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Chapter 2
Evoku rubbed her eye from under her glasses as she juggled her books, groceries and her umbrella in the other hand. She sighed as she walked down the wet, glistening street her arms exhausted from carrying everything. She'd been walking for a few blocks now after she'd done some shopping for her household. She'd rushed over to the market store as soon as school let out just as she remembered that they were out of a few items.
"Why does it have to be so gloomy outside today of all days?" She asked herself. For the past couple days it had been lightly raining, but days of light raining left the outdoors cold and wet. Her ears twitched as she heard the sound of a few merry voices. She glanced over across the street to see none other than the Prince and his friends walking down the street. He and Tohru were carrying on some kind of delightful conversation while Kyou on the other hand seemed unusually quiet and fatigued. She blinked as she watched Yuki say something indistinct that apparently angered the orange head, but he seemed too tired to even put up a good fight.
Evoku shook her head and continued on her way, but at a more quickened pace in attempts to get out of the rain. She found it odd that they were heading into the forest when by this time most students were already in their homes. She smiled lightly in relief as the small temple came into view from behind the familiar, large willow tree. She quickly climbed the steps, unfortunately stepping in some puddles that splashed the bottom of her long skirt, and set the items she'd been carrying on the elevated floor before carefully taking her shoes off and stepping up. She carried the groceries and her books inside while leaving the umbrella out to dry.
"Konni," she said as she placed her books on the small coffee table before placing the grocery bags on the counter and started putting the various items away. When she heard no response she stopped what she was doing and walked down the hall and stood at the top of a somewhat hidden stairway. "Ano..." she said softly before walking down the stairs slowly. She saw an elderly man kneeling on a mat with his hands together in front of him. "Sen-"
"Shh..." he held a finger up, silencing her. He opened his eyes and leaned forward to put out the incense he'd lit earlier. "Meditation is of key importance, Hikari-san," he said softly before standing and turning to face her.
"Hai, sensei," she bowed respectfully.
"Were there any problems today?" he asked her, glancing casually towards the star-shaped jewels under her eye.
"Just one, but it was minor, not a big deal," she replied.
"Any problem is a big deal, Hikari-san," he said and began to walk past her. "Tell me, what happened?"
"A girl... she wouldn't stop yelling, I never answered her enraged questions," she said, following him up the stairs.
"And this pulled out some of your essence?" he gazed at her, sensing that there was something more.
"Iie... earlier... some girls... they were saying things," she leaned against the wall and looked away, "about me..."
"Hikari-san... you mustn't let them irritate you," he began, "If you allow them to win, then under more extreme circumstances could bring out more of your essence than you'll be able to handle."
"I'll make some tea," she quickly changed the subject and walked briskly into the kitchen.
//*\\
Pretty girl is offering, while he confesses everything
//*\\
Evoku and the elderly man were sitting at a small coffee table and were sipping away at their green tea. Four of her jewels had become the deep color that they had before and a the last was slightly wavering between the clear crystal color and dark blue, almost black. She had changed into a pair of capris and shirt with a beanie on her now braided hair, all of it black. If one didn't know better they'd think she was about to rob a bank.
"I overheard Hanajima-san talking about the two Souma's in my class again today," she lazily sipped at her tea, but careful not to drink sloppily and upset her sensei. "She said some very interesting things... always something about a cat and mouse..."
"Don't do anything outrageous, you must keep a low profile until you're able to control your power," he said, his eyes closed.
"I saw them walking towards the forest again today," she said, holding her tea up to her lips, a light smile beginning to appear, "almost as if it were an everyday thing..." Her sensei placed his tea down, his eyes still closed and sighed.
"Be careful," he said softly.
"Don't worry," she said lightly. The elderly man opened his eyes slowly to see nothing in front of him but an empty tea mug.
//*\\
Chapter 2
Evoku rubbed her eye from under her glasses as she juggled her books, groceries and her umbrella in the other hand. She sighed as she walked down the wet, glistening street her arms exhausted from carrying everything. She'd been walking for a few blocks now after she'd done some shopping for her household. She'd rushed over to the market store as soon as school let out just as she remembered that they were out of a few items.
"Why does it have to be so gloomy outside today of all days?" She asked herself. For the past couple days it had been lightly raining, but days of light raining left the outdoors cold and wet. Her ears twitched as she heard the sound of a few merry voices. She glanced over across the street to see none other than the Prince and his friends walking down the street. He and Tohru were carrying on some kind of delightful conversation while Kyou on the other hand seemed unusually quiet and fatigued. She blinked as she watched Yuki say something indistinct that apparently angered the orange head, but he seemed too tired to even put up a good fight.
Evoku shook her head and continued on her way, but at a more quickened pace in attempts to get out of the rain. She found it odd that they were heading into the forest when by this time most students were already in their homes. She smiled lightly in relief as the small temple came into view from behind the familiar, large willow tree. She quickly climbed the steps, unfortunately stepping in some puddles that splashed the bottom of her long skirt, and set the items she'd been carrying on the elevated floor before carefully taking her shoes off and stepping up. She carried the groceries and her books inside while leaving the umbrella out to dry.
"Konni," she said as she placed her books on the small coffee table before placing the grocery bags on the counter and started putting the various items away. When she heard no response she stopped what she was doing and walked down the hall and stood at the top of a somewhat hidden stairway. "Ano..." she said softly before walking down the stairs slowly. She saw an elderly man kneeling on a mat with his hands together in front of him. "Sen-"
"Shh..." he held a finger up, silencing her. He opened his eyes and leaned forward to put out the incense he'd lit earlier. "Meditation is of key importance, Hikari-san," he said softly before standing and turning to face her.
"Hai, sensei," she bowed respectfully.
"Were there any problems today?" he asked her, glancing casually towards the star-shaped jewels under her eye.
"Just one, but it was minor, not a big deal," she replied.
"Any problem is a big deal, Hikari-san," he said and began to walk past her. "Tell me, what happened?"
"A girl... she wouldn't stop yelling, I never answered her enraged questions," she said, following him up the stairs.
"And this pulled out some of your essence?" he gazed at her, sensing that there was something more.
"Iie... earlier... some girls... they were saying things," she leaned against the wall and looked away, "about me..."
"Hikari-san... you mustn't let them irritate you," he began, "If you allow them to win, then under more extreme circumstances could bring out more of your essence than you'll be able to handle."
"I'll make some tea," she quickly changed the subject and walked briskly into the kitchen.
//*\\
Pretty girl is offering, while he confesses everything
//*\\
Evoku and the elderly man were sitting at a small coffee table and were sipping away at their green tea. Four of her jewels had become the deep color that they had before and a the last was slightly wavering between the clear crystal color and dark blue, almost black. She had changed into a pair of capris and shirt with a beanie on her now braided hair, all of it black. If one didn't know better they'd think she was about to rob a bank.
"I overheard Hanajima-san talking about the two Souma's in my class again today," she lazily sipped at her tea, but careful not to drink sloppily and upset her sensei. "She said some very interesting things... always something about a cat and mouse..."
"Don't do anything outrageous, you must keep a low profile until you're able to control your power," he said, his eyes closed.
"I saw them walking towards the forest again today," she said, holding her tea up to her lips, a light smile beginning to appear, "almost as if it were an everyday thing..." Her sensei placed his tea down, his eyes still closed and sighed.
"Be careful," he said softly.
"Don't worry," she said lightly. The elderly man opened his eyes slowly to see nothing in front of him but an empty tea mug.
//*\\