The soft scent of a wild flower coaxed Sela out of her sleep, opening her eyes and rolling onto her back. She lay there for a while, remembering all that had happened to her. She wished that she had just stayed with Kurama that probably would have been a much better idea now that she looked back at it. She sat up, grabbing her katana and heading over to the side of the water. The scent of the wild flower seemed to be getting more intense, and it was then that she realized that it was the scent of a rose. Ducking her sword under the water she washed the blood off of it and then used the skirt of her kimono to dry it off.
It was the idea that she needed a few flowers to cheer her up that eventually caused her to decide where she was going to go from here. She slid the katana into the side of her waist band, figuring that it was the only place where she could keep it. She would be following her nose for this, and she wasn't exactly used to it.
The wind was bringing the scent of the flowers in all different directions, and she sometimes followed the direction the wind was blowing until it had finished. But with a whole lot of patience she found herself at the mouth of a cave. Blinking, she tilted her head upwards and took another sniff. But it was definitely coming from inside the cave.
She wasn't sure if flowers could grow in caves, she knew that under the water sea flowers could bloom. She wished she knew more about the world that she was being thrust into. Crossing her arms over her chest she took a few minutes to decide if she would take the risk or not. As she stood there, beautiful flowers began to pop into her mind, and curiosity was getting the better of her.
In the end she stepped onto one of the rocks that lead into the cage. She hopped from rock to rock as she made her way deeper into the cave, her eyes adjusted to the darkness quickly enough. Even with the cave being sheltered from the rest of the light, it still wasn't darker than the darkest parts of the water. She could see easily enough, but she wasn't finding any flowers. Turning a corner, she let out a groan.
"Aw shit." He said, clearly disappointed that it was her and not someone else. He sat there, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the girl that had attacked him just the other day. His golden eyes traveled over her face and he made a noise, covering the side of his neck. He wasn't going to let her see that he was still wounded. Her teeth had certainly done a number on him.
She held her hands out to him; in a way of showing him that she had no intentions of hurting the fox demon. She placed her katana on the ground after some thinking and sighed softly. "I'm really, really sorry about what I did to you. I was just really frightened and wanted to go home. Of course I don't have a home anymore, I've been rejected. Anyway, I promise I won't hurt you."
A look of suspicion was on Yoko Kurama's face as he listened to her ramble on about what had happened. He did have to give her some pity, because he knew all to well the rejection of a home. He had to think for a second, weigh his options. She seemed honest enough, but that wasn't enough for him most of the time.
Sela didn't wait for him to respond, just ripped a piece of her kimono off and sat beside her. She flicked away his hand and pressed the fabric to the side of his neck. It was still slightly damp, but at least it was clean. They sat in silence for a while, but Kurama made no move to get away from her. He was testing her, to see if she would do anything. But she didn't, she just sat there and kept pressure on the wound that she had caused. When she was sure that he would be able to heal from that, she took it off his neck and threw it into the dark, just sitting beside him in silence.
"I like your hair." Kurama said, reaching out and touching the ends of her hair with the tips of her fingers. He really did, it was a different look on her. The cut made her look more like a warrior, someone who was going to do something about the things she didn't like. Instead of the previous cut which made her look like she was just a lost little princess. He supposed that was the difference, she wasn't a lost little princess. She certainly had done something to get her way.
"I think you must have lost too much blood." She said with a light laugh, tilting her head back so that she could get a good look at his face. Their eyes met and they couldn't help but laugh at that. She ran her fingers through her short hair and let out a sigh once she had finished laughing.
It was at this time that Kurama stood up and held a hand and helped her up. When she was finished getting up, they made their way to the mouth of the cave. Bending over, she quickly grabbed her katana and met him outside. He was standing there, his eyes having come over with a dark look. He looked dangerous at the moment.
"The first thing I would like to say is that you are ruthless enough to make a great thief, and I think that with my help we could become amazing thieves." He said, turning to look at her. She blushed, and nodded her head without a word. He was clearly not finished with what he was going to say. "The second thing I have to say is that we need to go to the mountains."
She didn't question him, she said nothing but was clearly willing to blindly follow the man to do whatever he felt they needed to do.
