SKU: J+S ficlet

The hole in the bottom of Shiori’s shoe is making it harder than ever for her to keep up with Juri as they walk back to the dorms after classes.  Juri is, naturally, pretending politely not to notice, and this, more than any number of rocks in her shoe, annoys Shiori.

“Could you slow down a bit?” she snaps, pulling off the offending shoe and shaking it out.

“What happened to your shoe?” Juri asks with seemingly genuine concern.

She really hadn’t noticed.  Of course.  Why would she?  Shiori supposes she shouldn’t be surprised; Juri’s clothes never wear out.

She is, however, very much surprised when Juri sweeps her off her feet and carries her the rest of the way to her room.

That night Shiori gouges a hole in the sole of every shoe she owns.