A Rose and Its Thorns Prequel
Decided to write a prequel to A Rose and It’s Thorns to show how it all began.
Again, I suck at summaries. But enjoy!
Story summary: Mayumi and Kurama, early in their friendship, are walking home from school when things go south.
See how things begin in the prequel to A Rose and It's Thorns
“Well, I’ll see you on Monday, Shuichi. Have a nice weekend,” Mayumi said, waving goodbye to her once project partner, now friend as they went their separate ways while walking home.
“Yes, you too,” Shuichi, or rather Kurama, said waving after her. It felt nice to have someone like this in his life again. Ever since Maya, he’s been careful with making friends but when he first met Mayumi, he knew something was different. Her family, the Mikazaki clan, had been demon hunters for ages. And if he was right, he sensed that she was strong too. He planned to tell her the truth. Eventually. Mayumi herself knew something was different with him too. She just couldn’t place it. He had suppressed his demonic energy around her but she still sensed something.
Speaking of sensing something, she sensed a demonic presence approaching her once Shuichi left. She kept walking, reaching over to fiddle with the silver bracelet on her left wrist. Once it got close, she stopped walking and glanced over her shoulder.
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