Since Shiranai Atsune requested that I give this story a happy ending, here's the next chapter!

"You want to become a human, right?" I blinked once. I had recently returned to the forest, back to my friends.

"Answer me, (f/n)." She stared at me with her blue eyes, like she was seeing into my mind.

I sighed. Lying wouldn't be of any use. "Yes, Mizuko. I want to be with that boy."

"What's his name? And the name of his brother, the one whose soul you sealed into your scarf."

I widened my eyes. How did she know? Oh, who am I kidding? I'm talking to Kaito Mizuko, queen mind reader for cryin' out loud! "His name is Fubuki Shirou, and his brother was Fubuki Atsuya."

Mizuko sighed. "I can tell you won't forget about him." One of the worst things about being best friends with a yuki onna who had already learnt how to read minds is that she always know everything about me.

"If you trained a bit more, I'm sure you'll be able to block your mind from me. But right now, I can read you like an open book."

I stared guiltily at the snowy ground.

"(F/n)… If you really want to become a human, I can help you."

Going once…

Going twice…

"What?!" I stared at my friend, unbelieving.

"Well, not completely human, but humans will be able to see you and interact with you. You can also interact with humans. Of course, you'll lose most of your powers, but you'll still be able to see us and talk with us."

"R-Really?"

"Yes, (f/n). Now come with me."

"Goodbye, (f/n)." I waved a final goodbye to Mizuko before she disappeared into the forest. After she cast the spell, my snow-white kimono was replaced with human clothes and I felt my powers disappear.

I spent my first hour walking around town, pretending to be visiting Hokkaido. By talking with other humans, I soon learnt that Fubuki had gone to a place called Liocott Island. I thanked them before going to the place where humans travel to different places through the air.

Mizuko had also given me what humans call 'money'. She says that humans use that to get items. Using the money she had given me, I bought what they called a 'ticket' to Liocott Island.

I'm coming, Fubuki.

Well, I decided to give the reader a bit more personality in this chapter. So, what do you think? I'll probably update with a new chapter earliest Thursday, so don't expect any early updates.

Thanks for reading!

-Mitsuko