[HFE] Let's Get this Party Started! (Open)

As the sun shone through the lightly colored blinds a petite frame stirred from her slumber, rubbing her eyes with her hands as she finally awoke for the day. Only to open her lilac tinted eyes with a start as she felt a papery material brush her skin. She looked around the room frantically for any signs of an intruder, plopping back down on her bed when both she and her wolven companion could find no traces of someone breaking in. Thus she focused on the letter she had been clutching, her eyes scanning over the words a couple of times to make sure her mind wasn’t playing tricks on her.

“It seems we’ve been mysteriously invited to a Halloween ball, Kuro. It even has a costume contest!” A small smile danced across her rosy lips, her eyes flashing with excitement at the event to come. It was the perfect excuse to leave this island for a bit of time and give herself a break from her facade. At this ball she wouldn’t have to worry about people trying to kill her for saying the wrong thing, or at least she hoped that wouldn’t be the case. Yet she was unsure, doubts creeping into her mind at the unknown organization putting it together. Sakura Corp. The name felt familiar but she couldn’t place from where or why, perhaps speaking to them would jog her memory.

The duo then swiftly got ready to start their day, and subsequent journey to the land of waterfalls afterwards. She made sure to pack enough clothes and supplies for the length of the event before they left their home to go costume shopping. The snowy haired woman was looking forward to dressing up her cute wolf friend in a costume that was so unlike his natural fierce self, such as putting the big bad wolf in a pig’s outfit.

Once she picked an assortment of costumes and fancy attire for them, she bit her finger and used the blood to create the summoning fuinjutsu while her other hand was in the seal of confrontation. After a second or two and a puff of white smoke clearing, a raven colored Valk towered in front of the two, his dark blue eyes looking at Hikari with curiosity.

“To what do I owe the pleasure to, Miss Hikari?” His voice was deep for a bird, but nicer than one would expect from a creature known as Reaper. Most were terrified to see the ten foot Valk, but not the kunoichi who greeted him just as warmly. She treated him kindly and nursed him back to health every time he got injured, and for that, he trusted her with his life.

She gave him a small smile as she began her inquiry, hoping the journey would be okay for the strong creature. “We are needing to go to Takigakure for a ball, would you be willing to fly the two of us there please?”

“Would I?” Reverberated his voice as he stepped closer to the duo. “Of course I will! Anything for you, Miss Hikari!”

Then just like that they were off, coursing through the air on the back of the black Valk, feeling the spray of water lightly hit them as they passed through the Storm Wall using the passcode that all Chuunin or higher were given to exit the village. The Jounin was fortunate that the passcode she had been told when first arriving still worked despite the change in hierarchy for the village, and that she had found a way to safely travel, since she didn’t have a boat to use as transportation.

It took a couple of hours non-stop for them to arrive at their destination, Hikari and Kuro both in awe as the land disappeared quickly beneath them as they flew at an incredibly fast pace. Neither of them had ever been this high off the ground before so they were relishing in the experience, taking it all in to remember forever (even though they would be relying on the valiant bird to return back to Kiri at the end of the ball).

How the wind coursed through their hair and fur, how the air was cool upon their skin, how the mountains and valleys looked grand even far above in the clouds, and how the world itself seemed minuscule in comparison to how they felt invincible at that moment. All of these things opened their eyes and made it seem as if they were truly viewing the world for the first time.

Their landing was just as smooth and gentle as their take off, quite a surprise to the snowy haired kunoichi as she thought hitting the ground at the speed they were going would have more of an impact in how it felt. Yet Reaper was a pro at flying and knew just how to slow down without it feeling like he was and how to comfortably touch back down to the earth, something the younger generation of Valk might not be as lucky to know how to do.

Reaper didn’t stay long after they reached Takigakure, needing to rest from the long journey back in the summon world. So he bid the two farewell and disappeared in the familiar smoke from when he had first showed himself to them, leaving the duo to traverse the land of waterfalls by themselves. Fortunately for them he had landed close to the headquarters of Sakura Corp, the massive building within about nine feet of them.

The Hyuuga and wolf pair began walking towards said place, wanting to change and freshen up before the ball, although they were taking their leisurely time to get there, looking around at their surroundings. The sun was still rather high in the sky, illuminating the vibrant colors of the trees and hills on all sides of them. If they weren’t interrupted by anyone on their way to the building then they would enter and quickly change into their costumes. Kuro was given a sheep costume that surprisingly was able to fit his large frame and Hikari donned a more modest take on the stereotypical bunny suit as a way to hide the wolf tattoo on her back. She decided to remove her headband, Amol Selseila, and any other ninja items from her person for the event, placing them in her storage dimension for easy access if needed.

Then they would make their way around the party floor, admiring the costumes of the other attendees and the very festive decorations painting the room, while Hikari sipped on a glass of champagne.

(WC: 1,102)

(Lmao jk on this XD

Claims using max stat discount:
all 1102 words towards S-rank Valks Summon, putting it at 1102/3000,
and 5 stats for Kuro <3)

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