"Alright. You have…leapt. As too shall I."

She giggled. "Does that mean you're going to trust me when I say I won't hurt you?"

As if some whisper of a girl could cause his demise…but it could threaten him pain. He grinned. "You could never bear to harm a beautiful creature such as myself."

"Oh is that so?"

He winked, leaning in so that their faces were but a hair-breadth apart. "I am willing to bet on it."

The carefully crafted tension was broken by another bubbling laugh from the young priestess.

Youko tilted back, taking her hands in his and folding them in his grasp. "You have given me part of what I sought this afternoon in reassurances, so let the evening be filled with your curiosity."

She glowed with delight. "Does that mean you'll answer my questions?"

Upon the news that she travelled with youkai and slayers alike, effectively crossing the interspecies gap that many kitsunes dreamed about…well, Youko was willing to indulge her curiosity as he fed his. He nodded.


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