#hotaru trying to make rei cry in public

[honoosenshi-a]

@silencedglaive​ said :  to many, running errands is boring. but hotaru finds something charming in the mundane activity, especially when the time is spent with friends. from the corner of her eye, she watches rei check something off a list, seemingly very focused on the remaining tasks. the little firefly softens at the thought, glancing around until her attention falls on a familiar pastel awning. " oh ! michiru-mama and i go to that cafe often, they have a really nice menu. " she turns back to the older girl with a timid smile, inclining her head in the shop's direction. " do you think we have time for a quick break, onee-chan? "

ivory teeth bit at her bottom lip , lost in her own thoughts & what was on the paper . her grandfather had send her off with this list of things that were to be procured for the shrine , along with groceries & the like . rei was debating on buying more pudding in case usagi or minako dropped by when hotaru's gentle voice reached her ears . she lifted her gaze off the paper & followed hotaru's direction to the cute cafe — " oh , good thinking hotaru-chan . i think we need a break . . . my mind was suddenly on sweets anyways . " rei laughed , putting away the list , only for the entirety of hotaru's sentence to register . was it because she was distracted or because the synapses in her brain had failed to spark , somewhat dumbfounded by the affection . maybe it was her own heart's way of protecting itself from swelling up & making hot tears burn at her eyes . regardless , rei's lighthearted countenance softened into something more solemn , tender even . " i always have time for a break with you , hotaru . always . "