After clearing the dishes, she made her way to the study table; touching the ikebana flower and looking at the beautiful drawings on the wall, remembering how he placed them in her room.

“I want to speak with him, but I don’t know how, I wonder if he would even show up?” she thought to herself.

Lying down to sleep, Miyako kept thinking of what the next day would bring. She was yet to let her manager know of her decision concerning the position of manager at the new store.

“I need to make up my mind so that if I’m not taking it, then he could look for someone else to fill the position.” she thought.

Thinking back to what Hikari told her about some sort of power lying within her.

“I should have asked him more about it, maybe he’ll help me understand more about myself. I need to know who or what I am.”

Feeling sad as memories of dark times at the orphanage resurfaced.

Clearing her mind of those thoughts, she tossed around until she found a comfortable position on the bed, before settling down for the night.

This time, she dreamt of Hikari carrying her in his arms as both floated in the air, enjoying the sight of the night together.

Hikari had been in his chambers all day, wondering whether to go to the human’s house as the day slowly came to an end. He thought about his family in the yokai world, wondering when he’ll see all of them again.

He thought of the human whose life he would be endangering because of his carelessness when he got captured by the onmyouji. He made a promise to himself to see her well protected.

Not one to break a promise, he resolved to do everything in his power to keep her safe. Watching the sky, he used his kitsune no maho to cause the leaves around him to float in the air, creating a musical sound with the wind only heard by a being like him.