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WHO: Kozue and Misaki and Kiriko GO FIRST YEAR POWER TRIO
WHAT: Kozue drops off the homework at the flower shop.
WHERE: Hanakotoba Flowers.
WHEN: The day that Misaki misses school.
WHY: Curiosity Generosity.


The excuses not to attend after school activities were endless and wonderful. And the excuse to get over to where Misaki was and poke her nose into what appeared to be some kind of dramatic situation? Irresistible. (And even if Misaki was missing school for a totally valid medical reason, well, there was still something going on!) That was what had Kozue walking across town after school, carrying the notes from that day's class session, and looking for Hanakotoba Flowers. She'd plugged it into the GPS function on her cellphone, after wandering around Noodle Alley for a while and realizing that she hadn't the slightest clue where she was going.

And her phone had delivered! She walked in the door of the shop, stopping to admire the flowers in the front, and breathe in the scent for a moment or two. Why hadn't she come here before? It was gorgeous. It had so many of the things she'd really liked about Ikebana—the flowers themselves, the colors and the scents and the way they looked together—and so far, no screaming teachers or old ladies.

Holding onto the homework, she looked around for Misaki's older brother, or somebody else who worked there. "Hello!"