#mendingxchakra

"Ah, here you go!"  The petite girl smiled as she knelt down and held out a hand to feed a couple of stray tabby cats, who took the cat food gratefully.  She watched fondly as they ate, making the funniest expressions and noises.  They were all just adorable, and as much as she'd like to take as much of them home, under her care, all she could afford was a couple of cans of cat food from the Mini Mart and her unlimited affections.

"Looks like you guys haven't caused any trouble while I wasn't around, have you?"

In truth, Ayano had stopped by Holly Park a little earlier than she usually did and carried an extra ration of cat food mostly out of excitement.  Unlike her obligations, specifically (and only, rather) for school, which she sometimes forgot until the day or hour before they had to be done, she had remembered her conversation with a friend she had become acquainted with the other day with clarity.  The arrangement was that they'd meet up at one o'clock by the bell tower, and although there were still five, ten minutes until the agreed time, Ayano found herself feeding some of the cats that recognized her already.

'Would she mind... ?'  Though she didn't know Sakura well enough to figure out the answer, she still felt somewhat guilty, and stood up from her crouching position.  Adjusting her scarf, which she had always insisted on wearing despite the temperature, she scanned the crowd that had begun to assemble before her.

❝ Get your ass out of my room. Now. ❞