Ryoko looked around anxiously in the room she had
jumped into. *This isn't good. How the heck
did I forget clothes?!* Wrapping her arms tightly
around herself, she shivered. *It's kinda
cold...* She peered around warily. *There has to be
a blanket or something! Hrm. That
Scimitar boy is still ogling me. I really gotta do
something about this clothes problem!*
Sounds echoed from outside as Noname-san and his
clone-type person battled but Ryoko was focused
on her problem. *I really don't want to fight in
these clothes. And with this group, there's
bound to be fighting.* Ryoko's ears perked up.
*Hey.. what's that sound... water?* She
searched the room for the source. In the corner, a
pipe seemed to have broken and was dripping
water down to the floor. *Hmm. What can I do with
this. Ah! That's ri-*
"Ryoko, are you okay?" interrupted a voice.
"Huh? Oh, Hi Scimitar. Yeah, I'm fine." Ryoko
sneezed.
"You sure? I could let you use my shirt." Ryoko
shook her head.
"I already found the answer to my problem."
"Hm?" Ryoko made her way to the puddle of cold water.
"Here, hold my pack for me," she said, handing her
pack to Scimitar. Kneeling down in front of
the large puddle, she splashed some on top of her.
Instantly, she transformed into a hawk.
Scimitar blinked in surprise for a while. Ryoko
cocked her head to one side as she wondered what
his reaction would be. Surprisingly, he then just
nodded his head.
"So you've been to Jusenkyo too?"
"Kree?!"
"Yes, I've heard of it already." Scimitar leaned down
and picked up her robe. Then, blushing,
he picked up another article of clothing. Ryoko-hawk
grumbled a bit in birdtalk before flying up
and alighting on Scimitar's shoulder. Kailan turned
around from peering out at the battling duo
and blinked confusedly.
"Hey.. where did that girl... um.. Ryoko go?"
Scimitar glanced at Ryoko-hawk who shook her
head decisively.
"She jumped into a different room."
"Oh really? I could have sworn.. hey, where'd that
bird come from?"
"She.. was already in here."
"Oh... but... isn't that Ryoko's pack you... okay
then." Kailan decided that things were better
left without question. Plus the fight outside seemed
much more interesting. He returned to
watching the surprisingly powerful, to him, people
outside.
"Shall we go join him, Ryoko?"
"Kree," replied Ryoko-hawk decisively.
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