Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!
Miyuki blushed and nodded. “I…I know that every body has its own appeal, but I was always made fun of because of my height and chest size.” She softened her posture, and laughed nervously. “Guess old habits die hard.”
She sighed and looked down at her legs, which were probably the most appealing thing about her in her own opinion. Thanks to her height, her legs seemed to stretch for miles, and because of her constant exercise they were perfectly proportioned as well.
However, the talk about her sizes also brought up another point of trauma for her…
‘Red haired witch, red haired witch…’
'What’s with those bright green eyes and the red hair?’
'Don’t go near her, she’ll curse you!’
'Hey Miyuki, bring your broomstick today?’
'Hey, hey. What about that blonde streak of hers?’
'Is that supposed to be fashionable or something?’
'Witch, witch, witch…’
She shuddered, and unconsciously touched her hair. It was something that confused even her - no matter how much she had tried to dye it, it had always gone straight back to her natural red after a few days, with the strange blonde streak in front. She had eventually accepted that it wasn’t going to change, but…
The way that Suzuko was observing her in an almost critical way, it somehow brought up old memories of others looking at her in a not-so-nice way.
She snapped back to the present world, and shook her head. “No, no…I’m not worried about my body shape. I’m kinda proud of it, actually,” she added thoughtfully as an afterthought. “I’ve always tried to model my body shape after the original Mariko…Though I think I’ve gone a bit overboard in the height department.”
“Miyuki-san?” Suzuko asked worriedly, glancing up at the older girl.
“Are you alright? If there’s anything you’d like to talk about I’m always willing to listen. Suzuko was always good at listening, she rather liked to learn more about the others and provide them an outlet. She was rather tuned into the others’ feelings in her own odd way.
"Your body has a definite appeal,” She agreed. “Long Legs, and a tall frame really make you stand out. Takamina-san would probbaly like to have just a fraction of your height.” She said with a quiet laugh.
“The original Mariko was tall as well, that is one of the reasons she was "Ue Kara Mariko.”“ Suzuko added with one of her odd smiles.
"I-It’s nothing,” Miyuki said, but gently touched her hair while grimacing. “To be honest…I was teased a bit about my hair colour when I was younger. For some reason, I started thinking about those…unpleasant memories a bit.”
'Teased a bit? Ha! That’s the understatement of the century.’
“Ah, but I love Takamina!” Miyuki said, eyes twinkling. “She’s so small and cuddly, almost like…Like a kitten that you want to protect?” She giggled at her own statement. “But…Being tall does have its disadvantages as well. If I could, I’d share my height with her.” She laughed, and subconsciously touched her hair again.
Did she get that tall using her magical powers?
Witch, witch, witch…
She blinked and shook her head, focusing back on Suzuko. “She was tall, but not this tall,” Miyuki said, rather somberly. “I mean, she was only 167cm…I’m…” She blushed, slightly embarrassed. “Uhh, I was 18- uhh, 178cm last time I checked.” That was a lie; she was actually 181 cm, hovering dangerously close to 6 feet tall. Whilst others lied about being taller, Miyuki had spent her entire life lying about being shorter.
