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With a shrug of his shoulders he chuckled and layed down on his back, looking up towards the night sky. He felt the cold night air bite at his skin because he has no shirt on under his trench coat, but it suited him just fine. Johhny always had preferred being cold to being hot.

Smirking at the fact that she was getting amusement at his problem, he chuckled gently and shook his head. He didn't mind as he turned his head to look at her, grinning widely.

"oh so you find my predicument humerous eh miss?" He had a smirk on that spoke volumes.

With a shake of his head and a chuckle johhny turned his head back towards the stars. He wondered if maybe he wasn't as nice as he had led himself to believe. Shrugging it off, it didn't really matter that much as it is. Blinking slightly as she asked what his problem was, he spoke just as plainly as she did.

"arisato"

Raising a curious eyebrow at her wrapping her arms around her, he couldn't tell if she was cold or if it was something else. He slung off his trench coat lazilly, holding it in his left hand, tossing it onto her lap with a nod of approval. He didn't want her being uncomfortable.

He sighed heavilly and leaned back until he was laying down on the grass, he had his hands under his head, gazing up at the stars. It was beginning to trouble him, this Arisato fellow. Although he did his best to not show it off to her, he wouldn't show weakness to anyone. He didn't think she was harmless just because she was a lady after all.

"well, he's how I get food in my belly. I was given a job a week ago, to hit him and a man names Sagitarius, they are close friends. I squared off with Sagi first, and found out he wasn't guilty of the supposed crimes put on his head, so I let him be. I'm not sure what to expect from Arisato"

He took a puff of his pipe and blew the smoke out into the sky, making sure the smoke didn't near her incase she would get offended. He made little smoke rings as he thought about what else to tell her.

"I don't know what to expect, he was a slayer until recently, or thats what I've been led to believe. I just love messing with men that have killed hundreds" he said the last line sarcastically. He didn't care if she thought him a coward or something else distastefull. If she did, all the better for when he might need to use her to get to Arisato, if he would need to at all.

He rose his right eyebrow curiously at 9 as she spoke, that was the first time he noticed her smile. Not fake one, a real smile as if she was remembering something. Smiling gently he reached out with his right hand and placed it on her shoulder reassuringly. Not saying anything just yet, just letting her feel the warmth of his presence for a few moments.

After a few moments he let his hand fall and he went back to laying down on the grass. She was a mercenary eh? But it seemed like talking about Arisato brought a smile to her, either that or she was thinking of something after talking about him.

"sad? In what way 9?"

"it's possible, he was a slayer until four or so years ago, back then he looked much different. Wonder what could have happened to make him change."

He shook his head and looked over at her with a warm smile, looking into her eyes for a few moments. "sounds like an interesting guy, you curious about his past at all?" he asked softly, as if it didn't really mean much to him at all, just a source for conversation.

"i didn't say I wanted to judge him, just that I was curious. Your saying you couldn't care less about him?"

Johhny blew another smoke ring out the left corner of his mouth, the leaf in the bowl burning a bright orange flame as he took another puff. He blew the smoke out before looking at her with a gentle smile. She seemed nice, after she had gotten used to talking to him a little.

"you wouldn't have to worry about what people would think. No matter what you'd still be 9 to me"

"ahh well I guess you could say survival, when i was sixteen I was on my own, so i needed to get money somehow"

He shrugged slightly, tilting his head to look away from her and to the stars. With a soft smile he stood up slowly, yawning as he stretched his arms. He had a weel toned upper body that could be seen easilly because he had let her borrow his trench coat. Yawning again he noticed he should probably get back to wolf's place, he needed some sleep and the inn had a room for him.

"well it was a pleasure seeing you again, maybe I'll see you at the bar again"

and with that he turned his back to her and began walking towards where he needed to go. Using his abilities over wind, he levitated a few inches off the ground and began moving faster until he was soon nothing more than a dot and then nothing at all to her.

9 woke in the garden early the next morning. She reached out as if to grab for some one but then she only felt the damp morning grass her eyes shot open. She had been dreaming of lost friends and loves. This was the first time sense she had gotten away from Xol and Mastema that she slept out here.

"Come on... he's going to want his coat back."

She got up and smiled at the thought of sleeping peacefully out here in the garden once again. 9 headed back to the dojo where she could get cleaned up and start oh her daily tasks.