Omake Chapter 1-D: Kanako

[Bean Bandit]

"He took my panties!" Shinobu blurted, then quickly looked back down at the counter, her cheeks flaming. "..but it was an accident..." she finished softly.

[Kwokinator]

Kwok couldn't help but smirk a little at Shinobu's embarrassed look.

"Wow," she whistled. "I never knew he had it in him, taking a girl's panties..."

[Bean Bandit]

Shinobu looked up sharply, waving her arms in protest. "No, no! It was an accident! Sempai is clumsy..."

[Kwokinator]

"Sure," Kwok smirked. "Clumsy enough to end up stealing a girl's underwear..."

[Bean Bandit]

Shinobu's eyes got big, and misted slightly. "I said it was an accident..." she said again in a wavering voice...

[Kwokinator]

Kwok's resolve to tease further was instantly dissolved by Shinobu's watering eyes.

"Fine, fine," she relented. "Accident it is."

[Bean Bandit]

Shinobu relaxed slightly, but her distressed expression took a bit longer to fade, and she resumed washing the dishes.

However, after a few moments of silence, she spoke up tentatively. "Ano...what was Sempai like when he was little?"

[Kwokinator]

Kwok practically ack'ed out loud.

Geez, how am I supposed to know what Keitaro's like when he's little...

"He's..." she began, lookiing off into nowhere to try to imagine what Keitaro would be like when young. "He's nice.  Kinda like how he is right now, actually.  He's always nice to everyone, even when things don't go his way, and, uh... he's really nice to me."

[Bean Bandit]

Shinobu nodded, smiling softly, apparently satisfied. "It must have been SO cool to grow up with him..."

[Kwokinator]

"Well, uh... not really," Kwok searched for an answer. "It's nice when he helps you and sticks up for you, but sometimes he kinda gets in the way."

[Bean Bandit]

Shinobu blinked up at Kanako, puzzled. "Hah?? What do you mean, Kanako-san?"

[Kwokinator]

"Well hey, even you think he's clumsy, and you're one of the nicest people I know," Kwok explained. "What do you think he'd be like when he's a little boy?"

[Bean Bandit]

Shinobu smiled. "But Sempai always tries his hardest to help..." she corrected. "Even if it doesn't always work out, it can't have been too bad..."

[Kwokinator]

"Sure, but when you're that young..." Kwok shook his head. "Things don't work out much, and sometimes helping adds to the problem..."

[Bean Bandit]

Shinobu blinked. "Ara? What problem did he add to?"