A/N: Written as a gift for aroberuka for Multifandom Drabble 2020.
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"I can't trouble you," Kakyou pleaded.
Yuzuriha's hands settled squarely on her hips. His mouthed clamped shut, bewildered.
"First of all," she said, "coming to the store for essentials is not trouble! When I saw you in the basement, I couldn't bear to leave you in that darkness. And I found your dream."
Before he argued further, she whirled on her heels.
She gestured towards candles on a nearby shelf. "Which scents do you like?"
Kakyou was dumbstruck; his dreams lacked recreation of such nuances. "I don't know."
Yuzuriha snapped her fingers. "Let's start off light." A white candle materialized. "Vanilla is sweet and light – oh! You were in an ocean landscape when I came in, weren't you?"
"My favorite scenery," Kakyou admitted.
A twinkle entered his eye. Yuzuriha grinned. Jackpot! Talking to him was easygoing. "Sun, sand, breeze on the surf. You can't go wrong with ocean scents! Really, a relaxing place."
Candles of blue and brown hues materialized down the aisle. She tapped each, searching for evoking, irresistible choices.
"Anything stand out?"
Indecisive, he pointed at a random candle. "That…?" Ferocious curling water designs on the label caught his eye.
"It has extra citrus and sea moss scent for 'lifelike ocean immersion,'" she read.
"I think… why not?" Kakyou decided.
"We'll try everything!" Yuzuriha dumped the candle in the shopping basket, as well as a shelf full of other mellow and floral scents.
The rest of the trip around the imaginary store was similar. She continued to hurdle items into his basket, expression satisfied.
"I'll buy what I can in reality. I'll pass them along through Kusanagi-san until we meet again." Yuzuriha offered him the basket.
Her matter-of-fact tone brought a ripple of peace in the shallow waters of his heart. He took the handle. "Thank you, Nekoi-san."