Walking

The grass is soft under my feet and the sunlight seems green though the leaves as I climb the little hill to the tree Daisuke likes to just sit under. I can see why he likes this place, it's so peaceful and within easy walking distance from his house. The sort of spot that even if I didn't know that magic still exists I could believe that there was some left in this world.

Hawk

Like a hawk I circle on an updraft, my powerful wings supporting my weight with ease. The world of humans is so far below me that I should be unable to make out more than the outlines of the streets and houses, but I can see far more than that. I see the shore and the bay, and I see the ridge where the Harada house is built, and on the other edge of the bay from there I both see and know that Daisuke's house is there. My eyes are much sharper than human eyes can be, and the entire city is spread out below me like a living map. I can see the people below me hurrying home in the evening, and from the Niwa house a shape I know as well as my own reflection soars towards me. I dip a wing and turn towards him. 'You're late.' I try to seem exasperated but it's hard to fake emotions through our link.