Phoenix

Job With Kira

"This has to be the best request ever. It asks specifically for a water mage."

Kira was staring at the request board at the guild. She picked the water mage request and handed it over to Mich before telling Emi to pack her bag.

"I'm coming?"

"Of course! It's been a while since it was just us on a job. It'll be fun. Plus it's hot out and you can take your cloak off when we camp tonight."

The two walked back to their apartment and packed the necessities for the job. They passed Sting and Lector fighting over what type of pie was best, and they decided to pull Emi and Kira into the debate as well.

"Emi, you have to tell Lector that the best pie is shepherd's pie!"

"Kira, please tell Sting that it's pumpkin!"

Kira and Emi looked at each other before looking back to the two bickering partners. Kira immediately sided with Lector just because it would be disagreeing with Sting. Emi looked confused with the situation before looking at Sting.

"Um, is shepherd's pie even considered a pie?"

"Of course it is. It has pie in the name!" Sting defended.

"Hey idiot, when people say pie they think of dessert, not a stupid shepherd's pie."

"I think you and Lector are both wrong. Apple pie is the best."

The three others looked at her before Kira smirked.

"There you go, Emi. You tell them."

Sting grumbled something under his breath.

"I'm sorry, dragon boy, what was that?"

"Shepherd's pie is a pie."

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"I can't wait to do this job with you."

"Why are you so excited?"

"I love going on jobs with you. You're like the sister that I've always wanted. Plus you always have some new spell that you learned that you can show me when we fight."

"Like a...sister?"

Kira stopped walking and turned back to Emi.

"You're the only one who isn't phased by my personality and you're always fun to be around. I know that you don't really like people to get close to you and that it's taken this long just for you to take off your hood around me and I just want you to know that it makes me so happy that you trust me. I know that I can be an asshole sometimes but--"

"You know, I never had a sister before. I was always curious what it would be like to have one."

Kira processed her answer and smiled brightly before taking Emi's hand and dragging her to the train.

"This is going to be so fun!"

Emi giggled before following along. The train ride was filled with random conversation until Emi asked what the request was about.

"It says on the paper that it requires a water mage to help a dam hold. Apparently the town is built on the other side of a failing dam and they're worried that it will flood them out. I figured you'd be able to help out with that Ice Wall spell that you've been working on."