It was dinnertime, Ryu and his friend has been chatting in his room long an enough. For the while I have known Ryu. He has now become like a son to me and I care about him. So, I sent Tokagero with my new expensive digital camera which I ordered from a catalogue to go and spy on them both. Tokagero should do more in using the camera b'coz he is very good at using it.

"So, what has happened while I am here?" asked Ryu sitting next to Washu.

"Not much. I moved outta my mom's and I lived in a rented flat until one day, I was thinking about you and decided to ask if you would like to move in but when I found out you had left your motorcycle gang I decided to see how you are getting on and take a vaction in the process. I am telling ya, working with undies and bras is tiring."

Ryu looked shocked "You are working in my dream job! How can it be tiring?"

"One! I get up real early. Two! I mostly measure old ladies in bras. Three! Some women are really snotty and evil. Even if they did let you work there you would hate it. All I care about is the pay I get. It's really good. That and it pays my life until I become a rock star!" Washu explained.

Washu was brushing her long pink hair and Ryu just stared at it.

"Have you talked to my boys recently?"

"Yeah, Ball Boy showed me his dead bug collection. Blue Chateau asked me out and Muscle Punch gave me the address for this place. So not much. I have some questions for you. Who is the guy wearing the bird mask and why did you run away here?"

"The dude in the bird mask is Mikihisa. He took me in b'coz he... he... is educating me... and I came here b'coz I found out I was special. That and it's quite quiet here but there aren't many good looking girls here. I have only 3. 4 now," Ryu joked.

Washu smirked at Ryu's last comment "Still the same old Ryu. You haven't changed much."

I really did need an excuse to go in there and stop something from happening. So, I bragged in with some cookies and lemonade. Home made lemonade if I may correct you all. The cookies were store bought. Keiko can't cook very well. Actually she can't cook at all!

"Oh hello! Don't mind me. I thought Washu might be hungery so I made some cookies and lemonade. All home-made. Secret Asakura recipes. No one will know! See ya!"

I left the cookies and lemonade on a desk and then rushed out. Togakero was watching the re-play on my camera. He forgot to press record and he saw Yoh's first moments. Ok, I lied about my camera. It's a bit out dated.

Yoh aged 1

"Yoh, say Mommy!" Keiko told a young Yoh on a high-chair.

The spirit of our dead cat walked past Yoh's high chair and started licking himself. Yoh tried to grab the spirit of the cat.

"Kitty! I want kitty-cat!" Yoh cried.

"Mikihisa! Yoh saw his first spirit. The cat! Our dead cat!" Keiko called out.

"Kitty! Kitty!" Yoh cried with his hands out reaching for the dead cat.

I looked at my son. He was growing up fast. I knew from that day on, Yoh would make one strong, busy shaman. It turned the complete opposite and it was our fault for making the cat go to heaven.

"Aw... Yoh looks cute in diapers," said Togakero looking at the re-play.

"Ah good you got it filmed!" I said.

I took the camera off Togakero and looked through the film of the camera. He never filmed anything and they were half way through my store bought cookies and lemonade. Ok, I bought the lemonade too! Happy I admitted the truth.

"You know... this lemonade tastes like store bought lemonade and so do these cookies. Both great though," Washu said stuffing her face.

"Yes, Mikihisa and Keiko aren't the best of cooks. Actually don't try anything Keiko makes," said Ryu eating a cookie.

Washu takes a sip of her lemonade "Mm... Now, I am curious about Keiko's cooking. Is that bird boy's wife?"

Ryu nodded.

"Has bird boy always worn that bird mask?" Washu asked.

"From the albums I have seen. No, he hasn't. His face was burned. He covers it up with the bird mask. That is all I know," lied Ryu.

Washu could tell he was keeping a secret from her. She secretly knew what a shaman was and she could secretly ghosts on an account she saw Tokagero spying on them.

"Ryu, do you believe in ghosts?" Washu asked.

"No," Ryu lied.

"Just wondering..." Washu put her head down

To be continued...