[B]Vix[/b] -- [i]Irritation[/i]

Just when she was finally getting comfortable, the little Fox's once inevitable slumber was abruptly disturbed by a uniform with a polished brim. Vix scowled, but a glimpse at the Arcanine with the Cop meant that she would keep her silence close, not wanting to cause any trouble.

Oh, but how she [i]loathed[/i] cops. With their self righteous ways and insistence on doing everything by the book. A scowl crept up on her lips, but not a single utterance would escape from them. For Jaden's sake, the Fox's would not mix up trouble with the Hound. Even though she was mentally bimminent with a string of insults at the [i]dogs of the law[/i] For interrupting a moment of comfort.

Instead, with Jaden's prompting, she would stand up and assist him in breaking down the tent and packing up all his things. Once such a task was complete, she drifted to her air drying Kimono and frowned.

In order to travel with it, she had to wear it. In order to wear it, she had to wring it out of as much water as she could. If she wrung it out, the delicate silks would be horribly wrinkled and look absolutely terrible.

The new clothes in Viridian really couldn't come quickly enough. 

So she pulled off the Kimono, and the next moment she was tightly twisting the delicate fabrics and water seemed to pour out the moisture it had kept. Such a process would be repeated in inversely opposite directions time and time again as once she glanced over her shoulder. 

Had Jaden blushed at the Arcanine? Why? It made no sense, just because she was a woman? Did he realize that she was going to go through a similar change? Did that thought fluster him a little? Overall, it was amusing, and it was a note for later which she could tease him with later.

So instead they departed, moving away from the Cop and his Mutt, and once they were out of earshot, the Fox quipped a coy smirk.

[B]"You owe me one, for shutting up back there, Master."[/b] She joked, lightly elbowing him with that cunning smile of hers. [B]"You have no idea how many dog insults I was coming up with. I can't stand Cops and their mutts."[/b]

She laughed at first, until she looked over to Jaden again, and saw the seriousness of his complexion. He looked stressed, worried, which was only heightened by the bandage on his head. So surprised was she by this, that she was actually speechless for a moment. It really was a sudden growth of responsibility for him, of that she was certain.

Instead of teasing him, or harassing him as they walked (even with as much as she wanted to), the Fox instead reached outward and wrapped the invigorating warmth of her fingertips around his hand. Tightening her grip reassuringly, and to distract him from whatever thoughts that might be plaguing him.

[B]"Don't worry so much, Jaden."[/B] She stated soothingly as Viridian City neared inexorably from the distance. [B]"You're going to be brilliant. Just have a little faith in yourself, and me. Remember, I made a promise, and I am going to keep it. Okay?"[/b]

Soon before long, they were in Viridian, and Vix looked around with her nose twitching all the while. Taking in the scents and sounds of the city. Closing her eyes for a second, she strode forward beside Jaden and found na small clothing store first.

GlimpsING up to him, Vix inquired one thinges quite simply. [B]"Shall we? Because my kimono looks quite dreadful."[/b]

Feeling impatient, and not really feeling like waiting for an answer, the young girl marched into the store and dove into the rows of clothing. Rummaging about some, it was an easy task to find a pair of comfortable jeans, a T-Shirt with fiery designs splayed acrost it, and a black Irish Flat Cap, which gave her a slightly tomboyish, but what she felt was an adorable look.

Dipping into the changing room and emerging a few minutes later wearing this new set of clothing, Vix glanced up to Jaden with a genuine smile. [B]"So, what do you think?"[/b]

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