New paths new places [open]

[Valentine Yushi]

Smiles and nods to night wind taking the bag and putting arm through one strap
to put it on.

"okay i wont let it out of either of our sites"watches her button up her
coat and cant help but notice where her weapons are at now he rubs back of neck
thinking he was lucky as not to get on her bad side. Walks out of the dinner like area
we were at and heading to the grassy area he calls home, when he is here and looks
at night wind.

"so night wind, what do you like to do on your free time besides of course being with your pack that is. Just wondering where did you come from before you came here?"smiles at her as he slowly walks and takes a sip of his hot cocoa, thinking about the few memories he has of his past. His longing for his past didn't seem so bad around night wind,she seemed to make him feel happy and care free to some degree. Though he still worried about vampire attacks from time to time.

[nightwind]

Nightwind took a quick sip of the hot chocolate to stall for time to think of a response. She choked on the hot liquid having forgotten it was a fresh one as she coughed trying to clear her windpipe of liquid. Taking a few minutes to recover her mind flew over the past memories sorting them into something she could share with Valentine without making him hate her.
Inhaling carefully so she didnt cough again Nightwind started with some of the easier things. "Well I guess you could say I had a normal life. You know. Mom, Dad, siblings that sort of thing like most people have." she looked around them at the grass in the evening as they walked. "I played baseball with the neighbor kids, fished with my Dad when we went camping as a family, along with my brothers while Mom drew pictures. I even started searching for stuff to take pictures of with an old disposable camera"
Things pretty much had gone just like that although the picture perfect family was far from that though she didnt learn that til just before the attack. "Then I started working with the police to photograph crime scenes, you know look at the grisly remains, take pictures of the blood spatter, the bullet holes, bodies, skid marks, things like that."
What would he say if he knew the whole story... Better to not go into that much detail. "I started taking firearms training with the officers so I could protect myself from criminals, even started studying in the police academy just before..."

[Valentine Yushi]

Pat her back a little as she chokes on her hot chocolate and stays close by just in
case she chokes again. He listens to her but really begins to wonder about his
parents a little, Valentine then nods."sounds like you had a pretty weird child hood
but a somewhat good one up till...im guessing your parents were hurt or killed"says
this in a quiet yet sweet calming voice so not to sound to harsh as death isnt a easy
subject to bring up.

"i draw my self to but only land scape's right now, im not so good at people or
animals yet" Smiles at her and wonders what it was like to have family around
you or even memory of your parents though it made him sad to think he cant
remember much of his past at any point really.

[nightwind]

She looked at a tree near them for a moment as they walked over the grass after she was through coughing. Her parents. not exactly a pleasant topic for her at the moment. But he was being honestly kind towards her and she felt she owed him at least a little explanation.
"My family didnt take my being turned too well." she left out the grisly details of her first shifting in the middle of a family outing, preferring not to tell him though her thoughts were already back there in time, just a year ago it seemed forever. The emotional scars were still raw as she remembered plainly the looks of horror on their faces as her clothes were replaced with the pelt of a wolf as the fur spread over her body like a shadow, as her skin had split to leave a puddle of goo on the ground. First time shifting brought on my anger at having been attacked thereby losing her job with the police detective as a photographer, and not having a clue what was happening at the time, only to feel an intense hunger in her as she emerged as a wolf to run free over the mountainside.
"I .... have no family or friends now. When they found out my secret the packed me onto the next flight out of town, to send me here."

[Valentine Yushi]

Reads her body language and understands how she may feel. He then nods"i see...well if you need a friend i will be your first new friend if you will let me that is"smiles at her to try to cheer her up. looks around and figures out how many more miles it is, then he points to an open field a head"we are almost there if you look a head by the way"

Knowing the word parent might of been a touchy topic he then smiles and stops picking a rose from a bush near by and handing it to her" im sorry if i brought up bad memories of your past night wind. but in a way your lucky to know your past...i have no memory of my past"he says this with a slight sigh

[nightwind]

Pushing the painful memories back where they had been Night wasnt ready to deal with them. There were things about her past that even Ike didnt know and if he did she was certain he would want nothing more to do with her. One day she would tell him the whole tale for now though she blanked it from her mind unwilling to face the truth.
As they walked she looked off into the distance as Valentine paused to gauge how much farther it was. She was glad it was close. Not that she was deathly tired, but it had been a very trying day with everything and she would really welcome a night to sleep without needing to be on guard constantly.
They passed several carefully cared for rose bushes then Valentine stopped and picked one of the roses carefully handing it to her. Taking it from him careful to avoid the thorns she smiled and thanked him. "Did you know roses are my most favorite flower? Thank you Valentine"

[Valentine Yushi]

laughs a bit and searches for keys as we are a few feet away now"well i guessed
so im glad i was right."points to the house that seems new but no one lives there.
"this is the house and i have the key to it but i don't know what the house looks like
on the inside, never been in it"rubs back of neck feeling a little kidish for not going
in the house

He gets out the keys that were buried in his pocket among other things he carries
with him.Valentine hands her the key to the house and smiles"here you go , and
just mind the flowers if your running about the fields around here"looks around and
then points to a special rose bushes that are on the far side of his house"those are
linkin roses, have you ever seen one before ?"smiles at night wind

[nightwind]

As they come upon the houses in the field Night looks around her at the grass surrounding them. Well he was close enough she would not only have a friend, but a neighbor as well. She watched him take the keys from his pocket still amazed at his willingness to help her find the house.
"Id be happy to be your friend Valentine, thanks for the rose again" she takes the keys he offers her then wonders what's kept him from being curious and exploring it on his own since he had the keys. "So its to be a new discovery for us both the first time we see the inside. could be full of bats and vampires! Oh my!" she laughs and pretends to be scared. As he points out the flowers she should watch out for Night smiles. A linkin rose was something new for her. "Ive never heard of a linkin rose. Maybe you could show it to me one day?" She unlocked the door to the vacant house opening it then stepping back to wait for any surprise guests to exit from the dwelling. When nothing came running out she looked at him. "Well guess this is it. Unless you care to brave the unknown or you can wait to give me a chance to make sure its cleaned up."

[Valentine Yushi]

"i would love to be your friend.and when its sunny out i will show you the linkin roses promise"he smiles and then walks with her to the empty house and rubs back of neck as she opens the door to the house. He looks in to see if the electric might still work as its been a long time since anyone was around besides him.

"if its okay ill go with you in the house, just to see what it is like but i will go as soon as i see its safe for you."looks at her then at his watch to check the time.its around 10:00pm and he looks around him to see if anything odd is around like the night before.

[nightwind]

Night stepped inside after him as they both looked around carefully. Like a typically deserted house after a period of time it had collected the usual dust, cobwebs as well as a window or two that had been broken on the main level. Faded curtains now tattered by the shattered glass hung still against the frames. A few chairs in good shape as well as a worn sofa mingled with some old antique walnut end tables and a bookcase full of old books. Looking carefully around the corner of the open door across the room Night pulled her coat open for ease of drawing her weapon. Old habits died hard as she was learning, working with the police force before had made her perhaps overly cautious but better that than dead. Entering the next room as she waited for Valentine she found a kitchen in similar discord as the living room, and a doorway leading to the stairs up to the second floor.
Night pulled her gun as she stepped carefully on the worn treads. She moved up them slowly her ears listening for every sound made by the house, the stairs, the night outside, even Valentine's heart. Familiarizing herself with it all she could isolate any sudden unfamiliar noises for identification.

[Valentine Yushi]

walks in with her and sees she is caution as well in this house He puts his hand on
his sword that is behind him. He heads up stairs looking around each room, one being
red with flowers all around the room. Another room is blue with a bed that is still brand
new and unused. He goes to the last room upstairs and he comes to the master bed
room that is clean and untouched by dust. He easy's up a bit and moves his hand away
from his weapon with a sigh.

"okay its alright...though this room has been used by someone recently...i can smell it. If you plan on staying here long you might want yo switch the locks out as well as get a alarm system if you can"smiles at her to try to easy her up a bit since she has her gun out

[nightwind]

Watching him as he checks the upstairs rooms carefully, she notes a certain grace in his movements as he moves about with his sword in hand, then he seems to ease up and relax as he enters the last room the master bedroom. Taking his manner as a cue for her own tensions to ease, she puts her gun back in the shoulder holster then rolls her shoulders a little. Living like this would give her gray hair before she made it to thirty. His suggestion of new locks was indeed a good one which she would have to take care of right away. Though she wondered who had in fact been using the rooms recently. Glad the bed was newer as well as the linens she turned around grateful to him.

"Thank you for making sure it was safe Valentine. I think your idea of new locks is worth taking into consideration. Though I wonder, if someone was using it recently they might look on me as a house breaker. Although we did use a key." she smiled a bit truly glad he had a key to the place. Was he the land lord or caretaker or just a neighbor?

"I think I'll stay here as long as you don't mind. It will be nice to be close to someone I know here, besides the countryside out here will make for some nice photograhy for my publisher."

She went to him and held out her hand, "Ill take my bag so you dont need to carry it any more. It should be safe here in my new home." With a slight laugh at her own nervousness before she started to turn then asked, "You wouldnt by chance be a caretaker or owner for this house would you?"

[Valentine Yushi]

Laughs a bit and relaxes as she puts the gun away. He slides the back pack off and
hands her it with a gentle smile"No worries about the person that was here, i knew
the person that stayed here. He is a traveler that comes to see me once in a while
but i never knew he came in the house with out my knowing"

Walks to the room before the master bedroom and looks at the window a little worried
but then goes in walking over to the window and bites his finger so it bleed a bit and
drops a drop of blood at the base of the window so that any other wolf that comes near bewares of him and his guest is not to be bothered.

He then walks back over to night wind and smiles to her"i'm the owner of this land so
you can say i'm both a caretaker and a owner but sometimes i get unwanted guest"

[nightwind]

Night watches him leave the room for a moment then smelling the scent of blood she follows after him just in time to see him turn from the window. She walks over to him looking around behind him at the window where the smell comes from. "I've never seen anyone do that. Why the blood?"
She supposed it could just be he was marking his territory..though she thought it was more. This other room was nice like the master room not as fancy but still he had kept it up well. It wouldnt take much effort to clean the house or make it looked more lived in.
"Since you're the owner, I'm going to let you know now that I think I would like to live here. Rent or buy whatever you prefer. At least I have a job now that I can afford to pay for things instead of just living hand to mouth, or paw" she laughed trying to make a joke to cover her nervousness about her past living conditions.
She took her coat off then folded it to lay over a chair in the room. A dark leather shoulder holster, was easily visible over the soft material of her shirt. So accustomed to wearing it she forgot it bothered some people.

[Valentine Yushi]

Smiles at her and then notices the cold air doesn't work . He slides off his jacket sitting
it by the window as he looks at her"well i don't mind you staying, i haven't had a guest
ever around for more then a day and i did that blood drop so that any rouges wont come
near as i would hate to see you always on guard when you should relax some time you
know" As he speaks he fiddles with his necklace.

Night wind can see he is wearing a black and red striped t-shirt, a skull with wings are
on it and the t-shirt buttons. Now that the jacket isn't covering the shirt and pockets
night wind can see chains that connect to his sword's seath at his side. His sword is costumized just for him it seems as it looks normal but hides many secrets that only
the ones he killed knows about.

"As the owner, i say you can stay as long as you feel free to night wind"He laughs a bit
as he is very relaxed even with her shoulder holster showing now. He keeps an eye on
his watch and smiles at night wind."as it is getting late i should be going over to my home , but feel free to come over if you need anything.okay?"He puts his finger in his mouth
forgetting for a second it was bleeding he then laughs a bit.