[Roue]

Roue was fitfully sleeping but he was still alert enough that when Rabbit called to him, his eyes fluttered open.? Blinking the sleep away, he rubbed his eyes and then looked up, seeing Rabbit hovering right above him.? It was a nice change from being woken up by some brazen thugs wanting to mug him or a rude awakening from being discovered by his pursuers.? So when his eyes got into focus and he looked up at the other man, he reached up with his hand and gently touched Rabbit's face, running his hand up his cheek and then through his hair, feeling the softness of it.? Roue didn't know why he did it, other than that it just felt the right thing to do at the time, but before he could continue, he suddenly broke into a yawn and pulled his hand away, stretching out every part of his body in a very satisfying manner.? Once that was done, he sat up as the covers fell down to his waist and swung his feet over the edge, scooting over so that he could get to the clothes, pulling them over to his side.

"*yawn* I'm awake now...sort of,>" he mumbled, still feeling quite sleepy, eliciting another yawn out of his throat.? Though he slept many more hours than he has in the past couple of days, he was still a bit tired and felt like he was hit by a pile of bricks.??? But to regain his energy, he needed to eat and as Rabbit mimed that very action, his stomach growled quite violently as a result.? Laughing sheepishly, Roue rubbed his stomach, feeling yet another rumble of discontent.? "<Sorry, that was quite rude.? Yes, I'd like something to eat.? Could I wash up first though?>"? In turn, the elf placed two hands over his face and mimicked a washing motion, raising his index finger first, and then indicated that he wanted to eat.

(Rabbit)

Rabbit blinked in surprise when Roue reached up and touched his face, running his hand along Rabbit's cheek and then through his hair. The elf's hand was deliciously warm on his face and the little vampire closed his eyes, savoring it for the few seconds it lasted, then opened them again in disappointment when Roue took his hand away to stretch himself and yawn. He waited quietly while the elf got dressed, trying not to stare at Roue's near-nakedness but not exactly looking away either.? It was all Rabbit could do to keep his hands to himself as Roue pulled on clothes, covering up his enticingly smooth sculpted body that Rabbit longed to touch.

The elf mumbled something in the incomprehensible language he spoke, but between his stomach rumbling and his subsequent gestures, it was clear that Roue was hungry but wanted to wash up first.

"Uhm, sure. You can do that right h-here."? Rabbit crossed the room and opened a door that led to a small bathroom.? It was nowhere as luxurious as the Roman bath he'd taken Roue to earlier, but it was adequate for basic cleaning and necessities. ?

"I was thinking you m-might wanna go, you know, out for dinner," Rabbit said when the elf was finished washing.? "I mean, we have a pretty good kitchen here and we can make a lot of stuff, but you're not a m-member. At least, uhm, not yet." He hesitated, trying to think of some way to mime what he was saying, but gave up and just plunged ahead.? "I was able to get you some, uhm, cr-credit though, usin' those coins you let me borrow.? Seems like they might be, you know, v-valuable.? Anyways, it means you don' have to worry about anythin' for now.? Okay?"

Rabbit waited to see if anything he said would get a reaction, then just hoped that the tone of his voice would be reassuring in some way.? "Anyways, I know a place you might like.? Just follow me, okay?"

He led the elf back through the main room, which was less crowded for the moment, to one of the club's side doors that members often used to either go back to where they came from or get to their next destination.? He looked back to Roue, then took the door's elaborate brass handle in his fingers.? The little vampire closed his eyes, visualized where he wanted to go, and then turned the handle and pulled. ?

The door opened to barrage of strange noises and bright lights and Rabbit gestured for Roue to hurry through.? When both of them were on the other side, he quickly closed the door again.? From this side, the door was plain and weathered, to the point that it was barely visible against the alley wall in which it lay. ?

"Come on!" Rabbit shouted to make himself heard over the noise.? He hesitated, then took Roue's hand firmly in his, not wanting to take a chance on the elf getting lost.? "This place is called the G-Ginza district," he said as he led Roue through a massive crowd of people, all of whom seemed to be going somewhere with purpose and all of whom were dressed in a confusing array of fashions, all of which were designed to catch the eye.? "It's in Japan. In T-Tokyo.? It's pretty, uhm, f-famous. You can get _anythin'_ here!"? The little vampire grinned impishly as he glanced back at Roue.? "Even m-me, if'n I'm in the mood."