AN: Caramel's my favorite haha. She's so cute.
Andoh liked having Caramel as his Sweets Spirits partner. She had a bit of a whiny voice but he thought that was endearing. It was like having a little sister around at all times. Well, one who could fly around, do magic and was two inches tall.
It was nice to have someone around you who loved you and supported you, too. Caramel was like his own personal cheer team.
The small thing was there for him when Ichigo and the others couldn't be. She was awake with him at midnight when a nightmarish dream of failure plagued him, or when he missed his family so much it ached. "It's alright, Andoh," she'd croon in that voice of hers, patting his cheek with a tiny hand, and he'd be able to sleep.
"Do I ever say 'thank you' to you?" Andoh asked her before classes one day.
She tilted her head and bobbed in midair. "All the time," she replied after a moment, sounding strangely serious. He'd meant it as a tease almost but her response made him hang his head guiltily, glasses beginning to slide off his nose. Wait. Do I say 'thank you'?
Then Kashino had burst into his room without knocking (again), shouting something about Ichigo falling down the stairs (again).
"All the time"?
Andoh prided himself on noticing things others did not. He wasn't arrogant, just observant.
He observed the light-fingered touch Kashino gave Ichigo's forehead and wondered when it would start getting awkward.
"They're happy together, aren't they?"
It was an odd way to word it. Andoh turned slightly and nearly jumped when he realized it had been Caramel who'd just murmured. "Eh? You—? Caramel!"
She gave him a brilliant smile and he widened his blue-gray eyes at her before laughing. He'd definitely underestimated her, hadn't he?
She watched him for a while, before cocking her head to the side, light toffee-colored hair falling into her chubby face. "You're welcome," she murmured, glad that no one had heard.
AN: I see us underestimating Caramel's simplicity. And Andoh seems to be the type of guy that is most afraid of failure and letting people down.