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It was an exciting, but tiring day as Shiki clutched her grumpy-looking Persian tightly in her arms as she walked towards the Main Gate of the village. Dark circles faintly showed under her red eyes as a yawn escaped her lips. The cat mewed as the child's grip loosened and finally the flexible creature managed to escape his owner's grasp. A black collar was proudly around its neck. The cat made small tinkling noises with each step as a silver bell etched with the Niyokai clan's emblem jingled along. The girl's tired voice called out "Not so fast Moon, you know I didn't sleep too well last night", the cat merely slowed its' pace slightly as if it understood the plea in the girl's voice. Then again the cat wasn't exactly normal, as if one could see chakra outline its bulky body and small strings connecting it to the girl's palm.

Her night had been once again a battle of wills. As voices called out to her in dreams, the dreams were bizarre in itself of places that she could only assume belonged to times of old. Restless spirits clutched her in an effort to get her to come and find their final resting places to imprint a bit of her life-force onto a summoning scroll. Each time she was tempted, her dream would change into a maelstrom of black feathers as the scolding voice of her brother "Honesty, Mew just go to sleep and ignore these beggers. The only Spirit you need right now is Moon and myself. So sleep..and find me soon wont you?". The foreign spirits would fade as tears streamed down Shiki's face as frustration and disappointment in herself as another day passed that she had not found the final resting place of her brother. It was out there somewhere in the vast world. She had to prove herself strong enough to show her parents that she was worthy of being the successor to her brother's wishes..so this was the day that journey began.

Finally the pair came to the gate as the girl's eyes widened at the sight of the large structure. Moon merely curled her body around the Shiki's legs, her green eyes narrowing as her nose sniffed the air. The fur on the back of the feline's body stood on end as a unmistakable hiss came from her lips in the direction a young boy standing by a large tree. The harsh noise caught the attention of Shiki as wine-colored eyes looked over the boy. Shiki's hands nervously fiddled with the red ribbon hair as she caught whiffs of malevolent energy coming from the boy, just the faintest touch of it. Her brow furrowed in concentration as she sought to find the main source, gasping slightly in pain as her search came to sudden halt as a sharp nip on her hand from her feline friend. Green eyes caught red as she scowled at the cat "What do you mean I am too curious for my own good....I am not being rude!". The Spirit guide merely mewed innocently at the outburst before grooming a single paw. Taking a few hesitant steps forward as Shiki glanced shyly at the boy. She didn't know him all that well, given that she was quite shy with others at least outside her clan. Although the description of the boy was closely matched to the grumbling of village elders of some mischievous prankster.

A content purr came from the cat at her feet as it lazily flopped onto the cool grass near the tree. Shiki merely sat down next to the white fluffy mass and stroked the soft fur of the Spirit asking quietly "You think I can do it Moon. I mean find big brother..in time. He doesn't tell me anything about his Final Resting always changing the subject if I ask about it. Can't you tell me something about Final Resting places, Moon?". The feline's only answer was a loud meow, a command for her owner to continue the wonderful ritual of petting. Spirits had rules of their own too so it seemed.