[Kanji_The_Wanderer]

During my travels through out Asgard I found an Elven Shop. The shop wasn't anything special, it had summon scrolls that I was looking for. But no enhancement pills of any kind. I purchased what I needed with the gold from the bandits in Thauk Sul forest. I was happy that I had raided their bodies. Night came fast, and shadows crept over the rooftops. The night hour soon approached and all the neon lights of the stores came on. Young people were walking around talking with each other. Some looked drunk, others had a look of evil in their eyes.

I tried not to mind too much. Nozomi was in the crowd yelling at some muscle man. I was able to drag her away without too much trouble. We walked around the city for a bit. We both were quiet until she said. "I wonder how Ichirin is doing. Do you think he got any soldiers yet?" I pause in thought. Ichirin was definitely in my mind. That kid better not die out there. Even though it was death that he was seeking. "Who knows. I'm sure he'll get some Sand Warriors from Bachuu and meet us here."

We end up finding a little old inn named "The Celestial Stars" Inside there are blue draps and curtains with moons on them. The innkeeper is a little old lady. "Um excuse me ma'am but I'd like to rent out a room for the both of us." She didn't look up from her novel. She seemed engrossed." That's 10 gold pieces." she stammers in her little voice. I place the gold in her hands and takes Nozomi up the stairs to our room.

The room is small, but that's fine with me. The bed is pretty big, and the walls have nice images of the moon. The rug was blue, like everything else in this place. A small table and chair was tucked in the corner. That was about it. Nozomi throws herself onto the bed. "Man am I full!" she says. "That guy was so nice giving all that stuff to us. He kept talking to me and giving me weird looks." I sat in the chair, having nothing to say. "Tatsu? What's wrong. you've been strangely quiet since the cave. Are you mad at me?" She looks sad. I don't mean to ignore her, but so much is going through my head. Shima, Akuma, Swiftant, the Dragon army, the troops I hope to get, and all kinds of other stuff. I wish for one moment I'd stop worrying so much. But it's in my nature I guess.

I fold my arms, and slouch down into the seat. The wood digs into my back, but it doesn't phase me. "Sorry Nozomi. I'm not mad at you. I've just been thinking to much lately." Nozomi jumps up from the bed. "Well stop thinking so much! it's driving me crazy, its always so quiet. I know you like to think, but don't keep me in the dark about you, I love you." her face goes red again.

"I know Nozomi, and I'm sorry. I'll try to talk more." I sluggishly move over to the bed and drop myself onto it face first into a pillow. Before I know it, Nozomi is cuddling up to me. The heat we create makes me very comfortable and I fall asleep.


*** I'm going to go for a bit. I have been making it up as I write, so I'm taking a little break. Maybe I can think up something interesting other than. "we're doing this and that" sort of boring for the readers I bet***