Ayane put her clothing and weapons near Suzuka's on the rocks adjacent to the hot spring. The water steamed as she stepped in. Suzuka bathed herself on the opposite side of the spring, her long black hair draped atop the water like a dark cape.
"Nice, isn't it, Suzuka?" Ayane sighed, letting herself sink into the water.
Suzuka simply glanced at Ayane, and then continued bathing.
"I'm so happy!" Ayane exclaimed, continuing her conversation without pause, "soon, we'll have the Shikon jewel, and we will be all powerful! We'll be praised and feared by all," she sighed, drew breath, and continued, "Maybe then I'll be able to find a decent man and have a child. Oh, I'd love to have a boy, and then I could teach him how to steal and pilfer, and pass the jewel on to him when I die. He'll be a great leader and pass on my traits. Oh, I know! His name will be Ryuu, like a dragon, everyone fears dragons."
"Would you SHUT UP?!" Suzuka screamed, "If you say another word, I'm going to-" she paused and listened, picking up small sounds from the surrounding woods.
"Do what, Suzuka?"
"Shhh!!"
Ayane perked up and listened for a sound, her ears twitching and finally stopping on the wood behind Suzuka.
"What is it, Zuka?" Ayane whispered.
"Don't call me that. Clothes."
"Huh?"
"Hand me my clothes, Ayane."
"Oh." Ayane replied, swimming to the rock and grabbing Suzuka's clothes and weapons, then swimming back and handing them to the demoness.
Suzuka quietly got out of the water and put on her clothes, she paused when a twig cracked. They were close, voices could be heard.
"Sir Monk, where are we going?"
"Someone attacked the temple, a demon probably after the gem."
"What are you going to do?"
"I-..... I don't know."
Suzuka turned to Ayane with a glare, she growled, "There we're supposed to be any survivors!"
Ayane sank down into the water and pulled back her ears, "Sorry....."
"Sir?"
"Shh!"
"Huh?"
"I think I heard something, water."
"Nice, isn't it, Suzuka?" Ayane sighed, letting herself sink into the water.
Suzuka simply glanced at Ayane, and then continued bathing.
"I'm so happy!" Ayane exclaimed, continuing her conversation without pause, "soon, we'll have the Shikon jewel, and we will be all powerful! We'll be praised and feared by all," she sighed, drew breath, and continued, "Maybe then I'll be able to find a decent man and have a child. Oh, I'd love to have a boy, and then I could teach him how to steal and pilfer, and pass the jewel on to him when I die. He'll be a great leader and pass on my traits. Oh, I know! His name will be Ryuu, like a dragon, everyone fears dragons."
"Would you SHUT UP?!" Suzuka screamed, "If you say another word, I'm going to-" she paused and listened, picking up small sounds from the surrounding woods.
"Do what, Suzuka?"
"Shhh!!"
Ayane perked up and listened for a sound, her ears twitching and finally stopping on the wood behind Suzuka.
"What is it, Zuka?" Ayane whispered.
"Don't call me that. Clothes."
"Huh?"
"Hand me my clothes, Ayane."
"Oh." Ayane replied, swimming to the rock and grabbing Suzuka's clothes and weapons, then swimming back and handing them to the demoness.
Suzuka quietly got out of the water and put on her clothes, she paused when a twig cracked. They were close, voices could be heard.
"Sir Monk, where are we going?"
"Someone attacked the temple, a demon probably after the gem."
"What are you going to do?"
"I-..... I don't know."
Suzuka turned to Ayane with a glare, she growled, "There we're supposed to be any survivors!"
Ayane sank down into the water and pulled back her ears, "Sorry....."
"Sir?"
"Shh!"
"Huh?"
"I think I heard something, water."