Out of habit the girl went to rest her hand on the end of her sword, only to have her hand swoop a little lower and catch nothing but air. Maybe she could make a short stop home and retrieve her sword, would her teammates allow that? Probably not. They did have to find their sensei, who honestly seemed a little odd to her. Koharu was used to strict, all business and no play kinds of teachers. As the trio walked together in a quiet group, Koharu spoke up to break the silence. "What do you think our first mission would be?" If they were going to be a team then they needed to start getting used to hearing each other's opinions and ideas. Teams were never successful unless there was some common ground and often conflicting opinions were the worst thing to tear a team apart. Koharu didn't want that for the team, she wanted to be able to prove herself as a worthy part of the team and to prove to those in her clan that she was going to be a capable head of the clan when she got old enough. 

The first tea shop in the middle of the village was closed and there were only two more to check after this. One was on the very end of the village while the other was closer to the gates of the village. Koharu sighed softly and turned to her teammates, "Should we split up or stay together?" They'd be able to cross more ground if they split up but the possibility of being tricked again was high. Who knew if the dark haired man had even went to a tea shop like he had claimed? 

Passing them on the side walk was a tall man with long purple hair tied into a high ponytail. His clothes were simple traditional robes in a shade of purple that could pass for black and on the back of his white coat was the Wakahisa clan symbol. He stopped just short of the group, Koharu turned and gave a polite bow before standing to her [s]unimpressive[/s] full height. Osamu Wakahisa was not a man who liked to make small talk; he stayed quiet for a few moments before speaking to his heir. "We will continue your training at home. I will be speaking with your squad leader soon." There were no congratulations, not that she expected any from him, and overall he seemed like a cold man. He was, there was no denying it and Koharu wouldn't defend him either. With a brief glance at the other two, his attention lingering on Akaya a little longer, well on her mark anyways, he turned and continued on his way without a good bye. Once Osamu was far enough away Koharu gave her teammates a small apology.

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Minoru was getting impatient with his team, they still hadn't shown up and he wondered for a moment if something had happened. He still needed to talk to the heads of the Moriya and Wakahisa clans, and admittedly it was something that he was not looking forward to. He had taken a table close to the windows so his team could see him when they arrived, [i]if[/i] they arrived anyways. Minoru didn't doubt that they would show - he knew the Wakahisa heir would - but he didn't know what was taking them so long. His thoughts drifted to every possibility from a fight amongst the three, to running into someone of importance, and to a confrontation with another team (as Minoru's rival was also leading a squad this year, he wouldn't put it past the woman to have her team rough his up a bit.) 

A dark haired lady in the standard uniform for the tea shop set a small steaming cup of green tea in front of the man and offered a gentle smile. His cheeks heated slightly as he thanked her before grabbing the cup.


[@Arista]