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The ship cut through the water as easily as a scalpel slices the flesh of a patient, the small figure at the front occasionally sprayed with salty liquid as she gazes out over the blue water. Her arms clutch the pink bunny to her black-clad chest, wearing a little black dress and a matching hat, large and floppy upon her head, her smoke-colored hair resting lightly on her shoulders and back. Not everything about her attire was dark, however, for there were things that remained unseen to preserve her modesty that were bright pink, just as her flip-flops and her fingernails were. She gently strokes the bunny's ears, turning her eyes up to the man standing behind her as a large animal surfaces beside the boat, her gentle voice speaking, though her voice did not match her habits.

"What kind of animal was that, daddy?"

"That was a dolphin. The larger dot out there is a whale...see it?"

The girl nods, opening her mouth and knowing the man would know what she wanted, her eyes closing behind dark pink-tinted shades. He reaches into a bag in his pocket, pulling out a small cherry hard candy, extending it to her between two fingers that were scarred with teethmarks. The girl takes it easily enough, lips closing around his fingers before he pulls them back quite hastily so that she wouldn't chew on them again. She was a little demon if she didn't get her way, starting to hum happily as she sucks on the candy, turning back to watch the port growing larger and larger. She disliked the fact that the man had taped her tail to her back with duct tape and then tied a bandanna over her head to compress her ears, the hat the last addition to it all, yet she did like the hat. It just annoyed her that she couldn't curl her tail around her leg as she was used to.

The ship slides into the port not two minutes later, not even giving the girl any time to ask any more questions as she turns to look up at the man once more. He sighs with relief, grinning a grin that would let anyone know that a weight had just been lifted off of his shoulders. He takes the girl's hand, though he pulls it away with a yelp as she sinks her sharp little teeth into the back of his hand, shooting a glare at him and pulling Flopsy closer to the other side of her body. She was very protective of that little bunny and he'd gotten his hand too close to him for comfort, the man now wrapping a handkerchief around his hand, for she'd drawn blood. He shakes his head as he grabs her shoulder, taking a small bag that held what little clothing she had and a few bags of candy to tide her over, leading her off of the ship. Without so much as a goodbye, he presses the bag into her hands, turning back to run and get on a separate ship, for he'd booked two for himself, coordinating so that he could depart as soon as he arrived, leaving the little girl standing in the middle of a crowd, looking around with wide pink eyes from behind her glasses.

"Oh..."

Only when her guardian had disappeared did she realize just what was going on...though she could be rather smart at times, she was still a child and she had thought he was taking her on vacation. Her lower lip began to tremble as she turned on her heels, the little girl hugging both Flopsy and her bag, starting off in the direction of the town center. She didn't know where she was or what to do...she just knew that she wanted to find somewhere to sit down and suck on her candy. She sniffled as she walked, small streaks of moisture making their way down her smooth cheeks, her dress swaying around thin legs. As she peers about, she sees nothing but strangers and places that hold no interest to her, yet the sound of games from somewhere nearby draws her attention, as it would the attention of any child.

Turning towards the arcade in the distance, the little girl reaches into her bag for a small sack of candy, pulling out another piece and popping it into her mouth to calm herself down. She would be okay as long as no one wanted to kidnap her, as she'd read about in some of the books in her family's library. Leaning down to gently nuzzle her bunny's lumpy head, she squeaks as an adult bumps into her, glaring down at the girl but then moving on as he sees that she's just a wee one. Now that she was paying a bit more attention, she scampered between people as she made her way towards the arcade and the games there, vastly improved since the twenty-first century...the only reason she knew that was because of the books. She makes her way inside, peering around with wide eyes as she tucks her shades down into the front of her dress, biting her lip as she realizes she has no money to play. All in all, however, the dim place would be a good place to sit and think, heading towards the tables off to one side, the barrier dividing the arcade and the snack bar not keeping her from hopping over it quite easily, though showing off her pink panties for a moment as she vaults over...she had no shame. Tossing her bag down upon the table, keeping her hat upon her head, she began to snuggle with her Flopsy, looking back to watch people play their games as she sorted out what to do...which at the moment, to her childish brain, was to eat her candy.

A boy walks into the arcade and looks around with grayish hair slightly over his silent looking face. He has on a pair of black pants and a gray hood covering his head, almost like he's hiding something on his head. After looking around for awhile, he begins to walk toward the tables and takes a seat. He looks at evryone playing there at the arcade and then notices a little girl sitting near him with a bunny in her hands. He gives the girl a smile, as a way of saying hello to her.

Itaku watched as his owner walked on to the ship, leaving him behind on the port with about 150 dollars in cash, and a piece of paper with the name Marie Halena on it, the boat he was supposed to get on next and the time he was supposed to board it, along with a small plastic card he was supposed to give to the captain to stay on board. But that was later today, and he had never seen much of the outside world before and now seemed as good a time as any to explore it. He searched the stores looking in at the products they had through the windows. He looked at his own reflection in the glass as he was staring at the merchandise. He was unusually pale, at least by human standards, with his hair the colour of freshly fallen snow, just as his eyes were. He was wearing a plain black t-shirt and black jeans, along with his ‘fathers’ long overcoat. He rubbed at the black rag they had tied to his head, the rough fabric irritating the sensitive skin of his ears through the black fur that surrounded them, and trying to ignore the uncomfortable feeling of having to keep his tail still inside of his pants leg, but he had been told that if he let people see his tail and ears, he would be in big trouble

He stopped as he came to an arcade, sweeping his eyes excitedly over the flashing lights of the screens, ears twitching beneath the rag as bells and whistles rang out across the room, remembering the times his owners had taken him to amusement parks with them on the holidays of the year. The meaning behind those days had been lost on him, but he remembered that they used to let him play a few of them each time they went. He then saw a girl with a bag that she kept pulling candy out of. Hoping that maybe she would have some chocolate in the bag he sat down beside, before he quicly realized that he had never actually talked to a girl besides the owner's wife, and quickly became too shy to do anything else.

(And this is completely believable that we all manage to find each other at once )

Viniz walked down the street and sighed. She had gotten fairly used to living alone but it still wasn't the same since her parents died. She took her hair out of a pony tail as she walked into the arcade. After a shift at walmart, mind numbing games sounded nice. She didn't look too bad in her uniform...well, at least not bad enough to care. She walked up to a plastic motorcycle and deposited 50 cents. She smiled as she began to race the other 'people' in the game. She was really good at it, since she had been playing the same game almost everyday for 5 years. The world around her melted as she was sucked into the virtual world.

Sarah Yuniva whistled a tune. She wasn't quite sure what it was anymore.. It was some Christmas Carol. She could see the Hawaian Port; it wasn't all that far away really. Her long brown hair blew in the breeze, her Sailor's hat was a little too big for her on purpose. Just so that it wouldn't blow away. She smiled as her Navy blue coat blew in the slight breeze, that was also just a bit too large for her. She waved over to the local portmaster; he knew her well. He also knew of her dirty little secret involving the "Neko Trade" as he called it. He Smiles kindly as Sarah Yuniva asks. "Any idea when Marie Halena will be ready for another trip?.. She took a little damage this Time.. Went through a Storm.." The Dock Master takes one brief look at the Boat, and says in a rough seaman's voice. "Why sure young lassah' it'll take meh' about the rest of tis' ere' day and one dark Night.. An'.. O' course.. That there money belongin' to meh' I suppose?" The Dockmaster was wearing rather ratty clothes compared to the wealth he raked in. His scruffy beard and several scars indicated that he had once been on the high seas himself. His breath was rank with the smell of Fish. Sarah sighs, handing him the small brown sack of change. The dock master was a brilliant shipmaster, but he had a soft spot for shiny coins. Especially the Silver-looking ones.. The Dock Master opens up the bag, smiles and says. "Okay Lasah', I'll get ta' work immediatly!" Sarah quickly walks away from the Dock Master; she had no love for greedy sailors.

She sighs and walks into the Nearby Arcade; that is where most Nekos ended up these days. She wondered how many of the Sugar Crazed maniacs she would have to take aboard now.. One? No no.. Far too hopeful.. Twenty?.. Oh pleaes Lord no.. She didn't really like Nekos all that much, but she had to prevent the crime of Genocide. Period. She sat back on a Chair and started looking among the disguises that people used. If you had the right eye and knew what you were looking for, you could spot em'.. Oh wait.. Was that one now?.. One with a Candy sack?.. And another one right beside it?.. No matter. She would wait. After all, Patience is everything for a Sailor..

Pulling her legs up to her chest, Flopsy sitting between them atop her dress, not minding the fact that if the table wasn't there, she'd be showing off what she was wearing beneath. She had no sense of shame, the little girl pulling more of the hard candies out and occasionally glaring at anyone who got too close. She was protective of her candy, snapping at one child who had wandered too close and tried to get some of her precious sweets. The boy had stuck his tongue out at her and she'd done the same, the boy's mother pulling him away from the hateful little girl sitting by herself. When she spots the gray-haired child giving her a smile, she merely gives a small, uninterested face, a gentle "Hrmph" leaving her as she digs for another cherry candy out of all the brightly colored sweets.

"People always want some of my candy, Flopsy, and don't even bother to ask. Rude, isn't it? It's just so so rude to not ask me. You never try to take any without asking, no you don't. So sweet, my little bunny."

She giggles softly to herself as she snuggles the bunny, rubbing her nose on the top of his head before looking up to the boy once more, frowning just slightly. It wasn't that she was unfriendly, she just didn't trust anyone when she had candy and when she didn't...she was very, very friendly. A bit too friendly, if one were to think about it. The girl would chew on anything and anyone that came too close if she didn't have candy and she wasn't sufficiently placated. She starts to chew on her lip, giving a soft giggle as she finds another cherry candy, popping it into her mouth and suckling happily upon it. She arches a brow, turning as she feels someone sit down beside her, pulling Flopsy and the candy closer, her bag lying in the middle of the table.

"No stealing."

She pokes her tongue out at the boy, not knowing if he was going to try to or not. She was merely protecting her hoard despite the fact that she had four more bags of candy in her bag to keep her happy. She pulls out one of the candies, a green piece of hard candy that she didn't like, sliding it over the table towards him. She could stand to part with the flavors she hates, the little girl dropping her feet back to the ground so that she could smooth her dress back down over her thin legs. She closes her eyes, hugging both the candy and the bunny for the moment. She didn't know what to do, she didn't know where she was, and she didn't know anyone here...to put it as bluntly as she could, she was screwed. All she knew now was that two young boys had just gotten close, there was someone watching them, though she was unsure where from, as it was just a feeling, and her little mind connected that to candy theft. Some would find it amazing how the young mind worked at times.

You're not like them Coco...

You're special...

"P-Please... Stop..." pleaded a male neko who was curled up in a ball inside a public bathroom. He was gripping his stomach, a gaping wound bleeding profusely across it. In front of him stood a boy, about 4'7" high. In his hand, a kitchen knife which was dripping with blood. His face, kind and angelic.

"What's with that face?" asked Coco. His face quickly changed into a twisted and maniacal visage.

The injured neko started to cry but his voice found no strength due to his injury. He slumped towards the door behind Coco leaving a trail of blood on his wake. Without sparing a shred of pity to the neko, Coco kicked the neko squarely on the face. The neko's head snapped back and his body collided with the porcelain toilet, possibly cracking a spinal disc or two.

"You're supposed to be happy! I want to see a smile!" demanded Coco to the neko.

The neko responded with a gurgle of blood, his sky blue orbs slowly flickering out of existence.

"I SAID SMILE!!!" yelled Coco as he slapped the neko across his face. The neko fell sideways with a loud thud. "SMILE! SMILE! SMILE!" snarled Coco as he delivered several stomps to the neko's lifeless body.

"No... m-more..." uttered the neko lowly.

"You're suppposed to be happy! With your death, you make my master happy! That's what you're made for right? Making other people happy?" told Coco.

"B-But..." replied the neko.

"I said SMILE!" shouted Coco angrily.

The neko, unable to take anymore punishment, gave in to Coco's whim. A short smile curved in his face before he finally stopped breathing. Coco's infuriated face changed into it's usual innocent look. He grinned playfully at the sight of the neko's smile.

"Finally! You finally understand me!" giggled Coco.

Minutes later, Coco left the public toilet after getting rid of the knife he used. The line for the ship heading towards Hawaii was growing but Coco knew that he had a spot specially reserved for him. Looking at the schedule, the ship wasn't due to go for another two hours.

"Where to go...?" thought Coco. His question was answered when he saw an arcade close by. "Maybe a quick game..." smiled Coco.

He was expecting to see a neko or two inside the arcade but was disappointed. He didn't spot a single cat ear or tail anywhere.

"Hrmph... No nekos..." frowned Coco. He sat himself into one of the game cabinets, inserted a quarter, and started playing.

He nods at the girl, to tell her "yes". He then looks off infront of him to take a look around the place. But he then got an irrtated face. He's had his tail hidden and it was starting to bother him. But if people end up seeing his tail, they wil deffinetly know that he's a Neko.

Blood and bile splashed across the landscape, and dripped off a young samurai's armor. Rone swordsman absorbed the energy release by his enemies’' deaths, and healed his own wounds with it.

Before him in the Great Hall stood only three more serpent warriors. The demonic creatures charged, hissing and raising their sinister black axes high in the air. Rone held back his katana, and the weapon began glowing with unnatural power, ready to take down the malign trio with one move.

Then, everything went dark.

The private blinked and let go of the joystick. His arcade machine has just cut off. Looking around, he saw that every other video game in the arcade was still running, so what just happened? He had only needed three more kills to reach the final boss.

"What are you doing here, soldier?" a deep voice shouted. The private and a few others looked behind the Rogue Ronen Legends III: Ultimate Blood machine. There stood a tall man in an army captain's uniform, his hand holding the machine's electric cord.

"Private Jone, get back to your patrol." said Captain Marvins firmly. "If I find you in here one more time, Jesus Christ won't even be able to fix you up after I'm done with you."

A couple of silent seconds passed as the two militants stared at each other. Finally, Private Jone recovered from his shock and issued a "Yes, captain!" then left the building.

Captain Marvin sighed and wiped his face with his hands. What was he to do with that lazy private?

Well, he had spoken loud enough that everyone in the arcade had heard. Hopefully, Jone would be too embarrassed to show up again here in front of the regular customers.

Itaku flinched at the suspicion in her voice, looking down in shame, though he hadn't even been thinking about stealing the candy from her, the acusation still made him feel as though he'd done something wrong. He was about to leave as she slid the candy over to him. He looked at it and watched her to see if she was going to take it back before grabbing and putting it in his mouth, putting it in the side of his cheek to suck on and giving her a small smile before he looked back down again. He had always had a problem with embarassment, not even able to be in the same room as his owners when they geusts over, usually going to hide until later.He then began to worry that maybe he was being rude by just taking the candy from her with out anything in return. "Ummm, do you want to play one of the games maybe?" He said meekly, face growing red as he talked.

Coco laughed his heart out at the sight of Jone being publicly humiliated. Several other people in the arcade also found the scene quite humorous. His laughing was cut short when he felt a hand rest on his right shoulder. Coco's face became stern and serious.

"How is the mission going Coco?" asked a voice behind him.

"I killed two before they got onboard..." replied Coco.

"That's my boy..." replied the voice playfully as his hands rose up into Coco's scalp. He played beguilingly with Coco's chocolate locks. "You're doing well Coco. Your master will be pleased..." added the voice.

"Really? He will?" asked Coco eagerly, his expression pure joy and glee.

"Of course he will... It's what he wants after all... He wants you to kill them all..." assured the voice.

Coco spun back to check if the voice's face was true to it's words, but he found nothing but an empty chair.

"......"

Coco returned to his game as if nothing happened.

He gets up to try to go somewhere else, since it was getting alittle uncomfortable. He starts to walk off, when he bumps into a group of guys along the way. They turn to him, "Hey, watch where your going!" Ryu looks at him and keeps walking. "Hey! I'm talking to you!" One of the guys grabs him by the hood and he pulls it off as Ryu walks away. His ears were revealed and he turned to them in surprise. "He's....a Nero! Get him!" They begin to chase after Ryu, but he ran off on all fours, out running them. As he ran off, his tail came out as well.

Sarah Yuniva immediatly leaps out of her Seat, seeing the all-too-familier Ears of a Neko pop out from underneath a Hood. She keeps her right hand on her Magnum, which was convienantly hidden underneath her slightly-oversized Navy Blue Coat, and began her Chase. This Neko was very fast, Losing that small group of Genocidists behind. He almost lost her as well, however Sarah knew better then that. She couldn't shout to him that she was trying to help; not around all these people! So She decided to take a chance and continue to Dash after him. Maybe he would go down some Dark alley so that She could tell him that she was the Captain of the Marie Halena. Then maybe she could help him hide somewhere for the Night, then come morning when her Ship was ready she could get him to her Boat as quickly as possible. Maybe they would encounter other Nekos as well. Sarah could only hope that he wouldn't run too far; because while she could run very quickly, she couldn't run very quickly for very long.

[Genocidist is what Sarah considers to be anyone who would try to kill a Neko just because it is a Neko.]

Viniz was pulled from her game by boy's yelling about a neko. She turned, causing her to lose the game, to look. When the neko started running so did she. She made sure to stay behind the girl as she followed. She had never been into nekos, at least not at first. They were popular and boring, but now... it was different. Plus he seemed different from the others. Basicly she just wanted to by nosey.

Ryu runs off through the street, passing people as he goes. As he makes turns, he jumps off of walls to help him go faster. At the end, he went into an allyway and looked back. He couldn't see anyone following him for now. He pushes agains a wall and slides down to the ground to sit. How was he going to get out of here now, when a group of people have now seen that he's a Neko?

"So... That one is a neko!" smiled Coco excitedly.

He abandoned his game and tried to get a better look at the boy's face. He kept the image in his mind as he was sure that he will encounter the neko again in the Marie Helena.

"Don't let the crowd catch you! I wanna kill you myself!" giggled Coco playfully.

Another girl abandoned her game and pursued the crowd of hate mongers. A smile curved in his face as he watched her run.

"That girl is a bit suspicious... Could she possibly be a savior?" thought Coco.

And with that, Coco picked up his backpack and went out of the arcade. He was humming his favorite lullaby on the way out.

Sarah sees the Neko run off into an alley, and a few moments later, she tried to stop in front of him. However, the Storm from last night left the occasional puddle of water here and there and Sarah was unfortunant enough to be a victim by trying to stop on one of these puddles. Instead, she slides a couple feet and slams into the side of the Alleyway. Sliding down in pain for a moment, she rubs her left arm with her right hand and stands up, looking down the Alleyway at the Neko. Sarah smiles, a very friendly smile, and takes a couple steps closer. "I know that your probably thinking of running.. Well, I'm not here to hurt you.." Sarah says in a loud Whisper. Looking around to make sure that no one else was listening, and it didn't appear to be so. "I'm the Captain of the Marie Halena, and my Ship is in for repairs.. I can help you hide for a while, because it seems like your going to need my help while the Neko ban is in effect.." Sarah says in a slightly caring tone of voice. She was surprised; she barely knew this Neko yet she already felt sorry for his plight.

Ryu's ear raised as he saw the person slide by and into a wall. He looked in curiosity before he realized that she was a human. He was about to dash off, but she said that she was the captian and was here to help. He then finally said, "Are you really going to help me?"

Sarah pulls off her Backpack for once, setting it down carefully on the ground before grabbing a small piece of candy and holding it out for him to grab. He was, after all, within arm's reach of her. "Well, Sure. You didn't try to hurt anybody, so I'm just doing the best I can to help Nekos like you." Sarah smiles for a moment, before rubbing her left arm again. Hitting the wall while going at full speed hurt. She felt stupid for doing that, but knew that she couldn't rewind Time. Besides, there was a Neko here who needed help. Her arm can wait.

He reaches for the candy and as soon as he got it leepd onto a pile of trash cans to get alittle bit farther away. SHe may have said she was helping, but he wasn't completely sure. He hasn't met a human that wasn't trying to kill him.