SOTGD: It's been a long time. This ch. is much longer, but maybe not as funny. Sorry I really am trying. As you know ideas are still wanted.

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Kayura Goes Shopping

Kayura walked for the hundredth time through the doors of Wal-Mart. She had counted each and every time. The store smelled very refreshing and strangely soothing. She never wanted to go back to her small room within Talpa's castle. She dreaded it more and more every time a second ticked by on the stores many clocks.

She had a list of all the things she needed: socks, shoes, razors, hair brush, blue jeans, and many other objects. She had wrote most of these things down so she could get out of the suffocating prison she called home. She had only fifty dollars to spend so she decided which items were most important.

As she walked slowly through the clothing section, a large woman entered her veiw. Then the woman made the mistake of running into the unaware Kayura. At first Kayura's shock was genuine, it rapidly turned to anger.

"Watch where you are going." the woman demanded indirectly.

This spontaneous out-burst made Kayura much more exasperated, the woman had managed to blame everything on her.

"Excuse me? You were the one than stumbled into me." Kayura replied in a bitter tone. She sounded oddly polite.

"Well, I never in my life." the woman mumbled as she walked abruptly away from Kayura.

Kayura was happy to see her go without a big arguement, she was in a good mood and would hate for that to change over such a petty occurrence. She finally found a pair of dark blue jeans, that she found to her liking, for she was very picky. She made her way to the shoe section at a crawling pace, to waste time.

Then she noticed them, she hid and hoped they hadn't saw her. Mia, Sage, and Yulie stood there, in the middle of a narrow aisle. They were slightly yelling. The arguement was over what shoe Yulie should wear for the new school year, which was two months away.

"He should wear a snug, yet secure shoe." Mia got disapproving looks from Sage and Yulie.

"Mia, that shoe is pink.... Yulie dosen't want that kind of shoe anyway." Sage spoke in a silent tone.

Mia stared at the shoe. She had a look on her face as if she had just been slapped by a cold fish, that was still living. She placed the shoe back in the box she had gotten it from. Yulie walked down the aisle, he came back holding a white shoe.

"Guys, I want this one."

Both Mia and Sage stared at him, surprised that of all the shoes he could pick, he picked a white shoe. Then coming to their senses they responed "NO!"

"Why not?" Yulie looked broken-hearted.

Kayura couldn't take their mindless bickering any longer. She turned away and began to walk away.

"Kayura? Lady Kayura?"

Horrified, Kayura turned around. "I'm sorry you must have me mistaken with someone else."

"Don't worry. It's a day off... kind of. Right Sage?" Mia assured kindly.

Sage shrugged.

"Well, then... Good-bye." Kayura quickly turned, wanting to get away from her enemies as soon as possible.

"Wait. Kayura come with us to get some coffee.... Please?" Kayura wasn't sure if Mia was asking or demanding.

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Kayura found herself, an hour later, sitting by a tiny, smoke-covered window inside a warm coffee shop. She asked a question no one expected, not even herself.

"So where are the other Ronins?"

"Ryo's bathing White Blaze."

"Kento said he wouldn't be caught dead shopping." Mia laughed quietly.

"Cye is cooking lunch, or whatever Kento decides it is."

"And Rowen's is trying to break a world record." Mia finished what Sage had started, with a quick glare at him.

"What kind of record?" Kayura questioned with interest.

Speaking proudly. "How long he can stay mad at me and the rest of the guys... for taking a picture of him in his boxers. Then selling it on E-Bay." After this Sage whispered. "No one bought it."

Kayura gave them a sarcastic glance. She peered at her coffee then at her watch.

"I have to go before anyone at the castle gets worried." Kayura noticed their faces, No one at the castle cared where she was at. They didn't know this, so she left them awed. She was very pleased with herself.

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SOTGD: It was longer (than the first one), the next one will be shorter (than this one...maybe). I already know it. Why? Because I've already got it wrote. Not typed and that's what takes me so long.

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