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// chapter 19 
// Story: A Bounty to Fight 
// by NightSugar pone 
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Star had had a full day of cleaning and touring the house’s interior, it was almost a surprise to hear the door opening downstairs. And she bolted downstairs reached for a dagger before she remembered that it had to be Windbreaker, no One else knew her location. So as she slowly moved into his line of sight, and when he saw her he smiled a pleasant smile, and closed the door behind him. 

“You look like you had a busy day, did you at least enjoy yourself?”
She shrugged as she stepped out a little bit, tilting her head to the side slightly as she looked down at the floor.

“It’s nice here but...I’m having trouble adjusting to this, I nearly attacked you just now because I thought someone had found me,”
Windbreaker took off his helmet and set it down by the door before walking over to her, when he got to her he wrapped his arms around her.

“Just give it time, I know it's hard now but it'll get easier over time, why don't we go out and just enjoy the rest of the day? I bet the sunset will be magical with you,”
She stood there for a minute or so just thinking about it, but she eventually agreed to go out and relax with him, like a proper first date.

“I think that would be perfect, let's not waste our time catching it, it'll be worth it if it's truly magical,”
She seemed to noticeably brighten up as she trotted to the kitchen and took off the apron she had worn to prepare her lunch, and practically dragged him back outside and up to a small hill a couple feet away. It was only when she had sat down and comfortable that she noticed that he hadn't had the chance to take off his armour before they rushed out, and she gave him an apologetic look while a small blush filled her cheeks.

“Oh, I um...sorry,”
She said quietly as he began to slide out of the armour, and why he was done he set it down beside him and sighed with relief, glancing up at the sky and at the blue expanse above him. He had gotten so relaxed that he laid back and sprawled out, and naturally, Star laid down at his side, resting a hoof on his chest as she too looked up at the sky. And as the sun began to slowly fall and turn the sky from blue to the reddish pinkish hues, before it slowly turned to a midnight blue star-studded sky, they both felt at ease.