Ice Cream Social
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"Thank you for taking me to the park, Haruka!" Usagi skipped along beside the older girl, wanting to giggle at all the dirty looks other girls were giving her. They thought Haruka was a boy! They thought she was on a date with a handsome older boy! (Well, she would be if Mamo-chan had come with her like she'd asked him to.)
She conveniently forgot that she thought Haruka was a boy when she first met her.
"I really enjoyed the concert! The singer was so cute, and this is the first time I've gotten to see her without some sort of attack happening!" Usagi chattered at the blonde girl beside her. She thought Haruka had enjoyed the concert, too, which was nice, even if it wasn't the kind of thing Michiru usually played-
"Hey, kitten," Haruka said, interrupting her train of thought. "You want to get an ice cream cone?"
Usagi felt happiness flood her chest as she turned to look at Haruka and saw the other girl looking at a brand-new ice cream stand set up in the park. Oh, she'd never been here before! "Sure!"
They meandered over to the ice cream stand, Usagi chattering merrily at the other girl about the concert, school, Luna, and how awesome Mamo-chan was. Haruka remained quiet, except for encouraging little sounds whenever Usagi started to wind down on one topic. She liked spending time with Haruka; the other girl would just let her talk, unlike Rei or Luna. Besides, Haruka made a pretty cute guy.
She giggled as she stepped up to order, but the worker's blank gaze quelled her. Maybe the other girl was just unhappy to be working on such a beautiful day, though.
She ordered a huge cone of ice cream, which got a bemused snort from Haruka. The other girl just ordered a small strawberry cone, and she paid for both of their ice cream.
"Thank you, Haruka!"
"No problem," the other girl said as she slid her tongue along the base of her ice cream scoop, right where it settled into the cone. "I'm glad you're so happy today, kitten."
"Me too," she said as she took a huge bite out of her ice cream, then gobbled it down so fast she left the other girl blinking. "I thought today was going to be so horrible since Mamo-chan couldn't come. But-!" And she threw her arms around Haruka. "You came! And you had fun!"
Haruka chuckled and ruffled her hair. "Yeah, I did." A bit of her ice cream dripped onto Usagi's nose. "Oh, let me-"
"No, no, I got it!" Usagi brandished a napkin at her and then wiped off her face. "Luna made me start grabbing handfuls of napkins years ago."
The blonde girl looked a little taken aback, maybe even a tough disappointed. Usagi couldn't imagine in what, though. "Oh," Haruka said. "That was smart of her."
"Yeah, it's been really useful-" And Usagi set off chattering again as she ambled towards the gates to the park.
The End