Alium

4

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"What did you read?"

"I usually read tales with princess," Kitsumi continued. He swing slowly.

"By the way, I do not know the name of your world," Caitlyn said.

"Eh? Is it? I thought, I once told you, "

"Let's just say you do not,"

"Hm, all right! I'm from ... " Kitsumi immediately approached Caitlyn. He whispered right in her right ear. "... Wreinle world!" he whispered. After that, he immediately returned to his swing and smiled innocently.

"Why not just tell me from there, from your place? No one listens to our conversation. So you don't have to whisper," Caitlyn said. She turned her face in the other direction.

"I don't know, it looks cool!" Kitsumi exclaimed.

What? Did he understand about that?

"What are you thinking, huh?" Caitlyn almost shouted, but it didn't. She sighed, and said, "Back to the topic, can you explain to me more about the Wreinle?"

"Um, we are creatures that can turn into human and animal entirely in the human world, and only half part if we are in our world,"

Half?

Like wearing a cat's headband?

"What are your superiors?" Caitlyn asked curiously.

"Superior, huh?" Kitsumi thinks for a moment. "Well, in our world, we can bring power out. Everyone can be different. But that only in our world, "

Cool,

Kitsumi suddenly yawns. His eyes flickered softly, like he was sleepy. More exactly suddenly very tired. The energy is depleted.

Is it three hours already?

It seems that he will run out of energy if he in the human world for a long time.

"Um, is it been three hours?" Caitlyn asked.

Kitsumi tilts to the right and left as he loses his balance. "Yeah ... you're right ... I have to go home ... hoam .." Kitsumi spoke while yawning.

He almost fell. Fortunately, there was Caitlyn who immediately held her to stand still.

Well, his hands are very, very cold!

"Psst, can't you do teleport?" Caitlyn asked. She looks panicked. She still holds Kitsumi who is getting weaker and weaker.

"... um, to ... behind ... the bushes .." Kitsumi said half-consciously.

Without a word, Caitlyn immediately dragged the child into the bushes. "I have," Caitlyn said.

Poof!

Uwah, cute little fox!

Then, Kitsumi ran fast and quiclky and gradually disappeared.

Caitlyn waved her hand, though she knew that no one was paying attention to her, including Kitsumi.

~~~

"I'm home," Caitlyn walked into her house.

The sky was already orange, the sign the day going evening.

"Oh? Where have you been?" Nio asked from the kitchen.

Caitlyn pulled up a chair in the dining room and sat down. "Play," she replied curtly.

Nio stopped washing the plates. "Eh?" He sat down in the chair as well. "Who are you playing with?" He asked.

Ouch, it hurts me,

"Ah, well, I met him in the forest," Caitlyn began playing the cup on the table, spinning it with her fingers.

"Who?"

"My friend," Caitlyn replied originally. Her face was flat.

Nio propped his chin. "What's he look like?"

"He's a funny kid, and weird,"

"Jeez, ARE YOU GOING TO BE FRIEND WITH WEIRD PEOPLE?" Nio stifled a laugh.

Caitlyn looked annoyed. "It's not weird that I mean,"

"Then?"

"Well, the point is, he's weird but I like it,"

"All right, I understand,"

"But he's really weird, anyway. Too active too, talkative, and he does not think before acting, "

"Looks like he's a nice kid, is not he?"

Caitlyn nodded slowly.

Exactly,

Silence for a moment. A few seconds, maybe?

"You're friends with boy, right? What is his name?"

What should I tell?

"Um, just call him 'strange fox',"

~~~

Caitlyn awakens from her sleep, and walked to a place.

She saw the light coming from the flower.

"What's this flower?" Caitlyn asked and walked to find the source of the flowers.

Suddenly, there was a crying heared.

A very long-haired woman, wearing a white dress, sobbing near a sleeping person on the ground.

Her dress going to red color, because she was sitting on the ground for a long time.

"No," the woman said and hugged the person.

Caitlyn watched her from behind.

The person's face was smiling, with eyes closed.

"Wait, why do I like to know him?" Caitlyn asked herself and stepped back.

Caitlyn's tears suddenly flowed, past her cheeks.

"Why am I crying?"

Then, she ran in the opposite direction, going to her home.

She was still crying. 

"Why am I crying, but I don't know who's the dead person?"

~~~

Caitlyn awoke from a nightmare, again. She immediately went to the bathroom to wash her face.

My eyes are swollen?

"Cait? What make you wake so early?"

Caitlyn turned her head. It was Nio.

"I had another nightmare, it seemed,"

"Eh? That nightmare again?"

"Not that, this time was different."