Misanthropy

Cold Heart

" P-p-please!! Turn anything on!!! It's dark! " pleaded the Blondie.

Kotori's wings lets off a soft glow, umi stood up holding her waist the huge blow managed to tear her clothes.

" you're the one from my dream..." Umi takes out her dagger and pointed it at her head.

"If you're planning to kill me, I won't let you..."

"Non! Non non non! " cried the child guarding her master.

" Umi-chan, you don't need to kill her! "

" little bird? But she tried to hit you! "

" she did, but it's not fair when your opponent has a handicap! " cried the gal.

" khh...okay, but I'm only gonna tie her up! "

After tying the Blondie on the tree.

" non...non..."

" it's not you're fault nontanu, It was irresponsible of me to leave you there. "

Kotori sat infront of the girl.

" hello there, is that your own made homunculus? "

" no, it was a gift from my...Wife..."

Umi blushed at what she heard.

" I see! It's so cute!!! " she tried to hug the little one but it was still afraid of her.

" why are you following us. " said umi.

" to get my revenge on you sea thief. " replied the girl. " have you forgotten the time you and I had a duel for the golden dragon's Seal? " the blodie bit her lip "You cheated on our last game, making me lose my position as one of the dragons. " she added.

"Hmm...I sold that artifact to a sorceress uhmm... Six days ago? , since she really wants it.

" you just don't give artifacts like that!!! " struggled the Blondie.

" can I ask for your name miss? " asked kotori kindly.

" my name?... Eli Ayase "

Eli ayase...where did I hear that name? Said umi to herself.

The bluenette looks at the little child and held her hand out. " come here little one... "

" n-n-non?..." Slowly the raccoon dog kid began to make her way towards umi as she pulls away her hand, huge ice crystals almost cut off her hand.

" Nontanu! Don't go near her, she's dangerous. " growled eli.

" n-non? "

" umi-chan! "

Kotori heads towards umi.

" You really do hate me. " said umi standing up and dusts her clothes a grin planted on her face.

" I abhor you "

The two exchanged glares and glanced away leaving kotori in the middle dumbfounded and confused.

" n-nonnn!!! "

Umi strayed away from the others and found herself stuck in her own silence again, nothing but the shadow as her ally.

" hmmm... Relationships...now...kinda make sense... Creatures are more complicated than it said in the books."

Camp.

" neh, why are you even teaming up with that outlaw kotori? She might be using you. "

" actually...I came to help sonod- mhm umi-chan with my own free will, and also, without me...she might get lost again..."