No pocket money? No problem!

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It was getting late, and though his wounds were dressed, Sydney felt an overwhelming sense of defeat after training and fighting for so long. He had heard from a couple of greedy people passing by that they spent most of their weekends up on top of some hill where there was a fairly nice inn. The inn had hotspings in the back, and upon inspection of his clothes he figured he needed a bath. His hair was matted, his pants wer torn, and his shirt was tattered on the bottom, but that was typical with his "smart kid" grunge look. He made his way up the steps, tapping the tip of the shinai he'd managed to leave the dojo unnoticed with on the stairs as he went. The heavy metal broadsword was strung across his back and left an pain that dug into his hurt shoulder. "Do you think they'll let us in with no coin?" He asked bluntly, sounding entirely uninterested in the answer, but said it rather just to break the awkward silence that he had been sharing with his new traveling companion.

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Yume looked at her travel buddy with confusion which turned to mock horror. "WHAT?! You don't have any money?!" she had plastered a shocked expression on her face, which she soon wiped away. She swiped a hand through empty air where her pocket on her jacket would have been, before she realized Sydney still had it on, which in turn caused her to glance at Sydney and unconciously grap at her upper arms. She had grown slightly accustom to walking around without her exceptionally skinny jacket, which normally wouldn't fit anyone but herself,though it still bothered her sometimes when someone stared at her for too long. "Well.. I'd suppose we can stay, or find some rich fat man to kill and take his money.." she trailed off as other possible choices floated through her head, batting each away as she found a flaw in them. She paused on one that would require effort on her part, but shot it down all the same, she was sure someone would figure out she was undead if she attempted that one.

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"Hmph..." He said, shrugging off the comment. Sydney still hadn't warmed up to the fact that he was actualy tollerating someone, escpecialy seeing as how she could likely kill him in an instant, being the monster she was. Somehow though he found the whole situation livable for now. Finaly he crested the hill, capping the last of the stairs with a stomp, throwing the mud from his shoes. And there, just as the humans had said, was a rather large and warm looking building, and in the cold night air he could see steam rising up from behind it.

"I like the one about the fat man..." He commented, turning around at the top of the stairs to look down on her. This was likely the only time he'd get a chance to do that seeing as how she was physicaly superior to him in most ways. She was folding her arms over her chest. Sydney was never one for courtesy, but then again, he didn't want any relapses and get himself killed by a vampire. "Here... I don't want it anymore." He said, sluffing off the cloak and holding it out with his free hand to her. Rain poured off of it, and there was slim chance that it would offer any protection from the elements. Besides, he was already soaked and his hair matted.

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"Righto." Yume responded with cheer, taking back her cloak and swirling it about her like a cape before sliding her arms into the narrow sleeves. Feeling much better and a lot more secure, she shrugged a bit to settle her trenchcoat and turned about on the stairs. "Time to go find said fat man and give him a warm welcome eh?" Unknown to her, her eyes flashed red, scaring a few of the people on the stairs. She tilted her head in confusion as a couple, looking to be in their miod twenties, jumped off the stairs to the side with a slight look of fear on their faces. "Hrm.. never had use for currency, so.. you get to pick!" she turned her body slightly and turned her head to face back at Sydney, the same wide smile plastered across her face, making her look rather insane.

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Sydney rolled his eyes, and looked away. She was enjoying this. "You're enjoying this, aren't you?" He said, stating exactly what he felt. There was no reason to kep secrets fro ma monster, especialy one that he figured, being a woman as well as a vampire, could read his mind anyway. He stepped up past her, the rain now beating down on him even harder. He pointed to where the couple had ran off. It wasn't too far off the beaten trail, and perhaps away from the bustle of the inn, the easier it would be to take their lives in secret. He had no desire for armed gaurds tonight. "I've no time for games... So if we can do this quickly..." He stopped for a moment, and thought about what he'd just said. Maybe it would be best to unwind. After all, he enjoyed the hunt of tortured souls just as much he'd bet as a vampiric woman. The insanity in her eyes matched what his own now became, only without the smile. It was there, burning like a fire. Yes, kill them Sydney. Squeeze ever last bit of breath from their bodies. He let on that he approved with a slight nod. "I regress... Sorry." He stammered. "Shall we? They've gone from the normal path, and perhaps we can catch them in the dark away from prying ears and eyes." for a human to love the death of humans was a strange occurence, but Sydney had come to fully accept this feeling as normal. He began to charge a spell in his left hand and took a few steps off to where the unfortunate couple had gone.

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Yume's expression changed to that of a little kid on their birthday, "Ooo! Fun time!" With a really short squeal of happiness, she lept off the stairs into the woods, singing horribly off tune. While the words may not be understandable, to a point, she was singing something about bloodshed and slaughter. [insert genocide song from Trigun here] Needless to say, she did keep it semi-quiet so that only those near her would hear. Eventually it changed to a chant of "a hunting we will go, a hunting we will go, hi-ho the merry-o, a hunting we will go" Yume took to the trees early on and was busy trying not to slip and fall off the branches. She stopped momentarily on a branch, feet skidding slightly, and called back to Sydney. "Um.. did you see what they looked like?Or for that matter.. where they went?" in truth, Yume had just taken off in the general direction Sydney had pointed and a decent pace, and completely absorbed herself into singing horribly off-key.

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(OOC: Vampire woman singing songs from Trigun... )

Sydney had caught sight of their souls, but not their physical descriptions per-say. He couldn't care less what they looked like. It was only a matter of finding them really. He wondered if he had the power to track down souls like a dog tracks down meat. Would he then be becomming nothing more than this woman's blood hound? "They went this way..." He pointed with the same hand, following behind her at a much slower pace. The vapire girl was right on track. He figured she must have known where she was going due to some inlaid special senses or some other nonsense like that. His spell finished charging and dissipated back into his body without using any energy. Still, he hadn't yet figured out how to hold onto one of the lethal attacks for longer than a few moments before it rested again in his own soul if not used. The boy charged another, fiddling with the soul strings of the vampire woman, just to get a reaction. He wasn't going to cast the spell, but play with her to see if the idea of the hunt had taken her away from her senses completely. To figure out the extent of a creature was to figure out how to kill it. In the mean time, he'd simply hunt with her like this.

The boy took a sharp turn, and began running down the path that curved off the side fo the hill. Just like a human to get back on a path to the town when being persued by something. It's their nature to fly to the familiar, but it will only make it easier for us to follow and catch up to them. Idiots. "This way..." He called to the girl in the trees sitting almost directly above him now. And indeed, there was a female's little arm being pulled around a bending the path. Apparently the man knew they were being followed. "They know we're here..." He ran briskly after them, the rush of adrenalin make up for his fatigue for the moment.

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Yume let out a low growl, she had felt the slight pull at the center of her being. "Don't try that again kid, if you want to live that is." Just because she was busy hunting down some puny human didn't mean she'd let her guard down. Having to deal with other vampires and the occational lycan made sure she kept her guard up, even during the times she was supposedly asleep. She lept off the branch in the direction Sydney had turned and sped up slightly. The allur of fresh blood excited her, even though it wasn't one of those times she needed to feed. It was always fun to hunt a prey that knew you were there, the look of fear in their eyes when you cornered them, though one had to be careful; a cornered animal was generally the most dangerous. "You want the kill boy?" she called down to her companion, might as well give him the chance before she drained both of the two dry.

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"Hmph, even the vampire can't appreciate a good death spell... Don't be a human, woman." He grumbled right back, pushing the bill he'd been given. It was a fine line he walked when taking tea with the creatures of the night. He ran on, the girl that was behind him passing him up easily. The spell was fully prepared now. He had a lock on the man's soul. The woman, as easliy as she had been drug around by the man, he figured would be an easier target to simply hunt if the man was disposed of. "I'll break them... You can have their lives... I just want to make them suffer. Death is a gift I hate to give to whjo still owe me their pain." He put his hand out while slowing his pace to a jog. With arm outstretched and his straigh fingers entwined in the young man's soul he gave a sharp tug, smashing it like one might a tomatoe in his palm. He ripped out every strand of emotion inside of it except for that of incapacitating hatred for the woman he traveled with.

There was a scream not ten meters ahead on the wooded path as he began to attack the woman who may have just moments ago been his beloved. "Do you hear the music of suffering...? Isn't it gruesome? Isn't it beautifull? He asked, as if the two words meant the same thing. The man continued to beat on the woman, and she fought back wtih nails and teeth, slamming her fist repeatedly into the man's face, cryig out why he would do this, completely forgetting their persuers. Sydney finaly came to a stop as the pair came into view. It was quite the sight to see two young lovers rend each other to death.

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Yume stopped on a low branch, huddle in a crouch on the wood with her coat end hanging down below her like a curtain. She watched their prey struggle with eachother with an eagerness that was usually only present in a child's eyes. "Death spells are fine, ones pointing at me however are not." Her eyes fastened on the small trails of blood the woman had managed to bring about with the repition of her movements. It was she had to admit a rather beautiful sight, and to some extreme there was a sort of harmony to it that could be taken for music. It was rather harsh in her ears though, torture was an art, and apparently this kid hadn't had any classes though was still rather talented.

"Tsk tsk, it is a rather beautiful piece you've composed; though, it still lacks a good melody. Toture is an art kid, one that takes time to perfect." Yume continued to watch the couple fight, curiosity growing on what exactly her companion could do. In a rather unwilled move her tongue ran out and slid over her fangs and lips, eager for the taste of blood. Age definately mattered in the taste of blood, too young and it would be terrible, too old and you'd get the same result. But the two that were their prey were definately in the qualifying range for a good taste.

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"Fine..." He muttered, channeling more of his own soul into the next spell. His hands glowed a faint white as he used the energies from himself to delve deeper into the woman who'd been set upon by her beloved. "Give me a moment and we'll see what comes of this." He twirled his fingers around, seeking out just the right strings to pull. It would take jsut a few more moments before the next phase would be complete. Manipulating souls was a task that was both taxing and one that took time. He had to find jsut the right spot to pluck away before their world was under his controle. "Shall we make her smile? Yes... She loves it, that the man is trying so desperately to hurt her and yet finds himself unable to brign about her demise. Make her laugh, make her laugh! Isn't it splendid how she scoughs him iin his feeble attempts?" That's what he would do... He'd give an overwhelming sense of hilarity for the entire situation, further throwing the man into a rage. No mater how he hit a her, or how she struck back, nothing would seem as important as laughing her brains out at his weak attempts to destroy her. "My puppets..." He murmured to himself, reachig out his hand again to deliver the next blow.

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Yume grinned a rather fangy smile, "There we go, you've got talent for this kid. A lot mroe talent that I've seen in a long time. Seems we both have our own little ways, yours through puppetry and mine.. mine I like to get right in there. Bit more hands on you could say, make them sing from their heartstrings. Unfortunately I don't have my tools to create such a lovely symphony, but if you'd like I can show you a sample." There was a clink of metal on metal as the whip blade came out, hanging limply from her hand. "Mmm yes, a rather fine piece it would be too. There are afterall very very many notes a human's voice can reach." She twitched her hand in small movements, making the whipblade move as if a great snake waking from a deep slumber.

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"Hmph, right. I'm sure everyone would be so proud." He gumbled, smashing his hand around the woman's soul, ripping out the neccissary strings for whta he guessed would be the alst attack before the vampire drained them both fo their life blood. All he cared about was their money, but the sight he quite enjoyed regardless. Humans getting exactly what they deserved. What could be more appropriate? Suddenyl the woman's reactins changed from defensive strikes and cries of anguish and torment to a fierce cackling laughter. Tears came to her eyes more feverently, but these were tears of hilarity rather than despair. She struck lack lusterly back at him, laughing too hard to controle herself. This did indeed throw the man into a greater rage, and he desperately tried to find a way to hurt her. His anger mounted and he stepped off to the side of the road to pick up a stick. The woman simply laughed as he tried to flog her, only to be caught unaware as she tripped him, causing her to burst out with another eerie fit of giggles. "I've had my fun... Be my guest." He said, turning away from them. His chest ached from expendeture, but it wasn't anything he wasn't used to. Nicely done Sydney. It's what they deserved. He thought back, just hoping they had a bit of cash on them.

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Yume laughed, finally a chance to have her fun, though leftovers were never that great. She dropped to the ground with a rasp of leather on metal as the whip blade slid over her clothing. There was a flash of light as the whip streaked out, the flat of the blade slamming into the male victim's head. Two more streaks of steal followed shortly and soon enough Yume dashed in to slam the poor fool into a tree. Working quickly she twisted her bladed weapon about the man so that if he moved too much he'd end up removing his own arms and if he really tried he'd lose a head. Turning to the other she caught the female and lifted her up by the neck, hand carefully placed so as not to cut off her air flow. "You can watch if you want, otherwise I'd suggest finding something to do. It's not exactly a required time for me to feed so instead I'm going to play some. Oh yes before I forget mind if I borrow that sword you carry?" By now the laughing fool was scrabbling with her nails at Yume's arm, not really doing much in the damage department but it was beginning to harm her jacket. Annoyed at having to deal with a victim that was nothing more at the moment then a bag of laughter that was actually attempting to struggle, Yume made a half turn and slammed the lady into the floor. It would atleast stop the idiot's movements till the concussion wore off. There was a scream beside her as the enraged man actually tried to escape, moving so that the blade cut deeply into his arm and hit bone. Apparently rage had gotten the better of him, but the pain he envoked would be a constant reminder of his stupidity.

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Sydney shrugged the heavy broadsword off his injured shoulder with one arm, leaning the shinai against a nearby tree with the other. He took the long scabbard and pulled both ways on it and the sword handle, making a quiet ringing as he pulled the blade out. It was still heavy, even in his good hand, and he had trouble not letting the tip sag down and touch the dirty mud path. "Here. Not as if I care..." He passed it over to her, point down whiel she held the man against the tree. Such strength in a woman who looked so thin... Almost frail, but it wasn't to be. Sydney was certain now that if he didn't make the first strike she would kill him if ever they came to deadly confrontation.