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Chap. 2
The trio arrived at the Nonomara household. Shin was still unsure of what to do, but he was convinced that he was in no danger. When they entered, they met Uriko's mother, Mitsuko. She was a large woman, her frame muscular and bulky, but she managed to move with a certain grace and power.
"Mom, I'm home!"
"Hello, Uriko. I see you brought Kenji along too. And another...what happened to this young man?"
"He gotten into a fight with some bullies at school and me and Kenji helped him out."
"Oh, Uriko. How many times must I tell you not to put yourself in situations like that. It's dangerous."
"Mom! I can defend myself. You don't have to worry about me."
Mitsuko let out a small laugh, "I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about those boys and what you could have done to them." Uriko let out a small giggle. "But enough about that. Take him to the living room. I'll get Alice from upstairs."
Uriko, Kenji, and Shin walked though the house. It was a nice house, not too large, but enough for a medium-sized family. Shin sat down on the coach as Alice walked in. She had soft blue eyes and had long pigtails on her hair. In her hand, she had a medical kit. She sat down and examined him for a moment before taking a bottle and applying it to a cotton swab.
"Now this may hurt a little."
She quickly applied the liquid to the wound. To her surprise, he didn't flinch in pain. In fact, his expression remained neutral.
"Thank you."
"Sure, don't mention it. Well, give it an hour and it'll be as good as new."
Mitsuko had just walked into the room, "Well we should call your parents... Oh I'm sorry, what was your name?"
"Shin. And don't bother. I don't have any parents."
"Oh, where do you live?"
"I live in the orphanage just a few blocks from here."
Alice spoke up, "The Garden Well's orphanage? But aren't you a bit old to be there?"
Shin kept his neutral gaze, "No one adopted me, and so I'm there until I'm old enough to get a job."
Uriko looked down, "That's too bad."
"No, it's fine. Anyway, thank you for helping me."
Shin rose and headed for the door when Uriko spoke up.
"Can't you stay a little while longer...just for dinner?"
"?"
"Yeah, why not?"
"Well, I don't want to intrude or anything, so I should..."
"Nonsense." Mitsuko blurted out, "We would love to have you over. I could call the orphanage and tell them where you are. That wouldn't be too much of a problem."
Uriko jumped, "Yeah, and you can tell us more about yourself. And Yugo can get to meet you too."
"Well..."
"It's settled. You're having dinner here."
Shin shrugged, "I guess there's no way out of it, is there?"
Uriko pouted," No."
Shin then complied, "Sure."
Nobody seemed to notice that Kenji was watching the guy closely. He noted Shin's attitude, behavior, the way he withstood the medication and most of all, the fighting stance he displayed when facing the bullies. No one could stand in that fighting stance like that by accident. It was the same as Kenji's.
The stance of a ninja trained in the Kato arts.
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