Chapter 2: Ryu

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Kyo Meets Ryu
 
Kyo: -It was Early Afternoon in Konohagakure, the sun was at it's highest point in the sky sending its rays harshly upon the Village below and bathing it in a warm, orange hue. The buildings and dirt of the Konoha roads seemed to almost shimmer angelically making the entire Village look like a small Utopia, it was true that living inside Konoha almost made it seem like life was perfect at times. War had not broken out in any of the Villages for an extremely long time and thus, peace was something that people had become used to. A shadowy figure crouched atop a roof near the Gates that marked the entrance to the Village, it did not move in the slightest except for the back of the cloak that the shadow wore which rustled every now and again in the warm breeze that brushed over the land. Upon closer inspection, and a look at the shadow caster, it was clear that not only was the cloaked person a Female ANBU but also the Villages current Hokage, the Black and White mask may hide her face but it could not hide her bright red hair that shone and rustled in the afternoon weather. Usually the Hokage would have the hood of her cloak pulled up over her head to cover her hair, which she mostly tucked down the back of her Cloak, but today the hood was down and resting nicely on her back, the long sleeves of the cloak covered her pale, fair arms, her skin like porcelain. It was almost a shame, many would say, that she spent most of her time with her skin covered, perhaps to make up for this was the simple Black Boob Tube that she wore under the undone Cloak, the Boob Tube covered her large bust and held it comfortably and firmly so as not to be a hindrance whenever she moved or fought. Because of the attire her pale tummy was revealed to the world, something her Father did not approve of, but something that the Hokage herself did not mind, she was young after all. Her entire ANBU outfit was made of durable warm material, her Black Shinobi Style pants were no exception, they covered her legs and thighs with ease fanning out slightly to create room for movement with several bandages covering her ankles and part of her shins before leading down to her simple Black Shinobi Sandals. Kyo Uzumaki was her name and she did not have a single Weapon visible on her person, the only other visible thing, aside from her attire, was the pouch attached to her right leg containing various Ninja tools. Concealed within the pouch attached to her right leg was an assortment of such, 5 Shuriken, a coil reaching approximately 5 Meters of Wire, a Roll of 20 Paper Bombs and 5 Kunai all containing a seal attached to them which, when activated by the user, would split into 100 very real Kunai that would continue to fly at an Opponent. Her second pouch was connected to the back of her Shinobi pants and located underneath the back of her cloak, it was not hidden for any reason at all it was simply easier to carry this way. Concealed in this pouch was 4 Smoke Bombs, 3 Food Pills, A Single small Chakra Blade and a Coil of Bandages, this being the summary of her current Ninja tools within her pouches, the last and most standard tool was a small file able of cutting through almost anything sealed within the bottom of her right Shinobi Sandal. As Kyo turned herself slowly on the balls of her feet her white Byakugan eyes, which we currently hidden behind her mask, scanned the entire area taking in all the Villagers and Shinobi before she seemingly disappeared from the rooftop and reappeared on the rough dirt road, as if she had always been there to begin with. The Hokage was not a fan of the sun nor was she a fan of being awake during the day, it was such a hassle especially with all the new Genin who had been popping out of the Academy like it was going out of fashion, she was sure the Sensei's were becoming to lenient, it bothered her. Today, unlike most days, Kyo had been patrolling the walls and helping the lesser Ranked ANBU deal with several Bandit camps that had appeared near the Village, she enjoyed this type of work more than sitting behind that stupid desk in that stuffy office looking at nothing but paper after paper. Inhaling through her nose and then exhaling through her mouth Kyo placed one sandal covered foot in front of the other until she reached the Gate, upon doing so she leaned slightly to her left until her shoulder touched the cool concrete there, upon the contact she slouched slightly and rested there, the eyes under her mask that of half lidded laziness. Within those few seconds a presence had appeared near her right shoulder, the Chakra was so familiar she had no reason to turn her head in the slightest "Takumi?" Her voice was muffled by her mask, but no less enchanting. "M'Lady" Takumi began, his voice low, husky and deep, it reminded her of gravel "When will you be-" he broke off as she held up her hand. "I knew I would have to return sooner or later" She slouched completely now looking completely demoralized as the wind picked up slightly blowing her bright red hair in all directions "I was having so much fun, ya'know?". Takumi, whose face was also hidden behind his own ANBU mask, simply shook his head likely smiling in amusement beneath it "You're the Hokage, you aren't supposed to have fun" He responded, humor lacing his voice. the Hokage turned then, allowing her eyes one last look at the vast and fresh green trees that lay beyond the Village Gates, the adventure within them and the cool breeze that washed over them making them flutter and shimmer, it was almost dream like, a dream it seemed she would never be able to live. She often came and stood at the Gates in such a fashion it would remind her of what it had felt like to step out of them into the world far beyond with her comrades, and complete Missions, meet new people, visit strange and far away Villages. As the breeze stopped and the trees stood still once again Kyo sighed as she remembered those memories, ones that seemed so far away now it was almost as if they were lived by another person, as if they were not her own, being Hokage had turned out to be extremely troublesome at best.-
 
Ryu: Light footsteps are heard as a lone figure, standing at 6'2 ,travel through the village gates of Konohagakure. The figure was of a man with a slouched stance as he walked, and his hands stuffed within the pockets of his jacket. This man was known as Ryu Uchiha, The Lone Wolf and also known as the walking death (given his past of insaneness). Ryu's raven black hair would fall just before his onyx colored eyes, him having no reason to have his sharingan activated, swaying slightly with the winds and his odd walking patterns. His lower face would be covered by a black mask that would be pulled just above the bridge of his nose and covering to his jaw and slight part of the neck. Hanging from his right ear would be three black feathers with a deep crimson color upon the tips of them. These feathers symbolized each student that Ryu had taken under his wing, the red representing the blood of said students who had died under his care or by his hand. He would often look at these feathers while he was alone, thinking of his past in complete solitude and regret. He wore a simple black colored jacket with a hood upon the back that was lined with crimson fur, each strand shifting positions to wherever the wind would move them. Each shoulder of this jacket had the Uchiha symbol stitched upon it for obvious reasons. Beneath said jacket Ryu wore a simple low-cut tee , black in color, that revealed his chest a good bit allowing a small part of his tattoo to be visible. His waist was covered by a rather large hakama that fell just below his shins, completely covering his normal shinobi pants. Upon the back of the hakama stood Ryu's trademarked symbol which consisted of a wolf howling infront of a sharingan colored moon, the sharingan being the same shape as Ryu's mangekyou. The hakama was held up by a simple red colored rope tied very neat and tightly. Ryu's shins were covered by two shinguard a deep crimson color with amaterasu flamed painted upon them. These shinguards were made of a rare material called Wurtzite, Wurtzite is an almost legendary material, found only in the dragon village of Ryugakure where it is forged by the Dragon King Critias. The material itself is a type of metal, said to be 55% stronger than that of diamond, yet light as a feather. Wurtzite is commonly known for its properties of fire absorption, able to absorb any fire based ninjutsu. Its second prominant ability, though not commonly known is its reaction to lightning. When lightning strikes Wurtzite, it reflects as a blinding light, converting the lightning itself into a blinding weapon that can be useful in blocking an opponents vision. Though it does not "absorb" it, metal being conductive of lightning, most users of the material are known to coat the handle of their weapons in chakra to avoid being electrocuted. Finally upon Ryu's back was his trusted katana in which he had named "Shisou" meaning the shadow of death. This katana was about eight feet in length and was angled to the side so that it wouldn't hinder any of Ryu's movements. Ryu looked ahead through his dark colored bangs , his eyes shifting from side to side as he gazed upon the various people of the village kind of giving him a suspicious look about him. After a short while of him walking Ryu spoke up to himself as his gaze moved towards the ground "I don't see why I even try to join a village anymore... They always end up in a massacre..." he sighed lightly to himself, his mind being flooded heavily with his past. Ryu stopped and looked up for a moment his eyes gazing upon a figure that stood before him. Ryu hadn't really met anyone form this village other than his brother Izu. He slowly tilted his head to the side, his bangs falling to the side that his head was tilted causing one of his eyes to be revealed. The figure seemed to be of a woman talking with a man. Ryu shook his head and continued forward accidently brushing his shoulder against the man the woman was talking to. Ryu would mutter no appology, he just kept walking his mind getting lost within his own thoughts completely out of the current world.
 
Kyo: -As Kyo continued to stare ahead at the lush foliage beyond the Gate a figure began to emerge making it's way slowly towards her, or rather towards Konohagakure. Instantly the Hokage was curious allowing her white Byakugan eyes to activate and scan the area ahead of her before landing upon the man, surveying him and noticing the Uchiha Clan Symbols upon his shoulders. (Not to mention his emo like stance and attire >.>) "An Uchiha" she whispered gently more to herself than anyone else, although she was sure Takumi had heard her. A few more moments past, Kyo's eyes now deactivated, the man wandering forwards showed no sign of stopping or announcing himself as he stepped through the Gates to Konohagakure and carried on forward, brushing past Takumi as he did so. Kyo, whose mouth was now slightly ajar, half expected him to turn and apologize however, the man did not he instead continued walking as he had been up until now. For a few more moments Kyo and Takumi stood in a daze their eyes following the Uchiha Shinobi before Kyo disappeared and reappeared (Adept in Body Flicker) several meters in front of him her eyes narrowed slightly. "Is it every day, Uchiha, that you wander unknown and unannounced into Villages?" She leaned slightly on her right hip whilst raising an eyebrow beneath her mask, a movement she favoured. "I'm sure that you understand I can't allow you to pass until I have some more information". Part of her was nervous, the other part was excited, perhaps he would fight her? It had been a long time since she'd fought someone who looked as powerful as he did. Despite her thoughts and heart rate her stance remained calm, it was unlikely he knew who she was since she was still in her ANBU attire and even if he did, it didn't matter, Takumi had already disappeared to alert various Jonin and ANBU, not to mention he was simply one man. Kyo, who had been staring at the man's right cheek, allowed her eyes to move down and rest upon his chest making sure to never lift them high enough to meet with his eyes, she'd never had to fight an Uchiha before but she knew that looking into the Sharingan was almost certain to lead to death. "Who are you?" Her voice was not harsh as one would expect from a Hokage, but soft and high it seemed to carry on the wind like chimes as a breeze lifted and sent her red hair flailing around her head and Mask "And why are you here?".-
 
Ryu: After Ryu had brushed against the male shinobi, and muttering no appology he stopped in his tracks slowly looking upwards at the kunoichi who now stood before him. His eyes gazed upon her taking in every bit that was exposed to him before he would meet up to her eyes noticing that she wasnt looking at him into his. "Typical...." he muttered to himself before standing upright and placing a hand upon the hilt of his Katana. He slowly drew the long nearly eight foot blade and pointed it towards her slowly tilting his head to the side once more, allowing his hair to fall to the side revealing one of his onyx colored eyes showing that his sharingan wasn't even active at this time. "I am no threat to you..." he muttered once more in his muffled tone due to his mask and he tossed the blade towards her, it falling before her feet. He slowly took a kneel placing a fist upon the ground and letting his head hang low, a glazed expression upon his eyes, speaking up once more "I am Ryu Uchiha... Brother of Izu... He told me to come here..." he spoke as if he really had no purpose, or not really caring if he had one or not, he just wanted to get these formalities over and done with so he could go on with his typical Uchiha life. He lifted his head upwards to gaze into her eyes once more "And do not worry... My sharingan is not active.. you dont have to worry about another evil Uchiha to put you under a terrible genjutsu..." he'd mutter in a rather rude tone before standing up from his kneel and walking towards her. He'd stop about a foot away from her and tilt his head to the side before bending over and picking up his blade. He'd rear his arm back and toss it into the air, before he brushed against her as well as he walked passed her. After a few moments of him walking forward his sword would fall moments later right into the sheath, it making a rather loud click. Ryu didn't expect the woman to come talk to him again and he just stuffed his hands into his pockets once more and let his head hang low once more, his eyes staring to the ground. 
 
Kyo: -It was completely unexpected, the way the Uchiha announced himself and then proceeded, but it did not surprise Kyo in the slightest, contrary to popular belief Kyo herself was not a judgemental person let alone a judgemental Kage. All her life she had been perceptive and intelligent, living her life on the outskirts of two Clans she had, had little choice but to survey peoples behaviour, voices and body language in order to deduce how she should act within society. She looked down at him as he looked up at her from his stance upon the ground, his deep Onyx eyes seemed to burn into hers, as she stared she began to move her right hand absent-mindedly wrapping her fingers around the edge of her mask and removing it slowly allowing him to see her Byakugan eyes and know that she was now making eye contact with him. "You do not need to bow to me" She said gently as she continued to survey him, his eyes looked empty, not sad, just completely empty, it made her slightly sad to see but she did not look away instead staring back at him with determination "Stand up" She finished even more gently. Her eyes softened dramatically as she waited for him to stand "I'm sorry if I offended you, it wasn't my intention" She continued her voice breaking slightly as she attempted to keep up the formality. Truth be told Kyo had been lonely and looked down on her entire life, she almost felt bad that she had expected him to be here to attack when he had clearly walked through the Gates and not crept up or made any form of threatening advances. As she thought about how she'd treated him her cheeks slowly began to turn slightly pink and she winced in annoyance, she hated when she did something stupid, slowly she turned her head and looked back at him whilst scratching the back of her neck. "So uhhh, I'm Kyo Uzumaki, since you told me your name ya'know" She blinked a few times, he was much taller than her "I didn't realize Izu knew any Uchiha from outside the Village, but you're more than welcome here". She gave him a lopsided smile, her cheeks still pink and dropped her hands down to her sides hoping that Takumi had seen that there was no threat and hadn't alerted the entire Village, her eyes suddenly lit up "Oh hey! Are you hungry?". For a moment or two she had spaced out, during that time she had ventured briefly into her Mind Palace and dragged up a memory of Izu telling her that he had, had a Brother at some point, it was merely a suggestion and nothing solid so she hadn't paid attention at the time. After she asked the current question she looked up at Ryu Uchiha and tilted her head to the side, she knew how it was to be him and deep down she still felt like that, it was why she had joined the ANBU in the first place, it was only the responsibility of Kage that had given her purpose. "Thank you" She said suddenly and completely out of the blue her eyes becoming unglazed "For giving me your name even though I clearly offended you, I'm sorry" With that said she bowed her head low to him and awaited his response.-
 
Ryu: Ryu's ears perked up slightly as he was spoken to again, breaking his thoughts that were flowing throughout his mind. "Why is she still talking to me?...." he'd say to himself in his mind not wanting to say it out loud. "What is it you want from me? I'm an Uchiha we're hated..." He'd turn around to look at her his onyx eyes staring into her Byakugan "You wan't my sharingan right? Thats all that anyone wants of me...." his voice was a bit louder now as he seemed annoyed, angry, and confused. "Well here take some.." he walked up to her about a foot away and pulled out a jar. The contents of the jar were various sharingan eyes of various tomoe and mangekyous. He took the jar and tossed it on the ground at her feet, not shattering the glass and it would just roll towards her and bump her foot. "Use it for whatever you want, I don't care... Leave me be he'd say out once more turning his back to her walking in the direction he previously had before.
 
Kyo: -She had hoped that her speaking to him would help him to understand but apparently it just irritated him more as he turned back to her and tossed the jar at her feet, still she was not stunned by his action. Reaching down slowly she picked up the jar and barely gave it a second glance before reaching out and grabbing his arm, not roughly, but gently in order to make him turn. "I don't want your Sharingan, Ryu" She said taking his hand and placing the Jar in it gently "I want to buy you some Ramen though" The smile was back on her face once again as she let go of his arm and hand slowly, feeling slightly awkward at the spur of the moment action. "I don't want anything from you, well except maybe some good conversation"  She nodded once in his direction, her eyes still softened, although it was likely he wouldn't notice "Hell, I'll even pay for you, ya'know". Stopping she looked up at him and tilted her head to the side slightly her face suddenly serious "You know, I know what it's like to be like you" She silently hoped that the small jab might allow him to at least agree to eat with her "But its nothing a hot bowl of Ichiraku Ramen can't fix" She smiled happily her cheeks still pink. Slowly she moved past him and into the Village, as she moved past she allowed her hand to snag his sleeve and tugged him after her before turning her head back to look at him and giving him a closed eye and mouth smile "So you can't get away again until we've eaten". It was very unlike Kyo to be so social with someone, especially someone she didn't know but as she had continued thinking she'd realized that when she'd felt like him all she had really cried out for was someone to help her, to understand, even her days as Hokage were spent wishing people would treat her normally when all they saw was "Hokage", that's all she was, no longer Kyo. The more she had thought the more she had decided that she would at least try her hardest.-
 
Ryu: Ryu was slightly taken back by her sudden kindness to him and he'd tilt his head to the side blinking and looking into her eyes slowly activating his sharingan in an attempt to frighten her. Though after a few moments he closed his eyes only to open them once again, the color reverting back to the same onyx color calming himself down. He'd give off a soft sigh and grab the jar setting it into the pouch he'd have upon his right leg. He was confused to why this one person other than his brother would even give a damn about what he was doing, and why she didnt want the only thing people sought out Ryu for, the sharingan. He was about to speak up when she said she knew how Ryu had felt which he thought was utter nonsense but he'd just shrug this feeling off. He'd shake his head slightly dimminishing the thoughts that she was constantly pumping into his mind and looked down at the delicate hand that she had used to grip the fabric of his jacket. Not really knowing what to say he'd just give off a soft sigh and slowly begin to follow her, his gaze falling to the ground once more falling deathly silent. Ryu hadn't eaten all day and he figured he might as well, and maybe it would make this woman leave him alone. He stuffed his free hand into the pocket of his jack it as he'd walk forward lifting his head up a bit tilting his head to the side as he gazed at her red hair. His eyes started to avert around at the people looking at the two so he just moved his gaze back to the ground, not lifting his head up until they would make it to their destination, Ryu not muttering a single word until then.
 
Kyo: -As they reached Ichiraku the smell of Ramen almost drove Kyo insane with hunger, she hadn't eaten all day and Ramen was one of her favorite things to eat, especially with new company. Sitting herself down at a corner table she nodded to the seat across from her hoping that he too would take a seat, this done she placed their order and waited almost impatiently her cheeks now a permanent shade of light crimson as she glanced around. "Do people often try and steal your Sharingan?" Her white orbs were once again on his Onyx ones as she spoke, her head tilted to the side and her red hair spilling over her shoulders, the braid now undone "When I was growing up I was shunned because my Mother was an Uzumaki" Her soft pink lips half pouted and half fell to the side her eyes clearly dimming as she moved her gaze away from him. Kyo had hoped that maybe opening up a little might make him feel more at ease but in the same notion is just made her feel slightly sad once again, she blinked several times before sitting back as their Ramen was delivered. Once the bowl was in front of her a huge smile appeared on her face as she inhaled the beautiful smell of food "Go ahead" She said nodding to him softly, he looked so lost and she had the feeling that it wasn't just because he was in a strange place, he probably always looked like this. Before she began eating Kyo looked around the room slowly and inconspicuously, everyone was staring at them, at her and him probably questioning the relationship or what not, many gave him dirty looks "Ryu, if you keep looking so sad and distant people might keep avoiding you" Reaching over the bowls she waved her hand in front of his face slowly her eyes a little saddened "At least try and look like this isn't the worst time of your life" She said sounding a little demoralized, she moved back and began to eat her Ramen in silence.-
 
Ryu: Ryu tilted his head slightly as he looked down at his bowl of ramen that she had ordered for him. He'd stare at the contents of the bowl for a good few moments until he saw a random hand wave in his face. He blinked slightly and looked up towards her hearing her speak, he'd frown slightly under his mask he didn't know how to really react to her kindness nor how to really act in public considering he was always a loner aside from being with his brother Izu, but even then they were always by themselves either training or killing enemies. He'd sigh softly and mutter in a very hushed tone "Sorry..." before he would slowly pull down his mask, letting it loosely hang from his neck revealing his face. Ryu had a long scar that ran from the top of his left eye to the bottom of his jaw, he had obtained this from a previous battle, and upon his chin nestled a goatee which was kind of ruffled from wearing the mask he had for so long. He attempted to put on a very small smile, barely noticeable unless you really payed attention. He slowly picked up his chopsticks and casually began to eat, making no noise just simply sitting in silence. After a few moments of eating he'd take a quick glance at the woman once more before closing his eyes getting lost within his thoughts as he ate, thinking about random things. Where he had been before this, his dead students, his battles with Izu while he wasn't sane, Ryu's mind had nearly been permanently damaged by all the things he had done so his mind was constantly remembering... regretting. "Thank you..." he muttered softly in the middle of the meal, he didn't say thank you for what he just felt that he needed to say those words and he would fall silent once more as he continued his meal.
 
Kyo: -Whilst eating in silence his quiet "Thank You" made Kyo look up slowly from her bowl, her Byakugan eyes wide in wonder as she looked at him, he had a handsome face even with those downcast eyes and she smiled slightly, even a simple Thank You was good enough for her. The Ramen Store was now empty aside from them as they ate in silence, Kyo herself was unsure of what to talk about as she slowly finished her Ramen and then sat back turning her head so she could look out the window as the late afternoon sky. "Did you travel far?" She asked absent-mindedly her eyes looking far away as she stared out the window the light reflecting from them making them shimmer ever so slightly. Kyo was thinking of many things as she pondered why Ryu could be the way he was, deep down she felt sorry for him but also it stirred up memories of her past that she would prefer to be forgotten. "When I was little I used to come here to eat Ramen all the time, this was the only place I could come to meet my Mother and later my Brother, I wasn't allowed in the Hyuga Residence due to not being full blooded, my Father in the current Hyuga Lord, but I am not the heir" Kyo continued to stare outside as she spoke her voice light despite her heavy heart "Once I became Hokage things were much the same, you aren't you because people see you as the title you're given, they avoid you or simply don't speak to you at all, it's actually kind of lonely being Hokage, ya'know?" Finally she turned her eyes back to look at him giving him a half hearted but nice smile as she did so, her pink lips had lost their pout and sunlight shone gently through the window making her porcelain skin look even fairer than it already did, though Kyo did not notice. Leaning forward in her seat she looked up at him past her curtain of bright red hair, her eyes now brimming with warmth once again "So, you will stay here?" She asked gently.-
 
Ryu: Ryu blinked slightly and moved his gaze towards hers once again as soon as he heard her ask if he had travelled far. Shrugging off the question about his sharingan as he had no intrest in telling the tales about that (tis endless). He closed his eyes for a few moments only to open them once more "I don't remember...." was all he stated. He put the chopsticks down once he had finished eating and rested his hands in his lap intertwining his fingers. "My sanity was lost ,before I came here... With the overpowered feeling that I had lost my brother, one of the only people who had ever showed me compassion." he tilted his head to the side as his gaze moved from hers and towards the table. "The people I killed during that time... The villages I razed to the ground... Women... Children.. all burned by my flames... I've ended lives, destroyed families, and caused so much havoc..." a tear formed within his left eye as it would roll down his face upon the outline of his scar. "My sanity had been so far gone that I couldn't even recognize my own brother... and I nearly killed him too..." His eyes closed as he thought about the horrific things he had done. "I can never go back and change what I have done... I can never redeem what I have done... I am cursed to carry this burden with me until I finally reach my well deserved grave... he reached his arm up and slammed it down upon the table with a mighty force, causing the table to shake and make rather loud noises due to the bowls bouncing upon the wood of the table. "Everywhere I go... I just destroy... I destroy and kill everything that I ever come to love... There's no place for me anymore... I just simply follow my brother... Wherever he goes i'll follow loyally..." he moved his gaze towards his balled up fist now realizing the small outburst that he had. He'd move his hand back into his lap and take a deep breath closing his eyes, letting the rest of the tear roll down his cheek as the small droplet fell into the fabric upon his pants, it being absorbed and dampening slightly. "Will I stay here?... I don't know..." he muttered truthfully as he pulled his mask above his face once more, a slight scruffing noise made as he pulled it over his goatee. "Who wishes to give a monster a home? A chance to kill everyone and everything that one loves is a rather high risk to take for a single individual that no one even cares about..." He closed his eyes once more, his head slumping down slightly falling deathtly silent. He hadn't really talked this much to a person aside from his brother. He was at a loss for words now, not understanding why this woman cared, why Izu cared, why would anyone care for an uncontrollable beast? Ryu thought himself to be locked up long ago, left to rot in a small cage as an animal should.
 
Kyo: -Kyo had been listening without wavering an entire time, she didn't flinch or even move a muscle at his words, perhaps he expected her to be shocked? Her White orbs simply looked to him laced with sadness and compassion, she knew his feelings all to well. "If you are a Monster, then by rights so am I" She said simply her pink lips moving slowly as she watched the tear slip down his cheek "In fact, if anything I am even more of a monster". Leaning forward Kyo rested her chin on her hand which was propped up by the elbow that rested upon the warm oak table, all of a sudden it felt as if they were the only people in the world and that she could simply say anything, why not? "You say that you don't remember? I remember every kill I have made, every person I have slaughtered and though they were our enemies they were also someone else's Family, Lover or Friend. they were part of another persons life and I ripped them away like they meant nothing and I did it with pride. As an ANBU it is rare to feel remorse, you are trained to attempt to forsake your emotions, or at least learn how to control them and now, I teach fellow ANBU to do the same" She paused and sighed for a moment looking up and making sure his eyes looked back to her "How you were born is not you fault, Ryu, it is who you are and you can't change it, you can only accept it. I chose to be an ANBU knowing full well that I would have to kill people with no mercy, you didn't choose to be that way". Once finished Kyo looked down at the table and traced the lines within the wood with her right index finger "You're not a monster Ryu, not even a little bit and you're more than welcome to stay here in Konohagakure" She looked back up at him her eyes shimmering slightly with sadness and various other emotions "We all have hurts and tortures, burdens that we must live with most of which we cannot control, but I wont judge you for what you've done in the past. I see the Ryu in front of me now" Kyo then looked away from him feeling foolish for what she had said, her cheeks once again going slightly pink. "I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't listen to me or believe me, I'm generally not very good at advice, actually I'm not very good socially at all, I have little friends if any and people avoid me, so I'm sorry if I've offended you again". She was some what hurt at the idea that she could have potentially offended him again and her eyes glazed over as she looked out the window, possessing a Eidetic Memory made things harder for Kyo than Ryu could imagine, being able to picture every moment of her life with perfect clarity as if she were reliving it, the accuracy of her Mind Palace filing system, she gulped in that moment hoping that he did not ask.-
 
Ryu: Ryu blinked lightly as he heard her heartfilled words, not even Izu had ever talked to Ryu like that before sounding reassuring... comforting. This caused Ryu's expression under his mask to become concerned, his usual frustrated eyes becomming soft and slightly relaxed. "I...." was all he was able to mutter as he looked back down towards the table. He had been completely lost for words this feeling being completely new to him, and he had no idea how to react to it. His face started to heat up as a light shade of pink would creep up from under his mask, him becomming very flustered and confused. He quickly stood up straight and started to scratch the back of his head looking around frantically. "I uh...." he was still unable to speak and he just gave up as he started to exit the ramen shop. He had now become scared, it had been so long since he had felt a different emotion than regret, he was scared that he was to become the monster of an Uchiha he always beat himself up to be. He stopped right at the exit and slowly look towards the woman again and blinked, falling deathly silent not wanting to leave, but he was scared to stay. So he just stood there at the exit, with his hand up upon the wall, a confused look upon his face and his mind being flooded with even more thoughts than usual.
 
Kyo: -Kyo flinched slightly as Ryu stood and turned away from her, at first she feared that she had caused him offence and bit her bottom lip gently her eyebrow creasing slightly as she frowned unhappily. Until he stopped at the door and looked back at her, his eyes were no longer blank and as he looked away her head tilted to the side, had she gotten through? She hadn't even intended to do that, she'd just been speaking her mind. Standing in one fluid motion she left her seat and made her way to him unsure of what she was going to do but deciding to try anything, upon reaching him she raised an eyebrow in his direction "So, I guess you've never been to Konoha huh?" She spoke casually, although her voice shook ever so slightly. Reaching out slowly she grabbed his sleeve gently once again and tugged at it giving him a reassuring smile before turning her entire body and walking in the opposite direction towards a small cluster of trees and a bench where they could sit across from each other. she sat at said bench and looked at him expectantly "Sit, from here we can see most of the Village, see that crappy red Building over there?" Kyo pointed casually to the Hokage Mansion "That's were I have to spend pretty much my entire day, ya'know" Her white orbs flicked to him again as she realized she was rambling, she leaned forward slightly on the table towards him. "I'm sorry if anything i said made you uncomfortable, I didn't mean to Ryu, I guess I was just talking because I felt comfortable enough to. I guess we're a lot alike, I like that" She gave him a wolfish grin before pointing out various other Buildings  that could be seen from their position. Once done she turned back to him, a little flustered with her pink cheeks and wide eyes "If you ever need anything you can always ask me" She then nodded a few times before sitting back and sighing loudly.-
 
 
Ryu: Ryu blinked lightly as he would hear her heart felt words spoke to him, he was not able to give a reply ,but he would hope that his actions would speak for themself. He gave her a slight nod and slowly walked over towards the bench that she had wished for him to sit on. Ryu fell deathly silent as he placed his hands into his lap intertwining his fingers once more. He looked at each and every building she pointed out to him taking mental notes for future refferance. He tilted his head to the side and looked over at her as she would speak of understanding him, he simply nodded towards her and fell silent once more. He moved his gaze to the floor as soon as she was done speaking , his eyes focusing on a pebble as his thoughts slowly started to fill his head once more. He looked up again slightly shaking his head getting rid of said thoughts and tried to focus on something else. After a long few moments he'd look over towards Kyo and spoke up in a calm muffled tone due to his mask "I understand how it is to feel alone..." he tried his best to try to say that he wasn't angry with her anymore and that he understood her a good bit as well. He gave off a heavy sigh and just stared back towards the ground, he was bad at talking to girls, he was bad at talking to anyone. Though for some reason, Ryu wanted to try to talk to this woman he wanted to hear her talk and them carry on a conversation. Ryu gave a slight annoyed grunt from out of the blue and just stayed silent, crossing his arms glaring at the ground.
 
 
Penelope: Karrazero had been in to the village to trade basic supplies and was off before much of anyone could notice. Sighing softly she looked about as she made her way to the outter walls as she began to go over a mental list of everything. She counted softly in her mind as she stretched briefly allowing her long black hair to fallow back and shift slightly. Pausing as she looked lazily upwards into the sky and yawned rubbing the back of her neck now. She looked irritated, more so then usual. Penelope pressed onto her arm a bit feling along her arm as she wondered about past memories. She was tempted to pull out or crush her own bones but hesitated and stopped herself from doing so. She had to stop herself from such temptations as before. Flexing her hands she swayed her hands back an forth next to the steady flow of the waters edge she watched the edges of the grass blades be cut down to amuse herself as her green eyes remained fixed upon it. 
 
 
Kyo: -Kyo, looked over at him her white orbs shimmering gently as her pink lips turned up in small smile "You don't have conversations with many people do you Ryu?" She said gently. The fact that he was so silent but had so much on his mind bothered her slightly as she studied him his frustration clear by his posture and slight glare, she tilted her head to side gently waving a hand underneath his gaze "You know you don't have to be perfect to keep conversation" She said flashing him another grin "Just say what you want to say Ryu". Leaning back in the seat she stretched and yawned wondering if perhaps her simple words were boring him, after all what did she know about him? Moving forward slowly she fell against the table in a dramatic way "I'm sorry, ya know" She peaked up at him through the curtain of red hair now covering her face "I suck at trying to make people feel better, for a Hokage I'm actually pretty terrible at talking in general" Her cheeks turned a deep shade of crimson as she moved her gaze away from him "But I'm a good listener" She muttered more to herself than directly to him. Kyo then lifted her head, the afternoon had gone quickly and now night was beginning to fall in Konohagakure, she was slightly relieved night time was always more pleasant than the day, a cool breeze blew over her face and she sighed into it happily, for once she felt as if she had had a day of some form of adventure. It was in that moment that Takumi appeared next to the table his ANBU mask in place as he bowed low to her "M'Lady" He said gently, his voice muffled by his mask "I see there is no issue, do you wish for me to send the gathered Shinobi back to their posts?" Kyo looked between Takumi and Ryu a few times before smiling brightly and nodding her head "Yes please Takumi, also, could you do me a favor and leave the spare key to Izu's residence on my desk? I assume Ryu will be needing it later". Takumi bowed his head once before disappearing again to complete his orders, Kyo turned her still smiling face back to Ryu "Do you want to take a walk? Konoha looks awesome at night, ya'know?" After she spoke she realized that perhaps he was tired and probably sick of her non-stop talking "Oh um, unless you want to go and rest some, that's okay too" Giving him a toothy grin she reached back and ran a hand through her hair, her cheeks still a shade of crimson.-
 
 
Ryu: Ryu blinked lightly as he looked upon the Kage, many thoughts were wandering throughout his mind and he was starting to become more confused and angry.  “I'm going to go rest....” he muttered as he got up from the bench walking away, having his back face her.  Though after a few moments he looked back towards her and said “Thank you... I hope we can speak again...” he pulled down his mask slightly to give her a small smile before walking off towards the Uchiha district, pulling his mask back up.
 
 
 
 
**Time Lapse**
 
 
 
 
Kyo: -The night was early and already the moon was high in the sky a small patch of light grey clouds covering the vast blanket of stars within the pitch black abyss. The Village was in complete silence not a single noise to be heard, not a person to be seen on the deserted streets, the Jonin watching over the Village stood idly in hidden places around the Village, places they would not be found. Kyo Uzumaki, the current Hokage of Konohagakure, sat perched atop the Hokage Mansion her bright red hair rustling slightly in the cool night air creating small goosebumps upon her pale skin as she stared out at the Village she loved. A small sigh escaped her pink lips as she did so, once again she was bored and unable to sleep, once again she was haunted by Night terrors that came to many of those from the ANBU. Shivering slightly she pulled her knees up to her chin and wrapped her arms around them her teeth chattering quietly in the silent night, she hadn't seen one person not a single one since she'd been out here. Takumi appeared beside her silently his eyes bore into the side of her face from the inside of his mask as his lips parted and he spoke "I'm going to retire M'Lady" He said gently, Kyo simply nodded without turning her head as he faded away once again. Once he had gone, her white orbs turned to where he had been and she smiled slightly, he was always loyal and faithful was Takumi and now that she thought about it she sort of wished he had stayed. Kyo turned her head back to face the Village, sighing one again and running a hand through her loose hair as she did so.-
 
Ryu: A heavy puff of smoke ascended into the air, followed by a slight yawn. This was caused by Ryu Uchiha, who had been laying down with an arm behind his head atop of the Uchiha estate to calm his nerves by his usual smoking of a cigarette. His mask hung loosely around his neck and his eyes were locked towards the stars, him blinking every so often and tilting his head to the side. Ryu always had trouble sleeping ever since he had fallen under the curse of the Uchiha clan, causing him to become insane, a murderer, and a monster. He relived every moment, saw every kill he had made, all the families he had ended, and every village that he had razed. He took a heavy hit of his cigarette tilting his head slightly and closing his eyes. Ryu gave a soft sigh as he exhaled another large puff of smoke “I grow weary of feeling like this...” he muttered slightly as he sat up opening his eyes once more. His onyx eyes scanned the area, seeing the desolate village now that everyone had retired to their homes for the night. Regardless the sheer lonliness he had felt was rather uneasy, he hadn't seen his brother Izu in awhile as he had been out on a mission for whatever reason, Ryu didn't mind this though Izu Uchiha was an accomplished shinobi who followed orders and accomplished missions a ninja worth respect. What had Ryu done? He delivered a message after brutally murdering the three enemy shinobi who had attacked him. Ryu was not one worthy of respect, he was nothing but a monster a burden on society. His eyes glazed over slightly as he began to talk to himself once more “Why did I even join this village?... I'll just end up losing myself and destroying it..” He gave a heavy sigh as he looked down to his hand, seeing his cigarette had went out. He blinked lightly and tilt his head as he looked at it “If only my rage could burn out... If only I was always able to control myself... maybe then I could be happy...” he muttered as he blew a small ember towards the cigarette relighting it. He brought it up to his lips inhaling deeply as he looked towards the Kage's mansion. He smiled lightly exhaling yet another large puff of smoke as he remembered the encounter he had with the Kage, she had a rough start at meeting him , but she had showed him kindness barely knowing him. Ryu had even told her his story of killing countless innocents and destroying villages, though she showed not a care in the world, hell she said she understood him. “tch...” was all Ryu could muster as he looked away from the mansion and back to one of the roads of Konohagakure, his eyes glazing over and mind getting lost within his thoughts once more as his cigarette started to burn out as it had before from lack of smoking it.
 
Kyo: -It was the faint smell of smoke that had first alerted her to someone else being out and about, though she could not tell who simply from the smell many Shinobi and Villagers smoked within Konohagaure, perhaps there was no cause to look. She sniffed the air once again and felt a nagging in the back of her mind, allowing the veins around her eyes to bulge and her Byakugan to become active, she scanned the houses and streets in front of her, looking for the source of the smell. It took her a mere moment or so to find said person, her eyes narrowed slightly recognising the Chakra after a further few seconds of debate, Ryu Uchiha. It did not surprise her to see him out this late, nor did it surprise her that he was atop a roof just as she was it seemed they were indeed more like minded than she had first realized. Part of her was tempted to go over there whilst the other half thought it best not to, she didn't know him very well yet and judging by her first impression he was annoyed very easily, it would not bode well to irritate him unintentionally. Kyo let her legs fall down from her arms whilst staring straight ahead allowing her Byakugan to deactivate as she considered her options, she had been assuming again which annoyed her. Assuming that he didn't want her to talk to him was exactly what people had been doing to him all his life, assuming things because of what he looked like, in that moment whilst having the thoughts she stood slowly and brushed herself off. Refusing to make him feel that way she flickered quickly from roof to roof almost Invisible with speed and appeared behind him, she was not stupid enough to assume that he had not detected her, she stopped a ways behind him so as not to startle him regardless. "Seems we both had the same idea Ryu, ya'know" She tilted her head to the side slightly and gave him a wolfish grin as she did so. She wasn't entirely sure what to say but she also didn't want to make him feel awkward "How have you been anyway? Are you enjoying the Village so far?" As she spoke now she wandered forward and plopped down next to him turning her face to look in his direction her curtain of bright red hair hanging down and framing her face. Kyo looked nice in the light of the moon, some how she seemed to look warmer and less harsh and stressed, her bright white orbs glistened in the moonlight, the reflection making them look like small moons of their own as she watched him smoke. She raised an eyebrow shortly and pulled a packet of Cigarettes from the right pocket of her cloak, opening the packet she pulled out a Cigarette and searched herself before looking up slightly embarrassed, her cheeks turning pink "Um... Do you think you could.." She trailed off slightly as she looked down at her unlit smoke "I try not to smoke, ya'know cause I'm supposed to be Hokage and all and smoking creates a bad image and all that. But I seem to have misplaced my Lighter so um uh," She scratched the back of her neck slightly and looked up at him "Do you think I could borrow yours, Ryu?" Her eyes were a little wide from shock and her cheeks now a deep crimson from embarrassment as she blinked up at him waiting for his response.-
 
Ryu: Ryu's eyes shot open as he heard the voice of lady kage once more. He looked behind him looking at her with his now active sharingan, he was always alert and a kage coming towards him in the middle of the night always made him uneasy. He gave off a soft sigh and deactivated his sharingan moving his gaze forward towards the village streets once more. “I suppose...” was all he muttered as he heard her comment about them both being up in the middle of the night. “It's nice...” he muttered in yet another two word response when she asked him if he was enjoying the village or not. His onyx eyes looked over at her as she sat down next to him and he watched her pull a cigarette from its pack. He tilted his head to the side and blinked as she had asked him for a light. Ryu scratched the back of his head lightly and would mutter “Yeah...” and he performed a single hand seal, pointing one finger upwards as a small flame appeared, the flame wouldn't burn Ryu as this was a simple jutsu made for the lighting of smokes. He brought his hand over to her and placed the flame at the tip of her cigarette leaving it there for a couple of seconds as he lit it. After it was lit he rubbed his thumb over the tip of his index finger extinguishing the flame. He looked away from her and towards the streets below falling deathly silent as he scratched his exposed goatee considering his mask was still hanging loosely around his neck feeling a tad awkward, he was never one for conversations and he didn't really know what to say. Ryu brought his own cigarette to his lips taking another hit from it continuing to look away from her, making it a job to not make eye contact with her, talking with her in public was one thing, but now he's talking to her alone atop of the Uchiha estate at night and alone. He prayed that Izu would not come from a mission early and see him alone with a woman as he'd never hear the end of it. He exhaled softly as he looked down to his cigarette as it was nearly out of tobacco, he blew a small flame into the palm of his hand it incinerating the cigarette into nothing but ashes. He then blew into his palm allowing the ash to fall upon the streets of Konoha, as he didn't want to just throw the rest of it down there and litter in front of the Kage. He then took a quick glance towards her, to check if she was even still there anymore then moved his gaze back to the ground falling deathly silent once more.
 
Kyo: -Kyo's eyes went wide as he lit her smoke with the small flame, the wideness wasn't due to fright or shock but more to wonder, she herself didn't possess the affinity for Fire Release and thus would never be able to learn it easily. Smiling gently she nodded to him in thanks and began to inhale and exhale smoke slowly, facing her lips away from him so as not to blow the smoke in his face, for some reason she didn't mind the silence between them, it didn't feel awkward to her. After a few moments of sitting in silence Kyo turned her face to him again, her smoke still lit in her right hand between her index and middle finger, a trail of smoke twirling around it. "It must be kind of boring without your Brother around, I'm sorry he's been so busy as of late" Her white orbs surveyed him as she spoke "I suspect he'll be back within the next few days, until then I'm always around, ya'know?" Her face went pink again as she said it and took to inhaling more smoke to mask the shame. Once her smoke was finished she lifted her left hand and put it out with her thumb and index finger before dropping it down into the street below, she lifted her knees to her chin once again and stared out over the Village "I'm sorry" She said shortly taking a long pause after speaking the two words. "I'm not very good at talking to people, if I make you uncomfortable you're more than welcome to ask me to leave, ya'know? I just thought you might like some company" She was rambling once again "I like to be alone mostly but sometimes at night when I get the Night terrors it's kind of nice to have someone around, even if it's just sitting in silence" Leaning forward Kyo rested her chin atop her knees and let out a small sigh, her breath coming out as a small cloud of mist in front of her face, the night was getting colder, she didn't mind. "Were you born in Konohagakure, Ryu?" She asked him genuinely curious as she turned her eyes once again to look into his, without realizing it her facial expression was almost Childlike as she waited for an answer her eyes full of curiosity and a small unmoveable smile upon her deep pink lips, she enjoyed his company really even if he was a closed book.-
 
Ryu: Ryu continued to stare off as she spoke to him, he was listening to every word but he wouldn't respond just sit there in silence. Though his ears perked up a big and his eyes widened a tad as she had asked about his worst nightmare, and this nightmare was no dream.. it was his past. He gave a soft sigh he always knew that the day would come that someone would ask about his past and looked towards her looking into her eyes “I don't know where I was born... My first memories were being enslaved...” he grumbled slightly as he reached into his pocket pulling out another pack of smokes opening it and placing one into his mouth. He lit it in the same fashion as he inhaled followed by exhaling the smoke into a smoke ring. “A slave to some low life bandits who were lucky to find me... I don't remember my parents or where I was..” he mumbled slightly as he ran his hand down the smoke ring, cutting it in half and swirling his hand around. “They didn't know who I was nor what clan I was...” he started to move his hand around as he activated a very simplistic jutsu upon the smoke, the circling ring now turning into a slow spinning sharingan eye. “I killed them all...” he grumbled before swatting the air causing the smoke to disperse. He gave off another soft sigh and looked towards the Kage “I apologize, I'm sure my past doesn't interest you at all...” he grumbled hoping that she would change the subject he never did like talking about his past, all it did was remind him of nothing but pain. He shook his head lightly getting rid of the dark thoughts not wanting to lose himself again and he gritted his teeth looking at the Kage once more. “I don't think I can stay here...” He muttered taking another drag from his smoke “I have no control over my emotions anymore... if one thing goes wrong within my mind I explode as if I'm a ticking time bomb... I'm tired of endangering peoples lives just so I can sleep on a soft bed...” Ryu looked downwards towards the ground and closed his eyes. “I deserve to live a solitary life... I'm tired....” he muttered falling silent once more and continued to stare at the ground not speaking nor moving again. He had figured that Izu wasn't going to be here all the time to stop him from going on a murderous rampage, what if he was on a mission and Ryu snaps? He'd kill thousands of people and flee with his chaotic mind once more, Ryu truly thought of himself as a mindless monster.
 
 
Kyo: -Kyo listened intently to Ryu's word her white orbs never leaving his face as she did so, his past was truly something in fact her's seemed to pale in comparison. Though she was indeed interested in his past she did not want to make him feel uncomfortable by asking "I'm sorry Ryu" She almost whispered into the cool night breeze that lifted her hair and spread it behind her head "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, although I truly am interested, I think you're interesting, ya'know?" Her wide white orbs looked into his onyx eyes for a minute before she looked away slowly. "You keep telling me that you're a monster, but I have yet to see one all I see is a guy whose had a horrific past and really just needs someone who doesn't judge him all the time. It sounds like you haven't had many friends and to be honest neither have I, I'm not going to try and understand everything you've been through because I can't". Kyo paused for a moment and looked up at the moon which now shone above the faces of the previous Hokage, as well as hers next to them, she scooted a little closer and pointed over his shoulder "You see them? They're all the Hokage before me and every time I look up there I think about how much I am a failure compared to them, how many people look down on me, how I'll never live up to their standards" She paused yet again staring ahead still at the faces of all those who had come before her, their strong and sure faces. "You talk about your Brother as if you look up to him, as if you owe him a debt for loving you and caring about you, doesn't that make you want to protect him?" Kyo tilted her head as she looked at him "I think Izu has a lot of faith in you, I think he believe's in you like the previous Hokage believed in me despite all my failures, I also think that if anything it's an insult to all that he's done for you, for you to not once just believe in yourself. YOU are not a monster Ryu, the feelings and emotion that live inside you are powerful and hurtful but that doesn't make you a Monster, if anything, it makes you human" With that said she moved back from him not wishing to intrude on his personal space any longer, the wind picked up as she did and she leaned back, picking another smoke from the packet in her pocket and this time producing the lighter she had pretended to be missing, she smiled as she lit the smoke and looked at him, exhaling. "As you can see" She clearly showed him the lighter "I trust you, I don't think you're going to burn anything down or go on a rampage and I don't think you want to either, in fact, I want you to stay" She turned her face from him at that moment a smile still plastered on it as she inhaled and exhaled a few times. Biting her lip slightly she gulped and looked back up at the blanket of stars that covered the sky, the light grey clouds that had been there were now gone leaving nothing but the glittering clusters "I want you to be one of my personal ANBU, I want you to be in my Squad, work with me and do Missions. Ultimately, I want you to stay in Konohagakure because you belong here, you deserve a place to call home just like anyone else, I'm offering you a home here, in this Village" With that said she turned to look into his eyes one last time wondering if finally she had gotten the message across.-
 
Ryu: Ryu chuckled slightly as he heard her speak the usual kind words he did towards him and he looked to her smiling. “I appreciate your kind words... They fill my heart nearly to the fullest...” he muttered bowing his head slightly. “I thank you lady Kage... I suppose I can stay here awhile longer...” he laid down once more placing his hands behind his head as he looked up towards the stars once more, the cigarette within his mouth burnt out, though he didn't bother lighting it again his nerves had been calmed. He blinked lightly and tilted his head to the side “Anbu eh?... I suppose I could.” he yawned slightly starting to fall silent once again. His cheeks started to become flushed as he realized that he had actually spoken like a real person rather than an emotionless bastard. He closed his eyes keeping the slight smile he had, he enjoyed that feeling. He didn't have to talk much, but the words he spoke were nice and not dark.. depressing Ryu was feeling joy for once. He chuckled slightly once more at the thought and looked towards Kyo “You have a way with words Lady Kage...despite what you say” he opened one eye as he spoke to look towards her, the small smile still plastered upon his lips. He pulled the barely smoked cigarette from his lips and shoved it back into its pack before putting it within his pocket. “It's been far to long since my minds been put at ease.. I thank you lady Kage...” Ryu truly was grateful to find yet another person that was able to put Ryu's mind at ease other than his brother Izu. He closed his other eye once more as his smile began to fade, though not into his usual frown or scowl but a face of calmness and content. He fell silent for a good long while in this state, shifting his position slightly to make himself just a bit more comfortable, he was actually enjoying himself with the Kage's company.
 
Kyo: -Kyo's face went a deep Crimson at his words and she blinked several times not entirely sure how to respond it was rare that he would speak let alone smile, however as he accepted her offer her face lit up and she couldn't help but speak up "Oh you will?!" She seemed to bounce up and down with excitement her mouth now pulled into a wide grin "It will be fun I promise" She nodded several times before slinking back slowly attempting to contain her excitement. "I'm sorry" She gave a rather high pitched laugh while scratching the back of her neck "That just made me happy" She tilted her head and gave him toothy grin before laying back next to him and staring up at the stars also, exhaling a large amount of Cigarette smoke as she did so. After a few moments she turned to her side to look at him her eyes bright and shimmering showing how happy she was at the current moment "I wonder what Izu will say when he knows you're staying, I think he will be very happy with the news" She said more to herself than to him, she was simply speaking out loud. After this revelation she sat up quickly and looked down at him, "I'm not keeping you am I? It's quite late you don't have to stay out here if you don't want to ya'know? I just have trouble sleeping and so I tend to stay outside a lot of the night, sometimes I even fall asleep on the rooftops and som-" She paused once again gulping and turning pink "Sorry...." She trailed off with that one word and looked in the other direction not entirely sure what to say now that she had made everything awkward. Rambling was a bad habit she had when she was extremely happy and most of the time it didn't make sense at all, she'd just convinced him to stay, hell she'd even made him smile, she didn't want to irritate him. Looking back at him she gave him another smile "You're a nice guy Ryu" She said gently in a warmer and softer voice before looking up at the stars once again her bright red hair slipping past her shoulders.-