This ain't a diary, this is a - mirror?

Chapter 48: Memories and Starbarks

"Hey, Sam! You're here!" Astrantia appeared from behind a tree and waved. She looked just as how she'd looked the last time Samantha saw her - wavy, red hair that hung over her shoulders, with a flower crown nestled in her hair, and dressed in her favourite red sweater and a black skirt. Astrantia's eyes widened slightly as she analysed Sam and she trotted over to embrace her.

"You're not dressed in your usual hoodie!" She exclaimed, pulling away after a few seconds to look down at Sam's outfit. "It looks like you took time picking this out - and is that new?"

"Uh, yeah... a... friend of mine dragged me along to go shopping."

Astrantia squealed and embraced Samantha again. "Sam! You've changed so much - and for the better! This really suits you, you know."

"Thanks... I guess." Samantha let Astrantia hug her - after all, it did feel nice to be appreciated and loved. "Do you know where Starbarks is...? I've never been to the local one here, so..."

"Oh, of course!" Astrantia giggled and pulled away. "I've been there a few times with some... friends. I'll take you there!"

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Samantha found herself truly enjoying the walk to Starbarks. Astrantia did most of the talking, but Samantha didn't mind - it brought her back to the times when she and Astrantia had to walk back from primary school. Astrantia would wave and greet everyone she passed - after all, she practically knew everyone in their neighbourhood.

"I've been talking about how much... well, different you look and seem like, but I haven't actually asked you about... well, you!" Astrantia glanced off to the side. "How about you tell me about your life at school?"

"My life?" Samantha repeated, still drifting away in her thoughts. She shook her head and brought herself back to reality. "Well... I've made some friends, I suppose..."

"That's nice!" Astrantia tilted her head to the side. "What are their names? What are they like?"

"Well... there's Elena... she's really cool, and we stick together a lot. She's also... rebellious, I guess. And we met three siblings at a cafe one day - Luna, Sharon and... Zephyr. Luna's... cool as well, and kinda quick tempered. Sharon's the sweet and innocent one of the bunch... and Zephyr's kinda flirtatious." Samantha grinned. "Also, I think that Elena and Zephyr both like each other~"

"Aww, young love." Astrantia smiled. Her eyes glazed over slightly as she gazed into the distance. "You should introduce them to me sometime... they sound like nice people."

"They... are, I guess." Samantha nodded and smiled, too. "I... Maybe some time... oh, we're here."

"Oh." Astrantia nodded. "You're getting what you normally get, right? I'll order for the both of us."

"Uh, thanks. And yeah... here." Samantha quickly dug through her bag and pulled out a few bills. "Just use those to pay for both of our drinks."

"Thanks, Sam!" Astrantia looked surprised at the offer. "You know, you've never offered to buy stuff for us... you know, those friends of yours really are nice people, to have been able to change you like that." She giggled and began padding towards the cafe. "Why don't you sit down first?"

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A/N: And that's it. I'm probably not going to complete or continue writing this so... thanks for reading until the end, I guess? (And to anyone with this book in their Library, if it's even worthy of being there... sorry for the spam.)