Annette Marie kanadai

”So, new girl," Aaron said, distracting my count so I overpoured a vodka. ”Are you a natural redhead?"
”Are you a natural pain in the ass?" I shot back without thinking.

28-29. oldal

”What's a human doing here?"
”I don't know."
”I think it can see us."
”Humans can't see us."
”But it's looking right at us."
”What do we do?" (…)
She cautiously bent into a bow. ”My apologies for disturbing you."
”The human is talking to us."
”It bowed. That's very polite."
”Should we answer?"
”You should talk to it."
”No, you do it."
”Fine."

105. oldal

Sometimes, beauty and sadness went hand in hand.

253. oldal

Aaron rested an arm on the bench behind me. ”Try not to worry, Tori. One guy, no matter how tought, can't win against me, Kai, and Ezra. We train together all the time and fight as a team."
I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye. ”I don't want you to get hurt."
His amusement faded. ”You're not worrying about yourself, are you? You're worried about us."
”Of course. I won't be fighting this guy."
He brushed his warm hand over my shoulder. ”We'll be fine, Tori."

67-68. oldal

”Why do you wipe poisons on everything?"
”It's called cleaning, and if you don't like it, you can leave."
He minced closer, his petite nose scrunching. ”You cleaned last week. The floor reeked all night."
”I clean every week."
”Humans are stupid."

42. oldal

Oh man. Kai was going to yell at me. Aaron would laugh,but Kai…yeah, he was going to yell.

52. oldal

”You are hoping the the kitsune is still here, but what if the oni is nearby too?"
”That's why I brought you with me."
”Lucky me," he muttered under his breath.

94-95. oldal

”I thought you said you wanted me to bring you along for my next 'experience.'"
He winced, probably regretting that rash promise. ”I did say that, but it's also my job to protect you, and I can't let you leave after everything that happened this morning."
”Actually," she said cheerfully, ”you can't stop me from going wherever I want. You're not allowed to touch me."
His mouth fell open.

92-93. oldal

”Now, Emi of the shrine, tell me what you desire of me. I am at your command." (…)
”You saved me first," she said cautiously. ”There is no debt between us." (…)
”No," he murmured, his voice smoother and deeper and somehow older. ”You came back for me. I do owe you, and I will not accept your refusal."

112-113. oldal

”What's the plan?"
”Plans are overrated, don't you think?" He danced back as the first oni swung the club at his head. ”I'm more the 'just wing it' type."

138. oldal