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8. gateway
"Com'on!"
"I am... wait for me!" The tiny girl huffs and puffs, cheeks a warm pink and fingers reaching for the hem of her brother's shirt.
- "Wahh!"
He catches her before the fall, and the worst occurrence is a skinned knee and watery eyes. Dummy, he calls her, but it's more exasperation than anything and Rin is guilty for his previous haste; hooking his arms under Gou's thighs and lifting the nine-year-old onto his back. He can feel her poke her nose against his nape and a light shudder wracks his body.
He carries her past the gate.