>Well, let's head to the bus stop and check the schedule anyway.
>Rin stands after you, and the two of you make for the exit, pausing once to let an older lady walk past you on her way into the flame chamber. The kasha yawns once as you pass through the empty antechamber of the temple, eliciting one from you seconds later. If you're honest, you don't relish the idea of having to be awake in six or seven hours for school, but you will be. Being a hero doesn't mean the rest of life stops, after all.
>The faint scent of cooking meat wafts through the antechamber as you and Rin pass through, doubtless the result of Kohaku's efforts in the kitchen. A pair of fairies in matching bright green and red dresses flutter across the room, traveling in the general direction Kohaku went earlier, and your own stomach rumbles its protests at leaving a potential meal behind. A light snack may be in order once you return home.
>The wind outside has picked up in the time you've been inside, but the cloud cover has thinned, at least marginally. You can see traces of the stars though thin gaps in the scuddy sky overhead. The only person in sight is a small dark-haired fairy in a gaudy yellow and green ensemble sitting in one of the trees, trying to play a tin whistle. Without an enormous amount of success, you have to admit. Rin winces at the sound, and once more you find yourself empathizing with those that have sensitive hearing. Fortunately for her, the uniquely attired fairy seems to bore of her entertainment as you close with her, and flutters off back towards the shrine.
>Glancing back out of idle curiosity, watching the little fairy fly as your mind starts to wander a little, your eyes fall upon a somewhat curious sight. The shrine maiden who gave you the jade earlier on tonight is standing on the roof of the shrine, leaning one hand against the massive oak growing through the building, looking out across the city.
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Think she's lookin' for us again? Rin's voice whispers in your mind.
