Lying in the Sand

Žæl was lying on his back in the warm sand. He was half asleep, and the sand sifted through his hair and clothes. This was one of the few times he felt no worries about them. You should really be more careful...Said a voice that had tormented him since he was a child. Like you would know... he retorted. We'll see...

Kani is slowly walking across the desert with her eyes closed.

Žæl noticed someone walking past. "Hello." He said simply, still lying down.

Turns to look at the direction of the voice.

"Hi..."

Forces her eyes open she shivers once.

"Hello."

"You just greeted me twice..." He said and laughed. He jumped up to a standing position.

Shrugs.

"So?"

"It's just... different... from what I'm used to." He answered stirring the wind a little.

Nods.

"Ok..."

"May I ask... what you're doing out here?"

"I trying to conquere my fears."

"Ah... One of the hardest things to do in life..." He sighed and sat down, picking up sand and letting it fall through his fingers.

"Yes...it is. What are you doing out here?"

"Enjoying a time when I don't have to worry." He said vaugely.

"Makes sense."

He formed a pillar of sand and shaped it with the wind to make a figure of a dog. "What do you think?" he asked notioning toward the small figurine.

Smiles a little.

"It's cool."

He smiled also. "Then watch this." He said as he controlled his chakra in the sand to make it move and in the air to hold it together. He even managed to make it bark. (By producing the sound effects.)

"Cool."

He lay back down still messing with the dog beside him. "You can go on with your quest if you want, but before you go please take this as a gift." He said and formed a vaccum surrounded by chakra around the dog to keep it together after he wasn't supplying chakra. "Anytime you want it to move just add a small amount of chakra and think about what you want it to do. Think of it as a pet you can turn off. And of course, you have the option to stay if you want."

Sits down and takes the dog.

"Thank you. And I'd actualy prefer to stay. I'm "going on with my quest" by being in the desert actualy."

"Are you afraid of sand?" He asked curiously.

"No, I'm just afraid of the desert."

"The desert isn't something to be afraid of," He said reassuringly, "In fact," He made the area of sand they were resting on start to float, so subtly that she wouldn't notice. "The desert is my friend. How else would I do this?" He said as they were about ten feet in the air.

Closes her eyes.

"Forget I said that, it's kind of personal anyway."

"Okay..." He said as he lowered them back down. "Well, since you told me one of your fears I feel that I should tell you one of mine." No don't-- "I fear the akatsuki."