"Things change."
"Not that fast. Not without—"
The door opened, cutting off whatever accusation he was about to level.
Pink hair appeared first through the doorway.
Then gradient blue eyes that went impossibly wide the second they found me standing in the center of the mat.
"SATORI!"
Soomin launched herself across the gym with the enthusiasm of a golden retriever seeing its owner after a week-long absence.
No warning.
No hesitation.
No consideration for the fact that I was covered in sweat and had just been beating the hell out of Raphael.
Just pure, unfiltered enthusiasm wrapped in a hundred and twenty pounds of country girl and supernatural fox spirit.
She hit me like a missile achieving target lock.
Arms wrapped around my neck.
Legs locked around my waist.
Face buried in my shoulder, her entire body pressing against mine with desperate affection.
"Missed you missed you missed you so much!" she said, the words tumbling out in a breathless rush.
