"Of course you would, Kitsune."

Caught. How to play it off? She wouldn't believe her if she just pretended everything was fine. Well a better lie had a kernel of truth in it, after all.

"It's nothing. The moon just reminded me of an old boyfriend. He was kindof an idiot but sometimes I still miss him."

The ends of her wings blackened almost imperceptibly, like Pinocchio's nose.