[Kaguya]

Nodded, continuing to make the ink "yes... It's always good to better yourself" she say happily placing the ink stone down and brought a calligraphy brush up and offered it to Yuu "You never know, if we cross paths with Kaito again, you can show him you are the same... that you can read, that you can write" she say contently picking up a brush of her own

"If you want you go into the in and stand on the parchment then go a head" she giggled waiting to see what he was going to do, he intreasted her but he still had so much doubt in himself, she wondered if he felt safe considering his abuser was out ther

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Yuu would have blushed if he could, but the feathers and beak hid his emotions. He wiggled his toes, just imagining how the ink would feel on his skin. Then he tried to hold the brush with his beak, and did it rather clumsily, very tempted to take up Toshi's offer to hop into the ink and then right onto the paper. The brush was set on top of the table and he looked up, "Crow feet might not be so good for this..maybe I should change back so I can use my fingers instead."

[Kaguya]

Toshi was none the wiser on how he was feeling, though she watched him take the brush and tilted her head gigling slightly "I think it would be better to change... flying mught make it messy" she say smiling waiting him to change and taking the brush from her hand

Once this was done she took it very slowly and wrote his name "This says Yuu... try, just remember you won't get it perfect first time... but with practice there come perfection" she say happily, just wanting it to take it in small steps

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Yuu followed the steps, but he did so carefully and slowly, like an artist who was a perfectionist. It came as a strange sensation, moving the brush across the parchment and seeing the trail of ink left behind by the strokes. After a minute, he had duplicated the previous writing and analyzed it to see if he was off anywhere, "Is this alright?"

[Kaguya]

Watched as as he slowly followed what she done, she watched the elegant movements of each stroke of the brush, she knew it's wouldn't be perfect but, she watched as he finished "It's really good, considering you aren't use to using such things" she say gently with a smile "We'll keep trying okay" she say gently writting his name once more, with no effort what so ever

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

His face turned red, realizing the large gap between their experience in writing. Toshi did her work so effortlessly and quickly, and it came out looking perfect..or at least it was in Yuu's eyes. He was close to sticking the brush into his mouth though since the main tool he did use for most of his life was a piece of wood that was meant to shove food into his mouth. The motion left a small black dot on his lower lip and he moved the brush across the paper to write his name again, "What about Toshi's name? It has more lines in it, right?"

[Kaguya]

Looked to him as he bracticed once again a blush coming to her cheeks, he was so cute when he tried so hard "Yuu, just listen to the wind allow it to guide your movements" she say gently, not knowing if it would help him any

Hearing him ask about her name she nodded "Yes" she said simply and began to slowly write her name so he could see how to do it, she unserstood how this must have been difficult for him but she was so happy with what he had done and how he was progressing so quickly

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Wind? He didn't know that listening to the wind blowing would help him. He watched Toshi placing her name on the parchment, and it seemed a step up in complexity to him. He tried to write out her name, following the same motions that Toshi did, but at a slower pace. Though the time he finished, his stomach growled, and right before him was an edible piece of paper. He stared at it hungrily.

[Kaguya]

Watched him and nodded "Yes" she say gently closing her eyes "Don't think on what you are doing, trust the wind and your instincts to guide you" she say her brush on the paper she wrote 'Ai, Kaito, Yuu and Toshi; even though her eyes where closed she showed the same writting skill she had when her eyes where open

hearing his stomach growl she opened her eyes and giggled a little "perhaps we should go and ask Cho San if she could get us some food" she say gently placing her brush on the ink stone, she done the same with Yuu's before standing up "Remember she will bow first, you bow after... after her name use San" she say hoping he could take in the information.

Moving to her bag she brought out a set of swords "You'll need these and I would be honoured if you would wear them... they where my fathers" she say sliding them though his bet so the sat comfortably "Noble men all wear them" she say fixing her own wakazashi

Taking his hand she looked to him how he had changed since they had first met, she was proud to be part of it, but she knew it was more a want he wanted, not to be looked down upon, but to be proud like the rest of his race

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

((MAAAAPPPP where are you Chasm? xD *hunting*))

He saw Toshi creating more lines than what she originally showed him, and was curious about what they meant, but as soon as he was going to speak up Toshi had gotten him prepared to go back out with a small lesson on courtesy and also a new set of weaponry. He blushed, stroking the tip of the handle with his thumb. Oddly, he could sense that the blades were still lively, as though they were eager to be used once again, unlike his old blade which felt much like a dead stick. All the male tengu did have a set of blades that they carried with them at all times, and with this he was just one step closer to being like the rest. He smiled and bowed his head lightly, "Thank you Toshi, for all the things you've done for me. I owe you so much."

[Kaguya]

((I didn't think we had a chasm in the uk =O))

Pointed to the parchment "first set says Ai, next says Kaito, third says Yuu and the fourth is my name" she say gently, knowing he would be wondering what she had written.

she's step back admiring for a moment she seen how his thumb stroked the top of the hilt, by the glow of the blade and from the aura around him she seen the matching had been perfect and how happy they both where made her feel warm inside, though on seeing him bow his head she bowed lower only standing when his own had finished "I have done nothing for you but be a friend, as you have for me... you owe me nothing" she say her voice ringing with her conviction, she was just happy she could help him become what he wanted to be

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

"A friend.." Yuu liked the sound of the word. It was something he rarely heard, but it carried a good feeling with it. He was still tempted to eat the paper, but with Toshi around he was sure she'd rather have him eat something else, "Then shall we go?"

((CHASM IN UK!! ON MOTORCYCLES!! x'D))

[Kaguya]

"Yes a friend, just remember... not to draw the blade in the wants to harm anyone, only with the intent to protect" she say to him holding his hand she nodded "Okay Yuu... by the way... Ichijo is my family name" she say gently

She went to the door and opened it, taking his hand she headed downstairs where she seen cho reading "Cho San" she said politely as she bowed, Chow bowed slightly lower "Good evening Ichijo Sama, Okamoto Sama" she say brightly "How may I be of service?" she ask gently a smile coming to her face, cho stood when the bow was returned from Yuu

"We would like something to eat and drink. Do you happen yo have a room spare in your teahouse?" she asked in a manner that showed her noble birth but was still very respectful the older woman, bowing slightly she ushered them to a secluded room "Thank you Cho san" she say allowing cho to open the door before stepping in with Yuu, the door closing behind them

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Being brought into another fancy room sent chills down his spine, but in a good way. Just over a day ago, he never would have imagined doing this. He was very grateful to whatever had drawn him to Toshi's home to begin with had done him a huge life-changing service. He played around with the idea of happily mingling with the normal tengu, without fear of his old identity or tribe association getting in the way.

He looked at Toshi and smiled, "Please, sit down first." He was certainly much more relaxed and happier than before.

[Kaguya]

Toshi bowed as she was offered to sit first she mived to the lower end of the table, after all he was the male, she was glad he was more happier and to her suprise even relaxed. She didn;t think she done that much to help him, though she was glad he wasn't eating doors anymore "How are you enjoying your new life?" she asked wanting to know his points of view and how he felt "Kaito wouldn't recognise you if he seen you now" she say closing her eyes she began to hum a tune that Kami would likely recognise

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

((The almighty Kami recognizes all of Toshi's tunes! Doot! xD))

Yuu sat down and shifted around until he was comfortable. It was true that there was certainly a dramatic change, in his clothes, weaponry, and his attitude, but he was certain that Kaito would have recognized him by his face since he was one of the tengu who had to go around in human form most of the time, "I think Kaito would still recognize my face, but I think he would be upset to know that you were doing all these good things for me." He chuckled, imagining just how much Kaito would squirm in his shoes just to see Yuu at the same level as him, or higher. Swords were especially important to the tengu, usually created to bear the family crest on it, and the decorations to match. The swords that Toshi gave him were far more exquisite; such is the difference between humans who share their knowledge with their neighbors compared to tengu who secluded themselves from other tribes.

He smiled, "I am enjoying this very much. I'm not looked down upon, I'm not punished brutally, just..everything is so much better...." Though he sighed shortly after, thinking about what happened to the other marked. Were they as lucky as he was? He wondered about it, "I hope that the other marked are doing well..if they had survived."