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..”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjP2CR8bmf
”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.~”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL2OzWNWga
“O-Oh, okay. That…makes total sense?” Luna tilted her head a bit, biting her lip.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGxGGcvHyk
She blinked. “It does?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6WwOBvy8F
”No, but i didn’t wanna hurt your feelings!!” She giggled at that, offering a weak smile.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9LAIMaH6q
The blonde smiled back, happy that this girl seemed nice. “Oh, that’s nice of you.~”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0Vtyi0eQ2
”Do you wanna hold this so he can’t….?” Luna held out the knife. She hesitated, then nodded. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYqgcnRT8H
“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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf8n3dAbxM
”Oh. Sorry.” Luna took it back, looking awkwardly at the ground “So…he possessed you?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoioOijGdoZ
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…”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP39TYGJFd
”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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qXAfXjNPg
“It’s nice to meet you.~”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtc0ITO2dWx
“You too.” 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6rnpo9mV1
“So, where are you from?” she asked curiously. “I’m from England.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0D5p1B0Drk
”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….”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96T1pNSFIQ
“Aww.” Aella pouted, disappointed. “Alright then..”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUBOZ19lVU
”Sorry…”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmqToh9S5r
She shrugged, then started grinning again. “Anyway, thanks again.~ Cináed’s mean.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23BX0VNCbM
She practically purred at the thanks, then gasped, “You should come with me!!!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycAUCic91n
”Ohhh, where to?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZdeCNji1r
”I wanna find Neoma again…” She tilted her head to the side.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnigkeMFELY
“Neoma…?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOqNj1tsbf
”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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5qSiaKMAP
”… Well, if she’s nice, then okay, I’ll come!~”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wtBjH335l
“‘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!643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xEFdTbL1t
Luna looked back, apparently sensing the silent question. “Spain!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1yEQ3VIVy
“That’s where we’re at!?” She blinked in shock. That far?643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WIfGim6hc
”Yup!!!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQKoLn5hjm
Aella was delighted. “Wow! I’ve never been to Spain before!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcCO9GYZ3w
“Well, you’re here now!!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8qTOglqfW
”Yep!~” She grinned brightly.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskS9jM9aMc
“So…I guess that means you’ve been here…”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpjOxB99jw
“… It does, doesn’t it?” They both grinned at each other. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy8o0Oxs3V
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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxlq8S14Aj
“That’s her?” Aella asked, nodding toward the tall girl.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQDADt0ogI
”Mmhmm!!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqmh7FFPzA
”Oh!~” She looked at the girl curiously. “Can I say hi now?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78wPlFvieW
Luna thought for a moment. “Hmmm….okay!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk4GBPfLzl
“Yay!~” Aella practically skipped into the store and over to Neoma. ”Hiya.~ You’re Neoma?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnAlAWu7HZ
“… Um.” Neoma looked at her for a moment, pulling her hood over her eyes a a bit farther.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡay87nUqX78
“I’m Aella,” the blonde said, taking no note of Neoma’s discomfort.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJK9O3HCe2
Neoma shrugged. “I think you’re looking for someone else.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfQp0V6ygi
“… No, you’re Neoma. Luna said so.” She pointed back toward the familiar.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqmgWJEioB
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.)643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaq2FAhoKK
“I told you, Aella.~” She grinned.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnobuLb9uy
”I know your name. I mean WHO are you?” she hissed out under her breath, starting to walk out.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPDOyWCuYI
“… Huh?” The blonde gave her a blank look. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvMpP24fWI
Luna came over, kinda like she knew what was going on, and whispered in her ear. “She’s asking why you’re here.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYHcIs7Div
”… 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.~”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6OWmZ7KuH
”…Oh?” Neoma seemed interested. “… Come with us, okay?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjcCsq36Oy
”Sure!~” she said happily without a second thought. After all, they seemed too nice to hurt her! 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Qy73XyCHv
“…” Neoma mumbled something along the lines of “Oh god, another dumbass” and headed out of the shop.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA8BRj6HVv
“Where we goooing?” Aella fell into step beside her, drawing out the last word.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTE4PcFEuO
”Somewhere more private,” she stated, not looking back.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavNxW21wOA
”Okay~”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfE0mMxApT
Luna, who’d been following, bounded forward to grab Aella’s arm. “Hi!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFPNY4Dtfl
”Hi~” Aella responded cheerfully. Luna nuzzled her cheek for a moment, then let go. Aella laughed lightly in response, apparently not at all bothered.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWLduMtX3c
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.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT92WYcN8k
“Explain what?” Aella paused, her head tipping sideways.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLpuKjm1m6
”What do you think I mean?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMmafCwJBC
”… About Cináed?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iYukalSND
“Yes.” She kept her voice in a monotone the whole time, but Aella wasn’t fazed.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD9iaImJHy
”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.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rYWmsOZNi
Neoma grabbed the knife from Luna, putting it in its holder. “I see.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwODbGHFVB
“Is that all?” Aella’s attention began to wander, now that she wasn’t being directly questioned.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZc8oN9evs
“No!” Luna jumped, making Aella flinch in surprise. “What are your plans now!?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHwg9lrt2q
“Plans…?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuZKrGiKZm
”Wellll, you cant just let him keep taking over your body!” Luna pointed out.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbz6wdOKNhq
”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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOAJ4Ms41m
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. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1bPkceBUt
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…643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWt16IjdT00
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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A51pmFhgW
Aella followed, resigning herself to be bundled in the heavy cloak. “Where are we going now?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJEdwAlCZH
”To get something.” She looked at the other, then threw her a ring.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbfP8rfqRl
She fumbled with it. “A ring?” she wondered, giving Neoma a confused look.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6qufHJQc6
“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.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJAKZCECt6
“How does it do that?” With a grateful smile, she slipped it onto her finger.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyefq6jJgMr
“The engravings. Might not work with a shifter, but hey.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnOvGmqIDS
“What’re they supposed to work on?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28IVjBObpL
”Demons, hardcore hell ones.” She turned to her for a moment. “But it has a sting of silver in there, so it might work.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUgYUjW71m
”I hope so.~ Feels like it,” Aella said with a slight smile.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1E4d7zRjS8
”Yeah, i knew you’d be able to tell.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuAJud1FBX
She grinned brighter. “So you said we’re getting something, right? What’re we getting?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa3u3uBSb3
”Horses.” She continued to walk, keeping her eyes down.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpy3Ac0yIA7
”Oh, horses? I like horses.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQx7iwxlyhm
She nodded. “We’ll be needing them.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrjd068IGu
“Why?” Aella tipped her head curiously.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ7IIyILzA
“Well, how else are we getting to France?” She turned her head, giving a flat look to the girl.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpqp2Tdv38
”France? I’ve heard they’re kinda scary,” Aella said absently. “Why there?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1HOqSUNNG
Luna grinned. “We wanna get home!”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvPCLWk7MT
“Where’s that?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGC9wFhkkF
”Nowhere,” Neoma stated, jolting to a stop.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSbTYdNe4r
“…” Aella looked disappointed, but shrugged it off. “What about me?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwYKNGgteL
“… Do you want to come?” Luna was happy again, jumping up and down. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVajQ5JSYXz
Aella was similarly excited. “Could I?”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyieYjomTS
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93wRmIw30f
“… Fine.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8VhsyLk1D
“Yay!!~”
“…Neomaaaa?” Luna grinned at her, causing the older girl to bite her lip. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tc1VrHf5w
”… Fine.”643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDck2FN1x8
“Yay!!~”
