Kurogane followed suit and washed himself up. “Do you think you might want to talk to Suoh again?”
“No.” He said quickly and firmly. “It’s clear that he wants nothing to do with me and I want nothing to do with him. He has that girl and I have you. There’s nothing more to be said or done. I need to focus on my studies anyways.”
“Right.” He nodded and continued to bathe. “How’s that been going anyway?”
“Well it’s only been two days but Uriel was impressed that I could read the books so quickly and retain the information. He said usually converts get headaches when they read too much of the holy words but I’ve been just fine.” He shrugged. “How are you doing?”
“Well…I can do this.” Kurogane lifted his hands as they glowed, and a tiny stream of water rose from the tub into the air and collected into a ball near his hands. “Apparently my mother’s magic was tied to the water element, as is mine. I can only move about this much though, since I just learned about it.”
“Oooh! Uriel hasn’t taught me anymore magic. He wants me to learn before doing anymore magic but obviously I’m connected to the wind element.” Fai poked the ball curiously. “That really is amazing though.”
“I’ve only been learning basic magic skills like this one.” He brought his hands down and they stopped glowing, letting the ball of water fall back down, making a little splash. “I’ve been learning a little about history and culture and such, but you probably know much more than me on that.”
“Mm! Being somewhat impure and coming from a culture completely different, he wants me to understand the differences.” Fai nodded. “But with the progress I’m making…I’m sure I’ll be learning magic soon.”
“We have.” He took Fai’s hand and smiled at him. “And I’m glad we made it here.”
“I love you too.” Fai looked up at him happily. “We’ve really come far huh?”