beachside beauties

He could imagine the beaches during the spring and summer, clear blue skies and vibrant new growth green. Now you could scarcely tell they were very nearly a tropical paradise. He could thank the spirits for the warmth of the breeze, but even still he felt a chill go through him there on the sand. He was going to have to go live in the hot springs or start carrying around a warm fur wherever he went.

Kaiyo’s attention was swiftly drawn at the sound of approaching feet. He was going to slowly introduce himself to the wolves of the pack, but so far he’d only managed to make himself comfortable first. Stormy eyes lifted to see an unexpectedly familiar form. She was just as friendly and high spirited as Mortis, maybe that was why she’d found her way here. Hikaru had enjoyed hanging out with her when she’d visited the Iga. Not that she had stayed long enough, nor did she remember his name.

The cold drained him of any high strung energy, not that he hadn’t had that kind of thing long trained out of him. ”Oh it’s Hikaru.” He corrected her with a grin. ”Its good to see you again, Hanako. You look lovely today.” She had looked lovely the day he’d met her too, and if he was honest with himself he’d had quite the puppy crush on her. Not that her was sure he could say the same in this moment, he’d obviously not had the same effect on her, but then again he had been so young.