Note: I do no own +anima. I wish I did, but the star has not granted my wish just yet.
Husky switched out of his uniform, putting back on his clothes. He folded up the uniform and dropped it in a cubbyhole that he was told to store it in until the next day. Husky supposed they did not want him running off with their uniform or something, but what would he want with it in the first place? He turned to walk away just as the boy who had run into him dropped his clothes in one of the small cubbyholes. The boy asked, "What made you stop in this town? Normally, +anima don't stop in this city, people here aren't particularly kind to +anima." Husky looked back at the boy, completely surprised. How had that boy known he was a +anima? Unless, this boy was a +anima as well. Husky asked,
"What makes you think I'm a +anima?" The boy shrugged noncommittally,
"You just feel like one. I can't explain it, but you never answered my question." Husky shrugged, his expression matching the boy's,
"Annoying little girl made me stop." He was still ticked with Nana for making them stop in this town, which apparently hated +anima. Husky had been even more right than ever not to stop in this town. The boy smirked,
"Girls seem to cause trouble a lot." Husky agreed quickly, glad someone else shared his view about the female gender,
"I know!" The boy chuckled,
"Don't get so excited about it. Is the annoying little girl a +anima too?" Husky's tone changed, this kid was pretty nosy. In fact, he had no desire to tell this boy anything more until he gave some sort of decent explanation. Husky huffed,
"You're pretty nosy for a guy that hasn't even introduced or explained himself." He crossed his arms, if only to show he was not budging. The boy rolled his eyes, acting like Husky was the immature one,
"Okay. My name's Sora. Satisfied?" Husky glowered back, this boy, Sora, had gone from being on the same side as Husky to really annoying in the blink of an eye. He groaned,
"I suppose," Husky remembered his manners and added, "I'm Husky, by the way." Sora smirked,
"And I thought my name was bad." Husky growled,
"Hey!" Sora chuckled,
"Whatever. Well, bye." Without another word, Sora walked out of the room, like he was running really late. Husky shrugged, whatever, if he wanted to be weird and run away, that was his business. Then Husky realized that he should be off to look for the others, since they had never actually arranged a meeting place. It looked like they would have to find an inn to stay at or risk Nana whining about staying in the woods again.
Husky walked around for a while, finding Senri near the lumberjack place where he had been hired. Together, they found Nana leaving the florist's shop, giggling with some other girl, who looked to be about her age. Seeing them, Nana parted with the girl, who went back inside. She inquired,
"Where's Cooro?" Husky shrugged,
"Don't know." Nana looked like she was about to start some sort of an argument, but a glare from Husky shut her down. The trio wandered around for about ten minutes, looking into shops and other places, until Nana decided they were splitting up. After agreeing on a meeting place the three of them went their separate ways, Husky heading through a series of dark allies. Just as he reached the end he heard Cooro's voice chirping,
"…about this tall with silver hair." Husky rounded the corner to see Cooro talking to Sora, what a strange coincidence. Cooro's back was to Husky, so Sora spotted him first. Sora pointed to Husky,
"Well, there he is now." Husky was tempted to go into worried parent mode and ask what the heck Cooro thought he was doing and what Sora was doing with him, but decided against it. He figured Sora, despite his attitude, was probably just a nice guy helping out a lost idiot. Sora smirked, "Your friend here was lost." Husky scowled,
"So I gathered." Cooro chimed in,
"Husky, Husky! This nice guy was gonna help me find you, but then you found us so it all worked out!" Husky sighed,
"Lovely. Come on, Nana and Senri are going to think we both got lost if we don't hurry up." Husky turned to walk back through the alley, Cooro following after him like a helpless puppy. Sora waved, his back already turned to them and a tone of sarcasm in his voice,
"Your welcome." Cooro cheered,
"Thank you." Husky rolled his eyes and continued on through the alley, back to meet Nana and Senri before it got too dark for any of them to be able to see.
Cooro and Husky met the other two in front of a small café with a dine-out porch in front of it. There were still a few stragglers sipping at drinks or chatting with friends before they shopkeepers kicked them out. Nana spotted them before Senri and giggled,
"We thought you guys were lost. Well, at least I did, but Senri didn't say anything." Cooro shook his head,
"We weren't lost. I was lost and Husky and another guy found me!" Nana chuckled, but Husky interrupted their little party,
"Now that that's cleared up, we need to get into an inn unless we all want to sleep in the woods." Nana immediately bawled,
"I don't want to sleep in the woods." Husky muttered,
"Exactly." Then he turned and looked for an inn. Senri walked around him, pointing down the road. There must have been an inn that way. They all followed after Senri, none of them disputing his decision.
Senri was absolutely correct and their was an inn only a few minute's walk from the café they had met at. A portly woman stood behind the counter that served as the front desk. She was perched on a stool, focusing all of her attention on a needlepoint of an iris. Cooro walked boldly up to the desk and asked, with a huge grin,
"Can we have a room for tonight?"
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