One with spirits

A worried friend

I snuck into the kitchen tiptoeing trying my hardest not to wake anyone up. This spirit is going to be the death of me. First he destroys my room then he wakes me up in the middle of the night and I'm almost dying because he was hungry and I had to get him food.

I opened the frigid and pulled out some berries and went to sneak back to my room but jumped backwards when Ichiro apearence in front of me. I sighed and looked at him.

"Midnight snack." Ichiro said with crossed arms.

"Yea." I said looking away.

"Sure kid. So what spirit is in your room?" Ichiro asked with a smile leaning against a wall.

"A small yet very annoying one." I sighed.

"We'll go on I'm sure he's hungry and we're training tomorrow." Ichiro said.

I went pale and Ichiro just walked away. I walked back to my room and handed the berries to Itsuki and he happily ate them. I laid down on my bed looking at the ceiling. I closed my eyes and allowed myself to drift out of reality.

~~~~Rico's pov~~~~

I pulled Itsuki into the midnight forest and glared slightly at him. 

"Yes Rico spirit of life?" Itsuki asked.

"If you put put Hitomi in danger Itsuki spirit of mischief I will rip you to shreads." I growled.

"I simply wanted to see the person Lord Miko named one with spirits. After all no has been given that title after Kiyoshi died." Itsuki said with a small smile.

"I'm warning you now speak of Kiyoshi to Hitomi and you won't live to see the next day." I said with authority.

"Very well but you have tell her at some point."

"That is up for me to decide."

Itsuki simply nodded and left the midnight forest. I sighed and laid down. I would tell her more about her fathers family it's just she's seen and felt enough pain and I don't want to put her through more.

I cared for Hitomi more than anything and I'll protect her with my very life. But I know she won't let me or anyone give their life for her. She is just that selfless. It's her greatest virtue but it'll be the death of her.

~~~~time skip Hitomi's pov~~~~

I sat meditating at the top of a waterfall with Ichiro. I listened to all the sounds of nature and felt the gentle breeze. I took deep breaths and the cool fresh air filled my lungs. We were meditating for about half an hour. Ichiro and I always did this before physical training. After all this was mental training, the ability to clear ones mind. We soon stood up and Ichiro looked at me with a smirk and pulled out a fan and I pulled out my wooden staff.

"You ready Hitomi?" Ichiro asked.

"I was born ready. So bring it the fuck on." I said with a smirk.

I ran at Ichiro to swing my staff at him but he blocked it with his small hand fan. I rolled my eyes and quickly jumped back and into the air dodging an air blade that came my way. Like always this was going to be harder than I thought.