Kanto

Now Jo knew that he couldn't leave such a cute girl with the city guard. Only the gods would know what they would do to her. But, at his age there was no way that he would be able to get himself and her over the wall. Luckily for them there was a much more younger and athletic man with them.

So on that note he lifted the girl up bridal style and then handed her over to the younger man which Jo then notice a goofy smile come across the young man's face. Ah to be young again.

"All right lets get going." Jo stated.

And with that they went onto the roofs and then over the wall.

Even from his platform Yoshiro could hear the commotion that was down the street a ways, "I suppose you should get going. Sounds like someone might be arrested!" He laughed a little and kept petting the small cat.

The daimyo waited for Raena to leave before tossing the cat away. It hissed and slinked away a bit, "What a wonderful day of mischief this has been!" He clapped his hands together, "Now to check out what is going on down town... Oh guards!" He saw two figures kneel outside the veil, "I hear something down the street. What do I need to know?"

"Nothing Master Fujiyama, it is just a couple of hooligans in a fight. There were a few casualties, probably a few thugs, but there will soon be an arrest and they will punished," Music to his ears. Murderers were usually executed and, as daimyo, it was his duty... No his privilege to witness such things.

"Make sure they don't escape. It's been far too long since we made an example of someone!" Yoshiro smiled a little and the two figures stood and started to walk away, "Wait! Wait! I'm hungry... Have someone prepare a delicious fruit snack for me, can you do that?" The two guards had to be used to this by now as the simultaneously bowed and gave a compliance to the daimyo.

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Osamu knew where this was going once the authorities arrived. He was about to make his exit away, not that he had done anything wrong but it was technically illegal for any non-authorized person to have a weapon... Everyone did of course and the law was not enforced at all, obviously. However, if something was going down and arrests were being made, you should pray they don't find a weapon on you. It was easy for the authorities to say "He attacked me with this."

Anyway, as soon as he turned to leave he heard Akiko's voice, or at least someone who sounded like her yell about a naked woman... Of course he turned! No perverted ideas or anything but really... A muffled 'thump' sound followed by a quick burst of smoke made him realize that it was a distraction. "It was her alright..."

Not waiting around for the smoke to clear, the young ronin made his way around the block and looked about. "Well I'm screwed here... Can't see a thing," All that was around was a fruit stand, a long stick, and the many buildings that peppered Tokyo... Osamu grabbed stick and lined up a pole-vaulting jump, running fast and planting the stick just before the fruit stand, he went up and over and onto the roof of a building. Luckily, the roof only bent and did not give in. This was better... From here he could move about and watch the chase, if there was one, occur.

The forest was relatively quiet during the day. Nothing but the cold windy breeze and birds chirping made notice. Instantly other sounds were being made: gallops from afar, along with footsteps, tapping at a quicker speed. Bushes were being brushed apart as the footsteps came louder. Who was making these footsteps?

Out from between the bushes revealed a young woman in a rugged black kimono. Ornaments from her hair adjusted themselves, causing her hair to look disoriented and rugged as her clothing. As she was running, she looked behind her, somewhat afraid about something that was heading her way. She had a blue wakizashi sword in one hand, and its case on her side.

The gallops behind her came louder and louder, and as the woman was running, two horses erupted from between the bushes; four more behind them. On top of them were officials from an empire, that the woman must have ran away from. The two officials up front charged closer to the woman with naginatas wielded. So close that the horses were literally a few yards away from her. Both officials swifted their naginatas at the same time, trying to attack her, but her sword had blocked one of them, causing a loud "ting!" sound. Then she grabbed the lower handle, and pushed it towards the official, butting him, and knocking him off.

Trying to grab the strap of the free horse, she steadily jumped onto the harness seat. She kicked the horse a little with her bare feet to give it a little push, trying to gallop as fast as she could away from them, but something ahead was her advantage; buildings nearby. She needed someplace to hide.

Dashing into the city, she instantly caught sight to a naked woman, causing her horse to halt, and knock her off onto the dirt path.

((I have permission to post for Dosetsu until Cynoc returns))

Dosetsu couldn't help but let out a smug smile as the old man put the young girl from before in his arms. She seemed as if she was going to protest but was cut short by a small surprised gasp as she closed her eyes and clung to him as he jumped to the roof nearby, then a slightly higher one and over the wall. She mumbled about hating heights and then made him put her down as the started to run again. He became slightly impressed by how she seemed able to keep up with them and then wondered why she even had a smoke bomb maybe she was a spy, but now wasn't the time to worry about that.

Akiko couldn't help but like the feeling of being carried but hated the fact that she was so high up with no control over her body and the second the man was on the ground she got out of his arms and followed after him. "It's a good thing I got used to running from bullies growing up I guess," she thought as she ran close behind the two men. They turned corners to get lost in the alley ways while soldiers still chased after them.

She had been so focused on following the men she didn't notice the guards that had climbed on the roofs. They threw a net and it just missed the two men, but Akiko could see the mesh of the net fall around her. She fell but quickly reached in and grabbed her tanto, she cut the net ad was about to start running again when a guard grabbed her by her hair and flung her back to the ground and restrained her and started to tie her. The two men seemed about ready to start fighting when they guard stood up with Akiko, now fully bound and had his sword held to her. "Drop your weapons and surrender or your partner her will be executed right her right now without second thoughts.

"Sorry," Akiko said to the two men feeling like she's the reason they were now in a tight squeeze. They were surrounded by guards on the ground and a few on the roofs blocking any escape routes the men could have taken. the younger swordsman seemed ready to try to take all the guards down if not for Akiko behind held with a sword to her throat and he was the first to give up. The old man did as well seconds later and they were tied like Akiko and brought back to where the daimyo was now sitting with a large bowl of different fruits some other guards had just brought him.

The three were pushed to their knees and one of the guards and over to the veiled platform and bowed deeply to the daimyo inside. "Mi'lord the two men fighting and a woman who helped them flee the scene have been captured and are here now. One is an older swordsman still very able bodied and the other is a younger swordsman who seems to be adeptly skilled as well. The woman we believe may be a spy as she posses smoke bombs, a tanto, and other small items on her person." the solider explained to him while staying bowed.

"I'm not a spy," Akiko grumbled as she glared down at the ground angry with herself that she was the reason the two men were now captured. The guard holding the rope she was tied with jerked it roughly and ordered her to be quiet. Now they waited for the daimyo's actions.