sinister v e n g e a n c e.

[Mayiamaru]

Rioku remembered that Skye was always considerate of something like this. This must have been why Skye gave him Jade herbs when he sent him for Eleven the night before. Shaking his fur, Rioku dropped a little cashmere bag. Inside was a beautiful little herb. "Take this. It should ease the pain. It is terribly bitter though, so try not to leave it in your mouth for too long." Rioku said, nudging the bag towards Eleven with a thoughtful expression.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven turned her head away from Rioku, sun light falling across her face. She closed her eyes and swiveled her head towards the sun, the edges of her lips slowly easing back into a soft smile. But, her moment of pleasure was cut short when Rioku spoke. She turned her head back to the wolf and opened her eyes, but bright white spots danced across her vision from having looked up at the sun. Eleven rubbed her eyes vigorosly, but the cold metal of her hands did little to clear up her sight.

~ • ~

[Mayiamaru]

Rioku pulled his jaws into a wolfy grin, brushing his tail against Eleven's face to rub her eyes for her. Playfulness. That was an attribute that he didn't display very often at all. "I'll leave it here for you. I need to get into town to see how many we need to feed today." Rioku said as he got to his feet, shaking his fur to loosen himself up.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven's eyes widened slightly when Rioku's bushy tail brushed up against her face, tickling her nose. She sneezed, her eyelids coming to a tight close and her neck arching forward. Eleven shook her head and then sat up with her back erect, sniffling as she tried to rid herself of the tingling feeling in her nose. "Okay," she said, pinching her nose to hold back another sneeze.

~ • ~

[Mayiamaru]

"If you can, please start cooking. Something made from meat would be good. Nothing trashy. Simple and easy to carry would be perfect as long as it is filling." Rioku said before he jumped off the roof and ran away towards the town, his pads brushing against the forest floor silently as he dashed along the ground, to the boondocks.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven turned her head, watching Rioku until he was out of her line of sight. She sighed and then carefully dropped down from the roof, landing squarely on her heavy metal feet. Eleven slowly walked inside, wondering what to cook.

~ • ~

[Mayiamaru]

Vegetables were in the box that was filled with ice and meat were in the box on the opposite end, salted and stored to preserve. The kitchen was very neat. Every utensil had a place, and everything was in its own place. There was a note on the table and beside it was an envelope. It was written in flawless caligraphy. [Eleven, The food that is most simple to prepared for the homeless are plain ham, egg and lettuce sandwiches. The lettuce is in the cooler that should be to your right and the ham should be to your left. The eggs are optional, but many do appreciate the effort. As long as they are fed, they shall be glad. If you do not wish to cook, there is four hundred and fifty dollars in the envolope just beside this note. You may purchase something for them instead. -Skye Akitora]

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

~ • ~

Eleven shuffled into the kitchen, heading towards the stove. She ran a hand back through her hair as she gently gnawed on her lower lip, heaving out a sigh. Eleven noticed the letter out of the corner of her eye and turned her head around to look at it, her lips falling in a frown and her eyebrows furrowing slightly. She walked over to the table, picking up the letter. Eleven looked the letter over several times, before turning and looking back towards where the letter had mentioned the food to be stored in.

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[~Lotus~]

Lotus just wandered around, not knowing where she was headed. She was in town, and was just walking along. She didn't bother to go back for the animal, because she had lost track of it. She didn't like how that part started off, so she was passing some living area when she thought she saw something strange. Something ran past her, she couldn't tell what, was it an animal? She followed it.

~

Alice kept on going through the forest. She liked being out here. It gave her time to think ,and she needed lots of time to think. Alice loved thinking, and she loved nature, she also loved animals, and was looking for creatures also. Alice wasn't the kind of person who really enjoyed walks in the 'park'. She took a while to find a log to sit on, and she just sat there and thought.

[Mayiamaru]

Rioku kept going, unaware that someone was following him. He made multiple stops, looking at people throughout the part of town that was stricken with poverty. ... Eighty-six today... Rioku said to himself, then sat, looking around for anyone else to add to his count, his tail brushed against the ground.

Natsume was in the forest that day, laying in a tree in his cat form. He didn't feel like sleeping in the warehouse that day. Slowly, he roused from his sleep and dropped to thr grounf from about fifty feet, transforming the second he began to fall. Unfortunately, he landed silently in plain sight of some... human? The girl could have been human, but he couldn't take the chance, so he began to run.