...Standards... (Tomoyo; Shadow)[FINISHED]

[Sanada Tomo]

Tomoyo fluttered down into the dirty street of a dark back alley, not bothering to sheathe her wings; it was night, anyway, and in this particular alley, anything said by the local patrons would be said to be a hallucination...

Looking down the street, she said, menacingly, "Akuma..." the whisper seemed to flow on the wind, and her white hair flowed with it...

"Look..." she heard from behind her, and the Yami-ou turned to see a rather rugged looking man, who was rather old--intoxicated, as Tomoyo's eyes could see--pointing at her.

"..." her stern face was more than enough to deter any other approaching beings.

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow walked down that very alley way, on the way home form another job he just did. Then he heard it, a faint whisper that carried in the wind.

Someone was calling him.

"Is that, Tomo?" He asked the cool wind.

Might as well go check it out... Rage said


"Point taken. I just hope it's not a trap or anything bad."

Before he knew it, Shadow was following the voice, where it could be, he didn't know. He did see as he got closer was two figures just standing there.

Must be her... The Bara thought with a smile.

[Sanada Tomo]

"Well, if it isn't my favorite little emotional Human," Tomoyo said, as the...natives began to awe at the audacity of Shadow to approach her being.

"I have to ask you about some things...things that only Mortals would know..."

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow stopped half way to Tomoyo and bowed repectfully. He then rose back up and smiled light-heartedly, "Been awhile, hasn't it?" he questioned. He then gave a stern look at Tomo. "What is it that you want with us Mortals pray tell?

[Sanada Tomo]

"Don't play the victim here. You Mortals are doing pretty well on your own, aren't you? What with all the constant killing of each other for no purpose and defiling your planet's resources...you have no right to act as though you are all some sort of tarnished asset. What I want from you is...information. I need to know how many Mortals here know of the War?"

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow made a smirk. "That war again? Why is it that you want to know this?" He put his handsi n his coat pocket and looked away. "I could look around but its gonna cost you, big time."

[Sanada Tomo]

Tomoyo leaned forward, and she gripped Shadow's arm with her own, pushing herself against him and grazing her red, red lips against his before saying, "What could you possibly charge me that I wouldn't be able to give?"

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow tried to keep his cool but that damn voice in his head yelling was making it hard.

DO IT!, it yell
Shut up, Lust...I'm really going to hate my-self doing this.

The Bara pushed the women away, " You Are married, right? Look, your hot, so very hot, but I can't. Sorry."

[Sanada Tomo]

"Naughty Human," Tomoyo said, jerking away from Shadow's touch. "I hadn't even been thinking in that fashion. I AM married...not that it means anything in this case anyway..."

Tomoyo reached out with a slender finger, extending her magic with simply her gaze...her gift to make those see lies for the truth.

"...but really, Shadow...I can hear you...calling to me, your lustful side...you think I don't know about your...condition? I know everything..."

Knowing that nothing would stop her, she pushed her lips against his for a kiss, breathing softly as she said, "You know that I can give you whatever you desire..."

[Akuma Shadow]

DO IT! Lust still yelled and it was becoming harder and harder to control. Shadow backed away quickly.

"Stop that! Its hard enough to keep him under wraps, I don't need you to encourage him, Got it!

Hang on... Lust said and before Shadow knew it a cloud of Red showed up next to the Bara.

"Hello Tomo." the figure said in the smoke with a bow. "The name is lust and any pleasure that he gets goes to me. He's party killer and I'm here to liven it up but this is business, right" as the red smoke went with the light wind it was clear to see that Lust had tooking the form of Shadow him-self with only a slight difference: his eyes were a redish color and they glowed.

"Great, just great, that's all I need." Shadow said under his breath.

[Sanada Tomo]

Tomoyo had gotten the reaction that she wanted, showing Shadow that she could bring out his inner emotions...if necessary. But she wasn't just doing it for kicks; she actually liked his lustful side...

"It's about whatever you want it to be at this point," she said coyly. "At least, if I can get what I asked for..." she knew that for Shadow to actually do what she wanted, at least one of his personalities would have to listen to him; otherwise--to convince him. He may decide to not complete the task otherwise.

"However," Tomoyo said, "There is never a service without a price, and I acknowledge that. What is it that you will wish for, Lust, in exchange for my request? What will it take to satisfy you?"

[Akuma Shadow]

Lust made a toothy grin,

"Leave Shadow, let us big kids handle this deal." he said with a cold tone.

"I'm not leaving and you're not getting any." Shadow said with the same tone. "Now return back."

"And If I refuse?" he said
'Don't temp me Lust..." was all that shadow said

[Sanada Tomo]

Tomoyo drummed her fingers against Shadow's shoulder. "It's not good to keep a woman waiting--especially not one as beautiful and powerful as myself. Make a decision..."

[Akuma Shadow]

Both Shadow and Lust staired at each other with a cold glare.

"Fine, I'll leave, Akuma." Lust finally said with an evil grin. "Lady Tomoyo, I hope to see again soon." He gave a wink and then vanished into the wind.

"I will take your offer and fid out which humans know about The War. I will like to be paid in gold and I will let you deside on what amount we should deserive. Same time, Same place or would you becoming by to My HQ?" Shadow said as he took a deep claming breath.

[Sanada Tomo]

Tomoyo smiled in a dastardly fashion, reaching into the inner compartments of her robes, lost somewhere among the many folds of her dress. When her hand emerged, there was a velvety black pouch in it, which she thrust into Shadow's hand.

"I thought I knew you well. This is Spanard gold, the very same that the Conquistador Hernan Cortes took with him in the fifteen century A.D of your time on his voyage to the Mayan empire. These coins are priceless, and are now worth at least a half a million American dollars each in your time. Because you will probably be chased for them, the velvet pouch is bewitched by my own magic; when opened by any other than you, the thief will see nothing. When stolen, it will return to you the next day at noon, when the sun is the highest and your shadow the longest and darkest. Is there any concern I'm leaving out here? Oh, you had better have some pretty damn good information..."

Tomoyo winked, but it wasn't accompanied by her usual smile; she was very serious...

[Akuma Shadow]

"This will do." Shadow said with a smile. "I will have my people look around for any information and..." Shadow had to stop for a moment. For the longest that Shadow had knew Tomoyo, there has been one thing that he could never do, even if he had tried; Call Tomo.

"How do I find you?" Shadow asked with a nervous laugh.

This whole time you didn't know how to find her... Rage said with a sigh.

[Sanada Tomo]

"Well, I suppose I could give you this..."

Reaching into her clothing again, she handed Shadow a small, black whistle.

"It's for outsiders who need Symphony. Call her if you wish to contact me. Do not give her details. Only a meeting place and time. Then you wait there, and hope that I'm not too tied up to go..."

[Akuma Shadow]

"Alright, this will do as well." He said with a smile. As Shadow looked at the gold, another thing had cross his mind and he just had to ask.

"Why do you need to know if Mortals know about The War? That is, if you don't mind me asking?" He wanted to becareful of his words at least now. He was dealing with a King from Hell.His other side to him could also agree.

Do you really want to ask that type of thing to her?! Rage asked

Well I just want to know, Shadow thought back, It wouldn't hurt to ask this time around.

Yes, it could hurt. It could hurt a lot! Rage shot back. He then grunted, Just...becareful, alright?

"I always okay." Shadow said out loud.

[Sanada Tomo]

"I'll tell you when the job is done," Tomoyo said coldly; it was really none of his business at all, and she should have cut his head off for asking, but good messengers are hard to find...

[Akuma Shadow]

"Right..." Shadow said with a sigh. He took out his key and walked passed the Hell king. "I will call your people when I'm done with the job. I think it might be awhile so I'll see you when I see you." He then dissappear into the wind.