Sorry folks I accidentally somehow replaced my chapter 2 with chapter one, my bad. Anway so I just re-wrote it and I think it was better than the original, so I guess that's a good thing. I love writing this story. I hope you all enjoy. Let me know what you think.

Chapter 2: Of Poles And Sticks

The blue-haired, greened youth grinned as the end of his fishing pole started to jerk. He began to reel in his prey. He moved forward and backwards and side to side, like he was dancing. The fish tried it's hardest to break free of this seemingly free meal that was pulling him towards land, an awful way to die. Ryu watched as it jumped into the air several times squirming with all its might to break free. But Ryu was quite the fisherman and reeled his catch in with no trouble after a few minutes of struggle from the fish. He held it up. It had to be at least 9 or 10 pounds. It was the largest of the fish he caught all day. He put it into the bucket. Cast his line in once more. After an hour with no bites, he decided to call it a day. He was sure that Aunt Sara would enjoy the fish and it was still quite early as the sun just now started it's daily tour through the sky.

On the way back to his home he paused for a moment to let the sun rest on his chilled body. He picked up the pace and made his way through the small grove of trees, past the pond, and back into the larger patch of trees that contained a small cozy sturdy looking cabin. He knocked on the door. He knew his aunt would be up and around cleaning or sewing or cooking. He hoped it was the latter and indeed it was. She opened the door wearing a cute apron, her hands covered in whatever she was making.

"Where have you been, Ryu? You had me worried."

He lifted the bucket and tilted it slightly to show her his work. She smiled and let him in.

"Oh you are such a sweet hard-working boy. Come on, you know where those go. Just set them there and I'll take care of them as soon as breakfast is ready." She stated.

Ryu moved the bucket near the window.

"I'm going to go clean up before breakfast ma'am. I'll be right back." Ryu said.

"Don't take too long. you don't want your food to get cold. It's nice of you to want to smell good but it's a rule we can break once in awhile."

"That's okay, I need it, anyway." Ryu announced and with that he grabbed a cloth and some soap.

The water was very cold at first but it felt good after a few minutes. He quickly washed using the soap and clothe. He rinsed himself off and then sat in the sun to dry off. He didn't spend too much time outside as he was starting to get real hungry. It didn't help that a heavenly aroma was coming from the cottage.

Ryu went inside and ate. His Aunt had already eaten earlier at least this is what she told him. While he was eating, she left with the bucket of fish, her "dirty" apron, and a really sharp knife. Before she left though he asked her a question.

"Aunt Sara is it alright if I go hunting with Rei today?" He asked.

She paused and turned to look at him and then smiled. Ryu was not exactly sure why she was so happy this morning but then he remembered that his Uncle Bo was returning home today. He would have to remind himself that he coudln't spend the whole afternoon hunting. Ryu gathered his things for the excursion this included a leather travel bag, a nicely crafted stick that he had worked on for awhile, and he pulled some extra leaves from one of Aunt Sara's herbs. He made he way back through the grove of trees he had been through this morning. He felt like he was ready for anything when the stick came at him. He wasn't expecting Rei to attack this quickly. But then he realized it wasn't Rei. It was a small pink animal that reminded him of a dog. He was even more surprised when he seen black wings. He'd been told all about demons with black wings and he wasn't about to let this one get away. He jumped over the stick and ran as fast as he could. Just as he was about to tackle the beast, she turned around. She was beautiful. Her shoulder-length blond hair and blue angelic eyes. Even if wanted to he couldn't stop,he tackled her to the ground and got up.

"I'm sorry I thought you were a dddeeemon but then you weren't so I was trying to stop and then well I'm sorry." Ryu managed to spout. He helped her up, turned to leave, ran into a tree, and blacked out.