The pale eyed girl bent down and handed her a bra and some panties. Im sorry about this, but please bear with us until Naruto-sama can take you shoppi...g. Where is Naruto-sama? asked Isaribi quietly. Hinata smiled. Hes trying to find us a bigger home, said Hinata. He woke up earlier and went right to the Hokage to see if there was anything available. I mean, this place has become too small for four people. Also, well need a bigger bed and&hellip, How can you stand this?! interrupted Isaribi as. We all took the same shuttle bus to downtown, and I must admit that someguys did turn and look at me as I found my seat. The girls grinned andpointed that out to me, but I was already self-conscious enough."I hope these curls are not too retro" I fussed."Some people are so hard to please!" they retorted. "This is actuallythe new look again, it's going to be featured in the new Alice inWonderland film next year, so you are not retro, you are trendy."As we alit and went to our separate buses they. A club meeting. Girlsnight out. Anything." She sipped her tea."When was the last time you saw her?" she asked me.I had to think. Christmas caroling? Yes, that was it. We were raisingmoney for the earthquake orphans. We sang together. I admit not recallingwhether she and I spoke. I don't think we did. Come to think of it, Ican't recall having spoken to her at all since Norma's welcoming sociallast summer.The coincidences were to coincidental to be coincidences. She's cold tome when we first. At that moment Pedro and Bartholomew were joined on the poop deck by Ibrahim and his manservant. The old scholar came rushing up the stairway from the main deck in a flap of robes looking as energetic as boy of sixteen. Behind him the big black man who served him was carrying something that looked like an oversized crossbow."What do you have there?" Pedro asked his old teacher as the man came over to join him."An ancient weapon that I have modified to use on this venture Pedro," Ibrahim.