Snippet #1347051

Shiki belched once he was in the confines of his own room. Damn, dinner had been good. Despite the disagreements he might have with his father, there was healthy respect between the two males.

Shiki's father knew of the boy's talents as an assassin and Shiki knew of his father's connections.

Sometimes, both those things could be either good or bad.

Shiki flipped on the light to his room, noticing an envelope on his bed.

Had Aura left him something?

But he still had homework to do...

He crossed over, tearing off the cover and started reading the letter. "Namimori Shrine?" he murmured. "Why?"

--x--

Aura was searching for Devon's location. "This shouldn't be that hard," she decided, hopping from rooftop to rooftop. She was waiting for her pacifier to start glowing - and she had some sort of idea where the Sky Arcobaleno would be.

Finally, she found the house. Well, it hadn't been that hard. The stranger - Laney - was standing in front of the door. She had just entered the house. Aura slipped down to the window, ready to do some investigating.