Minato yawned and stretched as he came out of the cram school classroom. He smiled as some of the students thanked him for his help. It was the last class of this session. Only a week before the entrance exam starts. Minato thought back to last year when he had been a student and not a part time instructor in the same cram school. Life had certainly taken a turn for the positive. He had just finished his exams for the first year of college and now with the cram classes done he had some time to enjoy himself and maybe get some much needed female company.

Minato sighed as he thought about his personal life. While his academic and financial situation has improved he was still rather clueless about the opposite sex. He had a few short lived relationships that helped him lose his virginity but never gave the emotional support he wanted.

He stretched again and decided to take a little stroll around the block to clear his head. He was near a small alley when he something strange. It seemed like three figures jumped from rooftop to rooftop and headed towards the empty warehouse nearby. Ever curious he went to see what was going on. It took him a few minutes to get there. What he saw was unbelievable to say the least. There were three females, incredibly beautiful females and they seemed to be fighting. Two of them were blond and possibly twins. The third one was a brunette and the most well endowed girl he had ever seen. Despite their unearthly beauty what really surprised him was the speed of their movement and strength of their attacks. One of the blonds used a whip while the other one used whatappeared to be strings. The brunette on the other hand fought bare handed.

Minato started learning martial arts when he came to Tokyo two years ago in an effort to calm his emotions and anxiety. It worked wonders. He also became a very good martial artist. He could easily see that the brunette was using way too many wasted movements in her fight. She would lose.

Before Minato could do anything to help the brunette, the blond with the strings caught her in her trap.

"It'sover #88. You will come with us to our master whether you want to or not." The whip wielder said.

The girl looked at them defiantly as she struggled to get out of the strings and said "No. He is not my destined one and I will never go to him."

The blond looked pissed and raised her whip to deliver a knock out blow. Before Minato could do something two fireballs came hurtling towards the twins and knocked them of their feet. Minato looked towards the source to see a slim male wearing all black outfit with a ninja mask covering his face. He looked like some vigilante super hero. He flung a couple more fireballs at the twins who barely dodged them.

"Run away before I decide to terminate you." Said the guy. The twins were obviously tired from their fight and in no condition to face a new opponent. They retreated saying something about master not being happy.

Minato released a breath he didn't know he was holding when the twins left. The masked man burned the strings and helped the girl up. Minato realised whatever they were they might not let him leave if they saw him there. So while they were still preoccupied with themselves he quietly left. He was extremely curious and more than a little scared.

Minato always had an over active imagination and right now it was running wild with crazy theories. He headed towards his home, his mind going over every possible scenario – from straight up magic to cutting age technology. So he didn't notice when someone stumbled into him. He was startled to see the brunette staring at him with concern.

"So sorry. Are you all right?" The girl asked.

For the first time Minatogot a good look at the girl. She was slightly shorter than his 5" 10' frame, had a really stunning body and a cute face. He quickly hid his surprise and decided to gain some information. He looked at her and realised he had a genuine question to ask.

"I am fine miss but what happened to you? You are hurt." He said gesturing towards the cuts and bruises on her body. She looked at herself and said "Some mean sekireis tried to take me to their Ashikabi by force so I fought back. They were strong."

Minato didn't know what to make of it but he couldn't just leave a wounded girl alone. His grandparents raised him better than that. "You should get those looked at. Do you have somewhere you can go?" he asked. She just shook her head and said that she had to find her Ashikabi first. She turned to leave before she passed out on the road.

Minato panicked as he saw the girl collapse on the street in front of him. The fight must have exhausted her, he realised. He picked up the girl and set her down on a nearby bench. He then took out a water bottle from his backpack and proceeded to wake her up. She opened her eyes a few moments later. He heard her stomach growl and smirked as it made her blush.

"When was the last time you ate?" He asked.

"Three days ago" came the reply from the very embarrassed girl.

Minato was shocked. Three days. No wonder she passed out.

"Come on. I will get you something to eat." He said as he led the girl towards his house. It was too late to get any food in this area anyway.

A few minutes later…

Minato looked on in amazement as the girl who introduced herself as Musubi finished the last of his food. After getting her in his apartment he did some first aid on her and offered her food. They introduced themselves and then he saw her put away three days worth of food in one seating.

"Thank you so much. You are a life saver." Musubi said with sparkling eyes. "You are so kind; I wish my Ashikabi will be like you."

"What is an Ashikabi?" Minato asked.

"I am not supposed to tell you. I am sorry." Musubi said, looking a little sad.

"It's alright I guess. If you are not supposed to then that's that." Minato said though he was dying inside to know more. But his logical brain told him that the less he knew the better.

There was also this strange attraction he felt towards the girl. She was really pretty but his usual encounters with women have left him with a slightly jaded and sceptical personality. But when he looked at her he just knew she would never do anything to harm him. Combined with the fact that there was something supernatural going on with her this puzzled him greatly. In any other cases he would have run the other way on first encounter, especially after seeing her fight. But for some inexplicable reason he was drawn to her, and had this immense urge protect her and take care of her. He shook out of his day dream to see Musubi looking at him longingly, her cheeks tinted red.

"I think it's you. You are supposed to be my Ashikabi." She said.

"Are you sure?" he was shocked to say the least and a little bit worried since he didn't know what it meant. Hopefully it's not anything bad, he thought.

In response Musubi grabbed his hand and placed it on her breast. He blushed at the sudden intimate action. "Can you feel it Minato-sama, my heart. It beats for you and its letting me know that I belong to you. Please make me yours and become my Ashikabi." There was a hint of desperation in her voice and uncertainty. She is afraid of rejection Minato realised.

He was also taken aback by the sincerity and conviction in her voice. She was absolutely certain about her feelings. Minato also realised that he felt as if he was falling in love with her and the idea of her belonging to him made him feel happy instead of freaked out as it should have.

Now Minato was a man of science. Logic and reason drove his decisions. This was the reason he was a top student in Tokyo University, a well trained martial artist and an instructor at a cram school at this young age. But he was also a romantic at heart. And right now his heart seemed to be in the driving seat as he said," What do I have to do?"

"Kiss me" came the reply from a dazed Musubi, "kiss me and make me yours".

Before he could rationalise his decision they were kissing. It wasn't his first kiss but it was definitely his best one. Musubi felt her entire body consume with heat. Minato was startled to see wings of light emerge from Musubi's back. They broke the kiss after a minute but seemed like ages to them.

"Sekirei #88, Musubi is yours Minato-sama, now and forever." She said in a dazed voice.

"So, are you going to explain about all this now or not?" Minato asked her.

"Of course Minato-sama. As you wish." She said and then told him everything about the Sekirei Plan.

Minato sat there in silence as he processed all the information he had just received. He smirked as he thought about all the conspiracy theory Shiiro spouted about MBI and how the reality was far more outrageous. Suddenly his TV came to life and a man in white flowing cape appeared on screen.

"Congratulations Sahashi Minato. You have just winged a Sekirei and become a part of the game of the gods known as the Sekirei Plan." The man said in a rather excited manner. Minato recognised the man as the CEO of MBI Hiroto Minaka. He seemed to be talking to Minato.

"So I have been told. Musubi explained the plan." He said wondering if this was an actual conversation or just recorded message.

"Ah. That's good but did she tell you about the fact that you have to keep the plan a secret or MBI will use its full power to retaliate. Since you know the rest I will leave you to your devices. May the gods guide you towards the heavens." The TV switched off leaving Minato a little annoyed. He wasn't particularly scared about the threat. He had no intention to involve others in this mess. But he needed more information than he had and he couldn't do that without risking MBI's wrath.

Oh well. I'll figure something out. For now I need to focus on Musubi. Figure out her strengths and weaknesses and see what I can do to improve her fighting style, he thought. After all if I am going to play I might as well win this fucked up game.

He looked to see Musubi brimming with energy. "Don't worry Minato-sama. I will become the strongest there is so that I can stay with you forever." She said eagerly.

Minato smiled t her enthusiasm and started forming a plan of action in his mind. "Well Musubi", he said, "we need to train to become stronger don't we?"

Musubi's eyes sparkled at the concept of training. "Are you going to train with me Minato-sama? Musubi will do her best."

The rest of the evening went by with Minato trying to get Musubi to sleep in the second bedroom. Minato smiled thinking that if this happened at his previous apartment he would be in a load of trouble right now. Thankfully he moved after getting accepted in Tokyo University to a modest two bedroom flat near the university. He knew that the girl was more than a little eager to consummate their new found relationship, but something in him told him that it was not the right time. It was a gut feeling that he should wait in this aspect of their relationship. From an early childhood Minato had learned to listen to his instinct and gut feelings. It has served him well in the past. So he decided to listen to it. He finally managed to convince her to sleep in the other room by saying that he was to tired and needed rest. She reluctantly agreed and went to sleep. Minato too went to bed with a lot on his mind.

He woke up at the sound of his calling bell but was pleasantly surprised seeing Musubi snuggling up to him. He felt his manhood respond at the sight of the buxom brunette in her underwear. He slowly got up without waking her and opened the door. He was greeted by a tall man in black suit. He said he was from MBI and gave him a package. He signed for it and the man left. He took the box to the kitchen table and opened it. Inside he found an array of clothing from underwear to regular wear. It also contained a second set of clothes similar to the one Musubi was wearing. He also found an envelope containing an MBI black credit card and details on its use. Minato was a little surprised to find out it was an unlimited balance card. He smiled wryly at the obvious attempts of the company to keep the Ashikabi controlled through money.

He decided to use the card to get started on his plan to train Musubi and then ditch it when he was done. No sense in giving them an insight into our life, he thought.

He looked up as Musubi came out of the bedroom stretching and greeted her good morning. He told her to freshen up as he started on breakfast, his mind already making plans to put into motion.