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Naoki Saitou
Topic Started: Feb 18 2013, 08:10 PM (147 Views)
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First Name: Naoki
Last Name: Saitou (formerly Itako)
Age: appears 20
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4
Weight: 120 lbs
Race: Soul
Occupation: Business owner—runs a greenhouse from which she sells plants and herbs…even poisonous ones.

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Techniques: She has quite a bit of stamina—she can perform many tasks around the greenhouse without assistance for very long amounts of time. She also has a close bond that could be described as strange and uncanny to dogs and wolves.

Attitude: Naoki is fairly down-to-earth while generally being happy and pleasant to be around. She’s fiercely loyal to those she calls friends, though getting to that status of friend is a difficult process. She’s always wary of others’ intentions. She has a tendency to wear her heart on her sleeve, nevertheless.

Background: Naoki was raised in a time where arranged marriage was commonplace—her parents’ marriage had been arranged, as had her grandparents’ and her great-grandparents’. Her grandparents had been a wonderful match, but even as a small child, Naoki could see that her own parents were as different as night and day. Her father was joyous and kind, whereas her mother was bitter and full of hatred. Her mother seemed to resent everything, though she had a soft spot for her own child. Nevertheless, Naoki preferred her father—her mother resented that too.

One of the major arguments that her parents fought was about whether or not Naoki’s marriage would be arranged and when she would be married. Her mother argued for an arrangement and the younger the better; her father, no arrangement and whenever she wanted to get married. The compromise settled on was an arrangement when she turned 17. Naoki, age 13 at this point, put in that suggestion herself, wanting her parents to stop fighting. The day Naoki turned 15, her parents began looking at suitors. When she turned 17, they reviewed their options before choosing who would be her husband. He wasn’t the best looking; however, he wasn’t ugly either. What he had going for him was his intelligence and ability to defend his wife if need be. There were rumors that he was some kind of unnatural beast, but having met with the man several times, Naoki’s mother and father did not believe the claims. All that was left was for the bride to meet her groom.

When the two met, there was no instant spark of love. There was no sexual attraction whatsoever, in fact. Yet Naoki felt comfortable around this man, and she thought that just maybe she could eventually fall in love with him. And they were wed.

In the first year of their marriage, Naoki and the man, Makoto, were as awkward as any couple could be. They fumbled around each other’s schedules and habits, though they made an effort to learn. Makoto soon learned of Naoki’s love of plants and gave her a garden; Naoki learned of his love for dogs and helped take care of the two hunting dogs Makoto kept. There were deep secrets on both sides, but they respected each other’s privacy and did not try to pry into them. Yet inevitably, at least some secrets would be uncovered.

The rumors that Makoto was something unnatural were not unfounded. Naoki discovered very early on that Makoto slept very little, and when he did sleep, it was restless. In addition, once a month, he would disappear from their home for several hours in a night. The first few times, Naoki found it suspicious, but after a pattern began to emerge, she let it be. Then there was the matter of her seeing what became of her husband during those nights. Makoto hadn’t been able to leave soon enough and ended up changing in front of her. Changing into a werewolf, that is. Naoki was surprised, yet at the same time, she had a feeling that she had known all along. It didn’t change her thoughts of him. Something Makoto was grateful for.

It was their third anniversary. Things had been running the same as usual; Makoto was working in his study, and Naoki was in her garden. Neither of them expected that their home would be overrun with werewolf hunters, the both of them captured, brutally tortured, and then murdered. Both of them were stuffed full of wolfsbane, cut with silver weapons, and burned. Makoto outlived Naoki, but not by much.

As spirits, both were terrified. The only things familiar to them was each other. A soul burial was performed on both of them, but they were separated in the process. Naoki hasn’t been able to find Makoto since—and the other way around. Needing something to occupy herself with, Naoki set up shop selling plants, herbs, and even some of the questionable variety. Since then, that’s where she’s been. She’s become known for the quality of her plants and will sell to almost anybody if they have payment.

Likes: Canines, Makoto, plants, the smell of freshly dug up dirt, some insects, worms, rain, tea
Dislikes: Silver, small-minded people, fire, wolfsbane, arrogance, overly sweet foods, marshmallows, most pork products
Peeves: when arrogance gets in the way of clarity and sanity

Anything Else: Makoto never turned Naoki into a werewolf. As such, she has no allergy to silver. However, she has an aversion to it along with fire due to the manner of their deaths. She also will neither sell, nor buy, nor carry wolfbane in her shop.
Makoto and Naoki were very close friends but never really loved each other. Naoki does want to find him but only to ensure herself of his health and happiness.
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