Ersia: Raven Dawn

Tangerine sky, children's laughs, gentle winds, and glittering magical torches are lining up to beautify the roads of Fleurein. Two girls and an adult roam amongst hundreds of others, greeting the buds of nightlife. Even though they were not going to stay amid the aftersun bustle, they thoroughly enjoyed their first light night outing together.

Viena, Lisabelle, and Alan were on their way home when rain poured down the sky. Now, the dilemma kicks in, they are a little bit too far to walk through it, but also too close to wait out for the heavy clouds to pass. Since it's way past the night hour, and they have no idea how long they have to wait if they were to stay still until the rain subsides, they decided to run through it. They wouldn't risk Eleanor getting worried and deteriorating her health again, and thus, they have to be at home as soon as possible.

"Fuah! Finally! It's a bit colder than usual, maybe because autumn is just around the corner, right Vivi?"Lisabelle removed her shoes and coat and put them down on the floor in the vestibule.

"Achoo! *Sniff*"

"It's just a ten-minute jog in a light rain and you're already catching a cold? Come here!"

With Alan already gone to the small backyard guest home where he or Gwen usually take care of themselves, Lisabelle locks the door and proceeds to undress Viena.

"W-What are you doing?!" Viena reddened.

"What? I'm getting rid of these cold clothes for you!"

"I CAN DO IT MYSELF!"

Lisabelle took a step back with her arms akimbo to give Viena some space. However, Viena only took some of her clothes off while Lisabelle intended to make her stark-naked. Thus, she interfered again and stripped all of Viena's clothes despite the little girl's resistance. They bicker a lot, but in the end, Viena couldn't go against Lisabelle.

"Look, I'm naked too! Stop making it like a big deal, will you? We're both girls!" Lisabelle scolded Viena who was sitting near the bathroom door with her face buried between her knees.

"Y-You are so shameless!"

"You shouldn't make a fuss over every little thing! That's lame! Come on, get inside or you will catch a cold for real!"

After a lot of hesitation, Viena followed Lisabelle as she peeked from the bathroom door. There, she saw Lisabelle preparing something. She took a small thing from a small wooden trinket box on the upper cabinet. Curious as she had always been, Viena entered the bathroom step by step, covering her private parts.

"It's been a long time since I got washed in the rain. Now, is the perfect time to use this."

Lisabelle showed Viena a small emerald stone the size of a nail. The stone gathered Viena's attention as much as Lisabelle's naked body. The little girl's eyes are moving alternately between the stone and Lisabelle's pudenda. She blushes so hard at the surges of uncharted new knowledge that are laid before her eyes.

Before Viena could even respond, Lisabelle threw the stone at Viena.

"Here, put it on the faucet."

Lisabelle pointed to a small hole in the faucet. Viena slowly walked towards it and put the stone to see that the hole fit perfectly with it. Then, Lisabelle turned the faucet to make the water flow into the bathtub.

"Don't get in yet, I have one more thing to show. Look at this."

Lisabelle touches the stone and it glows bright green. Soon, the water let out steam, indicating the rise in temperature. Viena is so enchanted by it, to the point that the thought of shyness of being naked completely slips from her mind.

"But how?!"

"Enchanted gemstone. It doesn't cost too much if you know how to get it right. We got ten more just for unexpected moments like this."

"It needs to be turned on with magic, right?"

"Yes. A little surge of your Anima will trigger the imprinted Meta inside it and keep them running until they run out."

Viena remembered that Randia had taught her about Anima and Meta, the power from inside and outside of one's body. It's not only the warm bath in which she indulges herself that surprises her but also the one who is currently washing her hair. Viena knew that Lisabelle was strong as hell, but she didn't expect her to be able to wield magic either.

"Don't forget to wash your hair also, okay? Just immersing your head in the water is fine also."

The little girl submerged herself underwater and thoroughly enjoyed the warm water she had never tried before. Lisabelle smiles seeing Viena relaxing herself like she was about to pass on the next world. Seeing her reminds Lisabelle of the day when her aunts took her to a local hotspring during their winter vacation years ago.

"Alright, I'm going in too!"

"Huh? Wait-!"

Lisabelle joined the bath and the water splashed to Viena's face. Viena wanted to get mad, but when she saw Lisabelle's body for the second time, her focus immediately shattered. She covered her body again, even though Lisabelle had seen all of it now.

"You're covering up again? Relax, we are both girls. And I've seen it all anyway."

Then, Viena slowly removed her hands and half-submerged her face in the water, staring at Lisabelle.

"What?"

". . . Those look bigger when you are naked," Viena stared at the mole of Lisabelle's left chest.

"These? Yeah, for some reason. They get in the way when I need to move fast. So I have to keep it tight inside my clothes all the time . . . Sigh, to think that it's not going to get smaller from now on, it sucks you know," Lisabelle bounced her developing chest.

Not only Lisabelle's bosom, but Viena also noticed how her legs were much longer than hers to the point that she had to fold them a little until her knees were above the water.

"You are also too tall for this tub."

"Hm? Perhaps I am. This tub is way smaller than I remembered. My clothes are getting tight again also, and it's been the third time in the past six months."

Viena blows bubbles on the water, while Lisabelle keeps taking relaxed deep breaths.

"What about the hair . . . ?"

"What?"

"The hair?"

"My hair?" Lisabelle moved her hair to her right shoulder,

"Not that hair . . . ."

"Oh. That. It's normal as long as you keep it short or maybe clean it up entirely. They will grow back again though, so it's a monthly chore maybe?"

"It looks weird and nasty."

"It's N-O-R-M-A-L. You too will have some when you get older.

"Eww, no!"

Pissed off by Viena's reaction, Lisabelle proceeds to tickle her until the water in the bathtub splashed everywhere. Eleanor just woke up and went to the kitchen to get a drink when the sounds of their laughter were so loud they echoed through the house. The old lady giggled at the caprices the girls had and went back to her room.

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After the fun bath, Lisabelle and Viena put on their clothes. They also went to measure their heights using body measuring tape which Lisabelle used for her hobby. Viena stands on the wall and Lisabelle marks the end of her head, and then does the same on her own since Viena clearly isn't tall enough to help her with it. 

"119 cm. Wow, you are indeed small, aren't you?" Lisabelle showed the number to Viena.

"What? No way! I must be 130 at least!"

Lisabelle burst into laughter. The two then moved to a window on the back of the house that was facing Eleanor's sunflower garden.

"See, Vivi. That window is at least 140 cm tall. Let's put you up there and see if there is but a little gap between you two."

In the end, the gap between Viena and the top side of the window is quite a lot. Thus, the little girl is forced to believe that she is way below the height she believed she was in. Viena looked peevish when Lisabelle embraced her shoulder and play with her cheek.

"Say, Vivi, do you want to know how tall I am?"

"Hmph!" Viena looked away.

"167 yoo! 167! I have grown 2 cm since last month!"

After Lisabelle had enough laughs, she put her chin on Viena's head, while her hands keep rubbing Viena's cheek until she is pissed off.

"Now, now! Do you want to know how to get tall? This will work like magic, you know?"

". . . How?"

Now that Viena had taken the bait, Lisabelle smirked.

"Great. That settles it. We will go next week, on Sabada. Ask your dad for permission to go, while I smooth it up with Alan and Gwen. Don't worry, it's just fifty kilometers away - 3 hours of travel if you don't get it."

"Is it going to be just the two of us?"

"Of course not, silly! There will be a lot of people. 20 adults minimum! 22 if Alan and Gwen are on the same ship!"

Viena is wondering what Lisabelle is up to. Going to a place so far away from home with 20 unknown adults doesn't sound safe to her. However, the promise of height and growth spurt is something that she simply cannot let go. Although Viena isn't sure whether Randia will let her, in the end, she takes up the chance she is given.

"It's a day trip, right?"

"Yeah, we will go before dawn, and be home just before dinner!"

"Okay then!"