Ever feel like you're missing something?

The sun hung very low in the sky, its rays illuminating the landscape in front, signaling it was about to rise. A blond girl sat at the peak of a large flight of steps leading up to the Hikawa Jinja. It was far too early for anyone to be out and about, let alone this particular girl, yet there she was, golden locks cascading down her back, cerulean blue eyes glistening in the early morning light, waiting patiently for the occupants of the shrine to awaken.

She sat there patiently for some time until the sound of footsteps echoed around the courtyard and she rose. From around the corner a girl dressed in the traditional Shinto priestess garb stepped out, her cool amethyst scanning over her visitor.

"Can I help you?" her voice wasn't exactly welcoming, indeed she seemed more hostile than anything standing there holding a broom in one hand.

Despite this, the blond girl put on a charming smile, "I hope so." She walked briskly over to the other girl. "I was wondering whether I could become an apprentice miko at this shrine?"

The look on the other girl's face told the blonde all she needed to know. Crest-fallen, she turned to walk back down the enormous flight of steps but was stopped by a gentle hand on her elbow.

"I am curious." The priestess' voice was very soft indeed; the blonde had to strain herself to hear properly. "Why this temple, what drew you here?"

The blonde considered what the priestess was asking for a moment. Truthfully, she wasn't exactly sure what drew her to this temple. She guessed it was just because – just because… "I feel complete at this shrine."

The priestess merely nodded but the blonde swore she saw a ghost of a smile flicker on her lips if only for a second, then it was gone. "Well Goodbye."

As she turned and descended down the stairs she could feel a pair of eyes boring into the back of her head.

Neither of them would ever know.

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Yeah I don't know. I wrote this late one night when I was meant to be doing other things.
This is going to be a whole line of oneshots.. i think. I'll try to update as much as I can. (: