Tsukasa paused in front of the infirmary. "Miss Hiroshi, you are going to meet our doctor first. She's the biggest reason we've all survived this long."

Etsuko nodded, "A team always needs a good doctor."

Tsukasa chuckled. "Good is an understatement." He pulled the door open to chaos.

Several beds were occupied, figures lying still.

"Andy, what the hell happened?"

"Vamp attack," she said quickly before going back to muttering healing spells.

Etsuko looked around with a frown, "Do you have vampire attacks often?"

"Unfortunately, yes. They have a grudge against Andy and our squad leader." Tsukasa sighed. "How bad?"

"Give me a little bit and everything should be okay."

Etsuko raised an eyebrow, "Some of these men are dead."

"They won't be for long," Andy gave a small smile.

Tsukasa chuckled, remaining silent as Ryon walked in.

"They got in trouble again?" He brushed Yamae's bangs back gently after looking at Kei.

"Yeah. They should be alright in a bit," Andy said as she checked Kei over.

After finishing up healing everyone, she focused on the dead, gold light shining around them.

Etsuko watched in wonder, fainting when she noticed the men were now breathing.

Tsukasa caught her as she fell, giving Andy a grin. "Hope she doesn't dock us points."

Andy chuckled softly.

Etsuko blinked her eyes open slowly, confusion on her face until she remembered the revival. "How did you do that?"

"I'm a necromancer," Andy smiled.

"I didn't know there were any alive," Etsuko admitted.

"She's the only one working for us." Tsukasa helped Etsuko stand. "Evaluator Hiroshi, meet Andy Takimoto. Or as we call her Andy the Great and Powerful." He gave Andy an impish grin as Ryon choked off a laugh.

"She's better looking than Oz too." Yamae cracked as he sat up.

Andy laughed and rolled her eyes.

"It's nice to meet you," Etsuko held out a hand.

Andy shook it, "You too."

Tsukasa sighed. "Try not to bribe her too much, okay? We just need a good report, not something making us saints. By the way, party tonight if nothing comes up." He turned and left.

"Does he realize who he's talking to?" Kei sat up and ran a hand through his hair before looking at Andy. "Sorry I got jumped."

"It's alright, I'm just glad you're okay now," she smiled.

Etsuko pulled out a tablet and started taking notes.

Akasa came in from the lab. "Kei, why is one of your potions turning colors?"

The witch grinned. "Finally..Don't worry, it's not going to explode."

"Famous last words." Ryon said, dodging as Kei threw a pillow at him.

Andy chuckled and looked at Etsuko, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I do have some questions, if you don't mind."

"That's fine. Let's go to a different room."

Andy led her to a small office.

"My country is trying to put together a squad like this," Etsuko informed. "What are some of the biggest challenges?"

"If they'll be fighting vampires and shifters, get a witch who can do healing spells because that is what I'm doing most of the time. It helps speed up recovery so they can get back into action quicker," Andy looked thoughtful, "Most of our issues have been either personal attacks or problems with Branch."

Etsuko nodded, "Is it hard to work with people who have different skills or powers?"

Andy shook her head, "It makes things more interesting but it's not hard at all. We have porters, vamps, witches, and all kinds of shifters."

"And you're a witch and necromancer?"

"That's what I was born. I'm also a vampire and shifter."

Etsuko stared at her in amazement for a moment, "Is it hard to be so many things?"

Andy shook her head, "I still have some issues dealing with how I got turned into them, but it's not hard to actually be them."

Etsuko nodded as she tried to follow. "You're the only female on base?"

Andy nodded.

"Is that challenging?"

"Not really. Sometimes I miss having other girls around but I'm really close with the guys. We're all a big family."

Etsuko smiled, "Care to show me around more?"

Andy grinned, "Of course. I'll introduce you to some of the team."

Andy headed out into the hallway and ended up going to the rec room to see if anyone was there.

Ryusei and Shouma were battling it out on the big screen, controllers in hand.

"Hey you cheated!" Shouma growled.

"All's fair in love and war." Ryusei chuckled. He grinned when he saw Andy, his eyes narrowing as he saw Etsuko.

"This is Ryusei, one of our porters, and Shouma, a shifter." She looked at them, "This is Miss Hiroshi, she's evaluating us. Don't worry, she's nice."

Ryusei had tensed at the word evaluating, but he slowly relaxed and nodded. "Alright. Is lunch gonna be ready soon?"

Andy sighed, "I got caught up in the infirmary and totally forgot about it. I'll go start on it now, okay?"

He chuckled. "Did you have to heal Kei again? Starting to doubt his expertise."

"Yes I healed him, but it was a vamp attack," Andy gave a small smile. "Everyone's fine."

His eyes darkened, but he just nodded and turned back to the tv.

Andy smiled at Etsuko, "Not only am I the doctor, I'm the cook too. I can show you around more after lunch but you can talk to the guys when they show up."

Etsuko nodded and followed her to the kitchen. She watched as Andy prepared the food, "Is it hard to cook for this many people?"

"Sometimes it's a challenge, especially when we get more members. I've had to ask for grocery budget raises a few times," she chuckled.

After Andy was done, she filled up a plate and offered it to Etsuko who took it with a smile and "thanks."

Andy filled her own plate then sat down.

"Hey darlin.." Tet slipped in beside her, kissing her cheek.

Andy looked him over, "What happened to you?"

"Didn't duck fast enough. Hitoshi has a mean right." He chuckled, then winced and held his jaw.

Andy rolled her eyes and said a healing spell for him.

He smiled softly as the wounds healed. "Who's our guest?"

"Etsuko Hiroshi. She's evaluating us."

Etsuko gave him a friendly smile.

"Hello, I'm Tetsuya Kanamoto. I'm squad leader. Despite this," He pointed to his face with a smile, "I'm good at my job..usually."

She chuckled, "Nice to meet you. How do you like being squad leader?"

"Let's see between the pranks and the fighting? I wonder how I haven't had a crack up yet." He laughed. "No, seriously I love my job. Most of the time.. She makes it better though." He squeezed Andy's hand, then stole her plate.

Andy rolled her eyes and went to get a new one.

"Is it harder to lead a team with special abilities than a team of regular humans?"

"Harder? No. More interesting? Definitely. There are some missions only we can do." He slid the plate back as he spoke. "Vampires are not something a regular team can do. Or rogue shifters and necromancers.." He sighed. "The biggest dangers have come from within the military honestly."

Etsuko nodded as she ate.

Andy put a full plate in front of Tet before sitting back down.

He kissed her hand with a small smile before looking at Etsuko. "Watch out for scientists drunk with power."

"I'll try," Etsuko answered.

Andy looked at Tet, "Did you hear there's a party tonight?"

He mock groaned. "So much for p.t. tomorrow.."

Andy chuckled, "The group needs a break. Maybe we should plan another beach day?"

"Sounds good to me." He paused. "Ryusei's not doing the beer run, is he? I can't pay for bail again."

"I don't think he is, but if so hopefully he gets someone who actually believes his license."

"You and me both." He started laughing at Etsuko's puzzled expression.

"Ryusei looks so young, he's gotten arrested multiple times for buying alcohol, even though he's old enough," Andy informed.

"He is a mite touchy about the fact too.." Tet put a bite into her mouth with a grin.

Andy smiled.

"Did you two meet here?" Etsuko asked curiously.

"Not exactly. The team was stalking me," Andy answered.

"We were not stalking you. We were protecting you from a distance." Tet gave her a hurt look.

"Well anyway, I got dragged into the world of magic because a necromancer was after me, and somehow I just stuck around and joined the team."

"More like Boss decided he liked everyone breathing better than kissing ass to his boss." Tet rolled his eyes.

"Sounds like you've been through a lot," Etsuko analyzed.

"Definitely," Andy nodded.

The door swung open as Ryusei and Shouma entered, arguing. Then the rest of the team came in behind them. Kei was red faced, his brothers teasing him as the others rolled their eyes.

Andy chuckled.

Etsuko watched them quietly.

"Hey Andy, remember what I said?" Ryon smirked.

Andy raised an eyebrow, "What did you say?"

"Famous last words? I hate to say I was right… but I was right." The porter chuckled as Kei sulked.

"Did he really blow up another potion?"

Yamae tried to answer but he was laughing too hard so he just pointed.

Andy noticed Kei had a tail. She raised her eyebrow again before chuckling.

Tet dropped his head to the table, his shoulders shaking.

"What kind of potion were you trying to make?" Andy wondered.

"A shifting one." Akasa gave a long suffering sigh. "It only half worked. He's got ears too, under the hat."

"It'll be a cool potion once you get it right."

Kei gave a sheepish grin.

Ryusei and Shouma went quiet as Tsukasa came in.

"What? I'm here to eat, not assign a mission." The dragon rolled his eyes before heading for the stove. He filled a plate, then sat down in a corner alone.

"Does the team get along with him?" Etsuko wondered.

Tet raised his head, watching the dragon worriedly. "He's great. Just.. right now he's having a hard time. His aide has been unwell."

Etsuko nodded in understanding.

"We're trying to help him but we haven't found much. Unfortunately I'm not a psychiatrist and that's probably what we need for him," Andy answered.

Etsuko frowned, "This job must be rough, isn't it?"

"Some days, rough is putting it lightly," Andy responded.

Ryusei looked at Etsuko, then moved away as he got a plate. Shouma sighed and sat down next to them.

"How's it going?" Andy asked.

"It'd be fine if Ryusei wasn't jumpy. At least he isn't hiding like your third wheel." He began to eat with a sigh.

Tet gave a tired groan. "We definitely need a day off.. Make that a year."

"Retire and become beach bums?" Andy chuckled.

"Seriously considering it." Tet stared at the table. "Who should we tackle first?"

Andy shrugged. "Not sure but maybe tomorrow if we're free we can take a break day?"

"Absolutely. Especially if we all get smashed tonight." Tet stood. "Gonna go find furball. Maybe you can keep our tech genius from jumping off a bridge. And then we can gang up on fang face and knock some sense into him." He left the kitchen quietly.

Andy sighed, "Feel free to look around. If you need anything else, let me know."

Etsuko smiled, "Thanks."

Andy headed over to Ryusei, "How are you?"

"I'm fine." He stared at his plate, not meeting her eyes.

"I can tell that's a lie, but I'm not going to force you to talk if you don't want to."

"Just waiting for the other shoe to drop." He mumbled, huddling his shoulders.

"Etsuko is really nice. The only reason she's here is her country wants to make a squad like this. She's not here to hurt us."

"She's not on our side either though." The porter's hands were shaking.

Andy took one of his hands, "How do you know? You can't just tell that by looking at her. Maybe she is."

"She's evaluating us.. What if she decides to do the same thing the other one did? I won't go back.."

"I have a good feeling about her. She doesn't seem to be against us in any way, she's more just curious. But you know I won't let anything bad happen. I'll hypnotize her like I did the last one if it comes to it."

He swiped at his eyes with his other hand. "Sorry.. I'm so stupid jumping at shadows." He raised his eyes to her, the dark circles around his eyes more evident now.

"Not stupid. It's understandable to be worried based on everything you've gone through."

He chuckled self consciously, then yawned.

"Go get some rest before the party, okay?" She gave him a quick hug.

"Sleep is the one thing that hasn't been visiting me." He sighed. "I'll be fine..I think."

"Come on," Andy stood and waited for him to follow.

"Where are we going?"

"If you can't fall asleep on your own, I'll just do a sleep spell for you. You need rest."

He sighed again, but nodded.

Andy got him to his bed, then said the spell. She tucked the blankets around him gently before heading out.

Kenji met her in the hall. "Akasa needs help in the infirmary."

Andy frowned but headed there.

Tet lay growling on a bed as Akasa muttered spells. His arm was slashed deeply, blood pulsing out. "Can't believe he did this…"

"Who?"

"Furball. Found him in the bunker. Tried to talk to him but he wasn't having it. To be fair, he did warn me to leave."

Andy sighed and helped with the healing spells. "I'll go talk to him."

"Hope I don't have to do this to you." Akasa frowned.

Andy sighed and headed out to the bunker. She moved slowly down the ladder, "Kiba?"

"Stay away! Better yet, leave.."

"Not until you talk to me," Andy responded.

"Don't you have an evaluator to sweet talk?" Kiba emerged from the shadows. His eyes were glittering, dark circles under his eyes. One hand was claw tipped and bloodstained.

"She's fine. She just wants to see how we run so her country can make a team like ours."

"Likely story. Probably is waiting for us to relax so she can call in the shrinks to lock us up.." The claws disappeared as he slumped to his knees.

"Not everyone is against us, you know. I have a good feeling about her."

He cocked an eyebrow at her wearily. "You know the only people I trust are the team."

Andy rolled her eyes, "Not everyone in the world is a bad person. That's judging them just like people who judge shifters just for being themselves."

"Sorry..it's just second nature now after Branch.. Is Tet okay? I kinda lost it when he came down earlier.."

"He'll be fine," Andy approached slowly, then knelt down beside him. "What's going on? We've not seen you as much lately. Is everything okay?"

"Didn't want to possibly hurt you when I freak out. Nightmares won't stop..but instead of the guys being killed over and over again by me, it's you two." He hung his head, his hair damp. He face was flushed as he took a shaky breath. "I don't feel good.."

"You know we can help you through your nightmares. We want to help." She said softly. "I'm going to take you to the infirmary now, okay?" She teleported him there and got him into a bed before starting to check him over.

He lay quiet, letting her.

She said a few spells which she hoped would help.

"I'm sorry.." He looked on the verge of tears. "I just can't take the dreams.."

Andy wrapped her arms around him, "It's okay. I understand. But we're going to help you through them, okay? I might even have a spell for helping against nightmares."

"I'm so tired…" His voice was soft.

"Go to sleep. We'll be here to help you."

"I'm scared.." He curled into a ball, shaking his head.

"I know. But just trust us. We trust you, okay?"

He closed his eyes, then quickly reopened them. "I can't.."

"Do you want me to do a sleeping spell?"

He slowly nodded. "Sleep or die right? I haven't really slept in two weeks.."

"Aw you should have said something," Andy ran a hand through his hair before reciting a sleeping spell.

"Sorry.." His eyes closed and he relaxed under her hand.

Andy quickly went to grab her books before moving to the chair next to him. She searched until she found a spell to prevent nightmares so she used it and prayed it would help.

"Um.. Andy? I need your help in Boss' office." Kei's voice was embarrassed with a tinge of panic.

Andy made sure Akasa was keeping an eye on Kiba while she went to the office.

Kei and Tsukasa were trying to wake a young looking blond man sprawled on the floor. The witch looked shocked while the dragon looked mildly annoyed.

Andy knelt beside the man and started looking him over. "Who is he? And what happened?"

"His name's Hiroki. He came to deliver some documents." Tsukasa chuckled. "Saw our pirate witch here and promptly passed out."

Kei gave an embarrassed chuckle. "Well I'm sure he thought I was dead, so.."

Hiroki started moving slightly as he came to. "Kei?"

"It's me, you nut. Good to see you."

Hiroki moved to sit up, "I can't believe it. How..?"

"Branch grabbed me. She rescued me." Kei gave him a smile. "I found my brothers.."

"That's great," Hiroki grinned before pushing himself off the floor.

"So why are you a courier boy? You'd be perfect for this outfit." Kei eyed him with a smirk.

"Just doing whatever they need me to do," Hiroki admitted.

"That's not the bird I know.." The witch narrowed his eyes. "Spill before I make you."

"I was demoted.."

Kei stared at him dumbfounded.

"Since your body wasn't found I kept arguing to go look for you instead of declaring you dead, until they demoted me and threw me in the brig," Hiroki explained quietly.

Kei shook his head. "Couldn't let me go huh?" He reached over and hugged Hiroki. "Thanks for fighting for me."

Hiroki hugged back, "I've missed you."

"Same here. Do you have to fly back or can you hang out? We're having a little party."

Hiroki grinned, "You know I'm always down for a party."

Kei grinned as a knock sounded.

Andy opened the door.

Ryon stood there, two six-packs in hand. He froze when he saw Hiroki.

"Hey," Hiroki gave a small wave.

The porter gave a look at Kei. "He's alive?"

Kei nodded. "Yeah."

Ryon whooped, handing the beer to his brother as he wrapped Hiroki in a hug.

Hiroki hugged back with a smile, "How've you been?"

"Okay, aside from psycho necromancers, pissed off vamps and a slew of mad scientists." Ryon shrugged. "You?"

"At least you've been having some fun. I spent quite a bit of time in the brig."

"You? In trouble? The guy who single handedly kept idiot here on the straight and narrow?" Ryon started laughing. "Sorry I missed it."

Hiroki rolled his eyes and gave him a playful smack.

The porter just laughed harder as Kei opened a beer.

"Why don't you guys take this to the rec room instead of Tsukasa's office?" Andy suggested.

"Good idea," Tsukasa gave a wry smile.

"I'll be in the infirmary if you need me," she headed back to the infirmary, sitting back down beside Kiba.

"He's been quiet." Akasa sipped a glass of wine. "So what happened?"

"One of Kei's old friends passed out when he saw him alive," Andy gave a small chuckle.

Akasa gave a laugh. "I have a feeling that will be the standard for awhile. You're not joining the party?"

"I want to but I told Kiba I'd help him if he needed it, so I'm going to stay here. Might take some wine though."

The nurse grinned. "I'll go get you some." He exited as Tsukasa entered.

The dragon scowled as he caught sight of Kiba. "What is wrong with him?"

"He said he's barely slept in two weeks."

Smoke puffed out of the dragon's nose. "Yet he kept pestering me for missions? I'm tempted to fry him."

Andy gave a small chuckle in response. "Hopefully he'll be better now that he's getting real sleep."

The dragon gave her a sad smile. He appeared to be fighting tears, wiping his eyes as he stared at the wall.

"You alright?" She asked softly.

"Honestly? Nowhere near close. Everyone is reuniting, but I can't even get him to look at me.." The dragon slumped into a chair, the tears beginning to fall.

"I'm sorry we've not been able to find an answer yet," she sighed.

"If he was dead, I could mourn.. But this, this is torture."

"If he were dead I could talk to him and see what's wrong," Andy said. "Maybe I can make a spell to block out psychological problems? Not sure it'd work.. Psych issues are hard enough to deal with medically, even harder magically."

"It's like he just gave up.." Tsukasa ruffled his hair. "Maybe we should have just let him use the damn syringe."

Akasa reentered, wine glass in hand. "You don't mean that, Boss." He handed it to Andy as Tsukasa glared.

"If he didn't care about us, why should I care?" The words were sharp, but the pain was audible.

"He cares. About you at least," Andy answered. "I think the stress and worry about you having been taken and then the thought of the evaluator ripping the team apart so he wouldn't be with you is what broke him."

"But liquid Hellfire? He didn't trust me to fight if necessary? He couldn't have faith?" Tsukasa's eyes were hollow, pain filled orbs.

Andy set down her wine glass, "I don't know. But I'm going to try to find out." She looked at Akasa, "Keep an eye on Kiba please? I'll be back soon so you can go party if you want." She left the infirmary and headed to the room Daiki was in.

She stared at him for a minute before she slapped him. "You need to get your shit together. You're breaking his heart." She sighed, anger evident in her voice. "We've all been through tough shit, but somehow we all get through it. You don't get to just give up because things are hard. You're supposed to be there for Tsukasa not make his life hell." She sat down, trying to calm herself. "The team is still together, we've got even more members now. We had a rough few missions but we've been handling it. But I know we all miss you. Tsukasa thinks you must not care about us.. but I know we all care about you, especially him. Just please get yourself together for his sake if not your own."

"I'm sorry…" His voice was almost inaudible.

"You need to talk to us if you're feeling down, not just hide it. We want to know so we can help you."

"I just..I didn't want to die and leave him like that. I figured I could at least die on my own terms. But I couldn't even do that because I showed you.. I don't know why I did that instead of just taking it.." Tears leaked from his closed eyes.

"Maybe because part of you really didn't want to go through with it. And you know you killing yourself would have probably hurt him more than if you died another way."

"I'm sorry…" He curled onto his side as he sobbed.

"It's alright," she rubbed his back gently. "I'm sorry I yelled, but I can't keep watching him worry."

"I deserved it. Is he angry?"

"He's sad. I know he's frustrated but overall he's just really worried about you and wants you back."

Daiki took a deep breath. "Is he physically alright? You said something about rough missions? How long have I been down? What happened with the evaluator?"

"That evaluator was ordered to break the team up but I hypnotized her and we took out the guy who ordered it. Yeah, he's alright. Branch now has these gloves that can kill people so necromancers can't bring them back.. Luckily Kei made a revival potion which saved everyone because almost the whole team was wiped out. We currently have another evaluator but don't worry, she's not here to tear us apart like the last one. And it's been about a month and a half?"

Daiki's eyes were wide at the news of the gloves, but became puzzled afterwards. "Who is Kei?"

"He's Ryon and Yamae's brother. We also found Ryusei's brothers. Saved them from Branch."

"My god.. Did he have a heart attack?"

Andy chuckled softly, "Luckily not."

The vampire pushed himself off the bed, then swayed as he paled. "I feel so weak…"

"We've been giving you nutrients but you really need real food and blood."

He nodded. "I want to see him. I need to see him. Please."

"Do you want me to send him in here or help you to the infirmary where I last saw him?"

"Help me.." He clutched her arm in a deathgrip.

She wrapped an arm around him and helped him get down to the infirmary. She opened the door slowly.

Tsukasa looked up from his beer, several cans empty beside him. His eyes went large as he saw Daiki. With a sob, the dragon ran to his side, burying his face in the vampire's shoulder.

Andy smiled as she watched, glad to reunite them.

"Don't you ever do this again. That's an order."

Daiki gave a shaky laugh before his knees buckled. "Yes sir."

Andy helped him onto a bed before going to the fridge and grabbing a blood bag. She handed it over to him, "This should help a bit. We'll get some real food in you too."

He smiled his thanks, starting to drain the bag as Tsukasa sat down in relief. The dragon looked at her. "How?"

"I slapped him and told him to get his shit together."

Tsukasa threw his head back as he laughed uproariously. "I should have thought of that."

Andy smiled, "I'm just glad he's back." She headed back to her chair and started sipping her wine as she glanced at Kiba.

His eyelids were flickering, but he had a wide smile at the same time.

She smiled and continued to drink. She relaxed into the chair as she thought of ideas for their break day.

Tet walked unsteadily in, his eyebrow raising as he saw Daiki. "Miracles never cease with you, do they darlin?"

Andy chuckled softly, "Enjoy the party?"

"Kei's partner is insane. I think he's got a stomach of steel and I'm going to be drunk for a month.. Missed you and furball though. How is he?"

"Doing better I think."

He smiled widely as he bent over and kissed her. "Good news."

"You should probably get some sleep," she assessed.

He pouted. "Come with?"

Andy chuckled and grabbed onto him and Kiba, teleporting them to her room. She got Kiba settled before turning and kissing Tet.

Tet kissed back, his eyes glittering. "I could spend the rest of my life only doing this and be happy."

She smiled softly, "Me too."

He drew back, blinking owlishly. "Stop the room please."

Andy chuckled and helped him into the bed. "Just get some sleep."

He closed his eyes, the grin still on his lips as he drifted off.

Andy changed before climbing in. She stared at them for a while, a sleepy smile on her face before she fell asleep. She woke early, looking at them next to her still sleeping. She slipped out and headed to the kitchen to start making breakfast.

Kei and Hiroki were sitting at one of the tables. The witch had a large tumbler of coffee, his eyes half open. Hiroki looked wide awake, giving her a smile.

Andy returned it before grabbing ingredients and starting the food.

"You two are positively inhuman. How you are wide awake after last night is a mystery for the ages." Kei's voice was annoyed.

"I didn't spend my night partying though," Andy reminded.

Hiroki just laughed.

Kei threw a napkin at him with a soft growl.

"Just drink your coffee and you'll be awake soon."

Kei muttered under his breath, emptying half the tumbler in one gulp.

"He's conscious?" His brothers entered, eyes wide in awe.

"Thought for sure he'd be down until tonight at least." Yamae pushed his glasses up.

"I'm just that good," Hiroki grinned.

Andy finished cooking, got herself a plate, and sat down.

The twins made plates and sat down next to Hiroki. Ryon chuckled, turning to Andy. "He challenged everyone to a drinking contest. Tet was the only one conscious enough to move afterwards."

Andy laughed, "He did seem pretty drunk last night."

"We had to carry Ryusei to bed.. Not expecting him before tomorrow honestly." Yamae began to eat.

"Well, whoever's up and with it, I was planning a picnic day."

The men grinned. "Sounds like just what the doctor ordered."

Kei looked over at her. "Boss and Daiki haven't left the gym. You might have to drag them."

"I'll check on them when more people are up."

Slowly the kitchen filled, the coffee machine being a big draw.

Yoshi and Rei stuck their tongues out at Hiroki as they reached for the pot and filled their cups.

Hiroki just smirked.

Andy finished her plate before heading out of the kitchen. She stuck her head into the gym, spotting the two. "You guys coming to the picnic today?"

They stopped, giving matching looks of confusion. They were both bruised, small cuts littering their arms and faces. "Picnic?"

"Yeah, I planned one.. Sorry if I forgot to mention it."

"Sounds fun." Daiki hissed as sweat hit a cut. He reached for a towel.

"We'll be leaving soon. Still waiting on a few people to wake if they're going to."

Tsukasa nodded, wincing as he bent over for his water bottle.

Andy said a healing spell for them both before heading to her room to check on her guys.

Kiba gave her a smile, putting a finger to his lips. Tet was curled around her pillow.

Andy smiled. She let him stay like that a bit longer before she softly said, "Tet, do you want to go on a picnic?"

He blinked his eyes open, smiling softly at her as he stretched. "If you're there."

Andy chuckled, "Well then work on getting ready." She looked at Kiba, "You coming too?"

"Sure. Feel like a new wolf after that nap. Ready to kick his butt in football."

Andy smiled, "Good. I'm going to go finish getting the food ready, so meet me in the kitchen?"

They both nodded as they began to climb out of bed.

Andy headed to the kitchen and got the baskets filled.

Ryon popped his head in. "The phoenix twins said they have something to do."

Andy nodded, "Alright. Well I'm ready now whenever you guys are."

He nodded and disappeared from view. A few seconds later, the porters were in front of her.

Andy gave them the address, then ported off with the food.

Minutes later, the team was rowdily running around with the football.

Kei muttered a spell, causing Kiba to fall on his ass. The witch grabbed the ball with a cheeky "thanks."

Kiba groaned. "Knew the anything goes idea was going to backfire."

Andy laughed as she watched, setting her blanket out in the sun.

Daiki snuck up behind Kei, sneakily stealing the ball back and tossing it to Tsukasa. He gave the witch an innocent look, then started running.

Andy continued to watch from her blanket, enjoying the soft breeze.

Finally, the game broke up, the guys all sitting down to eat.

Kiba and Tet sat down beside her with matching smiles.

"Having fun?"

Tet leaned over to kiss her. "Now I am."

She smiled and laid back while they ate.