When A Bird Cries [Alice]

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It seemed like another travel led to a different location, and in a different location meant all sorts of new opportunities. Like all men he strove for his next big hit, the big score that would finally allow him to live a simpler life. Thus a life as a missing ninja was more than a luxury, it is something was worth more blood than a war and yet we were not here for a story.

Within the borders most debased and nasty corners sat the black market, an area of illegal trade so foul even the whitest of good boy shinobi would no longer come into. In here missing ninja could meet, take on contracts or even chill and fight other missing ninja- but he was not here for that. In the deepest corners of a run down shack sat a single man layered in white. Through the darkness shined his bright yellow eyes as he appeared to be staring at something, a book perhaps? A gloved had slowly flipped through the pages as he hummed to himself rather jovially for some reason.

He wasn't always this happy when i came to waiting for another job, nor did he actually accept such a daunting task but the book had his attention so things were fine. Time slowly ticked by as a plate was sat just in front of the book followed by a tea cup and kettle of honey ginger tea. Finally his order had came to him and as he eyed the food, the book slowly closed as he slid it to his right and began to eat.

Some people stared at him thinking "Just how could this pretty boy be in his place?" and they were right to assume that, but looks were always deceiving. Shibuya looked up from his bowl for a moment and smiled a the new person who had just walked in, though his face was sort of bleached out by darkness, the eyes could indeed be seen. Just what would this new person do he wondered? Wander over to talk or simply go on their way? Such an interesting thing to see what fate would do.

What was this? Someone had been coming over to him, and it was the one who had just came in. For a moment he looked at her before returning to his food and boy was it good. With each bite he slowly succumbed to the cooks probably only talent and boy was it a good one," Good ain't it? Man I miss having a body...seems like it was only-," fuck...it was those guys again?

He thought that last night was weird enough with he whole possession thing, but now he at least knew this shit was real. Because of that his brows dropped just a moment and sat the fork down," Look keep your thoughts to yourself and out of my sub conscience....you know what just stay quiet dude," a ghost without a name was equally an annoyance as being possessed by one.

When the girl had finally came up to the table and asked to sit, he looked at the spear that was occupying the area in front of him, where she wanted to sit he assumed and kicked the pummel of it, causing it to fall just beside him sheathe first," Sit then. Not like i'm going to cut you for asking or anything," his eyes went back to his food as he bit into the roll that he had left sitting along the plate.

"Well she's a cutie- Dude....you have a girlfriend alrea- Erebus she's alive and i'm fucking dead and in this guy, remember ghosts? Yeah- Doesn't matter- it doe," the constant back and forth caused the male to grip his hands in slight annoyance before barking out," Look you two i don't give a damn if you argue among yourselves, but do keep quiet. Its nerve wrecking," and there it had happened. The simple interaction that was meant to be in his now crowded head was out in the open and...in front of this chick...good going guys.

Alice.

With a name like that he wondered why she was a missing ninja. The only conclusion he needed in order to know what he was dealing with and thus looked at her with an odd amusement as he wrapped his arm around the spear and then smirked," You should be used to sharp objects flying about Alice. If you're a missing ninja that is. Shibuya, pleasure to meet such a...flower in these dry deserts," there was no smirk plastered on his face as he spoke but his words were filled with slight...intrigue.

The two voices chortled and laughed as they talked among themselves about something or another about if the boy was going to figure out what had been going on, and after his last outburst he simply clasped his hands in front of him onto the table and looked into the girls singular eye. Something was off about this little encounter as he stared for a moment more before reclining into his booth and relaxing for just a moment.

"I must say your act would melt my little heart if it wasn't as scorched as Suna's deserts, but where there is sweet there is venom so bear your fangs sweetie," he simply smiled for a moment before setting his hands onto the table and continuing,"So let's skip the formalities and get to what you really want hm? You won't get much out of me besides a jest smile and a broad smack with this thing here, so let's be civil murderers and...speak." He let the words sink in very slowly as he chuckled for a moment or two before sliding the plate to the left and waiting.

"See I told you he wouldn't fall for it. Knowing you, that stupid face would have been face deep in her...non-existent breasts before bending her over and- Ow! You son of a b-0," he ignored the two before he actually slapped himself to see if they would feel it. "Now as you can see i'm not the most stable of individuals, having two unwanted guests in my head creates quite a volatile concoction and...nevermind that. Anyways onto what i was going to say. I figured you out when you first came in because no cute girl comes without a consequence...so you trying to do something to me is at square one. Any questions?," the male kept a calm composer, his rule when dealing with other missing ninja of course. Now he waited for the maidens...response.

"...I see then, someone who has no home but steals because they don't know any better...or maybe you do and enjoy it. Whatever your reasoning is for doing such deplorable things is none of my business really, but i will ask that you do nothing uncivilized while you sit here," he lifted his cup up to his lips while keeping his eyes on the girl- trust was a hard thing to give nowadays.

He didn't buy the whole innocent act for a few reasons. One of them being that he paraded around villages as a little homeless kid to get whatever he had wanted out of people and then leaving, this was probably a step up but his acting was decent at best. That being beside the point he rested his hands onto the table, flat and his fingers pointed directly toward her as he hummed to himself.

"Abandoned? Hardly. My folks are dead so is the rest of my village, torn to shreds by people far stronger than i when i left for a mission, but as for being here? Its a good place to get a contract or two while also looking for less deplorable teammates for the future. You never really know when you may find someone reliable or as good as lying as you. As for a noble family? Nope. Just picked these duds up from a traveling merchant in the Land of Iron. Makes people think i'm rich when in all reality i'm a broke bum who likes to read and occasionally make friends with pathological liars and what not," he was throwing no jabs, but simply saying like it was.

And so she showed her true colors which had made him a little happy. Dealing with someone who wasn't going to be at least a little honest and show their true colors was a little boring," Lets be honest here. If you were going to rob anyone it would be the people sitting in the front. I'd think the same if someone was wearing such...elaborate clothing they might have money, but its the one's who dress the opposite that have the money," pointing to a few people that were just a few seats in front of him to make a point," They have both been buying some pretty strong drinks and their food looks way better than mine. Their clothing choice however? ...Not too pleasant. As for me being a moron? That depends. My intelligence in certain areas surpass more than you would guess. Also i'm quite serious about having two other voices in my head that aren't mine." Odd how that rolled off the tongue, having two voices in his head.

"Speaking of. If all i took for me to get you to show me this side of you, i'd have done it from my first word. I like to speak with the realistic than the fake...So why shouldn't you kill me? Hmm I suppose there could be a myriad of reasons why, the most important being that if you want to get far in this world as a missing ninja you need...acquaintances. You hear of how the world is being upturned with recent events which means that villages would be on high alert. Which then leads to you, if you are on your own and in the bingo books, in a bit of a bind. So while, to you at least, I may not be smart, i do hold my skills with a weapon in high regard. If you are...willing to negotiate and form a bit of a truce, i am willing to give you...65% of the spoils i come across? Sounds fair does it not? I think i just gave you multiple, but think on it," setting his hands onto the table, he offered her one of his hands in order to strike a deal.

It was surprising how calm he was about this and didn't try to reach for his spear to slap her with it or throw something at her, but death was scary so why not smile at it? For the moment he kept his chakra at the ready just in case, slowly forming it into something that he had seen done in the Lands of Iron. For the moment however he waited for her response not really sure how the Yandere would react.