A/N 11/11/2016: Made a bit of adjustment to the ninja's height in order to fit the Zootopia world as close as possible
Bloody Rain
Rain pours heavily within the shopping district of Kawasabus, Ohio, the moonlight being covered by the thick rain clouds in the sky. Hardly a single sound can be heard due to the heavy rain pouring down onto the wet concrete… or that would be the case right until now that is. The sound of a person's soft, agonizing cries can be heard within an alleyway several blocks away from the Kawasabus Shrine Inn, only for a moment before they went silent. And a deadly diagonal slash with a blade had sought to that.
The three victims that were assassinated were all ocelots, roughly being around the ages of twenty-nine to thirty-seven. The victims' clothing were the exact same, consisting of a brown, tight fitting shirt along with a pair of sanded blue hakama pants. Black high top, open toe boots covered the dead group's foot-paws, much like a pair of fingerless gloves covered their hand-paws. Based on the articles of clothing, the victims looked identical to an assassin from another clan, yet were either too weak to put up a fight against his opponent, or never saw him coming. Either way, the ocelot's katana was pierced right through their chests, the handle of the blade sticking up as if to resemble graves.
As for the one who dealt the deathly deed to the three enemy clan members was none other than Matt Wilde himself, who's blade was sheathed after the killings. He held an umbrella with his right hand-paw to keep the rain from dropping onto his body, while his left held a rag against the scar on his left cheek. Since he had gotten that injury, his scar bled profusely after every assassination he committed. And according to Iizuka, the tanuki walking next to Matt on his right, he claimed the victim whom gave the fox his scar was seeking revenge even in death. Whether or not it was true, he was unsure. Though speaking of Iizuka, he was rather pleased with the outcome of the killings, much to the point where he began stroking his own jaw.
"You are a master of the art, Matt. Three mammals down and not a single drop of blood on you", Iizuka began. "Lets go get some sake and celebrate".
"No thanks", Matt replied calmly, having had some saki earlier and didn't exactly like the taste of it tonight. Iizuka was a bit surprised to hear this, yet nonetheless chuckles softly before turning to face him.
"I see", Iizuka began before turning towards the front, retaining a soft grin on his muzzle. "We'll I'll go ahead and drink a few for you then. See ya later", and with those words, the tanuki starts walking away from the scene and into the night, his sights heading to the bar to have himself some shots of high quality saki.
With Matt now left to himself, the fox began walking back towards the hotel with the intention of taking it easy for tonight. Since it was on a weekend, he can probably make some plans for himself and perhaps manage his time between hanging out with Jenny again and his assassination assignments. Those thoughts that crossed his mind definitely brought a soft, barely noticeable smile on his muzzle. But unaware to the fox, a pair of malicious yellow eyes have been watching him from a distance, waiting for the right moment to execute his own plans.
Inside the Inn Penthouse
The sound of Instrumental Japanese music can be heard within the Inn's penthouse, the room in which served as Thrandeer Katzuma's room and base of operations. Inside the bedroom bore three occupants inside: Thrandeer Katzuma himself, Katagai, and a red and white furred female, nine tailed kitsune who was acting both as the maid and a musician. While Thrandeer and Katagai were dressed in their usual outfits, the female kitsune was dressed in a dark purple kimono dress with a light blue kimono ribbon wrapped around her torso, particularly just above her hips. Her long, fur-matching hair was tied back with a dark purple ribbon along with a few similarly colored, delicately decorated hair pins to add a bit of decoration to her hairdo. The instrument she was playing was a ruan, which was a circular, four string Chinese instrument with a short neck and four long tuning machines. The body color was an amber color along with two fox head shaped carvings on the body, one on the left and the other on the right. She was currently playing a soft melody on the ruan when the male deer began to speak.
"Its been almost four years now", Thrandeer began, the female kitsune plucking on one of the strings with her fingers. "His body has grown, yet his body remained the same as it always was", the deer claimed, turning away from Katagai for a moment to drink the cup of sake, raising his small cup to his mouth and drinking the contents quickly before turning. "He doesn't display the stain of his actions on his conscience", the buck added.
"Then the boy is lucky", Katagai claimed.
"No", Thrandeer began. "It means that there's a hidden part of him that knows what he has been doing. It will surface, and then devour him", the buck finished, pouring himself another glass of saki at the same moment the female kitsune ceased her playing. The finger she was using to pluck the strings rests on the topmost string, her content face quickly becoming one full of unexpected shock. She gasped softly at what Thrandeer had said regarding Matt. Was Thrandeer right about what he said about Matt? She wasn't sure. But right now, all she could do at the moment was stare at them as the two men continue to have a conversation with one another in silence….
Within a local bar, Shopping District
A large number of voices can be heard within a local bar, which was located just a couple blocks from the Kawasabus Shrine Inn, and roughly five to six blocks away from where the recent assassinations have occurred. A huge number of mammals, predator and prey alike, were inside the bar relaxing drinking various types of alcoholic beverages, whether it be the soft ones like lager, or the harder ones like vodka. But for the most part, many of the customers inside were drinking sake.
Near the back of the bar, three rabbits were sitting at a prey sized table to accommodate their species, drinking their beverages while conversing with one another. Two of the rabbits were female while the third one, coincidentally the eldest of them, was male. The two females were Judy Hopps of Bunnyburrow and Jenny Bunni of Newcastle, England, both of whom were dressed in the same attire from when they worked at the booth earlier. Judy had an order of water while Jenny, on the other hand, had an order of a fruit-mixed sake in a shot glass. The male himself, interestingly enough, had ordered a carrot flavored lager, which unlike Jenny's beverage, which was in a shot glass, his was in a dark brown glass bottle.
The male was a rabbit bearing fur colors identical to Jenny's, but with a slightly darker, slightly paler brown fur tone for the main fur color, yet the secondary bore a tan color instead of the white fur Jenny had for the secondary color. He was somewhere within his mid forties to early fifties. His eyes were of a light brown color, where Jenny's were a sapphire blue. His clothing consists of a pair of blue denim overalls along with a light green plaid shirt being worn under the overalls. The sleeves of his plaid shirt were rolled up a little past his elbows. A white shirt can be seen underneath the plaid shirt, most likely used as an undershirt to help reduce the amount of sweat from working. A green four leaf clover patch can be seen attached to the front pocket of his overall's. On his head, he wore a green colored hat with a carrot patch sewn on the front of his hat. Coincidentally enough, the beverage he had ordered was a carrot flavored lager, which unlike Jenny's beverage, which was in a shot glass, his was in a dark brown glass bottle.
The three rabbits have been there for the past hour now, casually conversing with each other and drinking their alcoholic beverages (minus Judy, as she had ordered a water earlier). The male rabbit was only currently drinking one beer, while Jenny on the other hand had drunk roughly about seven shots of sake within the hour they were there. She was already somewhat intoxicated because of the amount of alcohol she drank, yet she was still coherent enough to recognize the environment around her. While the sweet flavor of the beverage was enjoyable, she couldn't have anymore, or else she would end up getting drunk to the point she couldn't think or walk properly. Standing up from the table and grabbing her umbrella as she did, the rabbit began to walk towards the front before feeling someone placing a concerned hand-paw onto her shoulder.
"Where ya going, Jenny?" the male rabbit asked, a concerned tone in his country accented voice. The English rabbit turns her head to the right and looks at him, her eyes mostly open and a faint blush on her face. It wasn't a blush from that of a shy woman, but one to signify one's intoxication, faint or strongly apparent.
"I need to head home, Stu…" Jenny answered, which her speech was surprisingly not slurred despite the alcohol in her system. The male rabbit, identified as Stu, looks towards her with a concerned look on his face. Jenny began to grab her wallet from her back pocket, but the male rabbit grabs her wrist gently as if to stop her, causing Jenny to look at him with a curious look on her face. "What… what are you-"
"You don't worry about a thing, Jenny. I got this", Stu interrupted with a soft smile on his face before removing his hand-paw away from her wrist. Judy stands up from her seat and pulls her high school friend into a soft hug.
"You go on ahead and get home, Jen. Dad and I will call you sometime tomorrow", Judy said before pulling away from the hug, the English rabbit looking at the two before nodding softly. Turning to face Stu, she wraps her arms around him softly before pulling away a moment later. Turning away from the two rabbits before her, she began walking out of the bar without bumping into anything, albeit sluggishly because of the alcohol in her system. The moment she steps out of the bar was when the rabbit pulls her umbrella out and begins walking home, the rain dropping both rapidly and heavily on the ground in the silence of night.
At the alleyway near the assassination site
The rain continues to pour heavily in the quiet tranquility of night, with a male vulpine walking along the alleyway to continue with his path. He remained silent throughout the walk, and his eyes remain as as alert as a fox hunting his prey. His left hand-paws holds the handle of his sword as if he were expecting an attack at any moment, using the umbrella to keep his eyes. His green eyes remain focused on what was in front of him with the exception of occasionally looking at both his left and right. A light rustling sound goes off in the west, the fox's ears flickering slightly and causing him to turn towards the same direction. Narrowing his nocturnal eyes as he did, he focuses on where the sound had come from. But upon seeing nothing but the rustling of the leaves, he turns his head back to the front and silently continues walking back to the hotel several blocks away.
Unbeknownst to Matt, at the entrance to another alley up ahead on the right, a lone figure hides silently against the wall out of the fox's view. The lone figure in the shadows was a white furred Siberian tiger with black stripes on most parts of his body. He was dressed in what appears to be a modern take on a ninja outfit, the top consisting a long sleeve tight fitting black shirt with a sleeveless dark gray kimono shirt worn on top of it. The dark gray muzzle mask the tiger wore covers his muzzle through its entirety, with over a dozen small, pencil thick holes cut to allow the male to breathe. His cargo harem pants matched the same color as his sleeveless kimono shirt, the leg openings tucked in a pair of black combat boots, which were not open toe like Matt's were. Lastly, a pair of dark gray leather gauntlets were worn on his forearms, the gauntlets going from his muscular forearms up to the back of his hand-paws.
In the tiger's hand-paws were two katanas, which a thick, long chain was attached to one another by the ends of the handles. The swords themselves were proportionate to the owner's size, the tiger being just over eight feet in height, his tiger sized katana being about five feet in overall length, and his tiger sized wakizashi being about three feet overall length. With these in hand, the tiger looks to the right and watches his opponent coming towards his direction. He waited for the right moment to execute his plans, with each passing second passing nearly as long as minutes. With the widening of his eyes, the tiger suddenly throws one of the swords towards the fox and slashes the umbrella in half. Although he destroyed the umbrella, the blade failed to strike the fox at all, thanks to the fox's keen vision. Nonetheless, the fox draws his sword with his right hand-paw and grips onto the handle of his weapon tightly, all while the mysterious assassin pulls on the chain to bring his blade back to him.
"Neo-Shinsengumi?" Matt asked with a calmly stern tone, examining the clothing for a moment before narrowing his eyes. "No, you're a hired assassin like me", the fox added, remaining where he was at without making another move. No, his eyes were on the other assassin a good several meters right across from him. From the moment he saw him, he knew a battle was bound to be inevitable….
Inside Thrandeer's penthouse, about the same time
Japanese music can be heard within the thin walls of the Japanese-themed penthouse, with similarly instrumental music continuing to be played by the female kitsune herself. As pleasant as the music was, all three of them knew the pleasantries wouldn't last much longer. Katagai proves his point by grabbing his sheathed sword and beginning to stand up onto his feet-paws, the bear needing to head out of the room.
"I must return to the other mammals tonight", Katagai said, now standing on his feet-paws and turns towards the male buck next to him.
"Of course, Katagai", Thrandeer replied with a nod.
"We'll hold Miyabe's rebels for the time being", Katagai spoke while the female kitsune stands up and walks towards the sliding door, pulling it open gently enough to where the bear could leave.
"Be wary of the Neo-Shinsengumi faction", Thrandeer warned calmly.
"Yes sir", and with those words escaping Katagai's mouth as the bear walks out of the penthouse, the female kitsune closing the sliding door before turning to face the deer inside.
"You've talked all night", the female kitsune commented, a soft, content smile on her muzzle.
"Enough for an entire lifetime", Thrandeer responded.
"Would you like more sake?" the kitsune maid asked, making the buck close his eyes and shake his head.
"No, I cannot taste it", Thrandeer answered calmly, yet continues to hold the small cup of sake in his hand-paws. The female gasps softly upon hearing what he said before beginning to approach him.
"Are you feeling alright?" the female kitsune asked, the clan leader's eyes reopening and turning towards her directions.
"Against mad mammals, the struggle will never end", Thrandeer answered following a heavy shrug, placing the small cup of sake onto the coffee table. Standing up from the mat as he did, the buck turns towards his bedroom and opens the sliding door. "If you need me, I will be resting in my room", the buck added right before closing the door behind him and turning off the lights inside, leaving the female kitsune to herself in the living room portion of the penthouse.
At the alleyway near the assassination site
It was the calm before the storm, a strong, fierce amount of tension fills the air as rain continues to pour heavily in the darkest of night. The clouds in the sky have now thickened to the point where not even the moonlight can be seen at the alley. Two pairs of eyes gaze towards one another, those of a tiger and that of Matt Wilde. Both male predators were silent, their grips tightening around the handles of their swords.
Battle between one another was now inevitable, and both men knew this the moment they crossed paths with each other, the moment the tiger had attempted to strike him with one of the chained katanas. The two predators stared at each other for what seems to be hours to them, not a single move made despite the amount of violent buildup of energy that was forming between the two. Then it explodes with a violent roar, the ninja assassin suddenly throwing the same sword he used to destroy the fox's umbrella towards the fox himself. But Matt was no idiot, however, for he swings his own sword horizontally to the left as means to block the attack effortlessly, thus knocking the ninja's right katana away from him. The tiger quickly pulls the chain towards him and brings his own sword back to him, tightening his grip on both handles of his blades.
All of the sudden, the ninja starts sprinting towards the fox at a rather extreme pace, nearly matching the pace to that of a bullet fired from a gun. But that didn't intimidate the fox at all. No! That further ignited the swordsman's spirit within him. The fox's eyes narrow slightly towards the ravenous ninja before suddenly darting towards his opponent in a similar pace. Blades start clashing against one another, the loud clinking sounds repeating with blow after blow. Both warriors were bound to kill the other, yet the victor will be decided at the right moment based on their actions.
All of the sudden, the tiger jumps a good several meters away from the fox before jumping onto the roof of the one story stone buildings across from the stone wall. Matt follows in pursuit and began swinging his blade against the ninja assassin's own, jumping from one room to another as the two continue to fight. The feline assassin notices a five story building resembling a pagoda within the next couple of blocks and quickly jumps roof to roof in order to get to his destination. Like before, the fox remains in hot pursuit and continues to strike his opponent swiftly despite the feline blocking the attacks easily.
Arriving to the pagoda building as the tiger did, he jumps onto the second story roof, then to the third, and before he knew it, they were on the top of the fifth and final story roof. The two were constantly clashing blades against one another on the way up there, yet upon arriving the fifth story roof, the two ceased their movements with their swords at hand. They remained as still like they have only moments ago, almost as if both warriors had never fought one another despite softly panting because of the effort they've put into trying to kill one another. Now that killing has been mentioned…
"Who the hell is this guy…?" Matt wondered within his mind, his green eyes gazing towards his opponent's fiery yellow eyes. "I'm already certain he's a hired assassin like myself" the fox continued his train of thought, watching the ninja preparing to continue the battle, the fox doing the same himself. "But now that I think about it, there's no doubt he's a ninja from the Orimakishu clan", the male finished his thought, right at the very moment he darts towards the tiger with a ferocious speed, the ninja quickly doing the same with his blades in hand.
Now that the battle's continued, the sounds of clashing blades can be heard throughout the rooftop. Regardless of how heavy the rain was pouring, the two assassins continue fighting on the roof as if the rain never poured. But as the battle progressed, the tiger quickly kicks the fox off of the roof with the use of his left foot-paw, yet Matt manages to make an aerial recovery and lands on the top of the third story roof. His eyes gaze towards his opponents, then looks back towards the direction of the alleyway they fought, then back up to him with a new idea in mind. As interesting as a rooftop battle is, he couldn't risk anybody else seeing the ongoing fight on the roof. With this in mind, the fox's eyes remain facing towards the ninja assassin and starts jumping backwards, occasionally turning back to make sure he was going the right direction.
It didn't take Matt long for him to return to the alleyway where the battle first began, landing on the concrete ground and looking around for his opponent. He had his eyes upon the assassin he was fighting, but now he was nowhere in sight. Something was wrong, and the fox knew it immediately. Nevertheless, he remains calm and began to survey his surroundings, his green eyes shifting left and right slowly as an attempt to remain alert. Unfortunately, his keen vision won't be able to see what was about to happen next.
A loud roar escapes the muzzle of the assassin trying to kill Matt, causing the fox to turn towards his right. He quickly blocks the right katana the tiger had threw without his knowledge, but that didn't stop the tiger from quickly wrapping the chain he bore around the fox's torso, the very same one attached to the ends of the ninja's swords. Fortunately, the fox was able to move his arms before he was suddenly chained up by the feline. Despite the stern look on Matt's face, he was genuinely surprised at this. How could he not have seen this coming? But right now was not the time to mentally answer that himself, especially after seeing the tiger jump onto the roof with the other end of the chain in his possession.
"Great…" Matt growled, his eyes narrowing towards the tiger before noticing him pulling on the other end of the chain. His left side starts dragging towards the direction in which the ninja was pulling, but there was no way in hell the fox was gonna let himself get dragged without a fight. In retaliation, the vulpine grabs a hold of the chain and began pulling back against it, the muscles on his left arm flexing slightly due to his efforts pulling on the chain.
Unaware to both assassins, a female mammal with an umbrella began approaching the alleyway and makes a left turn towards it. The mammal stumbled slightly in her walks, yet for the most part walked as if she didn't have any alcohol in her sister. The heavy rain was pouring down hard enough to the point where her footsteps would be difficult to hear under the given circumstances. Either way, the female mammal continues to walk towards her destination with little stumbling in her walking, passing some bushes on the way to her home.
Up head, and coincidentally unaware to the female, the struggle between Matt and the ninja assassin continues to progress, both mammals trying to pull on the chain to see who yanks who towards one another. The tiger was indeed incredibly strong, yet the fox bore the higher endurance level. Either way, their muscles were straining, and both of them were becoming progressively exhausted. Something needs to be done about this, and quickly at that. Matt's eyes were starting to close, and his teeth were gritting against each other. He was unsure of how much he could bear with it… but then he spots the other male's right sword, still attached to the chain they were struggling with. An idea suddenly forms into his mind, the fox's swordsman spirit began to burn, and if his cards were played right, he may get out of this alive. The fox's eyes quickly shift directly up towards the ninja and narrows them directly towards the tiger's eyes.
It was in that moment when the tiger grabs the chain with his other hand-paw, while still holding the left katana, and suddenly jumps several feet up in the air from the roof. He quickly performs an aerial spiral and attempts to wrap the chain around his own body. However, the fox had him right where he wanted, and the time to act upon his own strategy came. Matt quickly grabs the chain with his right hand-paw (while still holding his sword nonetheless), and pulls the chain towards him. Quickly grabbing the other part of the chain with his left, he pulls the ninja's right sword towards him and grabs a hold of it with his left hand-paw, holding his enemy's sword with a reverse grip. Now it was time for the kill.
With a loud growl escaping the fox's muzzle, he raises his enemy's blade upwards and leaps forward, his body leaning towards the tiger to add a bit of momentum to his jump. The tiger realizes what the fox had planned all along, and tries to block his own blade with the left katana. Unfortunately, that plan failed when the sword slid off of the other blade, and it would end up being the last moment the tiger would ever remember. Matt slices the ninja's body from the upper right shoulder down towards the right side of his opponent's crotch, blood splattering out of the victim's body and spraying the bloodied contents throughout parts of the alley. Unbeknownst to Matt, however, some of the blood manages to splatter onto the female mammal's umbrella and parts of her body, a soft gasp escaping her mouth.
He lands onto the concrete ground several feet away from where the ninja's body now lay dead. The fox was nearly drained of energy, and he suddenly kneels down onto the ground, panting for air and holding himself up with his deceased enemy's right katana. His scar began bleeding mildly for the second time that night, his blood dripping down from his left cheek onto the ground below. The smell of blood began to fill the air, but it wasn't the only thing Matt's nose had caught. The fox's nose manages to car the scent of white plum in the air, making his eyes widen only slightly in terms of curiosity.
"Huh…." Matt uttered softly from his muzzle, raising his head upward and looking straight as the source of the smell of white plum. And standing before him was the very person he last expected to witness such a killing.
Jenny Bunni was standing their with her slightly widened eyes fixed upon him, parts of her fur and her clothing now drenched with the dead ninja's blood. Speaking of her attire, he noticed she wore the exact same clothing that she has since he saw her at the shopping district. But what he didn't see before was the faint blush on her face, along with how the irises of her eyes were slightly dilated. Yet right now he was too shocked to see her presence here, especially with everything that had gone down within the past few minutes.
The fox began to stand up from the same spot he knelt onto earlier, his eyes also fixed upon the rabbit standing only five feet away from him. His hand-paws began to shake slightly with shock and making the swords tremble a bit in correlation with his hand movements. For the first time in his life, since the day he had lost his mother, he legitimately didn't know what to do other than continue panting with unexpected shock.
"Y-you..." Jenny began with an unusually calm, surprised tone in her voice, giving off hints that she's had a few drinks earlier that day. But that didn't matter to him. What mattered was the fact he had been caught by the woman he had just met, the woman whom he got her digits from. "You caused it…. You caused the rain to bleed…" the rabbit continued, the fox's eyes widening a bit with shock in his voice. "You..." the female finished. And with the way she said that last word, he could've sworn he heard her say it with malice in her voice. Whether he was hearing things or of she was actually building up a malicious tone, he did not know. At that instance, he drops the sword he used to kill his enemy, yet retains his hold on the one he actually owns.
"She saw me… she knows…", Matt began within his mind, panting rather rapidly now because of the amount of shock he bore on him. "Should I… should I kill her…?" as soon as that thought crossed his mind, his eyes widen slightly and tilts his head down, shaking it left and right faintly. "No… I can't. it wouldn't be right… why would I think of such a thing…?" the fox wondered in his head, legitimately wondering why that thought crossed his mind. But his train of thought soon ceases with a flicker of his ears, blinking once before tilting his head up and looking at the rabbit in front of him.
"You're bleeding", Jenny said to the fox, her right hand-paw now raised and began walking towards the fox, albeit slowly because of the alcohol in her system. "Let me…. Let me help… you", that was all she could say before her eyes close and she unexpectedly began to collapse slowly right on the spot, dropping her umbrella on the spot. Matt's eyes widen a tad bit and rushes towards her, no longer shocked about her witnessing him slay the tiger. Catching her with his left arm, he was able to prevent her from falling onto the wet ground. He blushed slightly at the moment he notices her DD-cup breasts pressing against his forearm, but he ignored that and gently kneels down. Laying his sword down as he did, the fox gently turns the rabbit over to where his left forearm rests under her back. Blood began dripping onto the female's face, which to no surprise was thanks to the fox's now bleeding scar.
"White plum…" Matt said softly, his right hand-paw moving towards her head and wiping the blood off of her face.
He knew they couldn't stay in the outdoors for much longer, albeit they catch a cold or if the cops catch them there at the scene of the murder. And one thing for certain was he had no intention on sticking around for much longer. He lifts his left leg up a bit and rests her head on it, allowing him to grab his blade and quickly, yet carefully, place the sword back into its sheath. His attention turns towards the umbrella and reaches it with the use of his right hand-paw, grabbing the parasol by its handle and puts it away. The only thing left he had to do after placing the sheathed umbrella on one of the cargo loops on his pants was to dispose of the umbrella he used, since that was the only remaining bit of evidence that was left of his involvement there.
Placing the unconscious bunny behind his back, his arms wrapping around her thighs and her arms wrapped around his neck (courtesy of Matt himself), the fox quickly rushes to grab his destroyed umbrella and sheaths it back as much as possible. Thanks to the strap on the parasol, he was able to manage and places the umbrella through the cargo loop on the opposite leg. Now was time to get the hell out of there before they were spotted! With his arms secured around the bunny's thighs, and a quick reassurance of hers arms wrapped around his torso, the fox starts sprinting back to the Inn where he was staying, the heavy rain washing away the dead ninja's blood away from the concrete and of any other evidence that remained of Matt's involvement.
Inside the Kawasabus Shrine Inn Lobby
Business seems to have quieted down as the night continues to progress. Earlier that evening, many local citizens had entered the hotel lobby to check into any of the available rooms or, at the very least, had came inside to temporarily get out of the heavily pouring rain. That was roughly over an hour ago when the rain began pouring heavily. And while it continues to pour heavily outside, it wasn't as heavy as it was when it first began, having become light enough for the locals to begin driving back to their homes, albeit with caution.
Now the lobby was void of any customers inside, yet only a female gray fox resides inside behind the receptionist desk. The vixen was well within her thirties, yet bore the appearance to that of someone within their early to mid twenties thanks to plenty of exercise and a well managed healthy diet. Her attire consists of a black kimono with a red ribbon wrapped around her waist. Embedded on the kimono in red were branch shaped designs, with flowers being attached on the ends of the branches. Her eyes coincidentally matched the color of the designs on her shirt, bearing a scarlet red color that burned like fire in certain lighting. A pair of open toe sandals was worn on her feet-paws, with enough room to let her toes wiggle if she chose to.
The vixen grabs her keys to the entrance of the Kawasabus Shrine Inn and began walking away from the lobby's receptionist desk, with closing hours having come to the hotel. She grabs a hold of the knob of the door and was about to place the key into the lock… that is until she saw a vulpine figure approaching the Inn carrying someone with him in his arms. At first she was unsure of who it was, but once the male got close enough within light's view, she immediately recognized it was Matt Wilde and opens the door for him.
"Mr. Wilde, I was expecting you to return earlier this evening. What happened?" The vixen asked, but suddenly gasped upon seeing both the female rabbit he was holding in his arms along with the bleeding scar on his cheek.
"She needs shelter, Amaya", Matt replied calmly, yet quickly before walking towards the open door, the vixen following him inside before closing the door. Although she locks the door, she keeps the key inside with the possible intention of opening it in a short bit. Matt gently picks the unconscious bunny off from his back and lays her on the sofa directly across from the receptionist's desk, resting the female gently onto her back. Amaya walks towards the two and began examining the female rabbit carefully.
"You Ishin-Mirkwood soldiers are so industrious. You kill all night and still pick up a whore", Amaya commented before shaking her head, with Matt quickly giving the vixen an offended glare. Matt did not expect the receptionist to call Jenny a whore, and was surprisingly on the verge of growling at the vixen. However, despite not appreciating the vixen calling Jenny such a name, he shrugs calmly before placing his hand-paws inside of his pockets.
"She'll need a room", Matt said calmly, yet bore a softly stern look on his face. The vixen, however, looks back to him momentarily before turning and walking away from him.
"I have no vacancies available, Mr Wilde. I run a respectable Inn, not a brothel", Amaya replied calmly, yet also bore a similar tone to Matt's. "You should take her down to Mr. Tanaka's down the street", the vixen suggested, the male fox's eyes widening slightly before clenching his fists. He knew damn well Mr. Tanaka ran a brothel right down the street from the Inn he was temporarily staying at, and lets just say the last time he was there, things between him and Mr. Tanaka weren't pleasant. He was about to speak his mind, that is until the vixen turns her head towards their direction and took a few sniffs in the air. "Wait, hold on a second! She smells too nice for that place", she corrected quickly after noticing the rabbit's scent, white plum. "I'll go get her some dry clothes to wear and wash the one's she's wearing right now. You go wait here and I'll go get her the things she'll need", the vixen finished before turning back towards the direction she was heading towards, leaving the male fox alone with the female rabbit.
Now that he was alone, Matt directs his attention towards the unconscious bunny and takes a seat nest to her. He waits for the vixen to return with the clothing the rabbit will need for tomorrow, long enough for the vixen to remove all traces of the ninja's blood off of them. While waiting, the fox's eyes gaze towards the bunny's body up from head to toe, admittedly smiling softly, albeit briefly, at the sight of Jenny's peaceful sleeping. Cute would've been a great word to use for this situation, but knowing that it was a derogatory term for other species to use towards rabbits, that wouldn't be the right word to use. Perhaps peaceful would be the best term to describe the situation in this case. His right hand-paw moves to the rabbit's long, brown/blonde mixed bangs and gently moves them towards her right side, allowing him to have a better look at the woman's face.
"She's so peaceful…. I wonder what my life would've been like if my mother was never killed…" Matt thought to himself, gently rubbing her forehead with the back of his right index and middle fingers. He notices her softly stirring in her sleep and moves his hand-paw away from her, a soft smile forming on his muzzle for the second time. He snaps out of his train of thought and looks towards the door leading to the back area, noticing the vixen returning with a blue and golden yellow kimono with her in possession. The fox stands up upon seeing the vixen before Amaya looks directly at him.
"Go ahead and lift her up carefully. She'll be residing in the room next to yours on the third floor", Amaya said before the male fox places his arms under her body and gently lifts her up, his left arm resting under the rabbit's upper back and his right under her legs. The vixen began walking towards the elevator nearby and presses the button to the third floor, with the male following her with the female bunny in his arms. Quickly tapping on the third floor button, the double doors close and enables the elevator to ascend to the floor that they headed for.
They reach the third floor within a matter of seconds and step out of the elevator when the double doors had opened. Matt looks down towards Jenny and examines her body, seeing some of the ninja's blood on parts of her fur. He knew those needed to get cleaned off quickly before the stains become harder to clean off, even with high quality body wash products. Nevertheless, he knew for certain the vixen would be able to clean her off if needed. Speaking of which, the vixen grabs a key card for the hotel room and slides the card into the slot, a loud 'click' noise going off to let the key holder know the door's unlocked. The vixen opens the door and walks into the room, with Matt following behind and shutting the door behind him once he entered. Amaya turns her head towards the fox and before moving her head towards herself, gesturing for him to follow her into the bathroom.
"Bring her into the restroom for me, will you?" Amaya asked calmly. "I'll take care of cleaning her up while you wait in the living room", she added before facing the bathroom and walks towards it, opening the sliding door to the right and walking inside. Matt follows shortly after and enters the bathroom, gently placing the bunny next to the vixen as she was getting prepared to clean the rabbit off. The fox grabs Jenny's umbrella and removes it from the pants loop, placing it next to the vixen making preparations for the bath.
"Would you mind cleaning this off as well?" Matt asked, the vixen giving him a nod in response. Mildly hot water began pouring in the tub as the vixen grabs a few rags to use to help clean the blood off the unconscious bunny, with Matt taking his leave and walking towards the bathroom door. But before leaving, he notices a large trashcan nearby and grabs his broken umbrella from the cargo loop on his pants, placing it inside the trash can and closing the lid to it. Now it was time for him to wait outside, doing so by waling out of the bathroom and taking a seat at the sofa roughly fifteen feet away from the bathroom entrance.
The minutes began to pass by as if they were only seconds, with the fox getting onto his smartphone and taking a look at any of the text messages he might've received. Fortunately, he received nothing from any members of the Ishin-Mirkwood clan members. However, he did notice a couple text messages he had gotten from his aunt, Tomoe, his late mother's younger sister, having received them sometime during his battle against the ninja assassin that tried to kill him. He quickly replied to the text messages and reassuring he was doing alright. His ears suddenly flicker to the sound of a sliding door on the right side of the hotel room, turning his attention towards the female leaving the bathroom, with the bunny's bloodstained clothing gripped onto her right hand-paw, her left holding the unconscious bunny by her waist.
"She has been cleaned and properly dressed", Amaya said to the fox before he began looking over the bunny, who not only was clean of any blood on her, but was now dressed in the black and blue kimono the vixen had provided.
"Thank you for letting her stay here. I will repay you", Matt replied with a calm, thankful nod and a similar tone of voice. However, the vixen starts walking towards the male and hands him Jenny's phone case along with another solid object of sort. However, he could hardly tell what it was thanks to her clothes covering her.
"I know, Matt", Amaya replied before handing him the phone case and a… another small, but longer case? "These are hers, but you might wanna hide this", she suggested, the male fox taking both her phone case and the longer case while she continues to hold the bunny's blood stained clothing.
Matt sets the phone case on the coffee table next to the sofa and examines the other black colored case, which seems to be bearing a handle on it. But the fox knew what it was once he spotted the handle, grabbing the handle and pulling it out to reveal a heft-less dagger of sort. And holy hell that thing was long, which the blade portion of the weapon was as long as his forearm. Speaking of the blade, there wasn't even a damn scratch on the thing, looking as if it were brand new or well taken care of. Now one question began to cross his mind….
"Jesus Christ… how the hell was a bunny like her able to hide something like this", Matt asked with genuine surprise, moving the blade upward and examining it closely, even placing it next to the opposite forearm. "Especially if the blade's as long as my forearm", he added, twisting the dagger a bit before placing the weapon back into its case, no, its sheath.
"I found the dagger case attached to her back underneath her shirt. Its rather ingenious if you think about it", Amaya answered, taking the rabbit into the bedroom adjacent to the wall where the bathroom was. The fox gathers the rabbit's phone and follows the vixen inside, seeing her placing the bunny on the queen sized bed. He walks to the dresser next to the bed and places both her phone case and dagger case on the surface, although hid the dagger case underneath a matching colored alarm clock. "Alright, I think this will do for the time being", he commented after hiding the blade before turning to face the vixen next to him, seeing her placing the rabbit in bed and tucking her in.
"I'm gonna hit the hay for tonight. I'll talk to you in the morning", the fox said before walking towards the bedroom exit and grabbing the door. He takes one last look at the bunny for a moment before walking out of the bedroom, closing the door behind him and letting the vixen finish her work. But one thing he was certain about tomorrow was the possibility of him having to explain everything to the bunny he had just met, and hopefully the fox could give the bunny the right answer if it were possible.