The vision of the target reflected dimly in the pool of his eyes, wavering back and forth as he focused on the single object in front of him. Nearly twenty strides away, the striped target sat, the neon colours standing out brightly against the pale landscape of long grass and dim blue sky. He took in a deep breath, tasting the cool, earthy air, feeling the edge of the feather on his cheek, listening to the sound of the wind brushing against the grass. Short locks of his nearly navy blue hair fell in front of his vision, though he did not move. He was completely focused on this one act, this stream of events that would send the arrow flying towards the centre of the target. Still holding his breath, he stared so intently that the rest of the background blurred out around him.
Then, he let go. His breath huffed out, the arrow jerked forward with such sudden force and speed that the feather left a small red line against his cheek. The arrow twisted briefly around the front of the bow, flexibly bending around its shape, then twisting through the air before landing right in it's spot...a mere centimetre away from the red circle, the very edge of the tip of the arrow just a sliver to the side. His lips parted slightly in shock, he lowered his weapon with defeat, his shoulders shrugging. The quiver of arrows on his back lurched downwards, the arrows knocking against eachother. The sound of failure. How had this happened? He never missed, especially when he was standing still. There was no challenge to the shot, besides the distance. No movement, nothing stressing him, how had he done this? Kai narrowed his eyes, grabbing his quiver off of his shoulder, holding it in the same hand as the bow. He must have been bothered by something, there was a thought at the back of his mind, never fully surfacing.
And then he remembered it. That meeting with the rest of the Zodiacs, the one that probably started a few minutes ago. Kai glanced down at his wrist instinctively, searching for a watch, then realized he wasn't wearing one. Muttering a curse under his breath, he dropped his bow and quiver to the soft grass, and turned around, rushing towards his home behind with a sense of urgency. He was never late for anything, and this would certainly not be his first time! How could he have forgotten about this? While Kai was pondering all of his mistakes, and still feeling pretty bitter about missing his target, he readied himself for the visit, running a hand through his hair, throwing on a burgundy long sleeved shirt with a loose neckline, and a long white jacket overtop of that. Frantically searching for his key, and a watch, took a minute or two, and though he knew they probably wouldn't mind much, he definitely would have it on his mind all day that he was late.
He usually would have walked to the destination, or at least gone somewhere close and walked from there, but he obviously didn't have the time for that. Kai threw his arm up into the air, the key tight in his grip, and twisted it mid-air. He didn't even glance once at the swirling portal in front of him before stepping in. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the quaint cafe, staring ahead at the tall doors. He slipped the key inside a pocket of his coat. The sun was much brighter here rather than on the plains where he was, and the buzz of conversation was a shock to his system. He didn't go out all that often. The Zodiac glanced around briefly before pulling open the door, and stepping inside. The smell of coffee and baked goods washed over him, the sound of conversation even louder than outside. Kai made his way forwards towards the woman standing at the front, hunched over a small table, obviously the hostess.
"Hello," he greeted briefly, raising her attention, before continuing on. "Kai Loncarski, for a table of....twelve." It was then that he glanced at a clock on the wall. He was only a few minutes late, but he felt nearly devastated. This never happened...usually he was early, often there before the host, but not today apparently. He let out a quiet sigh, and glanced over to the woman again, who's eyes were running over the paper in front of her. They suddenly lit up, and she raised her head, smiling at him politely.
"Right this way." she spoke, starting towards the back of the restaurant. Kai had to watch to make sure was avoiding the people sitting at their tables, though muttered a quiet 'sorry' whenever he bumped into someone. Eventually she got to a tall metallic staircase. Kai raised a hand to stop her in her steps, casting her a weak smile.
"I can make my way from here, thanks." and with that, he stepped away, starting up the staircase. Each step creaked underneath his weight, causing his way up to be a rather noisy one. The spiral staircase itself made him a bit nervous, he could just imagine his foot slipping through between the stairs and his leg just snapping. Kai dismissed the thought with a slight shake of his head, getting finally to the top of the second floor. The room nearest him was the one he heard slight conversation coming from. He peered inside the red room, noticing the familiar faces of the other Zodiacs. Without a word, he stepped in and the first thing he did was glance up at the clock. The one in the room was a few minutes behind...in fact, according to that clock, he was right on time. Kai looked at his watch though anyways as a force of habit, raising his eyes only to glance at each person. Breathing in, he could taste and smell the scent of cigarette smoke in the air, and he glared slightly.
Like the blunt person Sagittarius naturally was, he spoke up right away.
"I know I didn't miss your little smoking habit." he said bitterly, raising an eyebrow, hoping that Ryu would get the hint. Hopefully he wasn't too dense to understand that.