(Disclaimer: I do not own Haibane Renmei and am not making any profit from this story. I wish I could be as creative as this, but I am writing fan fiction, so I guess I am not.)
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The table had been cleared and the dishes washed. Reki looked over at Gin as she dried off her hands.
"Do you feel that you are up to going outside for a walk?" she asked.
"I guess so," Gin replied.
"Good. We are going to get you clothes," Reki said, heading towards the door. "Come on."
It was a beautiful day again: the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and there wasn't a cloud to be seen.
"So," asked Reki, "Is there anything that I can try to clear up for you?"
"Well," Gin began, "First of all, where are we getting my clothes at, and second how am I going to pay for them? I have no money."
"The first one is easy," Reki replied. "We are going to a thrift shop. As for your second question," Reki pulled out a book, "This is how Haibane pay for what they buy. Don't worry you'll be getting yours soon. For now, you'll just be asked to sign a piece of paper and leave a feather." Gin winced at that. He had to leave a feather? He wondered if that would hurt.
"Why are we going to a thrift shop?" asked Gin. "Why don't we get them brand new? They would last longer."
"There is a very good reason for that. Haibane can only use stuff that has been passed through human hands." Reki explained. "Basically, if a human has one thing, then gets something to replace it, we can use the original. The only exception to this, of course is food." Reki said with a smile. They soon reached the shop, opened the door, and stepped inside. The shop keeper had his back to them as they came in, but turned when he heard the door close.
"Oh, it's you." he observed.
"Yeah, yeah," said Reki. "We are here for clothes for our newborn, Gin." Gin smiled weakly as he was made known.
After they had left the store, they went to a cafe and had lunch. Taking the feather from his wing hadn't hurt as much as he had thought; it did sting though. Reki payed for the meal and they went back to Old Home. Reki went to flip her name-tag over when she noticed Gin had one too. There was a note as well.
Newborn Gin:
You have been summoned to
the temple of the Charcoal
Feather Federation to be
tested as a Haibane. You
are to come tomorrow at noon.
Reki showed gin the messege and told him that she would make sure someone went with him. Gin couldn't wait. He went to sit in the court-yard and was soon joined by a girl.
"Hi," she greeted.
"Hi," Gin simply replied.
"You must be the newborn. My name's Oki," she told him, "Oki Marino." Gin smiled.
"Gin Ookami," he told her.
"Wow! Silver wolves. I like wolves. Silver is such a nice color too!" Oki stated with a smile.
"I know," said Gin.
Gin and Oki talked for a while until they had to go in for supper. Even then, they sat side by side talking about everything. Gin had a feeling he had made a friend for life.
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To My reveiwers:
TianDogg - Thanks for the advice. If you haven't already guessed, this is pretty well my first fic that has gone up on the net (I wouldn't let anyone read my other ones because they would scare most sane people), and thanks for the vote of confidence!
Gilthas - Glad you liked it. I am still waiting for people to give me those ideas on my message board.