Kiyumi left the walls protection of the palace walls, openly defying her father. She sneaked into the nearby forest and walked around, coming to a small open field of flowers. When her arms were laden down with wild flowers she started back for the palace. She traveled back the same path but when she rounds a bend her hands fly to her mouth, scattering the flower. There in front of her, leaning against a tree unconscious, is a demon. His long fur train hugging his upper body, supporting him and adding comfort to the hard tree. He had long silver hair, magenta stripes on his face with a navy crescent in the center of his forehead. Kiyumi took a step backwards, her foot snapping a twig.
The demon's eyes slowly open and he turned to fix Kiyumi with two blazing gold eyes. Not a word is spoken between the two but after a few moments, the demon turned his gaze away from her and closes his eyes.
Kiyumi quickly back pedals and run back to the palace, her heart racing...
Kiyumi Kushinada jolted awake, sitting up and panting heavily in the darkness of her room. Her sheets were soaked with her sweat and tangled around her legs like vines. Her hands were trembling, something that always happens when she had a nightmare or a very vivid dream. She rubbed her face, pushing her hair back and away from her face as she slowly regained control of her breathing. Kiyumi took a deep breath, held and released it, she glanced at her hands once she had removed them from her hair and let out another sign when she saw that they were no longer shaking.
Kiyumi untangled herself from the sheets and made her way towards the bathroom. She flipped the switch, turning on the lights and almost blinding herself with the brightness. Rubbing her eyes, Kiyumi made her way towards the shower but coming to a complete stop when she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror.
A tear-streak face reflected on the reflective surface of the mirror. Eyes, red from crying, widen in bewilderment at the state of her face. Kiyumi slowly raised a hand to her face and touched her cheek, pulling it away to look dumbly at the wet pad of her fingers. She ran her other hand through her hair as she tried to remember what could have made her cry in her sleep, but all she got was confused imagines and a piercing headache.
She walked into the bathroom that was attached to her bedroom, she closed the door behind her and started to strip before she climbed into the shower stall. She twisted the faucet on full, jerking out of the way to avoid the frigid spray before it turned to water so hot it nearly scalded her when she stepped into it. She took her time, pampering herself and washing away all the stresses of the day as until the water became tepid, a sure sign that she had reached to the bottom of the hot water tank. Stepping out of the shower, her hand squeaked loudly when she used it to wipe away the sheen of condensation that had fogged up the large mirror, taking a moment to scrutinize her reflection.
An attractive young woman, she had long black hair going down to her waist with split bangs that reach her chest and had brown colored eyes. She possessed a very voluptuous figure, with large breasts and curvy hips, which, over time, steadily become more defined.
Grabbing a random hairbrush from the top drawer, she raked it through her dripping hair not actually brushing it since if she did that then she'd end up looking like a lion. She grabbed a large white towel from the rack on the wall, wrapped its soft length around her wet body and unlocked the door, stepping into her bedroom.
Kiyumi dried herself off quickly and got dressed in her school uniform which consisted of of a black blazer with white lining on the cuffs, collar and hem of the jacket, white dress shirt, black sweater vest, black tie, black pleated skirt that has a white line on the hem, and black knee high socks and black loafers.
She grabbed her bag and bokken before she ran out the door, she grabbed an apple and said, "See you when I get home, Gramps!"
"Bye, Kiyu! And be safe!"
"I will!" And Kiyumi was out the door and running down out the door, she ran down the stairs that led from the Kushinada Shrine to the street below. The Shrine sat upon a hill that was surrounded by forest, it is a large property that her grandfather owned, who is a priest. The shrine holds the Kushinada Dojo, Kushinada house, wellhouse and more. Kiyumi had been born and raised her by her grandfather when her mother had died when Kiyumi was a year old from an illness.
The teenage girl glanced at her wristwatch and yelped, "Oh no! I am going to be late for school! I can't believe I slept in!"
But she didn't know if she should be grateful or not that the dream that she had woke her up though it didn't feel like a dream, it felt more like a memory...