A Strange One
Maho Tsukai
"Excuse me?"
Hanami Kotoha, or as she was better known, and much preferred, Ha-Chan, turned around to face a girl who appeared to be about her age, about 13. She held a small, pink rectangular object.
"You dropped this,"
"Oh, thanks," Ha-chan said, grabbing it from her hand with a thankful smile.
"No problem,"
"Liko would have been so mad if I had lost this,"
"Well, it's a good thing I saw it then," The girl deliberated for a moment before continuing, "I'm Yamasaki Haruna,"
"I'm Hanami Kotoha, but you can call me Ha-chan!"
"Oh, okay, well then you can call me Haruna," The girl, Haruna said a bit more confidently.
"Do you want some Strawberry Melon Bread?" Ha-chan offered.
"Huh?"
"Haven't you ever had Strawberry Melon Bread?" Ha-chan asked in disbelief.
"Oh, yeah, but why?"
"In return for returning my Linkle Smarthome, Liko and Mirai wouldn't have been happy if I lost it,"
"Ah... well I'm not going to turn down free food!"
"So where do you go to school?"
"Huh?"
"You aren't wearing a school uniform, so I was wondering,"
"Well I don't go to school right now, but I used to go to Tsunagi First Middle School,"
"Really? That's where I... well I'm wearing my uniform right now..."
"I used to go there with Mirai, and Liko, and Kana, Mayumi and Souta..."
Haruna wrinkled her brow in confusion, "I don't know any Liko's in our school? What class?"
"Well, she graduated a long time ago,"
"What?" Haruna asked, before deciding not to question, "Who is this Liko anyway?"
"Oh, she's my friend, she and Mirai."
"I see... oh, I better tell my mom I'll be a bit late," Haruna pulled out a cell phone and began to text, "Do your parents know where you are?"
"Mirai and Liko are meeting me here after they get done at their school's"
"Mirai and Liko are your parents," Haruna asked.
"Well they raised me, so I guess they're kind of my mothers?"
"You have two moms?"
"Yep, two Mom's... three if you count Mofurun I guess... but Mofurun's more of a big sister," Ha-chan answered thoughtfully.
"And whose Mofurun?"
"Mirai's teddy bear?"
Haruna laughed, "You're strange,"
"Really?" Ha-chan asked curiously tilting her head.
"...sorry I didn't mean to offend you, it's kinda fun, you know?" Haruna said with a tentative smile.
"Exactly," Ha-chan agreed.
"What's so special about Mofurun anyway?" Haruna asked, relaxing again and taking a bite of her bread.
"She's Mirai's best friend, and super nice, and loves cookies," Ha-chan replied promptly, taking another bite of her own,"
"I thought you said she was a teddy bear?" Haruna asked, swallowing quickly.
"Yep,"
"..."
"She was brought to life by Mirai's love for her, and the magic of Precure,"
"What?!"
"Ha-chan!" A voice called out, and Ha-chan turned towards it immediately, to see Mirai waving at her, Mofurun perched on her shoulder, and Riko's arm looped in her other arm.
"Sorry, I got to go," Ha-chan apologized, stuffing the last of the bread in her mouth, "Thank's again,"
"Hurry up Ha-chan ~mofu!"
"Bye, see you later!" Ha-chan called, already running away.
"...did that teddy bear just talk?"
