Dorm 204 [Musashi & Mack’s home]

"Chinese is perfect actually."

A smile appeared on the face of the Hattori at the thought of having Chinese food, and even better he was going to be having Chinese food with her. He of course wasn't going to speak any of those thoughts out loud. After responding to her he would notice a unusual look on the face of his new roommate. He wondered exactly why she was looking the way she did. From the looks of it the Hattori had nothing to worry about. That is until she opened her mouth to say something. Oh no! No shirt! His eyes widen as he begin to start rubbing over his torso realizing that he didn't have on a shirt.

Musashis face begin to turn read as she mentioned the mere idea of him trying to impress her. Of course he wasn't trying to do such a thing. That was something he was trying to do earlier in the day. This was just a flat out mistake. Not to mention the dramatic act she was putting on, but he loved when she acted that way, it was truly adorable. After watching her do all that he begin to start feeling a little more comfortable. He couldn't let her have the upper hand in this situation. So the Hattori decided to own up to his mistake like a man. "Strip poker? And I thought 'I' was the bad one here." He'd joke with her trying to flip the script on her after her sarcastic comment to him. "I only forgot my shirt because I'm use to dressing like this at home, but you don't seem to have a problem with it."

The Hattori spoke, his head turning his attention toward the sealing of the area as if he wasn't bothered by the things that she said earlier. Way to recover Musashi!. After all the fiasco had ended the girl would stand up from off the couch and would approach him with her phone. He wondered why she was giving him that, but she would go on to explain so without ever needing him to ask. She had already made a list of the stuff that she was going to get for herself. From the look of everything that was on the list the girl had an extremely powerful appetite. After handing him the phone the girl would scurry off back to her room, but not after making another smart remark toward him.

"Hmmm, I'll think about it."

The Hattori would say jokingly to her as she scurried off back into her room to shower. He wondered if there was going to be any bloopers in her wardrobe. The Hattori slapped his forehead for thinking such a thought. "Sigh.... Alright, I think I know what I want." Whenever he got Chinese food Musashi always ordered the house friend rice. That was a big plate of rice with shrimp, chicken, and beef inside of it. It was the best of all three worlds and he ordered it every time without fail. He thought that this might be a good time to try something new, but he felt like he had enough new for one day. With that in mind he typed in his order along with his debit card information and would complete the order.

After doing that he would head back into his room with her phone and would get a red tank top out of the box before realizing what she said about her phone being unlocked. "Of course." The Hattori cooed. The first thing he did was look into her pictures as he walked back out into the living room and sat on the couch. A smile would appear on the face of the Hattori as he scrolled through countless beautiful pictures of his roommate. Each one making his heart race faster than the one before it. She was so beautiful. It was something about the way she looked, the faces that she made that made him want to smile all the time. He'd continue looking through her photos until she got back into the living room.

"Wow, your one adventurous ass girl Mackenzie."

The Hattori said aloud to himself as he continued to scroll through her phone like a kid. There was so many things in her pictures that told the story of why she was the way she is. In her phone he could see pictures of her in gymnastic which explained why the girl was so athletic. Gymnast were some of the most brilliant athletes in the world. The Hattori had to admit that there was a time when he was a kid that he also wanted to be a gymnast, but his father of course didn't approve. The only thing he wanted him to do was focus on his home schooling and practicing ninjutsu so that when he got older he could participate in the 'family business'. As he got older he begin to understand what that meant and could only imagine what his life was like if he stil lived down there.

After seeing a couple of her gymnastic photos of her receiving awards and such he'd begin to go through her photos looking for images of her parents. In the picture he could see a extremely happy Mackenzie, but her mom looked as if she didn't care at all for it. The Hattori felt for the girl. If there was one thing Musashi never experienced growing up was missing out on the love of his mother. It was the reason why deep down he was so sensitive. His father was always the strict one and reframed from showing him any physical, and even sometimes mental love. The only reason why he felt a connection to his father was because that his mom constantly reminded him that he loved he and his brother very much. Not to mention he looked just like him.

In her photos were also videos of her free running back home where she was from it. It was amazing, it was like he was in a movie theater that was about her life. After every picture or video he scrolled by he begin to feel just a little more attach to her. She was such a awesome person. He wondered what could have possible happened back home to bring her to such a horrible place. She had pictures with friends, she was getting Tattoos. Other than the odd picture of her and her mom everything seemed like it was fine. I dont get it, what could have happened to this girl. The Hattori thought to himself as he attempted to exit out her pictures after scrolling through everything to see that there was something in the deleted section.

"Man.. This is so wrong.. But I just have to know."

The Hattori cooed before going into the file and seeing that there was only one day left on it. "Perfect timing." Musashi looked around to see if she was coming, but realized that she was still in the shower. Immediately the Hattori would open up the video to see something that was probably going to haunt him. "What... What the hell is this." He muttered to himself as his eyes begin to widen and his heart begin to race. "You have been what?!" He whispered aloud to himself letting his body drop back to the back of the couch. The Hattori would find that his hands, and the rest of his body were shaking as he held his hand up to his face. "She almost.. Died, that's why shes here." The very thought of losing her was killing Musashi inside.

Shes still alive.

Shes here with me.

He'd tell himself constantly trying to get himself to calm down. She moved here because she had gotten into some trouble and had no choice but to move away. What was left of his logical mindset was sure that there was more to it, but for now that was all he had. Immediately after the video cut off he could here the door to her room opening. He immediately went to the video and deleted it permanently so that she could not see if for herself in the case that she was unlucky as he was. The second she got back into the room she made a joke in reference to what he said before she left to take a shower. "Ah, dont worry, What you have on right now is enough for me." He'd respond jokingly to the girl with a smile on his face as he looked down at her pj shorts. If the girl payed any attention t the Hattori she would see that his eyes were watery.

If there was anything that video did to him, it was going to make sure that no matter what that he looked out for her. No matter what happened between them after tonight. He was always going to be there for her. She had no, and now he was going to make sure that she had someone. Shaking his head and rubbing his eyes the Hattori would stand up from off the couch with a grin on his face. "So what should we do now until the food arrives? I'm thinking strip poker?" The Hattori would say to her trying to take his mind off what happened while also making sure she didn't notice anything different about him. He wasn't going to ruin her night by bringing that back up.

It was going to be his own secret from now on. That was all in the past and he was going to make sure that this night was fun, and that the rest of her life around him would be as well. She was too amazing and had gone through enough as it was. He'd spend the rest of the night trying to make sure she had the best first night in there new home. "So how bout it?" He'd say jokingly to the girl laughing.

"Oh really? How thoughtful are we."

He'd say to the girl as she got into her her bashful and girly routine. He loved it when she started acting like that. There was something about that part of sarcasm that always put a smile on his face. And after what he had just saw he was going to need plenty more of it. For now he would try to enjoy everything amazing about her until he was able to get over what he saw he the video. After all she was still alive and well, and hanging with him. As long as she was with him she was going to be safe. He'd make sure of that. After the girls response Musashi was sure that the rest of the night was going to go as planned.

She even continued to carry the conversation by bringing up the poker comment he mentioned earlier. That was a game he would make sure to never play her in. He was sure that she was a pro at it, not to mention he had only played that game one time in his entire life. He could barely even remember how to play it himself. "Yeah you right, but I think you would enjoy seeing me strip anyways." Musashi loved swapping sarcasm with the girl. She was probably one of the most sarcastic people he'd had ever met since moving to New York. After his response the Hattori would just watch the blonde hair beauty as she crossed her arms. He loved it when she did that. It was the cutest thing ever.

So far everything seemed to be going well despite the fact that there was a slight pause between the two of them. Her face begin to start looking like she was curious about something. He hoped that she hadn't noticed anything was wrong with him. The Hattori figured she hardly probably paid any attention to him so everything had to be well right? In the coming seconds the Hattori would realize how wrong he was. The girl would start questioning him about what was wrong with him. He thought about lying to her, but the way she was looking and talking to him made him think that she was actually concerned for his well being.

Shes... Really concerned?

The Hattori questioned as he begin to start focusing reluctantly on the girl. He could tell that through her help that she was trying to hide back some of her concerns for him. He wanted to tell her what was wrong, but he couldn't ruin the rest of the night, but he also wanted to be able to earn her trust. What was the Hattori going to do now? Your here.. For me? The boys heart begin to start racing as if someone had just injected adrenaline inside of him and someone he cared abouts life was in danger. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He waited patiently to hear if she was going to take it back with sarcasm, but the girl wouldn't.

The Hattori paused for a moment, looking away from the girl thinking about what to do. He wanted to be honest with her, but he didn't want to lie either. So he figured the only way for this night to not go bad was for him to be the bigger person and get everything off his chest about today. With that he could maintain his honor by telling her his true feelings of how today went without lying to her. "Fine..." The Hattori muttered to himself before standing up and taking a few steps closer to the girl, but not that close. At least a good 3 feet away from her. At that point the girl would go over and take the phone away from him. "I---" From the Heart Musashi.. The Hattori thought to himself before closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.

"Today was one of the most amazing days of my entire life. I've never felt this way before, like ever.. I have so many emotions swelling up inside me that I don't even know what to do.... I... I've never even really been around a girl before. And then here you come along with your sarcasm, and your smart mouth, and you trying to hide your feelings around your jokes.. But at the same time I love that part about you, it gets me excited every time you speak. I love how surprisingly athletic you are, and I love how after just one day of being with you that your already challenging me as a person. I love it when you cross your arms and pout, or when you hold your hands on your hips when your about to scold me for something."

"I also think that your the most beautiful person I've ever seen.."

After saying all that he had to say the Hattori looked down and away from the girl. His heart was racing and it was killing him that he said all of that. She was probably going to leave him hanging, but he couldn't let her know what he saw so he figured he might as well keep telling her how he felt. "I know this is all sudden, but I promise you that your life here wont be anything like your past... I don't care if its just been one day, I promise to be here for you no matter what. I'll do whatever it takes to earn your trust, and no matter what.... I'll always protect you." The Hattori honestly meant everything he said to her, hopefully felt some what the same as he did.

This is going to end bad isn't it.... Man this is embarrassing.

The Hattori waited as judgement day, or more like judgement seconds were merely upon him as he waited for a response from the girl. All he could think about was how bad he messed up, and how stupid he was for putting his emotions out there like that. It was only the first day and he was saying all of this already. Such a fool he thought he was. Especially after she told him how difficult her life was. There was no way she would just let some stranger into her life, but mistakes like this were bound to happen when you lacked experience in certain areas. The Hattori begin to regret his immediate response to everything that happened today.

This was someone who he was going to have to live with for the remainder of the school year. There was going to be no getting away from this moment. The Hattori dropped his head down to the floor as he begin to accept what was about to happen from here on out. He truly didn't regret what he said, in all honesty he just regretted his terrible timing, but he figured it was better than then telling her what he had just saw moments ago. No matter what she said the Hattori would still hold on heavily to his words. He would make sure to care for her, even if she didn't want him to. Even if he had to do it from the shadows he would be there for her because there was something about her that no one would ever know, or understand like he would.

Here it all goes.

The Hattori thought to himself looking up as he could see all the emotions starting to build up within the girl. He could tell because that's how his mom use to look after his dad came home from a long day of 'work'. The Hattori closed his eyes as she began to start scolding him for not knowing about her past. She was so upset now that she was crying out angry tears. His heart begin to feel heavy, and his mind begin to feel weak as she continued to yell at him. All the Hattori could think about was how painful the feeling of heart break was. He couldn't imagine how hard it could have been for his mother after losing her husband.

The Hattori wanted to cut her off and tell her that she was wrong for saying that he didn't want to be close to her. He would give every ounce of what he had just to get the chance to be close to her. He didn't care about all of her flaws, he accepted them for who she was. In fact he liked some of her flaws. It made him laugh, and it unlocked parts of his personality that he didn't even know existed. It hurt the Hattori hearing her say something as stupid as he just wanted a normal girl. Well to him she was that normal girl. Anything that was the norm was weird to Musashi. He wanted someone with unique qualities and she had all of that plus more.

The Hattoris head dropped back to the floor as she scolded him for throwing 'pretty words' at her. It sadden him to know that she didn't believe any of it. Maybe everything was just too good to be true. There was no way something this amazing could ever happen to people, or himself. That's why his mom lost his dad. Maybe his brother was right, maybe the only way to live life was by being selfish or something. Honestly his brother never said such things, but he always gave that vibe off when he addressed people. He was cold, but perhaps being cold was most appropriate so you never had to feel the pain that he was about to experience for the first time.

And then out of nowhere the girl would apologize to him. The Hattoris head immediately lifted from the floor as if his head was being magnetized. Shes sorry? I... I dont get it?  The Hattori thought back to himself as he tried thinking back to some of his mothers advice. She wasn't done there either. She was doing something he didn't expect her to do for a long time. Mackenzie was opening up to him. He wanted to cut in and say something, but he didn't know whether or not she was done talking to him yet.

“I really like you… or whatever.”

Everything about life stopped moving for a moment as he looked into her eyes. It was as if he was dead, and had been risen back to life. All within just a few moments. He felt like having a heart attack, but there was no way he could die after she said something like that, but that moment would be short lived as well. “Lets just… not get to complicated here." The heart of the Hattori would go into a neutral state after she said that. What was he supposed to say from here? He couldn't tell if she liked him or if she hated him. He was so confused, but he knew he had to step up and say something to her.

"I like you too... And I'm sorry for getting ahead of myself... I just.... How about we just--"

Before he could say anything someone started knocking on the door. "Oh, I guess I should get that." He'd say as he slowly walked to the door and opening it to see it was the Chinese delivery place. The Hattori put on a fake smile, and gladly accepted the food before giving the Asian kid a ten dollar tip. "Foods here." The Hattori walked into the living room area and placed the food on the table before facing Mackenzie. "I Just... Don't want this amazing night to end.." He'd say staring deeply into her eyes. He didn't know what else to say or do, so he would trust that she would. If there was anything to take away from all this it was the fact that she liked him, 'or whatever.' It rung through his ears constantly as he looked at her waiting to see what the fate of tonight would be.

The Hattori did not know how the rest of the night was going to turn out, but he hoped with all his heart that things went back to the way they were before. Even after they both broke there codes and spilled there feelings. He continued to look at the girl. In his eyes you could see the hope he had for things to get better. He didn't want the night to go down the path that it was about to go. In his mind the night could only end two ways since it had already hit rock bottom. Either way both options would make sure that he would be unable to sleep at night. One option would leave him unable to sleep because how amazing his day with her was, and that he couldn't wait till the next day to see her.

OR, the other option would be that he couldn't sleep because he would never have a chance to further his relationship with Mackenzie, and that he would always be just another guy that didn't mean anything to her like the rest. As the Hattori looked at her he could see that her emotions were starting to build up again. He wondered if he had screwed up again by telling her that he didn't want there amazing day to come to an end, but what he got was something else. His eyes closed as she begin to start speaking. Her tone, different than the last time which was a good sign. He could feel his heart melt as she begin to start pouring out more of her feelings. Each word coming out of her mouth relieving the pain that had been brought to him by her rage.

Finally.

He thought to himself as he patiently and blissfully listened to everything she had to say. He wanted to cut her off and say so many thing like; How she didn't ruin there day together, and that she wasn't the only one that lucked because she was a amazing roommate as well. He wanted to hold her so bad. The feeling of her warmth on his body was probably the best feeling he had ever had. But he knew that this was not the time for such a moment. Instead he continued to listen to the song that was Mackenzie speaking. Hearing that she actually care about him meant so much to him. He could feel a spark lighting up inside of him that was probably going to change his whole life as he knew it.

It was like everything was coming together. He had an awesome gang. He learned that his childhood friend from Tokyo wasn't dead, and that he was currently going to the same school as him. Now he had her in his life. The signs that his life was about to take off couldn't get any bigger. His surrounding cast continued to be a testament to that. Thank you. He thought as he opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling with a smile on his face before looking back over to Mackenzie who seemed to be back to her old self. "Yeah, I'm starving too." He'd respond in a soft tone as he continued to smile at the girl. His mind and body was more relax than it had ever been, and it was all because he was around her.

"To be honest. I don't even know how to play poker."

He'd say shrugging his shoulder as he watched her run over to the couch and patted down on the seat next to her. A hint of pink would show up on the face of the Hattori as he slowly walked over to her and sat down directly next to her. "Its only been one day, and your already giving me a reason to sit down next to you." He'd say teasing the girl as he let his thighs graze slightly against hers. Her skin was so soft, and there was no denying that he was loving every second of this moment. He was sure that there was a come back waiting for him, but he'd just go right back at her. The Hattori chuckled as she tried to make sense out his culture. Mack, God your so beautiful. He thought to himself as he turned to face her while she wasn't looking before he turned over to get his food, not knowing that she would look right back at him.

Musashi was glad to know that the rest of the night was going to continue. And for a moment he just stopped and looked at his food just thinking about how many good times they were going to have together here in this place. He was sure that they would do all kinds of crazy things just knowing how adventurous she was. He wasn't the adventurous type, but he was sure that she was going to change all of that, and probably a lot of other things. And it would most likely be for the better. Things were going to get rough for him around the school, and probably the city as well, but it was going to be nice knowing that he would have someone amazing to come home to every night.

"Yeah, I'll definitely make sure to teach you."

He'd say to her with a grin on his face before taking a hold of her hand, if she let him that is, and would position her hands perfectly so that she could eat her meal. AND, if the Hattori was lucky, she would even let him feed her the first bite of food in there new home.

Woman and there need to be in control of things. His mother had taught him told him that at a young age. And despite the fact that she was no longer that way anymore she admitted there was a time when she was that way. He wondered if Mackenzie was going to be that way, or if she was just joking. But knowing her she was probably serious. The fact that she said that kind of bothered him. Not really in a bad way, but more so of the fact that she was taking advantage of something he didn't tell anyone. However, he didn't want to be a part pooper and would instead decide to take it upon himself to do as she did whenever he saw fit.

Right now wasn't that time, but he figured at some point whether it be tonight or any other time that he would get the chance to get her back. Throughout the course of her rant he heard something that got his attention. She mentioned something about taking him to a casino to get back the money he paid for the dorm. He wondered how someone like her get into a casino, and how often she went. He thought back to all the pictures that he saw in her phone and realized that she had probably done ten folds the amount he had ever done in his life. All Musashi had known growing up was training with his father, being home schooled by his mom, and getting all the love from his mom that he did not get from his day.

Occasionally he and his brother would roam the streets of Tokyo and gets into lots of trouble. Mainly himself being the cause of it because of how sensitive he was. He always got into fights, and each time his brother and occasionally Yukine came to his aid. In the beginning situations like that were tedious, but as they got older fighting those 'thugs' on the street became a breeze, and all the training there father put them through had finally paid off. All these thoughts ran through the mind of the Hattori as Mackenzie complained about how difficult it was to use chopsticks. "Yeah, its pretty difficult isn't it? Its not something that you just decide to jump into."

He'd say to her shaking his head before going into the bag that there food was in, pulling out a fork. After doing so he'd quickly take the chop sticks out of her hand, and attempted to give her a fork. "How about you just use this for now. Because if you don't you'll probably starve trying to eat this way." He'd say to her with a grin on his face. He had a lot of making up to do. Right now she felt as if she had the upper hand, but he had just as much on her as she did on him. He wondered where he should take the direction of tonight. They were already eating which meant that there wasn't going to probably be much time left for them to hang before going to sleep.

After all, it had been a long day for the two of them. Especially after they both went running. "Well now that were both here, eating, and kind of settled in. What should we do while were in here to liven up the night before we get all tired and decide to go bed... How bout we open up some bottles?" A grin appeared on the face of the Hattori after his last statement. He was never the type to ever want to drink, but something about her brought out the best, or in this case worst in him. He wanted to show her that despite his lack of experience that he knew how to have fun. Plus there was a lot of interesting things that could come out of something as simple as drinking.

He was sure that she had all the games and ideas to make sure that everything was fun. Plus they wouldn't have to worry about anything because they would be in the comfort of there own home. So she wouldn't have to worry about someone taking advantage of her. Including himself, but that didn't mean that he wasn't going to make sure to have some fun while she was in that state. THAT IS, if she decided that she wanted to do that. He was sure that the fact that he was even willing to bring that up would bring her to question his motives. In this case he didn't have one. He just wanted to have fun with her and extend the night. He was sure that despite the fact that they lived together that they probably wouldn't have to many times like this.

She was adventurous, and at some point she was going to discover her own set of friends and probably wouldn't have much time for him. Which was fine, but that day had not come yet so he wanted to make the most of this one. He had to make some kind of lasting effect on her. He didn't want to just be some guy in her life. He wanted to be THE guy. The person she always came to no matter when things were going good, or bad. Like an insurance policy, with great benefits. As he awaited her answer the Hattori would just stare her with a slightly cocky expression on his face, biting his lips. Time to step outside your comfort zone, and become a man Hattori. No more being afraid to live a little.