When Hanako and Nico returned to the shrine, they were not alone.

"Hey, hey, Chise-chan, do you think she's out?" came a rather cheerful, youthful voice.

"I don't know... This was your idea," replied a much less enthusiastic, softer voice.

The speakers, as it turned out, were [url=https://www.deviantart.com/vitavitaar/art/Hina-and-Chise-784836329]a pair of young girls[/url]. They were both quite small, seeming to be around nine or ten at the oldest, but the girl with longer hair was somewhat shorter. The girl with a side ponytail had honey-colored hair and gold eyes, while the black-haired girl had grey eyes, black hair, and a paler complexion.

"Aaah, but Chise-chan, I though she was gonna be here!" declared the slightly taller girl, waving her arms, "If she's not here, what are we supposed to do?!"

"I don't know... we could go and get sweets, like you promised, Hina-chan," Chise responded, her voice going from somewhat flat to notably excited at the possibility of getting snacks.

"Or... we could go home and get Hisa-nee to make them!" responded Hina, brightly.

Chise seemed to hesitate on that note, but the fact she her eyes seemed to be shining indicated that Hina's older sister was evidently very good at making sweets.

It was at this moment that both of the little girls realized they weren't alone.

"Oh! Look!" Hina declared, "Maybe they know where she is!"

Eagerly, the brunette headed right towards Hanako and Nico. Considerably more sedately, the black-haired girl followed.

"Do you know where the miko who works here went?!" asked Hina, "We wanted to talk to her!"

[@Raineh Daze][@Ammokkx]