Location: Itachi Jungle
Date: Unknown
Itachi Jungle Pet House
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A girl ran through the jungle. Her magenta pink hair was tied up in pigtails and she was clothed in a short faded pink dress. Black cat ears and a long graceful tail distinguished her from other people. Her fearful pink eyes looked behind her as she ran. Something sharp pierced her back and she tripped. She felt herself losing her grasp of reality. Her world blurred, then turned to shades of grey. She shook her head and kept running. Soon all she could make out were great shadows. She tripped over a root and her vision went black .
Location: Itachi Jungle Pet House
Date: 1 January 1574
Itachi Jungle Pet House
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Ichigo Momomiya had long pink hair which she had managed to put up in its usual pigtails. Her black cat ears listened intently for the footfalls of men. She tail lazily lay on the floor. She wore lacy low cut top and a short lacy pink mini skirt. A large red dog collar was around her neck. A long silver chain went from the collar to the top of the giant silver birdcage she was in. Standing next to her was Retasu Midorikawa, a girl with long shining green hair plaited into lengthy braids down her back. She wore the same thing as Ichigo, but with a green lacy band around her thigh. A red dog collar was also around her neck with a long silver chain connecting her to the giant birdcage. Leaning against the bars on the far corner of the birdcage was Minto Aizawa. She had silky cerulean hair twisted up in bao. She wore a light blue lacy dress. The dress was strapless and ended mid thigh. A bluelorikeet's tailpeeked out from beneath the bottom of the dress and two smallfeathery blue wingsgrew fromher back. A silver bracelet adorned her wrist. The same red dog collar as Ichigo and Retasu had was on Minto's neck, with the same silver chain.
In the silver cage next to them was a woman name Zakuro. She was older than Ichigo, Minto, and Retasu, but still quite young. She had the body of a model and her clothes showed it off. A purple mostly lace tube top with a matching purple mini skirt. She wore an amethyst anklet and two thin silver bracelets. Her grey wolf ears listened for footsteps and her short tail stayed still. A red dog collar was around her neck with a thin but lengthy gold chain connecting to the top of the cage.
Farther down was another cage. This one held two blonde girls. The older of the two, Berry,was sitting. Her long blonde hair circled around her. She had two slender white rabbit ears coming from her head and a black cat's tail from under her dress. She wore a creamy white dress like Minto's: short, mostly lace, strapless. The younger girl's hair was shorter and more gold than blonde. Brown tamarin ears peeked out from her golden curls and a monkey's tail curled behind her. She wore a short top and a pair of yellow board shorts.Purin was generally hyper, but right now was taking a short nap. They bothwore thered dog collar and silver chain.
Ichigo and Zakuro's ears pricked up as they sensed approaching men. Both looked more alert and Ichigo nudged Retasu. Minto took notice and stood up. Three men entered. The first had short blonde hair and electric blue eyes. The next was taller with long brown hair tied into a ponytail and the third had statuesque features and black hair. The blonde one nodded to the others and they began searching through. The girls watched hopefully as the brown one stopped by Zakuro. They watched him carefully as he waved the blonde one over. The blondie nodded and waved down a keeper. The sharp woman took out a key and a step ladder. She unlocked the chain from the top of the cage, then unlocked the door of the cage itself. Zakuro lightely stepped out and blondie paid the price of Zakuro. The woman handed the chain to him and he handed it to the brown one. "Keichiero, go find Tasuku," They heard him say. "Yes, Ryou," He answered and went off.
Ryou headed toward Ichigo's shared cage. He stepped back and looked at them. Ichigo and the girls stared back at him and smiled. He nodded. He waved down another keeper, this time it was a burly man. "I'll take these three," Ryou said. The man nodded and took down the chains and unlocked the door. Ichigo, Retasu, and Minto climbed down, and then the man. He handed the chains to Ryou. "One eighty-five," The man said. Ryou nodded and pulled out the coin. The man took it and left. Keiichiero came and joined them followed by Zakuro. "Three?" He asked. "We need six," Ryou said. Keiichiero nodded. "Right, I momentarily forgot." Then Tasuku joined them, leading Berry and Purin. The monkey girl was wide awake. She smiled brightly at the boys and the other girls. Ichigo and Retasu smiled back, but Minto looked at her coldly and Zakuro took no notice.
"Come, we're going to the manor now," Ryou said. The group nodded and walked out into the drizzling rain. A carriage waited outside for them. Ryou got in first. In he lightly tugged on Ichigo's chain and she clambered in and sat down across from him. He tugged on Retasu's chain and she sat down next to him. Minto came in and lightly sat down next to Ichigo. Tasuku climbed in with Berry and they sat down next to Retsu with Purin across from them. Zakuro entered next, followed by Keiichiero, who closed the door. The group sat silently while the carriage drove down the bumpy gravel road. Ichigo gazed out the window, watching the rain. A drop landed on the window and slid down to the bottom, leaving a wavering watery trail. Minto closed her eyes and leaned back, enjoying the luxurious carriage. Retasu folded her hands and placed them in her lap. The rest of them sat quietly, watching one another, the girls looking for signs of character in the men and the men enjoying the quietness of the ride.
A sudden lurch tossed Ichigo forward into Ryou's arms. She let out a cry of surprise and looked up, wondering what he would do. She found herself looking into his electric blue eyes. They seemed to have no end. Ichigo slowly pulled herself back onto the seat and turned her head toward the window. She watched Ryou out of the corner of her eyes. An amused grin crossed his face, then vanished. Minto managed to catch herself and stay on the seat. Purin grabbed onto the nearest thing: Zakuro. The model-like girl glared at the monkey girl and the small blondie quickly let go. The carriage stopped and Ryou said, "We're here."
The group piled out and Keiichiero said, "Welcome to Shirogane Manor." Ryou led Ichigo, Retasu, and Minto up to the gate and through it. Keiichiero with Zakuro and Tasuku with Berry and Purin followed. Ryou opened the door and pulled them all in. "Kisshu! Taruto! Pai! We're back!" He yelled. "You two are for those three who come in," Ryou said to Retasu and Minto. He walked over to a large staircase, taking Ichigo with him.
"Come," Keiichiero said to Zakuro and took her up the staircase opposite the one Ryou and Ichigo were climbing. "You stay here with those two," Tasuku instructed Purin. The monkey girl nodded and stood by Minto and Retasu. Tasuku took Berry and followed Ryou and Ichigo. Soon two men and a boy entered. The first was the boy and he had brown hair pulled up into pigtails that looked like they had been struck by lightening. "I'm taking you, because you're the only one whose not an old hag," He said and tugged on Purin's chain. "Yay!" She shouted and jumped on him. "All right, all right, it's not that big of a deal. Now get off me!" He shouted and wriggled out of Purin's grasp. Then he took her by the wrist and vanished. "H- he just vanished," Retasu said. "No, he just teleported to his room," the green haired one said. The purple haired one looked Minto and Retasu up and down before he took Retasu around the waist and teleported out. Minto and the green haired one looked at each other. The boy grabbed her wrists and teleported out.
cerulean (that's a shade of blue)
bao (double buns)