Part 1
Thud. Kyo fells from a low kick given to him by his opponent.
"Where did you learn that?" Kyo said to his opponent.
"That's enough, you two." Kazuma said as he walked into the room.
"Hey Kazuma where have you been?" Kyo said as he picked himself up and stands. Kyo's opponent bows and walks to the other side of the room. Grabbing a bottle of water, the young fighter shrugs at the question and takes a drink of water from the bottle.
"I have talked to shigure on the phone. He said that Honda will be home late because she is working and there is stew on the stove for you and the others to eat. Of course you are welcome to have dinner with me, Kyo." Kazuma said standing next to Kyo.
"No thanks, Kazuma, I'll eat at shigure" Kyo replied. Kazuma shrugged and turned to the other end of the room, "So what do you think of the young fighter, Kyo?"
"Oh that one, I could have taken out the fighter but I was going easy on the fighter." Kyo answered him. Smack, from a half-full water bottle and Kyo is down again.
"That fighter does not take kindly to people who insult him while he is still in the room, Kyo." Kazuma answered Kyo's unspoken Question.
"By that way that fighter cook's all the food at my house, Kyo and is my quest for the time being. So please be a little kinder. Why don't you do introduce yourself"
"When did you get a quest and a cook to boot, Kazuma?!" Kyo shouted at Kazuma.
"I AM NOT AN UNDERLING!" said a voice from the other side of the room.
"Please don't shout at Kyo." Kazuma said
"O.K. So you are not an underling. So what are you doing here and how do you know Kazuma?" Kyo asked.
"He is my sensei you have a problem with that?" came the reply.
"No, but I would like to know your name." Kyo said with violence in his voice.
"Ray. My name in Ray." Replied the young fighter.
"O.K Ray why are you here? Kyo asked waking to stand in front of Ray. Kyo was laid out on the floor the next second staring up at the ceiling for the third time that day.
"I don't want to go that again but if you get that close again I will." Ray told Kyo.
"Now, I am hungry and if you what something, say so because I am going to go cook dinner now. Later Kazuma. See you at dinner." Ray said waking out the door of the room and disappeared, with all of Ray's stuff.
"Damn. Ray is a little high-strung." Kyo said "Kazuma? Has ray been that high-strung since you took in the kid?" Kyo asked.
"Yes, but that was not from being high-strung." Kazuma answered looking a little confused.
"What do you mean?" Kyo asked. "I am not sure. Well see you later unless you are coming with." Kazuma said as he walked to the door and paused.
