MY last day of training had been brutal, but I had expected nothing less. Sighing, I dropped onto my bed, finally getting a chance to think over what I had been told about the ceremony that was to take place in a few short days.
Loosing my humanity didn't sound pleasant, but I had already made up my mind that I was willing to go through with it. I mean, if I stayed a human, Hyaku and I would never truly be together forever. He would watch me waste away into death while he never changed. I couldn't handle that.
A soft knock on the door broke me out of my thoughts, and I rolled over to face the person walking through the entrance. It was Hyaku, back to his usual body. I smiled as he came to sit next to me on the bed after closing the door behind him. He returned my smile, pecking me lightly on the forehead.
"So, about me turning into a demon, are you turning me? Or how does that work? I felt bad asking Hana all of these questions," I told him honestly. I had talked her ear off during training, and she had gotten fed up with me after awhile.
"I'm not changing you," he said quietly, refusing to look me in the eyes.
I raised a brow at him. "And why not?" I asked.
"I don't want you to be turned into some kind of beast, a monster. You deserve better than that," he said. I grabbed his face and forcefully made him look at me.
"Hey, I chose this. I could say no, but I'm not. I choose the life of a demon. I choose you," I said, searching his eyes for some kind of answer, but I found confusion.
"You don't know what you are talking about. You have no idea what you are getting yourself into," he shook his head.
"I had hoped you'd be there to guide me through it. We can go through the whole thing together. For better and for worse," I shrugged.
He hesitated, shaking his head.
"Fine," I stood up. "Then, I'll go ask Koori to do it in your stead." I was turning demonic whether he wanted me to or not, and if he wasn't going to help me; I'd find someone who would.
