228 Feelings and Goals

Sakura

July 21, 8:45 pm, Washington, DC

For a second, Sakura froze. The sudden appearance of the Demon Patrol surprised her.

But she was expecting it.

"Of course," she said smoothly, taking out her purse. "Just a moment."

They waited while she slowly took out a Starb*cks gift card and handed it over to the officer. He took it and stared at it for a while, looking up at Sakura every couple of seconds.

"Seems to be alright," he grunted, before moving on to the other people waiting on the platform.

It was only once the Patrol left the platform and Sakura was on the train that she breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time she tried that particular illusion, but it seemed like it worked. She looked over to Michi, who was sitting in front of her, already taking out his phone.

"Yes, I'm calling him," he said, rolling his eyes. "We've only been over this a hundred times."