"No. I won't allow it." Tadayoshi said firmly as he bandaged his daughter's arm and leg. He had a slight shock when her daughter returned, telling of encountering four Elder Bairne. But what shocked him more was the fact he returned with ten young men.
"But father, they have no where else to go!" She pleaded with him as he sighed. Looking out the window, he saw the boys seated in the grass under the moonlight. They all just talked or made jokes, gazing into the night.
"It sure is nice out here." Wildcat stated as he lay back in the grass. Tadayoshi turned back to his daughter, her eyes still pleading.
"I'm sorry Saya. But we know nothing about them and what have they done for us?" He asked as he helped his daughter stand and sighed again. She looked just like her mother.
"They saved my life." Saya said softly as they heard someone approach the doorway. Vanoss stood there, looking sort of awkward.
"Listen, sorry to interrupt, but sir if we could just sleep on your property that would be great." He said as Tadayoshi stared at him and groaning.
"Fine. But any trouble and your gone." Tadayoshi ordered as Vanoss bowed his head and left. Turning toward his daughter, he was embraced in a hug from Saya." Go get ready for bed. You have school in the morning."
"Thank you father." She whispered as she disappeared into her room. As she sat down on her bed, she stared out into the night. Dressing in her night clothing she gave a final look out the window. She saw the boys laying down sleeping bags and, as always, messing around. This time they had stolen Nogla's toothbrush and he demanded it back. As Saya giggled at them, she thought about her day, starting to sing.
"Today was nice. School was fun and I met some friends..." She sang as the boys settled away.
"Hey Saya?" A voice said as Saya looked out her window. She saw BasicallyIWrk in front of her window looking up at her. His dark brown monkey mask stared up at her with human eyes.
"Yes Basically?" She asked as he rubbed the back of his neck, kind of embarrassed she guessed.
"Thanks for letting us stay. On behalf of us really. Vanoss would have done this but he's playing keep away with Nogla's toothbrush.
"Your welcome and Basically? Do you guys ever take off your masks?" Saya giggled as he laughed out loud.
"Never. We are the mask. That's how we stay low and stay frosty." He smirked as he rejoined everyone. The guys all lid down in a weird jumble of of blankets and people.
"Well, good night everyone." Wildcat yawned as a chorus of replies came in. Saya smiled down at them as they all shifted under blankets on the grass. She lay back on her bed and yawned in the darkness. Just as darkness crept over her, she swore she heard someone say "Good night Saya."
The light danced in front of her eyes as she stared at it. She had seen this light time and time again. Saya looked at it thoughtfully as she reached to touch it. But as she did, it disappeared and Saya found herself awake. She sat in bed, looking into the still dark night. The sounds of the night filled her ears, crickets and a soft breeze. A new sound also found her ears as the sound of numerous people snoring made her look to the window. Outside, the boys slept, sometimes hitting into each other. As she leaned further out the window, she felt as though she were being watched by someone. Looking at each of the boys face, she noticed the one they called H2O Delirious still wore his mask, while so did Lui Caliber and BasicallyIWrk.
"Can't sleep?" A voice said, making Saya jump. She looked behind her and saw no one. She looked all in front of her and saw no one." Down here." Saya peered down below the window to see Vanoss staring back up at her. The pale moonlight reflected off his face as she felt herself freeze.
"No. I had a weird dream, thats all." She finally managed to say." You?" She wondered why he was up too.
"Gotta keep watch you know. Delirious was suppose to stay up with me but he fell asleep long ago." He smirked as they both looked at Delirious under his blanket.
"So how long are you staying?" She asked as Vanoss looked puzzled for a minute while thinking.
"You know, we actually talked about it earlier. Most of the guys think it would be a good idea to live here. We don't have much of jobs of home or anything else really..." Vanoss trailed off as he looked down on the ground. Saya knew he meant his family lived far away or was dead. Just like her mom.
"I'm sorry to hear that. But your always welcome here." Saya smiled as she heard Vanoss laugh." But... I think you should come to school to keep a low cover. You know if you still wanna help me with the Bairnes."
"That sounds like a great idea!" A third voice said as Saya looked over into the crowd of sleeping boys. A lone shape moved towards them and, as it got closer, Saya saw it was fourzeroseven. She didn't know alot about him but he seemed nice. His long brown hair flowed down his neck as he crouched beside Vanoss.
"Shhh! Keep it down idiot! You'll wake Terroriser! And you know what he's like at night!" Vanoss hissed as fourzeroseven laughed silently.
"What's Terroriser like?" Saya asked holding back a laugh as Vanoss smiled and looked at her.
"He gets a little cranky and does this Arnie impression that is really annoying. And destructive." He said as fourzeroseven yawned.
"Well I'm going back to bed. Vanoss have fun with your girlfriend." He smirked as he ran away.
"Get the fuck outta here!" Vanoss silently yelled as he chased him a short distance before stopping. He returned to sitting under Saya's window, the same colour as his jacket. And so was Saya as she smiled sheepishly." Sorry about that."
"It's fine. You should get some sleep if you want to go to school." Saya said as Vanoss nodded and curled up by the wall. Saya smiled down at him as Vanoss' breathing went shallow and soft. Though she wouldn't admit it to herself, Vanoss was starting to grow on her. She like his sense of humor but also his sense of seriousness, which he rarely ever had. From what she got, Saya figured he was sort of the leader. She liked all of them, but not in the she did him. H2O Delirious was sort of the younger brother who messed around always, while I Am Wildcat was like the funny older brother. Lui Caliber and Daithi De Nogla were like the two immature cousins which Saya found funny. Mini Ladd was like the half brother everyone liked but messed with. BasicallyIWrk was the mature uncle who tried to lead but always ended with failure. Terroriser and fourzeroseven were like the other cousins who liked to play pranks, while Vanoss was the middle child who people liked.
"They're just like a family..." Saya thought as she lay back in bed, smiling." And they treat me like family already." She suddenly felt the urge to sing about them. Softly, she started to sing.
"There are nice and they are fun. They mess around but I like them. Today was good because... I met some friends." She finished as she slowly fell asleep, smiling all night.