Chapter 7.

More and more the Funbari Inn had looked to be a girl's only living space. There was Anna, Pirika, Tamao, and Jeanne. Four girls living alone under the same roof. No longer had there been men living among them. The four girls were almost completely different from one another. Pirika and Anna shared one thing in common which was the brutality in their training methods. Tamao remained sweet and shy. Jeanne was a girl who lead the X-laws, She had a strange and misguided sense of Justice. Now Jeanne is practically a normal girl besides her gift. It seems she is having an incredibly hard time adjusting to her new life as a regular teenage girl.

Ryu sat at the small wooden table slowly eating his Takoyaki.

Tamao looked up at Ryu shyly. "Uhhh... I'll go get the others..." She blushed.

" Sure... take your time..." Ryu smiled sipping some hot oolong tea.

Tamao nodded slowly walking through the hall way. She took a small glance at Anna's bedroom. She stood there clenching her notebook and quickly scribbled in it *~ Well I can see who Anna chose in the end, geesh.. she really got over Yoh-kun fast!~*

She stared at Pirika and Anna making out for one moment longer then walked off twords Jeanne's bed room.

"ano....ano.....Jeanne-san... Ryu-kun is here he brought food and tea would you care to join us...?" Tamao asked turning a bit red.

Jeanne stood there with her hair up in a blue scrunchy, wearing a navy blue sun dress. She nodded quietly walking up to Tamao.

" You look nice like that Jeanne-san..." Tamao smiled. Jeanne smiled weakly and followed her.

" Eh.... Ryu-kun Anna and Pirika will be out when they are through.." Tamao said quietly her face puffing up a bit.

The three sat eating Takoyaki silently while sipping tea. Ryu closed his eyes as he could hear Anna walk into the room, her hair was without a bandanna and she was without her black dress which had been extremely rare for her. Instead she wore a black tank top, dark green bell bottoms, with wooden sandals.

" The four of you have dressed so girly.. when I look at you I think of Teeny Boppers." Ryu laughed blushing a bit. Ryu's face turned serious for a moment.

" Thats not exactly what I came here for however..." He sighed.

" I figured as much" Anna replied coldly.

" Anna-san..." Ryu blushed.

" What?" She cocked an eye brow at him.

" The Oyamada residence isn't exactly safe anymore..." He explained.

" What do you mean by that how is it not safe..?" Anna asked cooly.

" Well.. you see.. its being haunted..." Ryu looked down at his reflection in the small cup of tea.

" And why can't Yoh do something about it?" Anna snorted.

" Eh...Anna-san.. You're the Itako...." Tamao looked at her nervously.

" Fine... I'll do it whatever but you have to do something for me...." Anna smirked tilting her head and looking at Ryu.

Sweat ran down his forehead. " Wh-what would you like Anna-san...???" Ryu asked grinning.

" I want you to make dinner for the five of us all next week... and that includes appetizers and desert." Anna closed her eyes and crossed her arms.

:" Anna-san I don't live here anymore.. so... I don't have to be included..." Ryu smiled nervously.

" I didn't mean you..." Anna said dryly.

" Five?....." Ryu eyed the girls, and counted again. *~Anna, Pirika, Tamao, Jeanne*~ " F...Five?" His eyes quickly moved around the room.

" Whats the matter Ryu-san??" Tamao asked sweetly.

"n...nothing.." He stuttered, sweat ran down his forehead as he gulped. Anna eyed him. *~Five?*~ *where is the fith person?? Is it another girl?? Jun?? Mili? who is it!!!*~ He chocked on his tea.

Jeanne looked at him thoughtfully. Pirika shook her head " Whats the matter!! Geesh!" She complained.

" I'll stop by tomorrow.." Anna coughed.

" Tomorrow...^_^;;;;;()() Ok..." Ryu sighed in relief. *~Five?*~

" Be carefull on your way out Ryu-san.." Tamao yelped. Pirika waved.

" I want to see an excellent dinner tomorrow." Anna said loudly.

" Yes Anna-san..." Ryu hung his head slightly feeling confused.

" Goodnight, Dragon-chan.." Jeanne said softly sympathising with him on something he had no idea about. but would sooner or later.

" Night guys.." He said as he opened the door.

A Pair of eyes peered through the window blindes as Ryu went.