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Austin drew a blank upon being called a jerk. After a second, he scratched his head and sighed.
"Now i remember, she DID tell me..Kiamani. Or kia, rather, since she prefers that..Shoot. I goofed. Man, i hate the mornings..."
Which was true. In fact, at any given point where Austin was waken up by forces outside of his control(environment changes, intruders, annoying friends tapping at his window..etc.) he would forget just about everything besides basic info. recent events, groundings, curfews. Poof. Like that, t hey all go out the window. It has something to do with his training in martial arts..probably the awareness part. If the situation changes to a point of discomfort rapidly, he immediately dismisses all things in his subconcious to focus on the current situation. Of course, Austin didn't know that his training had stemmed that deep. He simply thought it was a bad habit of his. So, he made a goal to apologize to Kia about forgetting her name. As a side goal, he made a point to make up for it. Probably a nice plant..Something that would bloom. Not a flower, that would seem as a point of flirting, and that was't what he was trying to express to Kia. He exited his room slowly, thinking of things he could buy.

After several hours of wandering through the city of evil, Austin'd returned; Shaky, exhausted and sore. He'd gone out to do a list of things: Buy a few new picks for his basses, new strings, check out the band and play a gig(which consequently had earned him 5,000 bucks, all now stowed away in his bank account). And then he went out to find Gin and tell him about his...wreck. It wasn't a Room anymore, it was a disaster. Gin seemed rather emotionless for several minutes, simply standing there next to a pair of cute girls. He'd seemed nervous about the two of them. Austin knew Gin was a major loverboy, but s**t; two at once? that wasn't healthy. regardless, after a bit, Gin poked Austin in the arm and simply said this;
'Take it.'
Austin had been given Gin's room. To do with as he pleased.
Of course, he was going to keep that secret for now. He had plans for that room, and if he told Kia that he had that room, she might've started clawing at him to get it.
And speaking of Kia. Austin had found only one seed. And that was it. A seed to a pure rosemary bush.
he held the tiny thing in his hand cautiously, rolling it over with his thumb.
"Guess I'd better grow it then.."
Austin reached into the plastic bag that had accompanied him, and pulled out a small sack of fertile soil, a pot, and some plant food. He mixed the food and soil in the pot, then poked a deep hole in the dirt with his finger. He dropped the seed in, then filled the hole. He placed the pot on the bed, then formed a few handsigns. He muttered very quietly, then focused his mind and energy into the seed. Passing on his power to raise the dormant life within.
After several minutes, a small sprout shot out of the soil, curling and growing at a rapid pace. Eventually, the shoot turned to bark, toughening into natural armor. The leaves spread to become branches. And small needle-like leaves sprouted in sprigs off of them.
In a matter of ten minutes, Austin had grown something that normally takes a year to condition.
Of course, this was a small task to earth manipulators. But to Shinobi, such technique is extremely rare..
Well. most shinobi anyway. Gin didn't count, since he was/is like. A legend, almost.
Austin picked up the potted plant, dusted off Kia's bed, then moved back to his cot. The only thing to do now would be wait until she returned for bed. which, consequently, would be soon since it was late afternoon.

Austin's attention snapped to the door as it slowly opened, then he sighed to himself when he saw it was Kia.
After Kia made her compliment, Austin took a quick look at his instantly grown bush and slightly sighed.
"Thanks."
Then Austin remembered why he'd actually grown it in the first place, and snapped back to reality.
"Erm. Yeah. This is actually for you, Kia. I'm hoping you'll forgive me for forgetting your name..See, I've only got a few actual friends, and lots and lots of crap in my life..So theres little to help me cope, and lots to deal with. The only things i really have are music, friends and love. Love, i'm out of. Friends, i've got very few of. Music, i've got tons of. And..I suppose i should stop making excuses and bringing you into my problems. Sorry again."
Austin dropped his head slightly, staring into the grains and threads that made the shag carpet beneath him.

"You're welcome Kia. And I'm sorry again about forgetting your name..."
He smiled, sweatdropping a bit. He raised his head up now, no longer embarrassed.
"Anyway.."
Austin stood up, reaching out to prod his guitars, apparently trying to figure out which one he should play. Eventually just grabbing his fretless jazz guitar, he smiled and took a seat. He closed his eyes for several moments, trying to find the beat that was hidden in his mind. somehow, there was always a beat, or a groove stuck in austin's mind that only he could hear. He heard it during thai boxing class(which is what usually sets the tempo of his combos) during Aikido(tempo of speed) Arnis(tempo of strikes and mvement) and basically whenever he moved. The beat was always there, and he could hear it. And he know if he found a way to manifest it just right, everything would just be perfect. he'd be able to play shows. not just the ones that got him the pocket change he'd gotten earlier, but stuff that'd get him ten times that amount.

"Friends, Music, Martial arts, alchemy...That's basically it. And possibly a girlfriend...though I guess I'm out of luck in that aspect. I seem to fail at love alot for some reason..."
Austin hit a sour note at the end of that sentence, and frowned as if he'd just done something shameful. He popped his thumb in place quietly, then jumped a bit when his phone rang. The room was slightly quiet, and the sudden change of noise startled him. He picked up his phone, answering with a flick of his thumb.
"Hello?...It IS for sale? How much then?...4,000? alright, i'll be over to pik it up shortly."
Austin hung up his phone, quickly placing it back in his pocket.
"I'm headed out. I need to go see a man about a car..."
Austin walked to the door, grabbing his coat off of the rack next to it. He slipped it on coolly, and opened the door.
"I'll only be an hour, if you'd like to see the car after i'm back..Later Kia."
Austin closed the door quietly, leaving Kia alone in his room until he returned.