Ok, I like the thank you guys for the positive response for last chapter. I was so nervous to start the slow burn ship. This chapter is a filler chapter, meaning it doesn't really advance the plot, but something important for Rubi happens. This chapter was very awkward to write, and some of you might find it awkward to read. As always, I'd like to thank my Beta, redscarfninja, for her services.

Growing Pains

April, X780

Kagura, Maribelle and I were walking through the bustling streets of Hargeon. Spring had finally come to the kingdom of Fiore and all of the snow had finally melted, revealing the green grass once more and allowing the flowers to blossom. The temperature wasn't too hot, nor was it too cold.

It was just right.

It was too bad that I have been feeling like crap for the past few days for some unknown reason. About four days ago, my back and joints started feeling a little sore, and my… uh… boobs… started feeling a little tender… It's still weird to think I have those now…

Also, I just feel like my energy level has dropped off a cliff.

Anyway, we weren't there for any important reason. Basically, we were there for something I had no interest in during my past life. We were there for a shopping trip. I didn't want to go at first because there was nothing I wanted to buy, but somehow I got bribed into going by being offered a piece of cake. I greedily accepted and scarfed it down quicker than I thought possible.

With the cake out of the way, I fulfilled my end of the bargain despite having little energy and went with them on the shopping trip.

While walking through the crowed streets, something in a shop window catches my eye. I stop in front of it to get a closer look at the mannequin displayed beyond the glass. More specifically, the golden circlet on the mannequins head. It looked just like the one Pyrrha Nikos wore.

"Ooh…" I let out as I stare at the piece of jewelry that I probably didn't need. "I could totally cosplay as Pyrrha with that…" I say quietly to myself, ignoring what was going on around me. Suddenly, fangirl fantasies of cosplaying as one of my favorite characters flashes through my head.

I could see it now. Bronze colored armor, a circular shield and a transforming spear. I could totally pull it off!

My inner fangirl was going nuts right now.

"What was that, Rubi?" Comes Kagura's voice, snapping me out of my little fantasy.

I feel my face flush a little. "Oh nothing…" I say before pointing to the circlet. "I want that!" I say excitedly.

Kagura looks at the object of my affection, then raises a brow. "Why would you want such a thing?" She asks curiously and irritation starts to well up within me. "It's kinda flashy and sort of pointless…"

Oh, so she is saying my tastes are pointless… The irritation starts bubble over, and I feel my nails start to dig into my palms.

"And it looks a little big for you, so it won't-"

"Kagura… Please, just shut up…" I cut her off, struggling to stop myself from assaulting my friend.

Kagura backs off a little. "Hey calm down, Rubi…" She says while putting her hands up in a disarming matter. "I was just trying to prevent you from wasting your mone-"

"Well, it's my money and I can spend it however I want!" I half-shout angrily.

"Ok seriously, you need to calm down, Rubi!" Kagura shouts back. "I was just giving you advice!"

Does she think I'm not able to make my own decisions like some young child!?

"Well, I don't need your advice!" I snap back at her. "I'm perfectly able to make my ow-"

"What is going here!?" A voice suddenly interrupts my retort and I look to see Maribelle with an 'I am not amused' expression on her face.

"I was just advising Rubi not to spend all her money!" Kagura beats me to a response.

"She was treating me like a child and calling the things I was interested in pointless! She was acting like I don't know how to spend my money!" I shout back angrily.

Kagura eyes widen and her face then mirrors mine. "No I wasn't! I was just advising yo-"

"Enough!" Comes a decisive shout, interrupting Kagura's retort. It was Maribelle. "How old are two!? You know better than to act like spoiled children in public!" She scolds angrily and I feel myself wilt.

"Sorry, Shishou…" Kagura and I say together, our voices laden with shame. We both bow our heads in apology.

Maribelle eyes us critically, testing the sincerity of our apology, and sighs. "Now…" She says before her eyes sharpened. "Explain."

So we both explain what happened and Maribelle listened to both sides of the story calmly. The whole time, her expression was neutral, showing no bias to either side of the story. And that is how she was when we finished.

She took a few moments to contemplate our words. "I think Kagura should be more considerate…" She starts in a neutral tone, and I perk up. "But!" She then raised a finger. "Rubi, you should have never reacted the way you did." She says, crushing my enthusiasm. "In fact, I do not see how Kagura's action would warrant such behavior…" She finished in a contemplative voice.

I stay silent and reflect on my behavior earlier. I hate to admit it, but she is right. My behavior was way out of line.

My shoulders slump. "I'm sorry… It's just the past few days, I've been very tired and sore for no reason… and I have been finding myself getting irritated more easily." I say while swallowing my pride. I then turn Kagura and bow my head. "I apologize, Kagura. I shouldn't have of gotten so angry at you for no reason." I say with absolute sincerity.

Kagura smiles and puts a hand on my shoulder. "It's okay, Rubi. I can't stay mad at you for such a trivial thing."

A feeling of gratitude surges within me. Even though I was being a complete… uh… bitch… She just shrugs it off. I leap forward and give her the biggest hug I could manage.

Kagura makes some choking noises from how hard I was squeezing her. When I let go and back off, her cheeks were slightly red. Probably from me squeezing her so hard.

"W-what was that for?" She stammers out.

Oops, I must be stronger than I look.

"Sorry, I was just so happy that you'd forgive me, despite me being such a jerk." I say with a gigantic grin. I just feel so happy right now.

"Interesting." Comes the voice of Maribelle.

I look the see her staring at me intently, realization in her eyes. I raise a brow. "What's that, Shishou?"

"Oh, nothing. I just realized that I have to buy some items that I forgot to put on my list." She answered with a small smile. She then turns around. "I am going to go shopping for my own things by myself. I trust that you two can behave?" She asks while looking over her shoulder.

"Yes, Shishou!" Kagura and I exclaim in sync.

"Good. Meet me back here in two hours." She says as she walks away.

Kagura and I stand there for a few moments, staying silent as we watch her silhouette disappear in the crowd of people bustling through the busy Hargeon streets.

I then look to Kagura. "Well, I think I'm gonna buy that circlet now…" I say cheerfully.

Kagura sighs in resignation. "Go ahead, I'll wait out here I suppose…" She said in a relenting voice.

I giggle and walk inside the store and find that it's much bigger than it appears. Also, apparently it did not just sell jewelry, but women's clothes as well. I shrug and decide that I could use some new pairs of underwear. The selection ranged from children's underwear all the way up to something more… Risqué…

But one pair in particular catches my eye.

It was a pair of panties and a bra that were pink and had strawberries on them. "Ooh..." I say as I hold them up and discover that they are very soft to the touch. "I need these in my life…" I say quietly to myself.

I then feel my face heat up as I realize that I would die of embarrassment if someone ever saw me in such childish underwear. But they were so soft and comfy looking, and after a few moments of great internal conflict, I came to a conclusion.

…

I greedily searched for my size, grabbed a pair and held it above my head in victory. I bet there was anime stars in my eyes with how happy I was with finding my size. Being the size of a fifteen year old meant that I had to find the biggest size they had for this particular pair. Apparently, these were for kids my age, who were average size…

I then walked up to the checkout desk, and the shopkeeper, who was a middle-aged woman, raised a brow. "Aren't those for someone who is like, 12?" She questions.

I feel my face explode with heat. "Um… I am 12…" I say awkwardly. If I had a Jewel for every time someone incorrectly guessed my age, I could probably buy the Heartfilia estate.

"Oh… I'm sorry, Miss, I didn't mean for such insult!" She swiftly apologizes.

"It's okay. A lot of people mistake my age." I say sheepishly before handing her the underwear and the money.

"Is there anything else you want, Miss?" She questions.

I nod my head. "Yeah. How much is that head piece in the display? I really want it…" I say while pointing in the direction of the circlet.

"Oh, you have fine taste in jewelry. That was made by one of the finest craftsmen in Crocus. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit most women, due to it being a little large." She said with a sigh, before inspecting me and a smile adorns her face. "But, going by your current size and age, I bet it would fit you perfectly when you reach your full height. You can say it was meant to be." She then put a finger on her chin and started contemplating a price. "Ah, I know, since it has been sitting there for a while, and you seem like the only one it could fit on, I'll give you a discount. Instead of 20,000 jewels, I'll sell it to ya for 10,000." She finished with a wink.

"Deal!" I say excitedly, and I practically throw my money at her (not really), and she grabs it and places it inside a wooden box. She then starts to put the pair of underwear in a bag, but I stop her. "There's no need for that." I say as I grip the underwear.

In a flash of golden light, it instantly transfers to my requip space.

The evidence was gone, and no one will ever know.

Her eyes widen a little. "My, my, a mage at such a young age." She compliments and she hands me the box that has the circlet inside. On closer inspection, it was mahogany. It too disappeared into my requip space.

"Thank you, Shopkeeper-san." I say while nodding my head. I then turn around and start walking towards the door.

"Have a nice day!" She says with friendly smile.

"You too!" I say cheerfully as I look over my shoulder.

When I exit the store, I see Kagura leaning up against the side of building, looking a little annoyed.

Oops, I think I might have taken a little too long.

"What took you so long?" She asked with a hint of annoyance.

I remember the new, very embarrassing underwear in my requip space, and it takes all the willpower I have not blush. I have to play it cool. "Oh, well, there was some other stuff in there, and I guess I lost track of time while I was browsing." I respond sheepishly.

She sighs. "Well, we have about an hour and a half before Shishou returns… Want to find somewhere to eat?" She asks.

I then feel a wave of tiredness suddenly envelope me, and the back and joint pain that I been feeling all week return.

I think I need to see a doctor. There is no reason I should be feeling like crap all of the sudden.

"Sure, I could go for a hot meal…" I say in a tired voice. Well, there goes my good mood.

"Are you alright?" Kagura asks in concern over my sudden mood shift.

"Yeah, the back and joint pain I have been telling you about returned. No need to worry…" I reassure tiredly.

She inspects me, before sighing. "I bet it is just allergies or something." She says with a shrug.

"I hope so. Because I hate getting sick." I say in exasperation.

After a quick lunch, we spent the last half hour window shopping before returning to the store. Maribelle was already there with some shopping bags in hand.

"What did ya buy, Shishou?" Kagura asks.

"Oh, not much. Just some sticky rice and adzuki beans." She responds casually.

"Why did you buy those?" I ask with a raised brow.

I didn't know Maribelle liked that kind of stuff.

She looks at me, and a strange, knowing smile overtakes her face. "Oh, I am going to be making a special dish for a special occasion, and I want to make sure I have the right ingredients to make it." She said cryptically. "And before you ask, it is a surprise." She says before Kagura and I could ask.

She's planning something, and I was slightly freighted. I don't see the mischievous side of Maribelle often.

"Come. We should start heading back to the guild. I am sure Master is wondering where her magic four wheeler went." She commanded and started walking towards where we parked.

XXX

When we finally got back to Salice, Celia was waiting for us.

"How many time have I told you not take my four-wheeler on shopping trips, Maribelle." She said in a flat voice.

Oh, so this isn't the first time Maribelle has done this.

Maribelle shrugged in a dismissive matter. "I lost track after twenty, Master. You do know how inconvenient it is to walk all the way to Hargeon."

Celia sighed. "Just… Please stop taking my ride for shopping trips." She said in exasperation.

"I cannot make any promises, Master." Maribelle responded coyly.

I kind of envy Maribelle sometimes. Only Maribelle could get away with taking Celia's stuff and not get punished. If Kagura or I did this, we would be dead the minute we stepped out of the vehicle.

We follow her into the guild hall, which was busy as usual.

"Well, I will see you two later." Maribelle states before she heads into main area of the guild hall to socialize.

"Rubi-nee! Kagura-nee!" An excited voice comes from our side and I look to see Araña coming at us like a speeding bullet.

Kagura was able to get out of the way fast enough, but I was too tired to even begin to move.

Well, this was going to hurt.

I was tackled to the ground by the 10-year-old girl.

My body explodes in pain, and I let out a gasp as I'm pulled into a bear hug. So I laid there, on the hard wood floor, crushed by a ten-year-old child… Yep… I'm done here… I need a nap.

"I've been waiting for you to come back!" She says excitedly as she continues to crush me.

I don't remember Araña being this strong! Either she is freakishly strong, or I'm just very weak right now.

"Araña! Get off her!" Comes the scolding voice of Lana, my savior.

I'm released from the bear hug, and I gasp for air. "Ow…" I whined.

"Sorry, Rubi-nee. I was just excited…" She said, her face flush with embarrassment.

"It's fine, Araña, just… just don't do it again…" I groan out. I then slowly get up, still slightly in pain from that tackle.

"Are you still going on the Job with me tomorrow!?" She asks eagerly.

"Yeah, I guess…" I say while rubbing my arm, which had hit the floor rather hard.

"I'm sorry about that, Rubi-chan, Araña is quite excited to go out on a job with you…" Lana explained sheepishly.

"We're going on a simple one, right?" I ask with a sigh.

Lana nods her head.

"Are you not inviting me?" Kagura asks curiously.

Oh yeah, she's here too.

I look to her, and she had a raised brow. "Ah, you were busy, and I well… kinda forgot to ask…" I say awkwardly.

Before Kagura could retort, Lana interjects. "Oh, before I forget. Would you mind helping Risley-chan, Kagura-chan?"

Kagura looks to her. "Uh, sure I guess, but why am I being asked? There are many in the guild that could help." Kagura responds with curiosity.

"Oh, it's just that I discovered that Risley-chan's magic is gravity based, and you would be a much more qualified to teach her than I would be." Lana explained.

Kagura's face becomes one of intrigue. "Oh?"

"Yeah, it's currently an off day for her and I was hoping you would help her out tomorrow." Lana states once again.

A small grin appears on Kagura's face. "I like the idea of having a student of my own…" She says. "I can even make her call me Shishou…" Her voice now had a bit of mischief in it. She had a power hungry look on her face.

Oh great, she is totally going to abuse her power. R.I.P. Risley. I didn't know you for very long, but I will miss you.

"Don't let that power go to your head, Kagura…" I deadpan at my friend's machinations.

"Shush. Don't ruin my moment, Rubi. Let me enjoy this…" She pouted.

"Yeah, well, I want Risley alive." I say in an unamused tone.

Kagura looked at me with mock offense. "What do you take me for? Master?" She scoffed. "I'm not a sadist Rubi." She stated simply.

I wasn't convinced. "Yeah that evil gleam in your eye that you had earlier was real convincing…" I tease.

Kagura made a dismissive hand gesture. "Oh please, you can't prove what I was thinking."

"As much as I would love to watch you two girls argue, me and Araña will be leaving now." Lana interrupts me before I could retort. They then walk out the door, and I presume towards their home.

I look to Kagura. "Just don't go overboard." I state simply, and that was the end of the conversation.

Nothing much happened the rest of day and I was absolutely exhausted by the end of it. I requiped into my pajamas, and collapse on my bed. The soft sheets felt so good, and I started to melt into the mattress. I let out a pleased moan at how comfy it was. Today, and the whole week actually, has been crap for me. I needed this.

"Wow, you are really out of it, Rubi." Kagura says in surprise.

"Mmm-hmm." I groan in agreement, my voice is muffled by my pillow.

"I hope you have enough energy for Araña's job tomorrow. You know how energetic she can get." She continues.

Yeah, Araña can be quite energetic, much like Kagura was when she was younger, but she has been getting more tame over the years, except for when she is really excited.

"Mmm." I let out in agreement.

I could feel myself falling to sleep now. I position myself under my sheets, and the comfort level of the bed increases tenfold.

I hear Kagura sigh. "Well, I guess it's futile to try to hold a conversation with you." She said in exasperation. "Goodnight, Rubi." She finishes, and I hear her turn off the light next to our beds.

I make a groan of acknowledgement.

I really hope I start feeling better tomorrow. I don't know if I could stand being like this for much longer.

XXX

I awoke to the sound of Kagura coming out of the bathroom. Her hair was wet, so that must mean she has been up for a while. She either woke up early, or I slept late.

I sit up and immediately the back pain returns.

Well, today is going to be another crap day…

"I'm impressed, Rubi, you're usually the one waking me up." Kagura says with a chuckle.

"Yeah, well *yawn* I still feel like crap…" I reply tiredly before slowly starting to get out of bed.

"You gonna be okay for Araña's job?" She asks with concern.

I give a tired shrug. "Meh, I'll be fine…" I said dismissively as I started walking towards the bathroom.

"I don't know… You were pretty tired from just shopping yesterday…" She pointed out in a playful tone of voice.

"I'll…Kagura, I'll be fine." I deadpan as I enter the bathroom and close the door. I let out a tired sigh as I strip out of my pajamas. I fill the bathtub with water and slowly ease myself into the nice, warm water. "Oh my… This feels so nice…" I say quietly, quite pleased with the warm water easing the back pain.

Unfortunately, as much as I would love to soak in the water, I woke up later than usual, so I had no time to sit here and fool around. So after about 10 minutes, I regrettably get up, and pull the plug. Well, it was nice while it lasted.

I dry myself off and look at myself in the mirror. I had small bags under my eyes. I guess I was more tired than I thought. I wonder what I should wear today…

Suddenly, a grin makes it way upon my face. I just remembered what I bought yesterday, and I feel a sense of giddiness.

I summon the underwear I bought yesterday from my requip space, and my private bits are suddenly covered by the strawberry themed panties and bra.

I then start inspecting myself, and they looked good on me. Even if they were very childish. They were also very comfy as well. "Looks like I have a new favorite pair…" I say with a grin, and I continued to examine myself.

My physique has changed since I first came here. All the baby fat was almost completely gone, and was replaced with lean muscle. My chest wasn't flat anymore, and my breasts were quite noticeable now. I suspect they will grow to a similar size as my sister's. Well, I'm definitely going to inherit the good looks, not to sound narcissistic or anything. I then sighed. "Well, I should start getting ready…"

All of the sudden, I feel a cramping sensation in my lower abdomen.

"Great, now I'm getting cra-OH GOD WHY!?" I exclaim as the cramping sensation increases in intensity. It was so intense, I started clutching my abdomen.

What the hell!? Why do my insides feel like they are on fire!? Did eat something wrong!?

My legs start to become weaker and I realize that I need to get out of here before I collapse on the floor. So with a herculean effort, I fight through the pain of my insides exploding and burst out of the bathroom. I ignore the surprised shout of "Rubi!?" from Kagura and I jump on my bed.

"Kagura *gasp* h-help m-me." I croak out in pain.

"Rubi! What's wrong!?" She shouts in worry.

"P-Pain, s-so much pain." I whimper out, and I feel myself curl into a fetal position. "P-Please help…" I feel my eyes water a little.

Kagura's eyes were wide with panic "Uh, uh, crap." She fumbled out as she took in the situation. She was moving about the room, not sure what to do. "I'll get Master! She'll know what to do!" She yelled.

"N-No wait…" I mumble out, but it was too late. She was gone. "Don't leave…" I groan out. The initial pain had died down, but I was still cramping rather painfully.

Why was this happening? Did I contract some freakish disease? Did someone curse me?

I just want it to stop…

XXX

Erza Scarlet was currently butting heads with her rival, Mirajane Strauss, and she got briefly overpowered and thrown across the guild hall, crashing into tables and breaking them easily.

As she got up to pound that gothic punk, something went off in the back of her head. "My Big Sister Sense™ is tingling…Rubi is in trouble…" She said quietly.

"What was that, you red haired bimbo!?" Mirajane demanded angrily.

It took all of Erza's self-control not to panic, and worried that it would show on her face, she quickly masked it with a cocky smirk. "Nothing. I was just saying that it will take more than some weak love taps to hurt me!" She declared.

This made Mirajane lunge at her in anger and she tackled her to the ground, continuing their scuffle.

'Rubi, wherever you are, I'm sorry Nee-chan isn't there for you.' She thought as she punched the white haired witch in the face, knocking her out.

XXX

I laid there, alone and in pain, for 20 minutes. Those were perhaps the longest 20 minutes of my life. Where the heck was Kagura!? I'm dying!

My prayers were answered by a panicked and teary eyed Kagura, and Celia, who had a serious, but concerned look on her face.

"Master! Please Help! She just came out of the bathroom in pain!" Kagura shouted in worry. Her voice was conveying how distressed she was.

Celia rushed over to me and started inspecting my pulse and put a hand on my forehead. "What were you doing before this happened?" She questioned seriously.

"I was just getting ready…" I manage to get out.

"Did you eat anything strange? Something you shouldn't?" She asked once again.

I took a moment to think about what I ate in the last two days, and found nothing unusual. "No, just the usual…"

"Was there anything that happened leading up to this? Like, any strange occurrences?" She continued her investigation.

"Well…" I say hesitantly.

Celia raises a brow, "Well what?"

"Well, for the past week, my back and joints have been sore, and I felt like I've had low energy. My… uh… breasts have felt a little tender as well…" I say slowly.

"Hmm, interesting…" She says with a furrowed brow.

"It's not interesting! She's in pain!" Kagura shouts in distress. She was pacing back and forth nervously.

Celia ignored her shout. "Where is this pain of yours?" She asks in a curious tone of voice.

Does she know what the problem is? It sounds like she has seen this before.

"My lower abdomen is cramping like no tomorrow…" I say with a grimace.

Celia doesn't react at first. Then her lips started transforming into her signature smirk. Then she started holding back laughter, until she finally burst into a full belly laugh.

Why the hell is she laughing!? This is serious! This isn't the time to be laughing at my misery!

"Master! You shouldn't be laughing! Rubi is in pain!" Kagura shouts with anger.

"I-I'm sorry *haha* i-it's j-just…" She struggles to get out through her laughing.

Irritation starts to build up within me, and my mood was starting to turn rotten as Celia slowly started to lose breath from her laughing fit. Eventually she gets herself under control.

"Ok…" She starts as she wipes tears from her eyes. "I'm sorry for that. You actually had me worried there for a moment, Kid."

"My insides are on fire! How isn't this a cause for concern!?" I angrily shout.

"Oh, you'll be fine." She said dismissively. "What's happening is perfectly natural." She then laughed again. "It looks like mother nature decided to give you a rude wake up call."

Wait…What?

"What do you mean, Mother Nature?" I ask slowly.

"You know... Code Red, The Red Dot Special, The Girl Flu… Your Monthly Gift…" She explained in a lighthearted matter.

I feel my face go cold at her explanation.

You can't be serious!? There is no way! I can't believe it! I refuse to believe it!

"What is happening, Master? What's happening to Rubi?" Kagura inquires.

Celia sighs before leaning down and whispering into her ear.

Kagura's eyes go wide. "That's what that is!?" She shouts.

"Yep. It happens every month. And I'm sure yours will be due sometime soon…" Celia says with a smirk.

Kagura looks at me, and then at herself, before gulping.

"Oh, by the way, nice panties, Kid." She said, and she started snickering once more. "I didn't know you liked strawberries that much." She said before breaking out into full on laughter again.

Oh, I completely forgot I was wearing those…

I feel my face heat up to extreme levels. This is definitely the most embarrassing moment in my life. Not only am I in pain, but I'm being laughed at and humiliated, too. I feel embarrassed tears well up in my eyes.

Then, something in me just snaps. "Just shut the fuck up, Bitch!" I shout angrily.

Immediately, Celia stops laughing, and the room goes silent.

Kagura was silent, eyes wide, and had a hand over her mouth. She was looking at me as if I were a dead woman.

I then realize what I said, and to who I said it to. I feel my heart stop.

Oh shit, I'm so dead…

Strangely, a tear escaped one of Celia's eyes. "They… They grow up so fast…" She said as she wiped the tear off her face.

What…

"I-I'm so proud!" She declares as she lunges at me and wraps me in full on bear hug.

It hurt like hell.

I let out painful choking noises.

Oh God, make it stop!

Thankfully, she releases me from her death grip and I let out a gasp for air. "I'll be right back. You're gonna need some supplies." She said happily and skipped out of the room.

The room was silent once again.

"So…" Kagura starts awkwardly, her face was slightly pink. "When exactly did you buy those…" She questions, referring to my choice of underwear.

It was my turn to turn pink.

XXX

A few hours later, I was back to normal.

Well almost. I was slightly depressed.

I miss my old life. I never had to deal with stuff like this. Now I will have to go through this ordeal every month.

Araña was a little sad that I couldn't come on her job, but she got over it.

Kagura and I were sitting in the guild hall, when all of the sudden, a bowl of pink tinted rice with red beans appears in front of me.

"I made this for you." Comes the voice of Maribelle.

I look up to see a bowl in front of Kagura as well.

"What is it?" I ask.

"It's an eastern dish called Sekihan." Maribelle explained as she sat down next to me with her own bowl. "It's made with sticky rice and adzuki beans." She continued as she handed us chopsticks.

"And why are we eating this?" I ask.

"Well, in some of the eastern countries, they eat this in celebration of a girl's transition into maidenhood. I found the tradition charming, so I decided to make it for you." She explained.

I raise an eyebrow. Why would anyone celebrate this. It was a terrible experience… Wait a minute.

"Wait… You bought these yesterday… That means you knew it was gonna happen!" I shout and point at her accusingly. "Why didn't you warn me!?"

She shrugged. "I forgot." She said rather unconvincingly.

I stare at her for a moment, and sighed. I then decided to let it go. I was done being angry today. I then look down at the bowl of rice and beans that Maribelle made.

I guess this is my consolation prize I suppose, but I don't like rice, or beans. I look around to see Kagura and Maribelle eating, and sighed. I then pick up the chopsticks set aside for me, and clumsily pick up a small ball of rice.

I guess I could make an exception for now. She did put effort into making this…

I put the rice in my mouth and chewed.

This story is about experiencing new things, and this was definitely something new to Rubi. She now finally getting the full experience of changing sexes. Sekihan is a traditional dish served when a girl has their menarche in Japan. It's not as common as it once was. I hope I got the experience close enough. Although, Rubi might of exaggerated the pain a little bit. She has a severe dislike for pain.

Rubi, like her sister, has childish tendencies. Pretty much all powerful anime characters has something about them that makes them eccentric. But, her buying the childish underwear is inspired by Mikoto Misaka's tendencies towards a toy frog brand. All the people who watch A Certain Scientific Railgun will understand what I'm talking about.

Celia is a natural troll, and even having cramps from hell will not save yourself from her. Also, she was genuinely proud that Rubi cussed at her. To Celia, it was like her child figuring out how to ride a bike for the first time.

You have no idea how fun it was writing Rubi having mood swings without her noticing them. And oblivious Rubi, is the best Rubi. She seriously thinks she squeezed her too hard XD.

Erza makes a brief cameo. Sorry it isn't longer, but this isn't her story. But, she will make more appearances later on.