"I must not be good at communicating, you always seem to misunderstand me."
She sighed softly, closing her eyes and taking in Sora's scent. He always seemed to know exactly what to say. Her arms snaked around him, hugging him gently. "It wasn't you that I was reffering to, Sora." She said softly.
Nicole was slightly stunned at the sheer enormity of the house. No, house was not the right word. It was, in every sense of the word, a castle. It even had a moat, for goodness sake. None of that drew her attention, though, like the floating lights did. Thew were beautiful, and while she wasn't entirely sure what they were, it was quite obvious they were not a natural occurance.
She remained silent as Reiko introduced herself, and then thanked her afterwards. There was a sad smile on her face as she watched the woman. She remembered a time long ago when her own mother had been like that, before her father had been around much. She could already tell that she liked this woman, very much. She did not, however, miss the subtle change in her facial features.
While she was curious, she had little chance to process the information, because all of a sudden, she was nudged sharply from behind. A look of surprise crossed her face as she turned, coming face to face with what appeared to be a female lioness, though still quite young, it appeared. Nicole stared at the creature in comeplete surprise, blinking slowly, before she cried out softly once, throwing her arms around the big cat's neck. "Kira! Oh my, where have you [i]been[i]?"
The cat lept up, knocking the both of them to the floor, nuzzling Nicole while she purred loudly, Nicole laughing. She finally managed to shove the lion off of her, grinning up at Sora from where she sat on the floor. She began to pet Kira softly, looking happier than she had since her sister's death. "This is my familiar, Kira. She's prone to wandering every so often, it's been a while since I've seen her."