Chores, made easy (open)

That sounds like a great idea. Xeno said to Naka. This is my chance to get a better look at those two. Where should we go? Xeno asked. He smirked, knowing soon he would get a better view of the two strangers

Recluse didn't waste any time if finishing off his offered meal and his belly still felt empty. And hearing her offer to buy some lunch was even better! Of sometimes the wonder of human generosity was just too much for him! He'd make this up to the girl. He repaid his debts and what he owed. A spider could have honor... as for where the they would go to eat...

"Ooh ooh! There's this great noodle shop! They have the best dumplings and mitsu." The kids al chimed, leading the adults as they shoved through the crowd toward a small eatery. After battling the crowds in the middle of town they would have to fight for a seat. Which of course recluse wouldn't find it too hard if he posed as a woman, as he would normally.

What was that? Now they were going to a restaurant? Well this was rather... out of the blue... just like those kids asking them to find their dog. He and Alaric came here with the intention of finding themselves some food, free one obviously... but he didn't expect people to offer them a lunch so quickly and, well, with no intention of having anything back in return whatsoever! If he didn't know better, he'd think something was afoot... a trap maybe? He did saw that guy, Xeno, talk to that little girl earlier, away from them, whispering... Bah... Oh well. If something had to happen, it's not like they were defenseless... quite far from that actually...

Following the kinds once more trough this damned crowd, all of them eventually arrived in front of a restaurant... which was even more crowded... Ozias' "stomach" was literally forming a knot right now... no chance in hell he'd eat with all these people around. Taking a few steps back, he simply shook his head under his hood.

-I... um... will wait outside... Really. Just go ahead. You can take me something if you really want to... anything will do... but I am not stepping inside...

Recluse would obviously understand why he said so... but others would most likely find this quite... suspect. Especially THAT guy... Xeno... He seemed distrustful of everything...

"Aww... Mr. Matthew, don't be like that," Naka said sadly when he refused to come in. "But, but...awh, fine." She ran off again and came back with even bigger bags, two this time. She handed them to Matthew, the bags big enough to obstruct her view of him. "Here! I don't want you to starve while we eat. That would be bad." Inside the bags were many varieties of food, both meat, chicken, seafood and vegetarian.

Naka and the kids waved to Mr. Matthew before she led the rest of them in and settled down in a booth. When the waitress came, they behaved like good little children and let the girl go first. Naka herself ordered six plain ramen and some red dea.

I'll just have one bowl of ramen please and a glass of water Xeno said to the waittress, before turning to Naka. You and food. How is it possible that you can eat so much and stay so skinny? Xeno questioned his strange sister. He laughed and turned his attention Al. So what are you gonna get. He said with a smile.

AAt this point the spider was questioning his sanity. He was letting things go too far, being dragged around like this and more or less forced out into the open. Feeling just was nervous and fidgety as his companion but he hid it much better. The hybrid enjoyed being secluded and out of view. Here he was being forced into the open and if Xeno tried anything funny, or even some random passerby, he couldn't do much or risk giving himself away. But hunger could make him do crazy things.

"Your kindness is overwhelming, lady Naka." He himself ordering the special. Shrimp, egg and enough spices to give his bowl a tasty kick. And just some water to wash the whole thing down. But before he could enjoy a bite he felt guilty. Stirring the contents he excused himself. Taking his meal with him and with some trained grace he meet up with Ozias. Perhaps a bit odd but he felt safer when he was around him.

"I hope you don't mind the company." Plus he could keep a look out just encase... just encase. "I really hope you don't mind all of this. If its becoming too much trouble we can come up with an excuse to leave." Once settled he enjoyed his ramen.

AS xeno sipped his ramen, he turned to Naka. I don't think one of those guys are fully human. When he bumped into the man earlier, I swear I think I saw black slime. Xeno finished his soup. I don't trust them at all, and I'm gonna prove it. Xeno stood up, and placed his hand on the nearest shadow. Shadow Morph: Shadow walk. Xeno was covered by shadows and disappered into them. He jump from shadow to shadow until he was next to the door, where he could hear the two strangers talking. Xeno loved being able to use the shadow walk. It made for a great information gathering jutsu. He was completely unseen, silent, and and could attach himself to someones shadow if he needed. But for now he just wanted to hear something that would prove is mistrust was well placed.

((Black slime? xD Ozias ain't black xDD))

Ozias' eyes widened at the sight of the paper bag... this thing was rather... big. Just how generous this little girl could be? This thing had to cost quite a fortune! Maybe her family was rather fortunate? Did she even had a family? Hmm... either way, the sludge creature couldn't help but feel rather... cheap. He had nothing to offer in return rather than his gratitude...

-I...um... jeez, that's a lot! Thanks! I wish I had something to pay all this... You're very generous...

He added as he nodded at her. As she then headed back in with the rest of the group, the slime creature walked up to one of the few tables and chairs that were outside... taking the one further in the corner under the shade... He then began to unpack his food, smelling the mouth oozing sent that came out of the bag as someone arrived on his left. It was Recluse! And he brought his food with him... apparently he wouldn't be alone for eating...

"I hope you don't mind the company... I really hope you don't mind all of this. If its becoming too much trouble we can come up with an excuse to leave."

The slime creature ripped open the bag as he pulled out the first package out of it, reveling some grilled chicken with some sort of sauce and rice under it. Not feeling like using his mouth, the ooze creature simply slipped that plastic container under his monk robe as he engulfed it with his ooze. The slime took all the food out as he then pulled out the plastic contain which, was now completely clean. Seeing that there was no one around, the slime creature didn't bother hiding his hands that stuck out of his sleeves as he took hold of the small vegetable pack and drew this one in too as what was left of the chicken was getting absorbed within him....

-At all... And... well... I wished we could've kept a low profile but now that's kinda out of the question.

Ozias then paused as he then carried on.

-You seem to have fun here, so I won't ask you to leave or anything, though, that guy, Xeno, is quite the annoying bug... he seems to suspect something... about me in particular... and if he finds out, things might get ugly. People these days are real weirdophobes...

"XENO, NO-" Naka groaned when he went off to eavesdrop on the two men. It was rude to do that! Plus, if they were dangerous and caught him, he'd be outnumbered. If he ran out of demonic chakra, she wouldn't be able to jump in a refill him, as she had to take care of the kids. Naka calmed down and tried to focus on her ramen... The men were nice...they wouldn't hurt them....sure the cloaked one was kinda scary, she couldn't see his face, but they seemed nice. They had agreed to help the children, right? Villains didn't help children. Usually.

Naka held the bowl up and drank the broth, along with the little pieces of naruto and vegetables. Then she started head-desking, attracting strange looks from the other customers and even the kids.

"N-Nee-san, are you okay?" one of them asked.

"Yes, yes....I'm alright."

Alaric always found his friends means of eating interesting. Though one could say his own was prettying weird as well. Of course he couldn't show it out in the open like this. Human food, or food prepared by humans, was much easier to deal with. No the spider was used to sinking his fangs into something alive and letting his venom melt it down to a pulp in a nice and cozy cocoon so he could enjoy a protein for later. Or eating meat raw.

"Yeah you're right. As much as I can't stand them I do enjoy their company. And their food." Slurping some of the noodles, loving the flavor and texture. He had been used to slush afterall. "You should try this~" Wondering if Ozias would let him feed him. "Who cares what they think. We get this done and we wont have to deal with them anymore."

The children liked on in horror as lady Naka began head decking. Wondering why someone so nice would be hurting herself!

Not so human after all. Xeno thought as he listened to their conversion. He was quite proud of all the anti-Xeno talk, But he was concerned about what to do about these two now. Were they a threat. One of then can eat through his stomach, and the other eats like the only food he's eaten for a very long time was human flesh or something. Xeno continued to watch and listen to the two from his shadows, waiting for something that would prove his mistrust was justifed

((... So by eating weirdly you can already guess that he has a taste for human flesh? My, aren't you a fast one...<.<))


The ooze creature's head tilted under his hood as he looked at the noodles. His old village never had any of these... But he did saw people eat some of those once or twice in the past... he wondered what the texture would be like... the taste he could already guess... from what he had heard, those were made out of though, so probably plain with whatever taste the juice they were soaking in would give off. It's the texture he wasn't sure about.

-Yeahhh... I guess you're right... s'not like I had a real reason to be worried anyway... He doesn't seem very dangerous anyway...

His maw then opened as he drew closer to the noodles and sucked them right in. He then proceed to moved them around as his ooze eventually absorbed it...the texture was... strange but he liked it anyway.

-Not bad~

He added as he pulled himself near to Alaric. His left arm then went around his partner's waist as the slime lizard drew him closer to him. He the pulled out his right sludgy hand as he gently pressed his finger against his forehead and slowly slid down to his chin, neck and eventually gently drew it back.

-As long as you have fun... That's all that matters to me...


((LOL will this OOZE ON SPIDER BICURIOUS JUTSU will be enough to scare Xeno away?! xDD))

(Xeno's very sarcastic, and also he was refering to Al not your guy lol)

( to the ooze-on-spider action: o_e ...)

( xDDD lmfao I laugh so hard I cried... thismomentjustgotawkward no jutsu! )

Recluse watched as the noodles vanished under the hood. He could only imagine what was being done to them at this point. The spider, for one, just liked to enjoy the simple things. A bowl of ramen and sitting close to his partner in crime. What harm could that do? How fearsome could he really be in his silk robe and his striking, but rather feminine, features.

"See nothing to be worried about." Flashing him that brilliant smile that could make womens hearts melt. And once he was pressed close to the ooze he stiffened. Feeling the ooze finger tracing his face down to his neck... to anyone else the cool, formless texture would have been unnerving but to the spider it just made him crack a much more relaxed grin, if not a smitten one.

"I hope you're not trying to butter me up for something. I warn you, I don't taste very good." His own stupid joke making him laugh. Settling the bowl beside him he wrapped his arms around Ozias' neck and leaned in close to the dark recesses of his hood. "I get the feeling we're being studied. I don't like this, under the glass lens, feeling." Whispering softly so hopefully only the ooze could hear... and to everyone else in the wrong/right angle it was more like a fakeout makeout.

At least Naka and the kids were elsewhere and wouldn't have to see this.

(I wished Naka saw that. Ps. Xeno can post now. Naka and the kids are still inside, eating. )

OK...so this isn't awkward at all. Xeno continued to listen in, until he heard Al whisper to his friend. Not quiet as quiet as you think, but now I'm worried. Do they know im here. No they can't have known I have been listening They can't see or hear me Xeno thought. Xeno decided that if he stood around any longer, the two would notice his lack of chakra that this jutsu use quite a bit of. He jump from shadow to shadow until he made it back to Naka. jumping out of his shadow camo, xeno turned to Naka. Awkward Yoai moment outside. You best go check it for yourself.

Naka's eyes glinted creepily. She was, and always had been, a yaoi fan. Naka slurped down her last bowl of ramen and ran outside, just in time to catch the two making out. She squeed, blushed bright pink, then walked back tn the booth shakily. "Xe... Xeno-kun...yaoi." She passed out grinning.

Not me, dumb girl, I said it was outside, the reason Al left, was so he had some "alone time" with his "friend." Xeno said to the passed out Naka. He sighed. Its one of those days

Right now Ozias would've been blushing if he could've. Having Recluse so close to him like this as he whispered those words literally sent a shiver down his "spine". That teasing of his only made the slime creature grin widely under his hood as his eyes narrowed and his tongue slowly stared to slur out of his slimy maw. Taking a languorous, cool and muddy lick on his cheek as his ooze caught up all the flavors his skin had to offer before pulling it back in.

-Mmmh... Believe me, butter would only spoil the whole thing...

And also, Recluse was right... he too had this strange feeling someone was watching them, though, the only difference being that he had it from the very beginning as soon as they stepped in this village.

-Well I too got this feeling... a while ago... the moment we came here in that town. Everyone who's passing by is watching u-

It's a sudden, high pitched squee that made the ooze creature's ears perk up under his hood as he immediately turned around to where the sound had came from... was someone being murdered or what? Though, seeing Naka staring back at them, her face bright pink, barely holding herself together as she went back inside, Ozias understood what this was all about...

-I think we have an *thud*

The ooze creature looked inside as Naka seemed to have passed out in the booth where Xeno was.

-...admirer. Huh...

Ok, so the spider had been expecting at least a little kiss. He was so close and practically throwing himself out there... but what he got in return was enough to satisfy him. A long and slimy tongue sliding over his cheek and just out of view of prying eyes. If only they didn't have to keep up appearances! Flushing lightly, more then willing to return the favor as Ozias spoke. He didn't like being watched as much as the ooze but if everyone was staring it was only because they were jealous of their good looks.

And of course something was ready to interrupt them. Looking over his shoulder to witness the slight madness that was going on back in the restaurant. Well... seemed someone was watching them with more then just curiosity or mistrust. Better then screams of horror. "Hmm, unexpected..." He pouted.. and before he'd go to check up on the girl with his friend he'd sneak that kiss he was waiting for! Unlike the small group, most others would certainly mistake Recluse for a woman after all. He wasn't worried.

The children, of course, were still in disbelief over what lady Naka had just done. Blushing and fainting over what seemed like nothing to them. The three of them looming over her, the boys fanning her off.

Naka blinked and slowly woke up. She shook her head and looked around. Her vision was blurry at first but she cleared it in a few moments. One image remained though, burnt into the delicate film of her retina. Al and Matthew kissing. She blushed again and cupped her cheeks. Real live yaoi! This was her first time to actually see it! Thank the heavens for giving her this special opportunity- WHY DIDN'T SHE TAKE A PICTURE? Naka face-palmed herself when she thought of that. Her first yaoi experience! "KYAAA MATTHEW AND AL ARE KISSING," she squeed. Naka had taken Xeno by the collar and was shaking him. "Who do you think is the seme (boyfriend role) and uke (girlfriend role)?"

Xeno grabbed Naka's hands, andd pulled them off his shirt Quit shaking me. Xeno growled. First off, I don't own a camera, second I don't like yoai, and third, If you don't hurry, they'll stop and you'll miss your once in a lifetime chance. This should make for an interesting rest of the day.

The ooze creature could help but let out a few inaudible grumbles as he looked over his shoulder trough the restaurant's window. What a bunch of bozos... just when he was about to have some "private time" with his spider, that little girl had to pop out of nowhere and spoil the whole thing, pretty much killing his mood. Great. Now he just felt... grumpy and hoped to get this dog chase done as soon as possible so he could get some more... intimacy. All these people staring at them was driving the ooze creature mad.

-I can't believe she actually asked him this...

He added as he rubbed his eyes with his sludgy hand, shaking his head. He then let out a deep sigh... though, soon enough, a grin let itself saw on his visage... He then looked back at Recluse as he went on...

-I mean, it's obvious here who's on top of who... how can she even wonder? There's no way my little spider is ever gona get on top of me...

He added as he brought his oozing maw closer to Recluse's ear, his arm that was around his waist tightening his grip.

-Ain't that right?~

"Ah... well.. I.." The spider really couldn't put up much of an argument when it came to the matter of dominance. How could one dominate an ooze? But how Ozias so bluntantly voiced it made Recluses cheeks heat up and he even managed to scowl some. He was just embarrassed really. It wasn't fair. "Just because I like my silk robes and keep up with this perfect face doesn't mean I'm the Ike at all..." Or the fact he was, more often then not, mistaken for a woman. He didn't like having the 'girlfriend' role thrust on him like this.

"I could very much be a Seme..." Turning his gaze upward to meet his partners eyes, that firm grip and overall possessiveness easily made the hybrid melt. Feeling his skin prickle from the new wave of heat to his cheeks. He had half a mind to try and prove he could be on top! Just hearing Ozias mention it like it was some incredible feat infuriated him... if the slime thought he was going to get lucky today... well he was. Damn that sexy, sexy beast!

What more could Alaric do? He was in love after all. "The sooner we find this dog the sooner I can prove you wrong." Ending his statement by sticking out his tongue. The kids ready to leave at this point.