Prompt 49: Transform
Title: Decision
Author: britedark
Universe: canon
POV: Kohaku
Genre: adventure/friendship
Word Count: 298
Summary: WIth Kirara recovered, Kohaku must decide what to do next. (Next chapter for Destiny.)
Decision
Kohaku watched with anticipation as fire enveloped the tiny cat. It grew and grew, then faded and vanished, leaving behind the tall, knife-toothed firecat in her true form.
“I love watching you transform,” he whispered.
She gave him a glance and a low rumble, then started stretching. Forelegs first, chest almost to the ground, then hind legs. She shook herself, hard, sending her ruff flying.
Finishing, she ambled over to Kohaku, butted him gently in the chest, before ducking her head and hooking around him in a clear invitation to mount.
He danced away, laughing. “I know, I know! I want to go, to, but I need to finish cleaning up the camp. And we have to decide where we want to go.”
Kirara gave a rumble that was half sigh, half querulent query. “I’ve been thinking about it, while you were getting better,” he said, squatting near the fire pit to make sure the coals were cold. “I wasn’t really thinking about where I would go, when we left--I just wanted to get out of the village.”
“I want to become a good taijiya,” he continued after a while, walking around to check the site. “But, how? The warriors at the village practiced constantly. I can practice what I know, but how do I learn more? There’s so much I don’t know!”
She came over and butted his chest again. This time, he threw his arms around her. “And, I’ve been thinking ... those wolf youkai have fought other youkai, right? They seemed friendly; they helped you ... I was wondering if we could try to find them. I didn’t get a chance to thank them, and maybe, they’d be willing to ... let me learn from them.”
Kirara slid from his arms, and offered her side again.
Author: britedark
Universe: canon
POV: Kohaku
Genre: adventure/friendship
Word Count: 298
Summary: WIth Kirara recovered, Kohaku must decide what to do next. (Next chapter for Destiny.)
Decision
Kohaku watched with anticipation as fire enveloped the tiny cat. It grew and grew, then faded and vanished, leaving behind the tall, knife-toothed firecat in her true form.
“I love watching you transform,” he whispered.
She gave him a glance and a low rumble, then started stretching. Forelegs first, chest almost to the ground, then hind legs. She shook herself, hard, sending her ruff flying.
Finishing, she ambled over to Kohaku, butted him gently in the chest, before ducking her head and hooking around him in a clear invitation to mount.
He danced away, laughing. “I know, I know! I want to go, to, but I need to finish cleaning up the camp. And we have to decide where we want to go.”
Kirara gave a rumble that was half sigh, half querulent query. “I’ve been thinking about it, while you were getting better,” he said, squatting near the fire pit to make sure the coals were cold. “I wasn’t really thinking about where I would go, when we left--I just wanted to get out of the village.”
“I want to become a good taijiya,” he continued after a while, walking around to check the site. “But, how? The warriors at the village practiced constantly. I can practice what I know, but how do I learn more? There’s so much I don’t know!”
She came over and butted his chest again. This time, he threw his arms around her. “And, I’ve been thinking ... those wolf youkai have fought other youkai, right? They seemed friendly; they helped you ... I was wondering if we could try to find them. I didn’t get a chance to thank them, and maybe, they’d be willing to ... let me learn from them.”
Kirara slid from his arms, and offered her side again.