When they arrived in town, she was all but in awe. It was AMAZING! So many people, so many things to see. To Genrou and his friends this was all normal and a part of life, but this site was something she had never experienced before, being from another time and all. She could feel Genrou's aggravation rising as she pointed to stand after stand, curious as to what they were purveying. She felt like a child again. Genrou's eyes kept making their way back to Hayate. He was so interested in everything, so fresh about it all. He unknowingly let out the crooked grin of his a few times, watching Hayate enjoy himself. He thought it a bit odd though, that he found such pleasure watching the boy's excitement. He was a BOY after all. He shook it off as he dismounted his horse, going from cart to stand and back again to get the supplies they needed. She dismounted her horse when she saw Genrou do the same. She could hardly contain herself from jumping up and down. There was so much to see! She was trying to stay close to the gang, but found herself wandering further and further from them. Food, clothes, toys, simple knick knacks. It was simply amazing, this time and place. Nothing at all like home. Sure, they had modern conveniences, but something about this was so much more intriguing. When her eyes met with the clothes rack, she smirked and didn't think twice about going over. Her interest was captured by a flowing, green kimono. It was so amazingly gorgeous. The shop keep noticed her admiration and wandered over. " It's beautiful, yes? Looking for something for your sweetheart?" With that statement she snapped back. She was supposed to be a boy. She couldn't admire such things anymore. " No, no.. I was just looking"
' I can never… wear a thing like that again… I'm supposed to be a man now… live like a man. And men don't think about such frivolous things…'
She had been thinking so hard that she hadn't noticed she was still walking. As if jolted from a dream, she looked up with a start. She couldn't see Genrou. She couldn't see ANYONE. Where the hell was she? ' oh this is just great, now I've done it. Now I'm lost…' " Are you lost, friend? I could give you a hand." She turned with a smile. " Oh, thank you so…" The grin faded from her face when she saw three men standing around her, smirking as if they knew a secret she did not. " Um… You guys,.. Know the way back to town?" They took an intimidating step forward. " Sure, we can show you the way. But you have to pay a price first." She took a step back. What did they want from her? Surely they could tell she had no money from the dirty, drab bandit clothes she was dressed in? And she was dressed like a boy, so it couldn't be sex they were after… Could it? The man in the middle chuckled heartily. " I must admit, I'm amazed how well you pull off the whole scruffy little boy routine. But you can't hide from a man the scent of a woman…" Her eyebrows furrowed together. " What are you saying? Of COURSE I'm a boy! What a stupid thing to say, I'm out of here…" She side stepped to avoid him and walk by, but his arm extended and shoved her back. " No, I don't think so…."
