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Chapter 1: The Assault
"I don't trust you," he said under the full bright moon while standing beside the little stream.
It made her breathless for a few seconds before she laughed hard, "Apologies, but I am trusted by our captain and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Just don't try to touch the Mistress," he uttered under his breath and quickly disappeared through the series of trees that covers the captain's house and the whole hokage village.
The moon shone down on her allowing her to see her reflection to the clean water beside her. From the start, she knew that the only person that has trusted her is their captain. If it wouldn't from him she wouldn't get any good positions as a ninja, mainly because she is a female. Of course, there are female ninjas too but they are still considered as subordinates to men and only a few fortunate who would get positions any other than an ordinary ninja. Mainly, those female ninja who gets the badge of 'superiority ' are flame masters and those who have respectable names in their village. She, Fuuko, is not one of those but the captain still appointed her as one of the people in his main troupe.
Likely, Fuuko attracted many criticisms as to her being appointed and those things. At times, it becomes so tiresome that it leaves her frustrated but she can always think of the captain and all of the things he did for her. That's why she continues to be at his side, protecting all those he wants to protect because she knows that he would do the same for her too. Tokiya's words are surely nothing to her. She released a deep breath before she finally took off to the woods.
"Fuuko-chan!" the captain greeted her as soon as she has passed through the dark place filled by the gloomy trees.
"Recca," she called him with such informality that shows how their friendship has developed through the years.
"Sakoshita, she had already given birth to my baby boy," he said with the huge smile plastered in his face and continued, "I want you and Domon to go there and give my son, his very first blessings."
The captain then started running fast and at times jumping. He moves so ardently and passionately that as if this event is more important than any missions he had accomplished. The same motivation and spirit have gone through her vein that she had followed him with almost of the same passion.
The faint flame from the candle on one of the little houses in the village welcomed Recca together with Fuuko. Recca quickly went in and Fuuko followed quickly. She just found him with the baby in his hands and he is showing it off to her with such a pride and love on his face. Sakoshita had even given off one of her warmest smiles.
Fuuko watched the whole scene with almost of the same happiness but still she decided to remain outside of the room and cautiously, hiding herself for the tears that might fall. Tears of jealousy or joy? She couldn't figure out.
Domon had arrived after a little while but they didn't need to be warned to know it because he moved so carelessly that even Sakoshita's bed had trembled when he entered the room. After congratulating Recca, Domon is soon followed by Fuuko for also giving her congratulations and blessings to the baby.
"Mistress Sakoshita, I wish you and your baby the blessings, you mostly deserve," someone interrupted and afterwards the cold, Tokiya Mikagami went inside the room and nodded at all of them as greeting.
"Psst," Domon subtly called Recca and afterwards whispered, "I never thought, you would invite him here today."
"I never did!" Recca replied in the same manner.
"How rude! He just invited himself in," Fuuko joined in the conversation between the two.
"It would rather be a pity to leave Mistress Sakoshita and her baby, alone with incompetent chimps like you," Tokiya interrupted as he holds the baby in his own arms.
"Hey! That's not the rightful way to talk to your captain!" Recca shouted that made the baby cry.
" See! Your big mouth has made the baby cry! A truly incompetent chimp!" Tokiya exclaimed with the air of contentment and arrogance in his voice.
Fuuko nose flared and after finally escaping Domon's arms that had withheld her from hitting Mikigami shouted, "Tokiya!! How dare you! We're not incompetent chim-"
Fuuko's eyes met with the baby and the baby stopped crying that made even the raging Fuuko silent and dumbfounded. There has been quite an understanding between the two in such a quick moment that made the baby laugh and Fuuko blush while laughing herself.
Suddenly the sound of the leaves in friction is heard and the quick flying of the arrow stunned Fuuko that Tokiya had to grab it to stop the arrow from hitting its target- the baby. Only the unsuspecting child remained laughing while all the persons in the room are filled with heavy tension for another supposed attack. Afterwards, Tokiya gave the baby to his mother while Sakoshita clutched the baby in her arms so tightly. Other spoke their warnings and suspicions with each other's gazes.
"Domon and I would be the one to protect my hime today," Recca finally uttered and Fuuko's eyes seem to disagree with the captain's decision and so he continued, "Fuuko, you look rather pale today- rest."
She sighed and seemed to resign with the captain's decision but Tokiya seem to stay and so she didn't moved either.
"Me and Domon, is quite enough for a man or twenty," Recca assured them again as he placed a soft kiss in his Hime's forehead. Sakoshita instinctively pulled him closer as if that would lessen the fear that's covering her face.
Recca looked at both of them with his eyes begging. Tokiya whispered some kind of caution for Recca and Domon. Then, he finally walked out silently as he entered. Fuuko gave Domon and Recca a glance before she carried her heavy feet outside.