So I have to ask, we all know uzume got the short end of the stick in the anime. So, who gets the short end in here?

After his bath ryu went to his room and locked the door. He did not want his sekirei coming into the room tonight, he got into enough trouble because of them, breakfast was taken away, and nanaha still called him sama. He was more than annoyed. At least now he was alone.

He jumped onto his futon sighing for a moment. It was weird, so cold the warmth that surrounded him was gone. But he could move and stretch out his limbs weren't squeezed or trapped like before with his sekirei. He sighed happily closing his eyes. Now he could just relax.

Oh wait, my mind scape. He thought focusing for a brief second he felt a rush and his entire body tingled from the head down, finally his eyes shot open he was at the same place as before.

"So have you figured it out?" His master asked.

"No, things are complicated." Ryu said scratching his head. "Whatever these things are they're weird." He said looking at the orbs. "Should I destroy them?"

"That's entirely up to you this is your mind after all, I hold no power here." His master said simply.

Ryu's eyes widened for a moment. "So you mean you're powerless?"

His master smirked. "Not exactly, I still have my wits. A man of my caliber would accel in anything that he does."

"Well you're as confident as ever." Ryu said with a deadpan look on his face.

His master cleared his throat. "Anyways, back to the topic. You haven't figured anything out?"

Ryu shook his head. "No, I have a concussion so I can't do much except to eat and bathe." Ryu said honestly with a low sigh. "Do you have any ideas?"

His master stared at the orbs for a second in deep thought. He reached out trying to touch the blue orb again but it moved on its own. "It's alive whatever it is. I can't say much more. Maybe if you try it."

"I just have a question, why are you in my mind scape?" Ryu asked.

"Isn't it obvious? You're my idiot apprentice." He said with a chuckle seeing ryu frown and smoke come from his ears.

"That's not funny." Ryu said walking up to the blue orb, looking at it intently. He reached out with his hand gesturing for it to come. It hovered in place curious as to what ryu was doing, it even hesitated. Much to ryu's relief it didn't last long and the orb hovered above his hand. A feeling as if he had just climaxed pulsated through him.

He was in his mind, and he was sure he wasn't thinking about sex. He shouldn't be not now. But through it all he found one thing strange as he put some of his essence into the orbs it responded. "Well, these are alive. But what they are is still a mystery." He said with some alarm taking his hand from under the orb letting it float back into place.

The same sensation as before came back, and was slightly stronger. "I think I've had enough of this." Ryu shook his head groaning.

"Try to figure more out." His master said before walking away.

"You're so much help." Ryu feigned he was hurt.

He just didn't have the energy, or patience to do all of this at the moment.

Ryu scrubbed himself in the bath a faraway look in his eyes. To tell the truth he wasn't all there, he was so wrapped up in his own thoughts. His life was so simple before, he never had a mind scape and there weren't weird orbs hovering around as far as he could remember.

"At least I have some peace, here." He said quietly closing his eyes so he could rest and think. He wouldn't show it but he was becoming overwhelmed with all of this. Right now he just wanted to be alone and not with his sekirei. As much as he loved them they could be a handful in their own way and he just wanted to relax.

So, those things are alive... So strange, is all of this real? He pinched himself feeling the strange sensation of pain. It's real alright. He sunk into the steaming water slowly drifting off.

But as luck would have it, he couldn't just be alone.

Another body sat down next to his judging from how the grip was it was yashima. He debated whether or not to yell at her, he didn't mind her company. But couldn't she feel that he was needed time alone, to sort these things out. Apparently not, he sighed mentally. He'd deal with it for now, but soon he'd have to talk to his sekirei.

After a silent bath ryu found himself sitting on the couch. He didn't think miya was going to be serious about the whole no breakfast thing. But she was dead serious he didn't get a scrap so he sat down on the couch flipping through channels idly.

Miss breakfast because of matsu... Damn her. He grumbled mentally settling to watch some cartoon he set the remote down looking up at the ceiling for answers.

I hope, that's my last sekirei. I don't know if I can handle another one. He said to himself closing his eyes. According to uzume, it's still the beginning of stage one, so not much has happened. He opened his eyes again flipping the channel to animal planet.

But, still. They're fighting against each other for his amusement, I can't stand for that. He clenched his fists sitting up from his post. He gazed out the window noticing it wasn't snowing, finally. "Maybe, I need some air." He said to himself walking towards the front door slipping on his zori.

"Ryu where are you going?" He knew that voice anywhere.

"I'm going out uzume-san, I won't be long." He said looking back at her with a small smile. Uzume stared blankly before kissing him on the lips.

"I'll see you when you get back, tiger." Uzume smirked raising her eyebrows. Ryu turned bright red stammering over his words, she laughed at hs expense.

"Bye." Ryu said annoyingly closing the door hearing her say something about don't be a sore loser.

Ryu walked slowly his feet pacing the snow beneath him. I know I've asked myself this several times now. But, what did I get myself into? His thoughts wandered for a few minutes. Even though matsu explained some things to me, it certainly raises more questions than answers. He ran his finger down on his chin in deep thought. If only he had more information, something in front of him that he could see.

The roar of an engine caught his attention. It was a pretty laid back day, and there wasn't a soul or car in sight. Even without his sensitive hearing it would've shocked him. He glanced back his eyes widening slightly as he watched the person park the bike. "Karasuba."

"He didn't say where he just said he was going out and he'd be back." Uzume explained with a shrug drinking from her juice box.

"I see." Miya said.

"Why didn't he tell us?" Toyotama said sounding a little unnerved.

"Beats me, but he'll be back." Uzume assured. She had confidence and faith in ryu. He'd never just leave them, and if he did he'd have good reason. That shuddered her, she couldn't imagine him leaving.

Yashima's eyes saddened. The thought crossed her mind but she didn't dare believe it. And besides, she needed to talk to ryu about last night.

"Ryu-san will come back like he always does." Nanaha said with a stern face.

"You guys aren't going to do anything what if he's really hurt?" Toyotama asked angrily glaring at them venomously.

"Toyotama-san, it's not polite to pry into people's personal affairs." Miya said laughing sweetly as a hannya flared into existence behind her with glowing red eyes. Toyotama squeaked in fright.

Ryu pinched himself. I'm not dreaming. He thought. He gripped his nose to prevent from bleeding out, karasuba walked wearing a black leather suit for bikes. Her long legs and curves leaving little to the imagination. Her gray hair cascaded down her back before she put back in the ponytail, she grinned once she seen ryu looking at her.

"I'm not like your other sekirei, don't think I'll just throw myself at you." Karasuba said in an amused tone of voice laughing once she seen ryu's entire face go beat red.

"K-Karasuba!" He exclaimed composing himself. He looked her in the eyes, but he had a very hard time doing so seeing her lovely breasts right under him. Karasuba's grin widened seeing he was having a struggle. "Anyways, what's up?"

Karasuba sighed looking at her nails. "I just happened to be around, and I seen my ashikabi walking all alone out here." She looked at him a glint in her eyes. "It'd be a shame if someone else killed you, instead of me."

"I know you didn't come all this way for a fight." Ryu said unfazed by her statement.

"I guess you're right." Karasuba sighed in mock sadness she extended her arm forward in her hand was a blue folder. Ryu noted that she was very tone, he'd bet she spent most of her day training. "Take this."

"What is it?" Ryu asked raising an eyebrow.

"Just take it, you idiot." She swung it around before he snatched it out of her hands scowling.

"Don't have to call me names." He grumbled. He opened the folder his eyes widening at the contents, he whirled around to look at karasuba. "Is there a catch?"

"No." She said getting close to him, close enough where she had to raise her head to look up at him. "This is a sign of trust, between us." She said. In truth she was disgusted when she got winged by him, but he could take her, haihane, and benitsubasa. He was strong for a human, and she just had this feeling about him.

"So, you thrust a hole into my chest, and then you give me information?" Ryu asked. He didn't know if he should laugh or yell to the world.

"Don't forget kissing." Karasuba said grinning.

"Karasuba..." Ryu said with a groan attached to the end.

"Always to the point." She went on her tiptoes just enough to where their lips were inches apart. "I'm a very complex person ryu."

Ryu stared at her blankly still shell shocked with this whole situation. But one thing he had to know. "Where have you been staying since I winged you?"

Karasuba widened her eyes faking shock. "So you care?" She chuckled. "I've been staying at MBI. I'll wait as long as it takes my ashikabi." Karasuba whispered. She smiled, it wasn't the one with blood lust behind it, this smile was actually warm. "But if anyone is taking your life it's me, monkey."

Ryu narrowed his eyes. He hated being called a monkey. For whatever reason when she said that about him he hated it, he felt like she was insulting him. "You know..." He sighed shaking his head. "Never mind." He put the folder in his kimono looking at karasuba before asking. "So, where are you going after this?"

"Back to MBI. I told you before I'm not like your sekirei, I won't chase after you. And that includes this close crap." Karasuba folded her arms under her breasts.

"Close crap?"

"All those mushy emotions, that's not my thing." She said keeping her head held high.

Ryu smiled slightly. He was relieved at least one of his sekirei weren't just swamped on him. Uzume and the others regardless would always cling to him and follow him everywhere. It was nice to know, karasuba wouldn't cling to him. "I feel bad, all this time... I've spent it with the others, but, since that day we haven't seen each other."

Karasuba chortled a laugh turning around. "I'm not like the others, better get that through your head now. But if you're saying sorry don't bother." She turned around staring at him seriously. "My ashikabi should be strong. Not weak." She turned away from him.

karasuba. He thought with a smile watching her walk away in silence. She certainly wasn't like the others, but ryu was grateful for that.

Karasuba climbed onto her black haybusha putting the key into the ignition, she started the bike engine roaring in all of its glory with a quick jerk she accelerated at rapid speeds lifting the bike up into a wheelie as she sped down the street.

"Well, that was a little confusing." Ryu scratched the back of his turning back around and continuing on his way. "But I got information, and me and karasuba are on good terms... I guess, she is my sekirei." He looked up at the gray clouds passing overhead hoping they'd provide an answer. But they didn't he looked back in front of him his violet irises focusing.

I was trying to find a way to continue, but I guess I'd stop here since I got all of that out. How do people feel about musubi? I don't know if I hit karasuba right, but she's more than just a bloodythirsty psycho in here. Leave a review!