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the fire crackled as it consumed the wood, refueling the flame even more

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the fire crackled as it consumed the wood, refueling the flame even more. bells rang with every movements chihiro and [name] made from their ritual dance. rhythms from a drum beat quietly from afar.

the two ogino sisters did their traditional dance whilepeople watched the two quietly in their own positions far from the stage.

"is that chihiro? she's all grown up."
"they're both pretty like their mother."

shinobu watched the two with a neutral face. "hey," she greeted once she felt the presence of giyū approaching. the ravenet plopped his elbows on the hard cemented fence, yet he didn't greet her back, only making the purple tipped hair girl scoff.

the two opened a paper covered rice, grabbing a chunk of it between their fingers and placed it inside their mouth, chewing quietly.

"it's the oldest saké in the world. by chewing on rice, spitting it out and letting it ferment, it becomes alcohol." giyuu documented quietly, his eyes watching [name]'s dancing form sharply.

"kuchikamisake. do the gods appreciate saké made that way?" shinobu mused with a smile. "of course they do." giyuu huffed besides her.

"hey, look, it's ogino." the three students from earlier in the morning approached the traditional ritual that was happening.

[name] hovered her kimono sleeves over her mouth as she spit the chewed rice over the wooden box.

"oh! i could never do that!"
"isn't she embarrassed?"
"i can't believe it."

[name] opened her eyes for a moment before closing them again. she placed the wooden container on a red metal tray and wrapped it with a paper and a red string she woven herself prior days ago.

"cheer up, onee-chan

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"cheer up, onee-chan. who cares if a few classmate saw you?" chihiro remarked as she waited for [name] , who slid the door close and walked after chihiro. they both held the outfits they used for the dance earlier. "i envy your pre-pubescent lack of concern." she sighed.

"why not sell lots of kuchikamisake and use the money to go to tokyo?" chihiro suggested. [name] chuckled in amusement, "where do you get such ideas?" she asked with a smile.

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