Never not beautiful
Novel
He could smell her. He knew she was there. She knew he wouldn't miss her scent. Much less with the strong smell of fresh herbs. As he called her name she wanted nothing more than to run into his arms and have him hold her as if she were a pup again. But...she didn't run to him. She was so afraid that he would see her and see nothing but disappointment at how she looked. Mind, Novel was never a vain creature before, but now she felt incredibly self conscious about her injury. She was a blemish on the world, and felt it was her karma that had finally caught up. A broken leg hadn't been enough, no. The world wanted to take more from her after what she'd done, and although she hadn't paid with her life, she certainly still paid a heavy price.
He coaxed her to come out, and no matter how much she wanted not to, she wanted her dad. Wanted to feel his touch. Wanted his comfort. She felt her body begin to shake as she fought with herself, but in the end...she slowly crawled out from under the bush, gaze averted from him and ears flattened tightly to her head. She kept the injured side turned away so that he would only see the side with the gold strip beneath her eye. The side that was still beautiful, unburned, normal. She swallowed past the lump forming in her throat, the girl unsure what to say. She felt like a pup in trouble...only...she wasn't really in trouble this time. "H-Hello father..." It was all she could manage in a quiet voice, an almost whisper. She didn't want him to see her like this...
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