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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 12:58:17 GMT -5
kakuta walked under the sun fully covered. aino walked along side him stripped down as far as decency would allow her to. the sun was just reaching it the highest point in the sky. so all dady it was only getting hotter.
"argh" exclaimed aino. "this is hell! why are we coming through here!" kakuta answered as monotone as ever. "because i have some where to go. there's all this sand around it's a giant sand box. and kids like sand boxes." kakuta paused cricked his head to the side slightly looking down at aino. he was frowning slightly as if troubled. "they do right?" he was thinking. "if kids don't like sand boxes these days then i must be getting old. they where plenty fun when i was younger."
the heat was really getting to aino. "sandbox. sandbox! HOW IN GODS NAME CAN YOU CALL THIS A SANDBOX! THIS IS HELL! you are the freaking devil and this is hell! and this is your giant sand box of doom in the depths of hell."
kakuta joked. "why you found out my identity i thought i was keeping up my disguise fairly well? but you saw right through it. what gave me away?"
aino glared at kakuta so hard that it looked like if the heat didn't make his face spontaneously combust it would. she said in a low voice that sounded like a growl, and was just bearly above a whisper "you are evil. i'm burning up over here."
"if you didn't wear so little you would be okay. direct sunlight just makes it worst for you." kakuta tipped his head back to smile up at the sun. immediatly he furrowed his brow. "this is bad." he simply stated.
aino didn't like that kakuta worried nothing ever bohtered him."what is it?" she asked meekly. all of the anger drained our of her.
he looked back down at her. "sand storm." he started to scan around looking for some place to take shelter. "shit this is gonna be bad if we get caught in this." he spotted what looked like a cave entrance a ways off. "come on lets go. hurry if you don't wanna end up dead."
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Post by Santomoro Purotekuta- Mei on Nov 3, 2008 13:33:57 GMT -5
Kudo sat in a cave calm and calculating he had been wandering for so long now he never really cared.His hair was a knotted mess and was salt and peper colored his skin dark or atleast what showed.He wore his black shirt with a cloak on so he was warm.Upon the caves ground was a dieing fire with some bread he matched to scrap together from his supplies cooking.He listened out side of his hovle to the approaching storm"This litter box is going to be cleaned soon it seems"he sighed lonely as he was he still preffered it that way
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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 13:51:23 GMT -5
aino began to holler. "run faster i don't wanna die so young!" she was clinging to kakuta her arms wrapped tight around his neck. kakuta was running so fast that she was just bearly hanging on. aino was out like a flag in the wind.
kakuta shot back. "shut up your not helping!" he reached the cave shortly. he was out of breath. he dropped his bag and aino. then dropped to his knees panting.
aino flopped down and lay there face down. "i can't feel my body. it was to fast for me to handle."
kakuta sat up propperly and looked around the cave. as soon as he spotted kudo he was by aino's side growing sharp crystals out of his right hand and forearm making a deadly gauntlet.
"who are you?" kakuta assesed the situation and knew that if the man was an enemy he would have attacked them when kakuta had been out of breath. but the question was unavoidable in this situation.
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Post by Santomoro Purotekuta- Mei on Nov 3, 2008 14:06:00 GMT -5
Kudo lifted his murky brown eyes and moves his finger causing the cave to seal so the sand would not come in.He personally hate the sand and thought it troublesome."I am kudo and you should be careful here and watch the skies more offten"he stated as he looked at the girl beside this new man"but since you are here I wont throw you back out to your death".He looked at the loaves baking on the fire and stuck his hand over it"you may eat if you wish but I suggest you wait till there cooked"he wanted to help them but was never very good with his social skills.
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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 14:18:32 GMT -5
kakuta tensed for a moment as the cave sealed up. he answered kudo simply. "i was busy watching her." he jerked hi thumb in aino's direction.
she was quickly throwing her clothes back on. alone with kakuta she thought it was okay to only wear a bathing suit under the hot sun. but in a cave with a stranger that was different.
"he went on talking. "i am kakuta this is my apprentice aino. we are traveling around the world so she can learn it's ways."
he pulled his bag over and opened it slowly. he pulled out some meat. "how about we add some stew with that bread."
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Post by Santomoro Purotekuta- Mei on Nov 3, 2008 14:23:17 GMT -5
Kudo stuck his finger in the embers of the flames they did not seem to bug him much as he stired them to give birth to a new flame."The world is cruel"he stated"You can teacher her the ways of men but to do so is to make yourself corrupt and blnd to truth my neighbor"he pointed to a stone sword leaning up near the entrance of the cave"that is the ways of men to kill and be killed"he lifted his face from the embers and looked at them"is that what you wish to teach her?".
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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 14:33:33 GMT -5
kakuta mused aloud "the ways of man." he sighed and smiled a simple smile. "to teach her to hear the birds song as important as the words of man is the ways of the world." he motioned at the sword. "to see that as only a killing instrument is the ways of man. i could use that to cut my vegetable at home if only i had a home. this world is cruel. that sand storm almost killed us that is cruel. this world is unmerciful and yet beautiful. i'd rather have me teach her to see the world in the right light. it's better to raise her the right way then to sit in a cave and preach to strangers."
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Post by Santomoro Purotekuta- Mei on Nov 3, 2008 14:41:13 GMT -5
Kudo smiled and stood"I do not preach to strangers but I look out for the young.What you speak of is not of this world for the world is not mericful I know that but beauty is int he eye off the beholder.What you speak of is looking threw a spy glass and seeing what it can be rather then what it is"he walked to a bag laying on the floor and opened it"I use to think like that also until men ruined my glass"he took out a picture of a infant boy and another of 2 older girls.
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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 14:53:57 GMT -5
kakuta got busy puting the meat in a pot he pored water from his canteen and started to cut vegetables with one of the razor sharp crystals on his hand. he went on talking at he was preparing the soup.
"it's never easy to fix that 'spyglass' as you put it." he pushed the wraps off of enough of his face to expose his sightless eyes. "but i wanna give her the gift of being able to properly see. what i can't see any more. i'll stay along side her protecting her way of life as long as i need. it'd be better to loose my 'spyglass' to let 10 more people get them."
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Post by Santomoro Purotekuta- Mei on Nov 3, 2008 14:57:41 GMT -5
Kudo looked at his eyes and said"What if you lost your spy glass for doing the right thing?What if the people of your village shun you because you protected someone?"He looked at the mans eyes"I wish I had lost my sight to give birth to others but no one listens to a man like me"he took a seat and offered thema piece of a candy bar he had not touched that he bought in town"you look a bit hungry I am willing to share what I have with you"he tried to grin but couldnt
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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 15:16:22 GMT -5
kakuta eyes turned down as if staring at a spot on the floor. "i left my village before it even got that far. i know how i should think. but it's dreadfully hard to at times. so i'm passing it on before i forget how to." he took the piece of candy bar and gave it all to aino. "it's okay you can have it all little one." aino gave a small smile trying to cheer the men up and lighten the mood. "thank you mister."
kakuta couldn't help but give a return smile. at least she was trying.
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Post by Santomoro Purotekuta- Mei on Nov 3, 2008 16:18:07 GMT -5
Kudo smiled and said"lets change the topic"he streched his long arm to the guitar by his bag and began to play a melody with his finger plucking at the strings nimbly"My daughters use to love this song when they were little so I still play it"he quickly picked up the paste of his playing and kept doing so for his company
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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 17:25:48 GMT -5
kakuta listened to the song. he knew the song but it didn't seem right to start playing on his lute. the little aino was used to kakuta and his lute by now but this was different. she was enchanted by the sound. she edged closer to kudo until she was almost touching him. kakuta finished the stew as the song played.
"come on lets eat." he pulled out some stone bowls from aino's bag. he poured the food into them. he handed two to aino. one for herself and the other she put in front of kudo. he held his bowl for a moment praying a silent prayer.
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Post by Santomoro Purotekuta- Mei on Nov 3, 2008 17:37:11 GMT -5
Kudo looked at the bowl and gently took it from her after she finished her prayer he prayed himself and stuck his hands in the fire two pull out the two large loaves of bread.They were fresh and still very warm.He gently took them and blew them so they cooled a bit and handed them to aino"I give you this as a sign of friendship one for each of you"he smiled gently and asked"do you play any instruments?".he did love music but the guitar was the only thing he could personaly play or atleast well.
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Post by kakuta on Nov 3, 2008 18:06:10 GMT -5
she took the bread loaves and have one to kakuta. "friends..." she was remembering how the ohter kids never wanted to play with her because her family was so poor and she couldn't afford to wear proper clothes.. she didn't really have friends. aino pipped up "my mommy taught me to play the flute wanna see?" she reached for her waist it had her two flutes and her huge white kunai on it. she grabbed the flute she got from her mother.
kakuta grabbed her wrist. "no thats one of the only things you have left from her. you don't wanna get it filled with food. play the other one for now. i can make another just like it." kakuta pulled his lute out. "i play this." he then went back to eating.
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