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Senente overran herself with all the errands with the skating being the main part of the damage,she herself barely rested up when each girl did but instead she continued to pace on and knowing her own ways pushing the limit was not much of a problem till later on,Raiku was careful picking her up back inside laying her on the couch,"I knew Everest was right....you pushed too far and now your suffering the after effects.You cant exert yourself like that and for that you used up your legs and there telling you to take a breather,lemme get you the heating pad." he goes in getting it already prepared when Everest called and settled it right on her legs wrapped in a cloth,she could feel it almost instantly take the pain off her legs as the heat relaxed them from being tight but as she looked up at Raiku she knew he wasnt happy with her."Sen why do you try to do everything all in one shot you need to make time to rest up so you can finish what you need to do.....not shove it all at once."

"I know but I just wanted everything to go alright thats why I wanted to make all the time so I can do everything I needed to do." Raiku sighs as Yuki pulled on his shirt getting bored,"Daddy can I go outside I'm bored and my toys dont sound fun." Raiku sighs annoyed and hands her a tiny basket her size and filling it with a few things,"Well since I trust you a lot more I'm letting you go into town by yourself....go over to Naruto's house while I take care of mommy and get her energy back. Now just head into town and straight there I know he'll want to deal with you while my hands are tied for the moment can you remember that I filled your basket with a few of mommy's dumplings and other things to give to him for watching you dont get lost and follow the way to his house." Yuki nods and runs out while Raiku sat by Senente if she needed something done or if the pad grew cold.

Yuki knew well the way to Naruto's house but as she made it to the pier her little mind gets sidetracked as she heads by the road,the strap of the basket was half off her shoulder and slides off rolling down the hill and she goes after it, not realizing how steep it was gained speed till Yuki lost her balence falling into the creek's strong current splashing to get out but it was too deep for her. Just as she thought she wasnt going to be seen she travels off ablout a mile into it till a pair of hands grabbed her pulling her out of the water,coughing for breath Yuki looks up and sees the white haired boy again for the third time and this time she really had to know who he was after all he saved her from the creek,"Thanks for getting me out...funny I've seen you on the island I live on but I dont know your name still can you tell me?" he stares at her with a tint of blush in his face but grabs her hand to have her follow him but from the sights Yuki didnt reconized where she was and knew the creek took her far out of the city,the boy was quiet the time they walked and reach a what almost looked like an abandoned dojo being almost hundreds of years old and he slides the doors open letting her come inside.

"I dont mean to ask again but can I at least know your name so I can thank you better." he looks at her and sighs a tiny bit,"Hiroshi....Hiroshi Mokenami." Yuki tilts her head and smiles with a slight sneeze from being wet.He looks in a dresser and pulls out one of his kimonos giving it to her,"Here....you can borrow this and I can get your clothes dry...my mommy isnt home so its just me I can dry them for you." he says to her and she changes in another room giving him her wet clothes.He takes them on a line and wraps her in a blanket to get her warm but on her face she was upset thinking about the basket and how it was probably long gone till Hiroshi pulls it by her."I think this is yours...I saw it on the shore then I heared you and-" he blushes going into the kitchen for a couple minutes coming out with a tray of tea and two dishes of anmitsu with fruit decorations,it wasnt something she was familer with but from the sweet smell she knew it looked good as he started to eat some of his. Both the kids sat in the main room as Yuki's clothes dried but she wasnt too sure who the boy was just knowing the idea his name was Hiroshi but that was all.

He smiles at her getting up to put the book on the table grabbing the quilt and covering her up, he knew that she does too much to make things right and for that now was the time to get the rest she needed the whole day,he kisses her cheek whispering,"You do so much and yet do bately anything for yourself....you just rest up and get your energy back." and sits back down reading a little more. Thinking about it Raiku thought it probably wouldnt be too bad if he knew what he was dealing with,every class had its few bad apples and pranksters but thats what made it a fun challenge and with him being a assistant teacher Senente would let him take care of things if it got out of hand.

Everest was playing with beads she had been collecting throughout the summer and had a quite a collection of several different shapes and colors and she was quiet most of the afternoon as she wanted to be quiet while Senente rested her legs. After it became later in the day Senente felt a little better but Raiku had her stay laying down mostly to make sure it was alright with everything,Everest came by her with something behind her back,"Mommy I made you something while you slept." she says pulling out a necklace made with the green and blue glass beads she found some a little bigger than the others and off color but Senente smiled,"Aww sweetie its lovely I love it a lot...thank you." she lets Everest put it on her neck as they shined in the sunlight and Raiku smiling at the sight.

"Such a pretty little necklace your mommy loves it a lot I'm happy you were so nice to do that for her." Everest smiled and ran back in the kichen to look at the other beads sorting them from color till one caught her eye,looking close she thought it was black but as she put it by the sunlight it was a slight purple tint to it making her smile curiously. Raiku watches Senente read and she stares back,"So?....ready to feel what I feel every school day and the several things to grade?" he smirks,"Well true I wont like the noise and kids but I think with time it wont be too bad I mean the girls are together in the same class so technically the whole family is together even at school." It grew later and Senente wondered where Yuki had gone but Raiku told her he went over into town with Naruto since she was bored so it wasnt so bad and he knew how to make her better when it came to bordem,"Well at least you made it quiet,thanks for doing this for me I really needed that cat nap and youre right....I need to not push things so much and I really need to take breaks when I need to." she says as Raiku smiles sitting by her.

As she thought of it her trance spell given to her from Ayume was still in effect an from the look he was giving it was still there,he gently wraps an arm around her showing comfort and security,"As for you skating....I'm surprised I didnt want you to do it..your really a true star gliding perfectly and mastering every turn and manuver. And your contest....the same with everything from your smart moves to artistic skills you know how to make anyone happy and thats why I chose you than any other because your the sdpecial things that completes my life, with you,me,and the girls....were the perfect Hatchi family."

Senente gets touched by his words and listened to every one of them closely as she inched her way up to his face to kiss him but Raiku lifts her suddenly up to him and their lips meet in a fantasizing kiss like it was back at the time they used the nova candies however it had been quite some time since they did even use it. With him in Senente's hands the cards were on her side knowing Everest was in the other room occupied and Yuki out of the house the two of them could be alone in their room for a moment before they had to get back to their regular schedule of having to be up,"Hey Rai.....why dont we enjoy a time like the candies in the privacy of our room....just for a moment before we both become teachers once again." she says to him and at this trance mode what more could he do but to accept the offer and followed her into the room.

It soon turned to nighttime and the stram of time did not even come to them as Everest put herself to bed and Yuki hadnt returned back on the island since she left early afternoon however she wasnt realized of her absence,both Raiku and Senente laid on the bed watching eachother enjoying eachother's company not even thinking where they were but on the bright side it was something they both needed.

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Back at Naruto's house he wasnt thinking much of time and had her stay with him the whole day mainly at the bathhouse and grabbing some ramen on the way home,Yuki was playing on the floor with marbles as he was watching something on tv till a knock at the door spooks Yuki enough to have her hide on top od the bookselves."Easy Yuki its just the door I'll get it." Naruto says and goes to the door,opening it it was little Hiroshi with a wrapped parcel in his hands,"Um....Yuki's clothes were dry and I almost forgotten about them...I...I brought them to here since she was here." he was shylike looking at the ground than at Naruto but on his mind was why was a little boy his age would be doing out alone at a time like now.

"That was nice of you for returning my sister's clothes but isnt your mother worried about you being out late or at least be here with you?" Naruto asks but Hiroshi was quiet for a moment like he was hiding something,"I get used to it a lot....my mommy is gone and I'm on my own for a few weeks....shes done it before since my daddy died and she goes back to our old house to get things and is gone for awhile.....I have to be a good boy and behave while get ready for school starting tomarrow and I really like my teachers Mr. and Mrs. Hatchi since I saw them." he couldnt believe what he heared that Hiroshi was used to being alone when his mother left for long periods of time....he didnt approve of it.

"Well if you like why dont you come in and stay here with Yuki, her parents havent came for her yet so shes stuck with me....I mean you guys are friends and all so it should be fun for the both of you." he says opening the door for him,Hiroshi looks down for a moment but accepts the invitation seeing Yuki on the self. She peeks below and from the top of the self stares down at him as he stared up at her,she was being curious while he wasnt showing what he was doing but he had that blush tint in his face.

"Well you did say I was teaching basic skills right?....time for a little refreashment course." he says in a sarcastic tone and just as Senente blinked for a moment she felt her hands bound tight to the stand in a few seconds she was bound up unable to move. Looking at the knots from above she smirks seeing how clever she got caught in the simplest of trick....though thats what she wanted him to think. Raiku stands looking down at her,"Lets see if you can get out of this one.....maybe I might be the smart one dont you think then again you felt for this before." he says thinking back when the two were in class but going down memory lanes wasnt the wisest thing for him to do since he turned back to see Senente behind him and at that point he was lost.

"How...how did you get out that quick?....and-" he looks to see Senente had use the simplist of jitsu to get him back and just as he turned his head his arms and legs were tied and he falls, she looks at him from the ground and nods her head,"Remember something call a substitution jitsu....ring a bell or two. True you almost got me but I saw it coming and you fell into my own trap." At that point it was Senente who had the upperhand on the situation and all Raiku could do was smile besides the fact that that was really all he could do. When she finally had her fun she looks at the clock and it was already two in the morning and she realized she forgotten about the girls and untied him helping him up,"I'll see if Yuki came back and you can go see Everest since she went to bed on her own." he nods and goes into her room but just as Senente went into Yuki's she spots a note in her door and unfolds it,"Senente....Yuki was with me and came to my house and I watched her, however her new little friend Hiroshi came by returning her clothes and I was surprised to find out he was home alone and his mother was no where to be found......I had him come with me and hes with Yuki.....I hope it wasnt going to be a problem....Naruto."

Sighing at the fact he pulled it but the thought of Hiroshi being at his house by himself at his age was a little scary. Opening the door she finds Yuki in her bed and something covered up in her chair and when she tugged it off she sees in asleep and smiles lightly,"Such a sweet little boy and yet.....he spends most of the time alone in a house with no parent and yet......that could explain his timid shy behavior." she thinks and carefully picks him up laying him next to Yuki and closes the door lightly. Raiku comes out and she explains the situation they had,"Well I dont have a problem with it but theres still much we dont know about this boy and we have him in the house....but, since your good with kids I dont see anything wrong."

This wasnt the time Raiku was used to but knowing that he was going to be helping out in the classroom then his rein of being the slow one of the house all day was going to end, carefully he shakes Senente to wake but all she did was stir in her sleep,"Sen come on its the first day of school and your not going to be late...I'm even up this early so wake up." After a few more attempts of shaking Raiku huffs realizing she wasnt going to be easy to get up so drasic measures were going to have to happen,he picks her up still asleep and thought of an idea, she never liked doing his laundry so a few seconds in his closet would most likely do the trick. "You asked for this one....I just know I'm gonna get hit this time." he says before opening the door and putting her inside the closet and just as he locked the door from the outside Senente's shouts of agony were automatically piercing his ears.

"Raiku let me out of here do you have any idea whats in here and.....gah I get it I get it I'm up just please let me out." she shouts pounding on the door while he smirks at what she was saying and couldnt help but to laugh however it was getting close to getting later he unlocks the door letting her out. Huffing and puffing Senente was looking like she was horrify by something.....which was a fact and came up to Raiku bopping him on the head,"Thats...the....last time you.....do that kind of 'punishment' that was cold and you dont hide your laundry on me when they need to be cleaned and believe me they are way overdued. He smirks letting her go into the bathroom to change while he found decent clothes to wear.

Waking up the girls wouldnt be much of a challenge since Everest always loved school and couldnt wait for it to start while Yuki on the other hand was a little harder to wake, not wanting to deal with chaos the first day Senente went into her room scooping her out of her bundle with her growling but feels a small tug. She had forgotten that Hiroshi was taken in with her last night when Naruto brought the kids home and sighed, "Hey little guy time for the first day of school....you dont want to miss it do you?" he wakes up rapidly finding his backpack and hiding in the closet to change and just as Senente blinked Hiroshi was already downstairs. After another hour everyone was ready to go and headed into town ready for school,Yuki was perched up on Senente's head and was thinking school was going to be scary since her recent changes with her ears able to come back in coming out when shes scared but it was her size that made her think the other kids were going to tease her.

Senente picks her up and on the ground,"Alright all three of you head into the classroom....Raiku and I need to get the schedule for the week and a couple other papers...we'll be in soon.".Once they got into the classroom Everest found a couple of her friends from last year and was already talking about what had happen while they were separated Hiroshi and Yuki however were a different story,with Hiroshi new to Skyline everyone was strange to him especially how they were looking at him with his white hair,silver eyes,and grey triangles under his eyes he was very different from the others kids but he stood close near Yuki who wasnt even paying attention to him. He looks a couple times and as Yuki looked back she would blush and turn away as if he never saw her which to Yuki started to irritate her some wondering what was his problem. Just as things were odd enough with her she hears some familier voices she never wanted to hear again and sees her tormenters looking down at her,"So I see you traded your fox marks for whiskers and you took off a couple feet...now we can really call you the pipsqueak of the class now." they mock and see Hiroshi,"And I see we have a new freak in school now....geez you almost look like a ghost just like this one is a fox freak....since when did the school allow weirdos here I'm surprised." Hiroshi looks to the ground not saying a word as if he was taking it all in but Yuki could feel tears as the past was coming back but stood her ground.

Everest was already in a hyper mood so announcing her name wasnt going to be a problem as she got up from her seat,"My name is Everest and.....I love be near my mommy all the time to help with work around the house." She was accepted well looking more human than Yuki did so the wierdness factor didnt affect her greatly and they said hello back to her making the enviorment a little better, one by one each said their name while a few didnt bother to say much which give Senente the hunch they were going to have a few problem students but as the list went on new faces appeared from Hiroshi, a lime green haired girl named Megumi, a auburn haired boy Kazumasa, Keiji, and a new troublemaker Jun who was in the back of the room.

It came to become Hiroshi's turn and he was shy at first to get up but Senente was calm with him,"Its alright we just want to know your name and one thing about you...take your time." red in the face he stood thinking he was alone,"My name is....Hiroshi and....I live with my mother in a dojo?" "Thats good you must love living there we hope to hear more about you." Senente says going down on the list, class started out with the basics of what they were going to do new this year starting out with parsley and going on a few other herbs they would use in the kitchen.....it was a change to the normal this and that of simple wild herbs.

"Ok class now that we know who were going to be around its time to start off with chapter one.....Parsley is known as the universal herb being used in simple things like burns and minor cuts." She goes on getting the lecture started up while she thought most were paying attention but from her eyes Hiroshi was being timid feeling like most of the class was going to come after him if he messed up however when he stared at Yuki playing in her notebook acting as if she was actually caring but really wasnt, he would feel better looking at her and would turn red blushing before turning away once she knew he was looking at her.

She didnt surprise Raiku one bit since he knew ever since
the embarrassment of last year her skills became more
accurate and on site possbly from her genetic transformation so her senses were much more dead on, each student had their turn saying the color thay like with most being repeated like blue and red and each took the shot with most hitting a point on the bored. Raiku looks on his board and checks the scores,"Alright very good class it looks like we have many key thowers and you'll soon progress now.....its time for a little agility building and I'll show you all how." he heads into the middle of the clearing
facing all of them,"Now I want all of you to take a shot at hitting me all of you take a shot at the same time."

Everyone was a little confused but grabbed hold of their shudikens
and took aim in a shower of shudiken going right at him but
in the split moment Raiku dodges them all not one scratching him. "Now that class is an example of what agility can do and for an exercise I'm going to hid amongs the
trees" and he jumps into the closet one,"And I will test your
skill in dodging starting with one shudiken and move up to
more...show me what your skills can do."

He points to Everest in the back and had her come up by herself,she
scans the area using only her hearing to find the first
shudiken and as soon as Raiku was ready he throws it
startling her at first but she sees it and dodges low to the ground. "Well done now lets see what you can do when three are coming at you." and three more come at her,"Not this time I found them!" and Everest jumps high using the air to her advantage dodgeing the lingering shudiken then
touches back down impressed at herself,soon each take a
turn using their own specific tactics and Raiku was a little surprised as Hiroshi took his turn that he found out he wasnt
as ordinary as the other children mainly when he made it to ten shudikens he would leap as if he floated like a ghost and
even looking like one as he dodges each of them.


Yuki was the last to go but true she improved since last time with shudiken her agility was a little off, using her keen hearing finding them wasnt hard thanks to her kitsune genes however something was clouding her mind causing distraction. Raiku wanted to warn her but being part of an exercise he wanted her to learn on her own as the mext
wave of shudiken came at her from above she used her fingers to latch to the trees but a hidden barrels at her grazing her shoulder as she tried to flee and she loses her balance falling from the tree, some of the kids laughed at her but it just made the situation more hostile knowing how
angry she got being teased Raiku tries to calm things.


"Alright all of you stop with this everyone messes up in their
lifetime....Yuki had a mistake so she'll try harder to get it right just mocking her will make it worse.....well with that lets all
get inside." Everyone came back into class as Senente was checking for the next lecture but takes notice that Yuki and Hiroshi wernt present,"Rai? where are Hiroshi and Yuki?" "I sent them to the nurse's office Yuki got hurt during the exercise so I had him take her to be treated." she settles
knowing it wasnt something like they were missing and went
back to her desk.

The bell rings for lunch a hour later and the two still never showed up and she decides to see, heading in the hallway she stops in and sees Yuki sitting on the table with Hiroshi trying to talk to her,"Its alright
Yuki.....Mr.Hatchi said it happens so you dont need to be
sad...we all make mistakes its just a way of life." she looks at
him for a glance but turns away, he was trying to help her
every bit he got saying that mistakes happen and while he was trying to speak to her Senente was in the hall overhearing them and notices when he talked he had a slight stutter and his face was turning red like he was too embarrassed to talk to her but shows he was being a good friend and hugs her.