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Soneko wasn't too far behind Jade. He smelled her. She smelled funk-tastic. He could almost taste her sweat from his heightened sense of smell. He almost shuddered. If there was one bad thing about being able to smell things that he really didn't want to smell. His boots sank into the snow with each step, a small crunching noise following. He had last been here to study, which hadn't worked as he had wound up taking a walk with the young kitsune named Ichi...And her frisky pests--er..pets. He wouldn't be able to study this time. He had to get to that soon, but he supposed it could wait...Again.

The last he'd seen of Jade was an incident that had left Soneko to go back to Raventh and sulk for a bit. He was the wakest one on that battlefeild and he couldn't stand it. Then he began training with Silver...And then going, seeking out his old Sinner clan. He had found all but one of the surviving five, excluding himself. He had trained with them. All had gotten stronger. All were a hastle. All had helped with his training, though he was still weaker than he needed to be.

The nine-foot doors slowly creaked open by an unseen force and Soneko stood exactly three feet short of the top of the frame. He had gotten the hang of that. He stepped a few feet in before the doors slammed a little too loudly behind him. Maybe he hadn't.

He whiffed at the air. He could almost see the trail of Jade's scent leading to the bar. He followed slowly, his boots thunking loudly. The back of his pants at the bottom were torn from being dragged against the gravel so much, and they were almost white, whereas the rest of the jeans were dark blue, along with his jean jacket, which was short-sleeved and could hardly be considered a coat. He wore a black tanktop underneath, and his black headband was tied loosely above his eyes. A black fleshy tail with a half triangle at the end portruded out of the back of his pants, swishing once, then wrapping itself around his waist. As usual, his left arm was belted up, wearing it's same leather glove, while his right was free other than a black clover glove that reached up to half forearm. He stood next to the bar, wondering if Jade had heard him come in.

"Knock, knock..."

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The top portion of Jade's head popped over the top of the bar, just a little more than her green eyes revealed as she looked to see who had come in. Her ears hadn't missed the sound of the door opening and closing just a moment behind her, nor was it easy to miss an incoming ki signal.

She had seen the boy before, but as she fumbled for a name to put with him, the young woman realized she didn't have one. She had seen him at the New Year's party though, speaking with Deity, and had a faint memory of fighting him....it wasn't clear though because at the time she was Oozaru and had no control of herself.

If she still had her tail, it'd be beating out her confusion against the floor beneath her.

"Evenin'. Care for something to drink.....uh...." Her face turned red slightly. "Sorry, I'm afraid I don't know your name...."

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He gave a smile, though it almost seemed hostile from his fangs poking out from his lips. He couldn't stop it even if he tried. Even when he wasn't smiling, they insisted on poking out from in between his lips. He quickly adjusted his face back to normal, trying not to make anybody uncomfortable. The girl was not one to become unnerved easily, but, then again, Soneko had been told he could unnerve a stone with so much as a glance. It was true back on Raventh, but this group of people were either too stupid or were sure enough of themselves to not let it affect them.

It wasn't a surprise that she didn't know his name. They'd never really met. They had a quick combat awhile back, but no further than that. The only reason he knew her name was overhearing conversations at the New Year's Ball. Plus, everybody knew that Jade was Deity's sweetheart. And seeing the two together at the Ball had made it clear who she was.

"Soneko...A Chardonnay would be great, if at all possible."

EDIT: Soneko sniffed at the air. Another presence. Standing still. Familiar. Keno. An unmoving scent. No sound whatsoever. He was hiding?

Well, it appears we have a visitor. But why is he keeping away?

Clearly Soneko shouldn't be here, but he'd only just gotten cozy in the club and he wasn't leaving to go out in the cold. If it was that important, Keno could wait until Soneko saw fit to leave.

Jade nodded and stood up, smiling as she put her can of Mountain Dew on teh bar counter. She turned around and took a few steps to her left towards the wine area with cooler and glasses. She found the Chardonnay and quickly opened it for him, having to remember to get the glass with her hand, since she no longer had her tail. It had been so much like a third arm, it took some getting used to now that it was gone. At least walking was no longer a problem.

"Well, I'm Jade, so I think we can call this an 'official' meeting." She laughed a little as she walked over and placed the glass of wine in front of the young man, before reaching for her own can and popping it open.

As she lifted the can to her lips, the young woman turned towards the other sitting in the room. She didn't need a ki signature to know when Keno was around. Her nose was very sharp, but even that didn't beat a natural sense she seemed to have. It was like that with most she cared deeply about: Deity, Keno, Sato, Sabrina, and User especially.

Jade seemed to hold none of the anger she once had towards Keno before, but that could mearly mean she didn't wish to pound in his face anymore.

"Good evenin' Nii-chan....about time you came back...." She laughed a little in his direction.

"Yeah well I was bound to go sooner or later as is my way. Besides, the way things ended kinda made my departure a little more necessary don't you think?" He would have liked to joke about it, but there was a hint of truth to what he said. It was only a matter of time before he was officially exiled. He was on borrowed time and he knew it.

"To either end, I had to come and make sure you were doing well. Whether for a day, a week, or months, I can't leave without seeing you once now can I?" He didn't really move anything except his lips to speak with. Any other motion was involuntary for the time being, though part of him wanted to get up and hug her. Maybe part of him thought that if he was as still as possible, he wouldn't get into any trouble.

"Evening to you Soneko. You're doing well yes?"

The young woman laughed a little at Soneko's comment. Her comment had sounded like that in a way, a business proposition or something like that. She smirked a little at his wink. Yes, she loved Deity with all her heart, and wouldn't give that up for anything, but she still enjoyed attention once in a while.

"True Keno....but perhpas they wouldn't have ended so badly if you didn't leave so abruptly?" It was meant partially in jest, but mostly as a true fact. It was the way of her species most of the time, hot-headed initially, but then clear-minded the second time around.

"And if I hadn't gotten to see you, I would have been madder than ever at you Nii-chan." There was a slight laugh in her inflection, and a smile on her face. "Though, I could have used your cool-headedness about a month ago....it'll be many a year before the forest recovers...."

While she didn't bring up the incident specifically, likely Keno had found out about what had happened.