"I always go running before the sun gets up all the way." She said with a smile. She looked him over quickly. Ohhh he's so cute, but I'm so plain. She thought as she noticed he was shirt less. She ran a hand through her hair, a nervous habit that she still hadn't been able to break. She looked back up at his face and kept her eyes there. "Why are you awake so early?" And shirtless, she added.

Kyo smiled and nodded. "I always get up to watch the sunrise and then train..." he smiled and looked at her. He over her hair and the way it caught the light made him wonder. He had to force himself not to tilt his head like he did because it was a natural cat type thing. A bad habit that he hadn't broken. "Does passing out under a tree happen alot too?" he asked and smirked.

"Huh? Oh no, I ran to far and tired myself out, normally I don't get so tired." She said flushing a pale red at the embarrassment of being seen by him like that. She smiled with her eyes closed, yet another one of her animal-like habits and laughed nervously. "So, are you excited for tomorrow night?" She asked trying to change the subject.

Kyo nodded and shrugged. "yeah I guess.... I'm just ready to go back to the dojo and train..." he said softly. "I really don't like being caged in..." he said and looked at her. "Its part of being the tiger... I need to move... Alot." he said and then leaned against the tree. He looked out and then back at her. He couldn't help but return his gaze to her again. "So how have you been?" he asked not wanting to stop talking to her.

(OOC: Ember the feast isn't until the next day.)

"Good, Finishing up school, I'm home schooled so it's really easy." She said with a laugh. She understood what he meant. "Yeah, same here, If I'm locked up in a place for too long with out something to do, I either get really nervous, or really upset. That's thanks to the dog." She said with a soft laugh. She liked listening to him talk, he had a gentle voice, but it also sounded like he was hiding some deeper power beneath it.

Kyo nodded listening intently. Somehow before he had never really noticed how musical her voice was. Smiling he nodded and looked into her eyes. "Yes... Homeschooled... I couldn't do that..." he said and shook his head. "But then again, I probily couldn't do alot of things I'm sure you can." he added. Kyo heard a familiar voice and smiled turning to Leiko. "Morning." he said pleasently.

Yukina smiled and waved. She hadn't met this girl yet. She wondered what animal she was. "Hi, I'm Yukina." She said with a slight bow. Something she had been taught to do when meeting now people, it showed respect and manners. "umm..What animal are you?" She asked.

Haruka left the kitchen as the servants started coming in for work. She made sure to thank the cook who had left her breakfast and headed outside. She went home and got her shoes. She grabbed a black hoodie and slipped it on because she knew it would really suck to get sick. Being sick was never fun, but being sick when you turned into a cow from the weakness was worse.

She wandered deep into the woods at the back of the estate, knowing she couldn't get terribly lost as long as she stayed within the Sohma property. After a while her restless night started to catch up to her and she sat down for a break beneath a large tree. She zoned out watch the branches above her moving in the winter breeze.

"I was going for a run and fell asleep." Yukina said smiling. She didn't want to answer for Kyo, that might have been rude, or he might get annoyed at her. Instead she watched as the girl rocked nervously in front of them. She wondered what Haruka was doing right now;

(OOC: Your the dog, sniff her out. lol. Just kidding, but feel free to come find her..er..me. *shrug* here, I'll make me more interesting to find...)

Haruka must have been more tired than usual because despite the cold ground she was sitting on, she dozed off. She twitched and whimpered in her sleep as the nightmares began again.

((ack too far behin *commits seppuku*))

"Oh, no thank you, I'm fine. Kyo actually woke me up. Umm..I'm going to go back to the house and change she said, then started jogging back to the house. She got closer and sensed someone in stress sitting in either the trees, or around them. After a few seconds, I picked up on Haruka's scent. "Haruka! Are you okay!" She yelled running over to her. She had fallen asleep on the ground just like Yukina had earlier. She smiled and lifted her up, Thankful that she had good strength. She carried her inside, with a little effort, and laid her back in her bed. She covered her up then went to the bath house. She was sweaty, and covered in dirt. So undressed and got in the giant pool, after dumping a few buckets of water on herself so she wouldn't dirty the water.

Negi had awoke at dawn and went out to the fresh markets to gather the supplies that he required for business this day. He always provided the very best ingredients for his foods and grew all the herbs for his teas himself. He took great pride in the simple service that he provided to the public and the morning shopping always brightened his outlook on life. While getting his regular supplies, he purchased an extra pound and a half of Kobe beef to make the hamburgers out of. He'd grind the meat himself just before cooking to ensure that the pricey meat lost none of it's tender qualities.
Back at the shop the morning flew by with flawless serenity and he wondered if Rei would make it by lunch.

Haruka jolted awake with a small cry. She was confused to be back in her bed. "I know I had gotten up..." She mused. She remembered sitting under the trees but not how she got from there back to her bed. "Did I go black for some reason?" she asked herself quietly. She stood and went out in the living area, looking for any clue as to how she got back and hoping nobody got hurt if what she feared had happened was the truth.

(OOC: Nice Yukina. make the poor cow think she's gone crazy and worry that she's beat somebody up. lol.)

((ooc: You'll have to excuse the mangy Cur. LoLz))

Yukina got out of the bath, newly cleaned and fresh. She wrapped herself up in a robe, then went back into the small guest house she was now living in and ran into Haruka looking around the living room looking confused. "Are you okay?" She asked grabbing her suitcase.

Haruka froze guiltily, before slowly turning to look at Yukina. The other girl seemed unharmed which was a relief. Haruka wondered if Yukina had seen her come back into the house but didn't want to inform the girl of her memory blackout.

"Yeah," She said slowly, still scanning the room for signs that she'd gone black. Usually there was more broken furniture and walls to be patched after she went black in the house. "I just..uh...I was....nevermind." She sat down heavily on her cushion, still looking a bit lost.
(OOC: Please bail her out, Ember. lol. Even if it means confronting her about the nightmare you saw her having. It's better than wondering what she may have done lol.)

"Well, I just brought you here, I saw you laying on the ground crying, were you having a bad dream?" She asked stepping over to her, which was a feat, since there was quite a large amount of things in the way. "It's okay to share your problems." She said placing a hand on her shoulder.

((Not sure what to have Lexi do here... any suggestions?))

(OOC: Wake up and go outside. People are around to encounter. *shrug* Though Yukina and Haruka are inside their house.)

Haruka's eyes went wide and she hastily shook her head, "I don't know what you talking about." She said in a small voice, barely able to force the lie out past the knot in her chest. 'I fell asleep? She must have seen me dreaming. Crap! I've managed to hide those dreams from everyone for years and now I go and do something so stupid! People are right about the cow, I'm an idiot.'

"It's okay, I'll be here if you ever want to talk, well except right now, I need to change out of my robe." She said hugging her friend then she grabbed her suitcase and went into the bathroom. She came back out a half an hour later, hair straightened, face powdered and done softly with browns, a brown argyle turtle neck, and a pair of matching slacks.