Kudo looked out into the ocean. The breeze blew his hair into his eyes several times, angering him. Finally admitting the wind defeat, he went into his room. When he walked in, he found Rikuo sitting on his bed and reading. "What are you doing?" Rikuo looked up from his book at the unsuited question.
"I could ask you the same thing." Rikuo said folding his page and closing the book, "Where have you been all night?" Kudo looked at him hesitantly for a second.
"I was out on the deck, why?" Rikuo clasped his hands together and started twirling his thumbs.
"Well, we're still on the mission you know." Rikuo regained himself and stood up, "You shouldn't be running around flirting with girls you don't even know."
'As if...' Kudo thought to himself for half a second, "If the ocean wind is considered a girl than yes I was flirting! You always assume the worst of me." Kudo started heading towards the door, to feel Rikuo grab his hand.
"I wasn't assuming the worst of your actions...but your feelings. I don't want to see you getting involved with anybody but -mumbles-" Rikuo looked down trying to hide his face.
"What?" Kudo cocked his head, "You mumbled that last part." Someone knocked on the door, breaking the silence that seemed to last forever. "Hello?" Kudo cracked the door open.
"This ship is filled with mystery and truth. It is said that truth is revealed within this boat and happiness and pain come when our journey departs to the time it ends." The man who knocked, had black hair, and blue eyes, and he was wearing a black tux that had a red tie on it. He began to venture away from their room as he said his last words, "Remember that, Kudo."
"What?" Kudo ran out into the hallway, "HEY? What do u mean? And how do you know my name?" His voice lowered as he entered his room again. "Weird. Kakei's mission's are so crazy aren't they...Rikuo?" Rikuo was now lying down and his face had small red streaks flowing from under his eyes down to his chin. "..What's the matter?" Kudo stepped closer feeling Rikuo's pain in his own heart. Rikuo rolled over trying to ignore Kudo's every move.
"Just...Go away..." Kudo's heart felt like it had sunk down to his feet, and slowly, he moped to the door, shutting it quietly behind him.
Kudo leaned on the railings, lost in his own thoughts. "Hey there." A voice called out into Kudo's ear.
'Rikuo?' He looked up expecting his much taller partner, but found a young girl no taller than him standing before him. "Hey."
"What's got ya down there sweetie?" She smoothed her hand through Kudo's hair, and looked back at a turn on the boat and winked in its general direction. Kudo looked on the ground and saw a shadow of a man formed on the bottom.
"Gotta go." He ran in the direction of the shadow, which disappeared fast at the site of him coming closer. He followed closely behind, but couldn't recognize the man for he was wearing a brown what looked like suede cowboy hat. He reached his hand out, grabbing the taller mans hand, "YOU, what were you-" He stopped recognizing the face that looked down at him. In a lighter tone of voice, he spoke again, "It's you"
