<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"> Kiren and Mai</span></div><br/><div align="center">Location: Crystal Falls<br/><br/>With: Mai</div><br/><div style="text-align: left;">(https://i.imgur.com/2LM0XRfm.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: right;">(https://i.imgur.com/MxRdkBAm.jpg)</div><br/><div align="center"> Instead of engaging Mai in combat Kiren took a seat on the ground, shrugging Mai walked over to her friend and took a seat across from her. Resting her left hand on Kiren's shoulder the kitsune's ears drooped beside her. "<strong> Does he even know what you've sacrificed for him, does he know how much pain you are in right now? Kiren look at yourself, you've given up so much and yet you've received nothing in return. A mistake was shoved onto you so his followers wouldn't have to deal with raising a child. Any one could have taken him in and yet you yook the bate. Hopong that one day Florian would shown in his eyes and come back to you. The sacrifices you've put into place are far to great for the sour reward you have been given. The Kiren I know would have jumped at the chance for sparring and yet here you are, sitting in the grass, tapped out with no one to aid you.</strong>" Mai's right hand grasped Kiren's right shoulder as she kept a grip on Kiren. <br/><br/>"<strong> Kiren I am giving you a way out. Leave this camp now and come with me. We can go treasure hunting, go bar hopping till we are drunk or even have a family meeting with Yoh and Lee. No one will know that you've abandoned him, it's not like they are keeping tabs. What did they promise you hm? eternal happiness? Kiren It's time to let go of that love, of that wanting feeling. Florian is not in that boy, they lied to you just to toy with a broken heart. I worry every day wondering how you are doing. Is kiren sleeping? is she happy the way she is? Does he even know now that you will die way before he obtains his full potential? I thoughts the rumors on the wind where false, why would Kiren give up all of her powers of her family just for a boy that doesn't even give a crap about her.</strong>" Mai's venom stopped as she noticed tears trailing down Kiren's face. every word that was spoken was a smack in the face to her, Every note was the truth, since the day his people left Kiren had been hiding and playing caretaker with help from no one. The boy that would save his people never spoke to her, just the same expression of a lost puppy shown to her and with each passing day Kiren had grown bitter at her own sacrifices she had made in order to keep some being of higher power safe and for what, just a pat on the back later on and a good job? The once bright light in her eyes hand dimmed, heart cold as she kept those feelings away from the young lad. Mai pulled Kiren into a hug as more tears fell from her fluffy friend. This was loneliness that had built up the whole time that she had staid hidden with him.<br/><br/>Other beings would have been happy, to be a mother to a creature but Kiren never wanted to be a mother at least not this way. The Kitsune's body shook as Mai kept hold of her. Finally Kiren was able to break down and cry, to grieve for the one she had lost many years ago as her friend sat with her in silence, few minutes had past as Mai spoke again."<strong> Just say the word and I'll have him expelled from this realm, have him sent back to his original universe and then you'll be free. I'll only do it if you ask me to but if you want to keep chasing this fairy tale I will accept that as well. Kiren it hurts me to see you this way. What would happen if Yoh and Lee saw you like this, he would have been dead along time ago. Do you even have any feelings for him at all?</strong> Lifting her head slightly Kiren's eyes met Mai's as she spoke. "<strong> I...don't know... All this time I thought one day they would take him away and I would be free but that day never came. So after a month I just did what Lee did for me. I took care of him and Ive been raising him in any way I can though with each passing day I just....I just want to stop....I want him to do what I couldn't do to Lee. I want him to kill me. If he can kill me then he's string enough to be on his own. If he can't kill me then he's to weak and by that time I will leave him in Lee's acre and I will do what must be done...I will pay my debt in full and have my soul torn away from my body in order to keep him safe....</strong>" Pushing Mai away Kiren sat up as a weary smile came across her lips. the blood mage only sighed. She known Kiren had made a pact with a fallen angelic when Kaizen was still young but she didn't know how far Kiren had gone in order to protect him. Laying her hands in her lap Mai smiled as well. "<strong> You know good and well that Kaizen will stop you as well as the rest of us. You've given up so much already Kiren, is he really worth dieing for?</strong> Kiren gazed up into the sky, tears still streaming down her face. "<strong> Yes he is, Even if he ends up with another it's my duty to take care of him. I;m not doing it out of love, I;m doing it to keep the promise I made. I don't even known if that boy or even if he;s allowed to love a lowly wretch like me but I hope one day he finds happiness. Even if it's not with me, even if I die protecting him I wouldn't havr it any other way.</strong>" Sighing Mai only shook her and as she kept smiling, Kiren was some thing else though she didn't have the heart to tell Kiren that Kaizen had ran away from her.</div>