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Spellbound
7/ Runaway
Ami was finding the woman odder by the minute, "And what, perhaps, do you mean by that?" The blue maiden didn't care too much about the strange blond, but the aristocrat's tone didn't sit well with her.
The woman cocked her head, "Hm…come with me outside," she lifted her hand and gracefully what passed her. "The walls have ears after all."
Odd saying Ami snorted. The only reason she was following the woman was to find out how she knew Minako. However, the woman also felt familiar yet unfamiliar and terrifying from what her guts were telling her. But why? The moment they reached the entrance, the silver-haired woman opened the umbrella she had carried with her—Ami hadn't noticed it before—as if the soothing heat was glaring down on them. Ami also noted the ethereal glow surrounding the woman in response to the rising sun. Or maybe she was seeing things.
Skimming the landscape, the woman turned to her and smiled, "Might I introduce myself?" Her eyes, reflecting the sun's glare, appeared a bright baby blue. At least that what she thought made them glow so…peculiarly and beautifully. "I am Grand Duchess Usagi of the House of Moon."
House of Moon? I'm quite sure that is an important noble house Ami thought, "I am Ami Mizuno," she said narrowing her eyes. "What is someone of your status doing out here in the countryside?"
Usagi laughed, "Oh, this place used to be my home once upon a time," her eyes took a sorrowful blue shade. "It has changed so much."
Ami raised her eyebrow, but the woman looked away, "Ah, enough of the past. You seem quite the reliable individual here so I will explain myself to you," Usagi paused. "in exchange for a visit later this evening."
This evening? Ami snorted, "And why a visit?"
The duchess didn't answer. She ignored the question and continued speaking, "You see, a friend of mine has these four friends—quite odd ones if you ask me—and it seems one of them married a daughter of the Aino House," Usagi shook her head. "Poor soul, something must've gone wrong in her head because she ran away."
Didn't Minako mention something similar before?
He promised me an eternity in his loving embrace, the words echoed.
The mark on her neck…Ami frowned, "I see…"
"I swear a pampered female doesn't know the first thing about running away," Usagi slowly smiled. "Never leave a trace of where you gone. Anyways, it led us to this town—and by the Goddess, I just so happened to run into her. What a coincidence!"
Ami froze. It all made sense now. But the question was: who the hell was Minako's husband? For the first time, Ami was nervous. Quiet footsteps approached them from behind. Ami turned around, but the woman didn't.
"So, Minako, how long do you plan to play runaway?" Usagi hummed, twirling her umbrella.
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