Neoma yawned as the trio walked down the streets of Spain. “Food, too.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nzrTyjBz1
Aella blinked almost owlishly. “What kind of foods will we get?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uAMln6vu3
”Bread, fruit, tomatoes, and so on.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwztWIhAgur
”Ahh, boring. Oh well.~”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcCLRGgT6r
”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. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78RerqSViu
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoKCIR7RNo
“‘Cause!!” When Aella started to get a pouty expression, she added, “Shh, trust us, ‘kay?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYBV25sp5q
”Okay..”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTkRu4swF5
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkWnccjx07
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRM6AAbxW8
Neoma walked out some time later and stared at the two. “…”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9LIKTowv5
Aella paused mid-poke. “Oh, you’re back!~”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRZ1Qmgy6K
“Yes….I’m back.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgmPqpFPkh
“Yay~”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMmVheYK9F
She pulled the basket of food closer to her. “Horses.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopLJZw5ppK
“Ohh, do I get to pick my own?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhGYvRv2ZC
Neoma paused, looking down at Luna. “We normally only need one. But sure.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvkMoHqaRV
“Awesome!~” She apparently missed the rest of Neoma’s statement, too caught up in the joy of picking her own horse.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy1HRtoKxO
Looking around to make sure no one was watching, Luna reverted back to her ocelot form, lightly glowing a soft black.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgZpjlDbzB
Aella froze for an instant. “She’s a cat?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD81x3EFWt
“Yes.” 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWKzgHO1Tn
“So CUTE!~” Aella practically squealed. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjX5Oneqh4
Luna trotted over and moved around her legs.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0rCQaRrTG
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.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrtMQPSUbj
Aella looked up. “Horses now?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgrGCDH6L1
”Horses now.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIs30LVf3b
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpQo2FqCun
“So is France a lot different than Spain?” She asked curiously.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV5p27MFem
Neoma shrugged. “Don’t know.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTrCjUTWDy
“Guess we’ll find out!~”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ptmGTwCFE
Neoma sighed as they stopped, glancing over at the horses. “Choose a smaller one.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptWrFXgxj7
”Okay!” Aella excitedly looked over the choices in horses. After awhile, she pointed out a black and beige one. “What about that horse?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJvZNgClV6
”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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyNBG4mq5p
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGoj69ieVJ
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv943XCnvYs
"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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA2WV21KbM
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzvXPHs8d5
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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.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SGPTCKPv0
Aella sat up, giving her a blank look. “Hm?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZ4GkymHzU
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?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWbKAhYXR7
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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FIMBiRzmG
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.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWoDkNqKd1
“How’d you do that?” Aella asked excitedly, clearly ignoring her statement. “That horse looks so cool!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXfUnS1VZx
She rolled her eye then let the horse start to walk. “S’ just a shadow power.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBJT2eDlxC
“Wow~”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4nBCwiRrj
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. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy90NYedKoE
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Luna looked up at the sky, switching to her human form. “Neoma, we should rest.” 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrkikFeuTz
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..?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQX7tguzdt
”Dont worry, I’m just moving you.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaE8PxRCcD
“Mm.” The blonde closed her eyes again.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQFkzdm08M
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?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ538i6us1gE
”Just on the side of the path. A little sleep under the stars.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfDEdZndZk
”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.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnK8QDjD5v
”I don’t know. And ‘cause Luna asked.” The familiar was curled up in cat form, obviously half asleep.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JvyWypDHa
”It’s really sweet of you.” Aella smiled softly.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4YoiirhmH
She gave her a dull look and shrugged. “I guess.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNdwUvlDpa
”Really, it’s nice that you’re willing to help a total stranger.~”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qqNmudk7W
“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.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrugkh4sQNn
”Of course not!” Aella nodded.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopMFX1Mae9
”Good night, Aella.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3egi1SNWvi
”Night Neoma, Luna.~”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOa3LG7tRwY
Luna was already asleep, and Aella was already heading there. Neoma was a bit away, trying to sleep herself.
