Chapter Ninety-Six

Or should I say… that I 'try' to call upon my fire army.

But he acts first.

Not with a physical attack like one would expect, but with a smooth casual mannerism that I, with my eyes closed and still confused mind, am unaware that his attention was on me nor do I notice when he walks up closer until it was too late.

And that's when, at the same time that I decided to call upon my army, that he takes off the cloth over my head, revealing my ears and hair and exposing my crystal, who was directly stared at by him.

"'Lower your hands'"

The effect was immediate as my hands drop from my eyes and I'm unable to move, to react, to gaze away from his pure blue-sky eyes.

He smiles then, crooking his head to the side in a cute way, bringing forth his plump lips even more.