Ark 24 Episode 12: In Need of A Job & A Friend

Who Said Too Much Booze is To much?
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-opeF2548&index=42&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlZDcKRtLlV-JKVQjMsIcoI  ) The car blasting music as loud as music could get, would be making it’s way through the eastern rural area of Haga Haga, on the eastern side of Africa. A silver haired boy with sunglasses sitting on his face, Ray Bands specifically. His right hand on the wheel and his left hand hanging out of the downed window. He drove a dune buggy, for some kind of reason. Possibly due to it being a sea based area, he just wanted a vehicle that was good for soft and hard terriegn. He wore a jacket, black, short sleeve, over a white shirt, with some matching black jeans, that were pretty baggy, a belt to support them, and black tennis shoes to top it all off. He wore a necklace, a rather interesting one. It was a silver cross, which contained a cerulean blue stone in the middle. People who’ve looked at it have noted that they see an alluring glow coming off of it every now and again, but that’s a story for another day. The silver haired boy known as Zack, would yawn loudly, listening to the music blast from his stero. Thinking back to what he experienced this morning and why he was on the road in the fist place. ///Flashback///(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCINX7XG9k&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlZDcKRtLlV-JKVQjMsIcoI&index=33&shuffle=10976 ) 10 in the morning and the only thing zack loved to do more than watch t.v was sleep. Sleeing in his room, with the air conditioner on full blast, shirtless in a pair of boxer briefs, he lay on the bed resting up until his mother came barging into the door screaming at the top of her lungs. “ZACK! ZAAAAAACK! You know I don’t let you sleep past 10 if I’m still here! It’s a bad habbit how’re you ever going to be ready for a job in the real world if you keep this up!” Zack would’ve stuffed a pillow on his head. “Oh my fucking god I swear…” a few moments later Zack, and his mother Ambrosia Ryoji would be sitting across form one another eating breakfast at their sea side house. The sound of the ocean waves crashing against the shore their morning music, as Zack read the newspaper, while taking a bite of his sasuage link sandwhich. “So  you’re going job hunting today right?” Zack would’ve turned the page and sighed. “Yes ma. I’m going to go look for a job after I hit up this party I’d been hearing about for a few weeks. Rockstar’s party, can’t miss that.” “Zachary you know I feel about you getting involved in parties. They got in the way of your studies, and you barely passed school.” “….I passed with a 5.0.” “Well it would’ve been a 6 if you played your cards right.” Ambrosia would sip her coffe,and Zack shook his head. “you and grandma, I swear you’re to much alike. Hey any chance, you’ll let me go visit the rest of my family? We moved out here with pop and he’s ‘lost at sea.” Ambrosia sighed. “I’d rather not Zack. If you’re uncle found out I was cheated on, I hate to see what he’d do to that man.” “Oh come oooooooooooon” zack pleaded. “You always talk about how great, and horrible things happen in that city but it’s easy to make a living! I’m sure unc would help me out, and I’ve never even met my cousins Connor and Leon! Kat to!....though she looks a little to much like her mom. She makes me feel weird when I’m around her. But Aunti felicity? She aint my blood aunt. She can get-“ “Ahem.” Ambrosia would clear her throat and finish her cofffe. “Maybe someday soon Zack but just…not now okay?” Ambrosia would make her way to her room, getting dressed in her work clothes. She was a medical expert in this part of Africa, but also took frequent trips to bigger cities to keep her work going. “I’ll see you tonight. Please go and look for work.” Ambrosia would kiss Zack on the forehead. “Yes m’am.”///flash back ended./// Zack would look on his phone at the directions for the party. “Supposed to be here…in some kind of penthouse. That’s funny. Who the hell just owns a penthouse in the middle of nowhere. Well she is a star so eh. Let’s see her taste in parties.” Zack would’ve followed the seemingly endless road, until he got to the place which about made his jaw fall of his face. There was literally no where to park, the house was huge as fuck, and music could’ve been heard miles out. Zack would just park his car near a bush, and step out of it. “Well so far the service sucks. HAHAAAAA. Ahhhh. I need better jokes. “ Zack would rub his chin while making his way up to the front door, hopefully this party was free cause lord knows he was broke.

( https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fFLpQaZJBfs) "CANON BALL!!" Sian would hear someone declare emerging from the back door of her 250 room 20 bathroom mansion with music from a master DJ blasting from a state of the art surround sound speakers location just 20 miles east of the fabled city of Wakanda, Africa a place up until just a little while ago she and her bestie Lala called their home but that was a thing of the past. She was single again or rather a divorcee which was cool anything beat being at home for a husband who she hadn't made love to since they both lost their virginities to one another. Something she'd always wagered was her punishment for having cheated on Daisuke with another man when they were still kids. 'Ah well his loss' Sian tells herself once more stepping out onto the scene of her party to which she spared no expense dressed in a silver bikini top and a matching thong not once trying cover her sec goddess of a body from leering eyes, her once long raven colored hair now cut short (like Serena Kyle in 52 is but a bit longer). All to say goodbye to what her life was about and celebrate what it was gonna be about. The lead singer of xXxRebellionxXx moving further into the crowd of friends, coworkers, other celebrities, and fellow Wakandans to grab a glass of champagne from a passing server's tray before raising it to the sky in self purpose toast drinking from it as those of the crowd began to take notice of their hostess' arrival and started to clap and cheer. Almost choking on her drink Sian lowered her glass quickly turning her attention to everyone smiling a bit embarrassed trying her breast tk clear her throat in order to speak the DJ putting on a cease-fire on the tunes in order for the Asian beauty to talk uninterrupted. -coughs- "Thank you everyone, but honestly this party isnt for me it for you. If wasn't for all of you giving me the courage to do what was needed idk where I would be right now. Especially a friend of mine's back home who couldn't be here, who reminded me that I didn't need to leave home to be loved. I already was, and will be. So please continue to eat up mingle and celebrate no more drama in our lives!" Sian cheers her guests following her in on her accolades before things resume their normal flow granting the young starlet some time to do what she loved as her moon blue eyes spied her mother Tomoko who was also dressed in a similar two piece like her daughter except it was colored red and adopted sibs Kyle and Lala out in shallow end of the pool all playing with the youngest and newest addition of the Tetsu family Melina who was now officially 4 mos, in an baby's floating toy manned by Moko squealing happily and splashing about. And that was spend time with her familt despite the absence of two members Akira and Akuma. "Great speech nee-chan!" Raved Lala. "Yeah I guess, still wish kira and dad were here for it." "Aww hun don't about it we will find your father soon okay and im sure Aki's fine." Moko tells her softly. "In the meantime" Kyle states sneaking his ass off towards the side in the direction of where Sian is standing. "You need to....COOL OFF SIS!" Snatching her by the ankles and dragging her into pool with a loud -SPLASH-. Sian would let off a wild scream as she's pulled in the sounds of the ruckus alerting some of guards to coming running only find their employer emerging from the waters depths only dunk Kyle's head under instead. "WATER FIGHT!" Sian declared starting to rough house with him as Moko went to move the baby and get them both get clear of the antics laughing.

Zack would’ve gotten past the bouncer thank goodness, and made his way around the pathway that lead to the party area. He could hear the screams and cheers of all, and as he arrived in the back, he’d see the famous rock star Sian seemingly hosting a toast of some kind. He’d fold his arms, looking at the people around. Most of them were dressed for the summer and the pool festivities, but not good ol zack. Nope. He was the odd man out, wearing full clothing, and looking like the odd man out. One of the severs would’ve walked past Zack, and he’d take a glass of Champaign, and swirl it around in the glass. “I’m not even old enough to drink. Then again, that never much stopped me. Huehuehue….Let’s turn up!....damn I’ve got to work on these one liners.” (https://youtu.be/Psx6MYIfZs4?t=13s ) Zack would turn up the glass of Champaign and break it across his head. He wasn’t done though, nor did he stop there. He’d slowly begin to hop from server to sever, taking glass after glass and bumping into many people. Zack was….a lightweight, despite his boasting and not very good at holding his liquor for shit. He’d stumble backwards, after his 7th glass, and knock a few people into the pool on accident. They retaliated of course. “Hey watch it you drunk jerk!” the girl shouted. “Who even let you in here?!” one of the male’s shouted. Zack would look at him, one eye fluttering, and the other eye fluttering, as he tried to keep straight vision. Easier said than done, as he opened his mouth, and what came out was nothing short of hilariously rude. “Yoooooooooou god damn hooker looking heathen! You don’t know my story! And YOU. Mr. I work out to much. Kiss my ass would ya?” Zack would’ve pulled down his pants, to his bare tanned ass, and turned around to moon the man, slapping his butt cheeks a couple of times. The duo in the pool would’ve begun to swim away, and Zack would’ve pulled off his pants completely, and begin to strip his clothes. A woman would’ve made this known by screaming “WHAT THE HELL IS THAT MAN DOING!” Zack would’ve spread his legs wide, and began flexing his muscles. “Is this what you like?!?! Ha! Huuuuuuh?!” his laugh was obnoxious and his drunken flailing was far from over, as he’d stumble into another server, and take 2 more glasses form his tray and downed them, before smashing them on his head. He’d hiccup before drunkenly sitting on the ground, crossing his legs and rocking back and forth. “Heeeeeey. HEEEEEEEEEY. Where’s the hot celebrity! Whu-whut are we celebrating?! Her divo-oooooooooooooooooooooooourp.” A rather loud belch would’ve came from his mouth, before he’d wipe his lips and sigh. The funny thing about Zack is that while an easy drunk, he’s a quick drunk. His intoxication only last so long, more than likely because of his genes, his liver is pretty hard to simply overflow with liquor, and is rather quick to kill it from his system. As he was coming too, he’d close his eyes for a second, pinching the bridge of his nose. A few people would’ve looked at him, but many were just laughing their asses off, at the fact someone had already been wasted after only an hour of shenanigans. Zack would open his eyes and dart them from left to right. Everything looked normal, but his meat felt a breeze. Looking down and realizing he was completely naked, Zack would clear his throat, and speak. “Where…did I put my clothes…ah…damn. “ Zack would’ve stood up, his meat hanging, short, and slightly to the left he’d look around. His hands on his hips, as if he had no shame at being naked. “Anyone see a black outfit?! ……annnnnnnnnyone at all? “Zack didn’t mean to attract attention but it was really just the string of his luck.

From water guns to dunking others to into the pool, you name it and it was being done by party goers and house staff alike so much so that Sian herself had to find some way to escape all of the madness as most of her friends in attendance where from her home town of Roanapur and looking to exact a bit of revenge on the young starlet and her sibs for all those water fights they’d gotten into when swimming in the river back then. Hearing Lala let out a yelp of disapproval as she’d been hit by a water balloon from some random person seeking out to maim another, the tomboyish beauty would proceeds to make a quick dive underwater taking in a quick breath of air first before making the plunge then paving a pathway through the chlorine treated waters towards the deeper end of the pool where the aquatic dance floor was centered, swimming around it aimlessly as if she were a fish in order to approach the stair case that was at the other end before slowly coming up from the waters depths ascending them standing upright (http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/4118428/halle-berry-entry-in-bikini-o.gif ) as the steps descended downwards into the furthest leagues of the pool which was only 12ft. the water that was forced to cling about her body while underwater starting to cascade down from her body and cause her kini top and bottom to cling to every nook and curve of her body whilst she places one foot in front of the other giving every man in the villa a bird’s clear eye view of the voluptuous beauty’s form as she emerged only to hear another one of her female guest let out a wild piercing scream. Taking into account that it might just be one of the girls getting pulled under again by on of the guys Sian decided to pay it no mind at first turning on her heels towards the right in order to head towards the bar in order grab her towel and a drink that is until her sensitive ears heard, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT MAN DOING!” being belted out into the air prompting her to stop dead in her tracks just as the head of her security team rushed forward completely out of breath stating. “Yo boss we got ourselves a problem.” Sian would roll her eyes as if to say “Oh really genius tell me something I don’t know already.”  her senses picking up at strange energy signature that was neither familiar to her or a kin, it was dare she say it almost similar to that of the Shinto priestess Domini’s she’d meet back in Kasaihana the night of the matsuri before actually saying, “What seems to be the problem Koga?’ “One of the guests has had a bit too much of the good stuff and is streaking his ass off all over the place, he’s making a totally ass of himself. Should we through’em out?” the guard explained as Sian made her way towards the area where her mother was sitting in order to grab her towel first in order to dry off just a bit as he followed. Moko herself watching the look on her daughter’s face changing from calm to slightly annoyed upon learning one her party guests could quite hold his liquor and was embarrassing her in her own home. Something none of them not even she herself would even tolerate from family no less a visitor. “Nah I’ll take care of it, if you manage to find his clothes could you put them in the guestroom downstairs for me please?” she asks politely in light of wanting to kill said pervert. Which prompts Moko to ask holding her youngest child in her arms, “Sian honey you sure you wanna do this by yourself this guy might be a nut case when he's under the drink.” “Yeah Okaa-san, Ill be fine besides not many know how to kill an onihoruda.” The 19 year old reminds her mother whispering carefully the last part of her statement into the winds breeze as she turns to make her way in the direction where the odd ass chi/energy signature was coming from before Koga could even tell her which way she should go. The guard looking back at Moko as if to ask, how does she know this stuff? To which the mother of three simply shrugs her shoulders giving him the most dumbfounded look she could think of while pretending to not know just what he’s asking about before continuing to see to the care of Melina leaving Koga to chase after her daughter. It didn’t take long for Sian to find her party crasher as the amount of energy he was giving off whether he knew it or not was massive not to mention his drunken rants of, “Heeeeeey, HEEEEEEEEEY. Where’s the hot celebrity! Whu-whut are we celebrating?! Her divo-oooooooooooooooooooooooourp.” Could be hear by even bat themselves whilst they slept (Yup to her he was just that loud) her lovely face rather frowning in disgust the moment he let out a loud belch before wiping his mouth and sighing. “Eww gross…” was all that they fell from her full pink lips as she thought to herself ‘And this guy dared to ask for me, the nerve’ as one of the guards having found the guy who from what Sian could tell was about the same height as her several lbs more her senior with a rather lean yet cut build with wild spiky silver hair. As to the rest of him well that was something she’d rather not have a look at least not right now, she’d just gotten out of a fire with a man so she wasn’t about to go and jump into the frying pan with another one just yet. Giving the guard the go ahead to head off and put the clothes in the suggested room the Asian beauty waits for a moment taking note that though this one was a light weight when it comes to drink he was also VERY tolerable of it too as he came to with little or no trouble at all. Most of the onlookers unlike herself catching a laugh or two at the spectacle so it would seem forcing their hostess to do the noble thing despite having such a rude visitor to her home he was after all still a human being by coming forward and offer him the towel that clung so passionately to her own form then barking at the others who saw her do this as she storms pass them to do so, “You all oughta be ashamed of yourselves.” If Zack were to accept the towel from Sian who would have her head turn away with her left arm extended, and it hung about it she’d go on to reply to his question. “You’re clothes are in the guest room inside, you can follow me there to get them and dress.” Before starting to walk off in the direction of the porch doors with him hopefully close behind but if he did not accept it she’d completely understand still walking forward towards the back entrance of her home with him in tow pulling the glass doors with the cursive initials of S.T. etched into both frames open before passing through the entry way into the air conditioned home. ==The Helping Hand ==

Zack would continue looking to see if anyone was going to come to his aid. He’d begin to scratch his head, and grumble a bit. “Bunch of stuck up-.” As he was about to finish his rude comment, he’d seen the celebrity herself, Sian Tetsu. Who didn’t know who she was at this point. Band had some pretty kick ass tunes too. Still, Zack didn’t anticipate to actually MEET her let alone be this CLOSE to her. When she came up, and offered him her towel to reveal her body, but also a sign of kindness, Zack’s nose would’ve bled a bit. “Guh.” He’d sniffle it back in, before taking the towel and draping it around his hips, tying a knot on one side to keep it up. “Yeah hell yeah! All ya’ll should be ashamed!” Zack would nod, licking his lips, and flipping off multiple people as she began to walk towards the porch. “You’re clothes are in the guest room inside, you can follow me there to get them and dress.” Zack would follow behind her fairly far, to just to keep her assets in view, his arms swinging naturally as he walked, and his hair fluttering a bit. Zack couldn’t help but sigh relief stepping into her air condition homed. He’d let out an extended whistle and look at the interior of the place. “You’re fucking loaded. You could probably buy me a mall of out fits, if you really wanted to huh. By the way names, Zack. Zack Ryoji. Heh. Soooooo…..” He’d hold his hands behind his back with a grin on his face,  his eyebrows raised, as he’d lean forward a bit walking behind her if they were still walking a bit. “You’re single now? Gonna stay that way for a while, or do you think you’ll be back on the prowl anytime soon? Matter of fact, do superstars only date superstars?” Zack would prud his lips,, realizing he may have been talking a little to much. This girl didn’t have to have shit to do with him, quite frankly. Why she even remotely helped him was a means for discussion…which was an interesting question to bring up. “Say, why did you help me?.....you could’ve kicked me our or had you’re guards TRY and escort me out. Not to be cocky but I once fought a bear with only my left foot. Cause the rest of me was tangled in a make shift bear trap, but the feat is a feat.” Zack would shrug, and wait on a reply. Small talk he was good at, just sometimes the subjects weren’t always what they should be. None the less, he’d keep his eyes on her. All of her. To much of her. “She’s flaunting. Has to be. She’s that type…” He thought to himself, as he licked his lips to himself.

She would hear his comment about the rest of her guest being a bunch of stuck up prices despite the statement within itself being a rather incomplete one at that. It still made Sian think that he was being rather rude since he was the one that put himself in this predicament in first damn place but rather than raise a fuss over his insult she just continued walk, stepping into the grand foyer of her safari African like home absolutely relieved that he'd taken the towel from her hand as the antics continued from the rambunctious stranger, who coincidentally reminded her of who else, none other than Connor Ryoji with those brash ass but wild mannerisms. Even his constant ogling her from behind as she was walking towards the house reminded the raven haired beauty of him! It was painstakingly annoying to say the least to the girl and her oni both, as Suijin took it upon herself to hiss out of aggravation deep within the mental cortex of the 19 year old's mind. 'Yea I know.' Sian retorted hearing the guy behind her let off a long dramatic whistle that made her jerk around to see just what the fuck he was getting at, placing both of her delicate hand upon her hips while lovely face showed just how disrespected she felt only to discover that it was house he was checking when he'd let out that sharp tone. "You're fucking loaded. You could probably buy me a mall of outfits if you really wanted to, huh?" She'd hear him say before going on to introduce himself as Zack Ryoji which made her break out in a laughter. "Sian Testu, lead singer of xXxRebellionxXx and former wife of Wakandan leader Daisuke Yun. Ryoji huh? Well that explains it." Sian stated and Zack were to ask her what it was that it explains she'd simply reply back assuming that her hunch was dead on. "Why you remind me so much of Connor," -contiues to laugh- "You both have those same "i dont give a fuck and if I see it and looks good im gonna fuck it" attitude on ya. Yeah I am and don't even think about bub I've had enough of dumb ass dickheads to last a life time. I'm gonna do bad all by myself for awhile if that's alright by you and rest of the male species now if you will follow me so you can get your things and be on your happily merry way as I do have a party to attend to." Sian would gesture heading down the south hall towards the bungalow area of the home past several more rooms that included a bowling alley private theatre and even a state of the art music studio before stopping at a door that hand been left open by her staff in order to let her know which guestroom Zack's things were in. "Here we go you can dress in here, ill be in kitchen if you need anything, j-just give a holler." Sian explains calmly though her nerves were a tad on edge about having this one a guy she barely knew except by name in her home, and a very naked one at that too as turned to take her leave upon hearing her mother's voice calling her from down the hall. "Hai I'm coming Okaa-san. " Sian would call back chalking this up as another one if her many mistakes that could back and bite her in the ass later on life but what she supposed to do treat a friend's possible relative like trash? "Why I helped you is simple, because it was the right thing for me to do. For fuck sakes you are a human being after all. And having my ppl escort you out would have been just plain wrong given your current situation." Sian tells him aloud in order for Zack to hear her words still tettering off back in the direction of her mother's voice. "Besides if you are related to the Kasaihana Ryojis' as I'm guessing that you are I know Ryoji-san (Densuke) and Connor would never forgive me for being such a tart towards one of their family members that is if we all survive Olympus first." was her only reply to his question as to why she helped him when the others at her party wouldn't. The indication that she was being 100% real with him quiet possibly becoming apparent to him before vanishes from view. 

Zack would keep his hands behind his back as she turned around and introduced herself to him. Of course he already knew who she was but the extra information was suprising. Former wife of the leader of Wakanda, Daisuke Yun. “Yun….Yun….never heard of em.” Zack was very estranged to the world of Kasaihana, and had only known what he’d ever  heard in stories, from his mother and his great granddad who ocasonally sent them money and letters about the status of the city. He often watned to ask his mom why they couldn’t go back. It upset him, because he’d never been to the big city, and lord knows being a country boy all your life only has so much to it. Sure the beautiful nature views, oceans, and jungles are breath taking but theres something about the concrete jungle that enticed young Zachary. “Ryoji huh? Well that explains it." “Eh? You know more of my family?” Zack sounded a tad bit excited. He only ever knew his mom and hadn’t met anyone else he was of relation so it was exciting to hear that she knew a lot of his kin. "Why you remind me so much of Connor," -contiues to laugh- "You both have those same "i dont give a fuck and if I see it and looks good im gonna fuck it" attitude on ya. Yeah I am and don't even think about bub I've had enough of dumb ass dickheads to last a life time. I'm gonna do bad all by myself for awhile if that's alright by you and rest of the male species now if you will follow me so you can get your things and be on your happily merry way as I do have a party to attend to." Zack continued following her, tapping his finger to his chin. “Connor eh? He acts like me? Or I act like him…doesn’t matter, he must be pretty awesome!...but he sounds like the type I wouldn’t get along with.” If only he knew. When told he could dress in here,  he’d whip the towel off and begin throwing on the outfit he came here with on. Slipping the pants on, one leg at a time, and his shirt, and jacket, with matching shoes, he’d fluff his jacket once with a sigh, exhaling softly and relaxing. Dusting the clothing off a bit, he’d look to her as she explained why she helped him out. Zack would’ve blinked a couple of times. “Wow…Uncle Densuke must be pretty strict or something. I wonder…if they’d care about me too.” Zack looked down for a second having a tad of doubt after she’d spoken a tad highly of them. “I must have some prestige to my last name. Ha! I always knew I was special.” When she began walking away, Zack would extend a hand and yell out. Catching her walking away from his view he’d yell out. “Hey! W-when you come back I have so many questions! You can’t just leave me hanging! Tell me more about my family!” He’d continue shouting, and weather she’d heard him or not was her own option, but he was very much so serious. “I’ve been here all my life! I only know my mom, and my dad shipped out to sea and never came back! I’d love to know everything you know about them! please? I-I’ll be your best friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiend!.....or I’ll just eat all you’re food! Either way is kosher with me!” Zack would sit down in the middle of the floor, crossing his legs and folding his arms, puffing his cheeks out and waiting. Still as a statue, he wanted answers, and no celberity status was going to stop him form getting them! ==Small World After All ==

Sian would return only moments later holding her tab in hand all in the hopes that Zack had managed to get dressed while she was out discussing something with her mom that pertained to the new family home that was being built back in Kasaihana or so it was made to seem. After hooking up with Moko and explaining things the mother of three immediately got onto the private line given her years ago in order to contact the Heroes Inc leader herself in order to explain things to him and not just her being alive rather than dead as most claimed either. The entire time Si could hearing Zack belting out that he wanted to know more about his family back home after confirming what she thought was true after all that he was of some relation to her long time friend. What surprised her even more was his response to being compared to his cousin from the sound of things and they wouldn’t get along. To which Suijin belted out mentally, “Geez I wonder why?” before laughing about the ideal herself as she knew from having to deal with Connor during those hot days way back when in South Africa that this might not bold over too well. It was apparent that this Zack character had a grown a bit of a liking to her charge but in the eyes of another especially an oni this could be seen as plausible threat of other another invading their territory. And whether neither Connor nor Sian would admit it they still in some light saw the other as possibly candidates for mates even in the wake of their own fates. Something now that Sian was divorced and finally away from both of those gas bags Daisuke and Garyx, that she was going have face soon whether she liked it or not Suijin wagered keeping her quiet on the matter as both oni and vessel heard Zack belt out “Hey! W-when you come back I have so many questions! You can’t just leave me hanging! Tell me more about my family! I’ve been here all my life! I only know my mom, and my dad shipped out to sea and never came back! I’d love to know everything you know about them! please? I-I’ll be your best friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiend!.....or I’ll just eat all you’re food! Either way is kosher with me!” A part of the young woman starting to chuckle a bit as she came back into the room to see that Zack had made himself presentable again before stepping over the threshold into the room replying, “No not strict from my understanding, but he does take his work rather seriously…here see?” she explains upon her return extending her right hand out towards Zack in order to show him a few things first as she saw that he was sitting on the floor still as a mouse waiting on her to return and if he were to take it from her hand he would see a picture of Heroes Tower in the heart of D2 on screen with a man standing next to it with short brown hair green eyes, dressed down in jeans and t-shirt and grin that would make any one smile upon seeing it with a woman with red hair in a black body suit standing beside him. “That would be your uncle I take it aka my mom’s bestie, the building behind him is Heroes Inc formerly known as Heroes for Hire. A company that has done about as much for the city of Kasaihana as the cops have over the years to stop crimes and injustices against the citizens. Basically a band of meta-humans with powers and all who are real life superheroes and dress like them too. The redhead behind him is his wife, Felicity I can’t say I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her yet but I have meet Densuke-san once. Me and Connor were sent south of here on a mission to save some mines that belong to my mother and he was with when they came to pick us up.” She explains gesturing to Zack to feel free to slide his fingers over the screen of the tablet in order to see the next set of pictures which were of that event she’d just spoken of with her and Connor in the village with Chief Boro and wife Akasha. If he were to do so again he’d see a picture of her with Leon during his broody phase helping out a couple with food and blankets who’s lost everything in the bout between the city and the 4 horsemen. “That would be Leon, he’s alright I guess but boy can he brood…its like he’s always in the middle of some massive PMS.” Sian would roll her eyes remembering his blather the moment she and Brick got back from Dead Zone to say the least she really wanted to punch the boy in the jaw when he didn’t believe her that Connor wasn’t dead just trapped on the other side. “There are two more that I haven’t met yet either the elder Ryoji and the girl Kat though take is that she left town. But in a nut shell your family has a VERY strong sense of justice that stems all the way back to Tetsu Ryoji, Kasaihana’s first super cop. As to caring about you…well why don’t you ask him yourself, Ryoji-san he’s all yours.” Sian implied suddenly making Zach aware that they weren’t really along together in that big old room as the tablet had also been serving as a computer that was being linked directly into the HFH mainframe via Densuke’s permission of course granting him access to hear everything that was being said between the two teenagers and even to speak back once being given the cue to do so.

“No not strict from my understanding, but he does take his work rather seriously…here see?” Zack would’ve looked at the pictures she presented to him on the tablet. Zack saw a red headed woman, standing next to a rather tall and built male with brown locks of hair and green eyes. Zack thought to himself “….Gah. that’s my aunt. Must remember…that is my aunt.” the building behind him is Heroes Inc formerly known as Heroes for Hire. A company that has done about as much for the city of Kasaihana as the cops have over the years to stop crimes and injustices against the citizens. Basically a band of meta-humans with powers and all who are real life superheroes and dress like them too. “Heroes Inc? Sounds like something straight out of a comic book. So mom was right, people really do dress up like that to go over there and get things done. Vigilantes…pretty lame if you ask me but to each his own. I bet they got some strong people though.” Zack would continue looking, admitting that the building was rather impressive. While not particularly fond of vigilantisim, he would be interested to see what kind of goodies the place was packing if they had any to pack that is. “The redhead behind him is his wife, Felicity I can’t say I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her yet but I have meet Densuke-san once. Me and Connor were sent south of here on a mission to save some mines that belong to my mother and he was with when they came to pick us up.” Ahhh so here and Connor were familer with each other eh? Zack couldn’t  help but raise at least one brow. He was curious how close they’d actually gotten. He was more than bold enough to ask, but he wanted to get into her good graces first to a point where she’d be comfortable shutting him down and ignoring him. Then again, she was probably already at that point based on how she carried herself, but that just made zack more enticed odd as it may seem. . “There are two more that I haven’t met yet either the elder Ryoji and the girl Kat though take is that she left town. But in a nut shell your family has a VERY strong sense of justice that stems all the way back to Tetsu Ryoji, Kasaihana’s first super cop. As to caring about you…well why don’t you ask him yourself, Ryoji-san he’s all yours.” The on screen graphics would spin around, and turn form red to green, granting her limited access to Densuke’s personal video chat link. “This thing on?” his voice gruff as usual but still maintaining a sense of sterness. An image of him appeared. He’d had brown scruff fair, and a five o clock shadow, that sat on his face perfectly showing he hadn’t shaved today. He’d speak, wearing what looked to be an all black version of his red dawn outfit, but all one could see was the upper half regadless. “Evening Zack! You’re mothers written me about you but well  I guess she likes to keep limited access to these types of things. Why that is I do not know.” “Sh-she has her own ajenda uncle Densuke! But HEY! It’s nice to talk to you myself! Haha how’ve you been?! How’s aunti and and everyone else there, and ah! So many questions! “ ‘Clam down son, haha. It’s nice to see you too. You and your mom should come visit the city when the sector games are over. I’d fly you both out here but it’s to dangerous to cross these waters right about now…” Zack frowned. “Ah c’mon I’ll be fine! You can just ship me! I wanna see things! The big city! Get out of this place for a while and see other people that can do so many other things! I can even help your heroes inc thingy, all be it I’m not wearing spandex.” Densuke would pinch the bridge of his nose chuckling. “It’s….body armor. All in all Zack I promise the moment the games end, I’ll let you come stay with me for the summer. You’re moms invited too, I’d never deny my sister or my nephew anything. Just give me time alright? I’ve got to go. Sian, pleasure to see you again as well. Please tell you’re mother I send a sincere hello, and that she should get back on Final Fantasy online. We’ve got summonings to find, and…my levels not high enough. Haha. Good bye you two.” The screen would go blank as the connection would’ve been severed and jack would snap his fingers in frustration. “Dammit!....my opportunity to get out of here and it fails horribly. Damn…” Zack looked down for a moment, stuffing his hands into his pockets and sighing. “I need money….lots of it. I wanna earn it though. Hate handouts…waaaait…wait WAIT! HAHA!’ Zack would turn to sian and have a big smile on his face showing he had a grand idea, though it might not sound that way. “Let me be your bodygarud for hire! You’re famous right? I’ve heard you were strong as shit, but even strong people gotta take a break! I can stop any threat from getting to ya and protecting you at all cost! Some people might be beneath your very fingernails to deal with mi-lady?” Zack would put a hand on his chest and lean forward in a bow. “I’m better than any body garud or security you’ll ever hire! Why? Cause I can dooooooo THIS!’ Zack would take a few steps back and extend his right hand outwards, as if he was going to catch something. A moment of silence passed by, and he’d blush a bit in embarrassment. “Well uhm. I don’t normally do it infront of women so it’s probably just being  a tad shy. Give me a minute.” Zack would close his eyes, and the demeanor and shift in the air would change. His raging spirit became a clam one…a very calm one. His light, almost white blue aura would slowly seep from his shoulders and leak into his right hand, before it began to form what looked like a giant claymore, and finally it would’ve solidified itself! The sword was massive, and when Zack, tilted it downwards, so the tip of the blade sat on the floor, one could see the shit was literally 6 feet long. Longer than zack’s body as a whole. “It’s my spirit weapon! Keiyuseishu. It means the “protector” in Japanese or something like that. This baby right here is 800lbs of solid steel, and it’s mine all mine. I can call it when I want, and I can swing it like swinging a jump rope!” Zack would rest his weight on the blade, a bit, kind of happy to be showing off his big ‘sword.” “So what do you say? I need a job, and I’m willing to bet you’d like a security guard who could handle things normal ones can’t? Plus, a heh. We get to spend some quality time together, eh? Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh?” If she said no, he’d drop to his knees and begin bowing to her over and over again, borderline whining. “PLEASE YOUR HOTNESS, TAKE ME AS YOUR SOLE PROTECTOR, I’M BROKE, MY MOM WANTS ME TO GET A JOB, AND I WANNA GO SE THE CITYYYYYYY!” ==You're Hired! ==

"It is." Sian chuckles soberly. "But I'd rather they save the day verses KPD those crooked cop ain't worth a shit. Don't let your uncle hear you say that those vigilantes are his bread and butter, and they do your cousin Leon is amongst their ranks as well." She would add taking a seat on the massive custom made king sized bed that was behind him not really caring if the 500 tanz sheets she was on got wet or not as nobody hardly uses the room any way. Si could tell that Zack was becoming more and more intrigued with what she was telling him, especially since he had pictures of the people to go along with names that he'd prolly be told so much about by his own parents as Densuke's voice could finally be heard asking if the communicator link was on or not? "Hai Ryoji-san." Replied Sian letting both nephew and uncle talk her own moonlight blue orbs closing for a moment to blink before reopening it once more only see Densuke sporting an ensemble that was from comic book lore though most she could see where she was sitting at was his head. Nonetheless the 19 year-old didn't resort to listening in on the two's conversation which she could given just how acute and sensitive to sound she was but she did catch Zack trying persuade Densuke in to letting him come to Kasaihana something that made Sian quirk her brow rather quickly at the boy, who obviously had no clue as to just what the fuck was going on in the world around him these days. "You're Uncle's right Zack, traveling right now isn't safe most of us in the KC are have a price on our heads by Sector Olympus. The only reason I'm able to travel incognito to the states is due to my married name. It's just best to wait till after the games are over and your cousins have returned alive and well." She explains as Densuke promises seemingly points out the same reasons as why he couldn't and would send for them yet and that he would never deny them anything before saying that he had to go. "Sian, pleasure to see you again as well. Please tell your mother I send a sincere hello, and that she should get back on Final Fantasy online. We've got summonings to find, and......my levels not high enough." To which Moko would declare passing by the room on her way upstairs with a sleepy baby Melina in arm, "HAHA, ROOKIE!!" "Like wise Ryoji-san if you hear from the boys tell'em I'm rooting for'em." Saian Sian shaking her head laughing as she using her hand to wave good bye to Densuke, the screen going blank not long after. Zack suddenly going into an uproar over not being able gain access to leave Africa before glancing in her general direction with a very cheeky ass grin on his  face. And as Sian knew that look could only mean one thing.....he was up to something. 'Oh shit.' Was all Sian could think of as Zack laid down his master plan to come and work for as a hired gun, he eveb went on as to reveal the spiritual bound blade he uses in order to prove just how worthy of an assets he would be to her team reiterating to her just how badly he needed a job before stating that they would even get to spend some quality time together. That ideal alone making her turn a bright red though her lovely Asian face was saying that she was rather disgusted the notion of even being with or around another man who isn't family after dealing with such a jack ass the first time around. "Wait, wait I don't think this is a good ideal you heard what your Uncle just said. And what about your mom huh I don't think she would be okay with you sneaking off with me just ti go to the states." Sian explains trying desperately to find some sort of reason to get out of this bind knowing full well her track record with Ryoji males was less than impeccable. Something that even Suijin herself agreed on with a haughty, "No kidding." But her rejection was soon met with random and rather loud case of begging to which Sian groaned. "FINE, YOU'RE HIRED! Just cease that stupid whining please."

Zack would stand up and clap his hands together, jumping into the air and holding the sword in hand and shouting. “WHOOHOO! I’M MOVING ON UP MAMA! HAHAHAHA! WOOO” Zack would make the sword disappear form his hands, and preform multiple tiger woods arm pumps, excited as all get out as he’d look at Sian with the biggest smile on his face. ‘I won’t let you down! I’ll be here every morning at the crack of dawn to start! I’ll even protect you in your sleep! Ever vigilant, I will watch over you until my lungs collapse!....so what’s the pay rate? Cause I know you’re like.” Zack would look around the house and look back to her. “Clearly rich as hell.” Zack would fold his arms and wait for an answer, before he’d nod and speak again. “I’m ready for my first assignment! Should I keep my weapon out at all times? So I look all menacing and threatening and what not, or should I keep it concealed. Does this gig have healt benefits. Not that I’m unhealthy, it’s just well. I like to keep my pearly whites, white, you feel me?” Zack would grin with his shiney white teeth before laughing a bit. “I’m gonna go outside and brag about my job position!” Zack would’ve ran outside, his arms flailing as he ran around the party area. ‘HAHAHAAHA! I WORK FOR SIAN TETSU! I’M HER BODY GUARD! I SURE AM! IF ANY ONE WANTS NEAR  HER!” Zack would’ve jumped high into the air and landed ont the top of her house, flailing his arms above his head. “You’ll have to go through me! Ya hear me?! KING KONG! AINT GOT SHIT! ON M-“ Zack would find a random beer bottle flung at his head, and cracking against his skull! Zack’s eyes turned into x’s before he fell face first off the large house, and landed in the dirt with a thud. The people would’ve begun to laugh a bit, raising their glasses in the air. Zack would lift his face up from the dirt, and place his hands on the ground. His body pulsated a bit, until he got up and darted for the guy who just threw the bottle, and he’d leap into the air! His right fist cocked backwards and his tongue sticking out of the side of his mouth as if he were micheal Jordan, Zack would’ve launced a straight right punch at the man’s face, fuled with destruction chi aiming to blow the man’s head into smithereens! As the impact made a loud BOOM and nothing but smoke surrounded the man’s head, it slowly began to clear. Zack’s  hand was an inch away from his nose, and luckiy for this guy he’d only used his destruction chi to destroy the air infront of him to make that loud impact. “Lucky for you, that bottle wasn’t aimed at Lady Sian, or I’d have to hit you for real. We don’t want that now do we?” Zack would thump the man’s nose, and send him flopping back into the water. The crowd laughed a bit, and zack would dust his shoulder off, smirking. If sian  had seen it all by now he’d salute here. “It’s the start of something beautiful I tell ya!” he’d wink at her from a distance, acting as a tool, but not before  he himself would’ve slipped and fell into the pool himself. Soaking his clothes and eventually coming to the surface and laughing himself.

The Start of a New Journey!
“WHOOHOO! I’M MOVING ON UP MAMA! HAHAHAHA! WOOO” Sian heard Zack cheer her own expression being that of a woman who was already starting to regret that she even had a soft side for people at times. Suijin finally taking it upon herself venture forth from the solace of Sian’s physical form revealing to her young charge that of her astral image sighing dramatically too as well. “I don’t know why you bother either myself, I mean what IS IT with you and the men of THAT line any how, hmm?” the Lady hissed looking at Sian rather annoyed that they might have to deal with yet another encounter with a member of the Hachiman-sama’s line, though she was more or less implying more to Washi than he. “Haven’t you had enough!?” The 19 year old would watch as Zack would make his sword disappear from sight and perform several arm pumps into the air in pure and adulterated excitement the look he gave her catching her off guard just a bit as she completely ignores Suijin’s prattle. As you see up until that very moment despite having had such a in depth conversation with him Sian had never bothered to take a real good look at him. Perhaps it was because of the self defenses she had begun to build up around herself over the past few days or in truth the fact that Zack was naked when they first met, but regardless of the reason of her not wanting to through all of this, Sian had to admit just a bit that when she did. She like what she saw even if it was for just a brief moment. Something that made Suijin huff in complete agitation as she heard her thoughts through their bond, “Are you serious…Sian do I need to remind you that….” “Suijin shut the fuck up….and just trust me for once. No snake breath you don’t. When I said that I wasn’t not ready to fall onto that bed of nails again I meant it. I need some time to find out what life is like without…having a man around to always protect me this includes Kira and Dad.” She tells the serpentine oni mentally her ears still focusing in on what Zack was saying to her all at the same time, “I won’t let you down! I’ll be here every morning at the crack of dawn to start! I’ll even protect you in your sleep! Ever vigilant, I will watch over you until my lungs collapse!....so what’s the pay rate? Cause I know you’re like.” Zack would look around the house and look back to her. “Clearly rich as hell.” As she goes to push up off the bed in order to stand up on her two bare feet. “Well first off know this; I was rich long before I was a rock star. Secondly the pay varies on your skills as you won’t be just protecting me but my brothers and sister as well, we’re a band not a solo performance you’ll get to meet Akira once he gets back from the Sector Games too but if were to give a number I’d say roughly around 25-30 tanz an hour during our appearances on talk show, ads, video shoots, etc. and 100-200 an hour during concerts and tours since its way more hectic then.” She replied walking towards the door of the room with ease at with a non-existent Suijin well at least to Zack at her side still looking at her as if she smoked a pound of something and had completely lost her mind. It was something that Sian was rather used to by this point in her life and frankly she didn’t care much for it at all as she already had one mother and didn’t need another regardless if she gave birth to her entire race or not. Zack’s next set of questions hitting her whilst she moved gesturing with her right hand if he was ready to do the same as she wanted him to meet the others who were also in attendance including Terry, who was the CEO of Savage Records the band’s record label. “I’m ready for my first assignment! Should I keep my weapon out at all times? So I look all menacing and threatening and what not, or should I keep it concealed. Does this gig have health benefits. Not that I’m unhealthy, it’s just well. I like to keep my pearly whites, white, you feel me?” Again Sian would laugh. “Hold your horses Zack, there’s not much to guard from here in Africa. Once we get back home to Kasaihana then it will be another story. As to your weapon its best you keep it hidden and use the standard issued stuff, that way you don’t get snatched by the Feds and forced to sign the Omega Gene registry that’s going on back home. I’ll explain more of that to you in the coming days. I suspect the benefits are good but its best you’d ask Terry about that as label handles most of you guys stuff….” But before Sian could go any further in explaining things Zack would have stated that he was heading out the door to brag about his new position as he shot out the door right past her and back outside into the party. Another matter that made Suijin look at Sian with the expression of “See I told you.” While Sian reluctantly shrugged her shoulders looking at the lady with an awkward grin on her face both women suddenly hearing, “HAHAHAAHA! I WORK FOR SIAN TETSU! I’M HER BODY GUARD! I SURE AM! IF ANY ONE WANTS NEAR HER!” soon followed by a loud –THUD- sound on the roof which prompts Sian to look at the Lady once again mentally asking her ‘Don’t tell me he just…..’ to which Suijin would casually lift up her right hand checking her venomous nails pretending not to give a damn just like she did earlier on.  [5/11/2015 9:14:14 PM] Lotus: ‘Why don’t you go outside and find out you stupid girl’ was all the snake oni would say back opting to say behind as Sian took off at full speed running towards the back door. Once outside and clear of the cabana the 19 year old would come to see just what all of her guests were looking at as the party came to complete and utter haul due to the spectacle that was being made by Zack and most of her guests being from this part of the world having never seen the inhuman feats done by those who had descended of Shinto God and Oni blood. “You’ll have to go through me! Ya hear me?! KING KONG! AINT GOT SHIT! ON M-” Sian would hear Zack as a random beer bottle from one of her guests would throw at the men literally cracking him right between the eyes causing her to turn around to see just who the hell it was. “That oughta shut him the fuck up, the fuckin pervert.” Ripped Jason Briggs who was gracious enough to walk forward to say he’d done it with another bottle in hand tossing it up and down, flipping it like was a silver dollar in hand. Now as most here at the party knew Jason was a well known model and celebritity of great status and also one of Sian’s admirers, he’d even hounded her to date him while still being married to her ex-husband but of course she would never bend. Even now that she was officially single again she wouldn’t bend and sight of Zack being with her regardless if it was intimate or not just pissed him off as Si could tell that his Yami side was out; you know the part of a man that makes him a cold hearted and vicious killer with no kind of remorse. Yup that kind. “Maybe that wills teach’em some manners.” He’d say rearing his arm back again Jason moved to launch the beer bottle that he was holding in hand in attempt hint Zack again. “Jason! Cut it out he could get hurt up there or worst!” “Really now….hmm let’s see shall we?” he would go on to say looking from something else to throw at an unsuspecting Zack or rather shoot as he always kept the gun his father gave him either on his person or nearby but by then Zack would’ve jump up into the air and made a straight b line towards the guy’s face. The aura of destruction chi emanating its from very fiber of his pours so much so that it made the young yuki-onna cringe as his face made impact with Jason’s face as she heard several bone crack in his jaw line. Causing the star to be knocked backwards like a punching bag hanging in a gym’s work out room. “Lucky for you, that bottle wasn’t aimed at Lady Sian, or I’d have to hit you for real. We don’t want that now do we?” She’d hear Zack say thumping at end of Jason’s nose, and sending him flopping back into the wading pool’s waters behind him. The entire crowd laughing a bit, as Zack would dust his shoulder off, smirking and no other than Draven Savage aka Terry’s brother emerged from them completely stupefied and already talking business. “Si honey baby sweetie did you just see that shit! I mean he just sent that pompous jackass flying right into the Stone Age!! He was killer I tell ya now hun, he’s gonna make a perfect addition to the team.” Terry would babble on giving both of them a group hug type of thing after Zack’s saluted her then wink causing her to look away rather annoyed at his persistence in trying to flirt with her before falling into the pool himself, coming up to surface for laughing with Draven of course still rattle on. But it was only the “As matter fact I’m assigning him as your personal bodyguard from here on end.” That she actually caught while nodding nonchalantly to whatever he was saying that made her say. “Hold on. Wait fuckin minute. PAUSE! Drave no…no…hellllll no...” “Well why the bloody hell not Sian, the guy’s the perfect candidate for the job and you said it yourself that shit was gonna go fucking Looney once fans and the media get a hold of the fact that you’re not wearing that 4 ct diamond on your hand any more.” Terrence ‘Terry’ Savage the owner of the label the band was sign too would say emerging from the crowd that was tending to Jason, his British accent still thick and permeating itself in his speech despite having being in the states most of his life. “So unless you have any other bright ideals and think it not…this young man has the job, now let’s resume the festivities, fetch this young gent some proper attire, and get him ready to say his goodbyes to whomever so we can all get some sleep we’ve all got an early flight back to New California to do a photo shoot tomorrow morning. Welcome to the team lad.” As he walked away Sian would attempt to say something in protest of having Zack as her personal bodyguard but for the first time in forever the girl was completely at a lost for word in an argument and not like it would have made any difference any how. Terry was the one who signed the checks and what he says goes. So she was stuck. 