Peaceful streets [open]

[Kenny Motzimoto]

"Stop that guy!" A woman shouted in the distance after getting shoved to the ground by a man in a grey hoodie, dashing for his life. Steady behind him was Raijin, the electric Ryougan, sending bolts of electricity in quanity to the runner. Raijin, being a peacekeeper, happened to come across this man who had been in a fight with another. Anyplace else it would be tolerated --after all it was the mean streets of Verada-- though at Aprirei Row, it was a crime to fight. The city officials (the ones who cared) tried to help Raijin thought they were caught in one of his lightning blasts, sending them to the ground and out of the .

This was one reason why Raijin sent small amounts of lightning. The streets were packed and he didn't want another person hit, though one good smack to the attacker would leave him out cold, long enough for the police to get him.

"Get back here!" Raijin shouted. He wanted to stop and catch his breath, however, the perp would escape. Raijin had to endure this little struggle and keep up with this criminal. Raijin shot an electric bolt to a streetlight and turning it red and making traffic stop in a halt (for the most part at least).

"Get off the side-walk!" He shouted. Most of the citizens traveled to the street, some were reluctant, and others was in a shop. To get them off the sidewalk, he shot a bolt near a crowd of people, making them scramble all around. For a moment, this made his job a lot harder but when the dust settled, he had clear visual on the attacker.

The attacker dashed around, eventually coming into a alley-way. I got you know, you . Raijin thought. As he neared into the alley, the criminal was escaping through a fire-escape.

"Dammit!" He shouted. He shot lightning into the fireescape, though it proved no effect to the crook (as long as he stayed away from the handlebars). Raijin followed him up, stopping at the roof. The two stood, panting.

"Don't come closer, man!" He shouted holding a knife.

"You...*pant* made.... *pant*... me... *pant*.... run!" He said, charging up his hand and shooting a blast of electricity to the crook. It hit him, sending him on the ground paralyzed. Raijin took his cell-phone and dialed for the proper authorities whilst sitting on an airduct, one foot on the crook's chest. There was nothing left but to wait.... and wait.... and wait... and wait... and wait.

[Umiko Kuroda]

Umiko had been wating at the traffic light when she had seen a person in a grey hoodie rush past, bumping into her.
"Hey! Watch it stupid!" She shouted after him but a familiar figure rushed past her as soon as she'd said that.
"Get off the side-walk!" The figure shouted and that was all Umiko needed to realise that something was going down.

The distraction gave her about a minute to change forms. The female Aquila crouched and took about 30 seconds of bones stretching, contracting and changing before beginning to sprint after the two males. She was now a boarder collie, black and white of course. She followed their scents and this lead her to a secluded alley-way.

Ears flat against her skull as she pressed her muzzle to the ground. She then heard the click of metal or something similar ans noticed the fire escape. She whined a little but leaped up the stairs for the metal structure. There was still a slight residual charge from a shock of electricity or something, but she kept going. She eventually reached the rooftop and caught sight of the male in the grey hoodie and the guy that chased hoodie man.

Hoodie man had a knife out and Umiko's hackles rose.
"Don't come closer, man!" Hoodie man shouted and she let a vicious sounding snarl rip through her throat.
"You...*pant* made.... *pant*... me... *pant*.... run!" She began barking and growling until she saw the unarmed boy electricute Hoodie man. Then she remembered who this boy was, Raijin Kenchi...from the beach. The man in the hoodie fell backwards and she ventured a little closer, smelling slightly burnt hair and such.

She watched Raijin sit on an air duct before loping forwards, stopping about a foot from him. Umiko pricked her ears and sat down, her head tilted to one side. She whined softly, trying to get the younger boy to notice her.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin wiped his forehead and closed his eyes, trying to catch his breath. Raijin opened his eyes and heard a faint whining sound. He looked at the crook and lightly tapped his face. Could he have said that sound? Well, he didn't hurt him that bad... did he?

"Yo, bud?" He said. The crook was out cold. No, it happened to be a black and white dog. Raijin just adored dogs -- most dogs. He placed his hand to go pet the animal, though he quickly retracted before it touched her. He had a bad experience with a dog while he lived in Verada, one that happened to talk and play tricks with him inside of an abandoned hospital. He shrugged and placed a hand on the dog's head.

"Hey , how'd you get up here?" He asked. He stopped for a moment. He didn't notice a dog following him, then again she could easily been right behind him, after all Raijin's focus was on the crook and not what was behind him. Seeing the dog, he suddenly started to worry if he had hit a bystander. He shrugged, the paramedics would take care of that little problem.

"So, are you lost? Do you have an owner?" He said feeling the dog's neck for a collar. He held the dog firmly by the face and looked in it's eye.

"You are a dog... aren't you?"

[Umiko Kuroda]

Umiko noticed that the poor boy was breathing hard, he must have been running for a while. He touched Hoodie man's face but the guy was K.O.ed.
"Yo, bud?" He said and her ears pricked, had he seen her? Not yet. Then Raijin noticed her and her tail flopped from side to side lazily. He reached out to touch her and she placed her ears out to the sides of her head. It was almost like a neon light above her head saying: 'Pat me! Pat me!' But he didn't and she whined softly, looking up at him with green-gold eyes.

But then he seemed to decide something and put his hand on her head anyway. Her tail wagged like crazy and she pricked her ears again as he spoke.
"Hey, how'd you get up here?" He asked and she looked in the direction of the fire escape.
"So, are you lost? Do you have an owner?" He asked and searched around her neck for a collar. She tried to shake her head for 'no' in answer to an owner, but he held her head firmly in his hands.

"You are a dog... aren't you?" He asked and she whined, it sounded like: 'wait'. She jerked her head out of his grip and stepped back till she was clear of him. Umiko then began to take half a minute to change back into her human form. The fur disappeared and her limbs grew longer, hips corrected themselves. Her long blonde hair then replaced the dog ears. The tail disappeared and she then stood up of her two legs, wincing slightly as everything finished changing.
"Hello Raijin, remember me? From the beach?" She smiled carefully before walking a little closer to him.
"Not to worry, I'm an Aquila." She said before coming closer to him again.

Her long black coat swirled around her shins and she then sat on the concrete.
"To answer your questions: I climbed the fire escape, I've been here for a while so I'm not lost, I have no owner as of yet and technically at that point I was a dog." She said, trying to make a lame joke out of it. She laughed nervously and tied up her long hair in a ponytail. She then looked over at Hoodie man.
"So that's the little idiot that bumped into me." She mused before getting up suddenly and grinning a little.

"I should reward the hero...yay!" She smiled before hugging him. "Thank you Mr. Super Hero!" She teased before letting him go and hearing sirens. She giggled a little, thinking about what would happened if she had licked him as a dog then turned into a human?

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin looked at the dog free from his grasp. Did it understand what he had said? If so, then it was best to tell him now so he wouldn't get a fit when and if he found out later. He saw the dog morph into a human, a to be precise. The face of the was all too familiar and Raijin smirked after realizing who she was.

"Yeah! I do remember you! Um...Umiko if I'm not mistaken right?" He said. The two had met at the beach not too long ago. Raijin was glad to have been followed by a familiar being that way he didn't have to get defensive. Just then, she uttered that she was an Aquila. Even better, she was the same like him.

"Well, I am too." He said looking at her long black coat swirl in the wind. He rolled his eyes when she answered his questions.

"Figured as much. Shouldn't have been hard for you since, well, you're not a dog. So, having fun up here?" He asked. He wiped some sweat from his forehead and sucked up a mouthful of air.

"I could use that bottle of water you offered at the beach," He joked. Well, for the most part. He was thirsty after running behind an attacker. He looked down at the man trying to get up. His body was returning to it's normal state. To make sure that he wouldn't get up, Raijin gave him another slight shock, waiting for him to try something. Raijin stood and looked at the sky.

"If he's lucky, he won't get the penalty for disturbing the peace. Heh, it's funny, disturbing the peace in Verada..." He said chuckling. "Hero? It was nothing, Umiko." He said blushing. As she hugged him, he grinned and smoothed his hair back.

"Well, I am a hero aren't I?" He said. He caught an idea and scooped her up in his arms. "You're safe now, little lady." He walked to the edge of the cliff and saw police cars pulling up. He looked at Umiko and smirked.

"Ever been flying?" He said. He haven't either, the only thing close enough though was bursts to the next building. He backed up and ran -- the best of his ability -- to the cliff, using electricity to blast him to the next building. He placed Umiko down and fell to the ground.

"There... *pant* don't say I never done anything for you," He said letting out a few laughs.

[Umiko Kuroda]

"Yeah! I do remember you! Um...Umiko if I'm not mistaken right?" He said and she laughed softly as he smirked.
"You got it Raijin!" She smiled before he made a reference to the fact that she was Aquila.
"Well, I am too." He said before rolling his eyes and she smirked at him in return.

"I know, you're too nice to be anything else...and you're definately not a human boy. Human boys don't give really good hugs." She said and then realised what she was saying, Umiko sobered up slightly and felt herself wanting to push him away. She didn't want to be hurt again, not like before.
"Figured as much. Shouldn't have been hard for you since, well, you're not a dog. So, having fun up here?" He asked as he wiped off some sweat and breathed a little heavily.

"Well, it's alright. There's company up here so it's all good." She said, calming herself down a little more.
"I could use that bottle of water you offered at the beach." He said and she was about to look in her jacket for a water bottle that she had shoved in there but jumped a little as Raijin shocked the bad man again.
"If he's lucky, he won't get the penalty for disturbing the peace. Heh, it's funny, disturbing the peace in Verada..." Raijin said with a laugh and she shrugged. "Hero? It was nothing, Umiko."

Umiko smiled softly before he did something that surprised her.
"Well, I am a hero aren't I?" He said before scooping her up into his arms. Wow, he was pretty strong. "You're safe now, little lady." He was walking towards the edge of the building and she had a bad feeling about the way he was looking down at the police cars and such.

"Ever been flying?" He asked as he smirked at her and she shook her head nervously.
"No...why?" Umiko asked suspiciously and shrieked in surprise as he backed up from the edge of the building before running at it full pelt and jumping. She burried her head into the side of his neck and watched the building appear behind them.

They landed and he put her down before collapsing onto the concrete.
"There... *pant* don't say I never done anything for you," He said before laughing a little and she hurriedly knelt down beside him. Her heart lurched as flashes of Luke and his death ran through her mind. Without thinking she hugged Raijin's torso to her and whimpered a little. He was real, he was. His heart was beating just below her ear, what a relief. She gasped for air before releasing him and gently putting his head back down onto the floor. She blushed a rosy hue and began scrambling to find an explination for her actions.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I wasn't thinking, grabbing you like that, I must have frightened you. Oh Raijin, you must think I'm nuts. Sorry." She blurted out before beginning to clam herself down. This was not Luke, this was different. Luke was dead, Raijin was alive. She had to remember that, but as she did she looked at Raijin's dark hair and pale skin before looking him in the eyes. But Umiko couldn't hold his gaze and her green-gold eyes slid away from his. She frowned gently before sighing a little. How would she explain it if he asked any questions?

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin shook his head, fixed his hair, and rapidly blinked as he looked at Umiko's green eyes and rosy red cheeks. She was a looker, that was for sure and not only that but she was a nice person: Fun to be around and it seemed like she emitted a positive aura when he was near her. Raijin hadn't been in too many relationships, the ones he was in weren't serious, but it was more than possible that he could be falling for this lady Aquila. Soon, Umiko was standing there, apologizing as if she had done something wrong. Raijin sat up and let out a small chuckle.

"Umiko, calm down. There's nothing to be sorry about, if anyone should be then that title belongs to me. I probably got your heart skipping beats from taking you and going across a building. I'm crazier than you, eh? Besides, if we're both nuts, then we're in the same shell." He said, trying to make a joke. Still, there was that frown on her face and Raijin, being a person who couldn't stand to see his friends sad, made it his job to see what was wrong with her. After all, if she was mad at him, well that wouldn't pan out well!

Instead of tripping on his feet and making Umiko more mad at him (which he believed), he decided to come right out and ask. So, he rose to his feet, walked around Umiko, and poked her in her ribs hoping to at least get a response giggle. Then, out with the question.

"Hey Umiko, if it's something that I did that might've upset you... I'm sorry. If you want then I can take you off the roof, if that's what's troubling you..."

[Umiko Kuroda]

Umiko glanced over at him once he started chuckling and blushed a deeper red.
"Umiko, calm down. There's nothing to be sorry about, if anyone should be then that title belongs to me. I probably got your heart skipping beats from taking you and going across a building. I'm crazier than you, eh? Besides, if we're both nuts, then we're in the same shell." He said in an attempted joke and she smiled shyly.

"Well it did frighten me a little so I guess my heart has an excuse for skipping beats and such." She said softly and blinked as he got up to come closer. He circled around her and she instinctively glued her arms to her sides.
"W-what is it? What are you doing?" Umi asked in a confused voice and swivelled her head arond to keep an eye on him. She felt him poke her and she giggled softly. She smiled at him before a mischevious glitter came to her green eyes.

"Hey Umiko, if it's something that I did that might've upset you... I'm sorry. If you want then I can take you off the roof, if that's what's troubling you..." He said and her giggles died away as she became serious.
"Oh Raijin, you haven't upset me at all. The jump over the gap between the buildings might have scared me but its fine now. It's not your fault...it's his." She said gently before taking out her wallet and ponting to a picture of a redheaded boy hugging her round the waist and smiling at the camera. She was looking up at the boy with a faint blush and a small smile.

"That was Luke, my former boyfriend. He...he died when I was fifteen." She managed to choke out before closing her eyes tightly and turning her face to one side. The blush drained from her face as she steadied her breathing. Umiko smiled faintly at Raijin, but still couldn't meet his eyes.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin sighed a sigh of relief. Thank god that he didn't make her upset, it was the jump from gap to gap. Soon, Umiko pulled a picture from her wallet and showed Raijin a red-headed boy who had his arms around Umiko's waist. No doubt, they were happy and anybody could tell that they were once a couple before... or maybe they still were. Raijin felt a drop of his stomach as he felt defeated, thinking that those two were still an item. Just then, she finished her sentence and stated that he was her former boyfriend, and he was also dead. Raijin felt even worse and felt the urge to comfort Umiko and break the meloncholy mood that the two were in. Though, Raijin was one to trip on his feet and scramble his words and he didn't want to say the wrong thing to Umiko, not now...

Raijin walked over to Umiko and slowly placed his arm around her shoulder and sighed. "I'm so sorry about your boyfriend Umiko, you two looked like you were incredibly happy together. He was a lucky person... Luke right?" He asked.

[Sorry, short post XP]

[Umiko Kuroda]

ooc: no worries. our posts are getting shorter and shorter. -laughs-

ic:

Umiko calmed herself down enough to watch the emotions flow across his face: relief, dissapointment, defeat and then something akin to remorse. She felt a little confused, why would he have been feeling defeated? She tucked a few locks of her blonde hair behind one ear and smiled gently.

"I'm so sorry about your boyfriend Umiko, you two looked like you were incredibly happy together. He was a lucky person... Luke right?" He asked after slinging an arm around her shoulders. She giggled softly as she noticed he was a few inches taller than her.
"It's okay, we were happy and he was going to change from being Serpente to being Aquila. No, he wasn't really lucky...I was the lucky one." She smiled before turning around to hug him. Umi slung her arms around the nape of his neck and smirked.

"Who ever I date next will probably have to put up with a high maitenance person. God bless them though, if I find 'em." She said before looking up at him cheekily. She poked her tongue out at him before attempting to tickle him on the neck.
"So, got any suggestions for a boyfriend for me Rai the Super Hero?" She teased before closing her eyes for a moment. This boy was making her heart go crazy, but in a good way. She was developing a crush on him, she was falling for him faster than she had fallen for Luke. It had taken her two weeks to start a crush on Luke. It was only two days with Raijin.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

[Sorry, went to NY last night ]

Raijin blushed as he looked at Umiko's green, relaxed eyes. Being in Verada, Raijin thought that his back would be against the wall and he would be alone, only fighting crime and upholding justice. That all changed when he met Umiko at the beach and instantly Raijin's heart ached for her.

"Well, I might have some tips to find a good boyfriend. He has to be tough, strong, good looking... and electrifying." He said. "Maybe...someone like... yours truely?" Raijin asked. It's no lie that Raijin wasn't the most romantic person under the sun and to any girl this would sound like a crappy "let's get together" line, but Raijin thought of his line to be B+ work. He kissed her cheek and rested his arm on her shoulder.

"If you want, maybe we can head down to the beach sometime?"

[Umiko Kuroda]

ooc: NY? was it good?

ic:

"Well, I might have some tips to find a good boyfriend. He has to be tough, strong, good looking... and electrifying." He said and she got his meaning immediately, his blush gave him away.
"Hmm...that sounds good." She said quietly and then he spoke once more.
"Maybe...someone like... yours truely?" He asked and she smiled gently, a faint blush coloured her cheeks.

"Maybe...that actually sounds even better than your last suggestion Rai." Umiko teased a little then when he kissed her cheek she blushed a deep red.
"If you want, maybe we can head down to the beach sometime?" He asked and she nodded, lost for words. So instead of sayine anything she kissed his cheek gently in return.
"Sounds like fun Rai." She stood on the tips of her toes to whisper this in his ear.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Well, it was official, these two were dating. It was about time too as Raijin was always tempted to kiss her, although he only got cheek action, but action was action. Raijin smoothed his hair down and looked at Umiko and chuckled.

"Well it was a short time notice! I'm no casanova!" He nodded.

"Hell yeah! With the cool ocean area, the sand between your toes and the crisp... water," He choked. "It should be fun." After she kissed his cheek, Raijin stepped to the ledge of the building, extending his hand out.

"So, let's make this thing happen! Let's begin our life together as Raijin and girlfriend, or something along the lines of that."

[After your post, do you want to end this thread?]

[Umiko Kuroda]

"Well it was a short time notice! I'm no casanova!" He said and Umiko laughed softly. This was good, she now had a boyfriend that actually didn't mind her seemingly random mood swings.
"Really, you aren't Casanova reincarnated? You could have fooled me!" She teased a little before he began to talk once more.

"Hell yeah! With the cool ocean area, the sand between your toes and the crisp... water," He choked and she frowned a little in a worried way before he continued. "It should be fun."
"Mmm...it will be fun. I'll also teach you how to swim too." Umi smiled a little before taking his offered hand. "I have a very...hands on aproach to teaching." She wondered how he would react to this blatant offer.

"So, let's make this thing happen! Let's begin our life together as Raijin and girlfriend, or something along the lines of that." He said and she nodded.
"Of course Rai, something along those lines. Oh and Raijin...thanks." She said the last part just before standing on the tips of her toes to press her lips lightly to his.

ooc: maybe we end after your reply to my post? I gave you something to reply to XD

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Occ: Let's finish this with a bang!

Raijin raised his eyebrow. Umiko was a playful person, not afraid to make a joke and tease her new boyfriend at any given moment, something that made Raijin feel very comfortable since he didn't have to be the soft, romantic guy now. Raijin rubbed the back of his hair and grinned, looking at Umiko and blushed. After he talked about the two of them going to the beach, she told him that she would teach him to swim. His eyes opened up and his head drooped down.

How did she know? He thought. She then took his hand and his spirits perked up. He raised his eyebrow again and pulled her into a close-embrace where their eyes met. Raijin's sky-blue eyes met her emerald green eyes and Raijin felt like they were conducting a vibe from her, as now, he couldn't stray away. She was beginning to be his poison, his drug. Her attitude, her personality, her looks, and her romance made Raijin forget about being a Ryougan protector, but the protector of Umiko.

"Your wel--" He started to say, as she pressed her lips against his lips. Raijin held the kiss for a couple more seconds, then pulled back and held Umiko around her waist. With a devilish look, he winked and whispered in her ear.

"No prob, babe." He said as the two fell from the roof and with Raijin, using his electricity, the two blasted into the air, side by side, with a new chapter in their life completed as Raijin and girlfriend....

Well, something along those lines.

[Exit, end of thread]