Tsuki sat at the end of the stairs to the temple, twisting her paper umbrella around. Things were really boring, and being in her aqua koi kimono was too troublesome. She couldn't walk or run anywhere, but she just had to. The crowded villages that she and her friend passed thought that she was a guy and would try to convince her to a brothel. Tsuki wasn't there to sleep with a woman! She was one after all. Of course, she did look like a guy, without breasts, and she did wear guy-like clothes. But Tsuki didn't exactly look like a guy. Her companion had noticed that she was a girl. Tsuki wanted to look like a man, though. That was why she dressed like one and had short hair. Woman in Japan were weak and treated lowly. She didn't want to be treated as such.

Ryku stared up at the statue while holding her prayer paper. Her light yellow kimono with the red dragon looked magnificent with the setting sun shining off of the silk. Ryku's black hair swirled and took in the dust rising from the temple grounds. She looked magnificent and intelligent, if not feminine. With a blank look at her paper, she let it fly from her hands.

"I'm completely lost." She stated as the paper flew to the skies. Ryku stepped from her spot and towards the entrance. Tsuki was probably whining about how slow she was taking. The annoying girl was always bored and unique. Yes, she could kill anyone who touches her food, yet can't kill a fly with her sword if she tried. Tsuki tended to get in a lot of trouble, too.

Why do we always stick by that girl! Tess questioned annoyingly. Her patience was quickly washing away and anger rose. Tess never got along with Tsuki, due to the fact that she was always too happy. Nothing could ever get her to frown, unless someone ate her food. Or they tried to get her in a whore house and said she looked like a girl.

Ryku gave a sigh at Tess's question. Having a split personality was not easy when you were fully aware. But Tess did come in handy when they got in trouble, like the time Tsuki traded their freedom for sushi. It turned out that they weren't even edible, but plain wood carvings. Those sushi carvings did look convincing though…

The sound of steps sounded from behind Tsuki and she turned to see Ryku. Her lost expression was on again and it seemed that she recently put her hair in a bun.

"Could we go now, it's so boring!" Tsuki whined while standing up.

"You just couldn't sit down for a few minutes, could you?" Ryku retorted.

Tsuki shrugged in her boy-like manner and followed Ryku to the empty streets of the village.

"Hey, Ryku, you know, the food at the vendor smells really good." Tsuki looked greedily at a stall selling ramen. The smells that came wafting were wonderful.

"We don't have money, idiot! Oh, look, there's some onigiri!" Ryku cried and pointed at another vendor. Tsuki was about to comment about Ryku's stupid remark when she saw a girl in pink kimono with a sack of yen. She was walking with two men, one favorable and the other was scruffier. They both carried swords while the girl twiddled with her sack.

"Hey, Ryku, don't you think that that sack has lots of money?" Tsuki asked.

"No duh, idiot! You know what to do right?" Ryku asked with a malicious look in her eyes. A smirk danced on her face. Tsuki nodded stupidly and Ryku quickly ran away from her and past the group. Tsuki then walked up to the group.

"Lady and men, please stop right there!" Tsuki held up her hand for them to stop.

The scruffy one gave an annoyed and weird look," What the hell, get out of our way!"

"Yes, we are on a very tight schedule." The favorable one agreed. He towered over Tsuki and made her feel very small.

"I'm terribly sorry, but I need to ask you something." Tsuki cried boldly.

They looked inquiringly, and the girl still held the sack stupidly. She had an amazed look on her face, as if hypnotized.

"I just want to ask you, how stupid are you?" Tsuki cried and grabbed the sack. They were stunned and gave a startled look. Tsuki quickly ran between them, the favorable grabbed her ankle, and she threw the yen to Ryku. Ryku caught it and quickly ran to the crowded streets.

Meanwhile, Tsuki was on the ground and looking innocently at the trio.

"What do you think you're doing?" the girl asked.

Tsuki smiled innocently and shouted," HELP, HELP, I'M BEING ROBBED!"

Many people turned and Tsuki managed to loosen their hold on her leg. She then ran into the crowd.

"Why that little bitch!" the scruffy one commented as he looked for her in the crowd.