Ven and Hiroko's house on the far east of Vildar
it is secluded from any neighbors and in the open

Ven slowly made his way up the old trail, the woods and trees have grown now, blocking some of the trail that him and Hiroko had made two months before. Ven smiled seeing the medium sized house. He stepped up the porch and knocked on the door gently, he held his bible tightly within his hands, and his old duffle bag over his shoulder. He awaited for someone to open the door, wondering if hiroko was home or not.

Hiroko stopped from making up Ven's old bed and went to the door. She opened it up, and like she expected, Ven was there. Hiroko smiled at him and opened the door wider for him to step inside. "Ven, welcome back home." She giggled and smiled, waiting for him to step back into the house again.

Ven smiled and hoisted his bag up on his shoulder. That strap never worked right for his shoulder, yhunson knows why he carried it so much for it to be such a nosiness. He smiled at her and stepped inside, stepping by her, catching fragrance of her sweet perfume. He loved the smell of it, it always was so good when he inhaled it. He stepped into his old room, standing there, he said dropping his bag on the floor and scooting it under the desk that he used to write his religious prayers. He smiled and turned around to Hiroko. "You kept it in order for me..thank you" Ven said as he sat on his bed.

Hiroko stood at Ven's doorway and looked at him, smiling. "Of course I did. You never know when someone's going to come back. Besides, it wouldn't feel right messing up the energy in here. It just confuses the spirits of the house." She said, she always believe in a more of a Wiccan religion. She tried not to speak about it too much around Ven but sometimes it slipped out. Hiroko didn't think Ven ever minded much.

Ven smiled and turned around to look at her in the doorway. He smiled to see her standing there with a smile on her face. He always liked listening to her stories of witchcraft and wiccan. He walked over to her and bowed lightly. "Thank you Miss Hiroko for inviting me over" He said with a smile as he stared into her eyes.

Hiroko giggled nicely. "Oh, Ven. Just thank you for coming. Like I said, it's lonely being here by myself. I miss having you around, really. You're always welcomed here any time you like." She gave him a wink. "Do you wish to rest now or we can sit down in the living room for a bit and chat about good times." Hiroko offered to him, wanting him to have a chat more but she was willing to let him to either.

Ven smiled and brushed the hair from his face as he stared at her eyes again. "I would love to sit and chat with you Hiroko" Ven said as he made his way to the living room, planting himself gently on the sofa on which he had first used to sleep in as soon as they bought the house. "I remember when we bought this house and I hit this sofa first..." Ven said as he smiled looking at her as she entrained the living room. "Thanks Hiroko for everything...your teaching and your friendship, it all means alot to me" Ven said as he leaned back into the couch smiling thinking about the good old days.

Hiroko smiled at Ven and sat down next to him. "Yes, those were good times. I had to carry you into a room." She giggled a bit, taken back by the memories as well. Hiroko leaned against the cushion more. "Where are you staying at now?" She asked him.

Ven looked down and scooted over as she sat next to him. He stared at her and smiled sweety, loving to finally be able to spend some quality time with his old teacher and dear friend. "Im staying at the City Center, profits from the church and working allowed me to finally own my own home." Ven said, leaning back agaisnt the cushion, cuffing his hands together and sat them in his lap. He was nervous around her, not any particular reason, just he was, something he could never explain.

Hiroko looked over at him and smiled. "Well that's good. I would have a fit if I found out you were living out on the streets. I wouldn't care what you said, I will smuggle you back home if I had to." She giggled. "So, how long do you plan on staying? A night?" Hiroko asked Ven with curiosity.

"Maybe just tonight, alot of work to do" Ven said knowing that he had tons of work that had to be finished. He did so desperatly want to stay a few more nights but he knew his active lifestyle will not do justice for it. He looked up at her and smiled, brushing his hair from his eyes, blowing up on his lips to blow it out of his left eye. "I really must cut this mess" Ven said with a giggle.

Hiroko felt sad that he couldn't stay for longer but she completely understood why. She kept smiling anyways. "No, I like your hair." She took her hand and helped brushed his bangs to the side of his face and giggled. "It's fun." Hiroko looked at Ven and pulled her hands back onto her lap. "You can stay here any time you have free time though." She offered.

Ven smiled as he felt her hand stroke his hair and push it aside. He looked at her and gave her a toothy smile. This was fun, it was much like the old times, the good times which he was free to do as he pleased and have fun, but everything now is work. "Thank you, I will stop by on my free time, after I become a priest's assistant, I will have plenty of free time Miss Hiroko, that way we could perhaps...spend some..more time together" Ven said his smile growing wider.

Hiroko giggled at Ven and smiled as well. "Yeah, I would love you spend more time with you. It'll be good for us. I don't want to loose our bond after all. I always wish to be updated of your activities."

Ven shuffled in his chair at her smile and finally spoke up. "I suppose it is time for me to get my rest" Ven said as he stood up and stretched his back out. He walked over to Hiroko and kissed her lightly on the forehead. "Blessings up Yhunson be upon you as you rest Miss Hiroko" Ven said with a smile as he walked off to his bedroom, wondering if his old bed is still as comfortable as it was a while ago.

Hiroko blushed happily at the light kiss and his blessings. "Good night, Ven." She said. She watched depart from her and just sat there quietly, sighing happily. I hope he won't just disappear in the morning without a good bye. Hiroko thought. She then had a sudden urge to put her body at peace. She wasn't stressed out or anything but maybe some Wiccan will add even more pleasure to her mood. Hiroko got up and got some materials from a wardrobe. Incense, candles, her childhood spell book, a pad of paper, and a pencil. She lit the incense which smelled like vanilla, and prepared for her first simple spell in a long time.

Ven reached to his bedroom door and opening it slowly, stepping inside and taking off his shirt and scarf, his prayer beads and his undershirt, setting them all on the dresser by his bed. He pulled of his pants slowly placing on some shorts that went pass his knees. He smiled at the comfortably of them and layed down on the bed, he proped his arms behind his head and he just layed. He wasnt actually tired, he just didnt want to waste any of Miss Hiroko's time if she had things to attend to. He sniffed the air slightly, catching the scent of Vanilla. "That smells good...she must be using inscents" Ven said as he looked out his window and layed there quietly.

Hiroko sat down on the floor, setting the incense in front of her and she lit up a few more candles to please the spirits of the room. She used matches instead of lighters. New technology seems to confuse the energy of a room. Hiroko picks up the paper and pencil and began to jot down a few things that made her happy. "The beach, magic, books, spells, incense, art, Ven.." She smiled at her words and began to tear them up so that each word was an individual. She then ran over the paper in the smoke of the incense and placed each one in the jar. Hiroko closed up the jar and put it on a coffee tabel so from now on, she'll feel at peace when she looked at the display.

Ven continued to smell the Vinalla scent within the air, something he had to figure out what it was. Ven stood up and shuffled to the floor. He quietly walked through the hallway and made it to Hiroko's room. There he had seen pieces of paper within jars on the coffee table and Hiroko sitting on the floor with candles around her. He tilted his head, wondering what she was doing, but he made sure not to blow his cover of watching her. His curious mind led him into the room some more as he kneeled down against the wall and continued to watch her.

Hiroko let out a long sigh of relaxation and felt completely at ease with everything around her. She could probably fall asleep where she sat if she wasn't careful. Hiroko began to hum happily and blow out the candles, one by one.

Ven was in a trance of relaxation himself and was about to fall asleep if it was not for the slight sound of Hiroko humming he woke up and startled himself slightly making a slight yelping noise. "ahunn.." Ven said sharply standing up against the wall. He stood frozen, knowing that he had been caught watching her. He stood and waited to see what she would say, knowing she was going to punish him for watching her perform her Wicca dealings without permission.

Hiroko turned towards Ven with a questioning look. "Oh, I didn't know you were up. I thought you fell asleep long ago. What are you doing?" She asked him and stepped up to him just in case if there was something wrong. Hiroko gazed at him for a moment, still worried.

Ven stood silently as he stared at her. He was startled to see her notice him. He had went off into a daze almost as if he was in invisible. "S.s..s.s.orry m.miss h.hiroko" Ven said stuttering in a trance almost staring at her. He blushed lightly and smiled, regaining his composure. "Just watching you perform your ritual miss Hiroko, sorry if im taking up your time" Ven said brushing his hair from his face.

Hiroko shook her head at Ven and smiled. "No, it's fine. I'm done right now. I was just hoping everything was alright. Is your bedroom just as comfortable as you remembered it?" She asked him. "Oh, and when do you plan on leaving in the morning? I want to make you some breakfast and say goodbye before you head off again."