ki's tea shop

" since it haswillow properties, your suposed to cut your achilies heel. il do the same." ki pulled out another knife and held it to his left heel.

*what are they doing in there* wes thought

"isn't that going to be a bad thing on my part though, seeing as how i need my tendon" he said as he hesitantly put the knife ti his tendon, waiting to cut it

"like i said, it has willow properties, so itll heal as fast as i do." ki smiled. "but during the healing, we have to say our part of what we'll do."

"here it goes" wincing slightly he cut the tendon than began to say "in return for standing in for you during the chunnin exams, i swear on pain of death that i will not purposely damage a single building in the mist

ki cut the tendon off. " in exchange for being stood in, the agreed will pass through the mistwithout being attacked or idlegibly confroted as long as he doesnt hurt a single being or building during that pasing perod."

"and now we have a drink" zodiark sits down at a near by table as he waits for the tendon to heal and for ki to bring him a drink

ki got up and walked to the bar area. he mixed vodka with irish whiskey and sprinkled nutmeg in it. he gave it to kisho. and put on a pot of water to boil

"ah, a toast, to a previously dead friendship" he said as he help up his glass

ki held up the boiling pot and set it back down. " to not know what had happend before your birth is to remain a child. by ciccero."

"if you say so" he chuckled slightly as he took a sip of his drink "so do tell me, why have you chosen to train wes"

" to see how people strech. i did that t lilia, to momorichi, dous'e, you, akuma, kitsuke andright now, kitaro."

"....."
Kitsuke just sat down observing everyone...

"well to each his own" as he was sitting there there was a small rumble inside the over sized collar of his cloak, and as a small lizard popped it's head out, he said "oh i'm sorry, you hungry" as he rubbed it's head a little before looking at ki and asking "you wouldn't happen to have small bits of raw meat around"

"ha, i see you like my capsule, yeah i have bits of meat. and good evening kitsuke." he said as heopend thefridge and took out a package of stew steak and handed it to kisho. " how are you?"

"thank you" he said as he took the meat and began feeding rizaado "yeah, i pretty much carry him everywhere, don't really have anything else to do with him anyway"

ki smiled. "well, ill tell you his meaning when the time is right."

zodiark sighed and said "don't you always"

ki chuckled. "yes, i do dont i? anyway hows the akatsuki been? i wonder if they want to kill me still......"

"well seeing as i'm the leader i can't see why" he smiled slightly at that fact as he continued to feed rizaado

"well, congrats." he said as he gave kisho another round.

he took the drink and began to sip than he said "i was half expecting you to bust out some pearl of wisdom, but i guess a drink will do"

" one cannot grieve with what that is already lost. by socrates."

"and i can't really see how that pertains to me, but i'll go with it" he said as he lifted his glass above his head than took a sip

ki laughed. " it means i cant disaprove of you because you were already a lost cause with the road of the good."