Disclaimer: Once again… sadly… I don't own Ronin Warriors or Naruto…

Cale: Trust her, she doesn't own us…

GDW: Even though you wish I did! :Grabs Cale in a hug:

Cale: Alright… Alright… Now let me go so the readers can read this story…

GDW: Fine… You take away all the run, you know that?

Cale: I have to with you. If I didn't, nothing would get done.

A/N: Well, here's the first chapter… I hope you guys are liking this story. I checked my stats, and when I did, this story had been hit 14 times… but sadly, no one reviewed… But at least I like this story, so, until I don't like it, I am going to continue to write!

Chapter One

Spoons giggled and poked Sasuke, who in turn, glared at her. "You're funny, you know that?" As he glared at her even more, tears welled into her eyes, "It's not nice to be mean to people!" She sniffled, looking up at Sekhmet, who was standing right beside her, "He's being mean to me, Uncle Sekky!"

Cooper moaned from her spot, standing in front of the Third. She couldn't believe that Spoons had quickly decided that Sekhmet was to be her Uncle. The Third brought her attention back to him, though. "So you say that you are not from this world?"

Cooper sighed, holding up a finger, "Excuse me for a moment…" She then turned to look at her small cousin, "Alright, Spoons, we get it! Now please be quiet so I can explain everything to everyone!"

Spoons sniffled once again, but Sekhmet picked her up and placed her on his shoulders, quieting her. Cooper then smiled as she looked back at the Third, "I'm sorry sir, my cousin can be a handful sometimes…" She then nodded, "Yes, my cousin and I are not from here." She then glared at Kakashi, "And as silver hair said… my group isn't from here either. In fact, we aren't even from this world." She sighed and rolled her eyes as Spoons giggling could be heard, "In my world, your world is a show that we can watch. My sister has a fascination with everything here, while I have only seen a few episodes."

She then looked at the Ronins, who had all stood together the entire time, "Now these five, plus the other three that are strewn about the room are a show in my world as well, a show that I was raised on. Their world is as real as mine and yours. So you see, we were going on vacation when something happened. I woke up to be lying beside these five." She pointed at the Ronins, "And we found my cousin up in a tree, silver hair trying to help her down."

The Third nodded, putting a hand to his chin, "And you know of no way to get back?"

Cooper glanced at her cousin quickly, noticing that Sekhmet was keeping her busy, "No, I don't know any way to get all of us back to our real worlds. You see, I don't even know how we got here in the first place." She looked at Sage, "But if there is anything that you know of, I would greatly appreciate it if you told us. I know my cousin wants to go back home…"

"No! No! I don't want to leave Uncle Sekky!" Spoons whined, wrapping her arms around Sekhmet's neck.

Cooper's eyes went wide, and her jaw dropped. She then shook her head, "You little pipsqueak! Just a little while ago you were basically pleading with me to go home, now you don't want to?" Spoons nodded, and Cooper sighed, "Alright then, fine, be that way."

"Is there any way that we can go back home?" Rowen asked, taking a step forward.

The Third sighed, shaking his head, "I do not know of any way to return you back to your world. But if it makes you feel any safer, you are always welcome to stay here. We can find some housing arrangements for you…"

Cooper looked at the Ronins and the Warlords, "They have to stay together!" As Ryo opened his mouth to say something, she glared at him, "We all have to stay together!"

Spoons nodded, "I'm not leaving Uncle Sekky!" She then giggled, "And Rowen can't leave me either!"

Ryo sighed, "Fine, fine." He then looked at the Third, "If there is anything we can do to help this village, just tell us. In our world we were all warriors. We are the…"

Spoons almost screamed in joy, "They are the Ronin Warriors! Wildfire, Strata… my favorite! Hardrock, Torrent! And we can't forget Halo!" She nodded, "Who could forget Uncle Sekky and Dais, not to mention Cale!"

The Third seemed intrigued by this, "You were warriors in your world?"

Sage nodded, walking forward as well, "Yes, we bear mystical armor that protected our world from evil."

The Third smiled at that, "I might be able to find something for you all to do." He then looked at Spoons, "Now about the girl…"

Cooper looked from Spoons to the Third, "What about my cousin?"

"Would you like to enroll her in the Ninja Academy?" the Third asked.

Spoons squealed in joy, causing Sekhmet to chuckle, "Oh please! Oh please! Oh please! I wanna go to the academy!"

Cooper sighed, rubbing her temples. Sleepless nights and stress were truthfully getting to her, "Fine, fine." She then looked at the Third, "Sure, I would like to enroll her in the Academy, if that is alright with everyone."

"She can start tomorrow," the Third smiled, nodding. "Now, for housing arrangements…"

Cooper closed her eyes, sighing, "Oh thank gods! I won't have to deal with her twenty-four hours a day!"

The Third chuckled, "I happen to have one building that would house all of you…"

Spoons smiled, looking down at the small Sasuke, "Does Sasuke live near? I wanna play with him sometimes!"

"Yes, it is very near the Uchiha residence, actually," the Third nodded.

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Cooper sighed as she collapsed on the couch that was in the living room of the house that they were staying in, "Uh… I need a rest. A long rest where no one talks to me…"

"Cooper!" Spoons giggled lightly, poking her cousin into sitting up and moaning. "Cooper, I'm hungry for dinner!"

Cye had been walking through the house at that time, and he stopped and smiled, "How about I cook for everyone, eh?" He knelt down beside Spoons, "What would you like for dinner?"

Spoons smiled deviously, "Pizza! Pizza! It's Cooper's favorite!"

Cye laughed, holding out his hand, "You want to come help me?" Spoons squealed in joy and left with the Torrent bearer, readying to cook pizza for everyone.

Sage laughed as he sat down lightly beside Cooper, "Quite the energy ball, isn't she?"

"You have seen her on a mellow day, my sexy friend, trust me," Cooper moaned, not even realizing what she was truly saying.

"Sexy?" Sage asked her, smirking.

Cooper gasped as her eyes went wide, "Oh shit!" She buried her face into her hands, "Uh… sorry, it slipped, and I am so tired. I'm going off of I think a total of six hours for three weeks. This is not my idea of a great vacation, I'm telling you."

Sage shook his head, "Don't worry about it. I'm glad that you think I'm sexy. And why are you going off of so little sleep?"

Cooper looked up at him, her eyes half lidded, "Well, I have had so much to do. I'm still a college student, even though I could just decide to not go and write books, but I really want to do something with my life other than writing. And everything is due soon, and my Uncle demanded that I go on vacation… So I have my finals that I have to do, and notes to write, not to mention my books that I have to finish! Plus there is looking after my cousin and making sure that her animals are taken care of and don't die…"

"Wow, you have all of that to do?" Sage asked, surprised. "How can you do it?"

"Well, I've had to do almost everything by my self since I was little. You see, my dad died when I was young, and my mom died giving birth to me, so I was all alone. I learned to not waste time in doing stupid things like going out with friends. Oh yeah, friends, I never had any, except for my little cousin here, who at first called me Cale because I looked like him, and still sort of do. I also learned to manage my time equally. Hey, I'm going strong on close to a 4.0 GPA, I think I am doing pretty good for myself!" Cooper explained, letting her head rest on the back of the couch.

Someone sat down on the other side of her, laughing somewhat, "So, Spoons thought you looked like Cale?" Cooper looked over, only to see Sekhmet. The Warlord nodded, "Yeah, I can see it. The eyes, nose, hair. Yup. You do look like him."

Cooper held her hands up, but they quickly dropped, "No relation, I swear. But my father did want to name me Cale when I was born. He was a fan of all of you as well. And if you couldn't tell by what I just told you, Cale was his favorite, just don't tell him. He then decided Cooper was better. His best friend that had died saving him in the Navy was named Cooper." She then yawned, "Has everyone settled in? Did you guys pick your rooms yet?"

"Everyone has except you, and there is only one room left." Sage smiled at her.

Cooper grunted, looking towards the kitchen, "And let me guess, Spoons is sharing a room with either Rowen or Sekhmet, am I right?"

Sekhmet laughed, nodding, "Yeah, she dutifully told me that she was sleeping in my room with me…"

"Move her to the last available room. I'll sleep on the couch. I've found over the years that a couch is comfier than a bed would ever be for me, but that is because I lived half of my life on one." Cooper sighed. She then stretched out, leaning out on Sage, using him as a pillow, "I suggest that if you don't want to be used as a pillow you move right about now, because I know that I will be sleeping for a while, and you will be stuck."

Sekhmet at once stood, "I'll let you sleep then. Oh, and Spoons can stay in my room, I do not mind."

Sage shrugged, closing his eyes and stretching as well, "You know you have a room waiting for you with a nice big and comfy bead…"

Cooper closed her eyes, yawning, "Mmmm… but you are so comfy yourself. I don't want to leave this nice pillow behind."

Sage smirked down at that, a small blush appearing on his cheeks. He knew that he could move her up to her room, let her sleep in the bed. He also knew that he could get up and see if Ryo and the others wanted to check out the village. But he thought of a third option, something that he knew the guys would make fun of him for later on. He thought that he would just stay there, letting her use him as a pillow.

It had only taken fifteen minutes before Cooper had fallen into a deep sleep, and Sage at once took the opportunity to look her over, noticing that she did indeed look like Cale. As the thought of the Darkness Warlord entered his mind, Cale came walking into the living room, watching the two with amusement.

He sat down in the chair opposite of them, a smirk on his face, "Sekhmet told me that she does indeed resemble me in many ways, and I can actually see it. He also told me that I was her father's favorite."

Sage nodded, "Yeah, but don't let her know. She told him not to tell you." Cooper mumbled something and snuggled more into Sage's chest, sighing contentedly. He smiled down at her, "You know she could have let us fend for ourselves with explaining why we were there, but she took it in her duty to take us into her arms and make sure that we were safe…"

"I did notice that," Cale nodded, smiling faintly. "And she made sure that we all stayed together…"

"Uncle Sekky!" Spoons' voice yelled through the living room as the little girl whizzed past all of them. She then skidded to a halt, looking at Sage and Cale. She smiled, "Uncle Cale, have you seen Uncle Sekky?"

Sage would have laughed if Cooper hadn't been using him as a pillow. Cale's face was priceless. He had a confused look mingled in with a glare at the thought that the girl would label him an Uncle. "The last I saw him was heading for his room, probably to check on his swords…"

Spoons squealed in joy and grabbed Cale in a quick hug before running to the steps and disappearing up them, all the while yelling for Sekhmet. Cale's face became full of disgust, "And why does she deem it necessary to call me her Uncle? We are in no way related!"

"You remind her of my father," Cooper's soft voice was heard. Sage and Cale looked at her, only to see that she was indeed awake, stretching lightly. "She might not have ever met him, but my father was almost exactly like you, even down to your scar." She then laughed lightly, but her laughter stopped and her eyes became laced with sadness, "That's why my father wanted to call me Cale. I reminded him of you in my looks, and he acted like you. So to little Spoons, who never had the chance to meet my father, you are exactly like my father." A small smile was forced onto her face, both warriors could tell, "And I won't be surprised if she starts to call you my father as well."

Cale seemed startled for a moment, Cooper could tell. To actually hear this from someone was simply too much for him. But it could be true. Anyone that didn't know them would think that they were father and daughter. He knew, oh yes he knew, that he had aged since the Dynasty had been destroyed. And for some odd reason, it didn't truly bother him that Spoons had decided that he was an uncle, it actually made him laugh on the inside.

Cye walked out of the kitchen, smiling, "Dinner is ready." He then nodded to Cooper, who was starting to stand, "You little cousin is quite the cooker, eh?"

Well, at least that makes one of us," Cooper mumbled, blushing somewhat. "The last time I tried cooking something, I almost blew the microwave up, no lie!" She then started mumbling, "Easy Mac is evil, I swear! And for a while I thought it was a plot made by the Dynasty to somehow rule the world…" She then laughed, "Wow, too much of a fan, right here, I'm telling you!"

"How much of a fan were you?" Rowen asked as he came into the living room, joining the others.

Cooper smiled deviously at that, "I know your birthdays, blood types, little tidbit facts that would make you blush… but forget about that. All of you were my heroes, still are. And to actually have you with me makes me feel like my father is still alive. He was the one that got me started on this at a young age. For a while I was obsessed with the Ronin Warriors show, but then I got into high school, and no one knew what the show was, but I still held hope. College came, and man did I make a fool of myself during one of my World History classes…"

"What happened?" Cye asked, intrigued.

Cooper blushed, looking from one to the next, "Uh… my professor asked the class for the definition of Dynasty…"

"I think I see where this one is going," Cale murmured.

Cooper nodded, "I quickly wrote down that the Dynasty was located in the Nether Realm and that it was ruled by Talpa and Nether Spirits. It had tried to take over the world, using four innocent men as their lackeys. It had been defeated by five teenage boys with mystical armor called the Ronin Warriors. Their armors were called Wildfire, Halo, Strata, Torrent, and Hardrock." She blushed even more, "Well, he was picking people's at random, and mine actually happened to be the first one. Wow, did I feel idiotic when he started laughing uncontrollably. He then read out loud what I had written. He then said that whoever wrote it was incompetent and that they would have no future in his class. When he asked who had written it, I bravely raised my hand, replying that he must have worked for Talpa if he gave me an answer like that."

Cale's jaw dropped, "You didn't?"

Cooper smirked, "Oh I did, and well, he was pissed after that. He told me that the Ronin Warriors were just some stupid show that was too old. He never did like me after I then told him that I would bet him two hundred bucks that he was being possessed by a Nether Spirit. Let's just say I didn't fair too well in that class, and I am partially glad that I am here instead of trying to write up my notes for that class just so I don't get points docked off from my final grade."

"Why did you say that to him if we weren't real in your world?" Rowen asked, not too thrilled that Cooper would talk to a professor like that.

Cooper smiled, "With making fun of all of you and what I had written, he was making fun of my father…" Her gaze burned into him, "And no one makes fun of my father without feeling my wrath! Not even my uncle dares to say anything about him when I am around. And let's not go anywhere with his navy pals. They learned the hard way that I bite hard and take chunks out of people."

Spoons came racing down the steps, squealing with joy as Sekhmet ran after her, yelling. Cooper's eyes went wide as she saw Spoons holding one of Sekhmet's swords, "Damn!"

As she grabbed the sword out of Spoons' grip as the girl ran past her, Spoons started crying. "But! But! I got it first!"

"Do you know how dangerous his swords are, of everyone's?" Cooper yelled at her, glaring. She lightly touched the wooden table that was sitting in there, only to have it hiss and melt away from the sword, dissolving. Her eyes were hard as she looked at Spoons, "And you should never run around with a pointy object, Spoons, never!"

Spoons watched in fascination. She then shook her head, glaring at her older cousin, sticking her tongue out, "But you do it all the time! Why can't I?"

"I'm older, I've been taught, you haven't. But I am sure when you go to the Academy you will be taught. If not, one of the guys will teach you… with less dangerous weapons!"

The threat was hidden in her words, but every Ronin and Warlord present understood exactly what the consequences were. Dais cleared his throat as he walked in on everyone, "What is all this yelling about?"

Cooper turned her hard gaze onto him, "Especially you, Dias! Don't you dare let her hold anything dangerous, understood?"

Dais blinked, confused at what was going on. Sekhmet nodded, "We understand, Cooper."

Spoons sniffled, "Dinner?" She then smiled, skipping towards the dining room.

Cooper shook her head, handing Sekhmet his sword back, "Put that somewhere she cannot reach, got it?" She then followed her cousin, "I will never understand her swings."

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Spoons giggled as she sat at the dining room table, swinging her feet and waiting for everyone to get up. Cye smiled at her as he set a cup of orange juice down in front of her, "Today is your first day at the Academy…"

Spoons giggled once again, nodding, "Yup! And Uncle Sekky said he was gonna walk me!"

"Really?" Cye asked, sitting down beside her.

Spoons nodded her head, "Yup!" She then took a sip of her orange juice, "I think Cooper is going to start writing again!" She then smiled, "You should read her books, they are really good, and I have copies of them, even though I am not old enough to read them. She has copies as well!"

Cye handed her a lunchbox, smiling sweetly at her, "I made you your lunch."

As the doorbell rang, Spoons jumped up, running to it, "I got it! I got it! I got it!"

As she opened the door, her smile broadened as she saw Sasuke standing there, looking a little embarrassed. He lowered his head, "I was wondering, since we live near each other…"

Spoons pulled him inside, "Come on!" She then yelled, "Uncle Sekky! Come on! Sasuke and I are going to be late!"

Sekhmet came into the room, Cooper and Cale following him, "I know, I know… Make sure she gets there safely, try not to get lost, it's out in the open, can't miss it…" As Cale opened his mouth to say something, Sekhmet held up his kanji orb, "I've got it right here, Cale, no worries…"

Spoons ran to Cooper, grabbing her in a hug, "Bye, Cooper…"

"See ya, squirt, I guess I will come to pick you up after school, eh?" Cooper smiled, hugging her back. She then saw Sasuke, "Would Sasuke like to come over for dinner tonight? I mean, I don't think Cye would mind cooking for him, and I know the boy is alone…"

Spoons squealed in joy, nodding, "He'll be here, Cooper!" She then grabbed Cale in a hug, "Bye Uncle Cale!"

With that, she ran towards the door, stopping as she reached Sasuke. Sekhmet chuckled as he walked to the door as well, "I'll keep them safe."

Spoons looked at Sasuke, "You've gotta hug Cooper and Uncle Cale as well!" She nodded, "It's tradition!"

Sasuke looked embarrassed at that, shuffling his feet around. Cooper laughed lightly, walking forward and grabbing the small boy in a hug. She then pulled back from him, winking, "You should come over every morning to walk with Spoons. Have a good day at school, Sasuke." She then turned to Cale, nodding to him.

Cale stood where he was, calculating the small boy. When he didn't make a move at all, Cooper hit him, causing him to look at her, "What?"

Cooper indicated with her head towards Sasuke, "Go hug the boy. It'll be easier than hugging Spoons, and besides, he needs it. I'll tell you later why."

Cale sighed, awkwardly hugging Sasuke. He then pulled away, nodding to Sekhmet, "You know your mission, Sekhmet, don't fail."

Sekhmet rolled his eyes as Spoons and Sasuke grabbed his hands, "I know, Cale, I know…"

As the three left the house, Spoons giggled, "Uncle Cale is weird, but that is why Cooper loves him so much! He is her papa after all…"

Cooper moaned and slapped her face with her hand, "Didn't I tell you she would do that? I'm sorry Cale…"

Cale chuckled, startling Cooper, "It's true! Anyone other than the people living in this house will think that we are father and daughter!"

Cooper smiled lightly, looking up into his face, noticing how much of her father she did see in him. She let a little laugh escape her lips before turning back towards the rest of the house. She sighed as she saw Sage entering the living room, wearing his sub armor, "I think we need to get you guys some clothes and we also need to go shopping for food for Cye…"

Sage turned to her, a smile gracing his features, "Good morning, Cooper."

Cooper smiled back at him, walking over and slinging an arm around his waist, his shoulders being too high for her, "Good morning to you as well! Oh, and just to let you know, tell everyone that we are going shopping for clothes. You can't wear your sub armor and that one pair of clothes you have for the rest of your life. Plus we have to go grocery shopping for Cye. We have to have food in the house…"

Kento came barreling into the room, "Food? Where?"

Cooper sighed, shaking her head, "And the mighty Kento has succumb to his hunger, will it ever cease to amaze me? No, by no means will it!"

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Ryo sighed, looking down at the clothes that Cooper had bought for them, courtesy of the money the Third had given her, just for her. "You know guys, she bought all of us clothes, and not one thing for her…"

Cooper came walking towards them, smiling. She was wearing a tank top with baggy black pants, "What do you think? I personally like it, well, except for the shirt, but the lady told me that I looked great in it…"

All of the Ronin's jaws dropped, and the three Warlords shook their heads. Cale smiled at her, "I think you need another shirt that covers more of your body…"

"No, no, it's perfect!" Ryo mumbled, blinking rapidly.

Dais laughed, "It seems Wildfire is smitten!"

Cooper blushed as Sage licked his lips, "Alright, I'll go try on the next thing, Ok?" They all nodded at her, and she quickly disappeared once again.

After she had gone, Kakashi came towards them from nowhere, his eye smiling. He raised his hand, "How is everyone doing?"

His hand fell limply to his side as Cooper came walking out again, twirling in her place as she was wearing a pair of short shorts and a tub top. "Well…" Her eyes went wide as she saw Kakashi standing there. "What? What are you doing here?" She quickly wrapped her arms around herself, "What do you want?"

Kakashi stared at her for a couple more minutes before shaking his head. He then cleared his throat, "Well, the Third wanted me to bring all of you to him later, and I thought I would just tell you beforehand…" He then nodded, "By the way, that looks beautiful on you, let me tell you that!"

Cale glared at him out of the corner of his eye, at once becoming protective of Cooper, "Go change into something else, Cooper, let's see what else you have."

Cooper quickly walked back into the dressing room, trying to hide her blush. Sekhmet turned to look at Kakashi, "What time?"

"Whenever you are finished," Kakashi shrugged lightly, pulling out a book.

Sage sighed, eyeing Kakashi closely, "Think again if you think you are going to have her." As Kakashi looked up at him, startled, his gaze turned hard, "We stick together, all of us Ronins and family." He nodded to Cale, "And I don't think her father would approve of you with her anyway…"

Dais seemed startled at what Sage had said, but he was even more startled as Cale nodded and agreed. The rest of the Ronins smiled, knowing that Cooper had worked her way into the Darkness Warlord's heart quickly, much like she had everyone else.

Cooper came back out, a pair of tight fitting black pants adorning her legs. She wore a small green tube top and a black and red jacket overtop of it. She smiled, spinning around, "Well, what about this one?"

Sage smiled, his demeanor changing quickly, "Perfect! I think this one is the best yet!"

Cale nodded, "I agree with Halo."

Cooper nodded, "Good, then I'll just go get some underwear and bras. Do one of you want to come with me? I know that you all can be protective…" She looked at Cale as she said this, smiling.

Cale smiled back at her, looking at Sage, "Halo, you go with her. I don't trust the other four, but I trust you with my daughter…" Not once did he falter when he said those words, causing Cooper's eyes to mist over.

Sage nodded, quickly standing and walking with Cooper to the undergarments section, letting her pick what she needed. Dais eyed Kakashi, "Why does he need to see us?"

"I do not know. He would not tell me, just that he wanted you all to see him as soon as possible," Kakashi shrugged, going back to reading his book.

Cye stood up, grabbing Kento with him, "I'll take Kento with me to go grocery shopping. We'll be back soon, alright?" As he got a nod from Cale, both disappeared.

Ryo sighed, watching as Cooper held up something for Sage to see. He then smiled as Sage seemed to blush, nodding or shaking his head. A small laugh escaped his lips, "I am never going to let this one die!" He then cleared his voice, "Give us another two hours. We still have to take all of this stuff back to the house, and Cye and Kento will be a while at the store."

Kakashi nodded, looking at Cooper as she tilted her head against Sage's shoulder, saying something as she held a pair of underwear up for him, "Alright. I'll meet you at your home." With that, he disappeared in a puff of smoke, causing all five sitting there to look wide eyed.

A little while later, Sage returned with Cooper, a couple of bags in her hands. Cooper held a smirk on her face, "Complete! I am now done! Are you guys ready to go back to our new home… Wait, where are Cye and Kento?"

"Getting food," Ryo smiled.

"They'll meet us back at the house," Rowen answered, nodding.

Cooper nodded, and all of them stood up, walking out of the store and towards their new home. As everyone was ahead of her, she grabbed Cale's arm, causing him to turn back to look at her. Tears were in her eyes, and the Warlord quickly stopped, wiping the tears out of her eyes, "What is wrong, Cooper?"

"You told Kakashi that I was your daughter," Cooper replied, lowering her head. "After my father died, no one wanted me as their daughter. And yet, I just meet you yesterday, and you already think of me as your daughter!"

Cale smiled, "Well, you do look like me, and you said that I acted like your father. Why not? I feel the need to protect you from things." They started walking again, and he chuckled, "Much like Sekhmet feels the need to protect your cousin, and allows her to call him Uncle Sekky."

"I heard that, Cale!" Skehmet yelled back at them, causing Cooper to giggle and forget about her tears.

Cale nodded, "We do have hearts, you know that, and we are showing it. Now Dais, he will be a tough one, but he has definitely taken a liking to both of you."

"Ah, yes, the Warlord of Illusions," Cooper smiled, "he was always a tough one to understand. But that made him so much cooler in the end!" She shrugged, "He is the oldest…"

"I heard that!" Dais yelled back at them, causing Cooper to laugh uncontrollably.

"You don't look a day over four hundred and forty!" Cooper laughed, grabbing her abdomen.

Dais spun to her, a smirk placed on his face, "Is that so?" She nodded, and he shook his head, "Well then, I am getting old!"

At that, Cooper fell to the ground, rolling around and laughing even more. At this action, every one of the Ronins that was present turned and walked back to her, watching her closely along with the Warlords. She gasped for air, waving her hand around, "Good one! Good one! I give Dais a point! That is Dais one, Cale zero, Sekhmet zero, Ryo zero, Sage thirty-five, Rowen zero, Cye zero, and Kento zero…"

"Why does Sage get thirty-five?" Ryo asked, not pleased that he was loosing.

Cooper smirked at Ryo and then Sage, causing him to blush and turn his face away, "Well, twenty points comes from him being so sexy. The other fifteen come from him actually sitting and living through my torture of looking through underwear and bras! Wow, I didn't think he could turn that many shades of red!" She then stood up, her face red from laughing so hard, "Oh, I haven't laughed since… Well, really since my dad died." She smiled at all of them, "Thanks, guys, I needed that so badly!"

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Cooper sighed as she sat in a chair in the Hokage's office. She was bored out of her mind, and the others knew it as well. They could tell just by her actions.

"So I would like to test all of you to see how well you fight. That will tell me how much use you will be to the village fighting-wise…"

Cooper jumped at what the Third had just said, "Wait, me too?" At his nod, her eyes went wide, "Oh no, no, no, no, no! I'm not a fighter! I can barely stand up to menacing people and throw an insult! What makes you think that I am going to be able to fight?" Her eyes narrowed, "I don't like this…"

"Easy, Cooper, we'll teach you how to fight, don't worry. You already seem to know how to use a sword…" Ryo stated, referring to the Spoons with Sekhmet's sword incident.

Cooper glared at him, "Yeah, I know how to use a sword, that doesn't mean I have ever used one!" She then stood up, "I never had the money to get lessons! This is not going to work!"

"Hey, if all else fails, you can wear one of those great outfits to make the enemy falter, then we can deal the finishing blows," Kento smiled.

Cale glared at him, getting ready to hit him. Rowen did instead, "I don't think the Warlords want to put her in that type of danger, and neither does Sage…"

Cooper became pale at the thought of a battle, "When are we going to have this test?"

"Two months from now. That gives you enough time to train," the Third explained.

"Are you going to be telling us who we will be fighting against?" Cooper asked, swallowing the taste of bile in her throat.

"I won't be telling you," the Third smiled at her. "Do not worry, they will not harm you if they see you cannot fight…"

"That's not what I am afraid of," Cooper mumbled, "my pride is way too much for this, I would swing at them and then they would kill me… I don't back down, not even when the odds are stacked against me…"

"Two months," the Third repeated. "You are dismissed."

With that, everyone walked out of the Hokage's office, Cooper lowering her head and becoming greatly pale. She didn't want to battle. Her father had died in a battle, and she had been afraid of battles from then on. Arms wrapped around her waist, and she was snapped back to reality, only to realize that it was Sage.

She sighed, "I can't fight, Sage, I don't want to fight…" Tears fell down her face for the second time that day, "My dad died in a fight…"

"We'll make sure that you will win, Cooper, don't worry. We have two months to train you, and it's us that we are talking about. You know better than anyone that we can train you quickly…" Sage mumbled into her hair, ignoring the other Ronins that were watching both of them carefully.

Cooper nodded, closing her eyes, "Alright, Sage, that's twenty more points onto your score for making me feel better…"

"Hey! Not fair!" Dais mumbled as all of them walked out of the building, heading back to the house they occupied.

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Well, there you have it. Chapter One! This time around… please review. I want to know what you guys think of this story… Do you like it, do you not like it? Give me some feedback, positive or negative, I don't care…

Cale: Well, I'm going to go watch television now, considering there are no reviews for me to read…

GDW: Aww! Come on! Aren't you going to stay here with me?

Cale: No, I think I will pass staring at the computer screen for hours on end. I'd rather take my chances with the T.V. at least it is more interesting than a computer screen. Maybe I'll send Halo in to you.

GDW: You know how to cheer me up Cale!