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“Oh, Hime, thank you!” Seiji flashed his usual wide grin as he accepted his present from the girl. Honestly, he was more than a little surprised that it was a hoodie, given how much Hime seemed to resent the things- to the point where she had nightmares, about them, even!

But when he saw the attached dog ears, he felt like he understood.

“Oh, Hikawa-san, happy new years to you.” Seiji easily greeted the older girl, pleased to see the older sister of his rival on this auspicious day. That said, it wasn’t like he was expecting anything from her, so when she pulled out a present, Seiji couldn’t help but blink, surprise crossing his face.

If Seiji was the least bit startled by how loudly Tamako had called out to him, it didn’t show on his face, his usual easy grin appearing as he turned around to greet the girl.

“For me?” Seiji blinked, carefully taking the bag from her, for a moment wondering why- before he recalled that today was his own birthday. Sometimes in the festivities of the New Year, it tended to slip his mind.

As soon as Maria’s strong arms scooped him up, Naoki started squirming in them, the young boy trying to break free from her grasp. “Put me down, old lady!” He protested, trying fruitlessly to push against Maria’s arms- but there was no way the strength of a six year old boy could compete with that of a trained martial artist.

“Can’t you just give me my present like a normal person? I don’t like it when you’re all clingy!” Even though he huffed in protest, surrendering himself to Maria’s cuddles, he didn’t honestly seem all that upset.

The way Naoki’s eyes lit up at the mere sound of his voice on Hime’s voice, it was completely obvious to guess how the redhead felt about her. “H-Hime!” Stammering out her name, he sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck, growing embarrassed that the Princess of the Blue Sky kingdom had gone out of her way to give him a present for his birthday.

“You didn’t have to get something for me, Hime... but I’ll accept it gratefully nonetheless.” Sheepishly taking the box from her, he carefully unwrapped, battling against far too much tape. Finally, the present came free, and he looked it over in his hands, reading the label. It was true that he had gotten Seiji’s English skills, but this wasn’t English... foreign chocolates, though?

“What is it, bratty little shrimp?” Naoki made an equally displeased face on hearing the voice of his older sister on this day of his birth celebration (if not his actual birth), folding his arms tight in front of his chest in response.

Today’s Tamako looked a little more annoyed than usual- did she really hate celebrating other people’s birthdays that much? Well, that should figure, given this spoiled little princess’ nature... but whatever, it wasn’t like it bothered him or anything. He wasn’t even really expecting a present or anything like that from her.

So needless to say, it took him a little by surprise when it turned out that she did have one, and it briefly showed on his face. Quickly coughing into his hand to cover it, he dimly accepted the jacket from Tamako. For a second, warm feelings seemed to well up inside of his chest- until he saw the title embroidered on the jacket.

@musa-serenitatis

“That is correct. My partner is Mizuno Tsubasa,” Bonnet confirmed, a frown on her little face. It had only been a few days since she met Tsubasa. How could she have let her partner out of her sight like that? This could be dangerous. Very dangerous for someone like Tsubasa. The fairy hadn’t known her for that long, but she couldn’t help but be worried.

“My name is Bonnet. It is nice to meet you, Himelda Cure Queen Window of The Blue Sky.”

The Princess seemed to know Tsubasa, so that was certainly very helpful. Hopefully they’d be able to locate the blonde before anything bad could happen!

“As for what happened to Tsubasa...” Bonnet trailed off. “Something happened, and before I knew it, she used the Ninja PreCards to run away!”

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