8 Anger (1/2)

Opening his eyes, what greeted Magna were a pair of sapphire eyes and a golden tail. Smiling, Magna muttered, ”How long?”

Before Luna could speak, Argo's voice silently said, ”20 minutes. You alright to move?”

Ignoring the pouting child infront of him, Magna looked towards Argo, who had turned back to him now that she knew he was awake, and gave her a nod as he said, ”Fully rested and ready to move.”

Receiving a nod back, Argo made some room on the branch as everyone had piled up near the trunk. The trio quickly jumped down and cautiously started traveling back to the ruins.

On the way back, the sisters would occasionally stop as they would hear different sounds coming from the path ahead. While it wasn't as bad as before, the girls would tremble slightly before deciding on taking another path.

Thanks to the detours, it took them almost 40 minutes to get back. Immediately, Argo took the sack that was filled with their game and said, ”I'll move away from the ruins and prepare the meat. Luna, I need you and Magna to gather stones and wood for a fire.”

Giving her a nod, Magna watched her back slowly disappear into the forest. As worried as he was, he merely sighed before following Luna to gather stones and wood for a fire.

Luckily, Luna was pretty familiar with the process as she speedily ran around the forest floor gathering wood. Taking it upon himself to gather stones, Magna quickly formed a large pile.

After a couple minutes, Luna came back with a large bundle of sticks in her arms. She smiled happily as she said, ”Come on Magna! Grab as many as you can and follow me!”

With a wry smile, Magna loaded his pockets with a couple rocks before using his s.h.i.+rt as a basket, carrying the rest of them.

As the pair slowly walked back, Luna suddenly asked, ”Magna, do you think I'm holding my sister back?”

Taken back, Magna abruptly stopped as he replied, ”I don't think so. Then again, I've only known you guys for a couple hours sooooo...”

Luna's tail slowly dropped down to the ground as she said in a low tone, ”Ever since we escaped, I've only been dragging her down. Not only has she been gathering food for the both of us but she usually goes days without sleep, just to make sure that we're safe.”

Stunned, Magna could only stand in silence. He never could have guessed that the little ball of suns.h.i.+ne and happiness that was Luna could be hiding this much pain. From the way her voice p.r.o.nounced every word to the way her body moved, he could tell that this was eating at her.

Without any other option, Magna freed one of his hands from holding the rocks and started patting her head. Luna seemed embarra.s.sed as she blushed while withering around under his palm. Slapping his hand away, Luna pouted as she said, ”I'm being serious! I'm sure I'm nothing more than a burden to h-”

Before she could finish, Magna kissed her forehead. Her entire face turned red as steam seemed to formed around her ears. Releasing a chuckle, Magna gently ruffled her hair and said with a smile, ”That's impossible. I can tell that your sister loves and cares for you very much. That's why, don't ever call yourself a burden.”

Looking at his gentle smile and feeling the warmth from his hands, Luna trembled as tears gathered in her eyes. Giving her best smile, Luna heavily rubbed against his hand as a quiet, ”Wurr~” escaped her lips.

Magna internally screamed about the ball of cuteness in his hands but didn't forget where he was or why he was out here. After half a minute, Magna stopped patting her, much to her dissatisfaction, and continued carrying the stones to the ruins.