Asa sat on the bench outside the train station she had been there for about a hour but there was nothing she could do her uncle was coming to pick her up but he had yet to arrive and she had no cell phone to contact him with. As she was about to walk a car pulled up to the station. On the driver's side a older man with darker hair and a five o'clock shadow. on the other side a younger girl maybe 12 years old she had her father's black hair and blue eyes, she let her hair flow down into a low pony tail.

"Hello Asa, may you've grown since you were little...I see you got your bangs colored green." Asa simply nodded to her uncle.

"So this is my daughter, your cousin Michelle."

"Michie."

"Oh right she prefers to be called Michie." Asa turned to the little girl, she inheirted almost everything from her father except her smile.

"Nice to meet you Michie." She saw Michie's face light up so bright you almost need sunglasses.

"Shall we head to the house?" Asa's uncle said

(OOC:The reason his name isn't here is because i have yet to pick a name for him & yes i know this is basically the opening to the game but it changes a lot.)

Yumi stared at her mother watching her do work till her mother finally stared back at Yumi, "Yumi why don't you run to the store for me? here's a list just go and do whatever and let me run things here for now okay?" Yumi nodded and picked up the list, she didn't have to work at her parents Inn till later that day. She walked to the local junes and looked at the list, "Meat A LOT of meat, ramen, tofu, seaweed, salmon..." after picking everything up she thought for a second and turned her head... "POCKY!" she screamed before realizing she had uninterrupted everyone in the store with her loud yelling, she dug in her pocket for her little frog wallet when she pulled it out she had enough for pocky at that book she had been waiting for. "Just enough." she whispered to herself, she bought the food and headed to the book part of the store and looked at all the books. "The latest addition of VaMpIrE Empress: land of eden. (lol made up a book) this is great and they also have the latest edition of Land of Tears: forever in sorrow. I'm really happy... I cant wait to read them." (lol corny names for books) Yumi pressed the books against her chest "I dont think mom will mind if i stay around a little longer."

"HA!" The wooden blade cut the air swiftly with quick movements. Alone in the dojo, a short haired girl swung her makeshift sword steadily and with great concentration, though it was early in the morning her training was still rigirous.

A long face peeked in through after sliding the screen door open, "Keiko, father wants you to run down to Junes and pick up some things." The older boy pushed open the door fully and leaned on the screen with his arms crossed.

Keiko lowered her arms and retratced her stance, she let a glare at her elder brother "Why do I have to do it, Kitaro, I know damn well you're not doing anything."

Kitaro narrowed his eyes and held his hands behind his head in a carefree manner, "Because he asked YOU specifically, I don't have to if you didn't mention my name." Keiko rolled her eyes at her brother's obvious laziness but she wasn't too eager to go on any morning errands either. Despite that she didn't want to anger her father, she put away her equipment and went inside to wash up and leave.

Walking into the local Junes Keiko looked down at the small list she was given before leaving, "Cleaning supplies, meats and snacks and latest 'Inner Garden' volume...ugh mom really?"" She groaned to herself at her mother's choice of reading. She would try and force the book on Keiko trying to get her into gardening with her but it was not something of interest of her, she liked to get down and dirty but not by planting.

After picking up the majority of the items on the grocery list Keiko made her way to the book section of Junes. She was actually surprised at the access to so much in this one store, though she noticed a lot of smaller buisness closing because of it "That's the life of a buisness and stocks." she mumbled to herself as she looked in the section she'd fine the book but had no luck.

Keiko turned to see a blond girl clutching a book tightly to her chest and figured she would know where it was, so she walked over to her "Um, excuse me... Do you know where I'll find the latest Inner Garden volume? Ah, it's not for me, it's for my mom before you get the wrong idea." She quickly said trying to justify herself even though it was unnecessary. She noticed the girl looked somewhat familiar and figured she had seen her around town or in the school, it was a small place and you are bound to see someone more than twice in a day.

Just when she asked the question her eyes fell down to the book in question, not wasting anytime she picked it up "Oh, well nevermind. Thanks." She walked away and lift her hand in farewell as she headed to the cashier. After making her purchase she headed back home to drop off everything and return to her training.

what was Riku doing, you ask? Riku was in the middle of a brand new video game, with shiny 3d graphics, and a voice activation system. He would simply speak his commands, and his little in-game army would obey. Right now, they were in a submarine, escaping from the enemy, witch numbered in the thousands.

He scanned the area, bringing up a map explaining the area in detail. "Right, downtrim 50 degrees, emergency dive. Set all torpedo's forward, set the fuse to 35 seconds, and fire." He ordered

The sub did as commanded and a" Torpedo launch confirmed. We know where they are." From an enemy communication.
"Too late." Riku said, "I win."

The area Riku noted exploded, releasing... bubbles. Lots and lots of bubbles. Millions and trillons of bubbles. Turns out there was an oxygen deposit was under there. The sub, with it's sturdy hull, would be fine, but the others...

"What the... bubbles?... oh crap, the buoyancy! We can't handle.... AHHHH!" Came enemy communication, before it exploded. Riku checked the map, where previously had been 2000 enemy ships, there were 2000 markers that said the same thing: 'Unit Lost.'

A big 'LEVEL COMPLETE' Flashed on the screen, and Riku saved his game, laughing as he did.

"Riku!" Came his mother's voice. "We're out of milk, eggs, and flour. Can you go to Junes for some more? I wanted to make a cake."

"Sure." He said, accepting the yen from his mother, changing into something other than his traing robe, and headed outside, taking a nice breath of air as he did, walking along the sidewalk to the imperial complex that was Junes. He grabbed the selected items, when he heard "POCKY!"

He turned to find a woman shouting, then promptly walked away. Riku shrugged, confused, and continued on his way. Paying for the goods, and decided to walk home. He thought he'd stop by Old Diadara's place, and pay a visit. Being a martial arts fojo, Riku and his family were regulars. He stopped, however, and noticed the earlier woman in a bookshop, with someone he saw around a few times. And decided to go home.

"Well, I love books too... but, they's useless against your chest like that." He joked with a slight smile, nodding to the other one.

Erin sat in the food court of Junes, reading the store's newest books the store had gotten she was happy. It was one of the only things she liked about her family owning the Junes in Inaba. The newest Vampire Empress was open in her lap & on the table the Land of Sorrows laid waiting to be open. Erin knew many other stores hated Junes but she didn't really worry everything she needed was right in Junes.

Yumi watched as the girl walked away when she herd a voice behind her "Well, I love books too... but, they's useless against your chest like that." Yumi jumped for a second scared a little "oh uh I was really happy... though I don't think shouting aloud with excitement again is good." her blue and red eyes stared at the boy for a few seconds before realizing he looked very familiar. "I'm Yumi Yu, my family owns the tiny inn down the street... you look very familiar, I'm sure I've seen you before... what school do you go to?" Yumi asked she was almost positive the boy went to the same school as her.

((I love how everyone noticed her scream of joy for pocky ^-^ ))

The Detective Prince solves another crime effortlessly!

Sora sighed as he read the headlines, discarding newspaper to the table, sitting back on his chair, "They make it sound as if I solve it without aid from the Police..."

There was a knock at his room door, "Master Isobe, your supper is ready.", "Thanks, Maria." He stood and made his way down stairs, hoping that another case would be along soon, he hated not doing anything...

"The Yu Inn? Yeah, I've heard of it. It's pretty famous around these parts, Isn't it? ice to meet you, I'm Riku Sena, I go to Yasogami." He said with a nod, "I run a Martial Arts Dojo, not far from the shrine." He said, noticing she had two different color eyes. That was pretty cool. He scanned the bookshelves, selecting 'The Art of War.' He browsed it, and nodded, "This one looks good." He said with a satisfied nod.

"I'm on an errand right now, but do you want stop by and grab drink? My treat." He said, feeling like this girl would be important later on... in some form or fashion, bbut he wasn't sure how, exactly.

Yumi smiled "I knew it I got to the same high school." Yumi said with a smile, "I know of the Dojo, I pass it every now and then, but I'm to busy with work at the Inn to do anything after school though coach says that I'm really good at track. Though my family expects me to take over the family business so i really don't have a choice about my future." looked down at her cell phones watch "I have time, so sure." Yumi said happily "Though let me buy these books real quick." She walked to the cashier and bought the two books then turned to look at Riku "So which place are we going to?"

"Well, everyone these days go to the Junes food court, so I can safely say it's the best choice right now, because of the selection. Is that alright with you?" He asked.

On the trip over there, "So, I imagine it must be hard when your future is set for you, isn't it? My parents want me to take over the dojo, but I think I'll leave instead, once I graduate. Come to think of it, we're in the same class, aren't we?" He asked, fully recognizing her now. She sometimes got teased for her looks, but Riku didn't think her eyes were that bad, actually. In fact, Riku would defend her next time.

He ordered a large Soda for himself, "What'll it be?" He asked her.

(thiss was assuming you still got teased. I can change this part)

Yuki nodded her head, they walked over to the food court casually. "Yeah it is, because I'm their only child so I have to, I'm okay with it because it hasn't been the first time they planned out my life, they chose the schools I had to study hard. for as long as i can remember it's always been like this, I even helped out at the inn as a little kid. its really only fun when elderly people come, they always tell me their stories of adventure and a fun filled life." Yuki was now in deep thought, "Oh yeah sorry I got carried away, I don't think you wanna hear about that stuff. Yes I think we are in the same class-" she turned to the cashier "small soda for me." she handed Riku the money for her drink "Here is the money, thanks for the drink." she said happily

Riku shook his head, and handed the money back, "I said earlier that it was my treat, didn't I?" He asked. "And it's fine, I enjoyed your story, especially since I can relate too it so strongly to it." He said, "I'm the only child in my family, and If I don't take it over, It's game over for it. But, I still don't mind... I don't want to have to be burdened with being unable to choose my own fate." He said. He DID feel a little guilty, but that was how he felt. He was enjoying this conversation. Unusal, but he was glad to talk to someone other than a video game.

Yuki frowned "I'm not taking the money, I'd feel bad later." she pushed the money back to him "I insist you take the money." she said "At least I can relate to someone, usually the kids i tell never really want to talk to me." she sighed "Though enough about my life I feel like I'm dragging on to much, you can tell me stuff about you." she looked around at the food court, then picked up her drink "Lets go sit down." she said finding a small table and sat happily.

Savannah had no idea what to do nobody was around. Well nobody but the shadow and they attack almost anything. i remember somebody being here but the left as long as the don't anger the shadows i am fine a loud crash came out from behind her "Oh no one found me better get out of here" Running for her life Savannah heard voices but didn't pay attention to what they were saying. Okay i think i got away no to find my way home.

Asa stared out the window as the car moved. This was her new home this is where her friends would be & this is where she would be safe if only for a while.

"We got a room ready for you Asa, it's pretty standerd so if you want to add anything to it just go right ahead."

"Thank you, but I'm sure whatever you guys put in there is perfect." Asa knew she wouldn't have much to add to the room except her clothes & a photo album.