Chapter Sixteen: Parent Meeting

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I hope you all enjoy and have a Jesus filled day.

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Previously:

"If you want I can tell Lizzy to stop calling you that if it makes you uncomfortable." The hydra offered with a tilt of her head. In the corner of her eyes she saw Akira and Toshiro heading to the kitchen so that they could try and get something to eat.

"If you could please. I need to process this before I can accept it."

Amanda nodded with a small smile, "I understand, I'll make sure that Lizzy understands as well." She made her way out of the kitchen.

Toshiro let out a small yawn as he looked at his father while next to him Akira stretched his arms over his head. Feeling like he could ask later the vampire made his way over into the fridge and pulled out a blood bottle.

Now:

In the south another steps,

To show the magical properties of its tests.

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Kensei glanced at his child reading his chapter book while Lizzy made her way over to him. Curious as to why the young child was approaching Toshiro he waited to see what would happen. The moment she got close to him teal eyes looked over the edge of the book, "Yes?"

The child gave a bright smile, "Do you have a book you can read to me? Please?"

Teal eyes looked at the child's blue, "I really don't think I have any books you would like."

He fidgeted slightly when she looked down seemingly thinking to herself. Looking back up she asked tentatively, "Can you teach me how to play soccer?"

Kensei blinked continuing to watch the as Amanda joined him in the observation of the two younger mythical hollows. The hydra watching her daughter closely as she didn't want to her child making the other uncomfortable. The vampire carefully thought over his answer, "Um, I guess I could." Lizzy practically beamed hearing the reply. "Just…let me go put my book away." The youngest myth nodded and dashed over to the door to wait for Toshiro as he walked back to where his room was.

Amanda gave a small smile seeing her child doing her best to contain herself. Lizzy looked over at Kensei and her mother, "He'd said he would teach me how to play soccer. Did you hear?"

"I did my sweet hatchling. I do expect you to be patient while he teaches you."

Lizzy gave a wide smile, "Yes, ma'am. I'll be super patient." She looked at Kensei, "Pa…Kensei, are you going to watch us?"

The vizard felt his heart flutter hearing her talk to him with such admiration, "I'll pop out when I can." The child gave a happy giggle and looked over at Toshiro walking over with a soccer ball in his hands. "Keep it out in the font yard." The vampire myth nodded his head and made his way out into the front yard where either of them could seen in the window.

Kensei rubbed his temples causing Amanda to giggle at him, "You are doing great as a father."

"Thanks." The man replied crossing his arms over his chest watching his son helping Lizzy pass the ball. He smiled as he watched his child correct her footing, "I swear that kid has way too much of a hard time relaxing."

"He's had some progress." Ryuu said with a smile as Kensei and Amanda looked over at him and Rangiku on one of the couches. The dragon's arm draped over the soul reaper shoulders. "As have you."

Kensei gave a smile hearing that and shook his head at the man, "I'm surprised that Akira didn't join him in helping." He walked over and sat on the other couch with Amanda following him.

The moment they settled Ryuu answered, "He would but he has homework to finish before he can join them. As you know I have upped his education and responsibilities."

"That you have. How is he taking the new curriculum?" Amanda replied smiling at the dragon myth.

"Very well. He is excited to have a chance to learn more." The brunette haired father replied with a light chuckle, "Especially since his sister is at school now. What about you, Kensei? Have you figured out what you were going to do about Hitsugaya's education?"

"I've put a bit of thought into it but he seems to do a lot of learning on his own. I'm not sure what I could teach him." Kensei replied with a shrug, "My biggest priority has been getting him to open up and relax more. His physical training also being a part of my main focus."

"What about if I was doing his education? I could find out what he does and doesn't know. And if he doesn't need any help I can focus more on his lessons in being a mythical hollow. There is much that he can learn during that time." Ryuu offered his hand playing with a piece of Rangiku's hair.

"I would be okay with that. When do you want him to start?"

"How about tomorrow? I will do a test to find out what he needs personally. I don't want to give him something that will bore an intelligent child like himself."

Kensei gave a smile, "No, we definitely don't want that to happen. It's bad enough that he has a hard time acting his age. I don't want him to act it when he is bored with what he is learning."

Ryuu laughed as he turned and looked out the window watching the vampire myth and Lizzy, "What about you Amanda? How is her lessons?"

The hydra grinned, "For her age well enough. In fact I dread when she gets older and I have to really do a lot more research to make sure that she is getting the proper education that she needs. I can't imagine trying to do that with two kids like you did."

The dragon gave a grin as he kept his attention the female myth, "It was actually interesting to learn how to do. With the two of them they needed a different learning curve. It made it more interesting that Akira wanted to learn so fast so he could catch up to Kanna. It was almost hard to keep up with what he learned on his own time."

"Lizzy has been doing that. Her main goal being able to read the same books as Hitsugaya." Amanda said with a small laugh making the others join her, Kensei included, "He has been a real inspiration to her."

"That's all him, I had nothing to do with that." Kensei said when she looked at him amused, "I got him when he already knew more than what was expected of him."

Rangiku continued to laugh as she said, "I can't tell you how often I found him reading in his free time. He took every opportunity to read any books that offered information he didn't know. Very rarely did I find him reading a book just to read."

"Kid does it all the time now. I find him reading just to enjoy himself. For some reason he doesn't have the books that he can actually learn from."

"That is probably his way of enjoying himself without embarrassing himself in the process. He seems sensitive to be embarrassed so he probably just accepted that you all don't mention it so he continued to do it." The redhead said with a small smile.

"Well then I'm going to have to change it enough so that he gets some more educational books. It could also encourage Lizzy more in catching up." Ryuu replied "Have you found out if he likes any movies?"

"He liked the Harry Potter movies. He had a few complains about the films but over all like them. He has also seen other movies that were connected to other books that he had read as well. Other than that he tends to avoid the TV all together." Kensei replied with a small sigh. "Mashiro tried to con him into playing a video game but Ichigo beat her too it apparently."

Ryuu shook his head amused, "I'm not surprised that Ichigo beat her to it. I hope he can find a video game that Hitsugaya will enjoy." He looked into the vizards' eyes, "Is there anything you think I could do to help him?"

Kensei tapped his fingers against his leg, "Get him to use the computer. He avoids it as much as he avoids the TV."

"Is there a reason why?" The dragon myth asked curiously.

"Shinji tried to get him to use it to find out ways to make him spend his free time."

"I see, I will find a way to help him get past it then." Ryuu replied looking at the topic of the conversation. Toshiro was showing the younger myth how to pass the ball when someone was running next to her. "Is there anything you want him to learn?"

"I wish I could tell you but I don't know everything that he already has in his head."

Ryuu chuckled amused, "It's no worries. I will find out where he is and we can go from there." Brown eyes looked over at his son who walked towards the kitchen, "How is your homework coming along?"

Blue eyes looked over as he paused in the doorway, "Good, I'm just taking a small break." He looked out the window and pouted seeing Toshiro and Lizzy outside.

Grinning Ryuu replied, "I told you that it was going to be harder."

"Yes I know. I just miss being able to hang out with Toshiro as much as I used to." Looking at his father he asked, "When is Kanna getting home?"

"It would be about lunch time for her right now." Akira sighed and dropped his head back, "I warned you how long her school day is."

"It feels like her school day goes on forever."

Kensei gave a raised eyebrow a he said, "It's as long as you two usually have to do your school day."

The teenager gave a pitiful whine and bent over his arms waving in front of him. This caused the adults to laugh at the griffin's response. "It feels like the day goes on longer without my sister. It's not nearly as fun without someone learning with me."

Ryuu grinned amused by his child, "Go get your beverage and I'll go check on you in the next few minuets."

The teenager perked up standing up to his full height, "Does this mean that I will be able to go play outside?"

"No, you will be getting your next class lesson. Just because it's just you doesn't mean you get to sly yourself out of school work." Akira pouted at his father, "Off you go, Hatchling." Akira groaned and went into the kitchen.

Kensei grinned at the dragon myth amused, "You definitely have a handle on him."

"I did raise for as long as I have. There is no way I could have been his father without learning how to do that." He grinned at Akira walking away still pouting slightly. When he disappeared into his room the dragon continued, "But then again I did have practice with Kanna."

Rangiku laughed lightly, "You had your hands full with those two."

"Yes, I did. But I would never trade that experience. They have made my life worth it. I honestly have no idea where I would be without them." Ryuu relaxed against the back of the couch. All of the adults smiled when they heard Lizzy laughing from outside. Kensei and Amanda looked out the window and saw that Lizzy was laughing at Toshiro who was on his butt and the ball in his lap. His teal eyes looking at the eight year old in shock that he had been unable to contain.

Amanda laughed into her hand talking as she did, "My daughter is having so much fun right now."

"She definitely looks like it." Rangiku said looking out the window with a grin. "I've never seen the captain look that surprised before. It's actually adorable."

The hydra looked at the clock, "I'm going to go get Lizzy soon so that I can get her in her own lessons. This is just her break time from what she was doing to begin with."

"When you do that I will take Toshiro to go back to go into Kurosaki's. I need to go talk to him about getting more blood. All of us have given enough blood for the time being. We don't want to bleed ourselves dry." Kensei said crossing his arms over his chest.

"Are you going to go into town?" Shinji asked leaning against the door frame. Looking at the gathered people in the living room he grinned, "You all look like gathered parents watching you kids play with each other."

Kensei rolled his eyes while the others laughed with the blond haired male, "Yes, I will going shopping. We are getting low on food." Narrowing his eyes he looked at his son who was healing a small scratch that he managed to get. Seeing the cut fully healed over he returned his attention to the conversation on hand.

Ryuu chuckled, "You remind me of myself when I first got Kanna. I was always watching her every move. Even years after I still watched her like she was going to break."

Kensei let out a huff of breath, "I don't coddle him. Toshiro for the most part can take care of himself."

"I'm not saying it is a bad thing." The dragon said with a laugh, "It just amuses me seeing a new parent taking care of child. It's pretty easy to see a new parent to more seasoned ones."

Amanda laid a hand on the bleached haired man's arm when he continued to look at Ryuu with a blank expression. Kensei gave a sigh and leaned back, "Either way, is there anything else that I need to get when I am out?"

"Love and Lisa need some more bathroom supplies and salt needs to be added to the grocery list." Shinji replied stretching his arms over his head.

"What specifically do they need?"

"Love needs shampoo and soap, while Lisa needs a new toothbrush and face wash." Kensei nodded getting to his feet and making his way over to the kitchen to write down the new items. Shinji shook his head, "If he keeps up this serious act then the kid will never let his own go."

"I can still hear you."

Shinji grinned amused, "That was the point."

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Toshiro looked at the sky as he and his father walked through town. He had an unusual urge to go bankai and fly among the clouds. In his head he could hear Hyorinmaru and Kiyoshi laughing amused in his head, the dragon curled around the vampire to keep the current brightness in his inner world away from the skin sensitive mythical hollow. He had just gotten his hair cut at Kensei's call due to his hair getting a little long. The man himself had also gotten a haircut as he was not happy with what he had been working with as of late. Having the list put into his hand he looked up at his dad as the vizard started talking, "Ryuu is going to start teaching you school subjects." Teal eyes widened slightly at what he was hearing but stayed quiet as he really didn't have any objections. "I wouldn't know where to start and he has been doing it for Kanna and Akira for a while."

"Okay. Do I need to assume that I'll be taking an entrance test to find out what I already know?"

"Yes, however he will only organize your lessons to what you need personally. In addition to this Lizzy has been looking up to you and it has been spurring her own learning. All because she wasn't to be able to read the same kind of books. That is what Amanda is saying anyway."

"Are we sure that is a good thing?" Teal eyes looked up, an unsure light in them. "Due to my learning rate I tend to run out of information to learn about. Is that really the best thing for her?"

Kensei smiled, "I'm sure that it will be fine. Amanda seems pleased at her daughter's persistence to better herself."

Toshiro looked at the list in his hand his mind whirling that he was the cause of the youngest mythical hollow wanting to learn more. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to feel but he could feel that part of him almost seemed to beat with pride. In addition to that he also seemed to get an almost unusual kind of stress on his shoulders. He was almost scared to disappoint her; he had never felt like this for someone younger than him.

"You'll be fine kid." Toshiro looked up at his father blinking owlishly at him. "From what I understand that is a good thing. Ryuu said that Akira did that with Kanna with everything that they were learning. You should also know that you will likely help Akira with getting through his own school day."

"How so? He seems to be doing fine to me. Every grade he says he gets has been between a's and b's." Toshiro replied looking at his father confused.

"From what I saw it seems the day goes by slower when it is just him. He didn't even know that the normal school day for public school was the same as the amount of time that he and Kanna were learning together in." The vampire myth nodded in understanding as the two of them made their way into the store after Kensei grabbed a cart. "Tomorrow you will be getting with Ryuu to see what he needs to teach you. After that we will go and get you some more educational books to read during your down time."

Toshiro nodded grabbing the first thing he had seen on the list, "Okay. I look forward to what Mr. Oda has to teach me."

Kensei grinned as the mythical hollow put the item in the cart. "It is times like this that I like that you imprinted on me instead of a different kind of kid. You don't really throw an open fit over something like this."

Teal eyes looked up at him, "Even if I was like that I see no point throwing a fit over something everyone has to do reguardless. We are all learning something one way or another. I don't get why others have a problem with going to school. At least they are getting it over then rather than later in life where they can be doing something productive."

Kensei chuckled reaching up to something that was on the list but out of his kid's reach, "And it is for that reason I like that your instincts chose me over someone else."

The vampire was unable to stop the rolling his eyes as the two of them continued on their path through the grocery store, "Sometimes I think me imprinting on you made you act weird."

"Wait till you are a first time dad." Kensei replied messing with the younger's hair, "Then you come to me and tell me how much that ends up changing you."

Toshiro pulled his hand off his head causing an elderly woman who was walking by them to laugh lightly at what she had witnessed, "You remind me of my son and his child."

Kensei didn't really smile at the woman but he did show his appreciation to her words before continuing on the path for them to finish the shopping. Reading what was in the next isle he took the list, "Go in there and get the salt and any other seasonings that you think that we need."

Toshiro nodded walking into the next isle over. Finding the salt easily he looked through the other seasonings. Reaching for one he paused and looked around when he felt fear grip his chest. Doing his best to not show his reaction he took the seasoning off the shelf and glanced around before reaching for another. He could feel the longer he stood there the more he was in danger. His heart pounded in his chest as he pulled out the chosen seasoning. Wanting to be next to his dad again he picked one more then quickly made his way back over to the next isle where he had seen Kensei go to.

Look down it he froze not seeing him there. His eyes widened as he felt panic setting in. He could already tell that he was forgetting to do something but his mind wasn't helping him as he stood there. From his inner world he could hear Hyorinmaru and Kiyoshi telling him to do something but he couldn't really hear their words. Looking around again he caught a glimpse of white and followed it only to find it was not Kensei. The sense of danger creeping further in as he started to look around more frantically.

Feeling a sense of calm come over him he took a few deep breaths looking up to the woman who had spoken to him and Kensei earlier. "What?"

"Are you okay sweetheart?"

Taking another deep calming breath he nodded, "Yes."

"Here." She held out a napkin to which he took though he was confused, "You are sweating a bit."

"Thank you." In the corner of his eyes he could swear he saw a person dressed in dark clothing going down one of the isles. "Have you seen my dad? He went down one isle and wasn't there when I went to find him."

The kind woman pointed out another of the isle, "I believe I saw him make his way over there."

"Thank you ma'am." Toshiro replied making his way over to the indicated isle. By the time he reached the isle he suddenly remembered what he had forgotten. He had forgotten to search for Kensei's spiritual pressure. Feeling stupid he quickly made his way down the isle and straight toward his father. Reaching him he put the seasonings in the cark. Looking up he found Kensei staring off into space, "Dad?" Reaching up he pulled on the man's shirt snapping him out of it and his brown eyes landing on the mythical hollow, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Are you okay? You are looking more pale than normal."

"I'm fine. I just want us to finish what we are doing so we can go home." Toshiro replied looking at his father in the eye.

This caused the vizard to become concerned as he placed a hand on the myth's shoulder, "We'll talk about this more when we get home." Toshiro nodded as he stayed quiet, happy he had been able to convey his message correctly.