Unexpected encounter

It had been a while since Yuiisai had ventured away from both Sol and Aguya since the last time she had gotten into trouble, it got worse when they seen the bruise on her wrist. She had tried to hide how it had happened and whom had caused it, it wasn't exactly like she old put it down to falling or spraining given it was in the shape of a hand. She had been in her own world as she walked through the midi town of Shirotsume, it reminded her so much of where she had grew up and so put her at ease but something still plagued her mind and it showed in their facial expression. Stopping she let out a sigh looking at the bright blue sky almost as if she was looking to the heaven's for an answer but she knew those would never come to someone like her. "Why do I still pray to the gods?" she whispered to herself her hands clenching a little as she tried to control her frustration.

Once again she started moving through the busy streets once more her milky jade-blue eyes looking at people going around their daily tasks, unlike most places her bright baby pink and baby blue hanfu didn't make her stand out as others walked around in hanfu, kimono and hanbok. She did wonder why she had ventured to this place and alone at that given the trouble it would cause when she was found missing once more. "What am I thinking? I broke the rules again..." she sighed turning walking deeper into the town deciding since she was already here she may as well 'try' enjoy herself before her inevitable punishment at Sol's hands and lecture that would follow by him and Aguya at how foolish she had been, it wouldn't be to bad if she knew why they where being so stupidly protective of her but as always they had kept her in the dark about what was going on with their former guild. "It's getting on, perhaps I should get something to eat." she said thoughtfully as she seen the market stalls heading to one that served noodles and soups.

Yuiisai moved into the small noodle stand smiling she bowed a little to the man who was on the other side who returned it. The merchant seemed quite young with his long black hair tied back in a sky blue cord that matched his clothing, his hazel eyes looking upon Yuiisai and the one that had came shortly afterwards. The second girl made him feel at ill ease but he had no idea as to why but knew that he had to keep such things to himself. "Is there anything I can get for you ladies?" he enquired a charming smile on his face as he continued cooking noodles for another customer with quite a lot of finesse. Yuiisai sat down watching with fascination it was the first time she had ever seen this though she had been up in the culture "Amazing..." she said with a glee filled tone making the young man chuckle "My father taught me my lady." he said motioning to the elder man who smiled bowing as Yuiisai did.

Biting her lip she didn't know exactly what to ask for as her dietary needs had always been seen to by Aguya "Can I have some grilled fish, steamed vegetables, rice, a bowl of miso soup, a steamed vegetable bun and a cup of sencha please." she said with a pleasant smile and tone "Of course it will take a few minutes for me to start as there is a slight back log." he said continuing to cook "That's fine, please don't rush." she said calmly as the elder male made her tea for her, the younger male looking to Nyx "Have you decided or would you like a few more moments?" he asked calmly though he was still getting a strange vibe from her that made him want to ask her to leave but his father wouldn't be best pleased if he asked her to leave just because something felt off without proof.

Yuiisai blinked hearing the others words about some rules meaning to be broken and blink, she could see the girl for exactly what she was but didn't comment on it right at that second. "Not for me, I wasn't raised like that." she said with a sigh smiling at the elder man as she was given her cup. "Thank you." she said politely before turning her gaze back to the other "In this culture breaking rules can mean losing your head." she said holding her cup in her two hands "The one I serve is kind but I try not test his patience if I can help it, but he and my attendant are over baring at times so I need me time." she said quietly her eyes showed there was more to it but wouldn't speak of it. "You are a spirit if I am correct." she commented quietly as not to scare the owner and his son but that cat was out of the bag with what followed. "We are also superstitious." she added on with a sigh looking at the two men "A divine, please don't worry." she said bowing her words warm and sincere making the men still feel at ill ease but nod continuing.

Yuiisai listened carefully how the spiritual girl on how she broke her fathers rules in her dreams. There was a difference between dreams and reality, the breaking of rules in reality could have serious consequence even if the break wasn't intentional. Her milky jade-blue eyes looking at her hands as she flexed them, she knew first hand the harsh consequences rule breaking could have but she had been helped with the many handicaps she now faced with what had happened in the past and how she was in fact born. "Yes, humans are curious beings with a thirst for knowledge and eyes filled with innocent wonder. We try to understand but at the same time it is this curiosity that causes us so much trouble, as the more we understand the more destructive and deadly we become." she sighed looking to the warm liquid inside her cup "We yawn at creation yet we covet destruction." her voice was small as she spoke these words almost as if saddened or keeping a secret to herself.

Yuiisai shook her head a little clenching at the cup in her hand a little, she was lucky it was Sol whom owned her contract and that he understood with the little information he had been given about her. "I can be just as much of a terrible person even though I don't mean it." She hated herself for how she was and she hated the magic she was born with but there was nothing that could be done about it, although she had often asked her attendant to make something that would permanently bind her magic. Part of her knew of her she knew he would argue against it and would likely tell Sol who would be against it too, she sighed silently lost in her own thoughts of what to do. "Yes, it's a common theme I have found about people; some are so easy to anger." she said almost as if running on auto pilot as she was still in her own thoughts.

"I see you for what you are." she repeated now coming out of her own mind a smile present once more "One of the many curses I was born with, the ability to see and communicate with spirits. I learned quickly not to mention it to anyone." she said remembering the harsh punishments for not being what others deemed as 'normal'. "That's an admirable trait miss but then why did you follow me to this noodle bar or was it to meet with your companion?" she asked showing she had noticed that the other had followed. "I'm not lost just lonely I guess." she said sadly she loved Aguya and Sol but she was use to the other courtesan, attendants, servants and apprentices but since being taken from where she was raised she spent all her time alone or with these two people alone occasionally doing things with the madman known as Feitan.

"Not breathing has its own advantages" she chuckled a little before taking a sip of her green tea. The youth placed a steamed bun in front of Nyx and smiled nodding "Yes of course, and please enjoy this." he said bowing politely before heading back to cooking "An offering to the spirits, these people seem to be spiritual." she said with a quiet sigh enjoying the smell within the air.

Yuiisai listened to the others words carefully and found herself wondering how she would be able to add to the conversation, she had been told to be careful when giving information and to whom as those who gave them sanctuary had a side they wished no-one to know of. They had been warned that if they where the cause of information being leaked then their sanctuary being revoked would be the least of their worries, that was the last thing she wanted too be the cause of. "I dislike that part of the human race, I understand wanting knowledge but some things aren't meant to be understood by mortals." she said with a quiet tone as she didn't want to offend anyone especially in her own culture as it could mean losing her head, and for now she was happily attached to it. "Though they are also capable of compassion, mercy and creation... but much of the time this is to little to late for many of the race as they tend to act before asking questions." she said guessing that was why so many mishaps happened not only to the living but the dead as well.

Yuiisai looked into her cup of tea a small smile on her face as she listened to the others point of view, she could understand it and on some level agreed with it but she couldn't wholeheartedly as much as she wanted to. "This could be true to some but it doesn't hold true to the majority from what I have seen unfortunate as it is." she said her tone saddened her eyes closed, she hadn't even noticed that a few tears had strayed from her eyes rolling down her cheeks before they fell into the still warm tea. She had been harmed because she was different and feared because of it, she had no idea what happened to cause it or what had really happened she just knew that her own father and the survivors hated her so much that they hadn't treated her injuries, humiliating and even emotionally abusing her before selling her to where she was raised to be a consort. She knew she was lucky to have been accepted by such a high ranking house that had taken care of her, she knew what happened in lesser houses and it scared her to think she could have ended in one of them thanks to being born mute and broken to the point she couldn't dance or play music.

"Sometimes destruction happens in fear, that fear causes a chain reaction." she said eventually opening her eyes, her voice shaking a bit as she spoke she felt so very weak all of a sudden and just wanted to head back to the castle and pretend these things never crossed her mind again. She gave a weak smile, she was just tired of being everyone else's puppet; but knew that was just how her life worked and would remain no matter how she tried to fight against it. "Safety, nurture, love, security, choice... these are nothing more than fragile illusions that can be removed with a single wrong move on the edge of the sword you walk." she whispered more to herself than anyone else as she placed the jewel down for what she had ordered, she didn't feel like eating now which was quite sad given that she had been quite hungry before.

Her magic was nothing more than a hindrance that she hadn't ever been allowed to use, the times she had used it, it had either hurt someone or she had hurt herself so loathed her own existence believing it as cursed as the damned magic she possessed. She had no idea where it came from or even how to really use it, some things made her deathly sick when she done them like eating elements purely because her body had never been taught to handle it. She didn't blame anyone for not being able to do such things others took for granted, she knew she had a good life considerating the alternatives that could have happened to her. "Things that aren't understood or are to powerful to control are often harmed by those afraid of the unknown or that try to harness or help them control. I have no idea where I am on that scale to be honest, I was so very young when it all happened to me." she said softly looking to the other in the eyes wondering if she had a similar experience that had caused how she was. "I wonder if there are others like me, perhaps I wouldn't feel so lonely." she said quietly with a sad tone it was easy to see she felt isolated and thus alone.

She laughed nodding hearing the words "Yes. I figured oni, yokai and the kami are just as easily angered as the living on some aspects" she said her voice calming once more as she had never thought of things like that before, she had never had any reason to. She noticed the smile the other wore and chuckled a little "You are in love with one not of this world I am guessing by the smile you wear and the slight sparkle in your eyes. Please be careful where you give heart, you only get one and when it's breaks it never truly mends to where it once was." this was nothing more than a friendly advice to the other, she had never found the one but she had seen it from people who she once spent time with. It was heartbreaking to her but it was business and so she had rules to follow when she was in that lifestyle, she knew it was one of the hazards of seeing a courtesan if they where good at drawing a person into a fantasy which she was.

Yuiisai smiles shaking her head a little to the comment the other had made "Where it is true I can see you are a spirit, I can also tell there is more than what you want to show to the world." she said with vague tone and weak gentle smile, she guessed this was just how everyone was but she feared losing herself to the mask she showed others. She wasn't so foolish to believe that she knew a person on their first meeting but knew if given enough time with them then things changed as people opened up, even if they didn't it was easier to see their tells and understand their mannerisms; these were the things she was trained to notice and play on and she done so ever so well. "I am not foolish enough to believe I know a person inside and out especially on a first meeting, not only is that just plainly arrogant it would anger the kami to go into their domain." she said looking to her tea once more, the steam had vanished showing its ever cooling state "I am a courtesan, I am trained to notice things others do not so I can deal with clients that much better and I am very good at this task." she said with a modest smile.

"That is to say I was a courtesan my contract was obtained by someone." she said remembering what Sol said the day they had first met so was sure that he wouldn't want his name mentioned to a stranger. "He says my magic is a blessing I keep telling him it is a curse, that I don't want it." she said this was the normal argument she and Sol had and even her attendant and Sol had, so far nothing had seemingly changed her mind on the matter and it was unlikely ever to change the way things had been going. "I was raised in a village then in a pleasure district both inside Terra Ignis, both places had a no magic policy. To use magic was severely punished." she said trying to give some information as to why she disliked her magic without going into to much detail as she was so young when she was sold to the house that raised her she remembered little of what was before it, this may have been for the best given what she had done in fear.

Yuiisai watched how the spiritual girl seemingly blushed at the offering she was given her head tilting to the side. "I'm guessing this is either your first or you haven't got many in the past" she said quietly not wanting to embarrass her more than she already seemed to be on the matter. She watched as the other seemed to pick up the bun almost studying it, to Yuiisai this made her seem somewhat innocent and pure on such things "This place also believe that spirits wander and get hungry so they make food offerings so the spirits pass them peacefully while on their journey." she said having read it in a travel book some months before and had wanted to visit to see for herself and it seemed to be true in her surprise but she seen it as a wonderful thing. Hearing that the other wanted to move she understood on some level, she remembered that there people who hunted yokai, oni and the likes even if they done no harm and weren't being a menace to anyone. This honestly bothered Yuiisai as if they hadn't passed then there was obviously some unfinished business in the physical plain "Sure, lead the way." she said starting to rise bowing to the stall owner and his son "Thank you, I'll come again." she said smiling as they bowed back.

Rising out of the bow she took Nyx's ethereal hand she was more than what she was seeing to the other but had guessed if she wanted to cause havoc they wouldn't have had such a conversation "Wait, what is your name" she finally asked realising they hadn't even done introductions yet. "My name is Yuiisai, the one whom owns my contract calls me Yuu." she said allowing herself to be transported after the other had introduced themselves and slid the door open gently before entering and kneeling on the floor "Such people are pests in all honesty not every spirit is vengeful or going to do things that will cause harm or mischief... I understand there are times such people are needed but they jump to conclusions and can do more harm than good." she said with a faint sigh knowing some things couldn't exist together as much as some may wish it.

Yuii looked to the grass outside enjoying the song of the cicada as evening quickly approached, she seemed almost at ease with that alone as she let out a gentle sigh. "This reminds me so much of home." she said to the other as she continued watching the grass in the courtyard moving in a gentle breeze that passed, her eyes moved up as she noticed fireflies seemingly starting to blink into existence with a childish wonder. It had been so long since she seen had seen them that she started to believe that they were nothing more than a myth as she hadn't seen them since she had been an apprentice, that was because she was always kept so busy as a courtesan more so when she ascended to be an oiran; even now she was in a new situation she was still kept within a gilded cage for the most part only released to do a job and then she had to return.

That being said usually it was under her owner or her attendants ever watchful eyes, it made her wonder what the point was given she was still a prisoner when all was said and done. Her eyes made their way over to Nyx once more but she seemed perplexed she guessed it had to do with something she had said, perhaps it was to do with her comment about loving her god? "Even the kami can fall in love with mortals and mortals with the kami, there are plenty of stories that say so." she said in the hopes she was correct in her assumption without being too invasive "I am sorry if I have overstepped boundaries but you seemed deep in thought and I believed it was because of my comment about love." she said gently looking to the evening skies, it was the thing that she too longed for but never could achieve because of what her line of work was.

Hearing her words she chuckled "No-one wishes to be alone regardless of divinity." she said seemingly hitting the nail on the head "You aren't exactly mortal anymore yourself." she pointed out to the spectral teen she was slowly befriending, her milky blue jade eyes looking to the other once more "Only time will tell, we aren't the kami." she said her voice warm and filled with hope and well wishes for the other as they moved forward down that path of self exploration. "Good way to do things, I am much the same thanks to how I was trained." she said looking down to her clothing, she wasn't ashamed that he was raised in a pleasure district or that she was an oiran it allowed her to notice things others often missed and even manipulate people like puppets turning situations better in her favour. "I am one person but it almost feels like I have a split soul strangely." she let the other know she understood at least on some level.

Yuiisai listened to what the other said about Fluffy and didn't react to it in the least, due to her entire world being as big as a small town her entire life she was quite sheltered to such things. "In honesty I would prefer knowing your name, having such simple secrets at the beginning of a friendship seems... I don't know... It makes me feel like it's not worth continuing down such a path." she explained with a saddened tone "I moved away from my friends when my contract was obtained, I stay in a room and only really interact with the one whom owns me and my attendants..." she confessed to the other as she stood up "I can't make you tell me your name but honestly, my entire world revolves around three people now. Who am I going to tell?" her voice showed no deceit in fact she fought to fight back tears and her sorrow.