Kyoko sighed and squeezed his hand, “I wasn’t done speaking, Toya.” She didn’t want to fight with him. She just wanted him to listen this time.
Toya pulled his hand away. “That’s better,” he turned his face forward so he wasn’t looking at her even though they both knew he was hanging on her every word.
Kyoko gave a short laugh… Typical Toya.
“I don’t know what I’m feeling. How long has Hyakuhei had this spell on us? Until I know that, then I… don’t know what is real,” she gazed back up at the stars. “It’s like I don’t trust my own intuition right now. Is it really us, or is it Hyakuhei and his stupid spell?”
“Hmm,” Toya leaned back against the tree and closed his eyes. What she said was true, and he hoped everything was an illusion created by the spell.
“It would have to have been qu
