Kenta nodded again. "Alright. How do we begin?" He was ready to do this without question. Anything to move forward with his problem.
He seemed to be ready to try it right away, but she wasn't sure about it.
"Well, I think we can't do it now. We need to pick a right place and time for that, to make sure we'll disturb no one and that no one will disturb us."
She remembered what Ellyn told her about using magic at school campus. "Also, I don't know if I'll be able to do it here. I've heard that we can't use our powers unless we are outside of the school campus. I guess I was able to use shiro because it's absolutely harmless, but kuro is different. Sure it doesn't make any physical damage but I can't say that it's completely harmless while active."
"Well, I think we can't do it now. We need to pick a right place and time for that, to make sure we'll disturb no one and that no one will disturb us."
She remembered what Ellyn told her about using magic at school campus. "Also, I don't know if I'll be able to do it here. I've heard that we can't use our powers unless we are outside of the school campus. I guess I was able to use shiro because it's absolutely harmless, but kuro is different. Sure it doesn't make any physical damage but I can't say that it's completely harmless while active."
Kenta nodded. "If thats the case... I know a great place. A clear area at the edge of the woods. Would that work?"
"Yes, I believe it would." Akane nodded and smiled.
He looked like he felt somewhat better than before, but she knew he was still tensed up, so she tried to think of a way to make a cozy atmosphere and bring smile back to his face.
'Cookies!' She remembered suddenly that she's still had them, so she quickly stood up and went to the cabinet storage on the other side of the room. When she came back to Kenta, she was holding a colorful cookie box in her hands.
"Well, now that we have everything planned out, I think we should relax a bit. I've brought these cookies from Japan and I haven't opened them yet. I guess now is the perfect time to do that!" She opened the box and put it on the coffee table standing beside the bed. "Please, help yourself!... Oh! If you'd like to I could also prepare some tea, hmm?"
He looked like he felt somewhat better than before, but she knew he was still tensed up, so she tried to think of a way to make a cozy atmosphere and bring smile back to his face.
'Cookies!' She remembered suddenly that she's still had them, so she quickly stood up and went to the cabinet storage on the other side of the room. When she came back to Kenta, she was holding a colorful cookie box in her hands.
"Well, now that we have everything planned out, I think we should relax a bit. I've brought these cookies from Japan and I haven't opened them yet. I guess now is the perfect time to do that!" She opened the box and put it on the coffee table standing beside the bed. "Please, help yourself!... Oh! If you'd like to I could also prepare some tea, hmm?"
Kenta looked at her, at first in disbelief. Soon, he let out a brief laugh and finally had a real, soft smile on his face. "You... Cookies solve everything, don't they?" He asked teasingly. "I would love some tea, thank you Nee-chan."
"Wh.. why are you laughing like that?" She murmured quietly looking at him. "Well of course, cookies are good, cookies make people happy, right?" She pouted replying to his teasing and then she burst to laugh. "Well I'm glad to see you're feeling better! The tea will be ready in no time." She added while readying electric water kettle and tea set.
She started singing Akino Arai's Voices as she filled the kettle with water. Preparing tea was something she enjoyed very much. She couldn't carry out a real tea ceremony there but she was still preparing tea with care and joy. When it was ready she stopped singing, returned and sat back next to Kenta offering him one of the cups she held.
"Here you go! I hope you'll like it." She smiled warmly.
She started singing Akino Arai's Voices as she filled the kettle with water. Preparing tea was something she enjoyed very much. She couldn't carry out a real tea ceremony there but she was still preparing tea with care and joy. When it was ready she stopped singing, returned and sat back next to Kenta offering him one of the cups she held.
"Here you go! I hope you'll like it." She smiled warmly.
Kenta sat quietly as she sang, eyes closed and a serene smile on his face. It would take him a moment after she stopped to snap out of it. When he did, he took the cup with a smile. "That song was beautiful, Nee-chan." He told her before taking a sip of the tea.
Kentas smile faltered. "O-oh... " He took another awkward sip, unsure what he should say here. Maybe nothing? Was nothing right? Or... "This tea is really good." He told her, an awkward attempt at a subject change. "Did you bring it from back home too?"
She noticed she made him feel uncomfortable so she cheered up again. "Yes! That's the one we use for tea ceremonies. We have a tea house at Mount Inari too, it's some 20 minute's walk from the main shrine. I was taught to perform tea ceremony and I really enjoy it, I'd love to perform it for you someday... Maybe if I bring you to my shrine or maybe even here if I find the right place to do that."
She turned the cup slightly in manner they do it during a regular ceremony and took a sip.
"And don't worry about what I said earlier... I miss her, but there is nothing to do about it, it's my destiny to be separated from her and I accepted it long time ago. I'm fine because I have a huge family of kitsune by my side." She smiled sincerely.
She turned the cup slightly in manner they do it during a regular ceremony and took a sip.
"And don't worry about what I said earlier... I miss her, but there is nothing to do about it, it's my destiny to be separated from her and I accepted it long time ago. I'm fine because I have a huge family of kitsune by my side." She smiled sincerely.