Disclaimer: Mizu is mine, the fox-girl belongs to me mate Kitsune, and
everything else belongs to..err..well, it (sadly) doesn't belong to us.
Oh, and I'm sorry about the shortness.this is really more of an intro than anything, so hopefully the next chapters will be longer.
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Heart of Ice - Chapter 1
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Mizu shivered and pulled her nylon jacket closer about herself, though she knew it provided little protection against the harsh, biting cold of early winter in the Makai. With a sigh, she trudged onward, looking up into the gnarled branches of the nearest tree. *Not here either*, she thought, disentangling her long hair from the branches. *Infernal fox-girl...* She groaned good-naturedly and continued to check the next few trees in this manner, sticking her head up into the branches and peering round for any sign of movement.
A sudden rustling sounded from somewhere among the treetops. Startled, Mizu spun swiftly around, gazing suspiciously in the direction of the noise. She quietly crept into the branches of an old maple, hoping to startle her youko friend. But, gazing about, all she saw were dry, brown leaves. *Must have been a squirrel or something*, she thought, as, sighing once more, she began to clamber out of the tree. A sudden, sharp, crack rang out in the stillness of the forest, sending girl and branch plummeting down from the tree, directly into the arms of a young demon.
"Hullo," she said.
Oh, and I'm sorry about the shortness.this is really more of an intro than anything, so hopefully the next chapters will be longer.
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Heart of Ice - Chapter 1
***
Mizu shivered and pulled her nylon jacket closer about herself, though she knew it provided little protection against the harsh, biting cold of early winter in the Makai. With a sigh, she trudged onward, looking up into the gnarled branches of the nearest tree. *Not here either*, she thought, disentangling her long hair from the branches. *Infernal fox-girl...* She groaned good-naturedly and continued to check the next few trees in this manner, sticking her head up into the branches and peering round for any sign of movement.
A sudden rustling sounded from somewhere among the treetops. Startled, Mizu spun swiftly around, gazing suspiciously in the direction of the noise. She quietly crept into the branches of an old maple, hoping to startle her youko friend. But, gazing about, all she saw were dry, brown leaves. *Must have been a squirrel or something*, she thought, as, sighing once more, she began to clamber out of the tree. A sudden, sharp, crack rang out in the stillness of the forest, sending girl and branch plummeting down from the tree, directly into the arms of a young demon.
"Hullo," she said.