sory for the long wait. I've been working on my other stories, but fear not. Our disturbed hero continues his story now!

Even though Shigure is Taka's main sensei just like Akisame is Kenichi's. The two boys still learn from every other master. Kenichi mainly uses Karate and muay thai in battle. Miyako excells at everything just like Miu. So as an assassin I wanted Taka's fighting style to be swift and technical. So he will have a strong bond with Kensei. This chapter will begin that bond.

chapter 12

Bonding with Master Ma

Taka lied in his bed in Ryozanpaku the same as usual. The night had a certain silence to it. So silent in fact that Taka could hear Akisame in his room downstairs. The plan Nijima spoke of still rang in his head. They were both Assassins but no one would ever know that. He hoped.

The more time he spent in Ryozanpaku the more he got the feeling people knew what he did. The more he got to know the masters the more he got the feeling that he would soon be figured out. Especially since Miyako was getting nosier by the day. Even Shigure seemed to be keeping an uncomfortably close eye on him, but the others said that was because she has never had a disciple before.

Taka sighed. He really liked Shigure. Not only was she very beautiful, but her skills as a fighter were insane. Even though she seemed careless at times, Taka had grown to care about her. He was growing as a martial artist and every time it showed Shigure would crack a rare smile. One that was sunningly beautiful simply due to the fact of its rarity. Surely he would love a chance to be alone with his master, but it hardly seemed possible. He simply had to face the fact that she was untouchable. He would have to drop all thoughts he had about her.

But not tonight. A knock sounded at his door making him jump to his feet. The knock sounded again and he lazily approached the door zipping up his hoodie. He slid the door open to see Kensei leaning against the hand rail.

"Nice night." The pervy master said grinning. "Want to train?"

"Now?" Taka whispered, "Why this late?"

"Just a bit of secret training." Kensei replied, "Come with me."

Taka and the kung fu master left the bedroom building. Taka asked where they were going but Kensei kept a ghostly silence. They started heading in the direction of the thick woods in the back yard. No light could be seen only dark woods that could only be seen when Taka's eyes adjusted.

He and Kensei walked in one direction for a what seemed way longer than they should have been until finally Kensei stopped Taka. He looked down at the old man as he crouched down to the ground. Taka joined him and spotted a thin line going across the path. Kensei picked up a stick and triggered it as a sharp stick slammed into he dirt

"What the fuck!" Taka shouted before Kensei covered his mouth.

"Ssh. Traps. Probably laid by Shigure. We probably want to be careful if we want to make it to the hotspring."

"You guys have a hotspring?"

"Yep. No one knows why but one day Apachai randomly started digging. Eventually he unearthed a hotspring with his bare hands."

"Awesome!" Taka whispered, "I could use a hotspring."

"Thats not why we're going. Miu and Shigure usually take their baths together out here."

"Miu? Shigure?" Taka said thinking pervertedly of the two stunning women naked. Their huge tits clouded his mind. "Hehe. You're an awesome master. If only they were willing to do other stuff."

"Now that's my disciple. Come on."

They pushed forward and came across yet another booby trap which unleashed a giant ball that nearly crushed Taka.

"You know. Wouldn't it be safer to take to the trees?" Taka suggested. "Setting off all these traps isn't exactly stealthy you know."

Kensei looked back at him and stroked his mustache, "You're pretty smart. Come on."

Kensek dashed toward the nearest tree and jumped to the branch. Taka didn't have such leg strength so he kicked off it sending himself upward and grabbed onto the lowest branch.

He sat on the branch and nervously stood up. "This should deffinately help out your balance issues. Keep your body low and you won't rack yourself if you fall."

Taka sweated and gave him a nod. He lowered his body and felt his balance much better. Kensei gave him a slick wink and jumped across the gap to another branch. Taka slowly walked along the branch until he couldn't anymore. He finally swallowed his fear and leaped across the gap. His foot slipped on the landing and he grabbed on with one hand. Kensei offered his own hand but Taka grabbed with his other hand and pulled himself up.

"Try to jump further. Make sure your feet are in a straight line and you land in the middle of your feet."

Taka nodded and pulled himself up to his feet. Kensei jumped to another branch and waited.

"Come on disciple. We don't want to keep the ladies waiting."

Taka snickered at him, "I'm no master. You know."

He got to the edge and leaped across. He landed just as Kensei instructed and to his surprise he didn't fall.

"Good boy." Kensei whispered. "You learn way faster than Kenichi. Lets pick up the pace."

Kensei ran to the end and jumped across. Taka broke out into a run following Kensei's instructions every step. He stepped on the ball of his feet as he ran and soon enough it was like second nature to him. Master and disciple made short work of the booby traps. None were set for the trees and Taka found himself wondering.

"Why didn't you think of this route before?"

"Simple. It's more fun to take the other route. This way is too easy."

Taka snickered, "Hey sensei. I think we should train a lot more often."

Suddenly Kensei jumped down and Taka followed. The two of them ducked as low as possible behind a pile of stones. The kung fu master pressed his finger to his lips, "They're just over this stone."

Kensei pulled out a camera and Taka snickered, "Pfft. Pictures? Go ahead old man. But I would rather have the real thing."

Taka climbed up the rock.

"Taka no!"

He stood at the top with a cocky sort of glory, "Ladies!"

A giant flash of blonde jumped up and stood over the two men. It was the Elder.

"Would you two perverts quit fooling around! If you want to get in just get in already!"

Kensei and Taka tried to run but the Elder grabbed them out of their clothes and pulled them into the water.

"Does this usually happen sensei?"

"It's okay man. Defeat happens."

The next day Taka was more relaxed than ever before. Until his training started that is. A four mile run was what he got first from Shigure. Followed by one hundred push ups with her on his back. If not for feeling the soft skin of her butt against his back it woukd have been a lot less enjoyable for him. After that a sparring lesson with wooden swords left him bruised as usual.

Eventually her training for the day was over so he went straight to Kensei to bring up the offer he placed in the previous day. The old pervert was sitting upside down on his head reading one of his porno magazines. Taka looked back and saw Miyako deep in a sparring session with Miu who had the upper hand. He then looked back at his master with a determined grin.

"Hey old man. How about that request I had yesterday?"

The old man jumped to his feet and pulled out a different magazine. This one had a picture of Shigure on the front.

"That'll be the average price."

Taka took the magazine surprised that such a blessing even existed.

"Woah. I'm not even gonna ask how you got these pictures. But listen. I was wondering if you could give me some more training."

"You and Kenichi are not ready."

"Come on. You and I both know I can take more than him. I'm willing to learn more. I don't care how tough."

A twinkle flashed in the old man's eye. "Are you sure?"

Taka nodded, "Whatever will make me a better fighter."

Kensei slapped his book shut and tucked it under his arm. "Very well. Come with me then."

Kensei led him across the yard to a weird looking chinese training dummy. This was something that Taka saw Miyako practicing on all the time so he already knew how it worked. Block one side and the other will come back and hit you. So you have to be fast.

"This is a Wing Chun training dummy." Kensei said, "It is pretty straight forward. Block the attacks as fast as you can. Do not let any get through."

Taka nodded and faced the dummy. Kensek backed up with his hands behind his back. Taka struck the dummy automattically getting hit by the other side. Kensei then intervened.

"The dummy is designed to make you attack and defend at the same time. Making you quite the force to be reckoned with. So when you strike put up your other arm to defend. When you kick one side quickly defend with the same foot. Also for this exercise simply use an upright stance."

Taka nodded and chambered his fists at his side. He then struck one arm and threw up his forarm to defend. He swatted that away then swung his arm to the other side to defend. This went on for a while and even interfered with some of the other masters' time. When it started to get dark Shigure saw the other masters looking rather bored.

"What's... wrong?"

"Apa. Taka is too busy with Kensei all day. Apachai is bored now."

Shigure looked over at her disciple who continued at Kensei's training even Kenichi and Miyako had stopped for the night. Akisame stood by her side with a rather curious look.

"He has been progressing extremely well." He said. Miyako peered over from the dinner table when she heard the conversation.

Shigure looked at Taka as he swiftly practiced on the dummy without trouble at all. "He... is... isn't he?"

"You certainly picked an interesting young man."

"I'm glad I did." She said, "He is... nice."

Akisame nodded, "Despite his little issue. You know we cannot train someone who will do such things."

Shigure looked sadly up at her fellow master, "I know... but I don't want him to... go."

"As long as we don't hear any more about him taking a life."

Shigure nodded and walked away. Had Miyako heard him right? She knew nothing about Taka killing anyone. How could he? Surely she didn't hear them right.

Taka stopped swinging and whiped the sweat off his face. Shigure approached him and stared at his bare chest. When she met him she never would have thought he would have progressed this far. He was her disciple. Her own. And she was not going to let him fall into the darkness.

Taka looked at her and gasped when he saw the rarest thing. A smile. Such a beautiful smile that he couldn't help but stare.


Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter the assassins spring into action with a brand new member.