Flower Children 🌸 [Fukigen Na Mononokean]

Chapter 6

"I AM VERY SORRY" Ashiya apologizes bowing his head right after he sees that her eyes are fluttering open and yes they bumped their forehead together making a loud and painful sound of skulls kissing.

That dummy 🤦🏻🤦🏻

Aya rolled away, writhing in a petal position clutching her forehead from his lap away onto her side groaning on the dusty floor meanwhile Ashiya leans to his side without noticing that he's lying on Abeno's lap.

Abeno slaps Ashiya once on his back before pushing him off his lap in annoyance, Fuzzy bounce near Aya's head in worry.

After Aya had collapsed and a momentary of scolding from Abeno, the sound of voices scares them back into the closet. They could have just escaped with Mononokean and get to the Underworld but they couldn't, even though the chain has already been broken.

So, what gives?

"Aya-dono, what is the meaning of this?" Abeno whispers after some time of nothing but soft groaning from her. His fists lay on his lap with a disturbed expression but his voice is still calm towards his client.

"We'll get you out for sure, right Abeno-san??" Ashiya beamed in determination, Fuzzy joined him.

Aya smiles discreetly with her hair covering her face before facing them "...M-maybe we s-should- we have to break the doll" She replied after recovering, slowly rising from the floor "Hurts..."

"Ah, I'm sorry..." Ashiya apologizes again leaning back to give her more space, trying to be in less contact with her as possible.

"What doll are you referring to?" Abeno inquires, his eyes following her flowing hair that falls before her as if he was bewitched by it. He thought that he saw it gleaming in the dark but shake off the thought immediately.

There was another silence, she hesitated to tell them. Aya looks over at Abeno once again before saying "It's a protection doll"

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After Aya had instructed Ashiya to steal the protection from the main prayer hall and have been on the run from her father who saw them ever since but was immediately caught when she was only a meter away from leaving the circle of protection surrounding her home.

"I wouldn't let you go! Never!" Arata gripped tightly on her wrist pulling her towards him.

Ashiya holds a cat porcelain doll the size of his palm in his hands. Turning back to see Aya struggling to be freed from Arata. He doesn't know what to do, Abeno and Yahiko went to create a distraction but hasn't come to the meeting point they planned together from inside the closet.

"Break it! Hurry!" Aya tries to pushed Arata away and get as close to the ring of protection as possible. She can ran away far far away once it was broken and never look back.

Ashiya made eye contact with the priest- the colours of his eyes that is as black as void stares back at him. In the moment of suspense and trembling hands the doll slips from his hands and breaks as it hit the hard ground.

"Ashiya!" Abeno called for him from the corner. Arata went rigid and let out a growl when facing with Abeno.

Sensing that her father would come after Abeno who is closest to him, Aya stands before him.

"I'LL KILL YOU"

"NO!" Aya's palms met with her father's chest pushing him with a force that makes him take a step back to regain his balance.

For a moment, there's a blinding light coming from where she touched him. A gust of cold wind breath on them. Aya froze, petrified of what's happening before her. Arata brought his hands to his glowing chest as his mouth agape with shock as it recedes leaving his body to its original state, fear crossed his face.