Border Town (Snow)

[tetsu]

This is a border town between the Countries of Snow and Cloud, but on the Cloud side. It is a small thing, easily passible, and thus not required to post here upon exiting or coming into the country. It is mostly a place of residence for shinobi who are on border patrol duty.

Description: A small town with a ten foot wooden palisade type wall, thus easily scalable. A place of nearly 100 in population, it is very rural. All the buildings within are made of wood, and in the center of the town is a small barracks, capable of hosting around 20 individuals in times of crisis. They maintain a regular militia, although leave most of the important duties to the appointed sheriff.

The only real place of centralized commerce is also near the center of the town, a single street with vendors for food and the like. A small weapons shop may be found, but excludes the more exotic objects, like any sort of explosives, meaning they only carry things like kunai and shurikens and hari. There is a small inn available for the regular traveler, located about forty meters from the gates down the main street.

[selina]

Selina leads the way into the Village, just a few steps in front of Kyuzu. The inn is just inside this small Village and it seems as though they are used to the ninja coming and going. She takes the approach and gets a pair of rooms for the night at the Inn. Kyuzu with his room and Selina to hers. Then she steps back and offers him the key to his room.

"There is a resturant down the street for travelers. We can get some food to go and have that dinner under the moon like you said." Selina is a bit causious right now. Trying to be careful with what she phrases as she moves toward the resturant. It does promise to get cold in this area of the world. Maybe a warm blanket to wrap up in too.

[gotunks]

Kyuzu smiled as he got his room key. He then grabbed her hand and lead her out towards a restaraunt car down the street. He looked at her and smiled, suggesting that he is going to pay for it all. He then looked around and ordered, a spicy garlic chicken with fried rice. As they brought his order up, it so happen not to be one but two of the same order. He held it in the bag, bringing her further down a bit more and came to a stop and gave the man 15 Ryo, for a blanket. It was big enough for two and it was very well suited for cold ights. As he got that he turned around and looked her in the eye, and began to speak..

"Selina, so how bout shall we go and enjoy that dinner under the moon," he said as he started back up with a smile. As they walked, Kyuzu found the best spot in his opinion and it was under nothing but the stars as he sat on the ground and began to eat his spicy garlic chicken.

"I need to talk to you bout something...The kiss," he said as his words trailed off his tongue with a bit of sincerity.

[selina]

Selina followed Kyuzu without much thought about it, letting him pay for everything. That Jounin she talks with mentioned the thing with men paying for dates. Is this what it is, a date?

She takes the meal given to her, not sure really if she can stomach it because of all the garlic. Selina is a fish fanatic herself and she can prabably eat the chicken. It would just be one of those things that she would have to eat a little of. But when his back is turned for the moment, Selina grabs some milk and pulls a meal switch before following. Now hers is lemon pepper Shrimp and rice. That seems to be better in her mind as well as the milk she carries now.

"The kiss", she trails off herself, kind of uneasy. "It was a good kiss, I won't beat you for it." She hopes it is what he expected her to say. Whatelse could she say. She follows on down the road to that perfect spot that Kyuzu has in mind.

[gotunks]

Kyuzu as he reached the earlier marked location that they wanted to eat at and watch the night sky. He arrived and sat down first with a smile on his face. Thoughts of what had happened and what had been said were running through his mind.

"Heh...about that...I have been noticing that since this mission began you have been ....uh....I think that you are beautiful and I want you to be my girlfriend, " he muttered off unintentionally. Then noticing what he said he covers his mouth. Then removes his hand, and politely says it in a more mature fashion. The uneasiness was gone and now he could say it more correctly.

"I like you Selina and thanks for what you did back there. The kiss I loved it. Loved every little minute of it," he said with a more serious and matured theme about himself. He looked on up at the moon after saying this as his food set there on the ground in front of his crosslegged position getting cold.

[selina]

Selina is about to take a bit when she hears his words. They do come as a mild sting because she can't help but know that he loves her in that way. "Girl Friend?"

She cannot help but think about Jystik and having to kill him. All in the name of dealing with boys. She had to kill him because of the demon that possessed him. It brought out a dark side in herself. A place she doesn't want to know again.

"Why do you want me to be your girl friend? I mean we did technically just meet and all. We should get to know each other better then we do now." She nods as if trying to be sincere.

[gotunks]

Kyuzu stunned at her answer, looked down with a sigh. Then, he held his head back up and smiled at her. Showing that he was not emotionally hurt. He then looked at her and sighed again not at the answer but the beauty of this girl.

"You're right! What was I thinking," said Kyuzu with an what sounded like a unsure response. He continued to eat his food. As he chewed on it and gazed upon the stars. As the night breeze began to get chilly, he looked down at the blanket, grabbing it with one hand and handing it over to Selina. "Take it."

As he waited for her to grasp the blanket from his clutches. He continued to ponder on how he didn't do well with that jutsu and how it backfired. He saw a shooting star randomly pass through the atmosphere and he smiled. As the wish he had made was one that he would never see come true. At his current level that is.

[selina]

Selina senses the distance that he suddenly has and feels kind of foolish herself. He is cute and she technically told him that they would have to see about the relationship. Not a definate no, But they need to get to know each other. That means he needs to know about her secret.

"Tell, me, do you know about the demon that attacked that village north of home, some 19 years ago?"

She notices his offer for the blanket, though she isn't really cold at all dispite the air. She noticed that when she went to find help during that attack a few monthes back too. Probably what is under her skin.

[gotunks]

Kyuzu looks at her with a puzzled look as he didn't know exactly what she was talking about. He listened and nodded to her question as he knew of the demon that attacked. Yet, he hadn't heard anything recently about it, up until now. That what struck him kinda odd. He didn't disrupt her or nothing, until she was finished with her question. Immediately snapping to attention, he looked at her with an serious, but blank look on his face.

"Yes, and what bout this demon," he asked in a very polite manner. Even though he had a feeling that there was some distant between the two after that shocking question he had asked her.

[selina]

Selina watches his reaction. It can't be crazier then some of the shunning she has had all of her life. "Well you did want me to be your girl friend, right? It kind of needs to be said to see if you want me as such or not."

"Anyway. The demon was female. Actually a two tailed cat. She did a lot of damage before she was finally brought down. Brought down and sealed by the Raikage some 19 years ago. Stranggely enough that ment for a baby because there was nothing else that could be used. Well that baby was kind of, me.

She looks away, "I carry Nibi no Nekomata inside of me. The Village elders had me sterilized early on and I can't have kids. I also sometimes talk to myself and she has me do some pretty..... bloody things. Sometimes."

She finally looks back, "I don't know much of anything that I can do because of her, but do you actually want to date someone like that?"

[gotunks]

Shocked by this news that was relayed to him. He looks at her wide eyed and then an peaceful impression came over his face. He reached out grabbing her hand and then pointed in the sky. He didn't seem bothered by the fact of what she said, but more calm about it than anything.

"Well...I really dont' care what happened in the past. All I know is that you are here, and that you are Selina. You may have that demon sealed in you, but that doesn't change the fact that I care about you. So you are what i have heard called Jinchuuriki. Well it doesn't phase me in teh least bit, but I will try and help you stay away from that bloody thing that your Nibi have you do at times. Oh and who wouldn't want a girl as sweet as you," said Kyuzu with a smile. He smiled at her with a grin of no worries. He had accepted her before she told him that and wouldn't change his mind regardless. He didn't expect that to be the thing she had to say about the demon, but he didn't ponder on that thought that much either.

"You know who you are, right? You are Selina. And that's all that matters," said Kyuzu with a smile as he ate another bite of his spicy garlic chicken.

[selina]

Selina hears his words and kind of sways, almost like she wants to faint. Kyuzu is too good to be true it seems and he has no problems with her with a demon. At least on the surface anyway. That kind of makes a lot of sense, he hasn't seen her do anything. Like the dissections she is inclined to do or the strange ability she has used twice.

But the acceptance has mellowed her worry some. She goes back to eatting her shrimp and rice. "Thanks Kyuzu."

[gotunks]

He smiles as he swallows a bit of his Spicy Garlic Chicken and continues to gaze upon the stars. He then looks over at her and smiles. He had never really cared bout the demon before so he wouldn't worry bout it now. As when they tried to teach him bout it, he just slept. He understood what it was like being shunned, yet he may have had it worser being thrown in the crescent bay by his own parents. Watching his brothers die in front of him, that pain was what drove him to this day. He found someone who had went through just as much as he had.

"No problem, I mean it's the truth, and if anyone understands you it's me. I may not understand what goes on inside of you, but I am willing to learn and try to understand," said Kyuzu as he locked his eyes with hers.

[selina]

Selina feels a tear well up in her eye. He is a great guy and she can't help but wonder why it is that he wondered into that office the same time she did. He is a great guy. And he will probably try his best to understand. That is all she ever needed.

"I have been able to do some things in the past. Fire related things, but only when I am stressed or she is in control. Weird huh?" She downs a full shrimp and a mouth of rice, the shrimp is more appealing then the rice, but that is probably the cat in her.

[gotunks]

"Hmm...I see..no worries. It may come in handy. You could train and learn to draw upon that ability as much as you want or when you need to. It's not weird either. I think it's pretty cool. I mean you can use fire. I am not sure what I am though at the moment myself. These lines i noticed when i looked at my headband was never there. Oh well, but it's great to know some more about you," said Kyuzu as he finished up his order of food. He stood up, only to fall back down flat on his back. He was lying down in the grass looking up at the night sky without a care in teh world. Enjoying his time with Selina.

Selina, Don't worry I will always be there for you

Kyuzu continued to stare at teh sky as his mind began to drift off into nothingness...

[selina]

Watching him drift off after the encouragement, Selina covers him up with the blanket and continues to eat her own food, downing the milk as well. She can't help but wonder why she attracts guys like she does. She isn't purposly coming on to any of them.

Nibi leaves a lot of strange things in her mind. Like she perfers fish and never that hot. Why Cream and milk are her first choices in drinks. Why she doesn't eat anything but fish. And now all the appearing fire abilities. She isn't quite sure, but she is sure the resistance to colder temperatures might be Nibi.

No kidding shirlock.

You should really be more subtle then this.

Kill the guy now, don't deal with the loss again. I mean I helped you kill Jystik. He was a demon and that is lousey.

Not every guy I meet is a demon

That one is of a blood limit. That is just as bad, those lines scream Kyoudo, or intensity. That is why he has the lines. And he will probably turn on you eventually and I need you to survive because of that wrech that carried the name Kage 19 years go.

Will you SHUT UP? Not everyone will turn on me just because you think that. We can trust some people. It doesn't hurt to trust. It is how Humans survive sometimes is to put their faith in someone. You are such a B*tch.

I am a demon, what do you expect.

The voice within stops and Selina sighs. Why Nibi thinks everyone is out to get her is still unknown. But She will have to get used to knowing about the wicked cat and getting her abilities. That is all she can do.

[gotunks]

Kyuzu begins to delve into the black sky getting lost in thought. Nothing of the unordinary of him, but this was an odd day to him. For the first time he was calm, but strange cyan like lines appeared on his face. He didn't know what to think, but today he had made a good friend in Selina and possibly more.

"So how was your dinner," he asked as he continued to gaze upon the night sky under those rays of the moon feeling like they passed right through his body.

[selina]

Selina looks down on him where he lays, "I switched it for the shrimp one, hope you don't mind. Nibi seems to make everything a turn off if there is no fish involved in the meal and makes me nausious."

She finishes off the milk and places the meal trays in a pile, since there is no trash can around here. Selina looks up at the sky and gazes at the sky with him. The lady sighs, "Sometimes I think I am more cat then anything else."

Her fingers train through her hair. "I also love the night."

[gotunks]

Letting out an soft chuckle, that he couldn't resist too. He looked at her and smiled. "Switched it huh. Well I did kinda order it for you and didn't ask what you want. Hehe...but either way it did work out." He looked back at the stars as he listened to what Selina was saying.

He places his food to the side as well and continues his gaze upon the stars. Then he looks back at her after her comment about being more cat than anything else.

"A cat huh? You're a full fledge human being in my eyes," he said as he began to wonder about these markings. He didn't say much bout them, but he had to find out why he had those on his face.

[selina]

"And my internal cat says that might be a bloodlimit that caused those lines to surface. So that would be a push in the right direction if you want to look into your eyes." She looks around and rises to her feet. "I'm gonna head back. It is getting late and since a bed is available I would like to sleep in it."

She begins to step off toward the small Village and the Inn.