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"You had to watch Storm die. Then you had to see me on the verge of death too. I'm sorry," I whispered.
From the bottom of my heart, I felt like the gem deserved my apology. In my mind, I knew it was a he, and I wished I could say it to him physically, rather than just to his crystal form. The crystal began to glow, and I thought it would stop like the pink one, but it didn't.
The glow got brighter and brighter until I had to close my eyes to shield them. When I noticed the light dim against my closed lids, I slowly opened my eyes. They grew wide as I stared up at a blue flame that floated above me, with silver glowing eyes that stared at me.
It was difficult to tell what it was, but it reminded me of Urufu somehow, only bigger. I reached out cautiously, not wanting to scare him, my instincts being correct with telling me it was a male.
He moved his head forward to meet my hand, poking his flaming nose against my palm, but the heat didn't burn me. It's was a comforting warmth, and I smiled when he continued to poke his nose at my hand.
"Can I see what you are?" I asked, curious about what kind of familiar he was.
He nodded his head and floated to the ground before his body was engulfed in turquoise light. I had to close my eyes again, unable to handle the intensity of the bright blue rays that suddenly illuminated the forest.
When the light dimmed, I opened my eyes to see a beautiful blue wolf. His fur shifted from turquoise blue to a navy blue. His tail also followed the same color transition, but the top of it was in an amber color that reminded me of Aki's orange-gold tails.
He tilted his head, seeming curious about how I'd react, his silver eyes staring at me with a look of innocence. I grinned widely and opened my arms up.
"Hello there," I whispered in awe. "Thank you for showing yourself to me. Can I get a hug?" I asked.
"Woofa!" he replied happily, and in one leap he was in my lap being embraced by me. I held him tightly, thankful to finally know who he was and to have unlocked his true power. I had no doubt that he was mine. This wasn't the same familiar Storm had, but a familiar created by my powers, which had reignited the crystal's power.
"Thank you," I whispered.
My voice choked with tears as I began to cry. It didn't make much sense why I was so emotional at this moment.
Yet, it felt right. Within my heart, I knew it was okay to shed the tears that escaped me because this wasn't the kind of thing that happened all the time.
This was a special moment that I was blessed to experience. It was thanks to these crystals that I'd get the opportunity to have more than just one familiar, like Urufu.
I'd have a total of five when all was said and done, and I would cherish the bonds we made.
"Woofa,” he comforted, nuzzling his head against my cheek to calm me down. When I composed myself, I looked down at him.
"You think any of your comrades are here?" I asked.
"WOOFA!" he replied, hopping off my lap and trotting towards the water. He stopped right at the edge, tapping his paw at the water before looking back at me.
"It's in the water?" I asked, feeling a little stunned.
"Woofa!" he replied, nodding his head. I stared at the water long and hard, and my Kitsune agreed, feeling confident the crystal was in there.
"Guess there’s only one way to find out," I said under my breath, getting to my feet. I pulled off my shirt and stripped my pants off, debating whether to go into the water naked so I didn’t get my lingerie wet.
"Aki got me this set...hmm." I put my hands on my hips, trying to figure out some way to get into the water without damaging the pure white set.
"Woofa?"
"I don't want to get these wet," I replied, pointing to my bra and underwear. He walked back to me, and when he reached my feet, he sat down and began to howl.
"What are you..." I trailed off, noticing the sudden appear- ance of a magic circle beneath my feet. It began to move upward, cloaking my body with some weird aqua looking gel.
It moved all the way to my head before doing another downward pass, applying a second layer of the gel.
It made me feel weird, but it wasn't hard to breathe and didn’t feel slimy either. It was cold but comforting.
"Will this make it so I don't get wet in the water?" I asked. He nodded, and I gave him a prideful grin.
"We need to give you a name," I realized, crossing my arms and closing my eyes, deep in thought.
