A Curious Kirin

Autumn helped both Sunny and Stormy calm down until they weren't on fire anymore. Now that she wasn't mad, Sunny got a better look at Stormy. He had a coat the color of storm clouds, and a mane and tail the color of the ocean. Stormy apologized, and said he shouldn't have given Sunny a reason to get angry. Sunny accepted his apology, and said she shouldn't have punched him.

Once that was over and done with, Autumn was still suspicious of Sunny and was ready to ask some questions.

After they left the shop they were originally aiming to go to, Autumn decided to ask some of her questions, so she stopped by the fountain.

"Hey Sunny, why did you decide to come to the village?" Autumn asked.

Sunny knew the answer to her question, but was sure there would be more, because during their time together, Autumn shared everything about her, like how she likes jokes and singing, and Sunny had shared nothing about herself. She prepared to be questioned, and then answered Autumn's previous question.

Sunny Answered with, "I wanted to see where my parents are originally from."

Autumn then said, "Why did you hesitate to tell me your name?"

Okay, a full-on interrogation it seems, Sunny thought to herself.

She came up with, "I'm a bit shy around strangers, that's why I hesitated."

Autumn wasn't sure she believed her last answer, after all, she let her show her around the village right after. But even so, it was time for the questions she really wanted to ask.

"Why did you punch Stormy Glow? I know he bumped into you, but you only escalated things," Autumn said.

Sunny answered, "He just made me so angry, I had to take it out on something, and he was the one who made me angry."

Autumn replied, "That leads to my next question. If you were so angry, you would have been on fire the entire time. I also noticed that when you finally did set on fire, it was slowly, not instant like it should be."

Sunny knew she had no way out of this one. Autumn was on to her, and she had no excuse. The only thing she thought she could do is run. She looked at the deep woods, and made a run for it. Autumn called out to her, but she ignored her, trying to get away.

Sunny surprised Autumn, and Autumn couldn't keep up. She assumed she was hiding somewhere, so she searched far and wide for her friend. She didn't want to scare her away, she just didn't want her keeping secrets from her.

Meanwhile, Sunny had found an abandoned house made of logs, likely from before the village was formed. She hoped Autumn didn't know about it and went inside. She wished she could turn into a bunny or squirrel, but changelings can only turn into hyper-intelligent creatures, as those are the ones that are best to get love from. So, she hid in her Kirin form, in case she was found.

After searching the woods for a while, Autumn found the house, and decided to see of Sunny was hiding inside. When she went inside, she found her with a look of dread appearing on her face.

"What's wrong? Why did you run away?" Autumn asked.

Sunny said, "Well, you clearly know I have some sort of secret. I'll tell you the truth, I just hope you'll still be my friend."

With that, Sunny transformed into her real self.