Take two and call me in the morning

[Oki]

"They're still fun to remember," Oki smiled, following Haru into the trees.

[Haru]

"That they are." He said with a smile as they contuined on. As they contuined on there was a point where you couldn't see the tip of your nose because it was so dark. In that darkness it seemed a flowered bloomed in mid air. The flowers were a very light red color and one by one they all started to bloom. Soon the path way they were on seemed like street posts of glowing flowers were beside them. Haru contuined as he explained what they were. "Once night sinks in these moonlight flowers bloom giving off enough light for a walk home in the dark to be so much easier." Up ahead a familure rushing of water could be heard as several flowers and plants seem to block the way. But with a simple guester the flowers leaned to one side showing his home away from home. There was a small hut by the water fall now so that he could make medicens and live comferably out in the forest. The hut was made of wood but it would be hard to see that as it was covered in ivy and flowers from top to bottom. It was a beautiful place that he always loved to live in.

[Oki]

"Oh!" Oki breathed. "Haru, you've built out here! It looks wonderful. I had forgotten how peaceful it was out here."

[Haru]

"It is defintly the best place to be away from it all. Fresh water, shelter from the wind and a small house for the winter as it got pretty cold out here a few times. Since I hidden it away it is very quiet and safe in my little hide away and is why I will welcome very few into this place." He said as he droped off his bag by the door and streched looking over at the water.

[Oki]

Oki smiled softly, sitting down on the bank beside the water. "Then I feel very privilidged to be here, and I'll keep your secret. I wouldn't want to ruin the magic of this place."

[Haru]

"Thank you." He said wit a smile as he looked up and down the river. "I have had a few problems with people coming too close to this place but I will try to keep this place a secert as long as I can." He turned to Oki as he had to ask. "Anything over the past four years you didn't mention in a letter or what you think of the village after being gone for so long?"

[Oki]

"Nothing from while I was traveling with Kurado, although a lot's been happening since I came home. I had been seeing Yuki for a while," she said sadly, "but he seemed to have just been using me. I've got a roommate right now, and I think just about every unattached man in the village has asked me on a date. Oh! And there's a girl I want ou to meet some time! She wants to learn healing jutsus."

[Haru]

"Well we all know what I think of Yuki since back that first meeting as I can see why the majority of the males here are asking you for a date. Thou I think chances are they are not thinking past a few things and is why I like being out here and away from that." He paused for a moment and blink at the mention of someone wanting to learn healing jutsus. "Who is it that wish to learn? as last I recall I can't remember anyone that was even that intersted in learning."

[Oki]

"I don't actually know her name. I've been calling her imooto-chan. She's very young, hasn't even started at the academy yet. But her mother was a healer, and she wants to follow in her footsteps so I thought you might be able to give her some pointers.

"And this is a new low, even for Yuki, Haru. He had a girlfriend who had left for a time. She never came back, and he never went to look for her. When I came back, he started right away romancing me and I was even starting to fall for it! We went on a mission together that went bad, and I got hurt. I was int he hospital for a while. he was in with me one day when his girlfriend was brought in and he just ran from the room. Baoh had to tell me everything! And Yuki's trying to tell me that Baoh's using me."

[Haru]

"Oh Monkshood... He is defintly something else that is for sure. As for Baoh I have seen in passing and I don't know much or really anything about him. All I have heard is rumors and we know in this day and age that can mean a whole lot of nothing. This is why I perfer to stay out of such things. Hopefuly the rumors I have heard are that of rumors and nothing more. Of course we must remember the rumors about me is that I am a vampire ghost that will suck your blood if you step on a twig." He commented on to try to lighten the atmosphere.

[Oki]

Oki laughed. "Vampire ghost? How in the world did oyu ever get a reputation like that Haru? You have to be one of the gentlest people I know!"

[Haru]

"It is just how people like to tell their tale. Espically the big muscle bound freaks. Can you see one of them coming home and admiting a flower rose from the ground and slapped them around for being carless with in the forest?" He grinned alittle pleased with himself.

[Oki]

Oki laughed, trying to picture the image. She had to admit, Haru had a very good point...

"I suppose not. So you're just accepting it? Going to be the ghost haunting the forest forever?"

[Haru]

"The way I see it, its set up almost like a secret identity. Where poeple ask if I ever meet the ghost or if I am scared. But very few know I come out this way and only a few I can count on one hand know it is me sitting out here. On the off chance they see my face most know its not smart to jump me in the forest and to do it in the village.. well its not smiled apond to be picking fights with healers." He pointed out once more.
Beyond the hut there was a small squeaking noise. It almost sounded like a cat but it didn't sound like any kind of normal house cat around. It was then a small black cat looking creature slowly marched its way to the river side. There was something differnt about the form of this creature as it almost didn't look right. The one outstanding feature of this creature was the bright red jewel that was shinning on its forehead.

[Oki]

Oki tilted her head as the animal came forward, studying it carefully. She wanted to reach out and pet it, but thought that may not be the wisest course of action...

"You have a pet?" she asked instead.