Hunger

Author: Seth

"Spoiled food's still food. Whatever the risks, it's better than starving."

"Eugh, what are you doing?"

Kyuusei gave the meat in her mouth an extra vigorous chew before swallowing it noisily.

"I'm eating." She grinned. "What's it look like?" The silver haired twin bit off another piece of meat from the skewer in her hand.

Aurora frowned irritably. "I can see that." She tilted her head, peering at the skewer of yakitori with a faint look of disgust. "You dropped that barely five seconds ago and you're eating it…"

"Ten second rule." Kyuusei shrugged, taking another bite with obvious relish.

"We're outside. On a dirt road." The blue haired roujin deadpanned.

The young drake raised an eyebrow. "So?"

Aurora palmed her face in frustration. "You're eating a stick of yakitori that you just dropped on a dirt road and you see nothing wrong with that?" She peeked through her fingers at Kyuusei.

"Not really." The thief finished off the last bit of meat, licked her fingers and stuck the wooden skewer back in her mouth, chewing it thoughtfully. "Food's food, and a little dirt never hurt anyone." The skewer started weaving about in a simple figure eight pattern.

Aurora shuddered slightly at the thought, rubbing her shoulders as if to ward off a chill. "You should take better care of yourself. What if you got sick?" She huffed.

Kyuusei stretched upwards, interlacing her fingers before swinging them back to cushion her head. "Then I get sick." The drake replied evenly. "Them's the breaks. It's a good reminder." She tilted her body, peering lazily at the roujin beside her as the walked down the bustling street.

"That you're not invincible?" Aurora asked.

"Nah, that I should be grateful." The twin closed her eyes for a moment, a small smile spreading across her face.

"What for?" The small water mage raised an eyebrow.

"That I even had this chance to get sick in the first place" Kyuusei chuckled, cracking open one of her eyes and gazing amusedly at the confused expression on Aurora's face.