A/N: Nothing to say here except thanks person who emailed me Helped a lot. Now I can move forward, and forward we move. This chapter maybe slow, and minato comes in for a brief while. Leave a review! Thanks!

The spring sun warmly beated down on upon the ground, ryu closed his eyes feeling the rays enter his body. It was such a welcome after the winter, he didn't know how people dealt with snow. He kept moving around to stay warm, but he could only do so much. But enough on seasons... Ryu put the thought aside focusing on the task at hand.

The streets were buzzing with people and vehicles as they went about their daily lives. He walked in the midst of this chaos keeping his eyes forward his senses stretched out. He had to shove passed several passer bys seeing as they were too ignorant to move aside. He ignored the looks he got, if they didn't want to be touched they should've moved.

He was signing up for the exams AGAIN! He groaned loudly rubbing a hand through his hair. He was here yet again, he didn't know how many times it was going to take, but he was sure that this time he'd pass. He'd be a failure four straight years in a row, THAT was not going to happen. He had money stashed away, but he'd need a regular job, he wanted to pay miya. She let him live rent free, regardless so he wanted to pay. Since it was finally clearing up he figured he'd go job hunting soon.

There had to be some place hiring...

He didn't show off his abilities out in the open. It was best to keep that under wraps, and MBI seemed to be keeping it a secret as well. If they even knew. He shook his head laughing quietly. I guess minaka isn't as much of a big mouth as I thought. He said to himself mentally coming to a stop as the streetlight turned red. He glanced around, these people were so clueless, naive to what was going on around them. It was clear the sekirei plan wasn't exactly 'public' knowledge. He walked forward keeping his eyes trained forward his thoughts wandering again.

This is only stage one... He mused over. He knew that when there were only ten percent sekirei left to wing the second stage would begin. But, sadly that's all he knew. When the stage was set to commence he had no clue of, which infuriated him to no end. He didn't trust minaka, what was he going to do next seize the entire city of shinto teito? He laughed that one off, minaka had several screws loose but taking over an entire city, not likely. He slowly stepped up a flight of stairs looking around at people a few years older and younger than him. He began to dread this already, crowds and lines... "Great..." He said with a groaning at the end. It seemed no matter how early he came to this, every year it was crowded at all hours. He traced the room quickly, he just wanted to get it over with, once he spotted what he thought he was looking for he headed to the right side of the grounds nearing a tall building, the tallest on the campus.

Must be the place. He thought stuffing his hands into his pockets lazily looking at the crowd of kids at the door, with a quiet sigh he made his way to the back of the line holding a steady face.

Husui stepped into his car hastily a suitcase in hand, he chucked it into the back seat slamming his door shut, quickly starting the car and flooring it. He quickly pulled out his phone dialing a number as he weaved through traffic. He had a good pay with the yakuza, but his other client paid him more. He was only human, he took the money and set everything up.

He sharply turned the steering wheel, his front bumper narrowly slamming into a parked car. With a growl of annoyance he redialed the number. Come on answer. He screamed mentally. He put his foot all the way down on the gas, the light coming up just turned yellow. He could make it with good time.

He didn't realize it, but the car wouldn't speed up no matter how much he pushed his foot down on the gas. The light turned red just as he sped passed the post, too focused on his phone and in front of him he jumped when he heard a loud honk that sent a shock wave through his body. He whirled to look to his side, his eyes widened in horror as a semi was barreling towards him. "Shit!" He yelled before the mammoth smashed into his car nearly disintegrated it on contact, glass and debris flew ten feet in all directions from the impact of the crash. The only thing that was left of the car was twisted and contorted metal.

"Mr. Sasashi."

"Yes," ryu said politely handing over the registration forms. He was finally finished after an hour and a half of filling out information, answering questions, and waiting in more lines he turned it in. He was satisfied with himself before he'd just shove passed the people, but he was older a little more patient now. But not by much when it came to things like this.

The young woman looked over the information given to her intently. She glanced up at ryu with slight curiosity. "Third time?" Ryu nodded slightly resisting the urge to scratch the back of his head. Yeah he was a third year ronin, but he intended to pass this year. With matsu's help he was sure he'd ace this exam.

"Come back to this building in one month, you will take your exam then. Bring all the supplies listed." The young lady said curtly handing him a sheet of paper with information. He scanned it over with a blank expression, he seen it three times already. But he never paid much attention all he ever brought with him with a pencil and that's it.

"Thank you." He said with a small smile being polite. He rolled the sheet of paper up putting it inside of his kimono. The young woman smiled as he beckoned for another person to come forward as ryu stepped away making his way out of the building. He was on the third floor, of course. He made his way down the stairs staring out the window with an absent minded expression, he thought of his sekirei back at izumo inn. He could feel through the bond that they missed him, he nearly dwelled on these feelings not spotting the young teenager in front of him. They collided with a thud ryu letting out a hiss of pain as the other yelped.

Ryu blinked a few times shaking his head to clear the flashes of how white from his vision. An above average-height and slim built young man with messy black hair, gray eyes, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans massaged his aching skull, ryu didn't like to brag but he did have a hard head. Upon closer inspection ryu's eyes widened briefly as he recognized the teenager before him."Minato!"

"Ryu-san!" The teen said with equal surprise wincing as he felt his head throb again. Ryu stood up to his feet dusting himself off and holding out a hand for the messy haired teen. Minato grabbed his hand pulling himself up. "S-Sorry about that." Minato apologized.

"It was me I wasn't paying attention." Ryu said tapping minato on the shoulder a few times in good nature. It had been a long time since ryu last seen minato. Last time he could recall was in high school during his sophomore year when minato first entered. It was sad to say the boy was picked on by the likes of junichi known as the bully of the entire school him and his pack of knuckleheads. Ryu had a run in with them on more than one occasion, he wasn't one to be pushed around, and if he was he fought back.

He was happy to see that minato was alive and well it appeared. "He to register?"

Minato nodded his head with a sad expression. He really tried to pass last year but it didn't happen. He was so crushed afterwards he moped for a few weeks until he got back to studying for it. This year he was confident he'd get it. "Yeah, you too?" He asked looking at the older man.

Ryu nodded his head. "Yeah, I just got done." He told minato. "Sorry I held you back, you better go before it gets too crowded." Ryu said with a hint of urgnce. If it was packed before he left he couldn't imagine how it was now.

Either minato had the worse luck or he had bad timing.

"R-right, and it's okay." Minato said meekly with a small nod going up the stairs. "It was good to see you again." Minato said with a small smile. Ryu was the closest person he had for a friend, though they rarely seen each other now.

"You too man, take care of yourself." Ryu said turning around and offering a wave as they went opposite directions. He moved at a moderate pace down the staircase smiling brightly as he pushed the doors open stretching his arms out until he got a satisfying pop. "Things are looking up." He said with a hint of happiness, he began to head back home where his sekirei were waiting for him.

He'd need to talk to them when he arrived. He wasn't sure how each would react, but he'd lay down some ground rules first. He didn't want uzume or toyotama getting caught up in the moment and miya catch them in the act. That'd just be bad. But he planned on satisfying his sekirei, he was an ass and he wanted to make it up to them. If matsu's list was something to go by, he wouldn't cast judgment prematurely, he'd have his hands full for a good while. And he'd need to rent a hotel room or go to a hot spring. Anything besides the inn.

He slid across the gravel on a rooftop taking a swan dive off landing on the ground, swiftly bolting down the street at incredible speeds. He didn't know how or why, but he felt stronger than before that last fight with those two sekirei. He'd focus on that later though, he had other things to attend to taking another stride he increased his speed as he headed north.

Ryu smoothed his hand over his kimono for the tenth time. His hair tousling in the wind. He was almost to izumo inn.

It made him slightly nervous. Nervous that he might fail the test again. But, he was a little on edge for a different reason. His sekirei, he was going to have a talk with them. He wasn't sure how they'd take it, he knew uzume wouldn't assume anything, but the others... That was different. And matsu, he already spoke with her and had the lovely time of reading her list.

He couldn't say he wasn't looking forward to it.

"It'll go smooth." He fixed his messy bangs, deciding to take the pencil from his pocket and putting it behind his ear. He went up the stairs glancing at the newspaper. He picked it up carrying it in the house, closing the front door behind him he took off his zori happy to be back. He looked in the front room to see toyotama and nanaha intently watching the TV with wide eyes. He rolled his eyes slightly. Soap operas... He mused he just didn't get them. Since they were occupied he carefully walked down the hallway, maybe he'd be able to change before he was bum rushed. He tightened his body as he felt weight slam into him taking him down to the floor. "Uzume..." He said with a quiet groan. She could've waited until he was in the room at least.

"What?" She asked innocently. "I just wanted to surprise you." She said earnestly. Ryu looked at her with a raised eyebrow before sitting down on his futon. For some reason he didn't buy her explanation. But nonetheless he could take this time to talk to his sekirei now.

"Uzume, could you-" ryu was cut off as the door slid open revealing his other three sekirei standing there, they ach slowly entered taking a seat around him. The air was tense and pensive, if ryu had to describe it. He felt doubt and concern from them, but he felt a torrent from yashima. He groaned mentally ignoring it for the moment.

"You wished to speak to us ryu-sama." Nanaha said quietly closing her eyes slightly fearing he was going to yell at her again. And get that look in his eyes again, that made her blood stop and turn to ice.

Ryu nodded his head taking off his kimono and slipping a tank top on sighing contently as he lied down. Thinking of how he could put into words, and hoped that his sekirei wouldn't start smothering him. "I've become aware that I haven't spent as much time with you some of you as the others, or how much you'd like..." He paused letting the statement sink in his sekirei stared at him attentively, he cleared his throat gently continuing with his monologue. "So, I want each of you to make a list of things you want to do with me for one entire day, I'll spend a day with each of you." He said smiling softly, looking at each of his sekirei in tow. Nanaha had a slight blush, yashima looked at him before staring at the ground, uzume had a slight smirk on her face, and toyotama was slowly forming a smirk on her face.

"Will you do whatever we want?" Uzume asked in a seductive manner.

I don't know if I'll regret this or not. Ryu took a breath composing himself before he replied. "Yes, write it on a piece of paper and hand it to me." He said as he pulled out a notebook tearing a page off for each of his sekirei to write on. Toyotama stared at him intensely for a moment. He'd do whatever she wanted? She licked her lips getting a few ideas.

"You sure?" She asked.

Ryu nodded his head firmly. "Yeah, I'm positive. Just, um... How are we going to work out an order?" He asked carefully, he didn't want his sekirei tearing each other apart. Uzume wasn't so jealous. But the others that was a different story, his other sekirei exlcuding karasuba and matsu fought for his attention.

"When do we give you list?" Uzume asked with a curious expression. She already knew what she wanted, did she even need to write it down? She'd do it for good measure, but she was looking forward to their time alone.

"Whenever you finish it or want to." Ryu replied evenly. His sekirei didn't have to rush to finish their lists. Though he knew what they wanted almost immediately. Ryu began to claw through his bag searching for a movie, he looked at his sekirei for a moment.

"What is it ryu-sama?" Yashima asked meekly.

"I was wondering if you guys would want to watch a movie with me?" He let it hang out the air. He was shocked and suprised when toyotama and nanaha nodded no.

"Not at this moment, we have to finish the episode of our TV show." Toyotama said folding up her piece of paper, standing up and walking slowly to the door sliding it open. She turned back with a small smirk on he face. "I'll give you my list, tonight." She said winking afterwards leaving the room with nanaha close behind her. The quiet sekirei sent a wave of affection through the bond feeling bad for leaving ryu like she was. But she just had to see the ending, it was just too tense!

"I'll watch a movie with you." Uzume said making herself comfy on the futon. Ryu nodded his head slowly looking to yashima for an answer.

"I-I'll stay." She said quietly moving closer to ryu on the futon being careful. With his two sekirei with him, ryu put a movie in and laid back down returning their embrace and embracing them with equal fervor. With a sigh he let himself relax, for now they could afford the luxury. Though he was muddled in thoughts of the future, for now he'd bask in the warmth of his two sekirei. Yashima snuggled up on his side looking at him with fear in her eyes. "Is it okay if I lay here?" She asked she didn't want ryu to leave ever again. He didn't respond verbally he moved his arm up welcoming yashima to snuggle against him, she accepted his invitation getting as close as she could. Ryu looked at uzume to see if she was going to move, but the only thing she moved was her hand to places. Ryu was about to scold her when uzume brought a finger to his lips.

"It's okay, no one will hear us and she won't know." Uzume whispered grabbing his shaft firmly with her hand. Ryu shuddered slightly his manhood stiffening at her advances. Ryu didn't resist, she did have a point it wasn't like it was sex. And yashima was lying so just in case if miya or someone else came in they couldn't see where uzume's hand was.

Ryu smiled slightly he was having the perfect end to a long day. And it wasn't even the end yet totally. He wrapped an around uzume's waist pulling he close causing her ton shiver slightly under his touch as it sent tingles up and down her spine.

Guess I'll end it here, anybody watch WWE shield vs those weirdos. Shield is going to win! Anyways I figured I'd end it here, leave a review with your thoughts. Should the chapters be longer? I write between 2300-6000 words.