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Mizu and (Y/N) walk up the snowy steps of the Shindo dojo, anxiety rising up in (Y/N)'s chest due to the scenarios and probabilities running through her head.
"I can see your breaths. Be calm. Everything will be fine." Mizu says, having noticed (Y/N) beginning to hyperventilate. "Swear to me you will not do anything rash." (Y/N) pleads quietly as she grabs Mizu's hands and makes Mizu stop and look at her. "I swear it." Mizu says comfortingly making (Y/N) sigh with relief and the two continue their way up the stairs.
They walk up the stairs and come face to face with two large doors, a huge tengu emblem in the center. Mizu uses the handles to knock on the door and not even a minute later a part of the door slides open, revealing a peephole and a man starring at Mizu and (Y/N). "No new students. Find another school." The man says before closing the peephole again.
Mizu knocks once more to make the man open the peephole again. "We're not new students. I bring a message for the master of the Shindo dojo." Mizu says once the man had opened the peephole once more. After a moment of eye contact and silence the man closes the peephole and another one below opens up. The man sticks his hand out and waits expectantly.
"I must deliver it personally." Mizu says as he stares down the man's extended hand, the man soon retreats his hand back behind the door and closes the peephole. A moment later the doors open, allowing them entrance.
A man wear the dojo's signature outfit leads Mizu and (Y/N) to the dojo, as they walk they pass different types of training. The first type of training was a small boy learning how to pour tea properly, the second type of training was men sitting shirtless in the snow and the third type of training was two men fighting with unsheathed swords then one of the men, who was shirtless, was cut by his opponent's sword. As Mizu watches the scene play out he adjusts his clothes to make sure it fully covers his chest.
"You may leave any message with me." A older man says as he writes on a blank piece of parchment. "What must be said must be said to the master directly." Mizu says, him and (Y/N) sitting on their knees in front of the older man. Four of the trainees stand behind them.. watching them.
"I assure you, what is for the master is for me. As I assure you the master does not meet with messengers." The older man says as he continues to write on the parchment. "He will for me." Mizu states simply, making the man stop writing.
"You stand before the Shindo school." The older man says as he stands up and looks at Mizu, bewildered with Mizu's words. "For 200 years, we have taught here the Shindo-Ryu, secret methods passed down from Priest Soto, taught to him on the peak of mount of Mount Kurama by the mystic Tengu themselves! Show your respect." The man says angrily.
"I must insist." Mizu says as he bows his head down. "Escort them anywhere you please that is far from here." The man says to the four men behind (Y/N) and Mizu. "Come on, blind beggar." One of the men say as he reaches out to grab Mizu.
"You are bound by hospitality to feed a traveler within your gates." (Y/N) speaks out, making the man pause before grabbing Mizu. "We can very far. We're very hungry." She says calmly as she sits up and stares the older man down. "Or the Shindo dojo has done away with etiquette?" She says, making the man back off of Mizu.
"Feed them. Then through them out." The man says as his gaze shifts from (Y/N) to the trainees. The trainees pull Mizu and (Y/N) up to their feet and push them, leading them to a cluttered dark room with only one light source.
"Eat." One man says as he places two bowls of porridge on a table next to (Y/N) and Mizu. "Then leave." He says before he turns and all four of the men walk out of the room, snickering.
After the men had walked away (Y/N) walked to a small window whilst Mizu had looked at his X tattoo and sighed. Mizu soon heard a swooshing sound and looks to see what (Y/N) is looking at, when he looks out of the window he sees men practicing how to swing a sword. Mizu thinks and stares for a moment before an idea pops into his head and he smirks.
