Dishonesty

Chapter 12- Blood looks good on you

If anyone asks them, they wouldn't be able to answer. No one was sure of when it started. All of a sudden, she was there all the time, at their practices, at their games, having lunch with them. Often she would casually sit with them, but it was unusual. Her face that is.

Just as easily as she would break a smile, her face would fall into apathy. An unreadable face. Showing no emotion. After a few days, they fell into the same state.

Daichi looked at his team, once full of energy and chaotic shouts, now is more dull than any club he has ever seen. Although he couldn't really judge them, he was feeling empty too. Most of the time his body didn't seem to belong to him. Like there were strings pushing and pulling.

Michimiya appeared, asked him to be with her. He couldn't read her face. How could she have so much fun with her impassive expression? So dull. A couple of days later, Daichi saw himself in the mirror with the same absent look in his face. A few weeks was all it took for the others to look the same. Maybe it was the weather.

Daichi thought this was a good thing. No one was sad Oriana and Suga left anymore. Michimiya was with them now as well. No one missed them. No one felt anything at all anymore.

***

For the time being, Oriana and Sugawara decided to make Oriana's house their temporary home. If there was such a threat in Miyagi, they were to stick together, besides, there was plenty of space for the both of them.

Oriana was just relieved she could finally put her bags down. She felt like her arms would legitimately fall off if she had to take another step with the bag of food Charmy provided. As thankful as she was, Charmy definitely went overboard.

"Was it really necessary to bring all that food?" Suga was also putting down his bags in his new temporary bedroom, also known as the living room. "Pretty sure you weren't dying of hunger before."

"Charmy insisted. Besides, after you eat her food, everything else just tastes stale." said Oriana. "I even tried to learn how to cook from her, but I could never reach her level."

"You are seriously making me hungry."

"We can order take out or something. This food should be kept for later."

"Won't it go bad?"

"Charmy's food doesn't go bad as fast as normal food." Oriana only now remembered that not everyone knew about the miracles of Charmy's food. "And!, this food increases and replenishes mana. Which means that if we have to use our magic at any circumstance, Charmy's food will have the same effect as if we were in the Clover Kingdom, only that it works faster. And you're eating a delicious meal."

Sugawara seemed absolutely dumbfounded at this information. It's an ability that not many knew about.

"That's so cool!"

"I know, right? Basically, if an apocalypse were to happen, you would want Charmy around."

"No kidding. I'm super curious to taste her food!"

Then, a grin grew in his face for only a second before his expression changed to a completely innocent one.

"You know, I'm feeling so tired. Maybe I used too much magic in Clover and didn't refuel my mana completely." he said in a sluggish tone.

Oriana laughed at his dramatic scene. She had no structure to refuse Sugawara and she was also sure Charmy had baked them some cookies. Unzipping the bag, Oriana started her search for the round tupperware with the purple lid. That was the one Charmy always used to carry cookies for the squad.