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A/N:Ahh, my first incident festival is coming to a close, I wonder what the future holds for me? Lets find out! On with the show!
Sunrise, Hakurei shrine, Mystia's Lamprey stand:
Mystia had been grilling up the last of the Horse meat, so as to give us all a good meal as thanks for our continued friendship. We all dug into the horse squers like a pack of starved wolves, leaving nothing left over. We really hadn't had anything to eat all day, save for Rumia, who ate her fill of the Horse Youkai, direct from the source. The meat was the best meat I had ever tasted, but I wasn't sure why. Had I known it was because I liked the taste of his fear, I might have been a bit disturbed.
While night looked like day, the closer to day it got, the more blinded I was by it.
"Gah, so bright..." Rumia had been right about the light, and how sensative my eyes would be. The sun wasn't even quite visable as of yet!
"Is that so~?" Rumia's eyes were closed at this point, as she was used to being unable to see. Why harm ones eyes when you can simply close them? Eventually it would get to the point that she would need to bubble up, but this wasn't that point yet.
I was starting to notice that her words had a meaning to them, as though she was saying things without saying things. This particular time was pretty much an 'I told you so,' atleast, if I wasn't simply over thinking what she says.
"You okay, Usa?" Cirno had been within an arms reach ever since I had declared that if there was one person I wouldn't eat, it was her. It had really made her happy to hear me say that, for some reason. The brighter it got, the more I blinked and squinted, and she was starting to worry.
"Ahh, y-yeah... It's just getting a bit bright, that's all..." Before, me and Cirno were close, and after becoming humans, even closer. But now, it just felt... odd, everything we had been through together only driving us closer to eachother. You would think wanting to eat her would somehow drive us away from eachother, at the very least, but it wasn't. We were like two peas in a pod.
"Well, why don't we head home? I'm getting a bit tired, honestly. I never knew that humans had such little energy... I've only been awake around, what, a whole day?" I chuckled at Cirno's odd remark, realizing that I never did feel particularly tired as a fairy. However, I never had issues falling asleep, either, as though all energy left me when I decided to sleep.
"Is that so~?" Rumia seemed to agree with the idea of escaping the sun. It wouldn't be long untill closing ones eyes wouldn't be enough and the light would be too bright to function in, along with a nasty sun burn to go with the blindness.
Mystia looked to the sky, before beginning to panic, flailing, and flapping, about. She hadn't announced the arrival of morning yet!
"Chin~ chin~!" Cried the Night Sparrow, causing everyone to go blind momentairily. Due to volume, slightly deaf, to boot.
"Oww... Must you do that near us...?" Mima could understand that the bird was compelled by instinct, for some reason, to do that, but it was rather annoying to hear her chirp so loudly at point blank range.
"Ehehe, sorry..." Mima simply sighed at the way the Sparrow had brushed off the scolding. That reminded her, she, no long being a spirit, did need to sleep. All that magic usage to setup the shrine for the party in only an hour had exausted the girl.
"Let's get going, Usa! So sleepy~!" Cirno looked like she was about ready to fell asleep. Hmm... this gives me an Idea!
"You could always sleep in my arms, while I carry you..." At my suggestion, Cirno's face gained a light pink tint. How cute~! ...These perverted urges are starting to worry me... Not so much that I'm having them, but more so... I'm starting to not mind them, and in fact, enjoy them!
"W-well... I am tired... Y-you sure that would be okay, Usa...?" Cirno was so cute when she acted shy like that, it made me want to tease her in so many ways! ...Okay, now that urge was a little much, I'm sure she would mind if I did such things to her...
Cirno was rather light feeling in my arms, when I lifted her up. I doubt I will even break a sweat! This Youkai strength was quite nice, honestly. Making sure to hold up the back of Cirno's borrowed dress, so as not to have Cirno on display down there. My hand was located in a rather nice location, as such.
"We'll be counting on you for directions, Mima. Just head for the house by Misty Lake. You remember where Misty Lake is, right? Walk loudly, or I might end up walking into a tree, okay?" I wasn't sure what Rumia had meant untill her orb of black enveloped the three of us.
"Sure thing, Sunshine!" Once Mima began to stomp down towards the front of the shrine grounds, while Rumia stuck her finger down the neck of the dress, so I wouldn't mistakenly wind up in the now fully risen sun.
Most of us couldn't see it, but our friends were waving goodbye.
"Stairs." Mima made sure to call out any, and all, hazards in our way, not wanting us to end up hurt due to her carelessness.
"Thanks, Mima." Those two seemed to have a rather interesting relationship going, I wonder... just how close are they?
Before long, I began to hear the soft snoring of Cirno. She really was as tired as I had expected, being able to fall asleep while I carry her like a bride. ...Like a... bride...
Thinking about that last bit made my face light up, as it had made me think of Cirno on her honey moon, and what that would entail. Without realising it, my hand had begun to squeeze at the sleeping human's rear. It had such a nice feel to i- wait, what am I doing? I'm still squeezing! Bad Usagi! Bad girl!
Cirno let out a cute little gasp from my squeeze, that made my heart melt on the spot. ...Maybe I should tease her some more?
"My, just what are you doing to that girl?" Rumia sounded like she was trying not to laugh, and failing, I might add. Crap, I had forgotten myself, and ended up doing exactly what I wanted to avoid doing!
"We're here!" Mima sure did a good job at this. She had stomped the whole way here, which wasn't a particularly short walk.
"So, when do we need to be there, anyways?" Mima thought about the answer to my question for a moment.
"...I'm actually not sure... Though, as it seems to be a Vampire's mansion, I'd say arriving some time after dark would be a fine idea. We have a bit of time on our hands, so resting up shouldn't be an issue. I'll setup an alarm spell, just to be on the safe side, though." Great, it turns out that we probably didn't have to drag Rumia along for this after all...
"So, how are we going to all fit in the bed...?" I, while unable to see, didn't have to see to know we couldn't all fit.
"Ahh, well... The bed is rather long, so if you and Cirno take one end, while Mima and I take the other, it should be fine!" Rumia had a point, the bed was oddly long for a bed owned by a fairy. If Mima balled up, the four of us would fit just fine.
Rumia, still leading me about, led me over to the bed. One by one, we all got on the bed, after I had positioned Cirno in a good spot on the bed. It was alot more difficult than it sounded, due to the lack of sight. Rumia couldn't just lower her darkness after all, it was far too bright out!
After everyone was settled in for the ni- day, we drifted asleep one by one.