strumming on her guitar gradually began to slow down, signaling the end of her song.

"If I didn't know any better Shiro, I'd say that you were relaxed with so many people around you like this."

He commented, Ikari setting her guitar aside and laughing.

"A few months ago I don't think ya would've ever tried this on your life. This place must've changed ya a lot huh?"

She asked her, smiling as Kiria hopped up and bounded over to her bag to find a mirror to look at herself in.

Shiro looked confused when she heard Lance chuckle all of the sudden, though when she heard what he said she started to blush lightly. When Ikari agreed in a way she blushed a bit more, pouting as she looked away some.

"Is it bad that I rather enjoy the three of you? I like your company, you all know what I am too and you don't hate me for it so I can't help but relax a little bit."

She mumbled, still pouting as she moved to mess with her hair.

Lance shook his head as he walked over and sat next to Shiro on her bed.

"You look beautiful regardless of what you are or will ever become."

He reassures her, wrapping his arms around her and rubbing her shoulders. Ikari chuckles when she hears his comment, grinning at him as she pulls out a bottle of water and opens the cap with a quick clicking sound.

"Careful lover wolf~ You might zap her if those sparks fly too much!"

She jokes, making him frown at her as Kiria carefully fixes her hair in the mirror that she'd found in her bag.

Shiro blushed a little bit more when Lance decided to move over to her bed and hugged her, listening to what he said and that Ikari noticed didn't help much. She kept pouting slightly though as she moved to hug him back, poking his nose lightly.

"You say that but you are the one who ran away from me when you finally let me see you too."

She pointed out and stuck her tongue out at him a bit.

Lance chuckles and rubs noses with Shiro as Kiria starts to play with her hair a bit in the mirror.

"Something I think I'll regret later in my life. I honestly thought I would've scared you with that sudden knowledge."

He admits to her.

Shiro pouted some still as she looked at him, moving to kiss his nose lightly though as she started to smile some.

"At least I told you before I showed you on accident huh?"

She said before looking at Kiria and giggled some.

"You keep messing with it and it might fall out."

Kiria squeaks when Shiro mentions that her hair might fall out if she keeps messing with it, quickly putting her mirror away and frowning at her.

"It will not!"

Lance chuckles and rubs Shiro's shoulders a bit as he holds her.

"You should still be careful. You never know."

He tells her, making her pout a little and go sit in Ikari's lap. Ikari laughs and reaches over to grab a bottle of water before offering it to Shiro.

"What should we do guys? We've got pretty much all night to do whatever we want~"

She asks, winking at Shiro.

Shiro tilted her head some and smiled as she watched Kiria, staying close to Lance as she tried to think of what else to do with everyone.

"What sort of things are normal to do at something like this? Or, more like fun to do?"

She asked and tilted her head before taking the bottle offered and looked back at Lance.

"Is there something you think is fun we can do?"