Easter Bunny Shizuha Kocho/Bond Story

*Easter, a holiday of resurrection and prosperity. Shizuha, dressed as a bunny, hopes that her friends will find the eggs they're looking for. Hearing them in high spirits when they find an egg, Shizuha's eyes narrow.*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

A Natural Executive

 **Lalafin:**Mmm! That was delicious! Now I've got the energy to power through my afternoon classes!

 **Tsukasa:**You sure do eat a lot, Lalafin. Maybe not as much as Misora, but still.

 **Shizuha:**And you drank the whole carton of milk, too. I always worry you'll upset your stomach, but you're fine, right?

 **Lalafin:**Yup, I'm just fine! I gotta eat a lot and drink a lot of milk to grow up big and strong!

 **Lalafin:**I kind of want to have some dessert, too, but nothing on the menu is really grabbing me today.

 **Shizuha:**Say, you like strawberries, don't you, Lalafin? I think I've got just the thing.

 **Tsukasa:**What is it? Is it in that bag?

 **Lalafin:**Hmm? \*sniff\* \*sniff\* That smell... Are those...strawberry tarts!?

 **Shizuha:**Wow, you could even tell they were tarts. I brought these for the two of you.

 **Lalafin:**Whoa! You really DID bring strawberry tarts! And a whole bunch, too!

 **Shizuha:**Well, the Ceramics Course has Strawberry Day coming up, as you might recall.

 **Shizuha:**I'm helping them with some test batches.

 **Tsukasa:**Whoa, you made these, Shizuha!?

 **Tsukasa:**They look like they're from a bakery. The cut of the strawberries is really refined, and the pastry has an amazing gloss!

 **Shizuha:**It's called nappage. It's a simple recipe that just uses gelatin, sugar, water, and lemon juice.

 **Lalafin:**So hey, can I eat this one? Can I?

 **Shizuha:**Of course. That's why I brought them.

 **Lalafin:**Yay! Down the hatch! \*munch\* \*munch\* Mmf, da's gurd!

 **Shizuha:**I'm glad. I made a whole bunch of them, so eat up!

 **Tsukasa:**Did you give some to Aruru and Misora, too?

 **Shizuha:**Yes, back during our last break period. They were both very pleased.

 **Shizuha:**I'm going to try making a strawberry roll cake next. I'd love for you to try it and give me your feedback.

 **Tsukasa:**Is it part of your job as an executive committee member to come up with recipes for cooking practice?

 **Shizuha:**No, I'm just helping out. Students are free to make what they like, but there are girls who don't usually cook, as well as those who work better when they have an example.

 **Tsukasa:**Shizuha, are you taking on too much? You're going to be the MC for this term's performance and the upcoming event for the Stage Expression Course, right?

 **Shizuha:**I'm busy, but not so much that it cuts into my practice time. Besides, I enjoy games and events.

 **Tsukasa:**I guess I've never seen you be late for practice or leave early...

 **Shizuha:**I just enjoy doing things like-- Oh?

**Ceramics Student:**Oh, Kocho-san!

**Ceramics Student:**Sorry to disturb you on your break! I fixed the text in the pamphlet like you suggested. What do you think?

 **Shizuha:**Ah, the pamphlet for Strawberry Day?

 **Shizuha:**Oh, was this subheading your idea?

**Ceramics Student:**Yeah! I took the advice you gave me and thought I should fix this part, too.

 **Shizuha:**I think it looks lovely. This is probably ready to submit to the instructor.

**Ceramics Student:**You really think so!? Thank you so much! I'll go do that now!

 **Shizuha:**Good seeing you! Bye bye!

**Committee Member A:**Oh, Kocho-senpai! I put together the specifications for the event that was approved the other day. Could you check it over for me?

**Committee Member B:**Kocho-senpai! I wanted to ask you something about the budget for summer events--

 **Shizuha:**I still have plenty of time on my lunch break, so let's do this in order. First, could you let me see the specifications? Then we can talk about the budget.

***Thank you!***

 **Tsukasa:**Ahaha... I guess this kind of thing really IS up Shizuha's alley.

 **Lalafin:**She's mwrilly dependurbur! \*0m\*

 **Tsukasa:**Shizuha being the way she is certainly helps us a lot, too!

 **Lalafin:**I've got it! I'm going to make a delicious strawberry dessert for Shizuha on Strawberry Day to show my thanks!

 **Tsukasa:**Oh, great idea! But wait... Lalafin, do you know how to make desserts?

 **Lalafin:**I think I can if I put in the effort! Action scenes and baking both just come down to practice!

 **Tsukasa:**I'm getting a bad feeling about this... But okay, let's make some super-tasty strawberry sweets for Shizuha!

The Ups and Downs of Frontier Life

 **Shizuha:**I'm pretty sure it was around here... Aha, here we go.

 **Misora:**So this is the sugoroku game that our senpai made years ago.

 **Aruru:**This is so exciting! Hurry up and open it!

 **Tsukasa:**It reminds me of other board games that feature the ups and downs of life...

 **Lalafin:**It's even called "Life is a Game of Ups and Downs"! Oh, but the spaces have some pretty interesting things written on them!

 **Misora:**Let's see... "If you land on this spot, talk about the most embarrassing memory you have." THAT'S what kind of game this is?

 **Aruru:**That's our Frontier forebearers for you! They came up with some great ideas!

 **Shizuha:**Heheheh. I've always wanted to play a board game with you girls. Shall we get started, then?

 **Aruru:**Yikes, the School Days section led to some shocking revelations!

 **Lalafin:**\*snrk\* Tsukasa, I had no idea you had a past like that! Oh, this game is TOO fun!

 **Tsukasa:**Gah! You're one to talk, Lalafin! Your story was just as bad!

 **Misora:**Now for the Adult Life section. Let's see what kind of job I'll get!

 **Shizuha:**There are a lot of options, from normal careers to strange ones. I hope I get to experience something interesting.

 **Tsukasa:**Wow, who'd have thought I'd wind up running a ramen shop? Life sure is unpredictable.

 **Misora:**That's still a normal enough job, Tsukasa-senpai. I mean, I'm a ninja! Who the heck am I even working for?

 **Aruru:**Maybe Shizuha-chan! She's a corporate CEO. That, or maybe you're a ninjabot that Lalafin made as an inventor.

 **Lalafin:**Or maybe Aruru being unemployed is just a sneaky cover for the fact that she leads a secret ninja army!

 **Shizuha:**I think twists like that start appearing in the next Ups and Downs section. Shall we continue?

 **Aruru:**Hey! A marriage square! It says... "You've married player #4!"

 **Aruru:**Who's player #4?

 **Shizuha:**Me!

 **Aruru:**Sweet! I've found myself a lovely bride! And hey, she's rich, too!

 **Shizuha:**I do hope you'll have me, warts and all.

 **Tsukasa:**Wow, she's kneeling and bowing! Aruru, you really did land yourself a good bride.

 **Lalafin:**Lucky! I wanna marry Shizuha, too! With her as my wife, she could make me sweets every day!

 **Shizuha:**Oh, my. I'm not sure about every day. I am a CEO, after all.

 **Lalafin:**Oh, okay...

 **Shizuha:**Still, if it's for someone I love... I'd make the effort.

 **Lalafin:**Oh, I want that! I want Shizuha to be mine!

 **Misora:**Hey, Lalafin-senpai! There's a Stolen Love square here! If you spin the right number on the spinner, you can steal Shizuha-senpai for yourself!

 **Lalafin:**Yes! And it's my turn, right! Let's see a five! C'monnn, five!

 **Tsukasa:**Oh, did I get it!? Aww, no. I got a six.

 **Misora:**Six... "Shocking Reveal! You were actually player #4's child this whole time!"

 **Misora:**Whaaat!?

 **Lalafin:**I'm Shizuha's daughter!?

 **Aruru:**Woohoo! Now I have a cute wife AND a darling little girl! Welcome to the family, Babyfin!

 **Misora:**I don't know, this family situation has gotten pretty complicated... And really? "Babyfin"?

 **Shizuha:**It'll be all right. Every family has its share of problems. I'm sure the three of us can live together happily.

 **Lalafin:**I figured it out! I inherited my talent for invention from CEO Shizuha!

 **Misora:**Your lives are so interesting! I hope something fun will happen to me... Let's spin that spinner!

 **Misora:**What? Oh, no! I'm so sorry! I landed on the Stolen Love square!

 **Lalafin:**Shizuha's dumping her unemployed S.O. for a ninja!?

 **Shizuha:**Aruru-chan, our time together was brief, but so much fun! But now I must move on and be the wife of a ninja!

 **Aruru:**Shizuha-chaaan!

 **Tsukasa:**Ahaha! Talk about ups and downs, indeed! Let's see what else is going to happen in our lives! Time to spin that wheel!

 **Shizuha:**Just like Lalafin's idea, we should listen to everyone's opinions and make school life more fun.

 **Shizuha:**Even though I don't know who's going to find them, I still have someone in mind when I color each egg.

 **Shizuha:**I decorated one of the eggs for you, so I hope you'll be the one to find it.

 **Shizuha:**Heheh. I'm glad to see you're looking forward to this as much as I am.