A/N: WARNING- BAD PUNS AHEAD.
As Asuna and Sugu were leaving the mall, they didn't notice that two people they were very familiar with were also in the building.
"Liz-san, why did you wait till now to do Christmas shopping?" the small twin tailed girl asked as she looked up to see the sheepish smile the short haired girl had on.
"Y-You see about that… I was trying to focus on all the weapons I had in demand at my shop so I sorta forgot…" She responded, looking away when she saw the glare the short girl was giving her.
"A-At least I remembered! It's not like I'm just doing it the week of it!"
"You're still doing it the week before! That's close enough!" Keiko scolded, making Rika shrink back slightly despite being the older of the two.
"At least you have time before you have to give them to your family." Keiko said, making Rika sigh in relief.
"So glad that my family went to the countryside to see my other family member… They gave me some extra time…" Rika said, making Keiko sigh from how laid back she was being.
"I hope you at least know what to get for your family." the smaller girl asked, receiving a nod in reply.
"I usually just get them clothes since it's easiest!" Rika said, almost making Keiko facepalm from it.
'Why aren't I surprised?' she thought as they walked into a small clothing store. Keiko couldn't help but be in awe at all of the outfits on display that she thought were cute. When she turned back to look at Rika after a few seconds, she saw how she already had a semi large pile of clothes in her hands.
"L-Liz-san… Do you even know what you are grabbing anymore?" She asked when Liz walked back over to her.
"Christmas gifts."
"No, I know that but… why do you already have a big pile? We've only been in the store for 6 minutes…" She said, making Rika look at the nearby digital clock on the store's wall.
"That means we have extra time to goof off! I just need to pick out a gift for my father!" Rika said, making Keiko realize something.
'She's one of those people that can just SEE what's the right gift for people.' she thought as Rika hummed happily to herself as she looked through more of the store's merchandise. Since she saw that Rika had a good sense of picking things out, she thought she'd take the time to look for an outfit for a Christmas party she was going to attend with her family. While looking she didn't notice that Rika had snuck up behind her, holding something that Keiko didn't expect considering the season until she felt it on top of her head.
"W-What are you doing?" She asked after the older girl had placed the headband on her head.
"Nothing much! Just thought this'd look cute on you!" Rika said as she turned Keiko around to face the mirror nearby. What she saw on her head was a pair of light brown cat ears, the color close enough to the shade of her actual hair that she almost looked identical to her avatar except for the color of her eyes.
"Where did you even get this!?" Keiko asked as she touched one of the ears, thinking how strange it was to have them up there and not being able to feel them.
"Well I saw them over there with some Christmas decorations and-"
"What are cat ears doing with Christmas decorations!?" She asked, finally removing the headband before any of the other customers in the store saw her with them on.
"You can use them as a surprise for someone! Dress as Santa with them? Oh! Cat burgler!" She said before laughing at her own bad pun, Keiko facepalming for real this time.
"Liz-san… You might have humor that's worse than Klein-san…" Keiko said, making her gasp in a jokingly exaggerated manner.
"My jokes are just purr-fect!" She said, doubling over in laughter as soon as the bad pun escaped her lips. When she raised her head, she noticed how Keiko wasn't around her anymore, seeing her a few feet away in a different section instead.
"Hey! You didn't have to walk away! And you have to admit that that was perfectly timed!" Rika said as she rejoined the twin tailed girl, making her sigh.
"I suppose I can at least say that…"
"I know right! There you go showing some paw-sitivity!" She said, having to lean against the nearby wall to keep herself from falling this time from the force of her laughter. When she looked back up, she saw that Keiko was heading towards the exit of the store.
"O-Okay okay! I'll stop making bad jokes! I'm sorry!" She said, pulling on Keiko's sweater to get her to stop walking away.
"Promise!?" She asked.
"Yes yes! I promise!" Rika said, her eyes showing how she was telling the truth.
"Fine… Let's just go find the rest of our things." Keiko said, walking back to where they were looking. Rika helped Keiko look for some clothes for her party, the younger girl happy that Rika was good at picking out things that suited people.
"All of it looks really cute Liz-san!" Keiko said as she looked over the clothes again as they stood in line to purchase their things, making Rika smile as she puffed up her chest from pride.
"Well it all suits you! I still wish you got the cat ears thou-"
"I am not getting those."
"Is it because you already have some online?"
"O-Online it's normal! In real life it's embarrassing… How come you don't wear them!?" She asked, making Liz confused for a second.
"Would those look good…?" Rika wondered aloud, making Keiko realize another thing.
'She's good at seeing what suits everyone but herself…' She thought before stepping up to pay for her things. As they were leaving the store, Keiko had a smile on her face and Rika noticed this.
"Feel better?" Rika asked, receiving a nod in return.
"That's good!I paw-fer when you're feline better!" She said, almost falling to the floor from her laughter as Keiko walked away with her bag.
'Worth it.' Rika thought as she tried to breathe properly.
A/N: I find it a bit sad that I was laughing at the cat jokes… I mean… I WROTE THIS. I'M STILL LAUGHING ACTUALLY. QUEEN OF BAD PUNS, I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK SO MAKE SURE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS!
I'll let myself out now.