Chapter 10: Feather Shards
That night Sora took a walk in the forest. Chichiri went to sleep early and Tasuki stayed up to play with the fire. Sora walked far out and up to the top of the mountain to the temple she had feared the day earlier. She walked up to the Temple doors and looked inside. She shivered not only because she was slightly afraid but also because of the cold wind. She had left the shirt she borrowed from Chichiri to dry by the fire. All she wore was a light white blouse and a long white skirt.
She walked to the back yard of the temple where an old family shrine was put up. She walked over and touched the shrine. She remembered.it was for her mother. She shed a little tear and whiped it away. She went back towards the temple and walked from room to room. She found her old room with all her old items still in it.all dusty but still the same. She saw her old mirror and tea cup set. She walked to her mothers room and saw her old hair pins. She picked up a small silver one with a light blue flower. She sat down at the mirror there and placed it into her hair. She looked at it and saw the spitting image of her past self. She took the pin out of her hair and continued to the kitchen.
She saw the hibachi table and old carrots on the table.she still remembered picking them from the wild veggie grove on the other side of the mountain. She approached the last room.which was her brother's. She looked in and remembered his first attempt at her and she slammed the door. Her back was killing her and thought she should be getting back. She walked back to the main shrine room and stopped herself. Her back was really beginning to hurt her. She sat down at the front of the room and removed her blouse. She crossed her arms across her chest in pain. She noticed a feather drop from the air. She turned around in fear to see Kurai.but she saw something else instead. She had wings. They were mostly white with a few light brown feathers. She gasped and touched her wings. She bended them in to cover her shoulders and chest. "How do I show myself to Tasuki and Chichiri now."
She began to play with her wings and her hair. She giggled like a child and remembered that when she had wings she really enjoyed them.although not sleeping on her back was a problem. Tasuki had gone to look for Sora when he realized she was not in seeing distance. He approached the shrine. "Why would she be in here? Oh well might as well look for the chick. As he opened the shine door he saw a pair of wings and grabbed his tessen to attack thinking it was Kurai. Then he heard her.
"Tasuki?"
"Sora." She looked as him like a sheep at the butcher. What was he gonna say? She covered herself with her wings.she couldn't put on her blouse with the wings. She covered her face in shame. She didn't want him to see her like this. Tasuki slowly walked over to her and sat in front of her. He touched her wings and she winced. She looked up to him and saw him with a smile.
"I don't know what happened.may back hurt and they just showed up." She wanted to cry. Tasuki stroked her wings.
"It's very odd.but don't be upset. They are beautiful." She looked at him and smiled.
"Really?"
"Yeah." She gave Tasuki a hug, not only with her arms but with her wings as well. He gave a silent gasp. It was odd but it was like being completely and utterly embraced. He wrapped his arms around her human self. Gently her stroked his hand through her hair. She looked up at him with warm eyes.
"Don't worry Sora.I swear I will kill Kurai.I swear."
"It's not that.you realize though."
"What?"
"I'M HALF NAKED!" Tasuki and Sora both turned beat red. He handed her his coat to throw over herself until they could get her something better. They walked back to the camp. Sora leaned on Tasuki most of the way because the weight of her wings were throwing her off balance. When they got back Chichiri was still asleep. Sora grabbed some bandages they brought with them and covered herself up. She had nothing else to do for now. She laid herself nest to Chichiri and fell asleep.
During the night, as she slept on her stomach, she noticed Tasuki had rolled over to her in the middle of the night when he was sleep. His face was mere inched from her face when she opened her eyes. She felt his breath lightly on her lips and she blushed. What was she to do? The slightest heavy breath of air she would take might wake him.
The night air was cold and Tasuki was without his coat since he had lent it to Sora. She out stretched one of her wings and covered him like a blanket. She moved a strand of hair from his eyes very lightly and held her hand to her chest. She felt odd.but comfortable. She closed her eyes to sleep when she felt something grab her hand tightly. It was Tasuki.
Sunrise came and went while everyone slept. When Sora woke she didn't see Tasuki but she noticed Chichiri staring at her and poking her wing with his staff a few times.
"Stop it." Sora yawned.
"When did you get these no da? Are they real no da?"
"They popped up last night and yes they are real."
"You do realized you are only wearing bandages for a shirt?" Sora looked at her partially fallen off bandages. She covered herself with her wings quickly.
"Ah ha.well I kind of don't have anything else for the moment.ha ha." Chichiri gathered up his cloak and wrapped it around Sora.
"Let's see if this will work no da." He moved his staff about and his cloaked wrapped around Sora tightly and released.
"OH!" The cloak turned into a very pretty shirt. Its back was open but was laced up. The front was a V-Neck with elbow length, loose sleeves.
"You just put it on like a jacket but the opposite way. They just lace up the back no da."
"OH! THANK YOU! You should have your own clothing line! Like.hat of the month club or something hehe." Sora teased as she threw Chichiri's hat at him like a frisbee.
That night Sora took a walk in the forest. Chichiri went to sleep early and Tasuki stayed up to play with the fire. Sora walked far out and up to the top of the mountain to the temple she had feared the day earlier. She walked up to the Temple doors and looked inside. She shivered not only because she was slightly afraid but also because of the cold wind. She had left the shirt she borrowed from Chichiri to dry by the fire. All she wore was a light white blouse and a long white skirt.
She walked to the back yard of the temple where an old family shrine was put up. She walked over and touched the shrine. She remembered.it was for her mother. She shed a little tear and whiped it away. She went back towards the temple and walked from room to room. She found her old room with all her old items still in it.all dusty but still the same. She saw her old mirror and tea cup set. She walked to her mothers room and saw her old hair pins. She picked up a small silver one with a light blue flower. She sat down at the mirror there and placed it into her hair. She looked at it and saw the spitting image of her past self. She took the pin out of her hair and continued to the kitchen.
She saw the hibachi table and old carrots on the table.she still remembered picking them from the wild veggie grove on the other side of the mountain. She approached the last room.which was her brother's. She looked in and remembered his first attempt at her and she slammed the door. Her back was killing her and thought she should be getting back. She walked back to the main shrine room and stopped herself. Her back was really beginning to hurt her. She sat down at the front of the room and removed her blouse. She crossed her arms across her chest in pain. She noticed a feather drop from the air. She turned around in fear to see Kurai.but she saw something else instead. She had wings. They were mostly white with a few light brown feathers. She gasped and touched her wings. She bended them in to cover her shoulders and chest. "How do I show myself to Tasuki and Chichiri now."
She began to play with her wings and her hair. She giggled like a child and remembered that when she had wings she really enjoyed them.although not sleeping on her back was a problem. Tasuki had gone to look for Sora when he realized she was not in seeing distance. He approached the shrine. "Why would she be in here? Oh well might as well look for the chick. As he opened the shine door he saw a pair of wings and grabbed his tessen to attack thinking it was Kurai. Then he heard her.
"Tasuki?"
"Sora." She looked as him like a sheep at the butcher. What was he gonna say? She covered herself with her wings.she couldn't put on her blouse with the wings. She covered her face in shame. She didn't want him to see her like this. Tasuki slowly walked over to her and sat in front of her. He touched her wings and she winced. She looked up to him and saw him with a smile.
"I don't know what happened.may back hurt and they just showed up." She wanted to cry. Tasuki stroked her wings.
"It's very odd.but don't be upset. They are beautiful." She looked at him and smiled.
"Really?"
"Yeah." She gave Tasuki a hug, not only with her arms but with her wings as well. He gave a silent gasp. It was odd but it was like being completely and utterly embraced. He wrapped his arms around her human self. Gently her stroked his hand through her hair. She looked up at him with warm eyes.
"Don't worry Sora.I swear I will kill Kurai.I swear."
"It's not that.you realize though."
"What?"
"I'M HALF NAKED!" Tasuki and Sora both turned beat red. He handed her his coat to throw over herself until they could get her something better. They walked back to the camp. Sora leaned on Tasuki most of the way because the weight of her wings were throwing her off balance. When they got back Chichiri was still asleep. Sora grabbed some bandages they brought with them and covered herself up. She had nothing else to do for now. She laid herself nest to Chichiri and fell asleep.
During the night, as she slept on her stomach, she noticed Tasuki had rolled over to her in the middle of the night when he was sleep. His face was mere inched from her face when she opened her eyes. She felt his breath lightly on her lips and she blushed. What was she to do? The slightest heavy breath of air she would take might wake him.
The night air was cold and Tasuki was without his coat since he had lent it to Sora. She out stretched one of her wings and covered him like a blanket. She moved a strand of hair from his eyes very lightly and held her hand to her chest. She felt odd.but comfortable. She closed her eyes to sleep when she felt something grab her hand tightly. It was Tasuki.
Sunrise came and went while everyone slept. When Sora woke she didn't see Tasuki but she noticed Chichiri staring at her and poking her wing with his staff a few times.
"Stop it." Sora yawned.
"When did you get these no da? Are they real no da?"
"They popped up last night and yes they are real."
"You do realized you are only wearing bandages for a shirt?" Sora looked at her partially fallen off bandages. She covered herself with her wings quickly.
"Ah ha.well I kind of don't have anything else for the moment.ha ha." Chichiri gathered up his cloak and wrapped it around Sora.
"Let's see if this will work no da." He moved his staff about and his cloaked wrapped around Sora tightly and released.
"OH!" The cloak turned into a very pretty shirt. Its back was open but was laced up. The front was a V-Neck with elbow length, loose sleeves.
"You just put it on like a jacket but the opposite way. They just lace up the back no da."
"OH! THANK YOU! You should have your own clothing line! Like.hat of the month club or something hehe." Sora teased as she threw Chichiri's hat at him like a frisbee.