A bag full of Magic.

[Bronze Degan]

The night before had been interesting to say the least, full of magic,mystery and...Mob bosses. After calling some friend's and asking around a bit it became clear that this "Mako" fella(He was told his entire name but for the life of him he couldn't say it) was the head of the Yakuza...And that he was known for his temper and pudding addiction, among other less savory things (He had heard stories that had made him shudder...and that took a little bit.) that he honestly didn't want to think about. Between that and coming up with some sort of lesson for NIN he had managed to get vaaarryy little sleep that night, it was a good thing he could manage for a day or two without sleep...Other wise today would have been a living hell and not a minor nuisance.

But a nuisance was a nuisance no matter what the circumstance was, and it had stopped him from coming up with a relevant lesson...Until he remembered something his mother had told him during one of his first lessons, The basics of all alchemy can be found in any household kitchen. It was odd that he remembered that after he had chosen the location for their first lesson....It seemed his brain had gone on auto drive.....Well all things told it could have been far far worse.

So when he had gotten out of bed, thrown on his cloths from the day before and made his way from the rather sup par whore house(He couldn't bring him self to touch any of the girls there the night before) and out into street. All ready people where moving about pedaling their wares, weather it was some sort of street food, or the human body Bronze could already see both types of business going strong, he couldn't help but wonder what he would find at the grocery store.....

After receiving directions from a vary helpful pair transvestite...Who just so happened to be wearing silver and gold, he found his way to what he thought was the super market they had discussed earlier. It looked nice enough, lie one of those old fashioned grocery stores...Other then the fact it was nearly ten times that size."Damn....I was expecting something a little different...."

With a sigh and a shake of his head he leaned against one of the outer wall trying to get comfy for what may have been a rather long wait...But he just couldn't manage it. With what could have been an irritated growl he straitened him self, brushed off his rumpled jacket, and pulled a deck of cards from his inner pocket and started practicing card tricks, Nothing kept your hands agile like handling a deck.

This would be the first time he had ever tried to teach some one...Well anything of importance...He was a little hesitant...Maybe he should have just left the night before... Disappeared into the night, he knew he could have managed it...He had out ninjad ninjas before now with no great trouble.But he hadn't and like his mother said, its no use crying over spilled acid...You just took it like a man and bought a new table...He was here and that was all there was to it...And maybe he could make the best out of a rather dangerous situation. Turn everything to your advantage, that had been his fathers motto, and it was his now....

[NIN]

NIN had burst awake after 5 hours of sleep and was ready to rumble. Her musty white hair was combed to perfection with a bright yellow bow to keep her bangs in place. She washed her face and used one of the Yakuza's toothbrushes to scrub her tiny baby teeth. She left it on the counter as she put on her bright orange shirt, red skirt and rainbow toe socks. With all of that on she grabbed her panda coat and rushed downstairs where she saw the cooks still cooking. Even though this was a 24 hour operation, it was still 4 am. Either people were going to bed or about to get up. The laziest time. Or at least, in NIN's eyes. She got one of the cooks to get her some rice and fish with sweet pickles for breakfast. She grabbed a spoon instead and gobbled it up with some milk. After that, she left the dishes on the table to go get her teeth brushed again. Maybe she should use a different toothbrush this time.

After various hours of reading, messing with the yakuza by replacing their hidden blades with ring pops and then aggravating a fight; she ran back upstairs and peeked into Tomoe's room at 6 am. Would she be awake now? Or should she come back later and spend time replacing the car battery that they used to torture people with a bubble machine. Nah, she'll save that for another day.

She walked in, her colorful clothing making the calm traditional Aerugese room slightly disproportionate. NIN looked around and spotter a futon, a dresser, and a small table with drawings on it. Was Naka-nee there? " Tomoe-nee, are you awake?" Her energetic self calmed down by just being in her room.

[Guest]

Lo and behold, contemplate and wonder, for it was a matter to ponder, NIN was to set herself yonder, into the domain of the kyuubi - the nine tailed fox - without seeking legitimate approval, of three or two of them polite knocking, or a prior invitation to set foot in the garden of the wildflower. But truth to be told, NIN neither need to knock nor receive a rite of passage to get to Tomoe's abode.

Anything for NIN..

"Tomoe-nee, are you awake?"

Anything for NIN..

But it was true, her room was very traditional one except for the desk with the drawing on it. The lady in black and white thought recurrently to rid herself from it and simply get a small rounded table or square, that one present in every Aerugese household. Indeed, it is a bless to be a traditionalist and more over to practice them but the people just don't know or act as if they don't. Yes, the tatami floor and the certainly vacant futon gave away a hint of the red promise unbroken that whoever was sleeping there probably by then was awoken. But the room was darkened by the guardian that is called 'curtain', indeed the light had an anemia. Regardless of all of that, NIN would hear a hissing, the hissing came behind the drawer, a menace of a true bad omen. So Tomoe-nee was not there, how would her NIN-chan act in such situation ?

Well, maybe she would inquire and perhaps search what was behind the drawer? Or maybe she would escape the room and look out for help for the very dire situation? What would happen next depended solely on her. If she went after the hissing, she would find a recorder behind that drawer releasing the terrifying sound, probably the crimson eyed albino would close it and when she would turn around, she would find Tomoe behind her, a pale hand would approach the underling for a patting as the other was occupied with a school bag. Shall we go, then? and before they would go out, Tomoe would let the recorder work again. Why?

The second scenario, if NIN chose. She would find Tomoe outside the room leaning her back to the wall of her room just behind the door while her arms were crossed waiting. Later on, she would do as scenario one but add to that, a nice chocolate bar would be presented to the younger of the two.

How the Mangaka knew that there was someone in her room, certainly it was secret. The Okinawan Onee-san would seem sometimes mysterious, others very warm and helpful, maybe at times wrathful or in most cases indifferent but nothing really would either reflect what was truly in her ever living heart or the fleeting thoughts of her beautiful mind.

Despite being a night creature, Tomoe was awake very early for the sake of her NIN for the latter was to attend her first magic lesson. Indeed, it was a red promise. Shouldn't we buy you a wand? The wildflower would chuckle soon after, for her comment was very 'harry potter' but truly it was intended for the avid watchers of the 'Mahou shoujo' type of anime.

Closing the Aerugese door with the 'don't disturb' sign attached to the knob, they should be on their way to the market.

OOC: Begin your preparations bronzy, in the next round probably the duo would be there.

[Bronze Degan]

"Where the hell are they?" He had been waiting for nearly an hour and his patience was beginning to fray. Not only was he getting some rather odd looks form the locals as they passed by. He was an obvious foreigner, and he was loitering outside a market for no apparent reason, it was truly an odd sight and as comfortable as he was with eyes being on him most days.....He was starting to get a little jittery. If he was being honest with him self he would have known it was more then the eyes on him that caused him to be jumpy....He had not had his fix in what seemed like days now, even though it had only been hours and it was taking its tole on him. Soon...soon he would have to indulge...But not now, now he had to focus on the task at hand.

He couldn't risk having his senses dulled this first time out....He wouldn't. So all he could do was sigh and wait for the beast to subside some....He knew it would if only for a little while, but soon after that it would have regained its strength and it would be back at him...and yet again he would have to fight it off. It was a constant struggle but it was one he always won, and hoped he would continue to win. He was in control, not his addiction, not his beast. So he waited....For his student and her care taker....Today was going to be a busy day.

((Short i know but hey hes just waiting for you two to arrive >p))

[NIN]

She stared at the hissing drawer, her yellow ribbon twitched as she turned her head back to the door. Naka-nee must not be in the room if her drawer was angry. Maybe she was somewhere else? She never knew where Naka-nee was most of the time, but when she was needed she was always there. She padded over to the hallway and suddenly there she was. Leaning against the wall and holding her schoolbag. She had wanted to use her ducky or bunny pack for her schoolbag but apparently it wasn't to code to her private school. She didn't know what " to code" was but it had to do with bags. Ahwell. This one was comfortable too. She took the bag from the mysterious woman and looped it through her tiny arms, it fitting snugly over her panda coat.

She then saw Naka nee give her chocolate. Yummy! She put the chocolate in her bag for later, maybe she could turn it into a bunny afterwards and they could have stew together with Naka-nee!

Shouldn't we buy you a wand?

NIN gasped. " Like the 10 year old professor from Negima?! Yay!" She hopped up and down in her toe socks and skipped down the hallway, her colorful ribbon bouncing with her. She said bye to the guards and snapped on her usual black shiny shoes. They were easy to take on and off. All you needed was to press on the strap and the buttons fit together.

She was about to go out until one of the underlings asked her if she put on her sunblock. She paused and walked back in to douse herself in spf 150 and then skipped off with her dear sister. She would skip ahead and see the sights and sooner or later walk back and hold her hand. She had a million questions that day, but no words to place them. She had wondered what she would do, how they would do it, and if naka nee could help her with it or if she was going to help naka nee. The world was filled with questions, like spring water without a cup. She must drink from it directly until she has had her fill... and then she shall drink again.

They had finally made it to the nearest store of Aerugo. NIN figured that would be the meeting place since it was the only store between the Yakuza lair and the happy house. She ran to the odd man with open arms, expecting a hug from the spirit man. " Bronze!!! Am I going to be Negima?!"

[Guest]

NIN didn't close the recorder by herself, Good. Why would subject yourself into unknown danger and miscalculated risks. NIN had done well and perhaps it was unknowingly to her what kind of lesson the odd Aerugese vixen was trying to preach. But the young between the duo was not a heathen. So, eventually she wouldn't run away from the preacher. Tomoe's hidden lessons would seep into the youngster's consciousness. And certainly, there was more to come.

"Like the 10 year old professor from Negima?! Yay!"

Splendid!

The Albino either watched the anime or read the manga, or both. Tomoe remembered the anime quite vividly specially when Negima was punished by being transformed into that creature, Chupacabra. And the only way to save him was to get him being kissed by a whole company of magical girls, how lucky! They even did that while in the air, falling. Indeed, nothing is better than anime and manga.

Anyways, they found their way where Bronze-san was waiting for them. The lady in black and white couldn't help herself but to give a quite a small smile for the hype the crimson eyed young girl showed.

" Bronze!!! Am I going to be Negima?!" and before he would inquire, probably he deserved an explanation. Negima is a fictional boy wizard character in animation and manga. that was direct to bronze soon to be followed with an 'Ohayo gozaimasu' which is 'Good morning' in the aerugese tongue accompanied with a slight bow.

NIN, I think you would be more like Nanoha Takamachi. by then, that was said to her darling NIN. Tomoe took a side leaning to a nearby wall to observe what kind of lessons the Gelemortian would teach her underling. The wildflower of the Yakuza wondered, what kind of magic would be shown to her?

Tomoe gave him the 'carry on' nod in anticipation. And of course, more importantly to satiate NIN's curiosity about his magic and burning passion to know more.

[Bronze Degan]

Waiting...WAITING! WAITING!! Soooo much waiting! It just wasn't good for bronze!! Standing around doing nothing was well...Boring!! And a board Bronze was in fact not a happy bronze!! So to pass the time he did what any self respecting entertainer did...He entertained the passers by!! With a snap of his fingers and and a quick grab for his portable speaker system(He kept it in his pocket at all times) he started playing a piece of random instrumental music and then he started to dance with his lights. Moving to and fro his every move accented by a stream of color, his every sound punctuated b a flash of green, red or blue. IT was a site to behold in all honesty, few people mixed alchemy with art...Most just saw it as a weapon, a thing of violence. But Bronze knew the truth, Jekhipe((Doe'an name for alchemy translates literally to "the oneness")) was a creative force that flowed from everything and everyone...To use it to kill was a perversion of nature and those who did so lost a part of them selves with every death they inflicted.

Slowly his dance came to a halt and there was a gentle round of applause from the few people who had been watching, then they moved on. He smiled then, and his entire being seemed to glow, not with magic, just with the feeling of a job well done. Thats when he heard the sound of pounding feet and turned slightly to see his new student running at him with open arms. His smile grew wider and he knelt down a little so he could return the hug." Bronze!!! Am I going to be Negima?!" WellHe honestly didn't know....What exactly was a Negima? Luckily super woman came to his rescue right then. "Negima is a fictional boy wizard character in animation and manga." He laughed a little then a stood nodding his thanks to Naka before turning back to the little girl."Maybe~~ But first we have to see if you have the talent...But dont worry im sure you do~~"

"NIN, I think you would be more like Nanoha Takamachi." Ahh yet another character from that animation...Maybe? Bronze honestly had no idea, so all he could do was smile and stretch a little before taking NIN's hand and moving into the store."So NIN....What should we make for breakfast?" More then likely the child wouldn't see the connection between cooking and Alchemy but hey....Thats why she was here, to learn and experience what alchemy actually was."Once you figure that out well, the learning can start"

Never having been a teacher before,he had no idea about what he was doing...All he could hope for was that he passed on his mothers lessons as well as he could and not worry to much about getting it perfect. So shoving his worry aside, and showing none of the doubt her felt he looked down at the little girl and back at her caretaker....This was going to be an experience that was for sure.

[NIN]

As Naka-nee explained to silly bronze what Negima was, she was hopping up and down waiting for an answer. Was she? Was she going to be able to wave a wand around and control things? Or maybe she would be able to be like the wizard Mikki Mouse and control mops to clean. Though she wouldn't make the mistake of taking Merlin's hat to do it. "Maybe~~ But first we have to see if you have the talent...But don't worry I'm sure you do~~" She faltered for a second when he said "maybe". Of course she had the talent!...right? She stopped jumping and looked up at Naka-nee for guidance. It seemed she was quite interested in how things were to go about. Wait, interested? She was going to learn something that Naka-nee didn't? Fantastic!

"NIN, I think you would be more like Nanoha Takamachi." NIN's mind began to work the name like she was a robot.

(高町 なのは Takamachi Nanoha?) is the main and title character of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series and also appears in Triangle Heart. Minami Hokuto plays her in Triangle Heart, and Yukari Tamura in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. She has a strong aptitude in magic, a rarity for those born on Earth, amongst these numbered few are Gil Graham, Hayate Yagami, and possibly her own father. She is a quick learner in the magical arts and exceeds expectations consistently throughout the series.

In the first season, she is accompanied by a mage shape-shifter named Yūno Scrya, her weapon is an artificially intelligent staff called Raising Heart. She had a constant rival with Fate Testarossa, whom she befriends at the end of the season. The second and third season of the series showed her career as a Time-Space Administration Bureau officer and the development of her relationship with Fate. The two had begun to live together and later on joined by Nanoha's adopted daughter, Vivio Takamachi.

She giggled at the name and was enthralled that she was like such a character. She shall be a whiz at this even if she has to train awkwardly like Naruto! "So NIN....What should we make for breakfast?" She returned from her imagination realm and looked up. " Uh....I want..."
Why did she have to choose breakfast? What was the purpose of that? "Once you figure that out well, the learning can start" A light sparked in her eyes. She knew what was going on. Just like in episode 5 in Naruto, the team was to take two bells from Kakashi Sensei in order to become Gennin. Though what he was really showing them was how to work together. Just like making breakfast, it somehow worked to some other means, but she couldn't figure out what. She whispered to herself. " Like the bells..." She then smiled and said. " Cake!"

[Guest]

So, first things first. A breakfast! which was a splendid idea indeed since the lady in black and white didn't eat anything from the early morning and was certainly famished. Waking up that early in the morning was not a habit of hers, for she was a dweller of night either at her studio shaping life to her thoughts or treading the wide corners of Shibuya and Ginza. Good thing was, they were going to make a cake. Well, Tomoe herself was new to the ways of the culinary and was sort of a student herself so until she became herself a professional one, the Aerugese vixen would prepare only instant noodles because they were instantaneous.

With curious black pearls, Tomoe would oversee the duo making their own new invention putting in mind the primary ingredients to be used and the most important of them all was the flour, without it nothing will happen. Then, probably they would need Milk, eggs, baking powder and vanilla. That would sum the basic things to be used, but every cake differs form the other and it totally depends on the cook and how may his or her hands shape the future of their own creation. The question was, how the duo would measure the amounts needed to make the cake? and what additional ingredients would be added to give the cake a flavor of it's own and make it special.

The wildflower would help them both by getting the basic ingredients then she would observe and anticipate what would be the additional ingredients their minds would think of.

[Bronze Degan]

Cake? Bells? Children didn't really change no matter where in the world you are, and it never failed to make him smile when he heard a child ask for cake, ice cream or sweets in general for desert. As he looked at the white haired kid, he couldn't help but be reminded of his own little ones, and Aishe in particular. Both where vibrant energetic girls, and they appeared to be of an age, six turning on seven. But where Aishe was calm and studious, struggling to grasp ever bit of information she could get her hands on, NIN seemed to be a universal savant. He was a little envious of this little girl and her ability to comprehend with ease what it took his own child days to understand...Bronze knew it was petty, and he knew it would pass but at that exact moment he wished that his child had been blessed in the same way this one had. At least his daughter was able to tell right from wrong, and black from white, good from evil. At least she wasn't in thrall to a criminal syndicate, at least she...At least she.....What? At least she what? He light out a small sighs and shook his head slightly, she was a gifted individual who was victim to things beyond her ability to control.

So With a smile he started along pulling what was needed from the selves and nodding his thanks to NIN's guardian when she handed him something he forgot. " So NIN why to yo want to learn Alchemy?" It was an important question, even at this age his mother had beat into him the importance of preserving life, of none violence, of using the gift of their for bearers for peaceful and constructive means. NIN had none of this background, so she needed to be guided and allowed to slowly learn the craft her was going to teach her....Hopefully she took his lessons to heart. "IF youd prefer something other then cake for breakfast Nakjima, put it in the cart...Its a bit to early for sweets in my opinion" He looks at the older of his two companions and offers her a dazzling smile before returning to his shopping and back to his conversation with his young student.

He pulled the cart up to the register and started unloading the goodies that they had picked from all over the store."Ohh one more question NIN...Do you know anything at all about chemistry?" It was a long shot he knew but hey one never knew what bits of information a child might hold."It's fine if you dont, but for someone so young you seem to know so much! I thought id ask and find out!" His words come out as praise, and the smile he offers is bright,open and warm, it a was smile that was only bestowed upon a child who had some how touched some ones heart like children tend to do."And if you dont well thats just where we are going to have to start! its honestly no big deal." He looks over at Naka his eyes glimmering in the cheap florescent light filled the store."And im sure your sister could help you out to if you really needed it,she looks like a smart lady."

[Guest]

" So NIN why do you want to learn Alchemy?" And that exactly why Tomoe was there. Why her NIN really wanted to learn alchemy, what kind of alchemy she was going to learn and for what ends? This totally piqued her interest and drove a Kitsune's curiosity wild and mad. But no worries, the Aerugese vixen was no cat.

The teacher who would lecture the albino and tutor, offered her a quick snack. How very gentle and courteous of him indeed. But courtesy should be met with courtesy and so she gave him the traditional Aerugese bow as a sign of thanks. "Domo arigato gozaimasu..No problem at all, I shall wait" she politely declined. How could she eat while her underling didn't. And besides that, a cake with a cup of tea was truly a wonderful mixture that would certainly make miracles in one's early morning.

Chemistry! Tomoe thought to herself, NIN knew chemistry as well. How the lady in both ebony and ivory never knew about this? Perhaps, Bronze-san knew about this when both of them met earlier within the shrouded incident of the previous day where her black pearls' sight couldn't reach which was a new mystery added to the collection. Well, the Gelemortian seemed enjoying his time while around NIN and his smile was an indicator that he was kind hearted, that what her Kitsune senses told her.

"And im sure your sister could help you out to if you really needed it,she looks like a smart lady." That surprised the wildflower, an innocent complement coming out from nowhere like an ambush. And, she was weak against those sort of things. Then again, her doll-like face was purely snow white, so her cheeks didn't show the blush though they were warm. Tomoe looked towards her NIN averting her black pearls from the foreigner. Of course, My angel. I am always there when you need me. And so, She addressed her NIN.

[NIN]

" So NIN why to yo want to learn Alchemy?" She knew the answer right away. She wanted to smite out the evil and destroy the bad guys! She wanted to protect justice and truth and- " I want to help Waka expand! I wanna make friends with all the yakuza underlings and maybe even smite evil." her idea of good and evil was completely backwards in the eye of the public. Though she truly thought they were the good guys. The people that the world was viewing as good shunned her brilliance and sent her off to the orphanage. Even the orphanage didn't fit and she had to live on her own. Only the Yakuza had brought her in. She saw the downward look on his face and she thought he needed a "why". " B-because they helped me a lot. So I need to help them."

Was he not going to teach her cause he was on the other side? Was this nice man on the other side? Of evil? Nonono, Naka nee said there's always a lot of grey between black and white. So he might be just reaaally grey.

They started picking things up from the store and in a basket. She knew how to make it! They needed sugar....spice and everything nice! But wait, where was the chemical X? Did they sell that in a store? Or was it something you had to internet-order? Bronze started talking again.

He pulled the cart up to the register and started unloading the goodies that they had picked from all over the store."Ohh one more question NIN...Do you know anything at all about chemistry?" It was a long shot he knew but hey one never knew what bits of information a child might hold."It's fine if you dont, but for someone so young you seem to know so much! I thought id ask and find out!"
His words come out as praise, and the smile he offers is bright,open
and warm, it a was smile that was only bestowed upon a child who had
some how touched some ones heart like children tend to do."And if you dont well thats just where we are going to have to start! its honestly no big deal." He looks over at Naka his eyes glimmering in the cheap florescent light filled the store."And im sure your sister could help you out to if you really needed it,she looks like a smart lady."

NIN's eyes went glassy again. Just as when Naka said she was like a character in a manga. She was searching in her head of what she learned about chemistry...chemistry...

Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds. Chemistry is sometimes called "the central science" because it connects physics with other natural science such as geology and biology. Chemistry is a branch of physical science but distinct from physics.The etymology of the word chemistry has been much disputed. The genesis of chemistry can be traced to certain practices, known as alchemy, which had been practiced for several millennium in various parts of the world, particularly the Middle East.

That was at least an introductory note of what she knew. She remembered the first day in which the Yakuza took her in. She was able to...was the chemistry? NIN decided to question this. "I know what chemistry is, but is it like taking two electrical live units of a soda dispenser, taking the metal plate out and flowing the ions through the plate for the electrical voltage to continue? With the same amount of resistance due to the change of velocity of ions." Her eyes had stopped being glassy and had asked a very confusing question. On that day she was running from two policemen and had electrocuted one by using that electrical flow. Before she realized it was a hard question to answer, she pulled something out of her backpack. " cause if it's that kind of stuff, this is gonna be fun!" She pulled out her iphone. The same one she had hacked that ATM with.

[Bronze Degan]

Now Bronze had prepared him self for what ever the little girl had to say but that fact that she had just rambled off some rather complex terminology and whats more she SEEMED to understand."Smiting evil is always something you wanna shoot for, but we can work on that latter" Would this tiny girl ever cease to amaze him? He hoped not!! She made him smile with her youthful exuberance, and well He wasn't able to teach his own daughter...And she would make a good substitute. No that wasn't right, she could never replace his daughter even in this one small way. But he could gain the same experience, and he could pass on some of his family's teachings and hopefully help the little one whos mind had been thrust upon him to help sculpt. He smiled as she took out her phone and gently ruffled her hair, He opened the door with a little flourish and offered a tiny bow as Nakjima pass threw."After you miss~" He smiled and stepped out after NIN making sure that he had everything they had just payed for.

"Now....Im hoping you two have a kitchen we can use somewhere...My hotel room didn't have one...And thats not really the type of place you want to take a child now is it?" He assumed hed be going back to where ever these two lived which made him slightly uncomfortable. With quick hands he checked to make sure his flashlights where in his coat pockets and nodded to him self. If he got into a sticky situation he could make a quick escape...He just hopped it didn't come down to that. The last thing he wanted was to scare NIN or well if he was going to be honest with him self he didn't want to fight or flee in any way shape or form.

Violence had no place in his life, and as he walked down the street fallowing the others to lead, he lost him self i thought, thinking over what he had done in the past few months. He had taken lives...So many lives that he couldn't count. He had broken faith with his people and he had been rejected by a woman he had grown close to. So much had happened in such a short time."Life is the font from which our power flows and one must never take life with life, To do so is to pervert what is natural and it weakens us all". He mutters this to him self not know he had voiced his inner most thoughts.

He wondered how much longer he would be there, a month? Two? Probably not that long, but maybe long enough to make some sort of positive influence and put this girl on the road that she needed to travel...He could only teach her if she was willing to...Change? Was that the word? No but right then it was as close as he could get.[c

[Guest]

It went unnoticed, good. Since otherwise, it would have been awkward. The Aerugese vixen was the mistress of "nerves of steel" so regaining her composure was a menial task. Tomoe thought to herself, she needed to eliminate such a weakness, this soft spot against innocent compliments. The lady in black and white was the Kyuubi, the nine tailed fox who bewilders all, bewitched by non. still, exceptions were made and NIN was one.

Chemistry, the wildflower knew about it. Actually, it would be an understatement to say so, for one who is majored in medicine. However without the need to mention the depth of Tomoe's knowledge about the subject which was vast. NIN knew a lot of chemistry as well which came to her surprise, the woman with the black pearls. Her sister was speaking about Chemistry pretty naturally, like if it was her everyday subject. When did she learn this and where? The halls of a beautiful mind echoed, there was no answer yet but soon shall be.

Unaware of Bronze's plan about NIN, Tomoe remained. For as how much she could be the Kyuubi, reading others mind was pretty out of the question and unfeasible in the terms of reality. How much Bronze thought of NIN as a daughter, a pacifist as he was. They would have been rivals, he and she, the Gelemortian and the Aerugese that if he would have tried to indoctrinate NIN in a way deemed by the vixen's mind against the ways of the Yakuza, which would disband at a later date ahead of the moment by then. And that Tomoe herself should return to her normal self as 'Shin Ai' of the Matsudaira and walk another honorable path which rivaled the path of yakuza in honor..The path of the golden Naginata, but was another story to be foretold for the listeners to listen.

Bronze gestured and like a gentleman that he was, prepared a path for the two ladies. In returned, Tomoe nodded pleased. However their destination remained vague and unsure. That's when it was the perfect for Tomoe to intervene. Her love for traditional cooking made her the quite vivid visitor of traditional Aerugese restaurants. There was one nearby, Tomoe would show them the path.

Actually, I know of a suitable kitchen where you could carry on your endeavors, follow me. The lady in black and white ventured onwards expecting the others to follow but she watched her pace making it comfortable for them to trail.

Another traditional restaurant with he deep oriental feel to it. Her companions, her little sister and the gentleman Gelemortian would wait for a couple of minutes until the visage of ebony and ivory would grace them again. The cuisine is ready.. Tomoe would show them the path again, a short hallway. At the end of it, a small traditional kitchen left unused within the restaurant.

Tomoe found herself a pillow and sat Seiza.

Ah, she was by then comfortable.

[Csilla Angelis]

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