This chapter's theme is Number Twenty-Nine: The Sound Of The Waves
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"Isn't this great?"
Raenef plopped back into the sand, arms spread like wings. Eclipse, sitting up beside him, looked down at his master, eyebrows raised. "Master Raenef, you're going to get sand in your clothes."
"That's the fun part!" the little Demon Lord explained, smiling brightly.
"Let Rae have his fun," Erutis insisted from beside Eclipse, knees drawn up to her chest as she looked around the big demon. "You're such a stiff, Eclipse."
The demon grunted, folding his arms over his chest. Chris, over on Raenef's other side, yawned boredly. "I'm bored," he informed them.
"Then go occupy yourself," Erutis snapped. "We don't want to hear your pity party."
Sitting up quick, Raenef shook his head much like a dog, showering Eclipse and Chris with sand before standing up. Taking Chris's hand, he dragged the cleric off, leaving Erutis and Eclipse alone. "Come on, Chris! Let's make a sand castle!"
"A what? Aren't we a bit old for...nevermind. You're at the perfect level, Raenef."
"Yeah, isn't it great?" he replied, oblivious.
While Eclipse kept a watchful eye on Raenef, Erutis found herself watching i him /i . His pale skin looked so foreign against the sand, smooth and unblemished. Unconsciously, she leaned in to get a better look at the androgynous features, inching closer as the sunk sank, kissing the horizon.
Her breath on his skin alerted the demon; he looked around, his face nearly colliding with hers. The knight's eyes widened in surprise - she hadn't realized she'd come this close - a light, unchecked red spreading across her face, though whether it was because she'd been caught or because she was embarassed about coming close in the first place was hard to tell. Eclipse looked...confused, as if he was surprised that he hadn't sensed her before.
Meanwhile, Raenef sat by the finished sand castle with Chris, a dreamy smile on his face while Chris watched the sky. The cleric looked over when Raenef gripped his arm, sighing girlishly. "Aren't they cute?"
"Who?" Chris looked to Erutis and Eclipse and snorted, starting to stand. "Yeah...adorable. Whatever. We're done with this castle, right? So should we go-" But he tripped, falling on top of the castle and crushing it.
Raenef looked at his destroyed "masterpiece," sniffing before he burst into tears. "My castle!"
Alerted by his Lord's cries, Eclipse was quick to stand and go over to see what was the matter. Pulling Chris off the castle, he crouched by Raenef, attempting to calm him down.
Erutis sighed, looking back to the horizon. With all three of her friends fussing over the sand castle, she was left all alone, listening to the sound of the waves.
