Spreading Our Wings
She giggled at her sisters response. She certainly missed Afrit's humor, that was for sure. While Okami was naturally shy, she didn't really feel that way around Afrit. She didn't know exactly why that was, but maybe it had something to do with how outgoing and adventurous she was. Afrit out of all of them, was definitely the most adventurous, and sometimes Okami envied her for that. She wished she was that outgoing, but she just couldn't bring herself out of her shell enough to do it. Then again, staying close to home all the time probably didn't help her in that aspect either. Her tail had set to wagging as Afrit's attention was drawn to her now instead of the prey, and despite Okami's question, her grin didn't seem to falter. Another thing she envied her sister for. She always seemed to be smiling...
How does she do it?
Afrit's response, however, caused Okami to sort of flinch, and her tail stopped wagging. She frowned a little as she looked at her paws, a guilty and sad look in her eyes as she tried to avoid eye contact for the moment. "I-I'm sorry, Afrit. I didn't mean to...y'know...be so distant...will you forgive me?" She would hate it if Afrit hated her for having been so distant. She didn't even realize it until now, and she realized too that she had driven an invisible wedge between her and her family, keeping them at a distance without meaning to. She snuck a glance at Afrit, and even though they hadn't spent a whole lot of time together, her sister was still smiling. I wish I could be more like her...
"How have you been?" Of course, she should have known that the question would be returned. And Okami wasn't entirely sure how to respond. She was a little sad still? Feeling guilty now that she realized she had been neglecting her family? Lonely? Unsure about what to do with herself or what she wanted to pursue? There were so many different answers she could give..."Oh, um...I'm doing okay. Honestly, I'm glad you came along, Afrit. I miss spending time with you outside of training. And...I'm sorry for being so distant, I guess I had been kinda dwelling on the fact that dad is gone, but I'm learning to accept it, y'know?" She wasn't sure what her sisters thoughts were about their father passing away. She knew Charm wasn't coping well with it, and Arke kept himself busy so he wouldn't think about it. But her? She managed to distract herself enough, but sometimes something would remind her of him, and she'd get sad all over again. |
