Meadow of Joy [Closed | Yui]

Yui was looking at her shadow for a moment, as it usually was the best indicator to her for the time of day, and it was starting to truly get hot. She had been training already quite a bit today, working on her Shunpo a bit. Suicides were what they were called, and she thought that she understood now why they called them that, because after a set of 50, she was toast by about seven in the morning, unable to move and had to rest for a while. She truly was pushing her limits on her training, and finding new and inventive ways to do it. After an hour, she was finally getting back up to full strength and took a break for breakfast, and then committed some time to meditation. It was a great way to train something without sapping her stamina, because she didn’t have all that much to begin with. Once she was done with that for the day, it was time to find something for lunch!

One of the perplexing things about the tiny Shinigami was that even though she wasn’t very large in size, she had the appetite of several times what it would seem her tiny body could contain. With such a high metabolism, she couldn’t go with skipping meals unless she wanted to become irritable, so to counteract that possibility she built in breaks to get food. Besides… who didn’t like food? Food was great! And trying new things was a particular favorite pass-time of hers. Yui leaped onto the roof of a nearby wall, and quickly began to run along it’s length, a smile on her face with the thought of getting something particularly tasty from one of the shops nearby. Maybe some rolls with stew, or even something like that ‘Pumpkin Pie’ she had heard about… she didn’t even know what a pumpkin was, but that was what made it fun to try!

She was so caught up in thought that while running by a nearby training area she had almost missed him completely… a man looking like he was training. She knew his face… what was his name? She didn’t slow though until she realized what he had been eating… Cheese…cake… Almost instantly her mouth started watering… and it seemed that he had a basket with perhaps more of the delictable treats, judging by the hamper. Yui skidded to a stop across the top of the top of the wall and then vanished entirely, her Reiatsu dropping to it’s lowest possible emission as she used her Silent Shunpo to get behind the man and into the foliage of the tree he was sitting near.

She could try to snag it from him, but she knew this guy. He was in 2nd with her… what was his name? Yu…. Yu… Yuyu Hakisho? No… Started with a ‘Y’ though… had to be something similar. Yoshi? No… she would have to look at her notes later. With the utmost care and stealth, she crept through the tree behind him, swallowing down the saliva that was building up in her mouth at the thought of some delectable cheesecake. She was within arm’s reach, so close she could almost snag it, but she knew this wasn’t the right thing to do. Chances were, he used his own money to pay for this cheesecake… and stealing it from him would mean that he would be losing such. As tempting as it was, she would have to put aside that and just go about this the way that she normally would, but first it was time to see if she could scare the snot out of him.

“That looks delicious. Got some to spare?” she asked directly behind him, hoping to make him jump out of his skin.

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Yuudai finished his first piece of cheesecake and set the plate down besides him and reached into basket for another piece, 'Ahem.' The shinigami sighed, 'You know as well as I do that you cant eat any of this. Stop asking.' Yōgan responded with a sigh of his own, 'There is no wind.' The man was about to use some snide remark but realised that, as cryptic as Yōgan could be, he usually said useful things. Usually. Holding that thought, the man concentrated on his surroundings. The meadow looked empty, the flowers seemed relatively undistrubed except for the path that he made on his way in. The meadow was mostly silent except for the slight rustling of leaves on the trees. No, not the trees, just the tree he was sat on. And if there was no wind, why were they rustling?

Before Yuudai could react to his sudden realisation, the rustling asked for some cheesecake. "Err, I suppose. But i wasn't aware that disembodied voices required food." He reached in to the hamper and pulled out two boxes, set them on his lap and reached into the top of the hamper for another fork. Setting the fork on one of the boxes, he held it out but not too close the source of the voice, trying to coax the person out of the leaves. "Oh and by the way, you seem to be able to supress you power quite well, but remember about your environment. Leaves still rustle and scent still travels down wind. That kind of thing."

Yui had noticed that he was aware of something amiss as she was nearing him, unable to avoid the slight rustling of the leaves as she wound her small body through the branches. She could have been completely silent, but the chance for cover trumped silent stealth, and she had hoped that her minimal scent would be masked by the scent of the tree… after all, there wasn’t any wind. What had tipped him off? She hadn’t mistepped or broken any twigs, and the rustling of the leaves was very minimal. Maybe he was really good at sensing Reiatsu like Mako? No… he was super good because not only were his senses extremely sharp, but he was also constantly suppressed, able to keep his own signature out of the way so that he could sense others with extreme ease. There was something else going on, but based on the way he was acting, it wasn’t that she had been found, but simply he had noticed something was amiss.

Now that she had popped the question though, and he agreed, she was conflicted on how to respond. She could just come out of the tree foliage, but she was rapidly coming to regret this course of action, not only imposing upon someone else for a bite to eat, but having snuck up on them too. But her stomach growled in protest, and she simply couldn’t resist the temptation that was sitting directly in front of her. Yui crawled out of the foliage, her tiny frame feeling even smaller when dwarfed next to his own. She sat down politely nearby, looking towards the cheesecake that had been offered, but pausing as he mentioned a few things regarding her sneaking. “Of course. If there had been another route that had also provided cover, I would have. But considering this open field… and the fact that I didn’t want to simply grab some and run, I thought this was the best course of action.” It was the basics of the basics to make sure to account for those things.

Yui gave him a gentle bow with her head. “Thank you for sharing. I’ve always wanted to try some of this. My name is Yui Shokotsuki.” It was the compliment about her hiding her power that she was happiest about, because it showed that her training in that area was paying off in a big way. She was getting there bit by bit with the Mako’s help. She took one of the boxes and the fork, putting it closer to her and peeking inside. It was mostly white but with swirls of dark brown… chocolate? She took out one small piece and held it in her hand, not wanting to take more than she was being offered since she could probably eat the entire hamper full by herself, and took a small bite, savoring the taste.

Her eyes watered and she grew a smile through her full mouth. “Soo~ Good~…” she almost sang, happy as could be. This was an amazing dish. She had to learn how to make it herself.

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Yuudai kept his eyes loked on the small girl as she climbed out of the leaves and deposited herself on the tree log next to him. "While that is a good point, with the ability to supress you reiatsu as well as you can, you could sinply just walk up behind a fair few people and they wouldnt even notice." The man smiled as the girl cooed at the taste of the cheesecake, "It is good, isn't it. That shop is my favourite, always willing to give me a selection of flavours. Oh, and I'm Yuudai Oshiro, it's a pleasure to meet you Yui."

Yuudai took another forkfull of cheesecake and glanced around his training ground as he chewed, "Tell me Yui, what do you think i should do with all these logs? I can't just leve them here, they are starting to get in the way of my training. Though this one isn't too bad." He patted the one tree trunk the pair were sitting on, "Still, i suppose i could make it comfier somehow. Ideas?" The man turned to look at his tiny companion as he shovelled another forkful of cheesecake into his mouth.