Mikori's home?
Mikori walked... or rather ran up to the well as she recognized it as the one that brought her to this world.
"This is where I'm from.." She said pointing into the well.
She turned to face him as he walked closer to the well. Soon after her footing slipped and she grabbed onto the only thing she could that was close enough to grab, and she screamed as she noticed she was still falling. Moments later after landing at the bottom of the well, Mikori opened her eyes and realized she was pulling his hair.
"Human, might you refrain from pulling this Routama's hair?" Routama said glaring, not at her but her hands, which quickly let go of his hair.
"I-I-I'm so sorry!" She said looking at her knees in embarrassment. He smiled as he stood and picked her up and literally jumped out of the well.
"Human, might you know where this Routama is?" Routama asked as he set her down on her feet gently. Mikori looked around the room noticing they were in her time, she looked up at him as she spoke.
"This is where I'm from...and I guess I can travel through it..." She sighed.
"This is where you're from?" He asked sniffing the air.
"Why does the air reek?" Routama asked as he held his nose.
"Yes, and it doesn't your just not used to it..." Mikori said as she began to walk towards the door and motioned for him to follow.
As Mikori opened the shrine door, she peeked around the corner to make sure no one was around to see them. When she deemed it safe they walked from there to her adoptive parent's house, whom she's only known for a year before meeting Routama. It takes them 10 minutes to walk at her speed home. When they arrive there, her 'mother' is at the door pretending to be worried.
"Where on this earth have you been?!" She screeches. Mikori looked at Routama and assumed it hurt his ears cause he slightly flinched.
"Like you care? I'm going to my room!" Mikori said as she practically dragged Routama with her. As he passed by her 'mother', her eyes widened. She ran in front of Mikori's door.
"Who's this?" She asked her, pointing rudely at him.
"Routama, lord of the northern lands. You are...Who?" Routama rather demanded then asked.
"I'm Tina, her new..er..well, her mother."
"You would do well to refrain from pointing at this Routama's person." He stated as his eyes shown red, where it should have been white.
Slightly frightened, she moved out of Mikori's way. But before Mikori could shut the door, she spoke her demand;
"He may stay for the night if this is what your planning, but he sleeps out of your room!" And with that, she left.
After Mikori was sure her 'Mom' was out of hearing range of her room, she turned to face Routama.
"Would you mind if I gave you a tour of my world tomorrow?" She asked him.
I mean how often do you really get the chance to give a demon from over 200 years ago a grand tour of modern day Japan?
"This Routama will agree on one term..."
"Hmm?"
*at this point he's sitting next to her on her bed.*
"You will accompany me back to my time and join me in a celebration at my brother's palace." She smiled excitedly.
"I will!" Mikori said, giggling slightly.
"Can this Routama ask you something?"
"Um..sure?" She said, wondering what he was gonna ask.
"What did she mean by 'New mom'?" He asked.
"She meant that she adopted me a year ago..." She replied with a frown.
"Adopted?" He asked.
'Sigh'
"Yes..as in I was not wanted by my real parents and was put into a foster home and she bought me..not cause she wanted me but cause her daughter, Emma wanted a sister..." Mikori ended up talking to him all night, about Emma and explained the accident she had about six months ago that killed her, till she noticed it was midnight.
"I'm so sorry about this, but if I don't sleep now, I'll never get to sleep. You are gonna have to sleep on the couch in the living room." She said walking him out to said room, pointing to a blood-red couch.
As Mikori looked at the couch, she noticed a black pillow and white-ish-yellow blanket at each end of the couch.
"She takes better care of you, then she does me..." She said as she sighed.
Before she could leave the room she felt two strong arms around her waist hugging her.
"W-what are you doing?!" She asked.
"This Routama is trying to comfort you the same way I saw a human do to another saddened human," Routama stated bluntly.
"Why?"
"This Routama is not certain, but I know it hurts when I see you're sad.." Mikori couldn't help the smile that appeared on her face as she hugged him back nervously.
As she began to leave the room, she heard him say something, but couldn't make out what it was.
"What did you just say?" She asked.
"This Routama would like if you slept here on the couch." She sighed.
"I can't she said you were to sleep out of my room..." Mikori said.
"And this Routama shall comply to that, but she never said you had to sleep in your room," Routama said with a smirk on his face, and she couldn't help but admire it, it completely suited him. After thinking about what he said a thought came to mind.
"If I sleep on the couch, where are you gonna sleep?" Mikori asked curiously.
"Isn't it obvious? I'd sleep next to you, only on the floor." He said like it was an everyday thing.
"Their's no saying no to you, is there?" She said sighing as small smile appeared on her lips.
He simply just smirked. She walked over to the couch and noticed the blankets were really thin. She ignored it and laid her head on the fluffy pillow and closed her eyes to sleep.
