Kitsune Maiden Love

Chapter 4: I won't be in debt

Authors' note: this chapter contains art that is not originally mine, so if an author want me to delete it, write me and we will handle everything.

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After a fun time at breakfast with Thoma, Ayato and Ayaka joining them, Aether and Paimon headed back to Inazuma.

-"Huuu, Paimon is offended that you had breakfast without me!"

-"You ate everything Thoma cooked before I even came to my senses, so it's quite fair."

-"But I..."

-"Because of you we had to cook food all over again!"

-"Huuu, okay, I'm sorry."

"-Apologize to Thoma, he cooked it."

-"Fine, fine."

Aether spent the rest of the time on the road thinking - what kind of voice was in his dream, what dangers will await him, but the most important question is-to protect her.

Was it really talking about Miko and not someone else?

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Before leaving the Kamisato estate, Ayato decided to speak with Aether in private.

-"Aether, what's bothering you? Breakfast was not very tasty? I'm sorry but next time I'll try better."

-"Ah, no, no, everything was wonderfully delicious Ayato. I just..."

-"Are you trying to sort out feelings because of that dream?"

-"How you understood?"

-"It's written on your face how much you're worried."

-"Huh, there's nothing to hide from you, right?"

-"Ahaha, I'm not only a member of the Tricommission but also your friend, so seeing your concern is always obvious."

-"I'm just, I'm not sure about 'her', is it really Miko I should protect?"

Ayato smiled softly and walked closer.

-"Tell me how you feel about her?"

-"What I feel? Well..."

-"I give you the word of the head of the Kamisato clan that I will not tell anyone."

Aether sighed and collected his thoughts.

-"Recently, I notice her presence very much, yesterday, on the day of the last festival, we spent the whole day together."

-"Humu."

-"We walked, ate tofu, made ikebana for two, I carried it to the temple and we watched fireworks together."

At the last Aether stopped because he didn't want to talk about what happened the next morning.

-"And if earlier I was skeptical about her jokes, now they amuse me. I used to get angry because of her teasing, kept silent and blushed, but now I also want to tease her or at least say something that would make her smile."

-"Humu."

Aether blushed more and more.

-"I used to be afraid of her sometimes because I didn't understand her, but now I want to spend the whole day with her again. I want to see her smile again, laugh, I want to make her happy, I want to be around and it doesn't matter how: read novels, go for a walk, exorcise spirits again, help with activities in the temple, save Ei again or..."