I woke up the next morning, the sun shining through my little window. I stayed in bed a few minutes, absorbing the warmth from the sun. I finally kicked myself out of bed, and got my black kimono on. I brushed my hair and teeth to kill time. I then remembered to meet Toshiro for training. He didn't say when, but just to be safe I should just go now. On the way out I checked the clock and saw is was 9:30. On the way there, I day dreamed about lying in the sun, under a cherry blossom tree. But before I knew it, I was already there. I blinked a couple times and looked around, I spotted the captains office. "Hm... time really does go by fast when I'm else where." I said quietly to myself. 'I wonder what Toshiro has planned for training?' I thought as I walked up the steps. When I reached the door, I felt a pang of nervousness. "Nothing to be afraid of Amaya." You told yourself, but deep down you knew it was a lie.

You sucked it up and walked in. You found Toshiro finishing the last of what looked like a mountain of paperwork. 'How do they survive?' You thought to yourself. Toshiro looked up and spotted you. " Oh, lieutenant Hanshou you're here." He said, looking you in the eye, making you look down.

"Sorry, I wasn't sure what time to come." You said quietly, still looking on the ground, not trusting yourself to look at him.

"It's alright. So first we need to go to the training ground." He said, heading for the door. You looked up and followed him out. You two walked quietly for awhile until you asked, " So what are we doing for training?" You were finally looking at him, but trying really hard not to think of how close he is at the moment.

"Nothing special." He said, "We're just going to work on speed and agility today." He said sounding bored, but his eyes said otherwise. 'Great, so I'm a dog now? If I do well, will I get a doggie treat?' You thought grimly, but the thought was so funny, you couldn't help but laugh a little.

"What's so funny?" He asked, looking confused.

"Oh nothing." I replied, not wanting to tell him for two reasons. One, he might get mad. Two, he might think I'm more weird than I already am.

"We're here." He said, I looked up and saw we were at a large field, on the left, was a huge stone wall. "Catch me." Toshiro said suddenly, breaking you of you're observation. You looked at him, thinking he was kidding. Only to realize that he's dead serious. You smiled at the challenge, and didn't hesitate to lunge at him. He flash stepped away, leaving you in the dust. But you weren't to far behind. Although he was making it difficult by going in trees and over rocks. 'I guess that' s what he mean by agility' You thought to yourself. You're legs were aching from the effort, but you refused to back down. With the last of you're energy, you sprinted ahead. You grabbed ahold the back of his kimono and pushed him up against the rock wall. Breathing heavily, you smiled. "Got you" You said teasingly, forgetting that you felt nervous. You then saw a light shade of pink spread across his face, you noticed how close you were to him, and backed away. Blushing as well.

"Good." He said seriously. "Next we'll work on dodging."

"Dodging?" You questioned, then you got slightly nervous when he pulled out his zonpokto. "Shoot!" You said as Toshiro swung his sword at you with lightning speed. You jumped up trees, over rocks, and you got a little cocky and ran towards the rock wall, and backed flipped over Toshiro. All those years of gymnastics finally payed off. Soon you were too tired to dodge anymore, so you took out your zonpokto and blocked him.

"Okay, we're done for the day." Toshiro said, putting his sword away, you did the same. You had an odd zonpokto. The sword itself was black, the hilt was white. On the end was a black and white silk chain. All you knew about it, was that it was strong. You keep hearing a girl call out to you in your sleep, but you couldn't understand what she was saying, no matter how hard you tried. "We'll continue tomorrow." Toshiro's voice made you jump.

" Oh okay. So what are we planning to do tomorrow?" You asked, kinda nervous for what he has planned.

"Not sure, but I would advice you put ice on your legs. Their going to be sore in the morning." You nodded, already feeling the pain kicking in.

"Okay, I'll be sure to do that." I replied, feeling nervous once again. I started for home, not paying attention to anything in particular. When I tripped on something and fell foward. But instead of feeling the cold hard ground, I felt a pair of warm arms catch me. I looked up and saw Toshiro with his arms wrapped around my waist. I blushed a deep shade of red and looked away, while trying to get free, but he had an iron grip. He took his hand and turned my face towards him.

"Why are you blushing?" He asked gently. You blushed even more. 'What am I supposed to say? Oh hey Toshiro, the reason I'm blushing is because I'm in love with you! Yeah! Like that's going to work!' You thought desperately, looking for a good answer. Then you realized he was slowly leaning in. You somehow managed to blush deeper, your knees shaking a little. You got lost in his beautiful eyes, and leaned in as well. But then he stopped, still looking in your eyes. He looked conflicted. He slowly let go of you, and you were so disappointed you could cry. But you weren't going too. " I'm sorry-"

"No I'm sorry." You apologized, cutting him off. You stood there for an awkward moment, thinking over what happened.

"Same time tomorrow?" He said, smiling a little. You smiled back.

"No problem." You said your goodbyes, and headed for home. After three miles of walking, you finally made it home. You walked over to the freezer, got some ice, and put it in a small plastic bag. You then changed into you're pajamas, and collapsed into bed from exhaustion. You feel asleep instantly, smiling as you thought about Toshiro.