A Request & A worried Kakita

[Kakita Kenji]

"Never heard of it, maybe we can ask a sensei if he knows about it, I'd love to continue the subject of games, but..."

Kenji took a deep breath

"...I wanted to express my concern, Sakura-san.... Let me start with a question: Do you like Zashi-san?"

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[Doji Sakura]

"Huh? Zashi-san?" Sakura blinked, then nodded with a smile "hai! He's lovely! Always keeps me company, and he says nice things to me. I like his company. Why?"

[Kakita Kenji]

Kenji let his head hang "I,... do not trust him"

[Doji Sakura]

"Why? Zashi-san is nice, and caring. He sees art like I do, and thinks like me. I think he's lovely" Sakura frowned "I think Kenji-san just needs to spend more time with Zashi-san, you'll see he's nice."

[Kakita Kenji]

"He, well, didn't you notice the ghost talked to him yesterday like he knew him? I, uh... "

Kenji squeezed his hand into a fist.

"I know I'm not your Yojimbo, but you remind me of someone and I,... and I don't want you to get hurt because of him..."

[Doji Sakura]

"Ano...I'm sure it wasn't Zashi-sans fault. The ghost cat spirit thing seemed more interested in the Phoenix boy, it almost seemed like it didn't want Zashi-san there. Maybe Zashi-san can protect us from those things?"

Sakura paused, thoughtfully, before adding "if it wasn't for Zashi-san we might still be animals."

[Kakita Kenji]

Kenji would certainly have caught the Bakeneko, but it was true, Zashi had caught it, not him, nevertheless...

"I only ask you to be careful, it,..."

Kenji raised his eyes and tried to put on a relaxed face

"I may be wrong, no, I hope I am wrong, Sakura-san, but until I am sure, I ask you to be careful"

[Doji Sakura]

"I don't understand what you're worried about Kenji-san. Tell me, what is your concerns? Do you think Zashi-san is something bad?" Sakura pressed , looking the boy in the eyes "tell me."

[Kakita Kenji]

"I'm worried that he might be working with the spirits, somehow, after all he is a Shugenja? Isn "t he? There have already been attacks by gaki, now by ghosts from Chikushudo. What if the Fox Clan sent him to harm the students?"

[Doji Sakura]

"Not Zashi-san. If he was working with them why would he tell us how to use our abilities? Why would that other spirit hate him?" Sakura shook her head "I don't know what a gaki is, nor what other attacks there has been, but Zashi-san protected us. He's a good shugenja."

[Kakita Kenji]

"I hope so, i really do" Kenji admitted. Sakura had a good heart, maybe to good.

[Doji Sakura]

"You should worry less. Mother said when you worry too much, it gives early onset wrinkles which is the worst thing ever" Sakura reached over to pat Kenji on the arm "worry less, smile more!"

[Kakita Kenji]

Kenji smiled a little bit "You are really alike" he said more to himself.

"Those are wise words, Sakura-san, I will take them to heart"

[Doji Sakura]

"You better, you're too young to be old" Sakura beamed a smile, taking a sip of her tea.

"Tell me more about this tournament idea? I'm not great at thinking, but maybe I could do something to help. Who's doing it with you?"

[Kakita Kenji]

"Aiichiro-san, Ginkarasu-san and Kazuko-san. Hmm you're already making the price, but it'd be good if as many students as possible knew about it as soon as we get permission!"

[Doji Sakura]

"You need permission? I would have thought the senseis would encourage this" Sakura said, surprised "who are you asking?"

[Kakita Kenji]

"We have to ask Agasha-sama for that, and it's part of the usual etiquette to ask. i don't think she'd mind, but this dojo is her domain, we can't just have a tournament without her approval, it would be disrespectful," kenji said.
"But if she agrees, hopefully it will be great fun for everyone!

[Doji Sakura]

"Ohhhh" Sakura nodded "that makes sense. So you need to teach me games so I can join in! Maybe we can get some Fortune and Wind dice, and the other game dice, and um...Go? Other games? What other games are there? I've heard of the one they play in court, kemari?"

[Kakita Kenji]

"I can teach you some go, but to be honest, Kazuko-san is far better than me..." Started Kenji

"Besides the games, I know Sadane, even if it doesn't seem to fit to the tournament, kemari too. But we still have to decide which games to play, as before, probably it will be Go and Shogi, but I don't want to decide that alone"

[Doji Sakura]

"Sadane doesn't feel like a game. I don't know why our kin call it a game, it always seems so mean" Sakura commented thoughtfully "I think Fortune and Winds is an interesting game. You could do something like letters too, where people have to guess who wrote what?"