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..”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQmCvwybef
”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.~”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fk7VKdkVe
“O-Oh, okay. That…makes total sense?” Luna tilted her head a bit, biting her lip.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06OQkzcaNv
She blinked. “It does?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKg7FgxWen
”No, but i didn’t wanna hurt your feelings!!” She giggled at that, offering a weak smile.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSo3jI1LbEQ
The blonde smiled back, happy that this girl seemed nice. “Oh, that’s nice of you.~”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAVVCrF1kO
”Do you wanna hold this so he can’t….?” Luna held out the knife. She hesitated, then nodded. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd255J0jtm
“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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIvgMPkGGj
”Oh. Sorry.” Luna took it back, looking awkwardly at the ground “So…he possessed you?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VhbeiXvwU
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…”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pqPseE0dr
”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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpowZs8VZUL
“It’s nice to meet you.~”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7mgutGFPo
“You too.” 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXrGF1RFFM
“So, where are you from?” she asked curiously. “I’m from England.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TPBp1J9M9
”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….”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtySXE8lct
“Aww.” Aella pouted, disappointed. “Alright then..”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67rXXHRwP8
”Sorry…”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrZUUlETRA
She shrugged, then started grinning again. “Anyway, thanks again.~ Cináed’s mean.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ08iL46Sl
She practically purred at the thanks, then gasped, “You should come with me!!!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSNg0oNJfu
”Ohhh, where to?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfovClAdRU
”I wanna find Neoma again…” She tilted her head to the side.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBSuqvhKnb
“Neoma…?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNvoxIFpHJ
”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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6or5C1LGw
”… Well, if she’s nice, then okay, I’ll come!~”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHhB7Tvqly
“‘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!676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkJhqHp9fH
Luna looked back, apparently sensing the silent question. “Spain!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkz50k49YH
“That’s where we’re at!?” She blinked in shock. That far?676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNUNB3CRXb
”Yup!!!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQUkERy8Xl
Aella was delighted. “Wow! I’ve never been to Spain before!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKF3PJ4Dvr
“Well, you’re here now!!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBZTmgtSpp
”Yep!~” She grinned brightly.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8SfKgc2xm
“So…I guess that means you’ve been here…”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoB5DxwStF
“… It does, doesn’t it?” They both grinned at each other. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoXpDtETuE
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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcDM3RsNqP
“That’s her?” Aella asked, nodding toward the tall girl.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWdVzpPxhE
”Mmhmm!!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dXAoP1eD7
”Oh!~” She looked at the girl curiously. “Can I say hi now?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsa0hcw9Yb
Luna thought for a moment. “Hmmm….okay!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxwxYo8NEg
“Yay!~” Aella practically skipped into the store and over to Neoma. ”Hiya.~ You’re Neoma?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUB53g7qSps
“… Um.” Neoma looked at her for a moment, pulling her hood over her eyes a a bit farther.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R6KdCTM6p
“I’m Aella,” the blonde said, taking no note of Neoma’s discomfort.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCkk2ZGJRM
Neoma shrugged. “I think you’re looking for someone else.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdV0m58DQP
“… No, you’re Neoma. Luna said so.” She pointed back toward the familiar.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU0I6Ejvd0
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.)676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ySClBaMlN
“I told you, Aella.~” She grinned.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAtOyw3kJg
”I know your name. I mean WHO are you?” she hissed out under her breath, starting to walk out.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIyMOG8oJV
“… Huh?” The blonde gave her a blank look. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKn3UN64Cvi
Luna came over, kinda like she knew what was going on, and whispered in her ear. “She’s asking why you’re here.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kkZ5z9o1m
”… 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.~”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVIsbOKI1f
”…Oh?” Neoma seemed interested. “… Come with us, okay?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpJaLEws34
”Sure!~” she said happily without a second thought. After all, they seemed too nice to hurt her! 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGDzr0fecV
“…” Neoma mumbled something along the lines of “Oh god, another dumbass” and headed out of the shop.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ613uGtG08O
“Where we goooing?” Aella fell into step beside her, drawing out the last word.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbCvgVUEdt
”Somewhere more private,” she stated, not looking back.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWdiFl7Moo
”Okay~”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00adkIZEBb
Luna, who’d been following, bounded forward to grab Aella’s arm. “Hi!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxblwzCo3P
”Hi~” Aella responded cheerfully. Luna nuzzled her cheek for a moment, then let go. Aella laughed lightly in response, apparently not at all bothered.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcoz7bHJ7P
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.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ufDah6u2o
“Explain what?” Aella paused, her head tipping sideways.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡti8lFUwR9m
”What do you think I mean?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUGR6kRf1u
”… About Cináed?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaBWf36Mp2
“Yes.” She kept her voice in a monotone the whole time, but Aella wasn’t fazed.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIc24mxwzz
”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.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEP94pyvDB
Neoma grabbed the knife from Luna, putting it in its holder. “I see.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHtf4wJOMi
“Is that all?” Aella’s attention began to wander, now that she wasn’t being directly questioned.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQGrA6mzdm
“No!” Luna jumped, making Aella flinch in surprise. “What are your plans now!?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGV9nUh9nO
“Plans…?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhAB4folZy
”Wellll, you cant just let him keep taking over your body!” Luna pointed out.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuUr2na9za
”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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllrMquJMW6
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. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejurzPqFmF
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…676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37zvnycyAr
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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmGcR7YB5M
Aella followed, resigning herself to be bundled in the heavy cloak. “Where are we going now?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4jyLcnnnU
”To get something.” She looked at the other, then threw her a ring.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewKRjoRgI6
She fumbled with it. “A ring?” she wondered, giving Neoma a confused look.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcPrHWvrpI
“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.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCFRSSZCwI
“How does it do that?” With a grateful smile, she slipped it onto her finger.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eegMJIsnw
“The engravings. Might not work with a shifter, but hey.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeCQGLzeAf
“What’re they supposed to work on?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZDlFYvihW
”Demons, hardcore hell ones.” She turned to her for a moment. “But it has a sting of silver in there, so it might work.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJB4IBxxMDO
”I hope so.~ Feels like it,” Aella said with a slight smile.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAfbh5KVVh
”Yeah, i knew you’d be able to tell.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7H72XeFSt
She grinned brighter. “So you said we’re getting something, right? What’re we getting?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6XnD3yj0Z
”Horses.” She continued to walk, keeping her eyes down.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQrACdssC6
”Oh, horses? I like horses.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFz8pbvhTk
She nodded. “We’ll be needing them.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOYpXJzv3W
“Why?” Aella tipped her head curiously.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsXB7hGXIA
“Well, how else are we getting to France?” She turned her head, giving a flat look to the girl.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4kyWvpqZ1
”France? I’ve heard they’re kinda scary,” Aella said absently. “Why there?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37Pf8bGRMx
Luna grinned. “We wanna get home!”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOHaQnTn8T
“Where’s that?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcLSm9OaaZ
”Nowhere,” Neoma stated, jolting to a stop.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhtPfCuMic
“…” Aella looked disappointed, but shrugged it off. “What about me?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCe3Fcczu6
“… Do you want to come?” Luna was happy again, jumping up and down. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyPRSARH3R
Aella was similarly excited. “Could I?”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5wQmwZlUK
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE9LAWZsED
“… Fine.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2x8jqQtOe
“Yay!!~”
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDqIBetvQ4
”… Fine.”676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRUQQ4SXb7
“Yay!!~”
