Back inside the castle, I resumed my search for food, following my nose all the way. I had almost made it to the source of all food when a slightly open door caught my eye. Stupid curiosity...one of these days, it's gonna kill me.
I entered the room. It was kind of small, and only had one thing in it. An ivory baby grand piano sat in the middle of the room, looking like it hadn't been used in years. I walked all around the instrument, trailing my fingertips across the dusty surface. Coming to the bench, I noticed an unfinished piece of music and a shimmering glass shard on the music stand.
Forgoing the music, I focused on the shard, which shone with the alluring colors of a fire. "This must be the memory," I mumbled. Shaking myself out of my trance, I slipped the shard into my pocket and quietly left the room, only to bump into someone.
"Oof," she said, and I immediately recognized her as Xyris. My hairs stood on end and I could feel a hiss threatening to escape my lips, but I forced it back.
"Sor--oh. It's you," she said once she saw who she'd hit. She turned on her heel, ready to walk away, when I grabbed her arm.
"I'm sorry," I said lowly, "about yesterday. I...wasn't thinking. I just reacted. Sorry." I held out my hand for a shake.
Xyris looked from my hand, to my face, and back again. Before I knew it, she had jumped on me, throwing her arms around my body. I stiffened and hissed, swiping and scratching at her face with my sharp nails.
"Ouch," she whined, holding a hand to her face and stumbling back.
"Just...don't do that, okay? I don't take well to invasions of personal space," I explained quickly. "Sorry."
Xyris looked up at the ceiling, and then back at me with a smile. "It's okay, I guess. I'll have you hugging people in no time!" She pumped her hand in the air in a victory cheer.
I sighed, and slipped out of her sight to find Triskix as soon as I could.
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Rexikat: There. Happy? I apologized to the little git.
KitKat: Reeeeex...
Rexikat: -_-' I mean little girl.
KitKat: Good! Now you have a friend...Sort of. ^_^
