School was… boring, frankly. Nothing of importance happened during it and I was now following Icicle to check out that flower shop.

“Right there.” Icicle said pointing to the flower shop, across the street from ice cream paradise, the ice cream shop. And I thought Flowey the Flower was a dumb name.

“Did you check it out or am I going in blind here?” I questioned as I crossed my arms at him.

“Their looking for someone to help take care of the plants.” Icicle said. That didnt help idiot.

“Alright,” I said deciding to just head on in already.

“Good luck.” Icicle said as he went to work. And with that I went inside. The place just looked like what a typical flower shop. I looked around for someone to direct me to the manager or the manager themself.

“May I help you?” A young lady asked. She was wearing a green dress and an apron, with a dd-size breast.

I put on a charming smile. “Hello, I am here about the job application,” I told the young lady calmly.

“Oh alright.” She smiled pulling out some papers. “How much water should a plant get per day?”

“Depends on a couple things. If the plant’s soil is dry it should get thorough water, preferably until it comes out the bottom of the planter,” I replied neutrally. The random things I looked up a while ago may come in handy.

“Good, if a flower is wilting what are some things you can do to bring it back?” She asked.

“You can give it more water, for one,” I replied simply as I tried to think of another way, “Move it out of the sun is another part.”

“Good, now what hours can you work?” She asked. She seemed to almost be sold on hiring me.

I shrugged a bit. “I just got out of school, so for most time after now. I do not require much sleep at all,” I assured. As long as I got decent sun beforehand anyway, perks and downsides to this whole plant thing.

“Very well, when can you start?” She smiled. Sold.

“Do you require my help now?” I questioned with a smirk and a raised brow at her. I didn’t mind starting now, more money for me.

“Not right now, I need to set it up in the system. Come back tomorrow. You start at four and you'll work till eleven.” She said. I nodded and let my face fall back to neutrality before turning and heading to the apartments with a backwards wave to her.

Later that night around 11:95.

Icicle came in looking tired, yawning and stretching. “Long day?” I questioned as I watched TV, not really caring but figuring I’d ask.

“You have no idea but it was a ten hour shift and at ten dollars an hour.” Icicle said as he ate some leftover pizza.

I shrugged a bit. “Oh well, you should get used to it after a bit of time,” I replied rather dismissively.

Icicle rolled his eyes. “I'm headed to bed, see ya tomorrow.” I nodded a little and just kept watching TV. Sleeping was not a thing I had to do anymore, evidently.

About five minutes later, I hear someone’s footsteps approached the living room. Raising a brow, I turned to the source of the noise.

Icicle raised an eyebrow as well, stopping as he was about to head to his room.

There, we saw Momiji in a cute little night dress, peeking from behind a wall. “H-hi.” She said, seeing that she was caught. I waved a little.

“Are you alright?” icicle asked her crouching down to her level.

She shook her head. “N-no...I can’t sleep.” Momiji said with a hint of a doggy whine, her animal side coming out a bit.

Icicle smiled and petted her head. “How about a bedtime story?” He suggested to the little distraught doggy girl. He picked her up and tickled her a little, smiling at her cuteness.

She giggled a little bit before nodding. “Yes please.” Momiji said, squirming a little bit.

Icicle smiled and sat down, cross legged on the floor with her. “Once upon a time there was an adorable little fox girl. She was a beloved princess who went by the name cutias!”

"Cutias?” She repeated with a blinked before giggling. “Thats a funny name.”

Icicle smiled and chuckled. “Cutias was the princess of cuteopolis.” Again the naming made her giggle cutely but she continued to listen intendly. “For years cuteoplis lived in peace and harmony…”

An hour later.

“And they all thrived happily ever after.” Icicle said. I sarcastically clapped to the story. He used the word ‘cute’ so damn much.

Momiji however was fast asleep at the end, softly snoring in his arms.

“Knock it off.” Icicle whispered to me as he slowly stood up with her in his arms still. I shrugged but did so, getting up and going to her room to open the door for him to set her down in bed.

Icicle carefully set her down on the makeshift bed they set up, right next to her sister as they both slowly slept. I turned and went back to the couch, back to watching TV. Icicle however went to the bathroom for about an hour, coming back with wet hair.

“Goodnight.” He called going to his room.

“Night!” I called back boredly.

Then next morning

We all went to school like usual that day, but there were three new students. I frowned a bit at this. I wasn’t prepared for any three little grief causers yet, needed more seeds. And I had no clue how to do so.

“I wonder if we're immune to their powers.” Icicle said. “I've been practicing a little while working so maybe we could help stop them.”

“If you do stop them, give me their necklaces. I wish to experiment with them,” I said to Icicle, trying to make it sound like a request. People responded better to requests, not orders. He nodded, looking to his sister and the girls.

“Let's get to class, and let's keep an eye on the new girls.” Icicle said. I nodded with the others before heading off to class.

During lunch I saw icicle and Momiji sitting with a bunch of other kids. One including a girl with rainbow hair and another that looked like bacon. Shrugging at this I sat alone, with a glass of water and some random meat.

Lava came in and looked at me before looking at her brother. “Why not sit with them?”

“Already sitting here, plus don’t want to sit there… too crowded,” I replied with a simple shrug of my shoulders.

“I think you're just antisocial.” Lava chuckled.

“No, I’m anti stupid,” I replied with a deadpan, referencing a old shirt of mine.

“So your anti yourself?” She smirked walking away.

“No, I’m anti everyone else,” I replied simply while she was still in earshot, turning and starting to eat. Idiots like her who just kept antagonizing me was why I used to never, and still dont, not socialize. I heard the doors open, and looked to see a certain three entering the cafeteria.

The three were singing a song, and as they did it caused green mist to form making everyone but me, my friends, and the people icicle was with angry at each other for no reason.

Well, unfortunately Momiji was affected and was getting aggressive, growling a barking at others from her table with another group of girls, me recognising them as the CMC in the human world. Kyuubi seemed to affected, but more it was making her extremely uncomfortable.

Icicle ran over to the two girls. “Momiji! Down girl!”

She growled in response but listened and sat back down on her chair. I seemed rather unaffected from the song. Did they need me to have a SOUL to affect me? That is quite fortunate, mine is either nonfunctional or gone.

Getting up I waited until they were done their song before silently following the three. “Excuse me?” I called to them neutrally, hands behind my back.

“What do you want?” The yellow haired girl asked.

“Nothing much, but I noticed you seemed to be… weakened, songsters. I have a… alternative, if you will meet me out back after school. I would show you now… but eavesdroppers are plentiful,” I said to the three calmly. I knew power was their motivation, and thus the perfect bait.

The three girls looked at each other before nodding to me. “Fine.” Hook, line and sinker. Nodding to the three, I turned and went back to the cafeteria for the rest of lunch.