My Hiro PV Kim Sato Closed

Sophia's life was flashing before her eyes. She was about to die. She was sure of it. She wasn't too worried. Because of her devout Catholicism, she was confident that even in death, she would be totally fine, but that didn't mean she wanted this to happen. Watching her life flash before her eyes was traumatic, and surprisingly pink.

Actually, now that she thought about it, seeing her life flash before her eyes wouldn't actually involve the ceiling of the dungeon. It also wouldn't involve a very, very pretty boy staring intently into her eyes and smiling. The only part of this situation that could possibly match her life flashing before her eyes was the fact that various belongings of hers were scattered across the floor as she lost her balance.

So she was alive. That was certainly a wonderful thing. She let out a sigh of relief and smiled back at the face that was captivating her so.

"How did you fall like that? You should take your time on stairs, they're pretty tricky when you rush."

"I, uh, I don't, uh," Sophia began lamely, unable to find an explanation as she found herself lost in this stranger's intense stare and blindingly pink hair. He was amazing. He was fantastic. He was.... holding her. In one, strong arm. She blushed a bit, but she knew it didn't mean anything. Kim had held her like that first, and it had felt way different than this.

This boy wasn't a deviant, grabbing innocent young women with his stupid strong arms. This boy was a hero. He'd saved her. Though the blush was stubbornly remaining fixed on her cheeks, she felt less flustered and more in awe.

"Oh and you can get up now if you want. Unless you want to stay like this."

Sophia knew he was right. She should stand. Thank him. Say something. But her lips were sealed against her will, and her legs felt like jelly. After a moment, though she was still unable to stand properly on her own, she managed to mutter a soft, "My Hero."

She finally took a deep breath and stood properly, though her legs were still wobbly. She crouched to pick up her cauldron and snatched the vials and scales from this pink Hero's hands, careful not to actually come into physical contact with his hands. She didn't want any more physical contact with anyone for a while.

She began to scoop up the rest of her items, placing them carefully inside her cauldron as she had before. She was certainly awake now.

"I'm actually going to the Potions classroom," she said slowly, deliberately. Otherwise, she'd trip all over the words. She carefully introduced herself, "I'm Sophia. Wanna come?"

She hadn't the slightest clue why she'd invited the boy to come with her to the classroom, but somehow the desire to spend time with him was her first instinct, so she went with it. After all, hadn't a similar instinct led to her friendship with Sage, and with Kim? Even with Gem, if she considered the fact that her instincts had told her to talk to the girl after the owl kerfuffle.

Yes. Spending time with this boy was something she wanted to do.

Interacting: @Kim Sato as Hiro

Sophia tilted her head at the boy. She was thoroughly confused. Did she actually know his name? She didn’t recognize him, and she was pretty sure - based on his hair alone - he was not easily forgettable. Had she somehow managed to forget one of the most memorable people at Hogwarts? Or was he even from Hogwarts?

Sophia frowned as the boy turned and ran to fetch a cauldron from the dungeons, and then ran back by on the way back up. He really was fast, true to his word. She was impressed.

As he ran back to the greater part of the castle, Sophia carried her supplies the rest of the way to the Potions classroom.

Her first step was to track and measure all of the needed ingredients. She grabbed the containers of lavender and valerian sprigs. They were light and on the lower shelves, so she had little trouble reaching them.

She readied a few clean bowls at her usual desk, arranging them neatly near her cauldron, book, and other supplies. She carefully measured lavender and valerian sprigs and placed them into one bowl.

The other bowls were reserved for the Standard Ingredient and Flobberworm Mucus.

She returned the extra valerian and lavender sprigs to the storage shelves and scanned for the Standard Ingredient. She brought the sack over to her desk and readied six measures for her usage, placing it in its own bowl. Satisfied, she returned the Standard Ingredient to the shelves and hit a roadblock.

The jar of Flobberworm Mucus was on the top shelf. She couldn’t reach it even if she jumped. Not without making a mess, anyway. She crossed her arms and pouted, staring at the jar with an intensity that would have scared the jar down if it was sentient.

“You there, Red?”

The voice of her Hero came from the doorway and, not even uncrossing her arms, Sophia huffed angrily, and called out.

”Come here, I need a tall boy!” she shouted to the boy, surprised by the echo in the damp room, “I need help getting the Flobberworm Mucus!”

She continued glaring at the jar as if it’d personally offended her while she waited for the boy to come over. She had no doubt that he’d come. If Sophia had learned anything from Kim, it was that boys loved doing things for her.

Interacting: @Kim Sato as Hiro

Sophia was grateful to her Hero for getting the flobberworm mucus for her. It was her least favorite ingredient out of every ingredient, but, alas, it was necessary. He handed it to her with a smile, and she was surprised at how genuine his smile seemed to be. It was as if he genuinely enjoyed something as simple as handing her a disgusting jar of mucus.

"There you go. You need anything else?"

"A bit of company could be fun," she joked. She couldn't be so unreasonable as to expect him to waste his whole Saturday with her, even if it was just an hour and a half or so of his time. Besides, she was used to spending time in the dungeons alone, brewing her potions and practicing at the only class she was even remotely good at.

To her surprise, though, her Hero made his way to the table she'd set her cauldron on, and he seemed intently focused on the ingredients she'd gathered.

"What are you trying to make? Is that a Sleeping Draught? Have you ever made one before?"

Sophia was surprised. The Sleeping Draught was a potion they didn't learn at Hogwarts until their second year. Did his school teach it earlier? Or maybe he was just older than he looked?

That's... right. Are you a first year student, Hero? Most students my age don't know how to make this potion, yet." she asked. This boy was something else. She smiled at his insight, looking forward to brewing this potion with him, "I usually brew it once every week or two, when my insomnia hits."

She walked over to the table and, wasting no time, began crushing the Lavender and Standard Ingredient into a paste. She'd done this several times before, so far, so it wasn't exactly hard for her. She set the mortar aside and added the flobberworm mucus - Eww! - and some more Standard Ingredient to her cauldron. She was in her element. She was clumsy with a wand, and honestly, just at life, but when she was making a potion, she could focus like never before.

"This is the worst part," she said with a frown, "I hate this flobberworm mucus so much, especially when I actually drink the potion."

Sophia heated the cauldron carefully, and counted to thirty. She added the crushed paste into the cauldron and waved her wand. Good. Things were coming along swimmingly! She was making good time. Maybe if she hurried, she could go outside and enjoy the rest of the day? Maybe she could track Gem down and go for a walk together? Sophia blushed at the thought, knowing full well that actively tracking the girl down would never work for her. She was too shy.

"What's your favorite type of potion?" Hiro asked, snapping Sophia out of her little fantasy.

"Uh, this is a bit embarrassing," she said with a self-deprecating smile, "But I like mind-altering potions the most. I'm thinking of learning to make Gregory's Unctuous Unction soon, but it's a toughie. I'd like to make some really difficult potions one day, like the Polyjuice Potion or Amortentia. They're just super useful, you know?"

She wrote down the time on a scrap piece of parchment so that she wouldn't lose track of it. She had to wait seventy minutes before she could finish the potion, and she hadn't burned one yet, so she wasn't eager to mess up now.

"What about you?" she asked with a smile, "What kind of potions do you like?"

She sat down near Hero, and turned her attention to him fully. Now all she could do was wait, anyway, so conversation was great. Besides, she was really starting to like her Hero, and this was a wonderful change from having to sit here alone to wait on her potion to finish brewing.

"Why are you here so early in the morning?" he asked after a while, clearly full of questions. It was adorable, and it made Sophia happy to see someone with such innocent curiosity. This question specifically, though, made her frown. Gosh, she hated mornings.

"Well, I like to practice advanced potions a lot on Saturdays. It's all I'm good at, see? But some of the potions have really long brew times. Like that one I mentioned a while ago? Gregory's Unctuous Unction? It takes over seven hours to brew. Unfortunately for me, that means early mornings. What about you? You're up awfully early too!"

Before any answer could come, however, Hiro was on his feet and headed toward the door. Sophia thought that was strange, but he couldn't exactly hang around all day, could he? Still, she definitely missed his presence. It was almost relaxing.

@Kim Sato as Hero

Sophia's eyes lit up as her Hero returned, and bearing gifts! A healthy variety of food was being presented to her, and her jaw dropped at the sheer deliciousness before her. Her mouth began to water and her hands were becoming shaky. She hadn't realized how hungry she was.

She rose from her seat, careful to be as far from the cauldron as possible while eating. She didn't want to ruin her potion with crumbs after all. She all but sprinted over to Hero, grabbing the first thing her hand could find, which happened to be a croissant loaded with, well, something. Sophia shoved it into her mouth, fighting for air as she struggled to swallow it. She knew forgetting to chew was a big problem, but she would overcome it some day.

She turned her attention to some kind of iced pastry. It looked delicious. She shoved it just as haphazardly into her mouth, moaning happily as the sweet delicious food filled her belly and her heart.

"You can leave all you need to as long as you keep bringing food back," she said with a mouthful and a genuine grin, hoping she could be understood. She kept stuffing her face, since she still had a good bit of time to kill.

As she ate, she realized that she didn't actually know anything about Hero. She didn't like that one bit. He was being so nice to her, and she knew nothing about him. What kind of foods did he like? What was his family like? Did he have his own version of Sage, Kim, and Gem? Hadn't he mentioned something about bothering people or something?

"Thank you, by the way. This stuff is delicious," she said with a smile, "We have about sixty minutes or so to wait before we can finish the potion, so why don't you tell me a bit about yourself, Hero?"

@Kim Sato