Haley

I rounded corner after corner, and still nothing. I sighed.

"How could such a big man disappear like that?" I muttered, putting my hands on my hips. I sighed again and shrugged.

"Oh well. I guess I'll just worry about that later. I still have shopping to do," I said, turning onto a street that leads to a nearby grocery store. When I got there, I bought several groceries for a few more days, as well as for tonight's dinner. Oh, and I wouldn't dare forget the sake. The masters aren't very pleasant when you forget their sake.

In the household, I am the only one who does the grocery shopping. Sometimes Ashley tags along when she doesn't have school, but she usually does have school. Sometimes she still can't come even when she doesn't have school because she would be involved in some concert that her school is hosting. Sometimes she has to train with Allie and the masters. So Ashley is the only one who ever helps. Allie is always training, the masters are mean, and Ashley is very busy a lot of the time. Even if Ashley did the grocery shopping by herself for me, she couldn't buy the sake since she is a minor.

I sighed again.

"Really, one of these days those guys' bodies are going to pay for the amount of alcohol they consume. I mean really, no one needs that much alcohol!" I muttered to myself as I reached for the sake. I stood on my tip toes but still couldn't reach it. Sometimes, it really sucks being shorter than the stupid tall shelves at stores. And it's not like I could jump like Ashley and Allie could since they are martial artists. I mean seriously, those two are like monkeys climbing for bananas when they are getting something that is out of their reach. They will climb on whatever they can to get it. Sometimes even each other. It is actually pretty funny to watch.

I couldn't hold it in. The vision of those two as monkeys through me off my concentration and I lowered myself to the floor to hush my giggling.

"Hey! What's so funny?" a voice from behind me asked. It sounded familiar. I looked over my shoulder to see the very man I had been chasing around corners not 20 minutes earlier.

"You're him!" I suddenly shouted, pointing in his face. Or, I would have been had I been about a foot taller. Seriously, this guy looks like he is at least 6 foot!

He looked very surprised as well and began to rub the back of his head.

"Oh, um, hey Haley. What's up?" he said. I fumed.

"What's up? What's up? I'll tell you what's up! You broke my Taser you jerk!" I yelled. He quickly covered my mouth and shushed me.

"Could you not say that so loud in the middle of a public place?" he asked. I retorted but his huge hand covered my whole mouth so he couldn't understand me. "Say what?" he shook his head.

"We'll finish this conversation outside, kay?" he whispered. I mentally sighed but nodded anyways. He released my mouth. I turned around, and once again tried to reach the sake. After a few moments of silently laughing at me, he reached over me and grabbed a bottle. I turned around to say thanks but he was already putting the bottle in his grocery basket. He raised an eyebrow.

"What? You didn't think I was grabbing one for you, did you?" he asked. When I glared at him he laughed. "If you want help you need to ask. Otherwise, I'll be waiting outside." He turned around and began to walk to the registers.

"Darn it! Alright! Please get a few bottles for me!" I yelled at him. He stopped walking and turned around to make me see him snickering.

"Alright. Since you asked so nicely!" he sarcastically said. I glared at him even more.

Jerk.

He reached up, grabbed two bottles, and hovered them just above my head.

"You want them? Jump!" he snickered. I growled.

"You jerk! Just give them to me!" I yelled as I reached up. He then lifted them higher and then to his side. I looked at him to see him thinking about something.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?" he yelled. I could see a red aura around him and his eyes were shining like new car lights. By the way, that is very bright and white. However, I am used to this aura which is called killing intent, or ki. Ashley often shows it so me in the morning whenever she doesn't have school since I wake her up early.

"I said you're a jerk! Now give me back those stupid bottles!" I yelled at him. He looked shock. Then he chuckled. That chuckle turned into a laugh and I got the feeling he was making fun of me.

"You know, you're not too bad, Haley. At least you can stand up to my Ki. My lousy disciple still can't! Hahahahaha!" he said, putting the bottles in my basket.

"Uh, thanks. I guess," I mumbled.

"Anyway, you done?" he asked. I nodded. "Good. Then let's head out!" We headed to the registers and checked out our stuff. The moment we stepped outside I forced him to face me. "Huh? What's the matter?"

"We are going to continue our discussion about you breaking my Taser!" I yelled at him. He scratched the side of his head.

"Oh? You're still on that?"

"That was my only defense darn it! And you broke it! Pay up and buy me a new one or you will feel the wrath of the terror cousins!" I yelled, moving my arm up and down quickly, signifying how serious I was.

He stood there for a second. The next second he turned around, then leaned against the building and started laughing.

"What is so funny?" I yelled.

"Come on! The terror cousins?" he said through fits of laughter.

"Yes! Allie and Ashley are cousins who are very frightening when they fight! Especially if they are angry! So pay up or feel their wrath!" I said. Shio Sakaki was really starting to irritate me. He finally turned around to face me.

"Sorry, sweetie. But I ain't buying you no Taser. You can just make your enemies laugh themselves to death instead! And like I would be afraid of some teenage girls!" he said.

"First of all! Ashley is the only one who is a teenager and Allie is older than me! And second, even if they were both teenagers, you should still be afraid!" I said, pointing at him angrily. He just scoffed and began to walk away.

"Whatever. Anyway, it's nice to meet you, Haley. Have a nice life!" he said, waving goodbye.

"Hey! I'm not done with you yet!" I yelled. I chased after him with my groceries in my hands.