The first version of this chapter absolutely SUCKED. Thank God only 8 people got to read it 0.o …

Marcus' POV

Well, the mystery's been solved: Baku had secretly slipped some sleeping weed into my coffee mug last night, as to "give me a chance to sleep peacefully without Blanky-boy roaming my thoughts all the time" as he put it. Gotta thank him for that I guess (wouldn't have had much sleep otherwise). Even though I'm quite sure now he's suspecting something … But that's the last thing on my mind now.

Cinna suggested to go out and explore the town, and I agreed, just to be able to put my mind on something else.

Normal POV

'Potions, hi-potions, ethers, …' Marcus weighed the gils in his hand as he examined the different items on the shelves in the local item shop. He stopped at the shelf stacked with purifiers. 'Tranquilizer, eyedrops, soft …' He smiled slightly and took the elegant bottle with white liquid in his hand. 'What if I mix a dozen of these things with some cinnamon? You think I could cure Blank with that?' He asked Cinna, who was checking out some exotic soaps and creams. The flabby man grinned at that question. 'I dunno Bro, it's worth a try.' He replied jokingly. Marcus sighed and took out 2 bottles of each kind and put them in his bag. Cinna watched him with a sympathizing smile. 'Why the cinnamon, actually?' He spoke up, cocking an eyebrow. Marcus smiled widely for the first time that day. ''Cos that's his favourite.'

Back at the inn, the two thieves showed Baku their new purchases. The burly man nodded approvingly. 'Good job.' He said, putting both his giant paws on their shoulders. He took the heavily loaded bags from them and gave Marcus a crumpled paper instead. The fanged boy looked at his boss in puzzlement. Baku gave him an all-knowing grin. 'You wanna save Blanky-boy, right?' He asked with a greasy wink. Marcus felt his heart jump in his chest. 'What? You know a way?' He replied with obvious eager in his voice. Baku gestured to the strip of paper in his hand. Marcus immediately unfolded it with shaking hands, and in Baku's crappy handwriting he recognized an address in the suburbs of Treno city. (A/N: well, actually Treno is practically one giant suburb… but work with me!) 'This man is believed to have the Supersoft in his possession.' Baku explained. He shared a mutual big smirk with Cinna. Marcus closed his eyes for a minute and pressed his treasure to his chest. Then he looked up to his boss with grateful eyes. 'Where the hell did you … ?' Baku shrugged. 'A man's gotta have connections, y'know.' He said, while wobbling over to the door to open it. 'Now get movin'!' He pointed outside. 'And no romantic blabber, got it? This is still EVIL FOREST we're talking about!' Marcus blushed fiercely, and left the room as soon as possible, after throwing an embarrassed look at Cinna. Baku waited until he was out of sight. 'You better be straight as hell, got it?' He threatened, glaring at Cinna.

Finally! Now the worst part is over… Keep R&R'ing (or whatever) !