The Witch

24: A Prophet Demon

Rin: what's this special thing? You put in the tea.

Niev : night rose fragrance.

Rin: smells really nice. What's night rose?

Akai: they can only grow in the night. Don't take in any sunlight. Black roses. We have some in one of the rooms.

Rin :  we do? Expensive?

Niev: nope. Just difficult to make into essence.

Rin: so, it is expensive.

Akai: you made these?!

Niev nods " she likes it... So... "

Akai; they're really hard to make. 

Rin sighs " I can give up liking Zelda like that. " Niev laughs " sorry Rin. "

Rin: it's ok. This feels a lot better than getting known I'm just a replacement.

Niev: wind hasn't said anything yet?

Akai: nope. Actually... I've something I wanted to ask for a very long time.

Niev: what is it?

Akai: if you became a demon after you died... Why wait till now to find miss ?

Niev : I hadn't attain a human form. I was formless.

Akai: eh... Interesting. So that's how humans turn into demons.

Rin: then why don't you just use your same face ?

Niev ; couldn't. Don't know why. So I just got this.

Rin: I see...
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Niev : it's been a long time since we did fortune telling.

Zelda: we're not here for fortune telling.

Niev held onto her hand " she predicted we would be together forever and ever. You even said that was rubbish with a cute smile. "

Zelda pouts " you remember all the useless things."

Niev : alright. Let's go

They entered the house.

" Here to ask me something not of prediction. "

Zelda: so annoying.

" About my accurate predictions? "

Zelda: oh shut up predeci.

Predeci laughs under her breath " come. Sit. Sit. " She invites them to sit by the sofa opposite her. " Hmm... It made you quite annoyed . This thing. "

Zelda: you always know what I want to ask.

Predeci : but you have your answer.

Zelda sighs " just humour me. "

Predeci: prophet demons don't give dreams. Have you ever seen me give a dream?

Zelda: no... Wind said that demon that approached Rin , yume  is a dream demon . That means... Someone told her a prediction and she gave the dream to Rin and twisted it somehow.

Predeci : for an answer you'd know, why bother asking me again?

Zelda; predeci... Could I ask you for another prediction?

Predeci: are you sure you want to ask this question? You could avoid it now.

Zelda: your answer lets me think it's a bad ending.

Predeci: I say this to all my customers. I haven't seen the answer to your question yet. It may not be what you expect.

Zelda: I came here with no expectations.

Predeci looks to niev " are you in agreement of this ? "

Niev: what is that you want to ask? Zel.

Zelda: who would die first.

Niev looka to her " .... I don't want to know. I just know, if you die first, I can't love another ever. If I died first... Would you only still love me? "

" Um. I would. " She looks back into his eyes and kissess his lips. He cups her cheek " we won't look. Ok? " She nods " ok... "

Predeci: never mind then. You should bring her back. Regardless.

Zelda: her?

Predeci : kizune.

A girl walks out " hi ... "

Zelda : who is she?

Predeci : kanashita kizune.

Niev ; she's tomoya's sister.

Zelda: sister...? Why is she here? She's still human it seems.

Kizune nods "it's thanks to predeci I'm still alive. But... She says I couldn't just return home. So she... Let me stay here. "

Niev : what do you mean?

Predeci: I looked into her fate. She was going to die if she just returned home. She would have died with her parents in that incident. So I kept her here.

Niev: I see. I heard it from tomoya before. His parents died in a robbery . He only escaped because he was at camp at that time. But that was a long time ago... Why... Until now?

Predeci: because I saw much more. Now is the right time for her to return.

Kizune bows " I'll be in your care. "