A/N: word count: 540. this was an idea i had, a sort of proof of concept for a potential story in the future.
Tikki didn't get a say in who her Chosen was. It was the nature of it and the Oaths that they, the kwami, made in payment to interact with the world. She didn't mind, really; the very nature of her existence meant that her Chosen were often those that Tikki would Choose on her own given the chance.
But Sakura was the first in a very long while that fit Tikki so perfectly it was like they were made for each other. It happened sometimes. A human was born with a power that matched a kwami. In those cases, the world itself found ways to bring them together, even without the Guardians' input. This was one such time and Tikki was pleased.
"Tikki-chan," Sakura sang, swinging her legs over the edge of a steel beam. They were at the top of Tokyo Tower and watched over her city. "What are we doing?"
"I wanted to teach you how to sense the channels of luck today," Tikki said. She giggled and tapped at Sakura's cowlick, two stubborn pieces of hair that refused to lie flat. "You even have the antenna to do it with," she teased.
Sakura scowled theatrically at her, and reached up to cover her hair. "Channels?"
Tikki bobbed up and down in agreement and moved to hover in front of Sakura. Oh, but she was so fearless even at this height. So trusting of their combined power. Tikki loved her for it. "Yes, the channels. Everything that exists has energy that can be sensed, of course. But we are focusing on luck since that's my specialty."
Sakura nodded. "Like ghosts?" she asked tentatively.
"Yes, exactly," Tikki said approvingly. "But we're working with luck, not ghosts!" Tikki tapped Sakura on the nose in gentle reprimand.
Still, Tikki had taken it upon herself to keep the worst of the ghosts away from Sakura. There was a reason she had an honest fear of them.
"That's good," Sakura sighed in relief.
Tikki tapped Sakura on the nose again. "What is luck?"
"It's when something happens, potentially either good or poorly, by chance rather than any actions on its own," Sakura recited.
Tikki had made absolutely certain that Sakura knew this. If Sakura were any of her other Ladybugs, she'd only bring it up if asked. But Sakura was too much like Tikki, and leaving her ignorant and untrained could cause problems.
"Yes," Tikki nodded in approval. "And we create and manipulate good luck. With the channels of luck that I mentioned. And that means?"
Sakura hummed in thought. She was used to how Tikki taught at this point, with questions and answers. "It means that you directly affect the energy of luck itself to bring a favorable outcome for yourself, or those you choose?"
Tikki beamed at her and did a twirl in the air. "Yes!" She settled in front of Sakura to start a lecture. "Now, you're already used to sensing energy, even from before we met. And you're used to me and our power by now. I'll show you which strands you actually need to pay attention to. I taught this to a Witch, once, and she said that channels of luck tend to glow golden…"
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