Chapter 75: Sitting In A Tree

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Riku walked up to me in large strides before he gave me a big hug. Ki and Ren then both took turns smiling at him with a broad grin before they all fist bumped. I saw Riku's brother Setsu felt a little left out so I called him over while Riku's mother looked on with a serene face.

The fields were fresh and the hum of the insects made the atmosphere feel all the more peaceful here. The long grasses and the rustic household that Riku lived it made me feel like my heart was at peace.

It was like I was in a dream.

We all walked inside while Ki, Ren and I were told to leave our weapons at the front door, The smell of a hot roast was cooking away in the oven assaulting my nostrils and making me hungry. It didn't take long before Ki and Ren got to know Riku's family and we were all ushered outside the back of the house.

There was a small farm out back with a couple of spirit animals that were reminiscent of cows and sheep from Earth, they called happily as they saw us all. Kibbles had jumped off my shoulder and ran up to the beasts. They all took turns smelling each other before Kibbles bounded through the grass and landed on one of the beasts back.

The beast seemed uncertain at first before it began to carry Kibbles around as if it were a royal carriage. Kibbles stood proudly on his new steed and everyone laughed as his cape fluttered in the wind.

" Yuku this place is the best!" Kibbles voice ran through my head.

" All right you two go off and play" Riku's mother said looking at Setsu and I.

" Sure!, Ren Wanna come?!" Setsu looked over at Ren excitedly.

Ren's soldier appearance had Setsu rattling of question after question to him. I guess he looked up to him and they instantly hit it off.

Ren blushed and then nodded. It was probably because he was not used to the admiration he was receiving.

Riku, Ki and Riku's mother all sat around and drank some tea while Ren, Riku's brother and myself found a nice tree to climb in the backyard to see the view.

" Be careful up there okay!" Riku's mother shouted.

" YES MOM!" All three of us shouted in unison before laughing.

Riku's mother just laughed heartily as she continued her discussion with Ki and Riku. We had found a few spirit beast bugs and looked over at each other pointing them out before looking at the endless fields in front of us that seemed to stretch out for miles.

I took a deep breath of fresh country air and closed my eyes as I sat on a sturdy branch.

[ Is this heaven? ]

" Yuki! Yuki Guess what!" Setsu called with a smile.

I looked over and saw that Setsu was clinging to a branch upside down, his tunic was tucked into his pants so his belly didn't show. His teeth were shining a pearly white as he grinned with a broad smile.

" What?" I said looking over at Setsu.

" No you have to guess!" Setsu said excitedly.

" Spirit beasts ate your shoes!?" I said with a giggle.

" YUKI!!!!" Setsu moaned.

"Just tell me, I am not good at guessing!" I replied after a moment.

" I'm going to school with you next year! My grades were high enough to get a scholarship!" Setsu said with a proud face.

" You took the test?" I replied surprised.

" Oh course! My brother IS the best teacher in the world!" Setsu said before explaining the procedure.

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