"Iza~~~!!"
"Iza...?"
"Izayuki."
"..."
"Sheesh, how hard can it be to wake someone up in their SLEEP? In their own dreams....?"
Another pause, and the figure placed her hands on her hips and breathed out a long sigh as she gazed down at the small, silver raccoon dog, sleeping peacefully atop a small boulder in a meadow. Flicking her head once to the site to move the brown locks of curly hair from her face, the woman continued to stare down at the tanuki, first with an innocent look of confusion on her face, until her lips widened to reveal a toothy grin. She moved closer in a gentle manner, lowered herself to the canine's level on the rock, and prodded her gingerly with soft, delicate hands. "I never thought anyone could sleep as hard as you do- especially in their sleep itself~" she commented as the tanuki opened her pink eyes groggily, glancing around in confusion. "... wha..?"
"Ahhh, yay~! So you're up! Well, kinda... you're dreaming, Izayuki! And, well, uh... I'm here in your dreams~" the woman explained, standing up fully to reveal she was wearing a light olive green shirt with lace sleeves and edges, atop an orange skirt with lighter swirled patterns. On her feet were Japanese wooden clogs, and on her face were round, clear glasses hanging on the bridge of her nose, slightly below her amber-brown eyes. What was most characteristic about this woman, however, were the two, brown-furred, canine ears poking up from the top of her head, and the giant, fluffy, brown, rounded tail poking from behind her. There was no doubt about it- she was a tanuki!
"Aa-huh? What? Wait! Who the heck are you?!" Izayuki replied, instantly jumping to her silver paws and staring up at the anthro-formed tanuki, slightly gawking.
"Aww, I can't tell ya now! That'd ruin the surprise, my dear~!" the tanuki responded with a wink and shake of her finger before continuing. "Say, why don't ya move to your other form? Y'know what I mean- ears, tail, yet not with fur... everywhere."
She still was baffled and stupefied, but she completely understood what the other tanuki meant. Taking a quick breath, Izayuki shapeshifted into her human form- only, she too had raccoon dog ears and a tail. The most characteristic thing about her 'in-between' form, however, or her true form at all, was that she had silver fur instead of brown or gray, like most of her species. That was a topic for a different time, however. The woman smiled as Izayuki shifted, and continued on after that.
"So, what I'm here to tell you is that there is a unique opportunity in the world of Kyoka for, well... you'll just have to wait and see! It'll be dangerous, but you don't need to worry. I will always be with you to protect you, and with your power, you'll do fine... you've grown so much..."
And in order to be anticlimactic, the scene ended there. Blinking pink eyes open for real, Izayuki sat up in her bed as if something had startled her. For once, it was not a nightmare or shadow that had come to haunt her from her past... but just who was that woman? That tanuki? That yokai...?
"Oi, Iza!"
The voice of Seika, the tiny yokai who she had taken in as her companion. "I had a weird dream... but it seemed so real. Some ball of light told me we had to go to the Wakusei Portals and then to Kyoka... stupid, right?"
"Actually...."
~~~
And soon they were off. Both in avian form to fly to the portals, and guided only by a mystery and cryptic lead. Just what was this? What were they to find? Who were those they had met in their sleeping hours? Maybe... hopefully... they would find out. Or was this all for naught? Unfortunately, only time would tell. Well, it could not be too bad. At the very least, the spirit had appealed to Izayuki's dear love for adventure and fun, and this was shaping up to be quite the experience!
Location;; Heading to the Wakusei Portals
Muse;; 8/10
Word Count;; 687
OOC;;
Want to do the wordcount method, ya'll?
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