égoïste [Akaashi Keiji]

raison #7.5

"I thought owls were nocturnal." Shiori stared outside to the open area in the backyard, looking at the medium sized tree that grew at the corner of the back garden. There were 2 perched on the branch, one a little bigger than the other. The larger one was coloured lightly with warm grays, and the darker one had darker tones of a combination of black, browns and grays.

She looked at the clock. It was the late morning on the Sunday, and she was just lounging inside at the living room.

As she stared at the owls, they stared right back, until the larger one spread its wings, about to fly.

"Oh wow!" She was impressed upon seeing the large wingspan of the owl.

Shiori had seen owls close up before, but it had been a long time since she last saw one. It was surprising that they were in her back garden rather than a forest.

"IT FELL?!" She nearly jumped off her seat when the owl tried to fly but ended up falling straight to the ground. She gasped and quickly put down her cup of hot cocoa, throwing on some outdoor shoes and running outside to where the owl was, on the ground, trying to get back up.

"Oh my God!" She crouched down and went to hold the owl, but stopped short, trying to see if it would allow her. She put a hand near its face, awaiting a response. The owl had gotten back on its feet, looking up at Shiori inquisitively, taking a few steps so that it was near her.

The next move surprised Shiori; the owl went to her hand and pushed its head against it, almost as if it was nuzzling it fondly. It let out a cooing sound, like it wanted to be pet.

Shiori couldn't help but grin, petting its head gently. As she did so, she remembered there was another one on the branch. She looked up, seeing that it was looking straight down at her with its dark eyes, as if observing her actions.

The lighter owl made a sound, almost like it was talking to the one on the branch. The one on the branch made an almost reluctant sound (but Shiori doesn't know that), inching closer to the tree.

The human tilted her head slightly, wondering what was up. She looked to the one who was getting pet right now, smiling warmly at it as it continued to nuzzle into her hand.

"You're a really friendly owl, aren't you?" She giggled. "I'd like to hold you but your claws are probably sharp." She stood up and quickly headed back in, getting an oven mitt on one hand. She went back outside and to the owl on the ground, offering her hand to it.

In a quick jumping motion, the owl was on her hand, clutching it lightly.

"Oh! You're a little heavier than I thought you'd be." She laughed as the owl let out a happy sound, then spread its wings.

Shiori looked up, looking at the other owl. It was still staring at her, and she stared back at it.

Is it unable to fly, like this one? It's a little strange for it not to fly but that's okay too. Wait a minute...how did they get here, then? She questioned herself, an eyebrow raising. She didn't think too much about it and went back inside, putting down the owl currently on her hand, onto the ground after getting a plastic mat.

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The owl stayed still in the tree, watching his friend inside with the human, Shiori. How this owl knew, was because they went to the same school, and he was the setter for their boys' volleyball team. His name was Akaashi Keiji.

The owl that fell was the captain, Bokuto Koutarou. He was trying to fly but failed dramatically.

Akaashi had stayed in the tree, not wanting to risk anything.