Xue Hua rarely took on a human form. There were only three cases for it happening.
Number one; Shi Yue asking for it.
Number two; a danger that would be easier to overwhelm in human form.
Number three, when he was in a bad mood.
The third option was the most likely. Especially considering that Xue Hua had put up his hair with the bellflower pin that he rarely took out and treasured as much as his life.
Bells had a weird connection to a number of things on their continent. So many stories seed to include them; so just myths, so the truth.
The bellflower especially was complicated. In the end, it wasn’t suitable as a hairpin and was imnsely precious, even so much that Shi Yue was certain it was just a replica.
Still, Xue Hua wore the pin - despite the feathery structure of his hair being terribly unsuited for hairstyles.
Seeing his partner’s eyes fixed on the dangling bells, Xue Hua quickly leaned back and awkwardly turned away. “I am not thinking of anything in particular.”
“Nothing that is troubling you? I guess you just randomly felt like wearing that pin”, Shi Yue teased. Xue Hua kept his mouth sown shut about the origin of the pin. If you tried asking, he would evade the topic or even go so far as to run away.
“Yes”, the spiritual beast answered, a haughty expression on his face.
Shi Yue rely smiled and began to hum. After the first few notes, Xue Hua’s face turned rather blue, which was his version of blushing. He pulled the pin out of his hair and stuck it into his robes with an angry huff. Shi Yue laughed lightly.
The lody was part of song that told the story of a man offering a bellflower to soone else in a very roundabout way.
The bellflower fruit was a terrible thing, actually. Its story was dark. Who knew who had started it first, but the flower itself had, at so point of ti, gained another aning in the human realm:
Exchange one soul for another. A vow… no, an oath before the heavens to give your life for another and own their life in return. It was a possessive promise of everlasting love.
...Alas, there was no one around Xue Hua so sothing must have happened. It was only because he knew that much that Shi Yue never
pressed the issue of finding out who his spiritual beats had been with before they knew each other.
He couldn’t help but tease the bird, however. He was so easy to tease.
Xue Hua fidgeted in the seat and opted to continue eating with a lowered gaze.
“I will go and hit them with you”, Shi Yue offered smilingly. Xue Hua raised his gaze and blinked slowly before looking away.
“I don’t know who you are talking about.”
Spiritual beasts that had reached a level of self-awareness could obviously choose their partner by themselves, but Xue Hua was Shi Yue’s family. He didn’t want his Lao Hua1"Big Blossom" to suffer from a bad spouse.
...At least they were serious enough to give such a pin. Anyone who wasn’t an idiot wouldn’t go against higher powers, even if the pin was fake.
“What is the story of that pin?”, another voice asked.
Neither man was surprised to see another addition to their table. The proud little girl climbed unto the chair and crossed her legs, leaning back gracefully and mustering Xue Hua with an aura of pride that even surpassed his.
“Hmm, so you aren’t aware?”, Xue Hua humpfed, turning his nose away from her. “Well, that kind of story isn’t for children.”
“Xiao Hua2"Little Blossom
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