Bit of fluff, not much angst D: But fluffy stuff wins this time :P

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Chapter 10- Morning

Lily got the sense similar to being peeked on. She blearily opened her eyes, sighing in the warmth of another body. She immediately shook awake at that thought and struggled to sit up. Which she failed to when a pair of arms tightened around her waist. She looked down to see Shira slightly nestled into her side, a bit content yet afraid of being alone by the way she was clinging onto Lily. Lily relented and helped the unconscious girl to be a somewhat sitting position.

Lily looked around and saw Meiko staring at them with a slightly perverted face. She looked back down at their clothings and realized that Shira's shirt had flipped up a little and revealed a bit of the less scarred skin she had. The position in what it looked like they were in for the moment might've looked… Never mind that thought. She blushed slightly when Shira decided move and nuzzle deeper into Lily's neck.

"Meiko, OUT!" Lily exclaimed, to which she glared daggers at Meiko, who had been taking photos on her phone. She laughed a bit as she took off running down the hall. Lily looked at the other bed to see that it was completely empty. "Huh…" She absentmindedly put her arm around Shira and started to scratch behind her ear. In a little while she felt Shira wake up slowly.

Lily slowly got up as Shira loosened her arms and whispered, "Wake up, kiddo, breakfast." She flopped down into the bed from resting on Lily's shoulder. Lily didn't like waking her up roughly so she opted for a somewhat nice, somewhat odd way. She roughly scratched up and down her spine, causing her to arch her back and wake up from a small amount of shock and pleasure? "Breakfast." She stated while she herself started to walk out. She felt Shira hide slightly behind her as she followed.

"Hey~" Meiko waved and gave a slight wink.

Lily gave off an ominous aura which made Meiko halt midway. "Good morning." Shira said as she hung on Lily's shoulder. Lily gave off a tsk sound before sitting next to Miku and Shira next to Lily. Kaito came in right after and sat next to Shira.

"Itadakimasu!" Everybody said once they were all here. Lily noticed that Gumi had joined them some time late at night. Hopefully not when Shira was freaking out.

"So is she alright?" Miku asked, motioning to Shira, who was trying not to squirm from Kaito as he tried to talk to her.

"For the most part yes." Lily said turning her attention fully to Miku and Luka. "I… I want to help her. And I don't know how."

"Well for one, you already helped her. You've tried to calm her down, and you didn't freak out about the scars. Plus, since she talked to you, she seems more open to the others." Luka said in between mouthfuls, Miku filling in a few words here and there.

"Yea but…" Lily trailed off, lost in thought as she ate her food mechanically. She mentally slapped herself for being stupid, they were her friends they wouldn't mind. "Anyway what are we doing today? And Gumi came."

"Yea, we noticed her as soon as she got here. Anyway I think today we can do whatever in the area like parks, shops, museums, et cetera. And then meet up at a karaoke place near the household." Luka said, finishing her breakfast neatly.

"Alright, so where do you guy want to go today?" Lily said while ignoring the commotion the younger kids were making. Something about machinery and animals? Lily paid them no attention.

"Shira-chan~ Wanna go shopping?" Miku asked, looking over Lily's body. Lily turned her head to the blue-silver haired, who actually seemed less restless and nervous with Kaito. She saw her pause in her quiet talking to turn around and nod.

Kaito was talking about ice cream and food similar to it. Shira must've thought that he was pretty much harmless. Lily smiled at the way she replied, definitely scared of him a bit but she seemed to be sure he wouldn't hurt her. Lily finished eating and sat back to watch Shira.

She was still nervous, Lily could see her hands clench and unclench often enough. Kaito was his simple old self, a bit simple minded but that was fine.

Lily excused herself and went back to the room. She rummaged through her clothes, grabbing a tank top, shorts reaching mid-thigh, and a brown leather jacket. It was warm today for once, not way too hot nor cold. She slipped into the bathroom and quickly changed. When she got back to the room, Miku and Luka was in it, completely changed. Miku was dressed in a short sleeved shirt and a teal skirt, complete with darker knee socks and cute black shoes. Luka was wearing a light pink frilly shirt and a long flowing purple skirt. She had on a simple pair of boots. Lily went back to where she left her clothes and rummaged around, looking for her socks and boots. She pulled on her socks and slipped on her boots that looked spiked and matched the badass look she was aiming for. She flicked her hair out and struck a pose at Miku and Luka, who both nodded.

Shira walked in then, and Lily saw something flash in her eyes before she turned to her clothing. Miku and Luka started talking about what they wanted to do today. Lily simply sat down and listened. Shira seemed to be stuck between choosing a sweatshirt or a sweater.

"Hey can I see what other clothes you have?" Luka asked Shira, who had sighed in slight defeat at her choices. She gave a small nod at Luka before reluctantly carrying her bag over. Before it was handed over though, Shira took time to push stuff around in her bag and gave it.

Luka rummaged through before finding a decent T-shirt and matching shorts. "It's not always the best to wear a lot during hot days, Shira-chan." Luka gave her a smile before handing the aqua shirt and dark blue shorts. "And you seem uncomfortable without a zipper sweatshirt so when you come back I'll have one that matches, 'kay?"

Shira looked a bit uncomfortable but she nodded and went to the bathroom. Lily crawled over to where Luka was and looked at her bag. She noticed a few pockets that were hastily packed away when she paused. Luka didn't seem to notice, enjoying seeing Shira's taste. Miku walked over and peered over as well, interested in all the colors she owned and probably if she had anything cat like.

After they were done and went back to talking, Lily looked through the pockets. And she was surprised to find numerous rolls of bandages and bottles of anesthetic. She heard a small intake of breath and turned to see Shira staring at her with fearful eyes, Luka and Miku both noticed as well and kept quiet and moved closer slowly. Shira stepped backwards only to trip over Kaito as he walked past. Thankfully he caught her and helped her into the room. He also seemed really surprised at the thin scars that ran down her arms and legs.

"T-Thank y-you, Kaito-s-san." Shira murmured as he smiled and took his leave.

Lily sighed inwardly but was glad in a small way since Shira didn't freak out at Kaito. During the commotion, Lily reorganized the bag and replaced everything where she found it. Shira walked towards Lily and gratefully took the bag and placed it near the wall. Luka passed over the dark green sweatshirt she was carrying which Shira immediately put on.

Lily walked over and murmured in her ear, "Don't worry, I get what you need it for. And if any of them still hurt, ask me and I can help you apply it to your back or help you." Shira looked surprised and about to tear up before quickly erasing it.

"You guys ready?" Miku asked. "Where do you want to go first?"

"A zoo." Shira said, "I've never really been to one before."

"Alright!" Miku said, first pumping in the air. Luka and Lily joined in and Shira finally joined after an encouraging look from the rest of them.

The zoo had a lot of interesting animals. The others watched Shira as she ran around and looked at everything with childish glee. They laughed when she was surprised at the different types of animals. They finished rather quickly with the zoo before rushing over to a clothing store.

They tried various styles of clothing and simply enjoyed having a free day outside with friends.

"Hey, look at what I found!" Miku exclaimed, holding up a black tank top with white stripes going horizontal. "Lily, see? It's kinda your style."

"Okay," Lily said as she took it. It looked… fine actually, for once it wasn't something overly revealing and what not. She heard Miku scamper off to find something else, probably for herself or one of the others.

"Shira-nee~" Miku said, almost out of earshot of Lily as she went to one of the changing rooms. She glanced back and saw Miku run up to the shy girl with a similar tank top. Lily gave a small smile to herself as she stepped into the changing room.

She stared at her familiar self, thinking about how Shira felt whenever she stared at herself. With all those scars, does she feel fear at herself? Lily shook her thoughts and started to take off her T-shirt and throwing on the tank top.

She looked at herself in though. It fit her well and outlined her curves. Plus she liked the style so that was a bonus in itself.

"Miku!" She called as she stepped out of the room. She glanced up and saw Miku and Luka head towards her at the sound of her voice. Luka already had a small pile of clothes that she liked and Miku held the same amount likewise.

"That suits you really well!" Miku said, beaming. Luka nodded in agreement.

Then Lily heard Shira move out of her changing room. She wore the black tank top that had, "EST. 1984". Now that Lily was looking at her in a 'fashion' way, Shira had nice curves like Luka and herself. Even with the scars that ran up her arms and shoulder blades, her body looked amazing. Lily noticed that her arms were lightly toned, definitely more so than the other girls.

"You look great." Lily stated and she saw Shira blushing a bit. She heard similar comments from Luka and Miku.

"So we all set?" Lily asked as she got a few more tank tops and sweatshirts.

"Yes." The other three replied.

Then they paid and went off on their way to karaoke.