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"See? Awesome!" He said at her triumphant smile as she began to strum the chord, "If you keep practicin', you can do this..." Blank reached for the pick on his dresser and wrapped his arms around to the fretboard, moving down the fretboard to after the 12th fret and striking a quick, blistering solo ending it on a high note before sliding down and grinning, "Hm?" He grinned widely at his attempt to show off jokingly.

Blank grinned before returning her wink with one of his own, "I'd rather watch you do alot of things..." He said before giving her a kiss on the cheek, and moving away from her, pulling open a dresser drawer and pulling out some clothes, changing quickly into a pair of stonewashed jeans, a black t-shirt with a white dress shirt over it, buttoning it up, "You wanna go see what's for dinner?" He asked, walking over to her as his stomach gave a slight growl.

Blank grinned with a nod, " 'Kay, let's go." He said guiding her away from his room, flicking the light switch off before moving up the stairs and into the hallway. He led her to the kitchen which smelled rich with spices and herbs and steam filled the air, creating a smoky effect in the room. His mother turned and smiled, setting plates on the table, "It's almost ready, you guys. Have a seat." She said turning back to the stove.

Looking over at Aki, he pulled out a chair for her before walking to the fridge, "You want somethin' to drink?" He asked her, pulling out a can of Coke for himself as he hung by the door, waiting for her answer.

He nodded as he pulled another can from the fridge, but as Blank pulled it out it slipped from his hand and onto the floor below, "Uhh..." He picked it off the floor and strolled back to the table, taking the seat that sat to Aki's right, "Here you go." He said with a grin, opening his can and taking a long sip.

Blank laughed, "Well! They ALL can't be winners!" He retorted with a grin as he opened his can and took a sip, sitting back in his chair as he rubbed his stomach, "Mmmmm, it's soooo good..." He said, leaning his head back to see his mother hanging over him and giving him a light smack on the side of the head, "Ow!" The Crimson Warrior called as he held his head.

Taking the hint from his mother, he slid the can he just opened to Aki and took hers, not opening it though, his mother grinning at her before turning back to the stove.

"You're right, it's delicious." Blank retorted with a high pitched voice, mimicking hers with a grin before waiting a few moments and opening the can and taking a sip.

He finally makes his way away into the port of Balamb and takes a stretch before heading in to the small town.He walked along the street,knowing he'd been around more than a few times,he didnt worry to get lost.He made his way to the weaponsmith first,thinking to get clothes or armor based on the weapon. The door creaked open as he stepped into the domed shell like structure.It always looked so pretty,a city of shell shaped buildings.He made his way to the weapons racks and found the guntlets and spiky knuckles he'd seen before,but he came for a special reason.He'd saved up a lot of money from his training at Balamb and the few things he found on people he's fought through the years,making it more than enough to afford at least a nice set of custom knuckles/armguards. He told the man the specifics and let him think on it for awhile before asking the price and the time required for the equipment to be ready.The man looked up from his dirty counter top and said, "I"ll have the materials in one week,then two weeks to finish the set of armlet knuckles you want.come back then and I"ll give you an old man's time and skill in crafting." Xero looked to the man again and bowed his head and waist before shaking his head and smiling to the old man. "Thats sounds more than worth the trade,Sir. I'll be back with the other half of the money when its complete and I find it to be satisfactory.Have a good evening,Sir." He turned and walked for the door,thiking of heading to the local inn for a rest. He didnt mind the walk,but he could use some sleep in a bed and a hot shower after the trek on foot.He grinned a little as his time and money came together to help him be a little stronger and better equipped.