52 The Music Box (1/2)

Thankfully, it didn't take long for the little kitten to calm down the girl who calls herself Andria. Sniffling her runny nose and last tears away, Andria picked up the little kitten and snuggled her into her bosom. A smile returned to her lips as she spent a few silent seconds stroking the kitten's soft fur.

”Wah, Andria loves Little Fang so much!” Andria hummed.

'A little soon to be declaring your love! And so young too! Though I seem to have that effect on most people.' The kitten shamelessly boasted. 'And this brat is really persistent on calling me Little Fang. It sounds so childish!'

”Oh, oh, Little Fang, look at what my daddy bought me!” Andria giggled as she rummaged a lone pocket on her frilly pink dress.

To the kitten's amazement, a palm size wooden box was out that small pocket, one that was plainly too big to have filled in her pocket without bulging out in an unseemly fashion.

'A magic pocket?' The side of the little kitten's mouth twitched in vexation as she looked on amazed. 'This girl must truly be filthy rich!'

”Looky, looky!” Andria's chimed in her delicate voice as she fiddled with the box in front of her. The little kitten saw the box glow in a dim azure glow for the briefest of seconds before the top half of the box seemed to separate cleanly. Andria pulled that separated part backwards to reveal a small contraption inside. It was some sort of black disc with several ridges and a few metallic devices surrounding it, with one hanging over the disc, a thing much like a needle resting atop he disc.

'What is this thing?' The little kitten had never seen anything like it before and peaked at it curiously, finding herself caught in Andria's rhythm despite herself.

”Hehehe, Little Fang make such funny faces.” Andria giggled and gently squeezed the kitten's fluffy cheeks. ”Its amazing, huh? Daddy and Mummy buy Andria these all the time, they called Music Boxes!”

'Oh, music box, huh? I've never took the time to listen to music before... Being a dumb normal cat before.' The little kitten's head tilted upwards in thought as she reminisced on her time in her old world. She could remember that their was a lot of music there, but she had heard little of it in this world so far. 'Must be not as common among the normal folk.'

”Play!” Andira infused more azure into the music box and soon after, the disc atop it begun to spin as a pleasant melody played. It was a delicate soft sounding song that seemed catchy enough to hold a child's attention, though also complicated and adventurous enough to please the ears of someone older as well.

'Its rather good.' The little kitten couldn't help but nod, her eyes closed as she enjoyed the melody tickling her feline ears.

It was then that the little kitten suddenly heard an angelic voice sing along to the melody, which sounded both youthful and powerful, reaching high notes effortlessly as she sung.

”I am Shining in the Grace of the Seven~

Walking a Path of the Driven~

The Long Winding Road Covered in Vines~

All to Reach the Realm of the Divine~”