A few more days after Rev and Kiko's 'talk' and were now was avoiding each other. It was kind of hard since they live in the same tower and had missions together; but Kiko would just be in her room during the time.

Kiko was reading one of her mystery novels and oddly was getting bored cooped up in her room. Kiko was always a loner, but not like this in the last three years. She became emo after Hooleo's death and was pretty sure she wasn't gonna find love again. (Y'all already know what'll happen in the future since this is the a PREQUEL to 'Cadaverous'.) and even though she was emo she never did anything like cut herself. She hated those kind of stereotypes. At times she get lonely, but not like this. And she was tired of hanging around Tech. Maybe she could go out for a walk or something.

Kiko got up and left her room about to take a walk around the city. On her way to the elevator she only saw Rip on the couch with nobody else around. Rip was usually quiet during his stay. He almost reminded Kiko of herself when she was younger. In her teenage years she was goth, which is a little different the emo. Goths don't she emotions, while emos are depressed, but will never show emotion in public.

Before Kiko would go outside she wanted a snack. She walked over to the kitchen to the cabinets to get a blueberry muffin. Only to find no more in there. The last time she checked there were two muffins. She went over to ask Rip.

"Hey, Rip," she said getting his attention. "By any chance do you know who ate the last two muffins?"

"Uh, I saw my dad had got one not long ago." He said.

"Oh, course," She murmured to herself. "So much for having a snack."

Kiko was about to walk to the elevator until she was interrupted.

"What are you Rev?" Rip asked.

Kiko turned around and walked a little closure to the couch where Rip sat. 'Okay weird question,' She thought, "A friend, why?" She said out loud.

"No reason I mean its just that Rev talks about you a lot." He said.

"Really." Kiko said in disbelief.

"Yeah." Was all he said then didn't talk no more.

"Okay." She said then walked back to the elevator.

-o-

Kiko was walking downtown thinking. "I really need to get a social hobby." Kiko said to herself. Looking around to find something to do she stopped in front a martial arts dojo. She hesitated. "I'll just end up beating everybody up." She then started to walk off until she saw a sign on the dojo window that said 'dojo assistant wanted'.

"Well that just changed it." She said walking in.

Since it was a Tuesday they wasn't doing any lessons.

The dojo looked like one of those old dojos you saw in the twentieth century movies and shows. The solid brown wood that was on the floor and the walls. There was also Chinese symbols on a chart out side of a ying-yang painted on the wall.

"Oh, you like he dojo." A voice said behind her.

Kiko looked behind her and saw a women probably in the late twenties with auburn hair color and was about five foot five.

"Are you the dojo master?" Kiko asked. Usually she only had seen male dojo masters.

"I am," She answered the question, "I'm Ming Shaolin. And you are?"

"I'm Kiko E. Coyona. And I must say your last name is interesting." Kiko said.

"Oh yeah, how?" She asked with a grin.

"Well, Shaolin is a name like the Shaolin temple that held monks in china that developed martial arts to begin with." Kiko said.

"Wow, impressive. You studied China history?" Ming asked.

"Let's just say that I'm mixed with Chinese, but I was born in Japan," Kiko said. "Any way I came in saying your looking for a assistant."

"Yeah, my other assistant quit on me since she got pregnant." Ming said.

"What are you looking for me to do?" Kiko asked.

"Hold on speedster. I need to test you before I just let you work here." Ming said turning around and was in a martial art position.

"That sounds great." Kiko said also getting into a position.

(Okay, I'm not good in describing fights so go along with me.)

Ming flew into the air and was about to hit Kiko with a high jump kick. Kiko dodge it just time. Kiko then started to do retaliate by using a swing kick.

Ming had jumped also dodging it. "Is that the best you could do?" Ming taunted.

Kiko ran up close to Ming to where Ming jumped up again about to hit Kiko with a high jump kick; if Kiko hadn't stopped and grabbed her leg in mid air pushing and pulling her to the other side of the room.

Ming slammed into the wall and was trying to get up. Kiko countered by using the sleep holder move. Ming was trying to get Kiko off but wasn't strong enough. In just about ten seconds Ming started to pass out; Kiko let go of her letting her breath.

As Ming got back up and had a smile on her face. "When can you start?"