Samurai no Monogatari » Places

         The tea was quite delicious, Catia thought, and different from any tea she'd ever had before. She wasn't sure what it was about this tea that made it different from back home, but it tasted more...flower like she decided was the best way to explain it. She closed her eyes and inhaled the pleasant aroma and was about to take another sip before she heard a voice. "Are you him?" She opened her eyes and blinked up at the man looking down at her. Catia was dumbstruck for a moment, trying to determine what he meant. Perhaps one of the men from the ship sent him over here to work out a trade deal? It wouldn’t be abnormal for them to do that as they’ve done it before at one of the small islands they stopped at along the way. Either way she knew she needed to respond and soon before she was considered rude.

“Perhaps, I suppose you have to be more specific in order for me to answer that question.” She finally responded, hoping it was the right thing to say. As she said this, though, she noticed out of the corner of her eye another man watching them and he had a smirk on his face. She found this rather odd, but didn’t want him to be aware of her noticing him. So she decided just to silently keep a watchful eye on him in case he decided to make some sort of move.



Kiyoshi had entered the tea shop quite a while ago and was silently enjoying tea as he watched people come and go. He was becoming hungry, but this hunger wasn’t something the rice in front of him could satisfy. It was a hunger that accumulated over the last few weeks since he had his last meal, since he last feasted on the soul of a human. In fact he could go several months without feasting again and survive just fine, but it didn’t mean he’d like it. So he had come into this town two weeks ago in hopes to ensnare another meal.

His eyes had flicked to the door as he sensed quite the delicious soul walking in and when he saw the source he realized not only was he delicious smelling, but quite the interesting sight. His rosey colored skin, eyes the color of the ocean, and hair as yellow of the sun he had come to the conclusion that this was the soul he wanted to lure so he could feast. Now all he had to do was listen to any conversations this man had an determine what he most desired.

Not long after another man walked in and this one's scent hit him like a brick. He was almost irresistible and it took Kiyoshi everything in him to keep from pouncing on him. Patience and cleverness was how he always won his meals and this could be no exception. When he stopped by the yellow haired man’s table a smile grew across his face. Perhaps he could win two delicious meals if these two ended up knowing each other. So he carefully listened into the conversation between the two that was about to follow.