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Spots of orange, white and black speckled the tall grass of a nearby field of overgrown grass and weeds. A small figure lurked in the underbrush, a tail swishing overhead showing that something truly was there. "Ah...not here either..." a small whine came from the brush before the stalks of the vegetation spread out revealing the one who was hiding in it's depths. It had been a good wish, his fur speckled with orange and black splotches with a bit of white mixed in.

Huffing slightly Shin sat himself down next to the edge of the grass field obviously dissatisfied. "I thought for sure the spot Matsuri was talking about was here...so then where did she hide the treasure?" Shin pouted out loud not really paying any attention if someone overheard him. He was often quite oblivious. "Where else could I look...?" Shin asked himself lightly racking his brain at a possible area where his packmate might have hidden the 'treasure'.

Shin was trying to concentrate so hard that he couldn't help but jump slightly when the voice of another suddenly resounded in the air. Shin's ears twitched every which way trying to figure out where the voice came from, his nose sniffing once or twice trying to catch a scent, though he didn't seem to get anything from that. "Excuse me?" Shin questioned lightly trying to figure out what the voice wanted.

Sitting up slightly on his hind legs he tried to get a better view, his front paws dangling cutely in front of him as he tried his best to stand up, though he lost his balance midway and ended up rolling straight onto his back. He sneezed slightly as a puff of dirt was emitted in the area he had fell. "I'm looking for treasure, Matsuri said she had buried some treasure around here and told me to find it. She said I could keep it if I do! It sounded fun~" Shin giggled before righting himself up again. "Umm...sorry if I disturbed you Mr. Grumpy voice...hey...you wouldn't happen to know where she buried the treasure do you? If you help me I'll share it with you...or..." at this point the good wish gasped, "Are you the voice of the treasure!" Shin questioned in all seriousness...what a weird wish he was. He seemed innocent enough for all it was worth...definitely not dangerous in the least.

Shin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that the voice was not the treasure at all, but instead it's keeper. He thought it would have been really cool if the treasure talked, but maybe this keeper would be interesting too...probably not as interesting as talking treasure...but interesting enough surely.

Tilting his head slightly Shin seemed to take in what the voice was telling him. "Hmm? Well...I suppose that makes sense since you're it's keeper and all...alright how about any treasure I find I'll give to you? I'm just really looking for the fun of it anyway," Shin replied giggling happily, "It's like an adventure!" he declared excitedly.

Shin seemed to be a little bundle of energy today as his tail swished happily behind him. He bobbed his head slightly wanting to look some more, but if this was the Keeper's land he needed permission first, otherwise it would be stealing and stealing is bad. "So Mr. Keeper would it be okay if I still looked for the treasure if I give it to you when I find some? I'll try and find you lots and lots of treasure!" Shin declared not really caring about not getting any treasure himself. Like he had stated earlier he really only wanted the thrill of trying to find it after all.

Shin's eyes lit up after hearing Thor say he would allow him to look for the treasure. "Wah~ Really! Okay! I'll bring you lots and lots of treasure!!" Shin declared happily...though he had no clue what the 'treasure' he was referring too looked like nor where it was located. He watched as the Evil wish disappeared into the brush before happily purring to himself. "I better get looking!" Shin told himself as he absentmindedly set about to find Thor some 'treasure'. He was so oblivious that he had no idea that the 'treasure' Matsuri had told him about was all a lie, the thought never even crossed his mind.

Butt back into the air, tail held high Shin began his search over again his nose and eyes to the ground looking to see if he could spot anything as he moved along the grasslands. Matsuri had told him that the real treasure was hidden deep within a cave, but in order to get there he had to find the three objects of epic shininess which would lead him to the entrance of the cave in which the treasure was hidden. Of course Matsuri had been lying to him just making things up she didn't believe Shin might actually find an area in which she described.

Nose to the ground Shin began to travel through the grass only spotting a small flash of light out of the corner of his eye when he neared the edge of the grass patch. Ears perked up Shin quickly raced over eyeing the small sparkling marble on the dirt hidden under the grass. The marble reflected the light giving it a pretty glisten if one looked through the middle. "Wah~ This has to be the first shiny object Matsuri was talking about!" Shin gleed happily taking the small object in his mouth.

He was about to hurry back to put it in the area he was told to by Thor when he saw another glisten in the trees a small ways off. Marble in mouth he went over eyeing the small object lodged in a hole in the bark of a tree near the base. Dropping the marble he reached his paw through scratching at the item until he grabbed it pulling it free from the wood prison. Wide-eyed he found himself staring at a large piece of bent metal that Shin thought was really cool. "The second shiny!" he declared proudly excitement now pumping through him. He only needed to find the last one now before he could find the cave. But where could it be?

Looking around he couldn't see anything at all shiny, it wasn't until he looked up that the last piece made itself shine in the bright light of the day. Shin gasped. "The last piece!" Shin cried as he quickly began to climb the tree with ease and skill. It wasn't long until he made it to the top, a glistening ribbon fluttering the sky from a birds nest. Shin slowly moved over eyes on his prize. The nest held eggs and Shin was careful not to disturb them as he hooked his paw on the ribbon pulling it free from the nest. Grinning Shin look around, the high view surprisingly beautiful. He had all three...now where was the cave? Another look and Shin caught something in his sight...was it a cave? Maybe? Yes! It had to be, there in the distance. It was by a cliff, hard to see, you would probably only find it by looking from a high place.

Shin giggled happily, though a sudden pain and screech hit his side knocking him from the branch. The mother bird arrived and didn't like Shin being so close to her baby eggs. She probably thought he would hurt them. Shin let out a yip as he quickly tried to grip the bark of the tree sliding down none to gracefully hitting the ground hard. Shin's eyes watered from the pain. "Oww!" Shin cried as some small blood leaked from a wound the bird had inflicted. Shin tried to lick it but it was too hard for him to reach the area, and the mother bird was making another swoop at him. Picking up the three objects he did find Shin quickly tried to race away to safety, though he hobbled more then ran.

The pain of his wound slowed him down greatly as he made his way back to the area he had seen the keeper. He had found the cave and while his wound did hurt he wanted to tell the Keeper all about it. He said he would find him treasure and Shin wanted to keep that promise. When he made it to the meeting place he dropped his three shiny objects and fell to his tummy panting. Blood had formed down his side and had left a trail marking where he had come from. "Mr. Keeper...Mr...Keeper...I think I know where the...treasure is!" Shin huffed out, though his voice lacked the energy he first had. Setting his head down Shin waited for a reply.

[Whew! Super long post XD Had to get it all in there lol]