Room 504, Sunday Late Evening

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It had been a day spent dealing with two of four of the children, and Ino was pretty sure she’d gotten the easy two. Isae had wanted to window shop, and Ken had been pleased enough to walk with them while she asked questions about his classes. Then she and Ken had gone to Fight Club.

“Isae, honey, we’re back,” Ino said, pushing the door open. “Have you seen Masaki, or Masaru around yet?”

“Nuh huh,” Isae said, while Ken took a seat on the floor. “Otousan’s probably going to be back soon. Masaki’s a baby and’ll need sleep! I don’t need sleep yet, Okaasan. Honest!”

[Primarily for the other half of the family, but sure, open if you want!]

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"Good thing I'm persistent, yeah?" Ino said, laughing. "To make sure he doesn't forget as much as he might otherwise."

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"I'm sure he's not," Ken replied, tugging her over so that they could sit on the bed. "But it doesn't hurt to check, right? You've got to be careful when you're a ninja."

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"Uh huh!" Isae said, beaming. "And he gave me a hug, and said that organizing things was a good thing, and that I was a good girl!"

Maybe. Isae wasn't the most accurate reporter.

"And then Orden said I was his girlfriend 'cause I was awesome."

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Masaru nodded solemnly. "Aunt Rukia says he's lucky to have you 'cos he is hopeless."

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Masaki considered her brother's words and then nodded in agreement. "I'm careful," she said as she crawled on the bed and if anyone asked, that wasn't a yawn.

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That didn't sound too bad. Well, it didn't up until the point where Isae mentioned Orden and then Ichigo looked very much like his older counter-part would have looked if he heard this bit as well. "You are not!"

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"Aunt Rukia?" Ino asked curiously. "Can you remind me who that is, sweetie?"

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"I am so!" Isae insisted. "He's a prince and Uncle Chad is his dad!"

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"Sleepyhead," Ken said, tugging at Masaki's hair. "You should put your jammies on."

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"You're very awesome," Ichigo said reassuringly, stroking Isae's hair. "So awesome that you don't need a boyfriend." That worked, right?

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"She's taught Otousan to be a shini," he said. "And sometimes she comes visit and they argue a lot, but that's okay cause you argue a lot too, just like I argue with Ken. It's good to argue, as long as you make up later."

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Masaki shook her head as she cuddled against Ken's side. "Not tired!"

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"It's still time for getting jammified," Ken said reasonably, playing with her hair. "How about if I change too?"

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She leaned against him, glancing up. "I said I'd be his girlfriend for a while, Otousan," Isae said. "How long is a while?"

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"Good boy," she said, hugging him again. "And that's exactly right, fighting is totally okay as long as you remember to make it up after. Do Aunt Rukia and I get along?"

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Masaki considered Ken's offer and then nodded. "Okay, but I want a story."

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"Well, a while was probably just fifteen minutes or so," Ichigo reasoned, gladly taking advantage of this. "So you're free now."

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Masaru was being very patient really, hugging Ino back and maybe he was just a little tired too. "Mmmmmm, but Otousan says it's bad news 'cos then he gets to suffer." He frowned. "I don't know why."

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She grinned. "Because it's a girl thing, sweetie. Making daddy suffer."

Ino considered him. "How 'bout we get you into jammies, so you're more comfy, yeah?"

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"Okaasan can tell a story!" Ken said, wriggling off the bed to get their jammies. "About ninja!"

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"Okay," Isae said, fighting a yawn. "But I'm still awesome, right?"

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"Girls are weird," Masaru declared and Masaki's yawn must have been infectious as he stifled one of his own. "Okay." Not that he was moving.

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"You are always awesome," Ichigo grinned and having heard at least that part of Ino's conversation he said, "You should get into your jammies too." He wouldn't mind getting into his own either.

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Masaki however was bouncing with some new found excitement. "Ninja stories, Okaasan!"

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Ken had found his jammies and was scrambling into them before carrying Masaki's over to the bed.

"You've got to get changed first," he reminded her.