Kenji made impact with something...HARD. "sonofabitch" He weezed as he flipped himself onto his back, Squinting into the sun. After a while of laying still he sat up. As he rubbed his head, he noticed a staring pup. "Are you okay mister?" Asked the wide eyed pup. Kenji stood and popped his back. "Sure kid, just peachy." Kenji said as his ears stood. "Hey, can you tell me where i am?" Asked kenji, still trying to stretch out the pain of the fall. "This is babylon gardens mister." Said the little one as he pointed to the sign that marked the entrance to the neighborhood. Kenji had finally finished wriggling as he faced the long row of suburban houses. 'Well at least he had the decency to drop me close by.' Kenji realized the child still hadn't left. "Umm... do you need something kid?" Kenji asked awkwardly. "Who are you?" The pup questioned almost instantly. "Kenji, Kenji Taios." He awnsered as ther pup tilted his head. "Err whats your name?" Kenji asked as the pup snapped back to attention. "I'm Joey." Exclaimed the pup as he pointed to himself, smiling. Kenji didn't really know where to go from this point. He had never been very good at talking to strangers, especially children. "Well Joey im going to... uh.. go now." and with that Kenji began to walk away in a strange manner. A few moments later, he found himself in front of his new 'home'. It was completely identical to those before it, and seemed to be located in the center of the neighborhood. He walked up to the door, looking down to the mat that lay at his feet. The japanese character for welcome was printed largely across the entirety of it. He sighed as he opened the door. But what was inside made him feel completely different. The entire building was styled in a glass-modern white that had black couches, a large T.V. that sat on a black entertainment center. Kenji walked to the kitchen. 'I could use a drink i guess' he thought as he searched the cabinets. His search for alcohol seemed futile, until he reached the last cabinet. Kenji looked to the green bottle, Golden cap glinting in the light. He reached up and pulled the bottle down to read what the strange drink was. "Absinthe, 100 proof." Kenji put the bottle back. "Hell no." He sat on the couch and clicked on the T.V."GRAPE!" Shouted an excited dog through his house. A baggy-eyed purple cat sauntered down the stairs, yawning. "What is it this time peanut?" She said as she glared. "There's a new guy across the street." He excliamed as he pointed. "So what does this have to do with waking me up?" She asked. "We're gonna say hi! besides, its not everyday we can meet a new neighbor." Grape knew that once Peanut had set his mind to something, there was no way he was gonna stop. She walked across the street shivering behind peanut. Even though the sun was out, she still felt cold. As they reached the door, Peanut knocked twice. The two gasped in unison at the person who awnsered the door. He stood at least two heads over them, and rivaled the size of the wolves that lived down a few doors. He was jet black and almost looked...wild "Can i help you?" He asked as he held a bottle of water to his muzzle. "Were just here to welcome you to the neighborhood. I'm Peanut and this is Grape." "Hey." Said the cat as she inhaled deeply through her nose. "Are you... okay or..?" Kenji just sort of trailed off. "Just a little c-cold is all." By now she was chattering. "Please, come inside." Kenji gestured indoors as he took another drink. The pair strode past Kenji as he shut the door behind them. As the two studied the inside of the house, they were astranged. "Bit to futuristic for my taste." Said Kenji as he motioned towards the couch. "You guys want a drink?" Kenji asked from the kitchen. "Sure" shouted Peanut as he looked around the room. Kenji came into the room with a bottle of water and a cup of cocao. Grape thanked Kenji who left the room again. When Kenji came back, he held a hoodie in one hand and a pill in the other. "Here." Kenji placed the jacket over Grape's shoulders, letting the loose material drape over her. Kenji plopped onto the love seat across from them. "So you two live across the street, huh?" He asked. "Yep, for all of our lives." explained Peanut. "Only part of mine. moved in when i was little." Grape said. "So... I guess that you guys want something to do?" Kenji asked. "I think there's basically a library in the den. The two's eyes widened. "Really?" Asked grape. "Yeah, go for it, i don't care." Kenji watched the two race from the room. Through the stillness of the house he could hear their gasps of amazement. He chuckled to himself and collected the glass that grape had left. He went to the kitchen to wash the glasses. Kenji opened the dishwasher. "How you doin'." Darius plopped out of the washer. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" Kenji whispered angrily. "Hey, stop being so tense. im just here to clarify on what you're supposed to do here, maybe give you a few things." Darius said as he held his hands up. Darius wasn't in his angelic attire but rather a pair of jeans and a bullet wound T-shirt. Kenji put the glass on the counter and sighed. "Hurry up i have... guests." Darius leaned on the fridge. "First things first, your gonna be here for a while , year maybe more. Your gonna see problems, some obviouse, others no so much. fix and be done simple as that. Second, look at that." Kenji craned his neck in the direction of darius's finger. He felt as though a needle penetrated his chest. Kenji grasped his own frame as he felt something spread through his flesh. "You...bastard." Kenji heaved. moments later, the pain subsided and kenji stood. "What did you do to me?" He breathed. "I helped you." Kenji looked down to the center of his chest, seeing a black shield stuck to him. "Go ahead, press it." Kenji pushed the button, and watched in amazement as black metal formed over his muscular frame, enveloping all of him in a suit of armor. Darius held up a mirror. What Kenji saw reminded him of a metallic Anubis. "Why would i need this?" Kenji asked. "Why not? it increases your strenght ten fold, is completely bullet proof, and cool looking." Darius smirked. "Kenji! Can we borrow these?" Kenji's eyes widened. "Get back in the washer!" Darius backed up. "It was hard enough going in." Darius said as he crossed his arms. "Just get i-...sorry." "Huh?" Darius raised an eyebrow as Kenji raised his still metallic fist. Without thought, Kenji dropped the angel and began cramming his unconsciouse body into the thankfully empty washer. Kenji bashed the button on his chest as the two rounded the corner. "Hey, Kenji can we borrow these?" They said in unison. "Sure, feel free to all of 'em i guess." Kenji said as he scratched his ears. He watched their faces traanform to pure glee. "THANK YOU!" Grape shouted. "Can we use this place like a library?" "Sure, i'll probably just pull out the shelves to the living room anyway, place is barren." Kenji said as he studied the white room. "Can we.. invite people?" Peanut asked. "Like friends and stuff? Sure i don't care." Kenji said as his eyes dashed between the two and the washer. "Cool." Peanut said as he looked to the stack of books in his arms. They walked to the door happily. "See ya Kenji!" Grape shouted as the two exited, leaving Kenji in peace. He looked around before pushing the button on his chest. The black metal formed over his fur once more as he flexed. "Ten fold huh?" He looked to the den. 'Guess i'm gonna make a library.' -Hello readers, i just wanted to say hi, and apologoze for the strange ending. and lonewolf, buddy, I would love to review some of your work. just send me a DOCx thing or whatever. To the rest of my readers feel free to leave comments and such. your friend -Plavoko12