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Beautiful

She lifted the bow slowly, dropping her quiver in favor of a single arrow. She notched it slowly, carefully, trying to make sure she had her stance just right. Her aim was shaky at best, but it always was. She pulled the string back, glaring at the target before her. Arrows surrounded it, very few hitting the target itself. She looked at the mess she made and internally scolded herself, she was such a clumsy girl! Everything she did just seemed to go so wrong!

She felt it as her power surged forth, causing her sleeves to flutter lightly as it gathered. It was as her hair began to fly back with the force that she released the arrow, taking joy in the backlash of wind that made the fabric of her pants fly and her hair to lift up as if she were underwater. It felt like pure freedom, and she closed her eyes not even looking to see if the arrow had hit, instead taking that moment in time in.

She loved feeling that gratification of using her powers, the hollowness it left behind made her forget the ache in her soul. How it screamed for her to kill the undead priestess to become whole again. Her eyes remained closed as the wind died down and the flaring of her power stopped. Arms falling to her sides, bow still clutched in her hand, she simply breathed.

It was the heat that snapped her out of it, a radiating heat behind her. Suddenly it came closer, and an arm curled around her right shoulder and the hand attached cupped her chin, tilting her face upwards. Another hand came to rest gently on her hip as her blue eyes met gold. The man stood behind her, holding her there and stared into her eyes with curious wonder in his.

Tall, slightly scarred, fox ears stood tall on the man's head, focusing on the girl he held. The silver of the fur matched his hair so precisely one couldn't tell where the ears ended and the hair began. His skin was pale and flawless, making him seem so unreal sometimes. His lips were curled slightly in a small smile, causing her to blush ever so slightly as she looked up at him.

"Sometimes...Sometimes I wonder, where all that beauty comes from. Tell me, my little puzzle, where do you get it?" He asked, watching as she flushed more. His silvery tail swayed slowly, he was enjoying her reactions to him. Suddenly her eyes seemed to flare with life and she elbowed him, effectively getting out of his hold.

"I don't even want to know what the hell you're talking about." She grumbled as she grabbed her quiver and began walking away, only to stop and look at the target. She smiled. "Bull's eye." She said before walking with a more up beat bounce in her step. He smiled and followed in the trees. She was such a curious creature, his little puzzle, and he couldn't help but wonder what drew him to her.

Whatever it was, it was nice. He stopped when she did, watching as she turned to face him with a smile. "You know what, Youko? Sometimes I wonder where you get it yourself." With that she continued her walk, not even seeing as his shocked face slowly gained a devilish grin and a gleam in his eyes.

Now, she should know better, telling a male kitsune something like that. He disappeared in the forest foliage and began stalking her as he had so often before they began speaking. His grin only got wider as she pulled out her sleeping bag and walked into the cover of the forest to change into her sleep wear. Yes, she should have known better.

Then again, he should have too, and only a moment later after a scream and a slap he walked into the camp holding a bruised cheek and a wounded ego. A small pout shone in his eyes but not on his face as he sat on her sleeping bag and awaited her return. His thoughts drifted back to his earlier question. It still went unanswered, he knew it'd drive him a bit nuts for a while.

When she emerged from the tree line, blue eyes gleaming in rage and cheeks slightly flushed from embarrassment, he realized the answer. The beauty, it just shone through with her emotions. Her anger, her excitement, her happiness. It made her glow.

His slow smile made her nervous as she neared, shoving him off her sleeping bag to crawl inside. Shippo joined her immediately, of course, Youko tried but ended up sleeping in the trees again. She smiled. He was beautiful, and with him in the branch above her she could stare at him all night, just as she knew he would stare at her in her sleep.

"Good night you baka hentai kitsune." She said, causing him to look down at her with that handsome grin.

"Baka hentai beautiful kitsune, you mean, and good night my little puzzle." He answered and watched as she rolled to her side with a small giggle. His tail fell from the branch and the end twitched from side to side. His little puzzle was so cute, so innocent. Just so beautiful.