It was only just barely sunrise, and Aziza knew I was still tired, so, having changed to the size of a small horse, I rode on her back, hands behind my head, my eyes closed. She soon stopped. Here we are, your brother's temple.
I sat up, lifting my left hand slightly so shadows swirled under it, a picnic basket appearing. I remember what he's like, and what he likes, namely, sticky rice cakes wrapped in bamboo leaves. There's a barrier on the temple that won't let me enter. I slid off her back, basket in hand. I walked up to the temple entrance, the wooden arc in front of the garden, and placed my hand on the blank space between the wood, my eyes closed. I frowned. "It's stronger. They have a deity now." I opened my eyes and smiled. "About time." Bringing my fingers together like I was holding a pencil, then spread them apart quickly, a magic circle appearing in front of my hand, the basket vanishing and reappearing on the porch.
I watched as a brown-haired girl in a school uniform came out, chattering with-Tomoe. He looked so elegant; white shirt, striped pants, something other than his normal kimono. That's nice. The girl looked up, smiling, about to say something to me when Aziza nudged me. We don't have time to dawdle. I know you haven't seen your brother in a few years, but there's a reason you're banned from the temple. Now come on, let's go. I take it we're going to True Cross Academy?"
I saddled her again, Tomoe staring at me, holding my gaze. I tore my eyes away, closing them. Every time I came, it tore my heart in two, and he knew it. However, it's always easier if I don't see him. "Come on, Aziza," I muttered, choking back tears. "Let's go."
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Nanami stared after me, the girl on a dark blue dragon as Tomoe went over to the steps, picking up the basket of some sort with a note. "Hey, Tomoe, who was that?"
He gritted his teeth as he turned, bringing the basket inside. "No one important." He couldn't get himself emotionally attached again. Once out of sight, he took a shaky breath, putting a hand over his face. It was his own fault that I was banished, and he couldn't afford to get attached. Not again.
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A Dragon In A Fox's Body
FanfictionShinseina Kitsune Stein is an dragon slayer and the only one who can keep her father's madness at bay by drawing her power from him. Being a fox demon, she was first in her brother's shrine before he had to kick her out, the deity having left the sh...
