|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:27 pm
Michio laughed to himself as Sythril came back to them wearing a bright orange shirt. “How's it going there, construction worker?” he said to Sythril, and Noriko shook her head at him. “So, what are we all going to do after we're done here? The nightclub doesn't open for another eleven hours.” Noriko asked and Michio shrugged. “We could go see if there's another mission available for our team and you could tag along and help us.” he said, massaging his knuckles, “Hopefully one that requires some rough, rigorous physical activity.” Noriko nodded, “That would be fun. I think I heard something about Korinobu-sensei racking up quite a tab with the local ramen shop. He was looking for someone to take care of it for him, if you two are up for making ramen deliveries. Hehe, or we could go searching for my cat again. He got out again through the window and is all around town again. I was going to deal with it myself, but I've got enough here to award you both for hunting down Hiroki.” Michio placed his face in his hands and sighed, “Again, Noriko-chan? How many times is that damned cat going to get out before you guys put it in a kennel?” She frowned and shrugged, “Dunno. Mother won't let me do anything of the sort because” and she began a mocking tone “'Hiroki is my little baby and is like a brother to you! I'm not going to cage a member of this family! Now go out there and find him!' She's such a pain my butt sometimes...”
Michio laughed, “Well Sythril, it's up to you since you just graduated. Do you wanna hunt down a cat or deliver delicious ramen?”
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:26 pm
Sythril chuckled at Michio’s remark, “pretty good, maybe if she lets me keep this I can help redirect the villagers from the construction zones for a side job.” He said, poking at a few worn holes in the sleeves wrist. He rested his arms behind his head as the other two chatted about what to do when everyone was finished in the shop and was happy when his new partner Michio brought up missions. “Ramen delivery…or cat hunting huh.” He tried not to sound too disappointed; he should have known that he wouldn’t be doing anything important fresh out of the academy.
Eyeing the scratches on Michio’s face he decided that the cat hunt was probably the more exciting of the two, and since the employer knew the trouble it was, it was likely the more rewarding as well. “Lets go for the cat, it should be interesting, at least more so than ramen runs right?” He chuckled at the thought that a cat would get the upper hand of him, though the annoyances on Michio’s face made him think twice. Back at the counter he heard Akiko “Hey, you your shirts finished.” Heading back to the counter he was happy to get back into his own clothing, he could definitely notice the change in weight on his right arm it would take some getting used to but it was nothing that would slow him down. “It was a quick job, but it wont be coming off without a fight, ill say, ten ryo for the sew job since your with Noriko and her -close friend- over there.” She said waving over at the two and smiling. Sythril handed over the loaned money and returned what was left to Michio. “I’ll be sure to get you what I owe you out of the mission.” He said sighing.
248/xx
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:45 pm
Michio buried his face in one hand as the clerk waved at them, his face going as red as the pair of crimson pants on the wall. “Ehh... don't worry about it. I'll make at least three times as much off of this mission. And yeah, cat hunting is pretty interesting alright... especially when that damned cat runs faster than any animal I'd ever seen.” he said, turning to Noriko “What do you feed that thing?” She sniggered at the perverted thoughts in her head and then scowled at him with a smile on her lips “Not fish! That's for sure, baka!” He grinned and rubbed the back of his head. “Touche...” he mumbled. “Alright, are we ready to go then?” He looked from Sythril to Noriko and figured yes, so he turned and walked out the door and lit up a cigarette. Noriko followed him out and scowled at him, “That's a filthy habit, Michio-kun...” She crossed her arms and scowled at him, puffing out her bottom lip. Michio stared at her for a moment and took a drag, inhaling deeply and then aiming his head upwards to release the smoke. He exhaled and turned his head away from her. “So is badgering people about their habits. I know mine's gonna get me killed. How about you?” he said, grinning, and she punched him in the arm, laughing out. “What the hell? You're such a jerk!” she shouted at him, and Michio nearly choked on his cigarette smoke as he was thrown into a fit of laughter. “Yeah, so why're you still standing here then?” he challenged and she raised an eyebrow at him. “Why're you so mean?” she asked, and he waved his hand at her as if to shoo away the question. “I'm just joking. Jeez.. lighten up.” he said, taking another puff before putting out the cigarette in the dirt road. “Yo, Sythril, we ain't got all night. Quit flirting with the store clerk in order to get a discount and lets find this cat.” he shouted to his teammate and grinned when Noriko burst into a fit of giggles.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:59 pm
“aw come on, don’t say that. I need someone to laugh and giggle with too you know.” Sythril replied to Michio’s joke taking a few steps back just in time to avoid a playful swat from his partner, but Noriko still managed to find his foot and step on it. “Ok, ok I get it” he said fumbling for his footing.” Following the two out and into the nearly empty street he wondered if Michio was also joking about the cats speed (oh well, its just a cat how hard could it really be to catch?) he thought, though still wary of the scratches on his partners face. “So, where do we start from now?” He said, noticing a larger than average cat slinking into a nearby alleyway, by the looks of its coat it seemed well taken care of before entering the alley it turned its head to look around, and spotting the group of three quickly disappears into the space between the buildings. "I dont suppose that was the one we are after at the moment is it?" Sythril asks point toward the alley where he had just seen the cat.
271/xx
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:49 pm
“Hm... well, we could try looking around the alleys. That's where Hiroki usually goes, chasing after mice. He seems pretty knowledgeable of how to navigate them too. He likes to run around a lot too, taking sharp turns around corners and ducking into yards. It's a pain the a** to find him, and when you finally do, you have to keep your eye on him or he'll slip past you better than even the school instructors can.” Noriko said, rubbing her chin with her index finger and her thumb. “Oh dammit! He's headed towards the ghetto! I see why though... that's where a lot of rats and other rodents live. And I'm not just taking about the animals when I say rats...” Michio laughed and extended his claws from his knuckles, the skin in between his knuckles moving aside as if to create an easy path for the bones that came shooting out, “I'm always itching for a fight. It'd be good to clean up Otogakure too, get some of the scummy low lives out of town so that we can get this village to start prospering.” Noriko nodded, “Okay, then let's start there. Maybe we'll take a few Cobras out while we're at it.” Michio grinned at her and looked to Sythril. “Get ready for a battle, partner, cuz this is gonna be one hellava ride.” Noriko walked back into the store and used the dressing room, coming back out wearing a purple face mask that covered her face from her neck to her nose with a mempo.
She also now wore her headband on her forehead, which caused her already parted bangs to curve over the top before dropping back down. She smiled at them and placed her left hand on her hip, “Well boys, let's go.” She grinned and leaped onto the rooftop of the clothing store, then propelled herself to jump over the street and onto the roof of the building across from where they were standing. “Come on!” she yelled to them and turned to run towards the ghetto.
Michio looked at Sythril and shrugged, “Might as well follow her lead unless we want her to get shanked for trying to find a stupid cat.” He retracted his claws and ran across the street, then leaped onto the building with one jump.Quote: 292/xx 61/120 - Runaway cat mission lines added up from the top of the page
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:56 pm
Sythril Grinned as his partner Michio looked his friend Noriko over, as she returned from the dressing room, ready for the mission. He listened to her talk about the cat, taking note of where she was sure the animal was headed. (The ghetto?) Sythril started to space while the other two were chatting on, (this whole place is run down, are they saying that it actually gets worse?) Michio’s words snapped him out of it, he hadn’t even noticed Noriko leave, and leapt after his partner to catch up as fast as possible. With how the two had been mentioning gangs that liked to get the jump on new graduates he thought it best to stick close to those that had actual combat experience.
Then it hit him…What if they ran into such people while chasing after this cat. Sythril sighed, while he wanted more excitement he didn’t want to lose a limb or his life the same day he finally started his career. As the three of them moved from the rooftops and alleyways, hoping to catch a glimpse of Noriko’s pet before it reached the ghetto it seemed in vain. As the town, as Sythril had been skeptical about did indeed become worse.
Houses made of decaying wood with multiple fissures in the sides for the cat to fit into, some of these dwellings didn’t even have roofing but were more for the privacy of the one living there. “How can they live in a place like this? I mean isn’t it better to build something like that near a tree line or something to avoid the rain?” He shuddered at the thought then he saw it, the sleek coat of the large cat running through a narrow alley behind a mess of shacks chasing at least four large rodents. Sythril gave Michio I nudge and pointed but looking forward he saw that Noriko had already spotted the animal.
308/xx
77/120 - Run away cat mission First attempt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:23 pm
Michio shrugged at Sythril's words, “We're a relatively small village, even after nearly thirty years since our village's creation. Don't worry, as soon as we get bigger we'll have a lot more money rolling in to supply the amount of funds needed to initiate repairs on the houses. I was lucky enough to get an assigned apartment on account of my parents having decently good standings with the former Otokage and his council.” Moments later, he was nudged and looked to where Sythril was motioning for his gaze to go and spotted Hiroki chasing the oversized rats, and saw that Noriko had already started springing after him. “Kuso...” he mumbled and leaped off after her, motioning for Sythril to follow. “I must really be bushed... she's much faster than me today... or was she holding back earlier?” he thought out loud and decided that it was probably both. He landed on the edge of one roof in particular and stopped, taking out his water bottle and motioning for Sythril to continue on. “I'll catch up in a minute.” He unscrewed the cap and lifted the bottle to his lips, allowing the soothing hydration to fill his mouth. Water had never tasted so sweet. You'd think he hadn't just had some of it only a half hour earlier. The hell is wrong with me? he asked himself and felt the water hit his stomach... and then nothing. He was just as fatigued as before he drank the water, but now he could feel a heated pain growing inside of him. It was extremely painful... and yet invigorating. A hand was laid on his shoulder and he looked up to see who it was and saw Furai-sama, except he was faded like he wasn't really there. “Don't fret, young one. I've just instilled some of my own chakra into you so that you can carry on with your mission for the rest of the day. Use it well, for I cannot afford to do this often.” the faded monk said and Michio nodded, then rose to his feet and continued the chase, catching up with Sythril and Noriko, who were giving chase to the elusive feline. Michio noticed it had abandoned chasing the rats and was now instead leading them right into the heart of Cobra territory.Quote: 328/xx 97/120 - Runaway cat mission (3rd time)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:00 pm
Sythril looked back, relieved to see Michio quickly making his way back to the group, he would have been humiliated had the mission had to go on with just himself unsure if he would be fast enough to catch up to, let alone capture the animal below. Sighing at the thought he looked back again to see his partners progress, Michio was now close enough that Sythril could see where he was looking which was everywhere but where their intended target was. Frustrated he wondered if his partner intended to let him and Noriko handle the tracking while he caught his breath.
Suddenly his pants tightened around his right ankle, looking back he saw it was not his pants but an extremely long chain wrapped tightly around his shin and ankle and was quickly dragging him to the ground. A moment later and he was in a large amount of pain, he had landed awkwardly not able to control his movements due to the pull of whoever was on the other end of that chain. As he started to stand a boot caught him in the stomach, knocking him upright he leaned against the wall and looked up. The owner of the boot was now gone along with the chain. Though he could still feel the person was near he could only hope that the other two would lend a hand, having no experience in combat or training as a sensory ninja. Edging along the wall Sythril picked up a small piece of a broken mirror and used it in an attempt to signal Michio and Noriko
342/xx
111/120 - Run away cat mission (first attempt)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PeterBainner rolled 1 100-sided dice:
50
Total: 50 (1-100)
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:16 pm
Michio heard Sythril fall and moments later was blinded by a bright shine in his eye in mid-jump and missed his mark, causing him to fall against the side of a house. He landed in a trash can and swore loudly. “Goddamned Cobras!” he muttered much lower and climbed out, noticing just in time that Hiroki was running at him, running from a couple of unknown individuals in rags with chains on their waists and over their shoulders. “s**t... where is Noriko?” he wondered and glared at the two, extending his claws and running at them. They got frightened and ran away, forcing Michio to laugh aloud as he turned back to Hiroki... and was displeased to see that he had ducked through a hole in the fence. “Damned cat!” he grumbled, donned his cloak and activated it, activated his side step jutsu and flash step jutsu, then leaped over the fence and dived for the evasive feline animal.
He was glad to have caught the now struggling cat and noticed that Noriko had caught up to him. “Noriko-chan, where's Sythril?” he asked, and she shook her head. “I don't know. We were all running together one moment and then he fell off of the roof, you crashed into a wall, and I ended up surrounded by four or five Cobras. I was able to fend them off well enough and I used a smoke bomb to get away, but they definitely know we're here.” she said, taking off her mempo and lowering her face mask, her eyes full of concern. Michio nodded and handed Hiroki to her. “Here, take him and get out of here. I need to go find Sythril before the poor kid ends up dead on his first day as a shinobi.” She took her cat but stared at him for a moment, debating whether or not to leave. Michio glared and pointed behind him. “Get out of here!” he yelled at her and she finally nodded, her eyes now narrowing at him irritably. Good. Maybe if she's pissed off enough, she'll do what she knows she needs to. he thought and without warning she gave him a kiss and told him “Be careful. I don't want to find out that you ended up in the hospital or the morgue.” He nodded and leaped over the fence again, running back to the spot where he heard Sythril fall and saw him leaning against a wall, holding his stomach.Quote: 363/xx 132/120 Runaway cat mission Quote: Stealth Check (Agi x 2 = 110) + (Agi Stat Buff x 2 = 100) + (Jutsu Stealth Buff = 30) + (Item Stealth Buff = 250) = 490 vs 120 = +37% success rate.) Must get under an 87 on a d100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:39 pm
Sythril kept his back against the wall, keen not to let anyone sneak up on him again, he kept an eye on his surroundings. (If that chain comes around again, I’m going to give it a nice hard pull) he thought. Having been in very few fights in school, he still hadn’t thought to do something about his low pain tolerance. Clutching his stomach he couldn’t help but be aggravated at how long it was taking the other two, when he stopped to think about it however he realized that the others must have also run into opponents of their own.
He let out a cough and in that instant a chain whipped around a corner and caught him in the side of the head knocking him over. Whoever was on the other side however, must have had some bad reaction time as when they went to pull the chain back they themselves were flung around the corner and into a wall adjacent Sythril. Grumbling about their own mistake and stepping out of the small cloud of dust they glared at Sythril; “You damned punk, did you think bringing me out into the open would help you any, huh?”
Before he could answer the man in front of him was sent back into the wall, another had appeared in his place, and with him were two others. “You idiot, I told you to get Michio, not this scrawny little weasel. It doesn’t matter though I’ll just have you tell me where my good friend is, so do you want to make this easy on yourself or do you want to play?” The man cracked his knuckles and started moving slowly toward Sythril. (Damn, if it was just the other dumb a** that’s on his back now I would have been fine.) He thought, now looking between the three gang members surrounding him quickly. “Well as much as I hate pain...I’m afraid I enjoy games.” Sythril said trying to seem confident, one of the members was now behind him and lunged forward attempting to grab his arms. Sythril having figured at least one of them would try this ducked under the grab and found himself again against the wall this time they formed a semi-circle around him blocking any chance of escape. (Any time now would be apreciated guys...) He thought again looking around the rooftops for any sign of the others.
384/xx
132/120 Run away cat mission - first attempt (COMPLETE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:01 pm
“You idiot, I told you to get Michio, not this scrawny little weasel. It doesn’t matter though. I’ll just have you tell me where my good friend is. So do you want to make this easy on yourself or do you want to play?” Michio overheard and turned the corner, extending his claws and sneaking around the corner, creeping behind the cobra gangster with the chain. Once he was a couple of feet behind him, Michio leaped forward and silently drove his foot long bone claws into the shoulder blades and out through the pectorals of the gangster. The victim, however, was not so silent, and let out a scream worthy of a hollywood movie as his heart, lungs, muscles, bone, and flesh were pierced. Michio lifted the man up, causing more aggravation to the wound and threw the soon-to-be-dead gangster to the side. The man in front of Sythril turned and glared at him, “Ah. Michio. Its about time you showed your ugly face.” Michio scoffed, licking the blood off of his right index claw. “The same could be said about you, Sasagawa. What, you can't stand to hunt down larger prey and fight me face to face so you're going to be a coward and go after weaker targets. Some predator you are.” he said, referring to Sasagawa Kuronada's nickname. He looked at Sythril and nodded for him to move out of the way, then ran forward and sent a haymaker at Kuronada with his right hand, who, in a flash of steel, unsheathed his ninja-to and parried the incoming attempt at stabbing his face, then brought his blade down in a viper strike aimed at damaging Michio's internal organs. The blade collided with Michio's flesh and pierced it, but that's as far as it went as it was blocked with something stronger than his blade. Kuronada gritted his teeth and jumped back as Michio swung his claws at his opponent, flipping in midair twice before landing seven feet away, but when he landed, Michio was already right in front of him and swung his right claw at Kuronada. The gang leader blocked the attack with his ninja-to and in response Michio put more pressure on the attack, placing his left arm on his right wrist, determined to decapitate the man. The struggle lasted for about thirty seconds before Kuronada's defense gave way. He pulled his head out of the range of the attack but was not fast enough, receiving three gashes on the left side of his face, one of the gashes slicing right through his eye. Kuronada cried out in pain and leaped back. “This isn't over, Michio!” he shouted, turning and running. Michio fought the urge to chase after him, knowing that if he ended it now there would be no more cobra gang, but his body was already weak and would not last another minute in battle. He retracted his claws and staggered back to Sythril. “Well... at least we caught the damned cat...” he joked and fell to one knee. He regained his composure after a second of rest, then stood again, his breathing still heavy. “Let's go. If we... stay here any longer.... I can't guarantee we'll survive another attack.” he said, panting with every word.
"Let's go get some food before I pass out from starvation." Michio said, walking slowly, his legs still slightly wobbly.Michio turned to Sythril and invited him to dinner before they went to prepare for the nightclub scene tonight. As they walked to the local ramen shop to replenish some energy, Michio assumed that Sythril would try to refuse on account of wanting to pay for it on his own and when they arrived, he ordered two bowls of the shop's finest, refusing to accept no as an answer from Sythril. The shop owner handed them each a steaming bowl of delicious looking noodles, complete with a side of sushi. Michio dug in and wiped out his sushi in a few seconds flat, and his ramen noodles only a few minutes after that. He was still hungry and ordered another round, setting enough money on the counter for if Sythril ended up wanting seconds as well. After he devoured that, he had regained enough of his energy to walk properly and patted Sythril on the shoulder. “I'm going to head home for a few minutes. Meet Noriko and I at the nightclub down the street in about an hour.” he said to his teammate, turning back to the shop owner and thanking him for the meal. He walked down the main street and pulled out his bottle of water, which had maybe a gulp left. “Man... I really hope the rest of the night goes smoothly. The last thing I need is another damn fight... I don't even think I could last five minutes without a proper night's rest...” he mumbled to himself, making it back to his apartment. He unlocked the door and stepped inside, then turned the shower on to let the water heat up. “What a day... I chase a cat twice... get into a fight with my rival... get a new teammate... and get into a fight with probably the most powerful gangster in Otogakure... and somehow I'm still standing...” he recapped to himself, then undressed and stepped into the shower, washing all of the filth and grime from his body and washing all of the sweat grease out of his hair. He stepped out of the shower and looked in the mirror, wiping and poking at his goatee. “Hm... probably should get rid of this. I look like I'm forty.” he said, reaching for his razor. He removed the facial hair and cleaned up any of the stubble growing around his neck and jaw line. The new Michio in the mirror was a face he had not seen since he was sixteen, when he had first started growing his facial hair. He dressed into a pair of baggy green cargo pants and a black muscle shirt, tied his forehead protector around his waist as a belt, clipped his shinobi fanny pouch around his waist, put his money and his ninja tools holster inside, and then exited his apartment, locking the door with his key behind him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:39 pm
Sythril scoffed at Michio, trying and failing multiple times to turn down his offer’s to pay for the nights meal. However not wanting to end up like the Cobra gang grunt from earlier he reluctantly gave in. Heading back into town, Sythril lifted his shirt slightly checking to see how badly he would bruise from his earlier beating then wondered how his partner was doing. Having taken a direct blow from Kuronada’s ninja-to, he wondered how Noriko would react if she knew what had happened.
Lowering his shirt again as they entered the ramen shop and took a seat Sythril took a moment to look around, there wasn’t anything special about the shop really but it must have been recently built or else very well taken care of. There wasn’t a crack or watermark in the place, and the seating was decently comfortable as well. He could see that having his partner order for him was a mistake as the large bowl and small plate of sushi was set in front Michio and a second identical meal was given to him.
The two did little talking while they ate, though Sythril was contemplating ways of sneaking the money he owed to his partner somehow in the future. Michio finished quickly, saying that he had to head back home before meeting up with Noriko and himself at the night club. Sythril nodded and thanked him for the meal, when he was finished he started his way home. Entering his one room apartment he entered the bathroom section and removed his shirt, setting it aside for when he returned. Having had his protector attached to it he would have to wash it by hand from now on. He then decided to take another look at the bruise which had darkened significantly from earlier then went to his closet realizing only now that the only non-formal clothing he had were those which he had worn earlier.
As he dressed like he always did for parties before coming here he couldn’t help but think back to what he left behind. Having not planned ahead he was now having to rely on others for things as cheap as a tailoring job. Sythril sighed pulling on his sport jacket, and looked into his closet again. “Maybe I should sell some of these. They were expensive enough when I bought them I could at least get a new place to stay and some cheap clothes too.” Back outside he turned and locked his door, (Like it would do a lot of good if those gang members wanted in) he thought to himself, and headed off in the direction Michio had told him the nightclub was.
462/xx
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:02 pm
…The next day....Michio awoke the next morning in his apartment to the afternoon sun rays shining through the blinds of his window, right into his eyes. He groaned as his whole body was sore and his head was pounding and rose from his bed, rubbing his eyes as he walked to the window and closed the blinds so that they were no longer leaking sunlight in. His hands flew to his head and he gripped it tightly, wishing the pounding feeling would go away. He heard a stir behind him and turned slowly to find a naked Noriko in his bed, all her body covered up by the blankets except her back, shoulders, and head. Michio looked down and noticed that he too was naked and a sudden fear shot through him. Oh god... what did we do last night? I... I can't even remember... last thing I knew we were dancing and having a good time, and then nothing... did we really have sex? That's... so unorthodox... I hope I used protection.. he thought, and try as he might to find a condom, he could not. A new wave of fear shot through him... ohshitohshitohshit! he thought frantically, pulling on a pair of pants as Noriko began to stir, We're not even married yet! Nobumoto is gonna kill me! She opened her eyes and found Michio standing at the window, staring out between what spaces were left in the blinds. “M... Michio-kun?” she asked, and as soon as she sat up, the blanket fell and the less-than-hibernation temperature of the room alerted her that she was undressed. She gasped and pulled the blankets up again, looking around. “Where am I and why am I undressed?” she asked him, and he bowed his head slightly. “We're in my apartment, Noriko-chan... and you're naked because it's clearly apparent that neither of us should ever become that level of intoxicated ever again.” He turned and saw that the blood had drained from her face, her eyes wide as she stared at him. “You... you don't mean that... that we... you know... did it... do you?” she asked, her question almost a whisper, and he nodded slowly. She looked as though she were going to be sick and her head fell. She then groaned and held her head in her hands much like he had, then leaned against the wall that the bed sat next to, tucking the blanket under her armpits to keep her more private parts hidden from plain sight. “How could we do this... I've never done anything like this before... did we at least use protection?” she asked, and when he didn't answer at first, she looked up at Michio, who was giving her a very grim look. “Oh man... my mother is going to kill me.... I promised her I'd be married before I had a child...” she said, bowing her head in shame. Michio rushed over to comfort her. “Hey, we don't know if you are yet. For all I know, we could have just gotten undressed to do the act and been too drunk to actually do anything. Let's not make any assumptions or worry too much about it until we're certain.” he said, doing what he could to comfort her, and she showed a sad smile, nodding before kissing him. He returned the kiss, then pulled away and got off of the bed. “Oh damn, I think I need to go find Sythril. Just before we started drinking, he asked me if we could train today and I agreed to meet him at the academy training grounds. Also, I think he may have gotten friendlier with that female bartender than just the tips he kept leaving her from the reward money you paid him last night.” he said, pulling a crimson muscle shirt out of his closet and putting it on. Noriko sighed and shook her head at him, “Still trying to make red work for you...” She then wrapped his blankets around herself tighter, got out of the bed, found her clothes, and entered the bathroom to get dressed. “I'm going to take a shower to try and wash some of the smell of sake off of me. I'll lock up when I leave and catch up with you two boys later.” she said, winking at him. He nodded, “Okay. Just be careful. The Cobra gang knows all of us by name and by appearance now, so we all have to be on our guard until Kuronada shows himself again.” She nodded and walked into the bathroom, “Be careful, Michio-kun.” He grinned, “Always.” and he gathered up his ninja tools, put on his black ninja shoes, and tied his headband around his forehead. The Oto-nin locked his window and exited the apartment, locking the door behind him. He leaped onto the roof and headed towards the ninja academy training grounds where he said he would meet Sythril, and Michio hoped that Sythril would not so easily forget about their agreed upon meeting.”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:47 pm
Sythril sat under a tree at the academy’s training grounds waiting for Michio to show up for training. All the while regretting they hadn’t set it for tomorrow, as the smallest amount of light and the sounds from the birds of the area set a tremor through his head. “Ugh…Why did I let those two drag me to that place.” He decided to work on some endurance training while he waited, stretching his legs and abdomen he then took off at a sprint around the academy slowly to a jog for rest every so often before returning to a sprint. An hour later he was back under the tree breathing heavily when he looked up, he saw someone moving across the rooftops toward himself and took up a defensive stance unsure at this distance of it it was Michio or a Cobra gang member out for revenge.
511/xx
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
