KNY Fanfic: Priceless Smile

Haruna Oneshot: ... Thank you

After her words, Haruna managed to smell a little something from Kanao.

'Is she.... happy?'
                                                                 

As the days passed by, Kano and Haruna often visited the Butterfly Estate. The two even ended up befriending Naho, Kiyo, and Sumi, including Aoi. Whenever they visit, they would spend time with them and then train with Kanao.

"Wooooah! Kanao-chan, you're getting fast too!" Haruna exclaimed as Kanao dodges her attack.

"Tha-thank you." Kanao replied softly.

"Even your communication skills!" Kano added.

And yet in reality, Kanao still uses her coin towards other people except for these two who called theirselves her friends.

"Ringo-saaaan!" Haruna called as her and Kano just came back from the Butterfly Estate.

"What?"

"Can we visit at the Butterfly Estate tomorrow again?" Haruna asked with a bright smile.

"No." Ringo deadpanned.

"Eh?!"

"You two already visited there for three days straight, today being the third one. You two have to train seriously. We don't have a century to train you two." Ringo replied showing a little frown.

'Even if it hurts, Ringo-san has a point. We can't just slack off.'
                                                                 

"You're too slow!" Ringo said as she trip Haruna by her heel while she's running.

"Sorry."

"Straighten your arms!" Ringo instructed looking down at Haruna doing push-ups.

"Yes!"

For the whole day, they only did excercises and training with the use of traps. Haruna and Kano lied on the ground as they breathe heavily.

"I don't think I'll reach final selection." Haruna muttered out.
"This training's already killing me." She groaned.

"Come on.... don't lose hope. It's you, it's us who wanted to be slayers." Kano replied.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. But I wonder...." Haruna sat up and looked at Kano.
".... will nii-sama's training going to be harder than this?"

"I don't know myself, but maybe." Kano replied sitting up.
"After all, nii-sama's a Pillar."

"Tch. Come on, Ringo-san is already like one herself! Stupid!"
                                                                 

They trained and trained for days, until it turned into weeks, then into months, until a year passed.

"Gosh! It's been a year yet I still feel like I'm incapable of doing it!" Haruna whined sitting on the ground.

"Come on, stop fussing! Stand up and let's continue." Kano said poking her arm with the wooden sword.

"Geeeze! Alright!"

The two sparred again until sunset. The both of them covered with bruises and dirt. As they entered back in the estate, Haruna decided to take a shower first. As she take a dip, the doors suddenly opened showing Kano, and by instinct, she covered her chest.

"You pervert!"

"I'm not, I didn't know you're here.... and besides...." Kano's eyes looked at her chest before giving her a smug look.
".... what's there to cover anyway."