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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 2, 2007 9:47:38 GMT -5
Meimei started to sit up, coughing, when she felt the cold metal against her throat. She froze, her instincts screaming to run, to fight, but her better sense told her that she would have a better chance with listening. "Not bad kiddo, not bad at all. You are more than just a pretty face" Hiro said. Meimei fought down a blush, but her cheeks still turned pink. "Wh-what do you want?" Meimei fought to stay calm, trying hard not to cough in fear of the kunai stuck in her throat. "Why did you come here?"
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 2, 2007 10:04:55 GMT -5
Hiro gave another fake smile. "I have to admire your spunk Meimei, you just don't give up. But when someone has a weapon to you, it's best if you don't ask questions but rather shut up and listen. Luck for you, I like you so no harm done." Giving her a moment to think about this, he continued. "I came here looking for a young girl to kill and lucky for me, I came across you." Reaching down with his free hand he grabbed Meimei's right arm. Raising the kunai into a stabbing position, Hiro smiled and watched Meimei close her eyes.
"Just kidding." Keeping a firm grip on her arm, Hiro pulled Meimei up off the ground but gave it to much force. He pulled Meimei right into him and event though it wasn't a hard hit, Hiro still dropped the kunai. Releasing her arm and move back slightly, Hiro actually went a little red himself and Meimei could see it as the fighting had knocked his hood off. "Sorry about that. The actual reason I'm here is cause I'm looking for a partner to work with. Anyways... I apologize if I hurt you in anyway." Turing around, Hiro picked up the kunai and walked off into the mists.
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 2, 2007 12:59:59 GMT -5
Meimei just stood there. Hiro had blushed. "... woah..." she whispered, barely audible. "Sorry about that. The actual reason I'm here is cause I'm looking for a partner to work with..." Meimei thought for a moment, letting him walk for a bit. "What do you need a partner for?" Meimei called out, now very curious.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 2, 2007 13:30:04 GMT -5
Hiro didn't stop even when she asked him. "I'm looking for a partner because I need to train and it's a pain in the ass trying to find someone to train with." He paused and thought about what was about to be said. "I was going to ask you if you wanted to come, but I decided against it. Anyway, as long as you're alright, I'm happy." This was all said without Hiro even blinking and eye.
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 2, 2007 16:43:23 GMT -5
Meimei stood for a moment, letting it sink in. Then she ran to catch up. "I'm coming with you. I'm fine, I have some clothes, and there's nothing here for me any how. I'm just a little thief." Meimei stated, trying to make her case sound convincing enough.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 2, 2007 18:29:42 GMT -5
"I'm coming with you. I'm fine, I have some clothes, and there's nothing here for me any how. I'm just a little thief." Hiro slowed down slightly and let Meimei catch up. "Thief isn't all bad. People call me a killer and the sad part is that it's true. So, lets grab some food and get outta here. " Razan reached down and grabbed Meimei by the hand. "Shunshin no Jutsu." The pair vanished from the street.
When they reappeared, they stood in front of a small ramen stand on the far side of town. Releasing her hand, Hiro gestured to a seat and asked Meimei to sit down. Unlike most of the shops he had been to, Hiro saw that this one was run by a woman. She was off in the back doing something and she only saw Hiro sit down, so she smiled then returned to what she was doing. "What can I get for you today?" Turning around and walking to the front, her expression changed from when she saw Meimei. "Hey you, you didn't pay last time! Get the hell outta my shop or I'll kick you out!" Her face began to turn red as she became ever more angered.
Hiro sat there and watched as the woman started to vent. His head remained down until the woman raised her hand to hit Meimei. As the owner brought her hand down, Hiro's own hand shot out and barely got in front of it, deflecting it off to the side. Turning his head to face her, his face straight and serious. "Let her be. She's is under my care now and she can pay." Lowering his arm, Hiro returned to the paper he was reading. The woman also returned to what she was doing.
When the ramen finally arrived, Hiro was starving. The bowl was gone in less than two minutes followed by another then a third. When they were both done, Hiro payed the woman and they left. "If you come with me, then I will train you until you're about ready to pass out. There won't be much food and clothing will also be a problem. Knowing all that, are you still wanting to come?"
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 3, 2007 15:30:34 GMT -5
Meimei tried to keep her head down also, but her lightning-blonde hair had become something of a trademark that everyone knew now. The shopkeeper started to yell, and Meimei just had to look up in time to see her hand coming down towards her head. "What now?!" Meimei exclamied, but Hiro's own hand shot out, deflecting it away from her. "Let her be. She's under my care now and she can pay." Meimei nodded to show it was true. The woman didn't appear to be happy, but she continued with her work all the same.
As soon as they'd finished, Hiro easily cleaning out three bowls, he payed, and began to walk off. Meimei bowed, and left a nice tip, as a way of apology. Catching back up with Hiro, he said, "If you come with me, then I will train you until you're about ready to pass out. There won't be much food and clothing will also be a problem. Knowing all that, are you still wanting to come?" Meimei nooded. "I can go a while without food, and clothes aren't that much of a biggie." Meimei countered. "And anyhow, I'd to keep away from everyone that wanted to beat the pulp out o' me somehow, right?" she added.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 4, 2007 21:52:59 GMT -5
Hiro smiled. "All the people that want to beat the pulp out of you eh? No worries. By the time we're done, even I'll have a hard time taking you on." Hiro gave another smile, but he was unsure is Meimei saw it as his hood was in the way. "Oh, that reminds me..." Hiro stopped and reached into his cloak and pulled out a forehead protector. "I don't want to force you to wear this, but if you want to go ahead. The logo on the protector is my personal insignia." Hiro held out his hand and waited for her answer.
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 5, 2007 15:33:28 GMT -5
Meimei chuckled to herself. I'd like to see that, she thought, having seen Hiro's powers. And that wasn't suppose to be even the full extent. "Oh, that reminds me..." Hiro pulled out from his cloak (Meimei had given up trying to estimate how much his cloak could hold) a forehead protector, meimei recognized that. But what she didn't recognize was the odd insignia on it. "The logo on the protector is my personal insignia." Hiro answered her unspoken question. Meimei nodded, hesitanly taking it. She examined it, holding it delicatly as if it were something dangerous. There was nothing out of the ordinary. It looked just like her own, minus the insignia. Satisfied, Meimei nodded to Hiro. "Thanks!" she replied, tying it around her left leg.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 6, 2007 8:04:15 GMT -5
When she had finished tying the forehead protector onto her leg, Hiro continued. "So why are you alone? What happened to your parents?" He hoped that she would grace him with an answer but he didn't mind if she didn't want to. Turning, Hiro started to walk down the street that led out of the village. "When we get out of the village, I want to you to show me as many of the jutsu that you know as you can." The sky was still dark but most of the rain had stopped. There was still a light shower coming down however. Off in the distance, Hiro could see that the sky was starting to clear up. Then he stopped and started to talk over his shoulder. "So what's underneath that hair of yours eh?"
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 6, 2007 15:43:24 GMT -5
Meimei was silent for a moment, thinking over what she could let him know. "My family... my family just left one day. We were at the park, and they left, said they were going to come back. Never did." Meimei shrugged it off, her emotions numb for moment. Then brghtened up again when he mentioned showing him her jutsus. A smile crept on to her face at that.
"So what's underneath the hair of yours eh?" Hiro asked. Meimei laughed nervously. "Fire accident," she replied, lifting her bangs out of the way. The burn scar wasn't too bad, but it was severe enough for anyone to take a second-glance. The scar covered from just over her eye to the beginning of her jaw line. The skin was slightly puffy and pink, now old. "After my 'rents left, I had to defend myself. I was only five. This happened about two years after they left. I went to turn on the stove, but when it didn't light, I didn't notice. After about a half hour, Iwas on the verge of throwing up from the fumes, but I didn't know what was causing it. Well, the fumes were kinda deteriorating my good sense, so when I saw that the stove wasn't lit, I went to light and..." Meimei let her bangs fall back into place. "I ended up with this!" she laughed to throw off the pain of it, smiling back up at Hiro
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 6, 2007 16:52:47 GMT -5
A look of amazement appeared on his face. "Sometimes I wonder about you." Hiro was sure that Meimei was expecting him to give her burn another look, but Hiro had respected Meimei. "Ya, I left my parents when I was old enough. My old man used to beat on me and my mother didn't do anything." Hiro let his thoughts wander and they went back to the day he decided to leave. "That burn looks bad. I have my own little scar on my chest." Hiro opened the front of his cloak and pulled the front of his shirt up, exposing the scar to the world. Reaching from his left shoulder down to his right thigh, the scar was still fairly fresh as it had only be inflicted four or five months earlier. "Not as bad as your burn but it's up there. Got it from an explosive note. Piece of metal cut me bad and I had to be dragged out and back to the medical tents." Letting his shirt fall back down, he looked back over at Meimei. "I only ask that you follow this one thing. I'll protect you if you watch my back. Got it?"
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 6, 2007 17:05:20 GMT -5
Meimei's breath caught in her throat seeing the scar. She could tell it wasn't old, not even a year. She let her breath out through her nose. "Geez, what'd you been doing?" she questioned, shaking her head. "I only ask that you follow this one thing. I'll protect you if you watch my back. Got it?" Hiro asked. Meimei nodded. "Kapiesh." she replied, sizing her small frame against his 6 ft something height. She didn't comment on that, but a wiry smirk pulled at the corners of her mouth.
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Post by quicksilver on Dec 6, 2007 17:13:02 GMT -5
Hiro's face turned serious and strict. "I've have been out making a living killing people. I was surprised I made it as long as I did without a wound. Now, where would you like to go? I'm sure there is a place that you have always wanted to see, there must be." Hiro stood there and waited for her answer and in the back of his mind he was still unsure if he actually liked this girl or if it was just anther facade as he had done so many times before.
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Post by ::[Meimei]:: on Dec 6, 2007 17:29:48 GMT -5
Meimei thought for a moment. For all the talk they did in the academy about all of the other villages, she had never really showed interest in any of it. But she'd read by herself about the Snow Country, and it's everlasting winter, along with the rainbow glaicers. "The Snow Country!" Meimei replied with a smile. "I've always thought it'd be nice there. Heard they got some generator going to hold back some snow!" she added with a laugh.
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