Vol. 2 - Chapter 58

Kaori

The next morning, Kaori stirred in bed as a hand poked her right shoulder. 

"Nom yem..." She mumbled as the hand poked her again. Opening her eyes slightly, she saw a woman with white hair and a couple of horns looking back at her. Blinking a few times, the blurry vision came into focus. 

"Ash?" Kaori asked with a slightly raspy voice.

The half-demon's face was close, her eyes seemed so big at this short distance. Her chest rose and fall with a couple of breaths. Then, Ash shook her head and cleared her throat. 

"Come on," Ash said. "We've got to get to work." 

"Oh?" Kaori sat up and stretched. "What are we doing?" 

"Ren's here," Ash told her, "he wants to help train you or something." 

"Already?" Indeed, that had been what the two of them had agreed on, but she assumed it wouldn't be this early in the morning.