Chapter 5
Moving Out

.:Violet:.

As she entered the monastery, she the scent of tea bags was strong… That could only mean one thing. Sensei had again bought another 10 kilos of green tea. She quickly walked to her room and slipped her aching feet out of the journalist heels and slipped them into more comforting slippers. She then again lifted up the take-away food bag and brought it into the dining and then headed to her Sensei's head-quarters.

"Sensei Wu, I had bought lunch." She said as she knocked on the door. The door opened and she could see empty scrolls lying on the ground with ink bottles and a steaming tea cup.

"Ah, you came earlier than I expected you to but let's not wait long, I cannot wait to taste stir-fried chicken noodles." She smiled gently. He closed the door behind him and together they sat at the table and ate.

"Have you found the map?"

"I'm afraid not Sensei. I looked under loose wood planks when they weren't looking, inside amour, helmets, behind paintings and everywhere." She sighed. She never liked an unsuccessful mission.

"Don't worry; I don't expect you to find it within a day. I asked their father to hide it very well. And what about Kai?"

"Well, he's very observant." She stated as she set down her chopsticks. "I think he knew that I was there while I was in my invisible form. He kept glancing at my way before turning back to what he was doing. When I was there as the journalist he did not approve of me. He questioned me and looked at my hands."

"Why would he look at them for?"

"I was touching a bow, examining it and I think I gave him the idea of me being an assassin. He saw the bow string mark in them so I had to come up with a lie of working in a blacksmith shop in Jamanakai Village."

"Violet, we cannot afford any slip ups." She looked down in guilt. "But I think he's the one."

Her head snapped back up.

"Have you chosen the others?"

"Yes. I'm planning on inviting them here in a couple days so I can train them as soon as possible." He said before his face turned sorrowful.

I bet my buttons that he's going to kick you out…

"Sensei, what is the matter?" She asked as she tilted her head to the side. She will give in every button to not move out. This had been her home now and her sensei can't seriously be thinking about moving her out just to fit in 4 boys?

"I'm afraid that I cannot expose you to them and having you living here while they're staying here may be a big problem." He sighed.

"So you're asking me to move out?"

"Yes but I have a wonderful place for you to go to. No need to pay rent although it is in a bit of a mess but you'll be only need 1 room."

"Where is it?"

"Remember the scroll about Captain Soto and his magnificent boat 'The Bounty'?" He asked as he now too set his chopsticks aside.

"You mean in there? I thought it was a myth."

"Nothing in the scrolls my dear is a myth. Scrolls tell the truth. I found it by accident a week ago and let me reassure you that there are no dead pirates in there." He said with a smile but she only sighed.

"But do they have to live in here Sensei?"

"I'll make them do sunrise exercise." He said and she smiled. Never did she do sunrise exercise... only once but she never liked it. "If they were to be in here then I can make sure they don't miss training but one of them is like you Violet, homeless with no mother or father or siblings." She looked up at him in shock but he only nodded his head.

"I thought he could live in here for time being but I'm sure you can be on your own. Like most people say, females matures must faster than male."

"Sensei… Can you tell me more about these new Ninja? I mean the future lightning, ice and earth?"

.::.

She doesn't like it here. Not one bit. There's no water, she had fallen through the floor boards many times in her first day. No electricity. No, scratch it, she thought angrily, I don't dislike the place, I hate it. Her first week she still have to keep a careful eye over Kai because Sensei thinks he'll get the others together first so he could teach Kai the way of coping with a team instead of him trying to do everything by himself. He believes that it'll teach the others that unexpected events will happen at any stage. So while Sensei busies himself training 3 ninja, Violet have to look after Kai and work on the bounty.

So far she has got the water for her room and the kitchen, laundry and bathroom. She got electricity for the bathroom, kitchen, her bedroom, hall ways, laundry and the bridge. She managed to fix the holes she left in the ground and it was coming alright but it was just a bit… empty.

She had no one to talk too. Sure she talked to Kai since she told him that she'll be examining the store for a week and a bit. In her other spare times, she would train herself and try to get her invisibility to last longer than an hour, now she can do it for 3 hours with another 3 hour break. A bigger improvement. But still, there were no signs of the map. Doesn't matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find it.

She hopes she'll find it soon before it'll become suspicious for Kai.

.:1 month later:.

"Can I ask you something… Linda?" Kai asked as she was once again trying to find the map.

"Ask away." She replied as she stopped looking at the sword she was holding and placed it back onto the rack.

"Why are you here again and what are you saying about our shop?" He asked as he stood in front of her, his amber eyes looking down at her.

"The reason I'm here again is because my reports aren't clear enough. And I'm just talking about the quality of the metal you are able to produce with scrap pieces." She replied, it's not technically lying, it's true.

"And..?"

"Remember when I told you about your sword being blunt? I'm seeing a big improvement since then all this swords are sharp with no scratches. The bows could still be a little bit better but the arrows are good although can I recommend some advice? I won't mention it in my report."

"Sure."

"With the daggers, the handles are a bit too long, so it may put the aim a bit off."

"How do you know about this? Just being a blacksmith assistance doesn't mean you know how to do each weapon perfectly and how to use them." And at this point he was towering over her.

Look what you had got yourself into.

"I'm not blind; I can perfectly see there's a dagger in your hand." She hissed. Kai glared at her with fire burning behind them. "Here, I'll show you." She took his arm and into the blacksmith away and she stood against the wall with him on the other side. "Throw it at me."

"I can't throw daggers."

"Just throw it anyway; it'll miss because of the handle." She snapped, her patience going thinner and thinner. "If you get me, I'll say I'm impressed. And if you happen to stab me and make me bleed to death, make sure it was worth it because I can easily tell you want to kill me, excusing of me being things I shouldn't be."

Then he threw it. The dagger spun slowly. And it did hit her but with the handle on her leg.

"I'm impressed with your skills but not your listening skills." She sighed and handled him back the dagger.

"Are you trying to mock me?" He asked, his voice going dangerously low.

"No, I am simply stating a true statement which will not be mentioned into my report."

"Get out."

"Excuse me?"

"I said get out." She reflectively took a step back when he took a step forward. His eyes were narrowly with anger and flames glowing dangerously behind and his lips tight and thin. "I won't repeat, get. Out."

But he did repeat…

"It appears you have a customer." She said and she relaxes in the inside as Wu had come to the rescue.

"Hmm, your metal is loud and heavy, useful for slowing down but useless in the art of stealth."

"Seems like you're no longer need." Kai snapped at me. Her hand clenched and unclenched and her teeth gritted against each other.

"They're all tools for samurais but none for ninja?"

At this she took her cue to leave, making sure to flick her hair at Kai. She quickly stood outside and listened.

"A ninja? You're a long way from finding a ninja from these parts old man." She wanted to storm in there and beat him up.

How dare he disrespect Sensei Wu!

"And our shop is called 'Four Weapons' and not 'For Browsing'. Either by something or go peddle your insults somewhere else, I've already got enough of those."

"Hmph, too bad. I thought I've found something special."

She waited until Sensei walked a bit away from the shop and behind a tree. She followed him.

"Arrogant, rude, hot-headed… Why him?" She whined as she folded her arms over. "He wants to kill me, it's written all over his face. He's also disrespectful towards you Sensei."

"I know that but he's the one, whether we like it or not."

"But why did you come now?"

"I've just sent Cole, Jay and Zane onto a mission and hopefully when they return when Kai just complete the basics of his training..." He sighed but when something rumbled from the ground, she instantly looked to the sky to see thick dark purple clouded covered the blue sky.

"Sensei!"

"Don't, since you've already got onto Kai's bad side, make him think you're not an assassin." Wu told her before making his way back to the shop with Violet going to another side and walk from there.

We should be kicking butt! This is so unfair!

Then she saw vehicles made of bones with skeletons in them. She hissed under her breath at the sight of them.

"Ah!" She released a scream as the vehicles stopped in front of the shop.

Geez, can you make it more convincing?

"Kai, be careful!" She heard Nya said before Kai ran out, fully dressed in amour and a sword in his hand. He looked to her.

"I told you to go away!" He snapped before pushing her down from an incoming dagger. She tried so hard not to dodge it but her body was tingling to move.

"I'm sorry!" She said and she pushed Kai off but not too hard. "Geez, you're heavy!"

"Sorry." He apologized before getting off and helped her to her feet. "Duck!"

And she did and she watched as he detached a skull from its boney body. She quickly crawled to the side, trying to get into trouble so she could prove that she's a person that doesn't know how to fight.

"Nya! I told you to stay back in the shop! Arg, why don't women listen?"

Because you're so thick-headed.

Violet had to admit that the little voice is right. She wanted to give it a high five but problem is that she would knock herself out. But while she was in her thoughts, a boney hand grabbed her waist and a cry left her lips as the skeleton crushed her body to his.

"Let go of me!" She hissed but she knew she had to stay in to look convincing. She looked around for Wu but she had no luck but she saw two skeletons fighting each other in the shop as the front sign fell and… the map!

You can't blow your cover remember?

But they needed the map. Violet saw the two break it up before grabbing it.

"Help!" She cried more in an angry way. She doesn't need saving, she wished she could just use spinjitzu. She tried to make the most convincing 'saving' eyes towards Kai as he ran towards her, jumping over the creatures bodies before hacking away at the one that held her captured.

"Thanks." She said in a flat tone and she looked around.

"Stop getting into trouble." He said sternly but he pulled her by the waist and she heard an arrow whizzed beside her side. She started to feel uncomfortable being so close to him, his warm breath brushed against her cheek and his chest was against her's and his hands were on her waist, the place he didn't want them to be on. Her fingers urged for a dagger to get his hands off her.

But a skeleton she presumed is the leader pushed the two over and she was out of his arms but her head hit against the wall of the shop. Slowly her vision blurred and a pounding sensation entered at the back of her skull and her arms pushed her up and her hand went to the back of her head.

I think that's enough convincing…

I like to say thanks to: Butter4Evaz, Himeno Kazehito, Elephant101, ForeverDreamer12 and KaiJayBrowinLove32 for reviewing and following! And check out my new poll and make sure to vote for Undercover if you like to see more chapters updated frequently.