My story starts when I was sixteen. I was returning to Japan after living with my dad in the states for the last ten years. No I'm not a Japanese native, I'm an American by birth but I spent the first six years of my life in Japan. I was born state side before my dad was assigned to Japan as his port, and mom moved with him. Two years after I was born my sister was born on base. Four years later dad and mom started fighting and got a divorce. Two months after the divorce Dad is shipped back to the states with me in tow and mom has my baby sister. So in essence I haven't seen my sister or mother since I was six years old. I grew up hating my dad, especially because I knew more about the supernatural side of Japan than most. You see I'd met a shrine maiden named Ami Nakamura who was stationed at the shrine near the base where my sister and I would play while mom would pray. Anyway that's not the point, the point is it had been ten years since I last set foot in Japan when my old man passed away and I moved back in with my mom and sister.

I disembarked from the plain sighing and with my eyes hidden by my hair and prescription sun glasses. I walked out of the airport and saw a sign in English saying "Jared Shadow." That was me. I walked up to the sign holder and said in slightly accented Japanese "Hello I'm Jared Shadow."

The person holding the sign smiled slightly and said "Hello Jared san, I am Hiroto Kajima your family's butler." I blinked surprised and he said "Ah yes the mistress did say you wouldn't know anything about your family's wealth since the split. Well you see your mother is one of the most successful business women in Japan and her empire is only second to the Tenjouin. You have heard of Shadow Industries?" I nodded wondering who hadn't, they had their hands in everything from genetic research to video games. He smiled slightly and said "Well your mother is the head of Shadow Industries." I blinked mouth agape and he said "Yes it is surprising for most. However you're mother prefers to live well below her means most of the time. I am the only one on staff. Well I and my daughter Sakura. Sakura is good friends with your sister Akiko Shadow. Sakura is lady Akiko's body guard. From what the file your mother received about you said, you don't need a body guard, actually I think the exact terms of the file were 'May need to be kept from injuring others due to anger problems.' You have your medication, correct?" I nodded and he said "Good, your mother has letters from your psychologists and a letter from your father stating that you need it to function." I nodded again and he sighed.

I smirked slightly and said "So, Kajima san, what can you tell me about my mother and sister?" He chuckled seeing that I was smart enough to know they would probably be unprepared for me and I had best have ways to calm them down.

He smiled slightly and said "Well you're sister is in the kendo club with my daughter, your mother is still single having never found love again after losing your father." I nodded knowing dad had never found love again after breaking up with mom either. He said there just wasn't anyone with her inner fire and the entire reason they split wasn't because they fell out of love, it was more because he wanted to stay in the military and she wanted to start a civilian job. I knew they were in constant contact with each other but I never talked to my sister or mother because I felt it would be wrong to burden them just as it was with my father. Hell he hadn't known anything was wrong with me until he found me with a razor blade to my wrist chanting about the voices. I couldn't take it anymore and he knew then and there that he would have to get me help. I also knew mom was the one paying for my medication because dad and her were splitting everything to do with us kids fifty/fifty. Dad was paying for anything Akiko wanted that mom didn't feel right paying for, and my therapy, while mom was paying for my drugs and interests that Dad couldn't understand. Kind of like my love of the supernatural which he was sure I got from her. I knew a little about Akiko's interests from the checks dad would right and mail to mom.

Anyway my insanity aside, Kajima san continued "You're mother is a well known business mogul as well as a writer. Though the things she writes even she says are not for a younger audience. You're sister has a few friends, and your mother is a bit of a worrier. However she still visits the shrine she went to while with your father since it's so close to Sainan. Other than that you'll have to find out for yourself. I hear you're a geneticist in the making, is that true?"

I chuckled and said "Yeah. I already have a few degrees in human and animal genetics. The only reason I'm even planning on going to Sainan High is it was a stipulation in Dad's will that I lived a normal life for as long as possible even if I kept up with my personal studies on the side. If I could I'd be done with school and working for, well I guess mom since she's the leader in Genetics in the world. Wow I guess I know where I get my brains from. Though it sucks I can't indulge in my exploring the supernatural on my own since I don't know any supernatural hot spots here in Japan other than Mount Fuji. Anyway thanks for the info Kajima san."

He smiled and said "Call me Hiroto, Jared dono." I raised an eyebrow surprised I went from Jared san to Jared dono and he said "I just realized that since you are now the heir to Shadow Industries you are obviously my new charge. That makes you the one I work for which is why it was inappropriate for me to call you Jared san rather than Jared or Shadow dono." I snorted but didn't say anything as he let me into the car, throwing the few bags I brought with me in the trunk, and climbed into the driver's seat. I yawned and closed my eyes as I let my mind search out the leylines under Japan. As my mind felt out the leyline under Tokyo I felt the energy surrounding the city. It was distinctly mechanical in nature but there was a feel of natural energy underneath almost as if the natural energies of the leyline were buried under all the mechanical energy of the city. Hiroto sighed and said "It's such a shame the city has been built the way it has. It was once a perfect blend of nature and man." I nodded in agreement remembering reading about it when I was in primary school. He sighed and said "You're mother has started a campaign to find more natural ways of living, what do you think of that Shadow dono?"

I shrugged and said "Sounds fine. I could get behind such an idea and maybe if mom's company gets the funding for it I wouldn't mind helping build up a nature preserve." He laughed softly surprised. I smirked slightly and said "I know most guys my age care more about tech than nature, but I've always been more in tune with nature than most." He nodded and we finally arrived in Sainan Prefecture. We pulled up before a large house on the edge of everything where there was actually a large forest in the back and I asked "Isn't this in the city?" He laughed softly and shook his head yes and I said "And they let her have her own forest?" He nodded and I whistled surprised what money could buy. I got out of the vehicle with Hiroto and looked around humming softly at the more natural feel of this place.

Hiroto just smiled and said "I see this suits your senses much better than Tokyo central." I nodded smirking and followed him inside where he called out "Oujou Sama, Akiko Sama I have brought Jared Dono with me as you requested." I heard footsteps rapidly approaching and slipped into a martial arts stance. Hiroto just sighed and said "It appears Akiko Sama is coming to meet us rapidly. You're mother is probably following at a more sedate pace. You don't want to meet them looking like you're ready for a fight, do you?" I blushed and slowly relaxed back into a standing position then leaned back on the door. Two girls, both younger than me appeared. Before I go any further let me describe Hiroto and the girls, as well as myself. I stand just under six feet tall, have dirty blonde hair that would mark me as a gaijin as the Japanese call outsiders, have gray eyes, a scar across the left side of my face from an animal I ran into as a child that makes my mouth be in a slight scowl on that side, wear prescription glasses most of the time, or prescription sunglasses when I can get away with it, have a baseball cap that I'm never seen without unless I'm in a class that doesn't allow hats, and wear dark colors. At the time I got off the plain I wore a crimson shirt, dark blue blue jeans, and black sneakers. My hat and hair were both covering my sunglasses which I'd slipped on because of the time of day it was.

Akiko and Sakura however looked nothing like me. Akiko had black hair that went down to her waist, bright blue eyes, was wearing a kimono that was bright pink, stood about five feet tall, and had geta or traditional Japanese sandals on her feet. Sakura had brown hair, that was up in a long ponytail that reached her mid-back, green eyes that were almost jade in color, stood about an inch or two taller than Akiko, was wearing a dark blue kimono, and had on slippers rather than geta. It was like east meets west between the three of us. Hiroto however was dressed as a traditional western butler. He wore a black over coat, white under shirt, white button up shirt, black pants, and black loafers. He stood at about six foot one inches tall, and wore wire rimmed glasses that currently reflected the light. He raised an eyebrow and asked "Practicing your tea ceremony?" They nodded and he said "Ah well let me introduce you, or in your case Akiko Sama reintroduce you, to Jared Shadow. Jared Dono is your older brother Akiko Sama."

Akiko started to smile really big when we heard footsteps approaching and I held up one finger to tell her to hold her thought until I saw my mother. After about two minutes my mother appeared. Like Akiko she had black hair, but unlike Akiko she kept hers cut down to her shoulders and it was wavy where Akiko's was straight. She wore a blue business suit, had a smile on her face and tears in her eyes at the sight of me. I smiled back seeing that she and Akiko both had voluptuous figures, and traced my eyes up and down her form taking her in. I know you're probably saying "That's your mother buddy!" but it wasn't like that, I was merely taking in her beauty and seeing if my memory held a candle to the real thing. She had a few wrinkles around her eyes that made me wince knowing that it was probably stories dad had told her about me that had put them there, until I realized they were laugh lines and not actual wrinkles.

I smiled slightly and said "Hello Kaa-san." She smiled and ran over then hugged me and I said "I missed you mom." She pushed me back to arms length then looked me up and down before smiling brightly. I smiled back and let her do what she wanted knowing it had been ten years since she'd seen me, well would have been ten years in two months since the last time she saw me was my two months after my sixth birthday which my sixteenth was only three days away.

She smiled and said "Jared I missed you so much. I'm so sorry to hear about your father. Were you eating alright, did he take care of you, did you enjoy the surprises I sent you, is you're favorite food still steak, and most importantly, are you ok?" I smiled slightly and nodded wondering how best to answer all her questions and she said "Now son you know a nod is not the answer I'm looking for. Speak to me my boy."

I laughed and said "In order, I was eating fine when dad didn't just splurge on take out because neither of us was willing to cook, he took good care of me until he died, I loved everything you sent me, steak is still my favorite food though I like it a bit more rare now, and I'm holding up ok. It's hard knowing he's gone but I know he was a good enough man to get into whatever afterlife there is." She smiled glad I could answer her questions then glanced at the girls who were staring at my scar. I chuckled and said "Yeah I have a lot more scars than the one on my face girls. It's just easier to see that one because the beast that did it left a nice deep mark on me. It wasn't life threatening but it hurt like a son of a bitch."

Mom thumped me upside the head and said "Language." I chuckled softly and she said "Hiroto can you and Sakura take Jared's things to his room? I think it's time my children and I all got reacquainted as it's been to long since we were last all together." Hiroto and Sakura nodded saying yes then mom led me and Akiko to a parlor off the main hall and sat down. I sat across from her and Akiko.

I asked "So what do you want to know about me? I mean this is the only chance I'll have to get to know you two before school starts for me after the weekend since I'll be a junior. Still say it's bull that dad's will won't let me just take university exams and go back to studying up on genetics." Mom and Akiko giggled at that and I leaned back on my arms staring at the ceiling then said "So again, what do you want to know, mom, Kiko?" Akiko stared at me confused and I said "You don't have a problem with being called Kiko, do you Akiko?" She shook her head and I smiled saying "Awesome." Mom smiled happy we were getting along and I said "I have no doubt you've changed a lot in the last ten years. I mean when you were four and I was here last you were into dolls and being a princess. What are you into now?"

She smiled studying me as mom just relaxed watching the two of us. She said "I'm into tea ceremonies, kendo, jujitsu, and other martial arts. I'm also a top student and a fan of manga and anime." I blinked and raised an eyebrow. She smiled and said "Yeah anime and manga are awesome, then again so is magical girl Kyouko." I looked at her confused and she explained "Magical girl Kyouko is a live action show about a girl with fire powers." I shrugged having an interest in weirder things and thought it was possible that the girl really had pyrokinesis or the ability to make fire with her mind. She studied me and said "You don't think less of me or anything?" I shook my head and leaned forward smiling. She glanced at mom and said "I guess daddy was right when he said Jared would take everything in stride." She had a few tears in her eyes as she said "If only Daddy were still here the four of us could possibly have become a family again." I nodded humming and pulled out a stick of gum then popped it into my mouth.

Mom laughed bitterly and said "You're father always said that work would be the death of him. I don't think he meant it literally but at least he is in a better place." I nodded and mom said "Anyway you start Sainan High on Monday with your sister. You'll be in the second year classes while she'll be in the first year with Sakura san." I nodded and stretched then she asked "Tired?" I shook my head and she asked "Alright. Well with the fact you start school on Monday out of the way, we can say that anything in the house outside Sakura, Hiroto, Akiko, and my room is available. You can browse the fridge to your hearts content but we all meet up for a family dinner. Weekends are yours to do with but I expect you home after school unless you call and let me know what's going on. I know you have a bit of a bad boy streak, at least that's what your father called it, but please try not to get into any trouble for your first week of school at least, for me?" I nodded and took off my sunglasses then pulled on my regular glasses and she asked "Do you have any plans to get your eyesight fixed?" I shrugged. She smiled slightly and said "You're just like you're father if it doesn't pertain to right now you don't commit to anything. So is there anything you'd like to know sochi?"

I shrugged and said "Not really. I mean I know enough Japanese to get by, can read it well, can speak it rather fluently since dad forced me to take lessons on everything I missed as I got older. Though I do gotta ask, do you have any problems with my working out in the forest and getting my doctorate in genetics?" She shook her head and I said "Then I'm good. If that's everything I'll be down for dinner but for now I think I'm going to go crash in my room, unless most of my stuff hasn't arrived?" She smiled sadly and I knew that look meant ninety percent of my stuff hadn't gotten here yet. Which meant I just had what I brought. I sighed and said "Ah well. I guess I'll just hang around the property until Monday then." She smiled happy to have me with her and I said "Talk to you at dinner mom, Kiko."

I got up and headed to my room passing Sakura on the stairs and smiling at the girl. She blushed and hurried downstairs and I chuckled figuring my looks scared her. I walked into my room which just had my bags and a futon on the floor. I threw my shirt off and plopped onto the futon then closed my eyes and dozed off. As I slept I dreamed. I dreamed about the thing that killed Dad after coming back to finish what it started with my face. Everyone thought my scars were from a dog's paws, but it would have had to be a massive dog to be able to leave the size of claw marks on my face. No it was something much more monstrous.

I dreamed I was standing beside dad on the shooting range. He was talking about gun safety and I said "Dad it's fine I don't plan on using a gun. I'd rather use a sword, or hell even a stick than a gun.: He chuckled and ruffled my hair. Dad stood at six foot four, had dirty blonde hair like me that was starting to turn white, gray eyes, tan skin, and was wearing BDU's provided by the military. BDU's were the basic daily uniform of the service. He was smoking a cigarette and the two of us were looking at his basic twenty two pistol. I would have rather been holding a bow but the firing range wouldn't let me use anything other than a fire arm. Dad took a drag of his cigarette as I cleaned the gun, which he'd just been firing, and checked his target which he scored rather well on. I finished cleaning the gun and he holstered it on his waist then we walked out of the firing range. As we walked away from the range I heard the rapid beating of paws on gravel. I turned and yelled out as something lunged at my face. I held it back with all my strength but it was a losing battle.

I swore and Dad yelled "JARED! HOLD ON SON, I'LL GET THIS BASTARD OFF YOU!" I started to tell him not to do anything stupid for my sake and tried to get my feet between the beast and my body. It was slow going until dad shot the thing in the side causing it to roll off of me. I snarled at it and it snarled back then lunged at me only to take another shot to the head. It shook it's head and dad said to me "Please tell me this is a genetically engineered animal and not some of your supernatural mumbo jumbo. I shook my head and he swore then asked "How do we kill it?" I shrugged not sure what it was, though I thought it might be some sort of hell hound by it's size and shape. It turned from dad to me and I saw it was vaguely canine in appearance and realized my belief it was a hell hound may just be dead on. I wondered why a hell hound would be after me not one but twice.

I yelled at it saying "GET LOST YA BASTARD! WE GOT NOTHING FOR YOU AND I SURE AS FUCK HAVEN'T SINNED ENOUGH FOR YOU TO TAKE MY SOUL BEFORE I'M DEAD!" It snarled and lunged at me only for me to kick it back. It growled and I got into a fighting stance preparing to fight for my life. Dad had other ideas. He called his friend Robbie over, who was watching from the door of the range and I said "DON'T YOU DARE OLD MAN!" He smiled at me sadly and I yelled "I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU! YOU CAN'T FUCKING DIE ON ME! THIS THING IS HERE FOR ME NOT YOU! DON'T YOU DARE SACRIFICE YOURSELF FOR ME!"

He smiled sadly and said "That's what father's do for their sons, Jared. We take the risks so they don't have to. You'll learn that one day." I glared at him as Robbie ran over and started to pick me up. I struggled and dad said "Robbie get him out of here however you have to. Don't be gentle. This thing won't rest until it kills someone." I was about to say it wouldn't rest until it took me to hell when Robbie nailed me in the stomach causing me to spit up bile and dad said "Live on my son and be strong." I mentally swore at him over and over as Robbie threw me over his shoulder and started to jog away. Robbie was a big guy, he stood at an easy six and a half feet tall. I tried moving but couldn't as dad pulled out the silver knife I'd given him for his birthday that year and lunged at the beast plunging the blade into its head. It whined and dad kicked it off the blade. He approached it as it lay there whining then lunged and bit down on his throat as he plunged the blade into its heard his life blood flowing from the new hole in his throat. I felt myself crying and swore that I'd never let anyone else be hurt because of me.

I woke up in a cold sweat and muttered "The same nightmare." I wiped the sweat from my brow as someone knocked on my door. I answered "Let me get a shirt on then you can come in." I walked to my bag and pulled out a black shirt then tossed it on and opened the door. It was Hiroto.

He looked me over and said "Would you like a bath Jared Dono before you eat?" I shook my head and he said "Then dinner is served Kara Sama is waiting for us at the dinner table." I nodded and followed him down to the dining room where mom was sitting with Sakura, Akiko, and a healthy spread of food.

My mouth watered and I said "This looks delicious." Mom smiled and motioned for me to dig in which I did with gusto after praying a few seconds for the lives that had passed, the food I received, and so much more. As I ate I watched the others talking and noticed they'd shoot me the occasional look. I ignored it for the most part knowing I was the one guy and everything. After dinner we all sat around talking. The girl's talked about what they were doing in the kendo club, I talked about my research into genetics with mom and Hiroto, who was surprisingly adept at picking apart my theories with the information mom's company regularly provided him. I was surprised and asked "How come Hiroto san, Kiko, and Sakura san all know a bit about genetics mom?"

Mom laughed softly and said "You're sister and Sakura are interns at the company but neither work in the genetics department, they just tend to pick things up in the break room. Hiroto however is a minor geneticist of no mean talent though." I nodded and we continued talking bouncing theories off of each other. Mom was surprised by some of my theories but Hiroto thought they could possible be implemented. They were even more surprised when I said it was simple to change DNA strands outside of cells if you had the right acid strains. We argued on this a while then we all called it a night as it was getting late. I'd arrived in the early afternoon, had slept about four hours, and it was now dark.

Mom bid me a good night same for everyone else and I walked back to my room then headed to the onsen, or hot springs, on the property. I sat in the water a towel around my waist on the male's side of the springs which mom had added for Hiroto and anyone who stayed over after working late or anything. I relaxed and heard the sound of tinkling bells. I opened one eye and saw a cat with two tails and pure white fur staring at me. I raised an eyebrow and said "Konichiwa Nekomata san. Are you here to enjoy the baths?" It nodded and I replied "Don't let me stop you then." It nodded and climbed into the water then sat next to me on a rock under the water and meowed in relaxation. I laughed and said "I knew that there was more to Japan than just scifi stuff." It looked at me questioningly and I said "Everyone thinks Japan is all about the future, but I know a lot of Japanese are into their roots where the yokai are hidden. You are a yokai, right?" It nodded and I said "Awesome, name's Jared, nice to meet you nekomata san."

It meowed in greeting then laid back revealing that it was a she as she had no sheath between her hind legs. I smiled slightly and said "Are you ok nekomata chan?" She blinked at the chan comment and I said "I saw you were female and you feel comfortable enough to be around me in the bath so that upgrades you to a chan rather than a san. You don't have a problem with that, do you?" She meowed in the negative and curled up on my chest as I scratched her ears and said "It feels good to be back near the leylines of Japan. I like America's leylines but I always feel their a bit less powerful because of how disconnected from their roots they are. It almost seems as if America's magical senses are held back by the mundane. Japan however you can feel the magic in the air, you know?" She nodded meowing in agreement about the japan part at least and rubbed her head against my cheek. I chuckled and said "Want to stay here with me?" She shrugged and I said "IF you do I'm going to have to call you something other than nekomata chan." She nodded in agreement and I said "How about Ame chan?" She looked at me and I shrugged and said "It's that or Hanashiro." She meowed and I said "Fine I'll call you Hanashiro chan." She nodded and I got up pulling my towel around my waist then bent down and picked her up before walking inside and heading up to my room. I set her on my futon and got changed then plopped down next to her and passed out for the night, well I say passed out but it was more of gently slipping into sleep after popping my pills with a bottle of water.

The following morning I was awoken for breakfast by Sakura san. She smiled at me and said "Hello Jared dono, where did you get a kitten?" I shrugged and she said "Well I'll get her some fish and you can go down to breakfast." I nodded yawning and walked downstairs then sat at the table with mom, Hiroto, and Akiko. We all ate in a companionable silence as Sakura joined us then Sakura said "Kiko Sama do you want to spar after breakfast?" I perked up at the word spar and my sister saw it but Sakura seemed to ignore me waiting for Kiko's response.

Kiko smiled and asked me "If we spar do you want to join ni-san?" I nodded and she said "Wonderful, then you can spar against one or both of us after we warm up. You should warm up too." I chuckled not feeling like pointing out I was always warmed up for a fight. The three of us finished eating and we walked into the house's dojo. I stretched while the girls warmed up then pulled a bokken or training sword off the wall and swung it a few times. It was just the right weight amazingly. I stretched doing forms with the bokken then watched as my sister sparred with her body guard. They were both more speed types where I was an all around type of fighter. I mixed speed, unpredictability, and strength in my style. I yawned as they finished with Sakura being disarmed by Kiko after about ten minutes of hard attacks. I could tell neither was ready for another round so I just waited for them to be ready for me.

After about a half hour I said "Alright it looks like you two are ready for another round. Who wants to challenge me first?" Kiko looked at Sakura and motioned for her to go first. Sakura sighed and stood across from me wearing pads while I wore nothing but a loose t shirt and hakama pants. The pants were a gift from mom. I waited for Sakura to make the first move. She stared at me as if asking if I really wanted to train without pads and I said "It'll teach me to not underestimate you if you land a hit on my unprotected body. Whenever your ready have Kiko start the match." She nodded and motioned for Kiko to start hoping she didn't get in trouble with her father or my mother.

I grinned as Kiko said "HAJIME!" I blocked a downward swing from Sakura and lashed out at her with my knee but she blocked it and jumped back out of my reach.

I smiled and said "Good job Sakura san." She just studied me warily. I smiled and said "When I fight every part of my body is a weapon, whether it be a blade, my fist, or my feet." She nodded and stretched then lunged at me from the side. I turned toward her trying to catch the bokken and receiving a stinging blow to the hand. I growled and swung at her side but she blocked me. I let go of my bokken with one hand and tried to punch her only for her to lean her head back just out of my reach. I grinned and said "Good job, I can actually start getting serious." I started tapping my bokken on the ground slowly getting myself pumped up. Sakura noticed the changes in my posture and tried to finish me quickly. I blocked her bokken with my own then kicked her in the stomach knocking her back before swinging my bokken in an arc and striking her upside the shoulder. She winced and tried to get away from me but I was having none of it. I lunged and struck her in the chest then finished with a blow to her stomach that knocked the wind out of her nad sent her back two feet. I smiled and said "Sorry that was me at about forty percent. I could have done a lot more but I don't think that would be wise." She nodded and my sister looked at me shocked then grinned devilishly.

Sakura got up and Kiko said "My turn ni-san." I nodded and she rushed at me a bit quicker than Sakura. I realized I wasn't the only one holding back and that both girls were holding themselves back from hurting me because of the lack of padding. I grinned and blocked my sister then we started trading blows our blades clashing with a rapid clack clack clack. Kiko slipped up and I struck. I grinned as she fell then held my blade to her throat, even though it wasn't a real blade and she said "Wow ni-san your strong. I didn't think you were that good at fighting but I can see I was wrong." Sakura nodded and I said "It's why I don't' have a bodyguard. They'd just get in my way." She slowly nodded believing me. I smiled and helped her up then put my bokken back and walked out to take a shower. As I walked out I heard my sister and Sakura talking in whispers.

After about five minutes I got back to my room and climbed into my shower then started to clean myself up. I was quick to clean up and walked out with a towel around my waist seeing Hanashiro sitting on my futon looking bored. She meowed at me and I said "Yeah Hanashiro, I'm going outside, if you want you can come with me to explore the property." She hopped onto my shoulder and curled up then the two of us headed out of the house and into the woods. I walked along breathing in the natural scent of the forest on the property, with Hanashiro meowing occasionally and seeming to direct me toward the very back. I followed her instructions and saw a large shrine. I sat down and bowed before it then started praying. Hanashiro hopped off my shoulder and walked around the shrine. After a few minutes of her not coming back I shrugged and said "Well she can do what she wants to after all she isn't my pet but my friend."

I got up and walked back to the house, Hanashiro joining up with me midway there and walked up to my room then changed into shorts and walked downstairs to join everyone for dinner. Mom was asking Kiko about how our spar went, Sakura was avoiding my eyes, and Hiroto was smiling benignly. After a while we all settled down to eat quietly. I yawned stretching and finished then thanked everyone for dinner before walking back upstairs to my room and passing out.

The following day all I did was explore the property. Sakura, Hanashiro, and Akiko tagged along so I just let the girls lead me to the places they liked. They led me all over the property, regularly avoiding the shrine when I started to go toward it. I chuckled realizing they had a plan so let them do what they wanted. After about four hours we called it and went back to the house then the girls and I played some games on my sister's consoles. After spending time with the girls I realized they were definitely not girly girls, but more intermediate between girly girl and tomboy. In essence regular girls with some tomboyish mannerisms. That night I had the nightmare again but this time it was slightly different, instead of dad fighting with his blade he beat on the hell hound with his fists. I woke up confused from it but saw Hanashiro sleeping peacefully and figured it didn't matter.

The following day I started school. I walked with my sister and Sakura, who were both talking animatedly while I just walked along in a daze. When we got to the school a kid with orange hair and a male uniform similar to mine came rushing up and tripped. I caught him before he could pull my sister's skirt down and she said "Ah Yuuki Sempai I see you have terrible luck as always, but it appears my brother saved you from my wrath." I chuckled and he blushed then she said "He's in your class could you lead him up there and tell your teacher he'll wait outside to be introduced?" He nodded and I let him go then we walked to his class with me humming a tune under my breath.

As we walked he said "Konichiwa Shadow san." I smiled and replied with a hello of my own then he said "You have a very talented little sister from what the upperclassmen who talk to her say." I nodded and he said "Should I expect you to take the top spot in our year as she has her own year?" I shrugged and he said "Not very talkative?" I smiled slightly and shook my head. He nodded and suddenly we were seen by a student with spiky black hair. He was the same height as Yuuki san who stood about five and a half feet tall, but where Yuuki san's hair stuck out his hair was neat. He was carrying a porn mag under his arm which surprised me. He was also wearing the male uniform of a white shirt, green pants where Yuuki san's were tan, and white shoes.

He smiled at Yuuki san and said "HEY RITO!" I smiled slightly realizing that was Yuuki san's first name and mentally relabeled him as Rito san. Rito san sighed and said hello to him and he studied me then said "Are you a Yakuza?" I shook my head in the negative. He blinked and said "Good I would hate to tell Mikan chan that Rito san was talking to the Yakuza about kidnapping Haruna san." Rito glared at him and I chuckled.

I glanced between them saying, "Name's Jared Shadow, I know he's Yuuki Rito because of my sister and you, so what's yours?"

He grinned and bowed then said "I am Kenichi Saruyama."

I smiled and said "Nice to meet you Kenichi san, just call me Jared no honorifics needed." He nodded as the three of us walked to our classroom. They walked in and told the professor about me and I yawned leaning on the wall waiting to be called in. As I leaned on the wall I thought this was the start of a new chapter in my life, little did I know this would be the beginning of something that extended across the Milky Way Galaxy. Ah well life was too boring when it was just me facing off against demons and the supernatural anyway.

The first chapter of the wolf of Sainan. That said hope you enjoyed, read and review be on the look out for my other stories if you're favoriting or following me as an author because I'm finally back to writing. I'll probably post up a poll for things to do with this story and others, but for now my focus is on the To Love Ru universe so expect me to update this within a week. It's already different from canon but not so much because the supernatural is canon to To Love Ru, just look at Oshizu chan. That out of the way i hope you enjoyed and hope to see you next time thanks.

WOOF WOOF! -My inner canine thanks you too and says be on the look out for chapter two a few days from today at the earliest next weekend at the latest, hell I may even get it out tomorrow. Never know.