Luna squeaked again, jumping up with the knife in her hand. However, the girl didn’t notice Luna’s alarm, and instead stared at her hand for a long moment. A long burn stretched across it, bright red and ready to blister. Then she laughed, smiling at the small, cloaked familiar. ”Not sure exactly what that was, but thanks!~”
“U-Um….” Luna looked at her wide eyes. “W-what..”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwwCpBY2AI
”Oh - sorry. Um, I’m Aella. The person Cináed was possessing. However you just hurt him, it messed with his magic, so now I’m in control.~”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIE0uhHSNq
“O-Oh, okay. That…makes total sense?” Luna tilted her head a bit, biting her lip.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuibWSO1rjS
She blinked. “It does?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocHjjGKIFR
”No, but i didn’t wanna hurt your feelings!!” She giggled at that, offering a weak smile.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimupbXJh6f
The blonde smiled back, happy that this girl seemed nice. “Oh, that’s nice of you.~”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2H1o3jykVi
”Do you wanna hold this so he can’t….?” Luna held out the knife. She hesitated, then nodded. 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UqSDFcGdM
“I’ll see if it works..” She took the knife, then winced. The palm of her uninjured hand was slowly starting to turn red where it was in contact with the blade.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg0jkG4qF7
”Oh. Sorry.” Luna took it back, looking awkwardly at the ground “So…he possessed you?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptwp0zgZ9Z
She flexed her lightly burned hand, frowning slightly as she thought about the question. “Yeah, he did. Don’t ask me why, I have no idea…”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmxVI4s6JC
”Oh, um, I’m sorry then…” She looked at the ground, then tilted her head to the side. “I’m luna!” she said suddenly when she realized she hadn’t given her name.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09ZVBepLLe
“It’s nice to meet you.~”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzW1err49q
“You too.” 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErzP2wLhI3
“So, where are you from?” she asked curiously. “I’m from England.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWkejM8HC3
”I can tell!” She grinned, then looked at the ground again and frowned. “I’m not allowed to tell you where I’m from, though….”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJiPwLxBm8
“Aww.” Aella pouted, disappointed. “Alright then..”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4Fongn0Gv
”Sorry…”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHF2ADXOhN
She shrugged, then started grinning again. “Anyway, thanks again.~ Cináed’s mean.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1ecP4lUiO
She practically purred at the thanks, then gasped, “You should come with me!!!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzpA5AGrEJ
”Ohhh, where to?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtCvPWeJfp
”I wanna find Neoma again…” She tilted her head to the side.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bPLMiB7HA
“Neoma…?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTnCTnohG4
”Oh, um, she’s thissss tall…” She moved her hand about a foot above her head. “… and hair down to here.” She placed her hand on her hip.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMZYFnbGcT
”… Well, if she’s nice, then okay, I’ll come!~”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdo8Lk5FHG
“‘Kay!!!” She grabbed her wrist, her nails just digging into the skin. Aella blinked, but disregarded it and let herself be pulled along as Luna tried to find the shop Neoma had gone into. Meanwhile, Aella was gazing at her surroundings in awe; she’d never seen anything like it!711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnBXrRf5g7
Luna looked back, apparently sensing the silent question. “Spain!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJxjpkQj99
“That’s where we’re at!?” She blinked in shock. That far?711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcdxfwY4Lu
”Yup!!!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59RH2gLFlj
Aella was delighted. “Wow! I’ve never been to Spain before!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPTbtiCQE6
“Well, you’re here now!!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCob3icoM1
”Yep!~” She grinned brightly.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T4HjyM5te
“So…I guess that means you’ve been here…”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgxuj6VaQR
“… It does, doesn’t it?” They both grinned at each other. 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlaUzroux5
Then Luna looked inside the window of a leather shop, her eyes lighting up. “In here!!” Neoma was indeed inside, paying for some sort of leather pouch.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMoaWCIFuC
“That’s her?” Aella asked, nodding toward the tall girl.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6iADiLG4v
”Mmhmm!!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXFd6ikIX6
”Oh!~” She looked at the girl curiously. “Can I say hi now?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLe0IhEAvkG
Luna thought for a moment. “Hmmm….okay!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlz78WPhpA
“Yay!~” Aella practically skipped into the store and over to Neoma. ”Hiya.~ You’re Neoma?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8u3eSSrfa
“… Um.” Neoma looked at her for a moment, pulling her hood over her eyes a a bit farther.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCQnbO0Ucg
“I’m Aella,” the blonde said, taking no note of Neoma’s discomfort.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WfmPwu5IW
Neoma shrugged. “I think you’re looking for someone else.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbV8pFmNsB
“… No, you’re Neoma. Luna said so.” She pointed back toward the familiar.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahi5bFny8C
Neoma’s eyes trailed to the girl, and she let out a soft breath. “Oh, okay. Who are you?” She relaxed a little and let out a breath of relief, her eyes going back to full circles. (Not that Aella actually noticed this.)711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Rka2ruUZE
“I told you, Aella.~” She grinned.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhnxw9Fl4c
”I know your name. I mean WHO are you?” she hissed out under her breath, starting to walk out.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zm72uDGSu
“… Huh?” The blonde gave her a blank look. 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs0aRWybSd
Luna came over, kinda like she knew what was going on, and whispered in her ear. “She’s asking why you’re here.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmXriW6JWj
”… Oh. Uhm, well, what I told Luna was, I’m the one Cináed was possessing, and he was with Luna when he got hurt, so I got control again and here I am.~”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSXLZBteU5
”…Oh?” Neoma seemed interested. “… Come with us, okay?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfElMlT9LX
”Sure!~” she said happily without a second thought. After all, they seemed too nice to hurt her! 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3ZO5kWgLK
“…” Neoma mumbled something along the lines of “Oh god, another dumbass” and headed out of the shop.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDl5fqQwsH
“Where we goooing?” Aella fell into step beside her, drawing out the last word.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCKnx5EJ7a
”Somewhere more private,” she stated, not looking back.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuh1OSXNHD
”Okay~”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYii1X1DX0
Luna, who’d been following, bounded forward to grab Aella’s arm. “Hi!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9A3cyBGtC
”Hi~” Aella responded cheerfully. Luna nuzzled her cheek for a moment, then let go. Aella laughed lightly in response, apparently not at all bothered.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3Yy5bLfNr
Neoma walked into one of the alleys, looking behind her to make sure the other two were still following her. They were both right on her heels. “Okay, explain.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMC1Wk28pXf
“Explain what?” Aella paused, her head tipping sideways.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ofNR8VjJS
”What do you think I mean?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWOxGGHdLa
”… About Cináed?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoASgdVBmI
“Yes.” She kept her voice in a monotone the whole time, but Aella wasn’t fazed.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjkUrfXQS2
”Um… well, he possessed me a few months ago, but messed up somehow…” she started. “if he gets really tired or hurt or something, I can take control again for awhile… I don’t really know what else I can explain.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY9Sghfv8G
Neoma grabbed the knife from Luna, putting it in its holder. “I see.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbH9zmgiJ7d
“Is that all?” Aella’s attention began to wander, now that she wasn’t being directly questioned.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxyMa0Wpq3
“No!” Luna jumped, making Aella flinch in surprise. “What are your plans now!?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWiL0kw4tK
“Plans…?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyZWQSHjrs
”Wellll, you cant just let him keep taking over your body!” Luna pointed out.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfBzRC3k8K
”What can I do, though?” Her cheery expression melted into an upset look. “He’ll be strong enough to take over again soon, and I can never stop him. He’s really angry,” she added almost as an afterthought.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaC1Ebp9Mgu
Neoma’s eyes hit her familiar’s, then back at the new girl, before taking off her cloak and throwing it at her. “Wear this.” Now that the cloak was off, a girl with tan skin, black eyes and waist long hair was standing in front of her. She was in a dirty skirt and lazily buttoned shirt, but Aella still decided that she looked rather pretty. 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwKwaHjiJi
As the thought distracted her, she almost dropped the cloak when it was thrown, but managed to catch the edge of it before it hit the ground. “Okay!” She quickly put it on, but immediately decided she didn’t like it. Although, Neoma actually gave it to her, and what if it was important? She didn’t want to be rude or anything…711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArJdTCJupw
Neoma glanced to the side. “Luna, you’ll have to buy the stuff.” She pressed her bare feet firmly to the ground, then turned to then exit the alley.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudxwoXtuMN
Aella followed, resigning herself to be bundled in the heavy cloak. “Where are we going now?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VJl9iXNrl
”To get something.” She looked at the other, then threw her a ring.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62YlSxYTcS
She fumbled with it. “A ring?” she wondered, giving Neoma a confused look.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAbs8Ic5J3
“Look at the engravings inside it.” She didn’t look back, showing her hands into her skirt pockets. But as Aella looked at the marks etched into the metal, she wasn’t able to recognize any of it. “Should keep you in control til he leaves or gets pushed out.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTq9GYSq3o
“How does it do that?” With a grateful smile, she slipped it onto her finger.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83rvZcdgxP
“The engravings. Might not work with a shifter, but hey.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgb8g3V7Va
“What’re they supposed to work on?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xmKIuUOuf
”Demons, hardcore hell ones.” She turned to her for a moment. “But it has a sting of silver in there, so it might work.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXSPUvl92A
”I hope so.~ Feels like it,” Aella said with a slight smile.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OCrfTHHAT
”Yeah, i knew you’d be able to tell.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLOngFmU71
She grinned brighter. “So you said we’re getting something, right? What’re we getting?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8X0gnWTEj
”Horses.” She continued to walk, keeping her eyes down.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY56SLljV33
”Oh, horses? I like horses.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnO2oLrVng
She nodded. “We’ll be needing them.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBzXPe0tJj
“Why?” Aella tipped her head curiously.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKfpmKW3TY
“Well, how else are we getting to France?” She turned her head, giving a flat look to the girl.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2PvcFRXzA
”France? I’ve heard they’re kinda scary,” Aella said absently. “Why there?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQldQTbhGW
Luna grinned. “We wanna get home!”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gznKSDGBf
“Where’s that?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcgloQJbS4
”Nowhere,” Neoma stated, jolting to a stop.711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc719HgyFb
“…” Aella looked disappointed, but shrugged it off. “What about me?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzDsz2u7F7
“… Do you want to come?” Luna was happy again, jumping up and down. 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZlyqke4VY
Aella was similarly excited. “Could I?”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pAl38S4YE
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOHRVD5NjE
“… Fine.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9t5jG6oWc
“Yay!!~”
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0u1bqP6LOc
”… Fine.”711Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdUuxVMQ2E
“Yay!!~”
