Bella was walking around the mall. It was just one of those days that everyone has. She felt like the whole world hated her and judged her on her appearance. Bella was sick and tired of being pushed around. She didn't join the Akatsuki for nothing you know. Anyway, Bella wondered her way into a weapons shop looking for a large sword that weighed about fifty pounds.

Bao was also inside of a weapons shop, browsing and looking for a pair of iron claws. He saw a girl by his side and desided to greet her. He turned to her and smiled down at her, since he was taller than her by a few feet. "Hello there."He said politely

"Uh, Hello." Bella kind of walked the other way. She really wasn't one to talk when she was looking for stuff.

Bao smiled and said, "Im Bao, and who might you be?"he walked with her, wanting to know her well.

"Well my name's Bella. I'm an ex member of the Akatsuki. Not sure why they let me live... I'm kind of not in the mood to talk right now, but since you came up to me, I'll listen." Bella said in a kind of cocky way.

Bao smiled alittle and said, "Bella, huh?" and then he ruffled her hair, "Thats a beautiful name."He commented and smiled.

Behind her mask, Bella smiled a little. Then she gave Bao an emotionless face. "Well what are you looking for?"

"Just a pair of iron claws."He replied and put out his hand, and his claws popped out of his nails, "Mine are getting weaker as i grow older, ill need some new ones, that are not inside my body."He said and laughed alittle, and retracted his nails.

"Ok mister cat man..." Bella giggled. "Well Let me help you look." Bella pulled down her mask. "Iron, Huh?" Bella picked up a pair. "Like these?"

Bao looked at her when she called him 'cat man'. He turned into his anthro wolf form(sig) and stood higher than he was, "Want to call me cat man again?"He asked and crossed his arms, looking straight down at her.

Bella put her mask back on, and handed the iron claws to Bao. "I am sorry. I haven't really interacted with people for three years. Again I apologize. It's just usually cats retract their claws. Not dogs or wolves, or any creature of the canine family." Bella said as she began to leave the store.

Bao frowned alittle and took the claws, but he put his hand on Bella's shoulder and stopped her from walking, "Its okay, i get those comments alot because i have the ears."He said and smiled as he turned back into his human form.

"Well I was just calling you ca-, I mean that name because you retracted your claws. I knew that you were part wolf. I'm not stupid. My favorite animal is a wolf." Bella pulled out her necklace and showed Bao. "I carved this from a shell."

Bao knelt down a bit and looked at the necklace, "Its beautiful."he commented and then looked at Bella, "Hmm, just like you."He added and poked her nose.

Bella looked at Bao. "Well you can stop saying that. It's not true at all. That's why I wear this mask." Bella sighed. "I know, 'Stop putting yourself down.' I get that a lot. So now what?"