The Puppet Master
Chapter 2
Morning came Nowaki was the first one to wake up until he heard a noise in the kitchen "Hishori-san is that you?" he asked. Hishori walked to the staircases smiling happily at Nowaki "I see you're awake" he said
"I know I'm always waking up early"
"There no problem with that is there"
"Well I guess nolt"
"Good now could fill those two jugs with water down at the river"
"Sure"
"Thank you so much"
Nowaki carries the two jugs at the river whiling leaving Hishori to wake up the others. Nowaki though that Hishori reminded him his grandfather back at South Pole suddenly all the air around was so calm, he saw the river all clean and fresh. Nowaki make sure that no one was in sight he bend two long strips of water moving them into the jugs slowly.
As he walked back to the inn he placed the jugs next to the fireplace he felt something coming to the inn. Nowaki bend the water from one of jugs to make a small sharp frozen icicle and strike it fortunately no one was there
"Must have been my imagination" he thought
"Oy Nowaki" said Hiroki
"Oh, Hiro-san Ohio"
"Ohio, Hurry up Hishori is taking us to the supermarket"
"Hai"
At the supermarket Nowaki and the others notice some of the food sale men were all worry about tonight Full Moon "During a Full Moon people disappear into the f orest this doesn't make any sense" Nowaki thought
Carrying the vegetables, fruits, and some sea foods back to the inn Ritsu and Hiroki heard the florists talking to the customers "There won't any fire lilies in three days" said the customer
"Well I have to sent the girl to the other side of the town and it a two days trip"
"Oh,right tomorrow is a Full Moon"
"That why, I can't lose another deliver girl in the woods"
Hiroki and Ritsu were very interest "Weird things sure is happening this town" said Hiroki
"Maybe we'll take a look around the town to see what they made the spirits so mad"
"That a good idea"
Meanwhile Nowaki and Hishori were having a wonderful conversation "Lily-san must have a thing for you, Maybe we could go back get some free shark eels" said Nowaki
"You think I'll use my manly charm to take vantage of that poor women" Hishori smile at him very dearly "I believe you and I will get along just wonderful"
As they continue carry the foods back to the inn Hishori told to the men's go ahead without him while there was other errands he has to do "This is a mysterious town you live here" said Miyagi
"Mysterious town for mysterious men's"
Just as the gang got back to the inn Miyagi thought Hishori is hiding a secret that he doesn't want them to know and thinks that he behind of the people disappear into the woods during the Full Moon, but Nowaki defend Hishori "That such nonsense he a nice man who let us stay in his inn. He kind of remind me of my grandfather back that the South Pole"
"Then why does he mean mysterious town for mysterious men's"
"Oh jeez, I don't know probably because he found eight strange men's camping in the woods"
Miyagi walked through the stairs "I'm gonna look around"
" Miyagi! what are you doing snooping around other people house it just playing room" Nowaki snap
Miyagi try to pull the wooden door open of a closet until he manage to pull it out a pile of marionettes almost fell on top of them. Nowaki and Miyagi "kya"for second while Miyagi pull out his sword
"Ok that kind of weird" said Shinobou
"So he has hobby that not strange. Miyagi I think you does enough" said Nowaki
"Beside Hishori will be back any minute" Usagi-san suggested
Miyagi went to the attic notice a door try to open but it was locked "Oh yeah, just a loving puppet inn keeper, then why does he have a locked private room" he said
"Maybe because to keep idiots like you being all nosy to his stuff" Nowaki protest
Miyagi looked through a key and stated there a box inside he wanted to know what was inside that box. Using his sword to pick the lock "Miyagi you shouldn't be doing this" said Shinobou
"I have to know what insides that box"
As the door unlock Miyagi look around hoping to find a key in the room "Pass to me" said Ritsu. Using his meteorite bracelet to bend it into a key "Hurry up" said Shinobou
"This isn't easy as it look!" Ristu snap
"This is stupid I'm leaving" said Nowaki
"Fine then, hurry Ristu open it" said Miyagi
Finally Ristu unlock the box everyone gather around together to see the mysterious item inside "I'll shows you what inside the box" said Hishori
Everyone scream for a second they give the box to him with shame looks on their faces. Hishori lifted the top pulling out a shark tooth necklace "A old necklace" Miyagi complain
"It my greatest treasure the last thing I grew up at the Southern Water Tribe"
Nowaki stood there in shock "Hishori-san is from the Southern Water Tribe" he thought
TBC