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When you are living at Hinata-Sou time can sometimes seem to just slip from your grasp and suddenly you stand there wondering what the who happened.
The next two weeks were like that.
Things went at a steady rythm,people went to work,did their chores and most of the gang studied their brains out when they weren´t working or partying.
Of course there are those that party all the time.
Brendi trained with Motoko in the mornings before he went to work,had a dinner break during the day,came back to train again and he finished the day by being tutored by Motoko.
In a few weeks the summer holiday would end and the tests would begin.
Brendi still felt like he was a bird learning to fly,without much success in his opinion.
Motoko felt like it was a new day each time she closed her eyes,she trained,studied,trained,studied and then trained some more.
She felt she was excelling in both areas,and morning training had become a favorite time of the day.
Seeing Brendi improve day by day was a reward for her,as it is for every teacher seeing their pupils grow better.
But,then again, this wasn´t a normal Sensei/student relationship.
He still didn´t stand a chance in the spars,though.
It was now thursday evening and Haruka had just stepped inside the door to the dining room.
"Hi,there."
"Okairi,Haruka-san." Came from the mouths of everyone.
Sigarette in mouth she sat down in an empty chair and began helping herself,but before she could put out her sigarette and eat, the inevitable questions came pushing on.
"How was it?Do you have presents?Did Seta finally get his license withdrawn?"
Taking a deep breath Haruka put out her sigarette and started answering the questions she wanted to,the rest was simply ignored.
After dinner Brendi was about to get on his shoes and go down to the tea-house,when Haruka came up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I heard you have been working quite hard the last weeks."
"Ah,well it is no....."
"Let me finish.This was kind of a test I put you through,and you passed.
If you had failed I would be kicking your sorry ass outta here right now,not congratulating you."
Wanting to say a few things Brendi was about to open his mouth,but seeing Harukas eyes,daring him to,made him keep it shut.
"You can become a regular spare help at the tea-house if you want to,I´ll even raise the pay, not much though, but as for tonight and the rest of the weaver festival you can consider yourself free to do what you want."
After handing Brendi a thick envelope Haruka walks towards the door,halfway out of it she stops.
"If you aren´t dead-stupid you´ll use some of that money on a date.
Girls like that kinda thing, you know."
With that Haruka was gone in the darkness outside Hinata-sou.
Brendi tried calling after her , but no response came.
After a little bit of staring into the dark Brendi decided to check out how much he had earned.
As he opened the envelope he was surprised ,to say it mildly.
In the envelope there were alot more than he should´ve made,which meant that "passing" the test had earned him quite the bonus.
Practically beaming Brendi got on his slippers again and went up two set of stairs to knock on a certain door.
Motoko was in her room,trying on the Kimono she would use tomorrow.
However, when it was halfway on someone knocked on her door.
Argh!Who could that be?If it is Kitsune I will never hear the end of this.´
"Who is it!?"
"It is Brendi,I got the night off and I wanted to talk to you about something."
B-brendi?He must not see me like this!´
"We can talk after we have trained,go up to the roof and start your meditating, I will be there shortly."
Abit hesitantly Brendi gives in and steps away from the door.
"Ok,see you in five then."
After having heard him walk away Motoko gets out of the kimono in a hurry,finding herself naked as it drops to the floor.
Blushing at thought that someone might enter she hurriedly gets dressed.
I still don´t understand why it is insisted upon to go naked under these things,is it so that pervert men just have to remove it when they want to?
Still it feels quite nice,and if it can help our relationship maybe I could let it slip just a little?´
Gasping at her own thoughts Motoko ties the sash of her Hakama firmly.
How could I think such a thing? Kitsunes influence must be getting to me!´
And then with a little blush she thought. Still it could be nice.´
The thought of this actually made Motoko let out a little giggle as she went out of her room and up towards the roof.
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After training Brendi sat down on the roof and gazed up at the stars.
The night sky was a bright blue and combined with the stars it helped him calm down a little.
What he was about to ask was not easy for him,as he had never been so intimate with a girl before.
Not much later Motoko came and sat herself down about two feet to his right.
"The stars are beautiful tonight." She said with a smile on her lips,her eyes glowing in the light of the night.
Brendi looked from the stars to the boards they were sitting on,a little blush on his cheeks.
"M-motoko-chan?"
Taking her eyes from the stars Motoko turned to Brendi.
A look of hopeful expectation in her eyes that Brendi couldn´t see.
"W..w...woul...would y..you..l...l...like...t..to g..go out with me tomorrow?
As on a date?"
Brendi finally asked,waiting to be shot down.
As the words came out of Brendis mouth Motokos eyes shone even more than the full moon above them.
"Yes,Brendi.I would very much like that."
"Ok,I didn´t really expect you would,I will just go and......huh?"
Turning to Motoko Brendi felt himself filling up with a warm feeling,that can only be called bliss.
"You will really go out with me?The others aren´t sitting behind us laughing their butts off?"
"No,they aren´t,like I would do such a thing.And the answer is "yes".Now we can call this it for tonight,no studying during the weaver festival,ok?"
"Ok!"
"Well,then it is time for a bath and after that a bed.I am sure you also would like to sleep long tomorrow?"With that Motoko rose and started walking downstairs."
The thought of sleeping long had been one not unfamiliar with Brendi these weeks,so getting the chance was like giving a man in the Sahara a glass of water.
"Yes,that would be very nice."
Still Brendi spent a long time just watching the moon.
Motoko-chan,you are like the Moon.
So beautiful,yet out of reach,but......have you come within my....reach?´
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The day turned out a sunny day,birds sang,people rejoiced and got up earlier than usual to experience the fine day.
Things at Hinata-Sou was the mess it usually is in the morning.
Kaolla was testing out a new mecha-tama, Kitsune had just come home from pre-celebrating the festival, Shinobu hummed a merry tune as she prepared breakfast and Keitaro was being chased around by an angry Naru screaming about "Defenseless little me!"
Two residents of the house,however was not up at their usual times.
Motoko lay on her futon, probably dreaming of good things, because on her face was the sweetest smile a man could ever see.
Her dark hair covering her side and amplifying her white skin and her lips.
Out from under her covers a leg is showing.
The lines on her leg stretching on forever before they disappear under the covers.
And as she lies there,smiling and dreaming of those wonderful things, a slight moan escapes her lips and creates the perfect picture of a sleeping beauty.
The other however is not so graceful,and not so perfect either.
Lying on his back,covers thrown off him in a pyjamas is Brendi.
A slight trickle of drool on his cheeck adds abit to the whole picture , what finishes it off though is the mountain between his legs.
As he lies there,drooling, someone knocks on the door,calling.
"Breakfast is ready,Brendi-san!"
"harrhrrmnrffptfft"
Comes the reply.
"Huh?what did you say?I´ll come in."
Brendi still not awake just lies there,not even being able to cover himself.
Opening the door is Shinobu,an extremely cute and happy smile on her face.
"The breakfast is ready,and today is th........"
Then she spots Brendis appendix,and finally Brendi says something,not the best thing to say though.
"Haawwwrrr,Motoko,you´re so wild,I don´t stand a chance in keeping up with you."
At this point Shinobus eyes go into "megasize" as she blushes furiously and tears well up in her eyes.
A nanosecond passes by and she flees down the hallway,screaming.
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUU!!!!!"
Waking up both Motoko and Brendi in the process.
Brendi scratches his head and doesn´t quite figure out why his door is open at once,then he looks down and remembers who usually uses that phrase.
"Oh,shitshitshitshitshit.This is bad......"
Two seconds after that Naru appears in the doorway,eyes red and fist on fire.
"Y-you did WHAT! to Motoko-chan!??"
This is when the inevitable happens,the NaruPunch.......
A few seconds after Brendi crawls back to his futon.
"I´ll try to explain at breakfast,now could you please leave so I can get some clothes on?
I am not about to go on trial wearing a pyjamas."
"Hmph,you got 30 seconds!"
Naru shuts the door with abit more force than needed and stomps down the hallway.
Getting dressed,Brendi hopes that Motoko won´t take this the wrong way.
I hope she won´t cancel our date because of this.....I can´t really control my dreams...´
And with a blush he finishes the thought. And besides she is so incredibly hot!´
Giving himself the time, Brendi washes himself up,with cold water, and dries his face with a towel.
After that he goes downstairs , thinking about how the heck he gets himself into these situations.
As he enters the dining room Brendi tries to get a grip of the whole situation.
Shinobu sits at the far end of the table and when Brendi enters she turns redder than she already was.
Naru has a look on her face that says "You´re dead pervert" ,not that that isn´t common,but usually it is directed towards Keitaro.
Kitsune tries to grin and drink at the same time,but ends up with sake all over her chin.
Suu seems to be so far into her breakfast they´ll soon need to get a search team.
Keitaro sits meekly off to the side and pokes at his fish with his chopsticks , a look on his face that says "You´re on your own dude".
Yokatta!Motoko-chan isn´t here yet.´
Walking like nothing has happened Brendi walks over to an empty seat and attacks what is breakfast.
"So,Perv!What´ve you got to say for yourself before I kick yer ass?"
Halfway to his mouth the chopsticks ends their path.
"Err.....That I was dreaming?And if you didn´t know,we guys usually got one of those when we wake in the morning."
"Then what about your remark about Motoko.."Blushing abit Naru adds "About her being...."wild"......"
With a sheepish smile Brendi answers."Hehe,oh that?....I was dreaming we had a spar and she was going all out on me....needless to say couldn´t keep up."
Knowing that she didn´t have grounds enough to hit him ,Naru answers with a disappointed "Hmph!..." and starts eating.
After a little while Motoko comes downstairs and with a comment on how good it was to sleep long she starts eating.
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After a day of freeloading and relaxing the time has finally come to go to the festival.
Brendi and Keitaro sits in the living room,waiting for the girls to get dressed.
"Hey,Keitaro,do the girls look good in kimonos?"
Starting to grin Keitaro slightly begins to drool.
"You bet!They all look fantastic,and you know....." Hastily Keitaro looks to both sides. "They´re all nude under those!Once last year I actually saw Narus slip abit too far down,if ya know what I mean!And there was a treasure under there.....a BIG treasure."
At that point both guys are drooling and nosebleeding at the prospects f what they might see.
One by one the girls come to show off their kimonos and they all look amazing.
The last one is Motoko.
As she enters Brendis mind is blown away.
Her kimono is mainly black ,but on it are several white flowers and at points there are streaks of purple within the black.
Her black hair is loose with her bangs in place,where the hair and the kimono meet they blend right in with each other.
All this fully compliments her white skin and that again showes off her strong,green eyes.
Right now Brendi cannot see the usual slight sadness within those eyes,and he is glad she is happy.¨
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A/N: I know this is a pretty short chapter,but I´ll try and make it up to you with the date chapter ,ok? ;)