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Chapter 52: Dimming Daylight
Kyo poked his head through the nearest bush, finding a break in the trees. "Finally," he groaned, settling his eyes on the outstretched table planted in the middle of the field not that far off. "I found those idiots," he mumbled to himself, casting a glance back. "Tohru! Get over here!" he yelled, startling the girl.
"C-Coming!" she stumbled over, leaving Fen to clutch onto her shoulder even tighter. He had sharp claws. "What is it?"
Kyo nodded at the view before them. "Do you see the object in the field over that way?" he pointed with his tail.
"Hm," she narrowed her eyes, scanning the landscape up and down. "O-Oh! You mean...the table?" she frowned, not being able to make out the objects covering it. Such a strange place to put a table. "Is it a picnic of some sort?" she asked, not finding another suitable explanation for it.
"No," the Zodiac shook his head. "It's the tea party those two idiots are holding," he grumbled, twisting around to face her. "But it's a couple of miles outwards so it may take some time to get there."
Tohru nodded lightly. The day had passed in a flash and it was turning darker by the hour. Their stroll through the woods hadn't been quite as short as she had expected. With Kyo's hurried pace she had gotten lost three times in counting, not being able to catch up with the fast feline. And it didn't help with the uneven surface and her bad trait of tripping over thin air.
She was more tired than she was letting on.
"I guess we should start making a move before night falls," Fen sighed, nudging Tohru's cheek to get her moving. "Then we can find somewhere to rest-!" A strangled gurgle erupted from Tohru's stomach, cutting off the bird with a rude rumble. "And get Tohru some food," he raised his brow while Kyo struggled to stop his laughter.
The prophet covered her face, hiding the blush that began to surface across her cheeks. "S-Sorry," she failed to hide her embarrassment, finding herself staring at the ground.
"Don't apologize," Kyo huffed. "I'm not surprised your stomach is grumbling. I doubt you've had anything to eat, right?"
She nodded.
"Then let's get a move on. There's bound to be some food at the party." He flushed, scurrying off into the open field.
Posting Date: 7th August 2014
Words: 414
Symm: I just realised that Tohru hasn't had any food at all since her visit with Hatori- which would have been the day before. So much has happened in one day! She'd be so dehydrated is this was real! She hasn't had much sleep either...
