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❝No one is too old for fairy tales.❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#EE6363 ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #FFC1C1】
|| Jealous|| Labrinth ||
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#EE6363 ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #FFC1C1】
|| Jealous|| Labrinth ||
The morning was cold, Sen didn't want to get out of bed. She pried her eyes open, the sun still hanging low in the sky. Now would be her only chance to bathe in the river if she wanted to wash her hair. So Sen rose, huddling in a thick woolen robe and gathering her bath tools. Her red mane was braided and she toted the basket on her hip with a fresh pair of clothing tucked inside. "Kou? I thought you'd be at work by now?" Sen questioned, blinking when she saw him sitting at the table. She blushed, realizing that she was in her dressing robe and quickly turned around. "I-I'm going to bathe! So don't go out the back door!" Before he could respond, Sen rushed through the back door and went to the river to bathe herself. She didn't know that there was someone watching, even as Sen undressed and washed herself clean. She rinsed out her hair, feeling as though there were a pair of eyes on her but when Sen turned, they were gone.
The water was frigid, the fish in the pond minding their own business. Sen finished quickly, gathering her belongings and returning to her cabin. "It's so cold out! If you want to bathe, you should go now before the other villagers start fishing." Sen suggested gently and retreated to her room. When she returned she was dressed for the day, wearing her blonde wig. "Kotaru, are you alright? You look a bit shaken," Sen took out two eggs and a pan, preparing breakfast for the two of them. They had to go to work of course, Sen had plenty of dresses that she needed to work on and after tonight's performance she had an interview with that reporter from the Citrine Times and Yasu. "Here, maybe some breakfast will help?" She placed a plate in front of him, hoping that the eggs and toast would wake him up.
"I picked up a ton of bread! A bakery was just gonna throw it out at the end of the day, so I snatched it all." Sen grinned, was it bad that she was proud of her resourcefulness? "They said that if they have any leftover cookies from the festival, they'd be happy to give it to me!" Sen sat down across from Kotaru and began to eat. This was probably one of the better breakfasts that they had, had considering it didn't just consist of fruit from the garden. "I think it's gonna be a brisk fall day, so Yasu, make sure to drink plenty of water and don't forget to pack an extra pair of clothes for after our performance tonight." Sen wiped her mouth on her napkin. "It already feels like we've lived here forever," in truth they had been in Citrine for perhaps two weeks. Sen believed that they were doing well off considering they had already paid the next two rent payments on their home and had bought more seeds for their garden.
All of this in a manner of days, their festival performance was going to continue to change their lives in a way the girls had never considered or thought possible. "Well, I'm off to work, don't be late!" Sen hesitated, then gave Kotaru a quick hug. "Good luck today!" She called, running out the door and down the trail that would lead her to the village square and the beautiful dress maker's shop. Madame Pomfrey was already inside, ushering a guest into one of the stalls. "Yuki! Grab my measuring tools!" She called and Sen nodded, pulling on her apron and removing her shoes, changing them into the slippers the Madame preferred on the carpet. "Here you go Ma-" Sen stopped short, seeing who their honored guests were.
The Princesses of Quartz stood there in full dress, smiling regally, but not unpleasantly.