She is his shadow, trailing after him like a naughty sprite. So far, so good, she thinks. He hasn't noticed me! Jin Mi generally thinks she can be graceful when she pays attention. The problem is she has trouble keeping reign on her thoughts and, before she knows it, she trips or tumbles.
Unfortunately said trip now happens at the worst possible moment, sending her catapulting into Phoenix's back. Warm! Her mind cheers at the contact, but the more sensible part of her brain has her jerking backwards, her hands raised in defeat.
As someone who lives his life followed around, waited on, fawned over, knowing someone is right there is something Xufeng is adept at. But also, he's skilled at ignoring them until he has to acknowledge their presence. So when he's followed in Nippon, even when it's for days, he doesn't acknowledge he's noticed. It's not his brother, nor A-Yan.
Only when the shadow gets close enough to trip and crash into him does he tense before turning to help steady the girl. He blinks at the call then raises a brow, studying her as she shows she doesn't need the help. And that she doesn't intend to be a threat - which he brushes aside as laughable.
But he doesn't recognize this one. Even if there's an odd little tug, but he brushes that aside too. As if he should know her.
Laughable? She could be a threat! Only...she doesn't want to be. Not to him. Pressing her lips together, her gaze darting from his all too handsome face to...anywhere else...Jin Mi tries to come to grips with what his welcome tells her.
He doesn't remember her, does he. A beat passes and then she smiles, bouncing a little, a happy, care-free fairy. On the outside, at least.
"You don't remember me, Your Highness? That isn't very nice, you know. I've saved your life...mmm..." she counts on her fingers, "Three times? You owe me."
So she knows who and what he is. And the claim to him owing her for saving him three times? His eyes narrow but studying her has him draw in a breath before not quite letting it sigh out.
"If that is true," and he finds himself believing her, "then I know why I do not remember them. So you will have to remind me, and state what you want." Because it doesn't matter if he doesn't remember, or know yet. It's still a debt to pay.
She planted him in the ground and watered his poor burned head! She fed him her special honey - multiple times! - and while she could be fussy about this, it's him. She can't be too hard on him after everything he has done for her.
"I'm..." just a grape fairy is on the tip of her tongue, but it isn't true anymore, "Don't you want to know who I am? If I was a soul eating monster, you wouldn't be so quick to agree!"
It's...cute how she fusses. Which startles him into lowering his head to hide a little smile, stifling a laugh that threatens to escape. Mastering his mirth, he lifts his head with a challenging look.
"It doesn't matter. If you're a soul eating monster, say so."
Seeing him smile almost... No, she wants to be paid! For Rou Rou's sake. She touches the pouch at her waist to remind herself.
"I'm much more than a grape monster. I just didn't know it!" until recently, "I guess I feel a little responsible for you. When you fell from the sky, I was sure you would never walk around and talk."
Her pouch is important; she is never without it! Jin Mi frowns, trying to understand why he would use the past tense? So he knows someone finds him and helps him, but -
"Someone told you about the future?" she concludes, nodding, "My honey works well on you. I'm sorry for calling you a Crow."
"Not much," he allows. "I remember being attacked and then falling. Then I was brought here, and my brother did not seem surprised to find me alive." Hence, he doesn't die and someone had helped him.
But to be called crow has him give her a bemused look. "Why crow?" So insulting to the firebird he is!
"My special honey is something I've been working on for centuries! It's a mixture of rare herbs with the honey to lend them sweetness." Jin Mi pulls out the vial and pops open the top to let him smell, "Oh I... I'm Jin Mi."
Which means nothing in the heavenly realm.
"The... The daughter of the Water Immortal and the Floral Immortal."
And she'd used it to heal him. He leans in to sniff the vial, still considering her thoughtfully. Most people would have already stated what they wanted for helping someone of his status. But she seems...
Different.
Only for him to blink at the name and claim of two Immortals as her parents. Straightening, it also settles into place just who this is. And why, despite her parentage, he wouldn't know her name. He stifles the frustration - if his wings were visible, they'd ruffle then resettle around him.
He's finally met an interesting woman...and she's spoken for.
He pastes a smile on, hoping it's at least somewhat convincing. "It's nice to meet you." Again.
That particular part hasn't sunk in yet. Imagining herself as the potential bride to either of the brothers seems so far-fetched that she almost laughs at herself. She has only been an innocent sprite for all of these years. Why would such great immortals want to marry her?
Jin Mi smiles at his good-nature and tells herself that is likely why she hasn't demanded anything of him. As long as she stays in contact with him, Rou Rou has a better chance of being revived.
"I'm a little sad you don't remember me, but you can't help it." she gives him a bow, "Are you sure you're healed?"
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Jikan AU? Anywhere away from the heavenly realm.
Date: 2022-06-07 04:06 pm (UTC)Unfortunately said trip now happens at the worst possible moment, sending her catapulting into Phoenix's back. Warm! Her mind cheers at the contact, but the more sensible part of her brain has her jerking backwards, her hands raised in defeat.
"Phoenix..."
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Date: 2022-06-07 07:09 pm (UTC)Only when the shadow gets close enough to trip and crash into him does he tense before turning to help steady the girl. He blinks at the call then raises a brow, studying her as she shows she doesn't need the help. And that she doesn't intend to be a threat - which he brushes aside as laughable.
But he doesn't recognize this one. Even if there's an odd little tug, but he brushes that aside too. As if he should know her.
"Yes?"
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Date: 2022-06-08 12:09 am (UTC)He doesn't remember her, does he. A beat passes and then she smiles, bouncing a little, a happy, care-free fairy. On the outside, at least.
"You don't remember me, Your Highness? That isn't very nice, you know. I've saved your life...mmm..." she counts on her fingers, "Three times? You owe me."
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Date: 2022-06-08 12:28 am (UTC)So she knows who and what he is. And the claim to him owing her for saving him three times? His eyes narrow but studying her has him draw in a breath before not quite letting it sigh out.
"If that is true," and he finds himself believing her, "then I know why I do not remember them. So you will have to remind me, and state what you want." Because it doesn't matter if he doesn't remember, or know yet. It's still a debt to pay.
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Date: 2022-06-08 12:33 am (UTC)"I'm..." just a grape fairy is on the tip of her tongue, but it isn't true anymore, "Don't you want to know who I am? If I was a soul eating monster, you wouldn't be so quick to agree!"
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Date: 2022-06-08 12:38 am (UTC)"It doesn't matter. If you're a soul eating monster, say so."
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Date: 2022-06-08 12:41 am (UTC)Grapes shouldn't growl.
"Aren't you frightened?" she smiles as if she has done a fine job, "I'm rare, you know. Not many monsters were once grapes."
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Date: 2022-06-08 12:47 am (UTC)"I see. You're a grape monster. I'll admit I have never met one of your kind before."
He doesn't say he's afraid or not though. Of course not!
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Date: 2022-06-08 12:52 am (UTC)"I'm much more than a grape monster. I just didn't know it!" until recently, "I guess I feel a little responsible for you. When you fell from the sky, I was sure you would never walk around and talk."
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:07 am (UTC)Xufeng blinks and his weight shifts just a little. "So you're the one who found me." Well. Finds, in his case.
"I heal quickly," as he knows he's proven simply by the fact she's been following him around.
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:11 am (UTC)"Someone told you about the future?" she concludes, nodding, "My honey works well on you. I'm sorry for calling you a Crow."
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:16 am (UTC)But to be called crow has him give her a bemused look. "Why crow?" So insulting to the firebird he is!
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:21 am (UTC)She wouldn't mind seeing him and his little Dream Beast again.
"You were all black and burnt! To a crisp!" she tuts and shakes her head, "I planted you in the ground, watered you and fed you honey."
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:28 am (UTC)"Honey tastes good. I'm not surprised it helped me heal." But watered? Planted?
"What is your name?"
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:36 am (UTC)Which means nothing in the heavenly realm.
"The... The daughter of the Water Immortal and the Floral Immortal."
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:50 am (UTC)Different.
Only for him to blink at the name and claim of two Immortals as her parents. Straightening, it also settles into place just who this is. And why, despite her parentage, he wouldn't know her name. He stifles the frustration - if his wings were visible, they'd ruffle then resettle around him.
He's finally met an interesting woman...and she's spoken for.
He pastes a smile on, hoping it's at least somewhat convincing. "It's nice to meet you." Again.
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Date: 2022-06-08 01:55 am (UTC)Jin Mi smiles at his good-nature and tells herself that is likely why she hasn't demanded anything of him. As long as she stays in contact with him, Rou Rou has a better chance of being revived.
"I'm a little sad you don't remember me, but you can't help it." she gives him a bow, "Are you sure you're healed?"