"I order you to take me to my mother!" Kanna-sama ordered Ryuuya-dono.
"I accept and will serve as you're loyal servant as long as you will have me." He replied.
That night, during the pouring rain, Kanna, Uraha and Ryuuya ran into the night.
"Watch your step! It's raining and the ground is slippery!" Ryuuya called over his shoulder while they ran.
"Of course!" Kanna yelled grumpily. As soon as she yelled it, she fell to the ground, her hand landing on something very sharp. She cried out in pain and looked down at her hand. She felt a surge of power that she could not place.
"Kanna-sama!" Uraha cried out, running to go help her up.
Ryuuya looked around apprehensively and put a hand to his sheath. "We need to keep moving." He murmured. He knew pursuers weren't too far off. "Hike up your skirts! Quickly!"
They both gasped. "Both of us at the same time?" Uraha sighed. "I didn't expect that from you." She whispered.
Ryuuya sighed in frustration. "The long skirts are hindering your legs and might trip you up." He looked down at Kanna who hadn't made a sound since she fell. "Kanna-sama? Can you stand?"
Kanna stared distantly at her own hand while her whole body sort of tingled with power she only dreamed about. She closed her eyes and let the feeling wash over her. Head to toe she felt stronger than she'd ever felt.
Uraha grabbed Kanna by the shoulders and shook her hard "Kanna-sama!" Ryuuya stood at Uraha's side "She has a blank look in her eyes…" Uraha mumbled, terrified.
Ryuuya sighed as he lifted the tiny Kanna over his shoulder. She's so light! He thought. "We have to keep moving." He repeated as he grabbed Uraha's hand and pull her along. While they were running, Kanna pulled her kimono down to her waist and exposed her bare back.
Afraid to stop, Ryuuya shouts "What are you doing?"
"… Fly… Get away… We can d-…" she mumbled in a voice that was dying away with each moment. Her face took on a blank expression as they slowly ascended into the air.
As they ascend Uraha, terrified, jumped into Ryuuya's arms. "Just hold on for as long as you can." Uraha said in a scared voice.
"You'll attract attention!" Ryuuya yelled over the roaring wind. "We should have just stayed hidden on the ground!"
Fear shown clear in Uraha's eyes as that had dawned on her as well. She clenched Ryuuya tighter and squeezed her eyes shut.
The sky was bleak. The clouds were so thick there was no sign of moonlight to be found. As Ryuuya feared, arrows whisked by. He held Uraha tighter, not to protect her but to brace for the pain of an arrow.
Ryuuya was the first to open his eyes once the last arrow was shot. They were sandwiched between two thick dark clouds. He dared a glance down and was pleased to see that he could no longer see the ground and by the lack of arrows he knew his pursuers could no longer see them.
Uraha was digging her nails into his chest, she was holding him tightly, petrified. He sighed and tried to get a glance at Kanna's face but could only see the huge black wings beating against the strong warm winds. He had a feeling she would tire soon, the winds were too strong and the rain was heavy and blinding at this height.
As the night drew on, the clouds thinned out, and the sky went from an abysmal blanket of grey to the break of dawn. Kanna gradually flew lower. The whole time, Ryuuya remained alert. He spent most of that time just basking in the moist air. In the air, surrounded by the seeing of endlessness, occasionally drifting into strategic thought. As they made their decent he felt compelled to… well he wasn't quite sure but he knew he never wanted to stop flying with Kanna.
When they reached the ground, Kanna dropped Ryuuya and Uraha kind of harshly before collapsing herself. Her wings gradually folded back into her back and her body relaxed noticeably.
Ryuuya went to her and pulled her kimono back up to her shoulders and layed beside her. His sword in its sheath lay on his chest with his arms folding over it. Moments later, he found it very easy to fall asleep and granted himself the luxury.