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 Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:40 pm
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"You're leaving, aren't you?"
Akihito had spent the entire trip fretting over what his family might say to the news he had prepared for them, but nothing had prepared for him for how sharply his cousin spoke to him. It shouldn't have surprised him, honestly-- he had been absent on and off for months, it made sense someone noticed. He just hadn't expected it to be Flurry; someone he hardly had exchanged a word with past their kithood and had continuously failed to check in on. It made him feel worse, even; she had noticed him and his habits while he had been off wandering the lands outside Lunarie without a thought towards her or the rest of the family.
Man, this was going to suck.
"I met someone-" he began, cutting off almost immediately. No, he had wanted to tell everyone at the same time! He shook his head and swallowed the lump in his throat as his cousin snapped her head to the side, curiously (and perhaps furiously, she was hard to read) regarding him. Flurry huffed, rolling her tail along with her eyes. Yup, she was pissed. He knew it.
This wasn't going to be easier with everyone else, was it?
Akihito had asked his father, grandmother, and uncles to meet him at the edge of Lunarie when they were free, although he could imagine news got out to several of the other family members, evident by the slowly gathering familiar faces. Flurry had arrived first with a scowl tight on her muzzle, followed by Akiiki, who bounced at the heels of her sister with a chipper smile. Akiiki had wandered off shortly after, promising to round up those who were supposed to be there, leaving him with an annoyed cousin who clearly had thoughts about the meeting entirely.
"It's going to suck." Flurry nodded towards the tribe lands, huffing faintly. "The last time one of us left was Grandma's brother, you know. I don't think she'll take it well."
Yeah, he knew that. Everyone knew that story, and how her mate had vanished with half their litter right before. It was a story that would forever impact the immediate lineage and continue to seep through the generations. Trauma was genetic, he had heard once, and he had heard how his grandmother had struggled to raise the remaining children. How hard it had been on the family, resulting in them clinging to one another tightly. It wasn't for him, though; he had always dreamed of seeing past the Lunarie lands. It wasn't his fault he had found his star outside of it, nor did he want to ever be away from her again.
His family would just have to understand.
"Please don't say anything to them. I want to be the one who says it," he pleaded. Flurry sighed and nodded reluctantly, settling onto her stomach neatly.
"Be my guest."
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