Well here's the next chapter hope you are all enjoying the story so far,
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Chapter 3 - A Friendship Formed
Coming to a quick halt Rei could only stand quietly as he observed the one before him. Unaware of their audience the person in question stood leaning against the ships railings, looking out towards the sea stretching before them. With an aura of complete contentment surrounding them the mysterious individual carried on with their singing, even as the slight sea breeze ruffled the dark bangs of their hair. Slightly memorised by the melodious voice Rei's assumption that his mysterious singer might indeed be from China only heighten. Not being detected by the person before him Rei had a chance to look over their appearance, which was one of the factors which helped him to come to his conclusion.
Flowing down the individuals back a river of darkest ebony swayed back and forth in the breeze, occasional coming to rest just below their knees. Arranged in a similar style to Rei's, the ebony silk was bond in navy blue ribbon, however were as Rei wore his hair in one tail the stranger had divided theirs into two single tails, with a smaller white ribbon bringing the two together in the middle of their back. Moving his eyes from the mass of hair Rei looked the individual over from head to toe, getting a good look at their appearance, at least what he could see. Looking them over Rei noted that the one before him was wearing a style of clothing similar to the ones Mariah wore with a few differences. Wearing a pair of similar white cropped pants as Mariah they also wore a mid-blue tunic of traditional Chinese style, stopping at mid-thigh and highly complimenting the lithe figure underneath. Going along with the blue colour of their tunic the individual had decided to wear sleeves of blue, covering their lower arms while the rest remained bare.
Taking in all he saw Rei suddenly realised that the person in front of him was finishing their song, deciding that it was now or never Rei waited till they had finished before making his presence known.
"That was really good, you must practise a lot to be able to sing like that."
Not wanting to startle them Rei brought himself into better viewing area, so when the person before him turned around they could at least see who was speaking to them.
Obviously taken by surprise Rei's mysterious stranger quickly turned round at the sound of his voice, the twin ropes of hair whipping around behind them. Originally taking up a defensive position at the intrusion they slowly regained a more relaxed stance, even throwing Rei a smile once they saw him.
Staying where he stood so as not only to prevent alarming the person before him, but to also observe their reaction to him. Keeping his gaze on them Rei was a little shocked when he finally came face to face with who he was talking to.
Standing before him with a small smile on their face and one hand resting on their hip the graceful form of a girl was revealed. Only an inch shorter than himself Rei concluded that she must be the same age as himself, if not much younger. However, it was only when he met the girls own curious gaze that his breath caught. Slightly hidden behind a veil of fine black which fell lightly around her face two orbs of light grey watched him. Remembering to breath Rei took a mental step back as he regarded the person in front of him. Captivated by the individual before him Rei was quite taken with the girl in front of him, something in her eyes caught his curiosity and he was eager to know her. However, Rei would have been lying if he said that he didn't think the girl was a vision and didn't find himself attracted to her. So absorbed with forming an opinion on the girl before him rei almost missed the question directed at him.
"So do I pass your inspection or are you going to stand there staring all day?"
Watching the slight flush overcome the Chinese youth at her question the ebony haired girl gave a laugh, immediately lightening the situation.
Overcoming his embarrassment Rei was thankful to hear the light laughter she gave, showing she wasn't being serious in her statement. Looking back towards her the nervous tiger returned her smile before replying to her question.
"Sorry about the staring bit, I didn't mean to offend you I was just a little surprised that's all."
"There's no need to apologise, if anything you'll have to forgive me for my sense of humour. So who exactly do I have the pleasure of meeting?"
Tilting her head slightly to the side and changing the hand on her hip around, Rei noted that for a moment the greyish orbs became a pure silver.
"The names Kon Rei, but all my friends call me Rei."
Seeming to ponder over this development for a moment the girl gave a slight nod before moving away from the railing she stood by to where Rei himself stood. Wondering what she could be up to Rei could only watch her movements until stopping in front of him offering her hand to him.
"Well Rei it a pleasure to meet you, as for myself the names Sazuka, Lang Sazuka."
"It's nice to meet you Sazuka," taking the offered hand before him Rei gave Sazuka a brief shake, "so what are you doing all the way over here, this side of the ship is as barren as a ghost town."
"Yes it is a little quiet, but at the moment it suited my needs."
Turning away Sazuka moved to return back to the railings she had previously been leaning on. Only stopping for a moment to cast Rei a smile and wait for him to catch up with you. Following Sazuka's lead Rei stood beside her as she rested her arms against the railing, giving a low sigh as she did. Standing silently along side each other Rei cast his gaze in the same direction as Sazuka towards the ocean, moving strands of his own ebony hair from his eyes when ever they moved in front of them.
"I've always been fascinated by the sea, ever since I was little was little I'd always enjoy the trips my mother would take me on to the shore."
Wondering what Sazuka meant by her sudden statement Rei shifted his gaze from the ocean before him to the one next to him, giving a smile as the slight breeze made loose strands of hair blow lightly about her.
"Why's that?"
"Well think about, people claim that they know everything there is to know about the sea but I don't believe that's true. One minute it can seem as gentle as a breeze and the next it's a monstrous storm. No one can really predict its nature, when it comes down to it the sea has a spirit which belongs to none but its self. So you see we can't know, not unless it wants you to and even then it will always surprise you with the secrets it can keep."
Taking a moment to consider what she had said Rei kept silent as he wondered over the words. Although it seemed that Sazuka was giving nothing more than her opinion on something that she was quite fond of, Rei couldn't shake the feeling that it seemed it wasn't just the sea she was talking about. Rei didn't think to question her at the time but whenever he looked back at that moment he would realise then what Sazuka was trying to say.
"Look at me, getting all serious when this I suppose to be a cruise."
Giving a light laugh Sazuka tilted her head to the side, giving her a moment to observe the White Tiger beside her. Sensing that Rei had a strength of will that was rare to find Sazuka readily admitted that the Chinese youth had a quality about him that you couldn't help but admire.
"So tell me Rei what brings you to this 'ghost town' part of the ship?"
Laughing at Sazuka's use of words to his earlier reference of the ship Rei found himself grinning back at the smile she gave him.
"To be honest with you I don't know how I ended up here, I thought that it might be a good idea to have a look around while my friends went to see the nurse. However, when you see the same thing time and time again you get the idea that your lost."
This place is a little overwhelming at first so I can see how you could get lost, took me a least hour before I realised that I was lost. You know Rei if you've got nothing planned I could show you around."
Twisting herself around so that she was standing face on to him Sazuka waited patiently for his reply.
"If you don't have anything else to do then sure, who knows you could actual get me back to here I started from."
"Well lets hope so, wouldn't want them to send a search party out looking for us. I don't know about you but I could really do with a change in scenery, how about I take us back to the main part of the ship, we should be able to find something to do there."
Giving a laugh, Sazuka moving faster than Rei expected had not only twisted them both around, but had managed to grab a hold of his hand and was leading him along behind her.
To Be Continued
Chapter 3 - A Friendship Formed
Coming to a quick halt Rei could only stand quietly as he observed the one before him. Unaware of their audience the person in question stood leaning against the ships railings, looking out towards the sea stretching before them. With an aura of complete contentment surrounding them the mysterious individual carried on with their singing, even as the slight sea breeze ruffled the dark bangs of their hair. Slightly memorised by the melodious voice Rei's assumption that his mysterious singer might indeed be from China only heighten. Not being detected by the person before him Rei had a chance to look over their appearance, which was one of the factors which helped him to come to his conclusion.
Flowing down the individuals back a river of darkest ebony swayed back and forth in the breeze, occasional coming to rest just below their knees. Arranged in a similar style to Rei's, the ebony silk was bond in navy blue ribbon, however were as Rei wore his hair in one tail the stranger had divided theirs into two single tails, with a smaller white ribbon bringing the two together in the middle of their back. Moving his eyes from the mass of hair Rei looked the individual over from head to toe, getting a good look at their appearance, at least what he could see. Looking them over Rei noted that the one before him was wearing a style of clothing similar to the ones Mariah wore with a few differences. Wearing a pair of similar white cropped pants as Mariah they also wore a mid-blue tunic of traditional Chinese style, stopping at mid-thigh and highly complimenting the lithe figure underneath. Going along with the blue colour of their tunic the individual had decided to wear sleeves of blue, covering their lower arms while the rest remained bare.
Taking in all he saw Rei suddenly realised that the person in front of him was finishing their song, deciding that it was now or never Rei waited till they had finished before making his presence known.
"That was really good, you must practise a lot to be able to sing like that."
Not wanting to startle them Rei brought himself into better viewing area, so when the person before him turned around they could at least see who was speaking to them.
Obviously taken by surprise Rei's mysterious stranger quickly turned round at the sound of his voice, the twin ropes of hair whipping around behind them. Originally taking up a defensive position at the intrusion they slowly regained a more relaxed stance, even throwing Rei a smile once they saw him.
Staying where he stood so as not only to prevent alarming the person before him, but to also observe their reaction to him. Keeping his gaze on them Rei was a little shocked when he finally came face to face with who he was talking to.
Standing before him with a small smile on their face and one hand resting on their hip the graceful form of a girl was revealed. Only an inch shorter than himself Rei concluded that she must be the same age as himself, if not much younger. However, it was only when he met the girls own curious gaze that his breath caught. Slightly hidden behind a veil of fine black which fell lightly around her face two orbs of light grey watched him. Remembering to breath Rei took a mental step back as he regarded the person in front of him. Captivated by the individual before him Rei was quite taken with the girl in front of him, something in her eyes caught his curiosity and he was eager to know her. However, Rei would have been lying if he said that he didn't think the girl was a vision and didn't find himself attracted to her. So absorbed with forming an opinion on the girl before him rei almost missed the question directed at him.
"So do I pass your inspection or are you going to stand there staring all day?"
Watching the slight flush overcome the Chinese youth at her question the ebony haired girl gave a laugh, immediately lightening the situation.
Overcoming his embarrassment Rei was thankful to hear the light laughter she gave, showing she wasn't being serious in her statement. Looking back towards her the nervous tiger returned her smile before replying to her question.
"Sorry about the staring bit, I didn't mean to offend you I was just a little surprised that's all."
"There's no need to apologise, if anything you'll have to forgive me for my sense of humour. So who exactly do I have the pleasure of meeting?"
Tilting her head slightly to the side and changing the hand on her hip around, Rei noted that for a moment the greyish orbs became a pure silver.
"The names Kon Rei, but all my friends call me Rei."
Seeming to ponder over this development for a moment the girl gave a slight nod before moving away from the railing she stood by to where Rei himself stood. Wondering what she could be up to Rei could only watch her movements until stopping in front of him offering her hand to him.
"Well Rei it a pleasure to meet you, as for myself the names Sazuka, Lang Sazuka."
"It's nice to meet you Sazuka," taking the offered hand before him Rei gave Sazuka a brief shake, "so what are you doing all the way over here, this side of the ship is as barren as a ghost town."
"Yes it is a little quiet, but at the moment it suited my needs."
Turning away Sazuka moved to return back to the railings she had previously been leaning on. Only stopping for a moment to cast Rei a smile and wait for him to catch up with you. Following Sazuka's lead Rei stood beside her as she rested her arms against the railing, giving a low sigh as she did. Standing silently along side each other Rei cast his gaze in the same direction as Sazuka towards the ocean, moving strands of his own ebony hair from his eyes when ever they moved in front of them.
"I've always been fascinated by the sea, ever since I was little was little I'd always enjoy the trips my mother would take me on to the shore."
Wondering what Sazuka meant by her sudden statement Rei shifted his gaze from the ocean before him to the one next to him, giving a smile as the slight breeze made loose strands of hair blow lightly about her.
"Why's that?"
"Well think about, people claim that they know everything there is to know about the sea but I don't believe that's true. One minute it can seem as gentle as a breeze and the next it's a monstrous storm. No one can really predict its nature, when it comes down to it the sea has a spirit which belongs to none but its self. So you see we can't know, not unless it wants you to and even then it will always surprise you with the secrets it can keep."
Taking a moment to consider what she had said Rei kept silent as he wondered over the words. Although it seemed that Sazuka was giving nothing more than her opinion on something that she was quite fond of, Rei couldn't shake the feeling that it seemed it wasn't just the sea she was talking about. Rei didn't think to question her at the time but whenever he looked back at that moment he would realise then what Sazuka was trying to say.
"Look at me, getting all serious when this I suppose to be a cruise."
Giving a light laugh Sazuka tilted her head to the side, giving her a moment to observe the White Tiger beside her. Sensing that Rei had a strength of will that was rare to find Sazuka readily admitted that the Chinese youth had a quality about him that you couldn't help but admire.
"So tell me Rei what brings you to this 'ghost town' part of the ship?"
Laughing at Sazuka's use of words to his earlier reference of the ship Rei found himself grinning back at the smile she gave him.
"To be honest with you I don't know how I ended up here, I thought that it might be a good idea to have a look around while my friends went to see the nurse. However, when you see the same thing time and time again you get the idea that your lost."
This place is a little overwhelming at first so I can see how you could get lost, took me a least hour before I realised that I was lost. You know Rei if you've got nothing planned I could show you around."
Twisting herself around so that she was standing face on to him Sazuka waited patiently for his reply.
"If you don't have anything else to do then sure, who knows you could actual get me back to here I started from."
"Well lets hope so, wouldn't want them to send a search party out looking for us. I don't know about you but I could really do with a change in scenery, how about I take us back to the main part of the ship, we should be able to find something to do there."
Giving a laugh, Sazuka moving faster than Rei expected had not only twisted them both around, but had managed to grab a hold of his hand and was leading him along behind her.
To Be Continued