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..”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7wDu6HNkH
”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.~”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡic0uXcrhXj
“O-Oh, okay. That…makes total sense?” Luna tilted her head a bit, biting her lip.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRqZczUpNZ
She blinked. “It does?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsVFocdQqH
”No, but i didn’t wanna hurt your feelings!!” She giggled at that, offering a weak smile.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9ZapRBYw9
The blonde smiled back, happy that this girl seemed nice. “Oh, that’s nice of you.~”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1COoIINAv
”Do you wanna hold this so he can’t….?” Luna held out the knife. She hesitated, then nodded. 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaLsPOHNIo
“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.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJKa7wqfnt
”Oh. Sorry.” Luna took it back, looking awkwardly at the ground “So…he possessed you?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dtb3EhgQk
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…”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEhLAoIX3b
”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.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUrZz6DO1y
“It’s nice to meet you.~”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwbMkUxOx5
“You too.” 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqJjRuqOKa
“So, where are you from?” she asked curiously. “I’m from England.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjMYCngOVb
”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….”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5EpY3yroQ
“Aww.” Aella pouted, disappointed. “Alright then..”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GLmGbXKWB
”Sorry…”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7XEh2trxW
She shrugged, then started grinning again. “Anyway, thanks again.~ Cináed’s mean.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCC0AD9XMA
She practically purred at the thanks, then gasped, “You should come with me!!!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhYyjfPokE
”Ohhh, where to?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM2ZEVp8pG
”I wanna find Neoma again…” She tilted her head to the side.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4JeZ5hdwE
“Neoma…?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LAJ5y6LB7
”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.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgvMDJde4i
”… Well, if she’s nice, then okay, I’ll come!~”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1fYsef06v
“‘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!641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA5LXc00vA
Luna looked back, apparently sensing the silent question. “Spain!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpEUJ02XsB
“That’s where we’re at!?” She blinked in shock. That far?641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXsXaUAZQ1
”Yup!!!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WJIlWqJaM
Aella was delighted. “Wow! I’ve never been to Spain before!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQipBJvjfcn
“Well, you’re here now!!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeIH0qK4tx
”Yep!~” She grinned brightly.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRwSQC6cP0
“So…I guess that means you’ve been here…”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6m7rZBLbX
“… It does, doesn’t it?” They both grinned at each other. 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZAEfo3vmN
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.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rtScZ9s7P
“That’s her?” Aella asked, nodding toward the tall girl.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFwAIMNScL
”Mmhmm!!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7xr575YER
”Oh!~” She looked at the girl curiously. “Can I say hi now?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqtXvIAint
Luna thought for a moment. “Hmmm….okay!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEcuYRAyk8
“Yay!~” Aella practically skipped into the store and over to Neoma. ”Hiya.~ You’re Neoma?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQimP05KIgr
“… Um.” Neoma looked at her for a moment, pulling her hood over her eyes a a bit farther.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVph7xa4Iy
“I’m Aella,” the blonde said, taking no note of Neoma’s discomfort.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjd24LVmZy
Neoma shrugged. “I think you’re looking for someone else.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7jjOvX7q2
“… No, you’re Neoma. Luna said so.” She pointed back toward the familiar.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ766NX0BAfY
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.)641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtajiUmoG6R
“I told you, Aella.~” She grinned.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQUi1pQ4qV
”I know your name. I mean WHO are you?” she hissed out under her breath, starting to walk out.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFQwchrtct
“… Huh?” The blonde gave her a blank look. 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Jajo0ek0E
Luna came over, kinda like she knew what was going on, and whispered in her ear. “She’s asking why you’re here.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4fzbnNMlA
”… 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.~”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBv7IN6oYe
”…Oh?” Neoma seemed interested. “… Come with us, okay?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwst4qTI8c
”Sure!~” she said happily without a second thought. After all, they seemed too nice to hurt her! 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7dkTiQIad
“…” Neoma mumbled something along the lines of “Oh god, another dumbass” and headed out of the shop.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfq7kmh2kx
“Where we goooing?” Aella fell into step beside her, drawing out the last word.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FSm5hDnco
”Somewhere more private,” she stated, not looking back.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlwMYz3XDb
”Okay~”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3b2MRnclW
Luna, who’d been following, bounded forward to grab Aella’s arm. “Hi!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBePhGzhBeI
”Hi~” Aella responded cheerfully. Luna nuzzled her cheek for a moment, then let go. Aella laughed lightly in response, apparently not at all bothered.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqlMHLYxGJ
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.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXknKE7wUG
“Explain what?” Aella paused, her head tipping sideways.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKohs9sj9o
”What do you think I mean?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9tgudV9GC
”… About Cináed?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yveOzykpe
“Yes.” She kept her voice in a monotone the whole time, but Aella wasn’t fazed.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOia7VQ9XDo
”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.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwHF1k3RNZ
Neoma grabbed the knife from Luna, putting it in its holder. “I see.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ250rOa6NEu
“Is that all?” Aella’s attention began to wander, now that she wasn’t being directly questioned.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcykyJpLpnZ
“No!” Luna jumped, making Aella flinch in surprise. “What are your plans now!?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfgLGDuQ9T
“Plans…?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgDg0uMogB
”Wellll, you cant just let him keep taking over your body!” Luna pointed out.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BmTw6Xhhr
”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.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR37oVLvur2
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. 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFE5ziTXAu
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…641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUhiEzLyq2
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.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZwP1X0ROL
Aella followed, resigning herself to be bundled in the heavy cloak. “Where are we going now?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboVsdeg3Um
”To get something.” She looked at the other, then threw her a ring.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryuMtHTGf9
She fumbled with it. “A ring?” she wondered, giving Neoma a confused look.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBLwQPiDiR
“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.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlkVHJWqKf
“How does it do that?” With a grateful smile, she slipped it onto her finger.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0s9vcm4fM
“The engravings. Might not work with a shifter, but hey.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadiozhWhxv
“What’re they supposed to work on?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0Xk7mvkp7
”Demons, hardcore hell ones.” She turned to her for a moment. “But it has a sting of silver in there, so it might work.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6YLXm2KAt
”I hope so.~ Feels like it,” Aella said with a slight smile.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27XKncFRJr
”Yeah, i knew you’d be able to tell.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZALPu6phA
She grinned brighter. “So you said we’re getting something, right? What’re we getting?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx4EoQ1kLX
”Horses.” She continued to walk, keeping her eyes down.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71LoaAxYz6
”Oh, horses? I like horses.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaaiECa2gb
She nodded. “We’ll be needing them.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDdSzUaZgu
“Why?” Aella tipped her head curiously.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6U6kxkqsD3
“Well, how else are we getting to France?” She turned her head, giving a flat look to the girl.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUq2zu0KGh
”France? I’ve heard they’re kinda scary,” Aella said absently. “Why there?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPP5TGLVuD
Luna grinned. “We wanna get home!”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC1O5UZYdd
“Where’s that?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG85FDWMHj
”Nowhere,” Neoma stated, jolting to a stop.641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtVrNvz39Z
“…” Aella looked disappointed, but shrugged it off. “What about me?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAWJ9WI2xE
“… Do you want to come?” Luna was happy again, jumping up and down. 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CpEG3sfKk
Aella was similarly excited. “Could I?”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWwdLGcBGJ
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3SNrL5Ko4
“… Fine.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTu8E1SoFo
“Yay!!~”
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7z49oZ1uJ
”… Fine.”641Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Cb14cgPcB
“Yay!!~”
