"If you aren't, then we're going to have words..." Adelheid presses a hand to her head. "Between you and Enma, it seems like it's going to be a busy month."
The fists get slowly lowered as Haru blinks at her. "Huh? What's happening with Enma-kun?"
"He's ended up making friends with this toddler..." Leaning down, she finishes tying up the bandage that Haru had almost finished but forgot in her excitement. "I don't know where he found him- probably while he was feeding some of the stray cats around town. Now we can't seem to get rid of him."
"Well, at least it's good that Enma-kun is liked by kids!" Tucking away everything back into the plastic first aid bag, Haru smiles a little more. "I haven't really gotten to know everyone yet, and I know there's other people in your family... But I really like everyone I have met! Rauji-kun, and Kaoru-kun, and of course Enma-kun too. So... If this is bothering you, don't think about it as me helping a soulmate, but a bunch of people I've come to meet and like. So, really, don't worry about it, okay?"
Taken aback, Adelheid can only blink for a moment before she glances away. Just faintly, she thinks she can feel a soft heat start to gather on her face. "I suppose that's a good point."
Bouncing up to her feet, plastic tub in hand, Haru beams. "Good! Then you can't have any complaints! I'm so excited, I'll run back home right now and get to work immediately!" Adelheid has to scramble to get back onto her feet, hand tugging up her stocking, as Haru whirls around and darts back to the school.
"Remember what I said about schoolwork!" she calls after her, and gets just an energetic wave for her trouble.
"I will, don't worry!"
Long after Haru has disappeared inside the school and presumably disappeared out the front gates, Adelheid curls her hand under her chin to think. It's only when a certain figure begins to trek up the hill does she look away. "Kaoru. How was practice?"
"...My swing still needs a little work..." He tilts his head a bit, just to account for the small height difference between them. "I saw you were talking to Haru-chan earlier. How did it go?"
"Hm? Oh. Fine. She's very... energetic."
"How energetic...?"
"I'm thinking... I may need to use some of my disciplinary nets on her from time to time."
4
The fists get slowly lowered as Haru blinks at her. "Huh? What's happening with Enma-kun?"
"He's ended up making friends with this toddler..." Leaning down, she finishes tying up the bandage that Haru had almost finished but forgot in her excitement. "I don't know where he found him- probably while he was feeding some of the stray cats around town. Now we can't seem to get rid of him."
"Well, at least it's good that Enma-kun is liked by kids!" Tucking away everything back into the plastic first aid bag, Haru smiles a little more. "I haven't really gotten to know everyone yet, and I know there's other people in your family... But I really like everyone I have met! Rauji-kun, and Kaoru-kun, and of course Enma-kun too. So... If this is bothering you, don't think about it as me helping a soulmate, but a bunch of people I've come to meet and like. So, really, don't worry about it, okay?"
Taken aback, Adelheid can only blink for a moment before she glances away. Just faintly, she thinks she can feel a soft heat start to gather on her face. "I suppose that's a good point."
Bouncing up to her feet, plastic tub in hand, Haru beams. "Good! Then you can't have any complaints! I'm so excited, I'll run back home right now and get to work immediately!" Adelheid has to scramble to get back onto her feet, hand tugging up her stocking, as Haru whirls around and darts back to the school.
"Remember what I said about schoolwork!" she calls after her, and gets just an energetic wave for her trouble.
"I will, don't worry!"
Long after Haru has disappeared inside the school and presumably disappeared out the front gates, Adelheid curls her hand under her chin to think. It's only when a certain figure begins to trek up the hill does she look away. "Kaoru. How was practice?"
"...My swing still needs a little work..." He tilts his head a bit, just to account for the small height difference between them. "I saw you were talking to Haru-chan earlier. How did it go?"
"Hm? Oh. Fine. She's very... energetic."
"How energetic...?"
"I'm thinking... I may need to use some of my disciplinary nets on her from time to time."