Vera

[Firestripe]

*Firestripe shook his head with a small smile on his face.* "Nah, if I had you would've heard it. Vera is basicly a hand held cannon, not something completely safe to be firing in a place like Forenway. Don't want the whole place to be out for my blood, you know." *He said matter-of-factly. If he had fired he would've most likely taken out a building or at least caused a good bit of damage and then he'd be in a bit of trouble. Just becaue he could take out the whole village by himself doesn't mean that he would want to.*

[Scarlet]

(OOC: What now? Should we skip ahead to where we're leaving? Or post more in Forenway?)

[Firestripe]

OOC: I haven't the slightest idea, I don't care either way. It's your turn soooooo you decide! lols

[Scarlet]

(OOC: Okay!)

Scarlet was walking through Forenway, keeping her eye out for possible shopping spots. Her trouser pocket jingled as she walked; She had brought plenty of money with her this time, so she could stock up on a few things.

She spotted a small store, lodged in between two others where an alley should be instead. There was an old wooden sign hanging above it, the paint so worn you couldn't read what it said. The door was open, and inside there were heaps of random stuff; parchment, jewelry, herbs, weapons, baskets..... Scarlet stepped inside, the rush mat crinkling under paw from old age. There was a desk at the far wall, and behind it was an aging monitor lizard.

She looked around the store; besides the merchandise, everything about the store was old; the walls were riddled with holes where termites had eaten the old oak boards, the roof caving in at one corner, shingles dangling by a nail. She walked around a bit, looking at random things. A petrified black rose caught her attention. She picked it up, fingering the unmoving petals. She held it up to the monitor lizard " How much?" she asked. The old lizard stared at the rose. " Five gold pieces." He said. She handed him the money. She looked around a little more, buying colored ink, a peacock quill, a bright red phoenix feather for good luck which she promptly stuck in her bandanna, and a golden tail ring with a pair sharks teeth set in it. She left, her trousers jingling a bit less than when she entered the mysterious shop and the old lizard.

Little did she know somebeast was waiting for her. He was hidden around the next alley, armed with a dangerous looking hooked dagger. As Scarlet walked past the alley, he jumped out on her hooking his arm around her throat and holding the dagger menacingly at her throat. Scarlet was surprised at this, and tried to break free of the rats grip. He held her tight, growling at her. " Gimme all yer goods, and yer money too!" he snarled. Scarlet was not about to give up her money, nor her newly bought items. " Why should I?" She replied in a dark tone. " Cause if ya don't, I'll slit yer neck, thats why!" He replied, digging the knife into her throat a little, causing a drop of blood to run.

Scarlet smiled cruelly, and stomped on his paw, at the same time elbowing him in the stomach. He let out a yowl, before it was cut off shortly by his gasping. He stumbled back, doubling over and wheezing. Scarlet turned around and ruthlessly banged his head into the alley wall. He was knocked unconscious, his head bleeding. Scarlet grabbed his dagger and searched him; she managed to find a few coins and an amulet. Pocketing her newly found goods, she started heading back for the ship, giving one last, cruel look at the crumpled figure of the rat who tried to mug her.

[Firestripe]

*For once Firestripe hadn't been following Scarlet around as a body guard. He'd been to obsessed with getting Vera all polished up and looking good. When he'd finally put her safely away in his cabin, he headed out in search of something to do, preferably his usual job. He came upon Scarlet at the tail end of her little skirmish. As she started off from the rat, he suddenly appeared beside her as he usually did.* "You really do like to have a good time, don't you?" *He asked, being obviously sarcastic. This kind of stuff seemed to happen to her alot, obviously most didn't know who they were dealing with when they tried to mess with Scarlet. Firestripe, though he was the bodyguard, usually didn't need to step in because Scarlet could handle herself pretty well.*

[Scarlet]

Scarlet smiled at Firestripe as he appeared next to her. " You know I do." she said. She pointed to the feather in her bandanna. " You like?" she asked. It was tucked in behind her ear, curling a the end. Ever since she and Firestripe had started 'dating', it had brought out the more feminine, softer side of Scarlet; she liked to wear jewelry sometimes, admitted it was normally decorated with skulls and teeth and whatnot, and was even considering wearing a dress once, but decided against it; who knew when the need might arise for action agianst an enemy, and she certainly wasn't going to get held back because of a dress.

[Firestripe]

*Firestripe smiled as he looked down at Scarlet to see what she was pointing at.* "Yeah, it looks nice. Matches your fur too." *He said and smiled again. Firestripe hadn't changed a whole lot since he'd started 'dating' Scarlet. Before he'd been uberly protective of her and now he was still uberly protective. The only big difference what that now he called her by her name more often than 'Captain' or 'M'am' as he had used to. This all beside the fact that he was alot more open with Scarlet and all. Even so, she didn't even know his real name, heck, nobeast knew his real name. That thought seemed kind of funny to him for some reason.*

[Scarlet]

That was another thing that Firestripe and her 'dating' had changed; she smiled alot more, and actually laughed at least once a day. Before then she never laughed and only smiled at others pain and distress. " It does, doesn't it?" She said in reply, smiling some more. She felt her neck where the rats dagger, which was now hers, pricked her. " So what have you been up to?" She asked.

[Firestripe]

"Not much, just getting Vera all polished and looking nice." *He said and then it registered in his mind what Scarlet was feeling at, she had been pricked a tad by that rat's dagger. He put a paw under her chin to feel there as well. He pulled his paw back with a small drop of blood on his finger.* "Hey, your bleeding." *He said with the smallest bit of worry in his voice. There was no good reason whatsoever to be worried about something as small as that but that concern was there anyways. That had changed for him as well, he fretted over the smallest scratches that Scarlet recieved. Scratches and whatever else that came from just day to day life on a pirate ship. Heck, if she got a splinter he fretted over it...*

[Scarlet]

"Ah, its barely a stratch." Scarlet said, shrugging. " I think I'll live." She said with a smile. She reached for Firestripes paw and held it, walking close beside him. " So, we'll be leaving Forenway tomorrow morning....." She said idly, thinking over what had happened the past few days. Forenway was a nice place, with plenty of strange, mystic shops to explore. They would definately be back at Forenway before too long.