Disclaimer: I do not own Okami, Abe, Waka, or anything in the game. Clover does and they rock!

Okay, you could say that this pairing is what made me play the game. My friend started talking about the pairing and wanted to read fanfiction of it, so I bought the game and wrote this to make my friend happy :D Oh, and if you have no idea who the POV character is, that's Abe, the Tao Trooper you help out in a subquest in Sei-An City. HE IS NOT A OC!!! Also, this story was betaed by my friend Spelshi (also the one I wrote this story for).

It started like a normal day on the job. Standing there quite bored while waiting for someone to come and give me orders to do something. Sei-An City was surrounded by a strange mist that made everybody sick and weak. I wasn't affected since I was up here in the Tao Trooper's floating ship, far away from the strange mist. Even though we were the Tao Troopers and should be doing something, we were given orders to stay away from the area by Queen Himiko.

Orders are orders after all... But it doesn't seem right to be up here, away from danger when the citizens were in danger...

I sighed before sitting down on the ground and looking at the ground. As I sat there, time passing, another Tao Trooper came by quite quickly. I blinked up at him, watching as he paced back and forth. He was muttering something and was looking out the entrance of the Tao Trooper Ship. I heard him say something about Sei-An City and another thing that I couldn't make out. I stared at him for minute more before making myself known.

"Can I help you with anything?" The other Trooper jumped, before turning my direction.

"Oh! Hello, Abe... Well... It's just that... I want to go help the citizens some how..." I looked at him before sighing.

"Don't we all? Unfortunately we can't, orders are orders." The other Tao Trooper looked quite sad before looking at an object that he had in his hands. I looked closer at it and noticed that it was a bottle of medicine.

"Well... I have a friend down there and she's probably in pain..." I shook my head.

"If we help one we have to help them all, which we can't even do with the Queen's orders..." The look the other Trooper gave me was so sad and pitiful I truly didn't know what to do. We stared at each other for some time before I sighed and stood up. "Who is it and where does she live." After saying that, I soon found myself in a tight hug.

"Oh! Thank you, Abe!!" I smiled before squirming out of the hug.

I somehow know I am going to regret this some how...

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Finding the girl wasn't that hard. Her house was by the markets and I was able to go unseen by the other civilians. When I saw her she was in bed asleep. I was really quiet, but she still woke up anyway. She looked at me and smiled before introducing herself as Kana. I told her my name and then told her why I was here. This made her smile more before sitting up.

"He and I have been friends since we were little. It's just like him to be concerned about me." Her voice was real horse and when she took in a breath she let out a wheeze. I gave her the medicine and told her to get plenty of rest. I then made my way quickly to the Tao Trooper's Floating Ship. The other trooper was still standing there when I got back. I told him that I had given his friend the medicine, and that it would probably wouldn't do much. He just smiled before thanking me again. He then went off to return to his job. This left me to go back to my post. Soon, things went back to how it was before. I was on the ground looking at the celestial statues that lined the wall. Hours passed and all was still normal.

That was, until now.

My chest started to feel strange and it was getting harder to breath. I was able to ignore it for awhile, but soon it became quite noticeable. It became more and more painful and harder to breathe. That was probably the time I decided to go see the medical doctor we had on the ship with us. I was halfway down the hallway when I started coughing. I kept coughing and coughing and when I needed air, my lungs felt as if they were burning. The shock of pain that went through my chest was so painful that it had soon knocked me unconscious.

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When I finally woke, I found myself in the Tao medical center. The pain in my chest was not as painful as before, but still quite noticeable. I lay there for a few moments before sitting up slowly. The room smelt like medicine and herbs. There were a few plants that decorated the room, but other than that the room mostly had medical things. As I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, one of the Tao doctors came in. Seeing that I was awake, he rushed over to me to make sure I was well. After doing so, he crossed his arms and scowled at me.

"You went down to Sei-An City even when we were given orders not to, didn't you?" I looked down, quite ashamed that I had done something against Queen Himiko's orders. I was going to tell him why I did go down to the city when I had another coughing attack. Even though this one hurt my lungs just as the first one did, it didn't knock me out. When it finally stopped, I heard the doctor sigh and walk over to one of the many cabinets. As he looked through it, he spoke.

"Abe, it wasn't a wise idea to go down there. I know what you did since it was Jinn who found you. He was the Trooper who wanted to help his friend."

Ah, so that was who that was.

The doctor continued, " While you were doing your good deed, you must have stayed there too long. Your lungs are slightly damaged from the strange mist and will take some time to recover. Here, Abe. Take this." He handed me a small bottle of herbal medicine. "You are to take one teaspoon once a day until it is gone and if you keep doing it your lungs should recover without any strange side effects. Although you may want to take it easy and not do anything that may hurt your lungs. Running is one of them and you might want to stay away from dusty things." I blinked up at him.

"But... There is dust everywhere..." The doctor rolled his eyes.

"You know what I mean, Abe. Now take one of these before you to bed tonight. I hope you get better and not pull a stunt like that again." I nodded and bowed.

"Thank you." With that, I left to go back to my post.

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The moon was just starting to rise when I got back to my chamber. I took off my Tao mask and hat and set them down on the stand besides my bed. I also set the bottle of herbal medicine that the doctor had given me. I went to go get ready for bed, getting into my evening clothes and locking my room door. I got back to my bed, holding a spoon I had grabbed from the Tao kitchen. I then grabbed the medicine bottle and sat down. I reread the instructions before opening the bottle. As soon as I opened it, the sent of cherry blossoms filled the room. It was a good smell, I suppose. It was better smelling than the kind of medicine you get out of the regular shops. I carefully poured some of the sweet smelling medicine on the spoon, I noticed that the medicine was a bluish color.

How in the world did that happen. You would think that something like cherry blossom smelling medicine would be pink or something. Oh well.

As I took the medicine, I was expecting it to taste bad. It didn't! That was strange, but then again when you have a doctor like the one on the Tao Trooper Ship, nothing was impossible for him. I gently put the medicine back on the nightstand, closing the lid and setting the spoon beside it. I then got into bed and turned out the candle that was on the nightstand. The room would have been completely dark, if it weren't for the glow of the moon. I laid my head down on my pillow and started to drift off into a peaceful sleep...

Which didn't last very long.

A siren was sounded, meaning that all of the Tao Troopers were to report to the main room. I sighed before getting up. I quickly got dressed, put my hat and mask back on, and hurried out the door.

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I made it to the very unexpected meeting, fixing my hat while I stood next to the other Tao Troopers. It wasn't a very wise idea to run down to the hallway. As I stood there, clutching my chest from the slight pain, one of the main Tao Troopers came into view. He, like the rest of us, looked really tired. I saw him stifle a yawn before quieting the crowded room.

"All right, all right. I know it's a bit late and that you all were probably sleeping. The reason for this late meeting is because of a message we have gotten from Tao Master Waka."

Tao Master Waka?! Just hearing his name made me light headed. I admired Waka so much I would be quite afraid to meet him face to face with out saying something totally stupid. I was thinking so much of Waka that I almost didn't notice the Tao Trooper started talking again.

"Waka has been concerned about the city and the strange mist consuming it. So, he is going to be coming by and staying with us for a day or two. That is all. Go back to bed."

As everybody went on their way back to their rooms, I just stood there in shock. Waka, was going to be staying here? In the Tao Trooper Ship? It was a dream come true! As I turned and walked back to my room, I could feel that the grin on my face was not going to fade away anytime soon.

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The next morning, after I had gotten dressed, I went to the doctor just to make sure I took the medicine right. As I was walking down the hall, I still had a smile on my face from the night before. I just couldn't believe it! I was going to meet Captain Waka! The thought made my heart flutter. Then I just thought of something. The reason the Captain would come to the base would be because Queen Himiko gave him the orders to go. Then, when he's not with the Queen, Waka would just lock himself up in his room. None of us will probably get to see him.

Sighing, I slowly made my way into the medical center.

The room was empty, no doctor in sight. Staring at the room with confusion, I slowly looked around the room. It was the same as before, only a bit cleaner. I then looked over to the bulletin board that was by the window and saw that there was a note on it. Walking over to it, I finally understood why nobody was in the medical center.

---GOOD MORNING---

The medical center is closed due to the arrival of Captain Waka.

If you need anything, please take the medicine that you need.

DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN WHAT YOU NEED!!!

If you must see me then you can find me in my room.

----Thank you and have a nice day!---

I smiled and shook my head. Oh well.. It was a good thing I didn't really need the doctor. I made my way out of the medical center and down to my post. When I got down to my post, I found Jinn standing there. He was looking at the Celestial Statues before he noticed me.

"Oh! Good morning Abe! How are you?" I smiled and gave a wave.

"Hello, Jinn. I'm doing better this morning." After I said that, Jinn looked down at his feet.

"I'm really sorry about what happened to you. I didn't think the mist would affect you so quickly... I'm really sorry!" I sighed before shaking my head.

"Don't worry your self, Jinn. I'm fine and it's not that bad. I just have to take some medicine until it's gone. It's not that bad." Jinn looked at me before nodding. I smiled and walked over to the spot I normally stood at. I then looked over at him before crossing my arms. "Hey, aren't you suppose to be getting to your post soon?" Jinn blinked before his eyes got big. He then ran off to his post, saying a quick good-bye.

I shook my head before leaning against the wall. I then looked over to the entrance and saw that Kamo was already standing at his post. He looked over at me and waved, I did the same. Kamo then shifted feet before turning to face me.

"Captain Waka is in Sei-An City now." My heart began to flutter.

"How do you know?"

"He stopped by when I was just getting to my post. He told me that he was on his way to the Queen's Palace. He also said that he would return around noon." I sighed. Dang, that was in another four hours. I don't think I'm going to make it. Sighing again I looked at Kamo again.

"Did he say why the Queen asked him to come to Sei-An City?" Kamo paused for a moment before nodding.

"Yeah... Well... Not really, but he did say something about a white wolf and a small bug or something. Captain said to let them into the base if they showed up. Their names are Amaterasu and Issun." I raised an eyebrow.

"A white wolf and a bug?" That was quite unusual, but in Captain Waka's office there is something in there about a white wolf. Maybe it's the same one. Kamo laughed at my expression.

"Yeah, that's what I said, but the Captain just said to let them in if they showed up." I nodded before turning to look at the celestial statues. The strange statues that had angelic wings in their heads looked down at me as I looked up at them. I saw Kamo shake his head before looking off at the entrance again. I then heard him sigh before he sat down and leaned against the doorway. "There is nothing much to do around here now that the Queen has ordered us to stay away from Sei-An City." I heard him sigh again before he shook his head. "I don't like not doing anything..." I waited for him to finish, but he didn't. He remained quiet, staring off into the sky in boredom. I let out a sigh myself before closing my sleepy eyes.

It was going to be a long four hours.

----to be continued...

Ooh! I wonder what's going to happen? Review please:D