“Not at all. Please,” she answered, gently patting the space to her left and sliding her bag out of the way. She carried it mostly because it was cute, but it was actually rather handy for holding her pencils. Much easier than explaining how she carried all of her items without a backpack. People had grown far too nosy for their own good.
In actuality, Hakuba had surprised her by being the first to initiate contact after their little… squabble. He was generally just as stubborn as she though perhaps he was changing in more ways than she had anticipated. She kind of liked the idea of that. It made it easier on her.
The detective nodded his thanks, then settled down next to her. Well, he was careful to leave at least fifteen inches between them, but that was close enough. Shifting his schoolbag into his lap, he kept his eyes on the contents while he rummaged, which made it easier for him to speak.
Only he couldn’t think of what to say.
What could he say to her? Why had he thought it a good idea to approach her in the first place? Finally on decent terms, with at least a couple of pleasant interactions between them since their last fight… why was he daring to meddle with that?
“Are your studies going well?” The question, blurted out, was as generic and unsatisfying as it could possibly be – with the exception of discussing the weather, perhaps, but with a witch as the conversation partner even that might have been interesting.