Let's Play Chicken [Ryu/Tsubame]

The school day had ended for most of the classes, letting Tsubame go about her own personal business while the school wound down. She had went in search of a student she had met earlier. Had she paid more attention to the names of the students that had just transferred, she would have noticed that one of them had the same name as one of her fellow teachers. Tsubame had met him previously with other students and wanted to make sure he was getting along okay. Concern for her students was number one priority. She had made a mental note to look into the other new students as well. However, her mind was set on finding Ryu if she could and ask him how he is doing. As she walked, the vice headmaster hummed to herself with her hands in her pockets. She wore her casual training clothes, since she also had to do her daily training as well. Her black and red tank top went well with her black sweat pants. She wore her black pair of ballet flats, though she usually trained barefoot for comfort. Her long hair was put up into her usual ponytail, again for comfort. It was an odd time in the school grounds. It was both quiet and tense. The tension was from when the students would get out and be on their way to their various activities. Had she gotten the time wrong in figuring out where Ryu would be? Admittedly, she hadn't thought to look at his file for his school schedule, but she figured if she didn't find him, then there would be other days. Or she could ask Aoi about it, but she preferred to talk to who she wanted to in the first place.



"Mon Dieu, how boring it was today!" Tsubame grumbled out loud. She hadn't seen Walter, nor her other friends, and she felt a bit put out. In a group, Tsubame was fine, but put her on her own and she seemed to fade a bit. Then again, she tended to put on a faux outer expression to hide what she felt beneath, so maybe it was a good thing she hadn't found any of her friends quite yet so she didn't have to hide so much. As much as she enjoyed their company, she felt sometimes that she had to play the happy role since she doesn't always give out the most 'bright and enthusiastic' vibes like most people she found herself around. Papers lay scattered across her desk in her office as well as empty wrappers for take-out. Today had been an especially hard day on her body since she had more meetings. Meetings she was not allowed to eat her snacks in so she had to eat in her office when she could. Take-out did not give her enough of the calories that she needed to sustain her quirk for long periods of time. She didn't need to eat all the time, but if she kept up her energy supply, she would be ready for just about anything. 

Her stomach rumbled loudly as she reached into her hip bag for a sandwich....to which she found there were none. KURO. That damned cat took them again?! Yes, Kuro also required large amounts of energy for her quirk, but it was not as life threatening as Tsubame's was. Sighing, she made a mental note to go to the school cafeteria and try to sweet talk the cooks to let her make some food before she went home, just in case she needed a boost. They learned early on in her teaching career, and even back in her school days, that there was never enough food for Tsubame. While she knew she needed food to keep up her supply of energy, it also was a source of embarrassment for her if one pointed it out to her. Walter had already pointed it out to her, which caused Tsubame to answer back in irritation. While he did apologize, she couldn't help but feel a small sense of embarrassment for eating so much as well as a small voice in the back of her head to remind her not to get so upset over something that she was used to doing and that was apart of her daily life. 

A hand reached out of her pocket to lay on her stomach, as it grumbled,  as she walked on, still wondering if she would even find Ryu at all today.