lost and found

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi found himself wondering what he could possibly do now.He had been wondering for months, looking for someone who might be able to help him control his life.His constant outbreaks were becoming more difficult to ignore.

He began to question if he would ever find the goal of his search.
He had come from China to this city in search of a group of bounty hunters, or something like that, said to deal in matters between this realm and hell,and heaven ...surely they could help him..

I think the old man said Tokyo..or was it Okinawa? .

Arashi got agitated then shook his head..trying to calm himself..speaking in a way that would convince himself..

They must be here...I'll find them..
The Hijiri-Heru must be in Japan...

Arashi pulled his cloak tighter and walked into the streets of Tokyo. Sure he would find what he was looking for.

[Akuma Shadow]

"Alright, here you go Sir." Shadow said as he took a golden egg shaped item from his trench coat. "One golden egg in mint condition from India.”

The old man looked at him, “Why thank you Akuma, what do I owe you?” The Bara smiled, “You don’t owe me this time. It’s on the house.”

“My, you’re so kind; there is at least one thing I can do.” The old man thought for a minute. “Oh yeah, there was young man looking for your group.”

“A young man, what did he look like?” The man put his index finger on his chin and thought again.

“He had cloak on over his face so I couldn’t get a good look at him. I have no idea where he’s headed though but maybe you can catch up with him, he couldn’t have gone far.”

Shadow put on his hood and bowed, “Thanks old man, I’ll see you around.” Shadow ran off towards the east of Town to find who it was that wanted the Hijiri-Heru.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi wondered around, deciding that it was best for him to find shelter.He found a place downtown and paid for a night.He thought back as he rested, hoping maybe the next day may be more fruitfull.

Everyone he spoke to was completly oblivious..or pretended to be..maybe these bounty hunters weren't such a good crowd?But he was sure they would be able to help him...not one else could.At that moment he thought back to the only person who seemed to know something..

{around midafternoon}
Walking through the shops and places he an into a fortune teller place and thought that it could be a decent lead...after all, the Hijiri-Heru were a rather mystical group according to what he knew so far.

"umm...Excuse me...anyone here" he walked in a bit apprehensive..the strange inscense made him feel light.A woman wrapped in a long blue shawl came from behind a curtain and stood behind the counter and said sternly

"what is it you want?" she spoke in a surprisingly light voice..he still jumped at her stern face.

"I was wondering if I could get some information...on a..a group called the Hijiri-Heru...I heard th.." Arashi was cut off by a swift hand of silence and she spoke again..

"Do you even know what your looking for? Go home, you won't find anything here.." and with that she simply walked back behind the curtain without any further explaination..

Now the memory fades while Arashi, annoyed by the mere memory drifts into his usual troubled sleep muttering as he dozed off

"geez what a day"

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow walked endlessly into town. He found no one that even match the "description" of the person who he was looking for.

"A guy with a hood, who the hell could it be?" he said as he stopped.

Maybe it's mom... Lust said gleefully and The Bara moaned. "It bet not be, I had enough of mother shape-shifting for no apparent reason. I don't need her giving me a wild hunt for nothing." Shadow sat down on a near by bench in a park and close his eyes to ceter him-self.

"I thought I had heard someone talking to him-self again." A female voice snapped SHadow out of his medation. He sat there in that bench, his eyes still shut closed.

"Why hello Miss Sara," He said with a cold voice, "What brings you hear to piss me off?"

"Now, Now", The women said lightly, "You can not be still mad about before? I come baring a gift for you this time." She then smiled.

"What is it?" He said with a sigh.
"A young man was looking for your Hijiri-Heru. I didn't trust him so I send him off without saying a thing. I thought you might want to check it out.

Shadow gotten up, a grin on his face. "He had a hood on, right?"

"Yeah...what's this all about?"

"Do you know where he is?"
"I can find him but you owe me?"
"What? If I'm not mistaken, you owe me Miss Sara or should I say Ar..."

Shadow was stop by a hand of silence, "Yes, I see him. He's close. At least a few meters away."

"Okay, thats more like it. Anything eles?"

"Yes, the spirits are telling me that you should stay the hell away from him and don't help him."

When Sara opened her eyes, Shadow was already half ways there, gone to find out who ever it was again.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi is tormented with his usual nightmare of blood and death..and wakes with a start..sweating and bleeding lightly..apparently he had scratched his chest and left arm in his sleep..now the sheets were melting from the blood.

"This is getting old.."

he got up quickly and went to the bathroom,he picked up his cloak on the way and laid it out on the bathroom floor, and sat on it(the cloak was able to absorb his blood without being destroyed..his clothes were made with the same material).he tore off his shirt and used it to bandage
the cut on his forarm..the rest didn't bleed much except for one on his chest which he also bandaged tightly..he was lucky the wounds weren't deep or he wouldn't be able to treat himself so simply...

With that done he wrapped his cloak back around him and left...
sure he wouldn't sleep anymore tonight.He walked out into the night..standing under the streetlight he smiled at the breeze that hit him

[Akuma Shadow]

"So, you are the one who's looking for us?" Shadow said, looking at the the figure under the dim light. Shadow came up closer and then stopped half way, "Who are you?"

[Mishiranu Arashi]

For a moment Arashi was shocked to have someon appraoch him..most seemed to be running away recently..then he turned to the stranger and removed his hood..he smiled as his blue eyes glinted strangley in the light.

"My name is Mishiranu Arashi...and you are?"

Arashi bowed respectfully..for some reason feeling it was necesary..and watched the man caefully.

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow smiled "You don't have to bow. And as to who I am," He walked towards the light of the other lamp post, "I am Akuma Shadow, the owner and The Rose of the Hijiri-Heru. I believe you wanted our sevices."

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi nods..glad to have found the man he had been looking for.

"I have been..searching for a while..for your group. I have a few troubles that don't seem quite normal and I, well, I heard of a group that seemed to have..unnatural purposes. I need to ask your help.."

He seemed mildly nervous..he was unsure what to say at this point since in truth..he didn't really expect this point to actually come.

[Akuma Shadow]

"Well your right, The Hijiri-Heru do handle those kind of things but", Shadow spoke in a calm matter, "What kind of problems have you been having. You look normal, so far."

I'm getting a bad vibe from this one... Rage said in Shadow's mind.
"Don't worry, I'll handle this one." Shadow whispered.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi tilts his head slightly..wondering how to respond..after all..his problems where mainly emotional, attached to supernatural outbreaks but emotional none the less. He straightens out and tried to keep himself focused..he'd come to far to lose this chance.

"Well, I guess you could say my problem is me." he pauses looking at Akuma seriously.

"For starters I have a strange condition with my blood..I have hemophilia, and acidic blood.All I know is that I did it as a kid..an accident of some kind. Another problem is that I have frequent blackouts..of which I wake up from covered in blood, and/or body parts. I can't really explain much..since I've got amnesia..I only remember what I've seen in my dreams."

Arashi shivered slightly as a breeze of cooled air traveled up his cloak and chilled him.He was hoping that Akuma would suspect his story ... he had left out quite a bit...he knew more then he was telling. but there was no way anyone would know that.
He felt that he wasn't trusted..nor did he trust Akuma. He decided it was fine that he had left Akuma partially in the dark..a shady story was fitting for a shady character.

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow just stood there, thinking.

He's his own problem... was what went on in his head.

How about this then,Lust said, Why not take him into the organization. He could be an asset in the future.

"Maybe, but he will have to take the test like everyone else." he said under his breath. The bara then looked into the man's eyes.

"I want you to come back with me to HQ but," Shadow took a pause and walked up closer to Arashi then stopped,"I need you to be very honest with me for now on, no secrets. Do You agree on this."

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Without hesitation Arashi nodded..

"I have nothing to hide..ask...and I shall tell"

As he said this he was frustrated to be forced into agreement on anything...but he quelled this quickly..he didn't want to lose his only chance of finding balance within himself.

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow smiled. " I will ask when we get there. But be fore we go, is there anywhere you want to go, anything you need per-say."

[Mishiranu Arashi]

he paused to think..but had nothing with him..and no one around that he'd be meeting up with.

No..I'm ready when you are

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow nod his head and put on his hood. He turned around and with his hand pointed toward the dark alley way that were home to only drunks and pissed of cats. "Right down this way, Arashi." The Bara began to lead the the man to the ally and started to fumble with his pockets.

You didn't lose it, did you? Rage asked in an angry tone. Shadow began to laugh nervously, "What? No, No I didn't lose it. I remember putting it in my pocket before I left today, I'm sure of it. Ah ha." Akuma finally pulled out what looked like a green and black skeleton key. At the end of the key, there was a charm on it that was in a shape of a red rose. Shadow stood there in front of a ordinary wall and wait for the young man to follow.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi followed curiously..wondering what Shadow was doing..and why he was laughing..but he simply shrugged it off and pulled his hood back up following him to the wall and looking at the key with interest..waiting for Shadow's next move.

[Akuma Shadow]

"This is the Key to Lost Heaven, home of the organization." Shadow held up the key to the man, "Its the only way to my office,unless you have the power to bypass it....we got to fix that.", the Bara said the last words in a whisper. He then took a deep sigh. Taking the key, he held to the tip of his nose,closed his eyes and said softly:

Right down the path
Though the ever green
Door of The Bara open

He then took the key and placed the key on the wall. It seemed to stick right on the wall, glowing with a bright red glow. A door appeared in front of them and Shadow opening the door, smiling from ear to ear.

"Welcome to the Devil Saints." Shadow said as he stepped though the light of the doorway.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi stood frozen as the door opened..having been been wonndering if his herethere ability could bypass such things..the door took him by surprise and he walked in behind Shadow..starstruck..

"umm..way cool"

he blushed as he let the last and extremly imature comment slip.

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow chuckled at the comment. The key was now back in his hand and the door way, like always, disappeared from behid them. The room they were in was Shadow's own office on the top floor that over looked the red sunset that never did set.

The office it self was painted with green and black wall paper and had paintings of the moon on the right side near the windows and a moon that was near the door to the hallways. Settting his coat on the red with gold lining love seat that was near a clutered desk full of paper work by the window, Shaodw took a deep breath.

He was home after a looooong day's work but like always, work was never done for he now had to find out what was wrong with this man who had these problems.

"Please have a seat, theres somethings that I'm going to have to say to before we start this." Shadow pointed to another love seat that was colored like the walls around them.