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The room was cozy, music flowing through speakers and filling the space with an upbeat, but comfortable attitude.
She sat on her bed, a pink robe wrapped around her body. Her long hair wrapped into a towel upon her head.
She hummed along to the music and dug through a box of manicure supplies. it had been pretty boring these past few days, so might as well have her own little spa day.
P.K. academy was currently on a fall break. There were no classes for the week, so everyone was off doing their own things for the time being.
Aiura had taken the week off of work as well; anticipating that she would be out with friends and having fun for the majority of the time.
Turns out everyone seemed to have their own plans going on.
Or plans had just happened to fall through.
She did feel a little lonely without all of her friends around. it was fine, though. as long as she distracted herself she wouldnt have to worry about it.
The window was open, letting some fresh air into the room. Combining itself with the cupcake candle she had going.
She hung her head back for a moment to look outside. The neighborhood was quiet today.
Her phone sat on the other side of her bed, the pink bunny ears contrasting against the leopard print blanket.
Maybe someone would be down to call?
She turned her attention away from her nail supplies, picking up the phone and flopping down onto her back into a pile of stuffed animals.
Working, working, busy with family, vacation, out with someone else, working. everyone seemed to be busy.
Except saiki.
Though, he was always caught up in everyones business so maybe it wasnt worth it.
She looked at her ceiling, eyes scanning over posters and things she had taped up there.
She took a deep breath and focused. letting her divination make the decision whether she should do so or not. After a few seconds, she had decided yes.
Opening saikis contact, she began typing
aiuraprncss: kusuo!!! r u busy?? its an emergency and u gotta get here like asapp
She hit send, tossing her phone aside. He didnt always respond, so it was more like a shot in the dark and hoping for the best.
She got off her bed and went over to her closet, pulling out a pair of pajama shorts and some random old t-shirt she had won for totally not cheating at a game.
She took off the robe and slid the clothes on over her underwear, immediately proceeding to put the robe back on over top. Her bunny slippers were put on as well and she happily shuffled out of her room.
Soon enough, she heard the familiar almost zapping noise coming from behind her.
“what is it. this better be an actual emergency.” he spoke to her through his telepathy.
“You came! i knew i could count on you, Ku. it absolutely is an emergency!” she smiled and turned around, damp hair falling at the shoulders.
She held a few small things of coffee jelly in her hands.
“See, i wanted to have a spa day but nobody else was available! so i let my intuition decide and you were the immediate choice. and i cant do spa days alone, they are so boring that way. so i decided id try and get you to help!” she put one of the jellys into his hand.
“And i knew that if i had asked you through text, you probably wouldnt come. So im asking you now. Wanna have a spa day?”
He looked at her with a displeased face, but decided to push those feelings of angst back. Besides, she was nice enough to get him coffee jelly too.
“fine. but not for long. im tired.” he rolled his eyes and took the spoon she was handing over to him.
He had to admit, it was somehow strange seeing her not being all dolled up. She seemed like an almost different person. but her smile and her eyes couldn’t be mistaken.
“Yay! i promise you will have fun! i give the absolute best massages and manicures.” She cheered and gently took hold of his arm, dragging him to her bedroom upstairs.
The music was still playing, some sort of western music by an artist named britney spears.
His eyes darted around as he took in the atmosphere of the room. This was definitely the mikoto aiura he knew. leopard print, pink, frills, posters, bling, and interesting little knick knacks related to her psychic practices.
He sat himself down on a puffy chair that was placed on the floor.
She was moving around and setting random boxes down next to them. Nail polish, fake nails, bling, hairbrushes, facemasks, oils, practically everything someone would need for a good spa day.
She sat down across from him on a matching pillow, taking her hair and tying it up to a messy bun on top of her head.
“Can i do your nails? I have some colors that i think would so totally suit you.” She asked as she dug through one of the boxes.
He took a bite of the jelly and shrugged.
She took that as a yes.
She pulled out a couple bottles of nail polish. One was the same color purple as his eyes, one as pink as his hair, one that seemed to just be pure glitter, and a clear one.
There were some other strange tools she pulled out that didn’t even look like they should go near nails, but he went with it.
“im thinking we do the pink on all fingers, and then maybe some cute little purple stripes and squiggles. How do you feel about leopard print? i think itd look totally adorbs as an accent piece.” She rambled for his opinion.
She had taken hold of his hand and held it gently, holding up the color bottles and seeing how theyd look on him.
“you choose. just nothing too extreme, got it?” he grumbled.
“Lighten up! this is a time for relaxation and bliss! now sit still and let me work my magic.” She chuckled and shot him a mischievous glare.
He was in for trouble.
She had put on a pair of glasses, the same she had when she had changed her appearance to see if he would like her better. Perhaps her actual ones?
“aiura, do you wear contacts?” he asked, staring as she was pushing back his cuticles.
“yeah, its kinda embarrassing! i only use my glasses when im at home, so no telling about this, got that?” she smiled and flashed her attention up to him for a second.
He nodded. He couldnt deny that they did suit her.
She returned to her work, using some sort of oil on his cuticles and nailbed.
She was surprisingly gentle throughout the process. never holding onto him too tight. She was very focused on ensuring to not mess up. She was mumbling along to the songs as well.
Her concentrated face had somewhat caught his attention. Her brows were just slightly furrowed, eyes nearly squinting. A few locks of hair dangling at the side or spiking out of the bun. Legs folded as she hunched over to do her work.
She finished the first hand, placing one of those foam separators between his fingers.
“dont move or touch anything with that. If you mess it up im going to murder you.” She threatened and took ahold of his other hand.
When he read her thoughts, they were all pretty simple. Just wonderings about how to do his nails, then hers. Maybe they would match? song lyrics, random bits of intuition popping out of nowhere.
It was sweet.
“whatve you been up to these past few days?” She asked from out of nowhere.
“why do you care? its not like you have a use for that information.” Saiki furrowed his brows at her.
“Cuz i care about you, dummy. and because its a total spa day thing to have girl talk or catch up. And since you are doing spa day, you have to partake.” She shrugged and rubbed his knuckles just the slightest.
He was silent for a second, then sighed.
“well, ive been caught up in everyone elses business as usual. dragged around by nendo and kaidou. running into teruhashi out of nowhere. my brother deciding to wreak havoc. babysitting. ugly cats. same thing as always it seems.” he began.
“i really would rather just stay at home and catch up on my reading or something. its such a pain being dragged around like that.”
She seemed to lose her dormant smile a little after that, but brought it back.
She had took it personal.
“though, i guess i can put up with getting called to an emergency manicure. but you so owe me for this.” he attempted to joke.
“You gotta find more to enjoy, Ku. Besides you can relax here! spa days are all totally about chilling and just letting loose. by the end of tonight, you will feel rejuvenated and so much better. I promise.” She spoke and put the separators onto the hand she just finished.
She grabbed the hand she started with, grabbing a few little stickers and tiny jewels to press onto his nails.
“Once im done, you can do my nails if you want. Or sit and ground yourself while you wait. We have to do everything else at the same time, so no going ahead!” She poked him with the jewel applicator and pulled his hand a little closer.
This sort of proximity with her was strange. it was almost always at school or at cafe mami that they saw eachother.
But now, they were alone in her room having an apparently relaxing spa day.
“My turn to spill!” She interrupted his internal monologue.
“So, the other day me and one of my friends from my old old school Manbagi and i were totally catching up at the mall right? Well, shes got this totes gorgeous friend with her! Her name was Komi, absolute goddess incarnated. She was so super like you, she didnt talk like at all. So i was all telling her i was like ‘My boyfriend is just like you! I swear in all the time ive known him, he has only verbally spoke like twice! you two would so super get along!’-” She began to ramble.
At first, he didnt like that she went around saying he was her boyfriend. It would only cause more trouble going on. Though, over time it came around to him not caring much at all. Sometimes it was still a little annoying, but he had just presumed that with people like the ones in this story, he had nothing to worry about.
Her voice was fast paced, but she somehow never stumbled over her words. The tone was a little deep, but complimented her in more ways than one. It fit her perfectly.
He listened as she continued on, divering into stories about crazy customers at the fortune telling job, a funny looking dog she saw running around, and whatever drama was happening in her new show.
“That’s basically all thats been going on for me recently. Super fun most of the time, but this past week has been so boring! I even took the whole week off work to spend time with people!” She complained at the end, drying off his nails by waving her hand like a fan.
“im surprised you didnt use your power to come tag along with the others.” he commented.
“yeah i know, but its weird sometimes. Barging in on someone elses hang outs that could be so totally awkward. And there are just things where its like, even if your allowed to invite yourself it feels weird to just show up without a formal invitation. I like things better when i know im wanted there and not just being dragged around.” She calmed down a bit and let his hand go.
She straightened out her back, squinting her face as she stretched out. It wasnt fun to hunch over like that.
He didnt say anything in response, but he did reach for the box of the nail supplies.
He wasnt exactly sure how to feel about his colorful new nails. It made her happy though, which seemed to null any other opinions he mightve had.
She had pulled out some blank fake nails, taking the initiative to go ahead and glue them on and prep them. Thoughts ran across her mind as she tried to determine what he would pick out.
Maybe a solid, mysterious black? A clean white? Shimmering blue? A seductive red? She wanted to see if she could guess his choice.
She couldve just used her psychic abilities to figure it out, but she would rather be surprised more than anything.
a couple bottles of polish floated out of the bucket, hovering next to it. They were soft pinks.
He put the rest of them back except for a baby pink.
It was a good choice. she never really wore soft nail colors, but it was interesting to know thats what he had picked.
Once she finished applying her nails, she held out her hand to him.
He was quite obviously reluctant to take it at first. Though he put that past and grabbed ahold of her.
His hands were a bit firm. It was obvious he was trying his best to try and copy how she was doing it.
He used his telekinesis to paint with, deciding itd be more accurate that way.
The clear nails soon became the soft pink, standing out nicely on her hands. She contemplated about adding some jewels, but thought itd be sweeter to keep them as is.
They were silent the whole time, listening to music and silently enjoying the others compang.
Saiki would never admit it, but he did enjoy it more than expected.
He finished and set down the bottle, flashing his eyes up to her to see her reaction.
“I love em! they are so cute!” She leaned over to hug him tight, whether he wanted one or not.
She grabbed her phone and took a picture of her hand, then grabbed his and took another. She put both of theirs together and took a final one.
“Im so gonna post these like, everywhere. My girls are going to love them!” She grinned, throwing her phone back up onto her bed and gathering up the nail stuff to go put back in her bathroom.
“Alright, what next? We can do facemasks, massages, snacks, tv, or all at once. Ooh, i wanna do your hair too!” She continued and wandered around her room to look for activities.
“its your spa day, you decide.” Saiki egged her on.
She let out an evil laugh, immediately grabbing random things from places he wouldnt expect. He watched as she scurried around, piling things into her arms and setting them down in front of them.
She grabbed a hand mirror, handing it over to Saiki for him to hold.
She knelt down and grabbed out some of the sheetmasks. Hers was a hello-kitty one. She gently opened the packaging and applied it, smoothing the soft film onto her face and making weird faces at saiki.
She took the mirror from him and set it down.
“Your turn! Do you want the one with flowers or the one that looks like a kitty?” She asked and held them out.
“do i have to wear one? They make you look like an alien.” He commented.
“Yeah, and i know. Thats what makes em fun! Youre getting the kitty.” She opened the packaging and shuffled up next to him.
She poked around his skin for a second, “you are so lucky you got perfect skin. Im so totally jealous.”
She applied it to his face, smoothing it out with a gentle touch and feeling as his face seemed to relax under her touch. his hair was pushed back by a fleece headband.
She went back to grab her phone, putting his cheek to hers and flashing a peace sign to the camera.
“Smile, ku!” she spoke through her teeth.
He kept a straight face.
“Everybody is going to be so jealous that they didnt get the elusive spa-mikoto experience.” She nudged him in the shoulder and went off again, picking up a hair brush from the pile.
“Wanna do my hair? I can do yours after. I can guarantee i give the absolute best head massages.” She asked and handed him the brush.
He reluctantly took the brush as she sat in front of him. She had put one of those fluffy headbands on as well to keep her hair pushed back. Her nimble fingers took her hair out of the bun so that he could brush.
It was still wet, but slowly starting to get dry. It was a darker color when it was wet, which was a bit surprising. It looked like a shiny gold color. He gently gathered it and began to brush, attempting to not accidentally yank her hair or tangle it on accident.
Watching her slight curls bounce back up was a little entertaining.
Her thoughts had quieted down, and he even contemplated taking out the germanium ring that he had in his pocket.
Well, it would made things more enjoyable.
He slipped it out carefully and slid it upon his finger and let out a quiet sigh before returning to her hair.
She had her eyes closed, but it was easy to tell what he had done. It was comforting for her as well. Didnt have to worry about her thoughts being read, and it was nice to know Saiki had chosen to relax as well.
It felt nice, how he took care of her hair.
She knew he would probably deny this ever happened in the morning, but this was all she wanted right now.
“Any ideas for shows you wanna watch, Ku?” She asked him, staring at the tv mounted on her wall. She could faintly see their reflection in it.
“no preference. you can choose.” he answered.
“Sometimes, you are no help. Very impractical.” She turned back, glaring.
There was the faintest smile on his face.
She turned back once more to let him finish.
After he decided he was done, she peeled her mask off. He followed with and slipped it off, tossing it into the trashcan nearby.
“Ill go get some snacks. Here, you need to participate. Pick out a show.” She mumbled as she got up and passed him down the remote to her tv. She paused the music before leaving the room.
He took a look around after she left.
It felt lonely.
It had been a comforting experience so far. She was kind, compassionate. Taking her time to do her best. Her room reflected her as a person. Posters strewn along the wall of everything she liked. Bedazzled everything. Framed pictures of memories, one of them being the twisted spoon from when he first revealed his power to her.
There was an entire section dedicated entirely to her fortune telling supplies, including tarot cards and her beloved crystal ball in the center.
After she had smashed it, she felt compelled to get a new one and bedazzle it all over again.
There was a vanity full of makeup, and sticky notes on it with scribbles about keeping her head held high and being the most authentic person she could be.
It was almost like seeing her most vulnerable self.
It was Aiura Mikoto, though. She would never be vulnerable. She was strong, confident, and always ready for whatever the world threw at her. She was proud.
He appreciated her more than he truly knew.
He decided on a movie that seemed interesting enough. He hadnt seen it before, and only had heard a little about it. So might as well see what it was all about.
He could hear her footsteps coming up the stairs, happily returning to her room. She had a good amount of food in her arms, setting it down onto her bed and climbing in.
“You cant just sit on the floor the whole time, Ku. I promise my bed is more comfortable.” She invited and patted the space next to her.
He reluctantly joined her and pushed some of the food back.
She used some sort of remote to turn the overhead lights off, leaving just the strip of leds to leave her room a soft pink color.
She folded her legs and patted her lap. He gave her a confused look before he realized she wanted him to lay down.
“What? No funny business, Ku. I just want to play with your hair. Its easier when you lay down a little.” She explained.
“ill sit for now.”
she tapped her fingers against her leg and looked out the window, then back to him.
Her phone was carefully hidden and propped up to record the both of them. Saiki pretended he didnt notice.
She carded a hand through his hair, letting her nails gently move along his scalp. She repeated the action a few times before bringing in her second hand to work in tandem with her other.
Her hands were just rough enough to get any tension he held loose enough, but gentle to keep it enjoyable still. The scratches from her nails were tranquilizing and he found himself enjoying it more than he thought he would.
His eyes closet shut behind his glasses, letting the bliss of her hands comfort him.
“See what i mean? Feels nice. You just gotta relax and let all that tension out.” She commented and stopped for the slightest second.
he grumbled at the loss of the sensation before giving in and falling into her lap.
“this will remain purely confidential, you got it?” he stared as she looked down to him.
“Of course.” Her hands moved to his temples, gently moving in circular motions.
It was a soft silence once more as they both sat in their own little worlds, enjoying the others company. The movie wasnt even interesting to either of them at this point.
‘hey, saiki, can you hear me?’ aiura thought to herself.
there was no response.
‘you better not be just pretending.’
no response.
she moving her hands down to his jaw, gently caressing.
‘i love you’
no response.
His breathing had gotten calmer now, his eyes were shut, and his body was much more relaxed and content.
He had fallen asleep.
Aiura reached over to grab her phone and stopped the recording, going through her photos before snapping one more of him asleep in her lap.
She opened her instagram, selecting the photos of their nails and them together in their masks. She captioned it: ‘spa date night w/ the best :)’. She happily posted it, then did the same on twitter.
He would probably be mad about it when he woke up, but all that mattered for now was that he was asleep and at peace.
She took one of her hands, pressing a kiss to her fingertips and putting them onto his forehead.
She couldn’t help but feel the urge to sleep aswell coming to her.
Even though it wasn’t the best position, she felt she could fall asleep right there.
And she did.
The two of them ended up both passed out on her bed after a long evening of self care, both in a silent bliss.
Saiki would never admit he enjoyed it, but Aiura would scream it for the world to hear.
When she awoke in the morning, she wasnt surprised that he was gone. He did like disappearing like that without a trace.
The feeling of secret loneliness returned.
But soon enough, school had started up again off break. He ignored her a little, but she knew it was maybe a little awkward.
There may have been a few rumors floating around the school of them being a couple.
She didnt mind in the slightest, but knew how he hated being in the spotlight. There wasnt much to do about it.
Except for one night, her shift was coming to a close at the fortune tellers. It had been a very boring and exhausting night, so she was quite frankly cranky and ready for bed.
Kusuo had zapped himself into her little room, giving her a slight scare.
“D’you need something Ku? Ya finally decide i dont have cooties?” She yawned and leaned on her hand.
Her nails were still baby pink.
“spa day tonight?” He asked.
It had completely caught her off guard, but she couldnt help but smile.
“Of course, Kusuo. Ill be off soon. No ditching me this time? got it?” She answered and leaned back in her chair.
His nails were still painted and in almost perfect condition, as if he had taken caution to make sure they stayed safe.
‘i love you, idiot.’