Team? (Lightbird M..maybe...)

Akio would take the mask off his face had a sad expression on his face. But he would continue to look around the store.

Her bandages would mask her own saddened expression but nonetheless she kept looking. There was still nothing that really caught her eye so she was ready to leave whenever Akio was finished.

"Hey Suzuha come here!" Akio said pointing to some coloring pencils in a box.

Suzuha would come over and see the pencils he was pointing to.

"I can't wait for our next pay I am going to buy those!" Akio said smiling excitedly.

"Those look nice..." Suzuha would say. Soon though some wood carving tools would catch her eye and she went to look at them.

Akio would follow and look to see what she was looking at little did she know he had some money left if she wanted he could put his money together with hers but first he needed to know what it was and how much.

They were just some wood carving tools, they were rather pricey so it was doubtful either of them were going to pay for it even if they combined their money.

Akio had an idea pop into his head he remembered their was an art competition going on today the winner got some money plenty to buy this for Suzuha and have some left over for the pencils. "Come with me their is a art competition going on i'll enter win that competition and buy this for you!" Akio said leading the way out of the store.

"You don't have to buy me anything..." Suzuha said. She was just looking at them she probably wasn't going to buy them herself even if she had the money. But nonetheless she followed Akio.

Akio would run to the center of the village where it was going on and put the picture of his villages castle as the picture of his choice to compete in the contest.

Unfortunately for Akio there were much better artists competing with him. The judges would come over look at his drawing, write down their thoughts and move one to the next. When they announced the winning, it was not Akio meaning he wouldn't be getting the cash prize.

Akio took his picture down discouraged and put it back in his journal. He would walk away his cat ears had lost their perkiness this was a sign that he felt down on himself now.

Suzuha would still be standing there, though she didn't know exactly how to cheer him up.

"You comin?" Akio wondered sadly he would look over his shoulder though to ask her.

"um..yeah..." She would say before following him wherever it was he was going.

Akio went to a stream and sit on a big boulder and begin to draw of the stream and the grass and tree's around it. "I'll win that art contest one day they hold it every year." Akio said he seemed to be bouncing back pretty quick.

Near the stream would be a familiar blue haired girl practicing her kunai throwing. Amaya had noticed the two but didn't go over to say hi or anything and instead continued on her training. "I'll be right back" Suzuha would say having an idea.

Akio still a little sad and concentrated just nodded.

When Suzuha returned she had three icecream cones, one for each of them. She decided to give Akio his icecream first. "...for you..." She would shyly say.

"Thank you!" Akio said taking it and smiling he seemed to be brightening up.

Suzuha would then walk up to Amaya to give her an icecream. There would be a long silence between the two as Amaya would look at Suzuha, then the icecream, and then back to Suzuha again. She would then slowly reach out to take the icecream. "thanks" She would say in her usual cold way, not even so much as allowing a smile on her face. Suzuha however would nod, her mission complete. She would soon find a place to eat her icecream as well as draw her own picture in her abstract style.

Akio put away his journal finished his icecream and said. "Hey Amaya mind sparring with me? Suzuha you wanna whatch?" Akio asked the two.

"Very well" Amaya would say.

Suzuha didn't particularly want to watch but she didn't have much better to do. Besides she could draw their fight.

Akio grew his bone boxing gloves and punched them together. "Let's do this!" Akio said fired up.