Critical Hit

You manage to come back home early for once
You didn't give her the heads up to make it a surprise
While entering, you make sure the bag with the strawberry cake you bought doesn't make too much noise
You look around, you barely manage to hear her from your bedroom
You notice something different in the living room
Tick and Tock should be in display there, but only Tock is up there
You leave the cake on the table and go to the bedroom
"Hah!"
"Hyah!"
The door is closed but you still hear her yelling
Is she attacking something?
You slowly open it
"Now it's my turn!"
She's... practicing?
She's wielding Tick as a rapier and she's... moving like she's in a game
Wait, you recognize those movements
She holds Tick close, then aims and stabs while jumping forward
"Hah!"
That's... That's Eirika...
"Okay... Okay now for the last one..."
She hypes herself up and jumps back
She readies her sword
"If this is war, so be... it..."
She's staring at you
Her face turns beet red
"Hi, babe..."
You slowly close the door before she responds
As you walk away you can hear her screaming
Suddenly, the door slams open
"Oh, hi babe! Did you come back early?"
She walks towards you while hiding Tick behind her back
"Yeah... Sorry for not telling you, wanted to make it a surprise"
She tries to pretend nothing happens
"Oh, no worries... Is that cake?"
She points at the table
While you look away, she quickly runs and puts Tick back in its place
"It sure is, wanna eat?"
"Obviously"
You sit down together and eat
"Did something happen at work?"
"Nope, just finished work early and talked to my boss"
"Oh that's nice of him"
"Yeah, he even said something... What was it?"
She looks at you
"Oh yeah!"
You smirk at her
"I admire your professionalism"
All the blood goes back to her face again
She hits you repeatedly in the chest while screaming at you
You end up sleeping on the couch that night

t. Nameronii