Neoma yawned as the trio walked down the streets of Spain. “Food, too.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPK3cGEoPjy
Aella blinked almost owlishly. “What kind of foods will we get?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgEtRa0DF6
”Bread, fruit, tomatoes, and so on.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAiFZqarb6
”Ahh, boring. Oh well.~”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CfUXwL2FM
”Boring, but needed.” She turned to Aella again. “I need my cloak.” Aella slipped it off and handed it over with a smile. Neoma put it on, careful to hide her face, and started to head to the shop. 796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3ail0eUTc
Aella happily started after her, but then Luna grabbed her hand and shook her head. “… Aw.” She looked over at the girl. “How come I can’t come?” Luna smiled, giggling a little. This human was funny.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5ZkMDrb8x
“‘Cause!!” When Aella started to get a pouty expression, she added, “Shh, trust us, ‘kay?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJVfuq6WAp
”Okay..”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYixcKS6gz
Luna sat on the ground, giving a few happy humming sounds. Aella sat down next to her, but was soon fidgeting. Then Luna poked her.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkV669nIvZU
Aella looked over. “What?” The question earned another poke, and she made a face before poking Luna back. Luna returned this as well, and soon they were giggling, fully engaged in a poke-war. ‘Poke. Poke. Poke.’ Luna counted each poke.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEaFBfItpr
Neoma walked out some time later and stared at the two. “…”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUPV7T9uGj
Aella paused mid-poke. “Oh, you’re back!~”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qKjkHM5gi
“Yes….I’m back.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4iabtIjxC
“Yay~”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsKlb38ITc
She pulled the basket of food closer to her. “Horses.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlW4kf3fSw
“Ohh, do I get to pick my own?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0etcyuf1Ce
Neoma paused, looking down at Luna. “We normally only need one. But sure.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhL1LUXXbV
“Awesome!~” She apparently missed the rest of Neoma’s statement, too caught up in the joy of picking her own horse.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBUK2YDpum
Looking around to make sure no one was watching, Luna reverted back to her ocelot form, lightly glowing a soft black.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3GnBLmJxR
Aella froze for an instant. “She’s a cat?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXdAb5J9Ep
“Yes.” 796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoycCEgLud
“So CUTE!~” Aella practically squealed. 796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLDNZ70a3h
Luna trotted over and moved around her legs.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUZyZAfmMW
She reached down to pet the ocelot. Its ears twitched, nuzzling its head into her hand. Neoma started to fold the clothing in her hands placing it into the basket. Aella happily continued to pet her, starting to hum softly. Then Luna got up again “Okay.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6TWOb0pHH
Aella looked up. “Horses now?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUciduKUap1
”Horses now.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubHduR6SQn
Aella grinned. Neoma started to walk again, keeping an eye on the two beside her. Aella trotted just behind her. Luna stared a head, avoiding things in the way of walking, while Aella hummed absently as she walked, looking around at the buildings. They were small, and made mostly of stone, though there was wood mixed in here and there.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPHlEfA9OQ
“So is France a lot different than Spain?” She asked curiously.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡat3izfWwys
Neoma shrugged. “Don’t know.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMo3UNIlgN
“Guess we’ll find out!~”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZJyoLTrsL
Neoma sighed as they stopped, glancing over at the horses. “Choose a smaller one.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAdzVXuGjq
”Okay!” Aella excitedly looked over the choices in horses. After awhile, she pointed out a black and beige one. “What about that horse?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2S6DlWleMV
”Okay.” Neoma nodded, pulling on her hood a bit more and going to pay for her horse as Aella clapped her hands happily. Luna ran around the other girl’s legs, blinking up a few times in cat form.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMgwWbvDvp
Aella grinned, then paused. “Am I allowed to pick you up or..?” Luna flicked her ears up and swiped one of her paws to the other’s legs. Aella immediately scooped up the cat and gently stroked Luna’s fur. “So soft~” Luna nuzzled her cheek, then gave it a quick lick. Aella giggled.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4UgT8OGGf
She gave a slight purr, licking her cheek again. Aella hugged her close, continuing to giggle and pet her with her free hand. A few minutes later, Neoma came back, nodding to the horse.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItJR5B7lOU
"Yay~" Aella walked over to the horse, still carrying Luna, but the ocelot squirmed a bit to get down, not wanting on. Neoma wrapped a rope around the horse’s neck and waited for Aella to get on. Aella set her down, then patted the horse before climbing on.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uBPF0qlZW
Neoma started walking once the girl got on, the horse following the other. She leaned forward on her own, looking relaxed as she pet its mane. Luna trotted by Neoma, jumping by her legs.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CO5kxORRX
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Aella looked tired, leaning forward onto her horse’s neck and absently tangling her hand in its dark mane. Neoma looked back at the town, then stopped, tying the rope to the blonde’s wrist. “Hold on.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT41CruicHb
Aella sat up, giving her a blank look. “Hm?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nOLAuhhaG
She held out her hands out, her eyes closing for a moment, and few shadows rose off the ground and into her hand. Aella squeaked. “What- how did you do that? What ARE you doing, anyway?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOB2EqsdRnB
She didn’t answer; instead, the ball shot out of her hand and into the ground. A few seconds later, a shadowy horse rose up from it and snorted softly. “Woah.” Aella stared.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBsJgAIbih
Neoma got onto the black horse’s back, tying the rope to the one around the horse’s neck. “You can go to sleep if you want.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4bSeUeLge
“How’d you do that?” Aella asked excitedly, clearly ignoring her statement. “That horse looks so cool!”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1DjhzsCL3
She rolled her eye then let the horse start to walk. “S’ just a shadow power.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7GaHhNOCh
“Wow~”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjj0LWKRTg
She nodded, sitting a bit more comfortably on the shadow horse. It didn’t take much time for Aella to nod off again. Neoma rolled her eyes, moving her horse next to the girl’s so she wouldn’t fall off. Of course. Humans. 796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8dCgsGFBo
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Luna looked up at the sky, switching to her human form. “Neoma, we should rest.” 796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7239Y1CFu
Neoma looked at the two, then sighed. “Yes, fine…” She pulled over and got off the horse, pausing to look at Aella, asleep on the horse, and grumbled a bit. Her hand was outlined in black as she used some shadows to pick her up. At this, Aella stirred and cracked open her eyes. “Mm..?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzNtWMkiEn
”Dont worry, I’m just moving you.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVB7lOf2Bq
“Mm.” The blonde closed her eyes again.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnPPjYAsu2
Neoma watched as Luna spread out a few thin blankets onto the ground, and let Neoma place the girl on one. After a few moments, Aella sleepily opened her eyes again. “Where’re we at?”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmLsMdgcPj
”Just on the side of the path. A little sleep under the stars.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBO9SknX4Y
”Oh, okay.~” Aella laid on her back. “What’re you planning to do? And why’re you helping me, anyway?” the girl asked, sounding genuinely curious.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0SXL07PMa
”I don’t know. And ‘cause Luna asked.” The familiar was curled up in cat form, obviously half asleep.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHEk72wW70
”It’s really sweet of you.” Aella smiled softly.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90e4yci0SY
She gave her a dull look and shrugged. “I guess.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ782rrShqww
”Really, it’s nice that you’re willing to help a total stranger.~”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG58JWlhX40
“As long as you’re not out to kill us, or whatever.” She turned over. “Now go back to sleep, we’re traveling all throughout tomorrow.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuQkiOQg9z
”Of course not!” Aella nodded.796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesTYY2SVtd
”Good night, Aella.”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4Wo4RviMr
”Night Neoma, Luna.~”796Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxjWWUseEp
Luna was already asleep, and Aella was already heading there. Neoma was a bit away, trying to sleep herself.
