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its been a while, glogabalyn should have a better response than me, since hes ryu, but, its possible that ryu started to rebuild the village after ninja gaiden or whatever...

"Aw man, not you too, why is everyone so friggin' paranoid? I've been attacked by DOA Tech TWICE and I ain't paranoid! All right I'll keep my distance with Kagomi, geez." Cristian does what is expected of him, but now his faith in Kiroku has dropped slightly. If Kiroku had chosen to believe Cristian, he would have been rewarded with a firearm from Cristian's backpack that he took from those DOA Tech assassins.
"Well now our mission is to wait until my carrier Hawk reaches Kasumi, telling her to come here to Hayabusa village. In the meantime, Cristian-san, since you are a "Ninja" now, you must be trained in Ninjitsu. That is the least you can do for yourself instead of wasting time flirting with that Kagomi girl." Ryu makes a gross face when mentioning Kagomi, "And keep in mind a true Ninja is trained from childhood, meaning that your training will have to be very intense for you to reach a competent level. And you Kiroku-san, will do what you can without alerting Sanzo and the "duelists" to your presence, all though I know you can defend yourself, the last thing the people of this village need is another Tengu to worry about. I need Kasumi here as quickly as possible because I need her to see into the future of the DOA tournament and... other things." Ryu put on a dead serious face now, "I feel... in my soul... that there is a great evil, worse than DOA Tech, worse than the evil Tengus, something old and powerful, wise but cruel, something so terrible it that would turn us against one another, but... I don't know what it is." Ryu's eyes showed great worry.

"........" Cristian was silent, "Look Ryu, there is no way I would ever turn against you, you saved my life against those reinforcement assassins and I ow you my life quite possibly. Whatever this evil may be, I will be there to help you stop it. And I will accept your training because I feel that all martial arts have something to contribute to a fighter." Cristian's voice spoke truthfully.

As they spoke together, Joe came by and brought them dinner, it was miso soup.

im not suggesting be paranoid, im just saying, be sure to watch your back every now and then. you have the freedom with me to do whatever ou like. , and i will ryu, but, if somethings to where kasumi cannot come, and your hawk fails, im going to follow its trace and find kasumi myself if need be, but, ill lay low.

well, it all depends on if the hawk makes it, but, there may come a situation where i have to leave before then, at which point i will try and find her.

((Ahh, it's good to be back. Sorry for being late Ladies and Gentlemen, but I was delayed. Now on to the RP!!! domokun ))


Ryu Hayabusa's house...

Cris had finally finished eating and looked up to see that Ryu already finished as well... "Damnnnn! Your already done, did you at least taste it?" Cris inquired.

"I have eaten this so many times it no longer requires tasting to be palatable." Ryu was honest. "Cristian, next time do not begin until we complete the custom, it was rude of you to just begin in that manner." Ryu's voice spoke honestly and understanding.

"I'm very sorry." Cris made a small bowing gesture. "I don't want to bring bad things up, but what happened to the assassins who tried to kill you and me, Ryu?"

"I left a note in the Hokage's chamber, it gave a clear instruction to send some lesser Ninja to take care of the bodies. But for now, time to rest. Cristian you will sleep in this central hall room, I will bring you a Futon. As for you Kiroku, I know that you are a Tyrant Tengu, but I'm sure YOU must sleep sometime, if you wish to, you can have the guest room." Ryu made sure to face both of them when speaking.

"Wow, a Futon! I always wanted one of those! I don't want to sound like a Japanophile, but I always liked the fact that Japanese people usually sleep on the floor, it does wonders for your back!" Cris made a back stretching gesture as he said this.

Ryu stood up and everyone did as well. He went to a closet near the edge of the room and pulled out a green and white Futon. He placed it on the floor and began cleaning up the plates and bowls on the table. Doing this inevitably reminded Ryu of Aileen, she was a perfect traditional Japanese woman, always attentive to guests and willing to lend a helping hand whenever needed. It pained Ryu that their marriage is always being delayed, and her being in the city to take care of the antique store, his only source of income, kept them seperated. He pushed those thoughts aside and soon realized that he had finished what he started. Ryu went back to the central room and saw Cristian was already asleep. 'That was fast.'

Ryu looked at Kiroku who was still waiting, he seemed to be in another world of his own, 'I suppose many Tengu are naturally quiet and passive, he acts very similar to Kasumi.' Ryu thought to himself. "Well, you do whatever it is you do at this hour Kiroku. I won't force you anymore."

Ryu went into his room, and went to sleep.

kiro wandered back to the pool and waterfall the painting was taken at. he then removed his mask, and sat down near the edge of the water, and put one of his feet in the water, swaying as the small current went against it. however, be thought he heard a noise, and he quickly dived into the water. he looked back, and only saw a small rodent. however, he stayed in the water, enjoying the feeling of weightlesness.

still motionless in the water, he ran through his mind of his past, thinking of the memories of his childhood. after he came to japan, where he met his friends, and was honored to be a student of the mugen tenshin.