A Fateful Meeting in Kumogakure

[Dæmøn]

Dæmon was walking along the main path. Nobody was insight, could be because it was at night, and everyone was asleep. This is the way he preferred things. Nobody could see him. Nobody would bother him, he was truly happy at this point. The moon in the sky was only half. The wind had a slight ominous feeling to it. Dæmon wasn't quite sure, but he felt he might be meeting some nasty characters tonight. Maybe sooner? Who knows. But what he did know, is that he has to keep on his toes, and not get hurt or surprised by anything.

[Ryo Yamagata]

Ryo followed at a safe distance, using the shadows from the buildings as cover as he followed Daemon. He had been ordered by his father to gain intel on this mysterious nin and to learn his habits, abilities, and whatever else that could prove useful for when it came time to complete the assassination.

Of course, Ryo had already done some background work on the masked figure and knew what others knew of him. But because Ryo wished to do as his father wished, Ryo had been following Daemon ever since he left Tsuki and Deego with their own assignment.

Thoughts of Akemi's blood staining the ground almost filled Ryo with a sense of accomplishment, however he told himself that now wasn't the time to focus on such things. With this person he could not risk even a moment of distraction, even if currently it were intel gathering. One false move and there would be a confrontation, and Ryo wasn't sure if he could take the man on with the information that he had now and win.

So Ryo pushed back the possible outcome of Tsuki and Deego's mission and focused on his own.

[Dæmøn]

Dæmon stopped in the middle of the street. He felt an odd presence ever since he left Amegakure. Without even turning his head to check, he spoke words loud enough for whoever was following him to hear. "What do you want?" he said, then he turned around, and with just one look, he could tell the entire description of the man who was following him. "What business do you have with me that you would have to follow from Ame to Kumo?" he said, almost ready to release a genjutsu so he could escape, if things got too harry that is.

[Deego Horutan]

Deego had been following Ryo with Tsuki. He was surprised. Him and Tsuki hadn't been noticed since they started tailing him. Maybe he wasn't all he was cracked up to be. Deego was about to do something to catch his attention, but at that moment, while Ryo was being discovered and didn't answer, Deego sneezed.

[Ryo Yamagata]

Ryo thought quickly of a way to explain following Daemon. He decided on one that he usually fell back on to cover his true identity. He pulled out a bottle of sake that he had picked up not that long ago on the off chance that he would need it later. Truth be told, he hated the taste of the stuff. So taking a huge gulp of it right then was a huge displeasure.

"Wha? Aren't you the man who was suppose to marry my sister in Ame? She's all broken hearted and my father demanded that I come deal with you and drag you back." He slurred as if he was drunk.

He lowered his eyelids and walked toward Daemon with a bit of a stagger, then took another drink from the bottle. Thats when Ryo heard the sneeze from behind him,and faught back the urge to curse. Instead, he got closer to Daemon and pretended to get a better look at the man.

"No, I guess you're not him after all. My mistake." Ryo added in his drunken voice. He smiled slightly dazed, though the smile was not genuine.

[Dæmøn]

Dæmon looked at the man, who seemed to be drunk. When the man got close to his face, Dæmon quickly looked away. "I-I'm not the person your looking for." he said, with a stutter. He remembered hearing a sneeze, and without a blink of an eye, he was gone from near the man. Dæmon appeared on top of a building, standing on the tip of a lightning rod. His cloak blew towards the east, as the wind blew from the west. "How many people must be around?" he asked, in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear.

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki and Deego had been following Ryo at a safe distance, waiting for some sign that Ryo was aware of them before they approached. She recognized his single minded awareness as something that she was taught as well in her training as an assassin. Instantly she knew that he was on an assignment.

When Deego sneezed, Tsuki mumbled "idiot" and quickly elbowed him. She hoped that no one heard it, but it quickly became evident that it was heard when she saw Ryo's target at the top of the building and he asked how many people were around.

Tsuki looked over at Deego, and groaned inwardly because she knew what she'd have to do. She quickly put her arm through Deego's and giggled lightly.

"Honey, your sneeze scared me!" She said in her most girly voice with another giggle soon following after.

She made eye contact with Ryo for a brief moment, then turned her attention back to Deego and got closer to him.

"You were right honey, a late night stroll through the village is very romantic." She said and stopped long enough to kiss Deego on the cheek where the man standing on the lightening rod could see.

To the man and anyone else that would see them, Tsuki and Deego would seem like any ordinary couple that was out on a romantic stroll.

[Deego Horutan]

Deego was slightly surprised at all this, but his skill in acting prevented him from showing his shock. Instead, he played along. "Aww, sweetie, you make me blush." Deego was thinking of how he could take advantage of this moment. He knew he would be in trouble later. Big trouble. But it was just so perfect! "I thought it would be nice to treat you to this... and... I was hoping it would be enough for... our first kiss..." Deego looked into Tsuki's eyes. She was putting on a sweet facade, but he could feel the murder staring back. He knew she would NEVER forgive him for this. He stared into her eyes and whispered, "Just go with it..."

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki's face reddened, but it was unclear if it was from blushing or if it was from anger at Deego's thought of her actually letting him kiss her. However, she caught a glimpse of the man again out of the corner of her eye and let out a silent sigh. She glared a brief second at Deego, but quickly put back on the face of the star struck lover.

"Oh love, that is so romantic. I couldn't think of a more perfect time for our first kiss." She said looking over at him. She fought to keep the same sweet tone as before. She looked into his eyes before slowly closing her own.

[Dæmøn]

Dæmon stared at the couple and back at the drunk. He saw that the women and the drunk made brief eye contact. Odd wouldn't it. Dæmon couldn't stop thinking this was some sort of trap. Him, being his paranoid self, thought to test them. Dæmon made the necessary symbol to activate Temple of Nirvana. If the people around him fell unconscious, he could escape and knew they weren't a threat. But if they blocked it, they would appear to be a threat, and be following him.

[Tsuki Kyoushu]

Tsuki and the others noticed that the genjutsu had been cast and canceled it easily enough. However, not knowing whether the man was planning on confronting anyone that canceled the jutsu, she decided to fall as if she were unconcious. She hoped that Deego would follow suite. What Ryo did was his own business, and she really couldn't care any less.

[Deego Horutan]

Deego cursed under his breath. "So close...", he thought to himself. He fell face first. As soon, as he noticed he was on top of Tsuki though, he began praying with all his might that that didn't make it any worse than how he would have it later. If one were close enough to see Deego's forehead, which was just about impossible, due to his hair, they would notice the sweatdrop of anguish and mortifying terror. Other than this, however, his acting in falling unconcious was flawless.

[Ryo Yamagata]

Ryo had taken the chance that the man had given him to disappear between the buildings, and canceled the genjutsu himself as well once it was cast. He leaned against the wall and waited to make sure that Daemon was not going to come toward him.

He would catch up with his target later after he handled his business with the two missing nins. Anger stewed inside his stomach as he waited for the man to go.

[Dæmøn]

Dæmon watched them all fall. Something was fishy. Dæmon watched for a moment, as the man who was following him slide down the wall and looked like the genjutsu was successful. Dæmon then turned his attention to the couple who where laying basically on top of each other. It was still fishy to how fast they reacted.

Dæmon jumped from the top of the building and moved closer to the man laying against the wall. He looked at him intensely. "You awake sir?" said Dæmon, standing up and kicking the man in the leg. He turned and looked at the couple. He moved over in the blink of a eye. "You okay?" he said, looking at the pair on the ground.

He looked at the 3 of them again, and started to walk away. "I guess now is my time to leave..." he said, loud enough for anyone whose awake to hear. He wanted to find out why the girl looked at the other man, so he moved into a alleyway and watched in secret, waiting for them to awaken.

[Ryo Yamagata]

Ryo waited in the shadows of the buildings for Tsuki and Deego to get up and walk over toward him. He was raging on the inside but he pushed his anger down as he glared over their heads out into the darkness, searching for any sign that Daemon was still out there. He hoped he'd be able to get the nin's tail again.

"This better be good news," he growled, focusing on Deego.

"Tch, don't try to intimdate us Ryo." Tsuki said, crossing her arms and staring back at Ryo.

Ryo smiled slightly despite himself, he really did like Tsuki's spunk.. or whatever anyone would call it. "Well how is my sister?" He asked.

"She's doing well, she sends her regards. So do her friends. Here, take this back." Tsuki said, throwing the money back at Ryo. It landed at his feet.

"What is the meaning of this?" Ryo asked, this time not able to keep the anger out of his voice.

"There was a change of plans, we decided not to do what you asked.. and so I'm giving your money back." Tsuki said with a simple shrug.

"You gave me your word!" Ryo growled.

"Yeah, well.. I changed my mind. Deego, lets go." Tsuki said, as she turned and started to walk away.

Ryo glared after her, and balled his hands into fists. Again, Tsuki disrespected him, and again Akemi managed to outsmart him some how. He would not allow this to stand. Someone would have to pay.