A CROWN WITH GEMS AND GOLD ♦ private

Izuna

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The young high school student found the atmosphere of the courtyards rather peaceful. The academy had plenty of outdoor places, separating regions of the college atmosphere. The high school was merely one building out of many. It would not be too long before she graduated it, however. Tenth grade was coming to an end, and she would be a full fledged Junior in high school before she knew it. After that would come senior year and graduation, but really, she had no reason to worry about college ahead. Was it not a given that she would attend college here? She was already surrounded by college students every day, so how much would be different? Other than exploring new buildings, nothing.

The alabaster and golden haired teen sad on a bench in one of the many outer areas, in between the athletics and power refinement buildings. In her hand was a paper cup of hot, sweet tea that she had purchased from the cafe, sitting next to the power refinement building. Having nothing else to do other than pleasure reading the geography book on her lap, Izuna sat quietly and peacefully. Her stream of reading broke as she would lift her head to think about what she had just read, or to take a sip of the warm tea.

Despite the fun she found with the brightly colored maps in the book, she was aware that there was possibly something far better for her to research. Yellow eyes gazed down at the golden bands hovering silently above her wrists. They were impossible for her to remove, and oftentimes unseen to the average human beyond the Veil; not quite invisible, but easily ignored. Was that an aspect of the magic they held? Rika had told her that the bands were seals, meant to protect her, and would help her refine her purification magic. However, they were starting to become a burden the more she thought about them. They rarely snagged on anything inanimate objects, though living beings were able to touch them.

Izuna felt that the Bakedanuki who acted as her caretaker was not being completely honest. She had seen no difference in her purification with the wristbands, and honestly felt she had regressed a little. And what did she need protection from? The island always seemed safe to her. Sighing, the young girl closed the geography book and proceeded to finish her tea, lost in thoughts.
 

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Izuna would likely feel Milks approach before she saw the tanned woman. Milk was riding atop Bears back as they walked through the campus proper, most people giving the woman and the dire bear she was riding a wide berth. Even though the school was frequented by a bevy of monsters and creatures, a great deal of the population were still hesitant about seeing one of the forbidden forests dire bears walking on campus.

The large brown beast stopped a few yards away from Izuna, and Milk jumped off his back. The impact her taped feet made on the ground was loud, the sidewalk cracking slightly as she walked around to stand in front of Bear, the large animal sitting on his haunches to listen to Milk.

"You did good today. You are getting faster." She spoke to the bear in her normal monotone, her arms crossed over her chest. "You need to improve on your footwork though."

Was...was she...was this woman chastising this Dire Bear?

"You have four paws,-" She continued, never breaking her monotone. "Use them."

She was! This strange woman was seriously telling a Dire Bear to improve on...Footwork? Odd. This beast was easily big enough to bite her in half, and she was telling it to improve.

The bear made some growling sounds and started to sniff the air, before looking at Izuna and sniffing again. The beast turned back to the strange woman, growling and raising a paw. Milk swiveled her head to look at Izuna, her emotionless chocolate orbs looking directly at the small girl.

"Excuse me. Please come here for a second." She asked, her voice keeping its dull monotone.

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Izuna

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Upon looking back up from sipping her warm tea, yellow eyes widened in surprise as the strangest thing lumbered up, with a woman hopping off of its back. A dire bear? Were those not the beasts that dwelled in the forests of the island, usually? She never once thought that they could be tamed so easily.

Curious ears listened in as the woman began to lecture the bear. Had she been teaching the bear to fight, and could it really understand her or learn from a human? The young girl watched, mesmerized, though her staring was short-lived, as the bear suddenly began sniffing in her direction. Had it noticed her eavesdropping?

Izuna blinked as it growled and raised its paw, with the woman suddenly turned her head to place her in her chocolate gaze. Hesitantly, the white-haired girl put her tea down on the bench and stood up, knowing that there was nobody else around for the older woman to be referring to.

“Y-yes?” she asked, her hands folded behind her back as she warily stepped forward. Surely she was not about to become a snack for the bear; the academy certainly would not allow that. However, as she recalled the talk of ‘footwork’, she truly hoped that she was not about to be a sparring partner, or rather, punching bag for the bear to practice with.


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Milk kept her arms crossed over her chest as Izuna approached. Her Gaze was like iron, the tanned woman showing no emotion on her face as the young student approached. Milk raised an eyebrow as Bear made a sound akin to 'Grawr'.

She gestured to the bear, as if it was a child rather than a twelve-foot tall furry engine of destruction, and began to speak, her monotone voice hanging in the air as she addressed Izuna.

"Bear would like to know what that is."

She pointed at the bench, specifically the paper cup sitting unattended on the seat. She recrossed her arms and waited, having finished all she felt she needed to say. She was an odd duck, this strange tan woman. Bear continued to sit and wait, staring at Izuna along with Milk.

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Izuna awaited a not so pleasing request of the woman. Naturally, around a monstrous killing machine, it was easy to assume the worst. Gritting her teeth, the snowy-haired girl waited in anticipation until….

By instinct, the young girl traced the tan woman’s pointed finger back to the paper cup with her bright golden eyes. The question was enough to shock the timid girl. Why a massive bear would wish to know what a cup was, and how it had communicated that question to the woman, was beyond her comprehension.

“It’s hot tea sweetened with sugar…” Izuna explained, having not been in the mood for any fancier beverages, such as specific tea flavors, unique coffees, and the like. The girl took a step back, having answered the question with hopefully what was deemed as a good response. In the presence of such tough-looking company, she did not want to slip up and say the wrong thing.


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"It's hot tea sweetened with sugar..."

Ah. That would make sense. The tanned woman nodded to Izuna, turning to Bear and patting him on the side.

"It is sugar you smell. Sugar and herbs."

The Bear growled, making a snorting noise and sitting on his haunches.

"No. You do not like sugar. You tried it two months ago."

"Grawar."

"I said no."

"Warg."

"Well now you are just being childish."

The bear snorted again, and the tanned woman sighed, rolling her chocolate eyes. She focused her attention back onto Izuna, crossing her arms again.

"Will you tell us where you got the beverage? Bear would like to try it."

What a strange, strange woman. A dire bear, a gigantic furry killing machine, wanted to try sugary tea. Was this a dream?

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