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Nero smiled, hugging her back. "Don't I get a kiss goodnight?" He asked, somewhat jokingly. It had been a long day. A productive day, but a long one nonetheless. He yawned, about ready to go to sleep.

Nero's eyes were still closed from his yawn, when he felt the familiar sensation of her lips. He was, again, surprised. He hadn't really expected her to do it, but he wasn't going to complain. He grinned, looking towards her as she left to her room. "Night, Milly." He told her, hoping she heard it. With that, he crawled into bed and, with a slight smile on his lips, rested his head on the pillow, pulled the blanket over him, and fell asleep.

Mileena's laid in the bed with her eyes open, staring up at the ceiling with distant eyes. She felt cold, as the ghosts of her past haunted her, which they did almost every night since all those years ago. After some time had passed with her feeling the pain of loss and sadness, Mileena got up from bed, stretching her tensed muscles as her long silver hair fell to the small of her back. She wasted no time going to the bathroom to ready herself for yet another day, having a shower, fixing her hair into its usual style, wearing her usual outfit without room for change. Walking out of her room, she went to Nero's dorm to knock and see if he was there. She rapped on the door several times, and no answer came. She reached inside with her mind, but could not feel his consciousness. It became clear then that he was out, somewhere in the village. Most likely having fallen asleep under a tree somewhere. Mileena exited the dorms and went on her search for Nero, wanting to see him before the day went any further.

~Exit to Tranquil Shores~

After having said her goodbyes to Nero, here she was, alone in her dorm room, limping slightly over to her bed where she sat down for a few minutes lost in thought over nothing too important. Feeling drowsy still, she rose from the bed, knowing for a fact that she absolutely would not fall asleep without a nice, soothing bath. She went into the bathroom and turned the tap on and left it there as she went back into her bedroom to find herself a clean change of clothes. Placing a hand to the spot where her ribs were declared broken only moments ago, she rubbed gently, trying to ease the lessening pain further. After her bath and all other minor whims that came to mind, she finally fell into the bed with a soft 'puff' and fell asleep instantly.

~Eh...~

Tsukiko Airi

| Kirigakure | Wangetsu Lunar Clan | Medic | Agile | Intelligent | Sexy | Genin |

As it turned out, the painkiller was not a light one. She was in no way partying with beer goggles, but she felt sufficiently gone by the time she made it back to her dorm, sliding the door open and shuffling in without lifting her feet. Tsukiko didn't look at any paintings she had on her wall, nor did she check for mail. She didn't bother opening the window to admire the moon as she did every night, thanking it for her powers and sending up a prayer to whatever there listens for her life thus far. She stripped off her scarf, taking enough care to leave it on the desk next to her bedroll. She took the same proper care with the rest of her clothes. Not exactly like any of it held special meaning for her, but she wanted to prove (and in truth, it was a good exercise) that no matter how tired or affected in her mind she was, she could perform adequately, as if she were poisoned during a fight or under the attack of a genjutsu. That being done, her tremendous battle of wills won and her energy and stamina spent, she fell on her butt and rolled into bed.

Oddly enough, however, she didn't immediately go to sleep. It may have been the drugs, keeping her awake but intoxicated, or maybe they were wearing off, Tsukiko didn't know. So she just lied there for a few minutes. She couldn't feel the pain in her nose; she knew it was a bad move to ignore the injury, because it could become permanent or at the least get much worse in the morning after she got used to being pain-free. I don't even know why I did it. It was stupid thing to do. I just wanted some relief. What the hell is wrong with me? She was actually too tired to grope for her trusty kunai, which further depressed her. She was not happy.

"F%$#."

She curled up and did her best job to fall asleep as fast as she could.

“There's no certainty - only opportunity.”

Tsukiko Airi

| Kirigakure | Wangetsu Lunar Clan | Medic | Agile | Intelligent | Sexy | Genin |

Tsukiko woke to find herself on the cold, wooden floor. She, of course, did not remember rolling off her bed, but why would she? She had probably had the worst night of sleep she could recall. On the plus side, there were no bad dreams, which usually accompany an overall bad day.

"What should I do today? Pick myself up, that's what. Don't be such a lazy bones. Do something." Her body stayed on the floor. It liked the floor. It had been on the floor for, she would assume, around 8 hours and had gotten rather comfortable with the floor. "I said do something. Come-ON!"

Finally pep-talking herself up and awake, she sat up. Still not entirely coherent, she lazily walked over to the bathroom and stood there for a minute, prepping herself. Ready to be fully awake, she bathed herself and by the time she was done, she had her energy back. Allowing her body one final respite, Tsukiko let out a great yawn as she stretched her arms and legs. Grabbing a few gulps of juice and a few bites of this and that and she was ready for the day. "Except for clothes. I need clothes." Putting on a fresh pair and cleaning up yesterday's, she noticed a darker patch of red on her scarf. "Riiight, I had-had?-a broken nose." She tentatively touched it. It throbbed slightly but was barely noticeable. The Wangetsu daughter shrugged and figured it must have set itself and looked fine.

"Know what it's a good day for? What?" She often talked to herself when she was alone. "Training. Great idea, but where? The grounds, of course. Okay, well, I guess I'm ready. Let's shove off."

{exit to training grounds}

“There's no certainty - only opportunity.”