Market

A prosperous market with a variety of stalls set up. During the night, criminals can find work here for assassinations, kidnapping, etc.

Two suspicious characters were wandering the street market, one covered in a hood, and the other one wearing a staw hat and leading the way. The one in the straw hat freely glanced around with an intirgued smirk on his face, while the other kept her head low and kept a quick pace right behind him.

As the two found their way into the Kitty Kitty Bar, the hooded woman sighed, "Do you really need to satisfy your cravings, Haru?"

The other smirked as he removed his straw hat, "Oh come on, you can't expect me to babysit you 24'7, can you? Besides, we could use a bit more funding in our pockets." He explained as he eyed a few card players at a nearby table.

The hooded woman grimaced, "I don't need anyone to babysit me."

"Then why do I follow you around like a dog?"

The two stared at one another for a moment, and then the man smirked again, "It's just a little fun, don't worry so much-"

"If I do that, I'll end up like every other god damn criminal. We can't throw away what little money we have, I'm not gonna let you screw this-" But she lost her voice as the man took her gently by the shoulders.

"I'll be careful. I promise." The woman held his gaze for a moment, then looked away, towards the card players.

"Fine."

No one seemed to have noticed their hushed bickering, and the moment she had submitted, he chuckled and put his arm around her waist, taking on an entirely new role as they approached the table.

"Hello gents! Mind if I sit in for a few rounds?"

"You got money?" One of the card players asked.

"Course." He said as he dropped a heavy sack onto the table, then took a seat, and sitting his partner on his knee.

One of the other men smirked and started dealing out cards, "Alright then." He then turned to one of the ladies of the bar, "Another round over here miss!"

Under the hood, Raichii slowly and subtley glanced around the bar, observing all the odd characters sulking about.

After a few rounds of cards and alcohol, Haru was already beginning to lose his senses, but he certainly hadn't lost his luck. He had a good pile of chips already, and his buddies weren't quite so pleased anymore. Raichii was his eyes and ears for the moment though, and while his focus was on the cards, hers was on the card players. She studied their faces, how they reacted when they picked up their cards. Occasionally, when someone looked too confident, Raichii's hand tightened around Haru's thigh. She cared not for the game, but when it came to money, she wouldn't just sit around and watch it slip away. So, she was signaling Haru when not to make a stupid move. And, she was the only one who hadn't picked up a single drink.

"Still think this was a bad idea, sweetie?" Haru whispered into Raichii's ear, and couldn't resist a chuckle.

Raichii noticed that now every man seemed to become confident on this round, and two of them even exchanged glances. She had a funny feeling. Just as Haru reached out to place his bet, she stomped down on his foot. "Haru."

The other men gave them a curious glance, and Raichii lowered her gaze, thinking carefully about her next move.

She tensed as a man smiled as he walked out, and she turned her head slightly in Haru's direction. "I need some air." She said quietly before getting up and walking out.

Raichii stood in place for a moment, keeping her head low, "I simply was keeping that waste of skin from throwing away my-... our money." She said temper-mentally, and she adjusted her sleeves. She was no longer playing Haru's little pet. Now she seemed much stronger, her shoulders straight, as though every step was taken with full purpose. She was much more intelligent than she had initially given off.

An anime vein inched its way across Raichii's forehead, and she cleared her throat, taking a deep breath, "Why did I expect any different. Just a perverted drunk like the rest of those fools." Without expecting a response, she turned and started walking down the street, in the direction of the nearby forest.