Sakura nodded."yeah,im positive....",she said calmly then yawned."and dont worry about the dark spirit,hes on his ass for a whike",she then stood up."lets get back to the house,I'll get some sleep and be on my way",she said calmly and started walking.

"Right," Xing said, nodding with a smile. Here's hoping he won't be even more pissed when he wakes up.

Sakura gave him a smile as they started towards the house."so, im guessing your Xing,right?",she asked calmly.

Xing nodded. "Tao Xing at your service," he said with a flourish. "And this is Bason, my spirit partner."

Bason inclined his head. "An honor to meet you, Miss Sakura."

Sakura gave a bright smile."no the honor is mine, i was hoping I'd get to meet a member of the Tao family",she said with a happy grin.

Xing smiled a bit. "You competing in the tournament, I presume?"

Sakura nodded."yeah so far I remain undefeated",she said proudly."alot of people underestamate me bacsue they dont sence all of my spiritual presure ... then when we fight i let it all out",she said grinning."its kinda funny to see thier faces when it happens though.."

Xing blinked. "W-wow...you can hide your spirit pressure?" He asked. "That's even possible?"

Sakura smiled at him."only if you know how,it yakes alot of work and years of practice,but,I had to learn to do it,otherwise i was running for my life every other day"

"That would explain how my dad's goons are always able to find me...." Xing said quietly.

Sakura gave him a smile."i ...could teach you the basics,if you like..."

"Thanks! I'd like that." Xing said happily. Maybe this would be the way for me to finally keep that nutjob off my back.

Sakura giggeled."glad your looking forward to it",shsaid as thhealked.

"If I may inquire, Sakura, where is your spirit partner?" Bason asked.

"Yeah, I'm a bit curious too...." Xing said absently.

Kohine let out a small cough behind the three of the."behind you,ive been here quite some time",he said calmly.

Sakura smiled."Kohine was a ninja in his previous life,so stelth is his specialty"

Xing jumped. "Eeep! Don't do that!" He yelped. "Stealth isn't the word...he scared me out of my skin!"

Sakura laughed."he is a ninja after all"

Kohine gave a smile to Xing."sorry,i was just making sure you were a good person Xing ...."

Xing let out a breath. "Couldn't you do that without scaring the snot out of me?" He asked weakly.

Bason chuckled. "I had a feeling we were being followed." He said, sounding slightly amused.

Kohine sighed."nope,thats not a ninjas way"

Sakura smiled some to Xing."sorry about that"

"It's all right...I just wasn't expecting it." Xing said.

Sakura laughed."most people arnt"

"Guess that's the whole point of stealth in the first place," Xing said, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

Sakura gave a light giggle.

Xing blinked. "Was it something I said?"

Yukina shook her head. "no its just you, you make me laugh",she said smiling brightly.