She is the sun

A soft cry of pain, quickly bitten off,and the gleaming bokken clattered to the ground a few feet from wherethe boy was kneeling on the floor, clutching his wrist to his chest.Above him, thin chest heaving, his nine-year-old sister, a year hisjunior, was looking down at him pensively; she hadn't spared force,as he hadn't, but once again, she had bested him. At ten, Kureto wasalready growing into the vague lankiness of a young teen, standing agood foot over Mahiru – and yet, again, she had beaten him. Theykept their positions, her with her own bokken trained at his face,him crouching with his aching arm curled close, until the oneswatching them were once more talking among themselves, the spectaclequickly forgotten in favour of something else. They had only watchedthe last few moments of the Hiiragi heirs' sparring session, andbesides, it wasn't as interesting without real swords. If theirweapons hadn't been wood, Kureto's hand would have been sliced off atthe wrist instead of breaking clean through the bone.

There was no doubt that the vampires,bane of their existence as they had been since before they'd beenborn, had style when it came to parties. The capital of Sanguinem mayhave been underground but the ceilings were kept high enough to notseem cramped. Mahiru, in all her spoiled years as an heir to theprestigious Hiiragi name, had never seen a room this lavish –possibly because their father didn't really care for aesthetics asmuch as he did for means to an end. Lit torches doused the hugeballroom in warm, flickering light, reflecting off of golden floorsand pristine ivory walls. Crystal glasses filled with dark redglittered from trays and tables. There were no snacks, of course.

For the first time in a long, longwhile, Mahiru felt nervous. This wasn't her usual playground; thiswas new, stifling territory in which all the other players had beenparticipating for so long that they had grown bored of the gamebefore she had even opened her eyes for the first time. There wastension in the air, as if a fight was breaking out amidst politeconversation and fake smiles. It was an opportunity for this elitecrowd to get dressed up, establish their pecking order anew, go homeafter thinking how much they would hate everyone else if apathyhadn't claimed all of them so many centuries ago already. City guardssilently stood watch against nonexistent threats, uniforms impeccablywhite while the nobles had strayed from their usual attires to bringout the clothes they had liked the best in the long years that theyhad been alive. Mahiru felt underdressed for the first time in thelace dress she had been provided, even if it was sure to stand out asa red as bright as her eyes now, clinging to porcelain skin from thehigh collar starting just beneath her jaw, delicate sleeves almostreaching her fingertips where they flared dramatically sudden at thewrist, a gentler billow starting at her knees to sweep the flooraround her feet. She was covered almost completely and still feltnaked – the red would mark her, she felt.

Like the Eagle, an animal well known for its symbolism of a brave soul, you are not afraid to step outside your comfort zone and face the unknown. You follow your heart, and let your fiery spirit lead the way through life's adventures. This familiar is said to be a symbol of light, and will encourage you to follow your passions in life and dare to complete goals that no one has been bold enough to try before!

An Eagle familiar will help their master in battle, protect them from enemies, and lead them towards adventures in life. ~~***~~ This familiar represents -Bravery -Strong spirit -Adventurousness -Responsibility -Strength -Dignity 

Kureto: That's a fucking lie and we both know it

*gross sobbing.*

The screams echoed through the house again. Muffled, yes, since their source was locked away deep beneath the house, but Mahiru could hear them regardless. Between every clap of lightning, every rumble of thunder, the thing that was her mother bellowed her misery through thick granite and wood all the way into her bedroom.