Neoma yawned as the trio walked down the streets of Spain. “Food, too.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx71tQMRXl
Aella blinked almost owlishly. “What kind of foods will we get?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lRfBm814l
”Bread, fruit, tomatoes, and so on.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RS9NLZMKi
”Ahh, boring. Oh well.~”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotv4ZKNBX8
”Boring, but needed.” She turned to Aella again. “I need my cloak.” Aella slipped it off and handed it over with a smile. Neoma put it on, careful to hide her face, and started to head to the shop. 809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGPV18qfTg
Aella happily started after her, but then Luna grabbed her hand and shook her head. “… Aw.” She looked over at the girl. “How come I can’t come?” Luna smiled, giggling a little. This human was funny.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeRHrU03WM
“‘Cause!!” When Aella started to get a pouty expression, she added, “Shh, trust us, ‘kay?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMznXhH9vF
”Okay..”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhnMCZa5dd
Luna sat on the ground, giving a few happy humming sounds. Aella sat down next to her, but was soon fidgeting. Then Luna poked her.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9tzCmo2ks
Aella looked over. “What?” The question earned another poke, and she made a face before poking Luna back. Luna returned this as well, and soon they were giggling, fully engaged in a poke-war. ‘Poke. Poke. Poke.’ Luna counted each poke.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIirLAXNPhB
Neoma walked out some time later and stared at the two. “…”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8KvFE6R2h
Aella paused mid-poke. “Oh, you’re back!~”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOzboNyTlY
“Yes….I’m back.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Qns65ZN0u
“Yay~”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZNFNMh9Lw
She pulled the basket of food closer to her. “Horses.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGVElXJAOh
“Ohh, do I get to pick my own?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MdE7qV3dL
Neoma paused, looking down at Luna. “We normally only need one. But sure.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX8Yz6z25h
“Awesome!~” She apparently missed the rest of Neoma’s statement, too caught up in the joy of picking her own horse.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsrD25LakT
Looking around to make sure no one was watching, Luna reverted back to her ocelot form, lightly glowing a soft black.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3wRBKRvdD
Aella froze for an instant. “She’s a cat?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4hpY4Gase
“Yes.” 809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9kODQKdGG
“So CUTE!~” Aella practically squealed. 809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkZMDObfYd
Luna trotted over and moved around her legs.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOzwKcPrw6
She reached down to pet the ocelot. Its ears twitched, nuzzling its head into her hand. Neoma started to fold the clothing in her hands placing it into the basket. Aella happily continued to pet her, starting to hum softly. Then Luna got up again “Okay.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQEE81CsGm
Aella looked up. “Horses now?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyijpy3rMCh
”Horses now.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZtN3HKz4C
Aella grinned. Neoma started to walk again, keeping an eye on the two beside her. Aella trotted just behind her. Luna stared a head, avoiding things in the way of walking, while Aella hummed absently as she walked, looking around at the buildings. They were small, and made mostly of stone, though there was wood mixed in here and there.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN6asYR3E5
“So is France a lot different than Spain?” She asked curiously.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJbqzmPPWr
Neoma shrugged. “Don’t know.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzR9xHG0zC
“Guess we’ll find out!~”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LRxoXKTWF
Neoma sighed as they stopped, glancing over at the horses. “Choose a smaller one.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtfJJ5XRaV
”Okay!” Aella excitedly looked over the choices in horses. After awhile, she pointed out a black and beige one. “What about that horse?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8AilxAAU6
”Okay.” Neoma nodded, pulling on her hood a bit more and going to pay for her horse as Aella clapped her hands happily. Luna ran around the other girl’s legs, blinking up a few times in cat form.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUYHHOARca
Aella grinned, then paused. “Am I allowed to pick you up or..?” Luna flicked her ears up and swiped one of her paws to the other’s legs. Aella immediately scooped up the cat and gently stroked Luna’s fur. “So soft~” Luna nuzzled her cheek, then gave it a quick lick. Aella giggled.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5E8JP28Ami
She gave a slight purr, licking her cheek again. Aella hugged her close, continuing to giggle and pet her with her free hand. A few minutes later, Neoma came back, nodding to the horse.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWNr0ifDCs
"Yay~" Aella walked over to the horse, still carrying Luna, but the ocelot squirmed a bit to get down, not wanting on. Neoma wrapped a rope around the horse’s neck and waited for Aella to get on. Aella set her down, then patted the horse before climbing on.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHmkIrAskj
Neoma started walking once the girl got on, the horse following the other. She leaned forward on her own, looking relaxed as she pet its mane. Luna trotted by Neoma, jumping by her legs.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ189tKtwDJ8
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Aella looked tired, leaning forward onto her horse’s neck and absently tangling her hand in its dark mane. Neoma looked back at the town, then stopped, tying the rope to the blonde’s wrist. “Hold on.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcBabzTqEv
Aella sat up, giving her a blank look. “Hm?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguPLQhnisW
She held out her hands out, her eyes closing for a moment, and few shadows rose off the ground and into her hand. Aella squeaked. “What- how did you do that? What ARE you doing, anyway?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUrNDq9LWi
She didn’t answer; instead, the ball shot out of her hand and into the ground. A few seconds later, a shadowy horse rose up from it and snorted softly. “Woah.” Aella stared.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxgQnRENPF
Neoma got onto the black horse’s back, tying the rope to the one around the horse’s neck. “You can go to sleep if you want.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtzVbMeIhU
“How’d you do that?” Aella asked excitedly, clearly ignoring her statement. “That horse looks so cool!”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCLQovPzXZ
She rolled her eye then let the horse start to walk. “S’ just a shadow power.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJuEo8klCd
“Wow~”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjKIF39aw0
She nodded, sitting a bit more comfortably on the shadow horse. It didn’t take much time for Aella to nod off again. Neoma rolled her eyes, moving her horse next to the girl’s so she wouldn’t fall off. Of course. Humans. 809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0tfZoJkc0
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Luna looked up at the sky, switching to her human form. “Neoma, we should rest.” 809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZPqxCKGEm
Neoma looked at the two, then sighed. “Yes, fine…” She pulled over and got off the horse, pausing to look at Aella, asleep on the horse, and grumbled a bit. Her hand was outlined in black as she used some shadows to pick her up. At this, Aella stirred and cracked open her eyes. “Mm..?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2VAMKxiIU
”Dont worry, I’m just moving you.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXyyZ5HLg3
“Mm.” The blonde closed her eyes again.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfUC8bRSDf
Neoma watched as Luna spread out a few thin blankets onto the ground, and let Neoma place the girl on one. After a few moments, Aella sleepily opened her eyes again. “Where’re we at?”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI9vwHbWbl
”Just on the side of the path. A little sleep under the stars.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ545vEwwgcV
”Oh, okay.~” Aella laid on her back. “What’re you planning to do? And why’re you helping me, anyway?” the girl asked, sounding genuinely curious.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9w3nKYg1cy
”I don’t know. And ‘cause Luna asked.” The familiar was curled up in cat form, obviously half asleep.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93N581CixO
”It’s really sweet of you.” Aella smiled softly.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsASLxJGls
She gave her a dull look and shrugged. “I guess.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHcOKogoHD
”Really, it’s nice that you’re willing to help a total stranger.~”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZwljsLVLQ
“As long as you’re not out to kill us, or whatever.” She turned over. “Now go back to sleep, we’re traveling all throughout tomorrow.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiCy7zwp8U
”Of course not!” Aella nodded.809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZaEpI1nBD
”Good night, Aella.”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPx6aK6BcM
”Night Neoma, Luna.~”809Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42QkrHTnMs
Luna was already asleep, and Aella was already heading there. Neoma was a bit away, trying to sleep herself.
