New Dawn/ Team Chaos grow in Power! (Members Only)

[Rinko]

Ryuu smiled at her, making her chakra known again. "Only one of your strikes hit my substitution.. The rest-- they're on their way, aren't they? I would run if I were you." Ryuu stayed where she was, hearing the wind shots whirr madly towards them. At the same time, she readied her blade to attack if it was needed.

[Moongem]

Onikaru watched them still, his arms crossed.

Minzuri could see the wind bullets coming at them, she, tenced her legs and then kicked at Ryuu ankles, trying to knock her over. At the same time, she pulled her torso up, trying to grab her wrists. Minzuri planned to use her as a human shield.

[Rinko]

Ryuu was already kneeling. She jerked her hands away. "Oh, no you don't!" Ryuu backed off just a little, not enough to put the course of the wind shots off. They'd be here in not even seconds. Ryuu strengthened her chakra flow to bring them in even faster.

[Moongem]

She grinned as she pulls out a kunai with a long iron thread tied to the end of it from her side pouch. She threw it past Ryuu and pulled the string right, attempting to wrap it around her and tie her there.

[Rinko]

"Ha!" Ryuu pointed at the Kunai, and shot a bold of lightening at it through her finger. The metal of the Kunai, and iron string.. what a perfect conductor! The jolt danced up the wire, right to Minzuri's pocket.

[Moongem]

Onikaru appeared between the two, his hand on the wire, he used his newly acquired lightning element and absorbed the lightning before it could reach Minzuri's legs. As this happened a wall of Oni bunshins rose up and stopped the air bullets, from hitting either of them. He looked at them both.

"Minzuri!" His voice was sharp and fast, "I'm disappointed. You got angry and disregarded your opponents elemental power!"

As Onikaru said this, Minzuri cringed and looked down.

Onikaru continued, "Not only that, you nearly crippled yourself again..." he said. This thread would have sent a shock straight to your lower body, reactivating you bone disorder..." Onikaru looked at Ryuu and continued his critic. "Although you seemed nervous before hand, you showed great use of your environment and quickly adapted to you opponents fighting style. As a team, I could see the two of you as quite the force...."

[Rinko]

Ryuu watched the jolt dance along the wire. Almost halfway, Onikaru appeared, and took hold of the wire. Ryuu watched, a little suprised as the absorbed the lighting into his hand, and even more shocked as he blocked off the air bullets. Ryuu listened as he began to bash of Minzuri about her anger. Instead of feeling triumphant, Ryuu looked down, feeling bad for Minzuri. Ryuu's head jerked up when she heard him say her name. Ryuu listened as he slightly praised her ability to adapt and whatnot. A rush of blood streamed into her face, causing her pale skin to redden. She averted her eyes, hoping no one noticed. After he mentioned that Minzuri and her would make a good team, Ryuu kneeled and offered her hand to Minzuri.

[Moongem]

Minzuri didn't notice Ryuu untill she saw the shadow of her hand, she looked up at her. At first, her eyes looked sad, then jealous, then, so slightly had joy. She reached out and grabbed Ryuu's hand and stands up slowly. She might not have even meant to but she stood very close to Ryuu.

Onikaru looks towards them, he had felt something from Ryuu it almost seemed like she blushed, but he was unsure. He again crossed his arms.

As this ended, a man with emerald green eyes and spiky snow white hair rose out of the ground next to Onikaru, "Oi, Karu.... is this the new person?" He asked ignorantly. Without waiting for an answer. He stepped forward looking at them, "Minzuri... I see your still here and whole.... unfortunately." She shoot him an evil look and then mimicked Onikaru crossing her arms. Shiro then looked at Ryuu, "Names Shiro... You are?" He asked.

[Rinko]

Ryuu smiled sincerely at Minzuri. Another friend. A power pulse of joy, almost tangeble, shot through Ryuu. She would protect Minzuri with her life as well. Ryuu stepped backwards when she saw a man emerge out of the ground. She assumed this was Shiro, and was confirmed this when he intoduced himself. "I am Ryuu," she responded to his blatant question. She looked at his eyes. In her mind, she thought about how she'd never seen such green eyes-- except for her teacher. Then, a fuming black anger burned in her-- remembering her family and home. she quickly wiped those thoughts away. She looked at her new group of friends, regaining her sense of joy.

[Moongem]

Shiro brushed the single bang that hung in front of his face out of his eyes and then smiled, "Ryuu? Okay. As long as you don't act like Minzuri...." He gave Minzuri a cold stare, "We'll get along fine." He straightened his back and grinned slyly at her.

Onikaru spoke up, "Its okay not to like him." He grinned, "Not many people do...." Shiro then shot Onikaru a dirty look.

Minzuri looked at Ryuu, "It seems your official in New Dawn, Ryuu-chan!" Minzuri said in an almost completely different and friendly tone. "Soon you will be judged for Chaos, lead by Hebimaru-sama." She smiled at Ryuu.

[Rinko]

Ryuu looked at Minzuri, Onikaru, and Shiro each as the shot out their ..seemingly.. playful insults. "I.. I'm hoping to like you all," she said, a little confused at their mock hostility.

Ryuu returned Minzuri's smile, unsure of what being judged for Chaos was, but she knew she could ask about it later. She shyly stared off to the side, now knowing what to do or say next. She now had friends, and she could already feel herself becoming violently attached to them. She now had friends.. But some part of her still felt alone-- She knew it was her past, her social akwardness was comming back to haunt her. She did her best to push that aside for the moment, and looked at all of her new friends, From Minzuri first, then Shiro, and finally Onikaru.

[Moongem]

Onikaru dropped his arms, "Chaos. Team Chaos." He said, feeling her curiosity. "Its lead by the man you saw in that house when I healed your leg." He stared at her quite seriously, "I have to make one thing perfectly, crystal clear Ryuu." He paused, looking towards her, "We are not what most would consider 'good guys'." he said looking at her, curious if this would change her resolve.

[Rinko]

It was becoming a little clear to Ryuu that he was able to pick up on her inner emotions.. She ultimately decided he could do that with everyone else, but nontheless, she was still a little weireded out. Ryuu felt intimidated by the degree of his seriousness, and therefore, took every word-- every syllable to heart. To his statement, she replied, "I'm not exactly a "good guy" either." She wasn't only referring to the merciless killing of the villagers, but a few other dark items in her past. She was already burying them from his veiw, or at least, trying. With this, she stared off to the side, her grey eyes idly scanning the scenery.

[Moongem]

He stared at her, "I'm glad, it would be a shame for you to have leave now, especially after all that because you don't want a dirty conscious." Onikaru said. He smiled, "But it seems we don't have to worry about it..." He says reading her feelings before she could bury it.

Shiro looks at her, "Good. Your bad, that'll prove useful later on.... probably." Shiro rubbed his fingers together and a thick, bright and shiny crystals appear in his hand. He hands it to Ryuu, "Take this.". The crystal he made for was onyx in the center and gave it a deep look as the rest of it was completely transparent.

[Rinko]

Ryuu shyly averted her eyes from Onikaru as she listened to Shiro. Curiously, she watched him as she made the beautiful crystal. She was a little hesitant to take it-- it was amazing. But she remembered he could probably make thousands just like it. she took it, and smiled a little. "Thank you, Shiro." She looked down at the crystal in her hand to avour eye contact, but also to observe it more fully.

[Moongem]

Shiro bowed his head, "Yes..."

Onikaru looked towards Shiro and then at Ryuu and Minzuri. "The two you seem to get along... at least Minzuri is fond of you Ryuu. This is good."

Minzuri smiled at Onikaru and then at Ryuu.

[Rinko]

Ryuu shyly returned Minzuri's smile. "Well, you are now my freinds.. I'm sure we can get along well enough.." She was tempted to explain how she would give her life for them in a heartbeat, but she thought better of it, and kept the silent vow to herself. Instead, she said, "I'm glad I passed my first test." This time, her smile was a little more confident. Her legs were tired from standing, though. She sat down on the floor, feeling a little odd because she was the only one so far.

[Moongem]

Minzuri sits next to her almost instantly, smiling at her friend.

Onikaru walks towards the wall behind them and leans against it, crossing his arms as he slid down.

Suddenly, Shiro was the only one standing, and he stayed that way, his hands entered his pockets and he watched them.

[Rinko]

~Time warp to later in the afternoon~

Ryuu stood before a smaller house that looked like it could room one. This one looked good. Oddly enough, Ryuu wanted to be left alone for a while. She observed the ouside. A simple circular stone building with one entrance and a few windows. It was back aways from the other houses. This indeed would suit her well..

[Moongem]

Onikaru stood behind her, "Looking for some solitary time?" He asks her quietly, his arms crossed and dark hair hanging in front of his face.

Minzuri watches them from behind Onikaru, she didn't really want her friend to leave yet, but also wouldn't stop her.

[Rinko]

Ryuu said to him just as quiet, "Yeah. A lot happened today.." Ryuu turned and waved to her new friend, Minzuri, a sad smile on her face. She waved to reassure her she would be okay. "I just need some time to rest up and whatnot. Ryuu faced Onikaru, her dull grey eyes glinting in the afternoon light. "I'll be okay." She turned away, and walked towards the door.

[Moongem]

Onikaru nods as she walked towards the door. He watched her and then looked at Minzuri, "Go on." He said, "It'd probably be best if you got some sleep Minzuri."

She nodded and then turned, walking towards the main part of town.

Onikaru decided he would leave town actually. He began to walk towards the village gates.

[Rinko]

Ryuu quietly walked in and shut the door softly behind her. She could walk no further. She sunk to her knees, and put her head in her hands. She sat there for a while, thinking. All sorts of mixed, confused feelings flooded through her; a violent torrent of Chaos. She thought of everything that happened today.. From her first encounter with Onikaru, to killing the villagers, to the battle with Minzuri, the crystal from Shiro-- Her first gift. Her first friends. Her only friends. Could she handle all of that? She had to. She had her second test soon. She reached into her pocket, and dug out the crystal. She looked at it for a while, her face blank. She closed her fingers around it, and held it there for a while. Sliding it into her pocket, she stood up and went to a window in the back of the small house. She stood and stared at the sky, sushing her thoughts.

[Moongem]

Onikaru reached the gates as the sun began to set, as it became darker out. He walked along the outside of the gate, he stayed close to the gate but also stayed in the bamboo forest, navigating to the best of his abilities with this damn blindfold on. He found a patch of forest that seemed wore down. He yawned and sat among the tall grass.

[Rinko]

Ryuu eventually slid open the window and slipped outside. She climbed onto the top of her house's roof. She realized that she was hungry. She shrugged it off and watched the sun as it set, thinking to herself that maybe, just maybe she could be at peace if the sun ever set for her..