When she got home, she went through her bedroom window again, but unluckily for her someone was already there, waiting...

"So, where have you been this whole time." He demanded.

"Well...umm...I..." Shiniko panicked thinking up of an excuse,"I was hanging out with Karma!"

"Is that so?" Shiniko nodded,"Ok then, why are you in pajamas?"

"...We had a food fight...hehe.." Shiniko answered nervously.

"Alright then. Night sis." He said and left.

'Phew, that was close. I don't think living up here is s good idea.' She thought to herself as she got in bed.

The next morning Shiniko woke up late, so she rushed to the stairs and used the stair rail as a slide and slid downstairs to get to the kitchen.

There wasn't enough time to cook anything, so she grabbed some bread and took some strawberry jam, then spread it on the bread slice. She only had time to make one and after she was done spreading the jam, she place it in the toaster and turned it on.

She rushed back upstairs to her bathroom and got ready. She didn't know what to wear for the day, so she checked the weather and it was going to be freezing cold outside. She got the clothes that were appropriate for the weather outside and the temperature inside the school.

She got everything, then rushed back downstairs to get her toast out of the toaster and left the house.

When she got into the classroom, everyone was staring at her, then continued their conversations with each other. As she was walking to her desk she overheard some students talking about the homework and how difficult it was.

When she heard the word 'homework', she rushed to her desk in a calm manner, grabbed her homework out of her bag and stared at it for a good five seconds before starting it.

She had five minutes to complete it.

Some students were whispering to one another about how there's no way she could finish it in time.

The bell rang, indicating that school has begun. The teacher arrived, took attendance and collected the homework.

Many of the girls were snickering as the teacher collected the homework because they thought Shiniko couldn't finish it. But to their surprise, when the teacher came to her desk, she had already finished. After she handed her homework in, she took off her velvet colored coat and hanged it on her chair.

The girls were all shocked with anger because, one: the homework was hard, and two: she hasn't even started the homework yet and finished in five minutes.

The guys on the other hand, except The Big Five, were eyes wide in amazement, they were all thinking the same thing: 'not only does she have a perfect figure, but she's also really smart'.

The teacher began the lesson after collecting the homework.

The lessons were as boring as ever, so everyday Shiniko would sleep before and after lunch, ask if she could go to the washroom as an excuse to skip class, and during lunch breaks, she would rush to Gakushuu's bag and grab her lunch then jump out the window. Of course no one notices her actions since she was a trained assassin.

Shiniko got bored after lunch, so she asked if she could go to the washroom. Another student, that used to be her 'friend' went as well.

She followed her, but once she came out of the class Shiniko could already sense her presence, and to prevent her from finding out that she skips class, she went to the washroom and went into a stall. The female student heard a stall door close from the outside and she sneaked in soundlessly.

"So why are you following me?"
Shiniko sternly asked.

"I know your hiding something and I will expose you. Now come out and talk to me face to face coward!"

Shiniko slowly but surly got out of the bathroom stall.

"So what do want with me?"

"Don't act stupid, you know what I want!"

"No actually, I don't." Shiniko calmly replied.

"Why you little!"

The female student tackled Shiniko, and they both fell, but Shiniko took most of the impact. The female student had to hold her down by straddling her, Shiniko couldn't fight back because if she did, then her whole cover would have been blown. Shiniko took all the hits from the female student like a champ, but she got severely injured.

"You know what I'm talking about! I have told you sooo many times to stay away Asano, but do you every listen!? No you don't! You fucking bitch!" The female student shouted, while punching the hell out of Shiniko's face.
"What's wrong? Can't fight back?~" the student said teasingly,"Hope you've learned your lesson and place, peasant! Now leave Asano alone and the suffering will end, ok?~"

The student got up and kicked her a few times before leaving like nothing happened.

Shiniko on the other hand, now had many bruises, cuts and blood dripping out in places, but she still managed to get up clean herself up and limped all the way to the infirmary. There was no one there, so she had to bandage herself up. The cuts burned like hell as she was disinfecting them, the bruises were like large purple grapes.

It took awhile, but she finished bandaging herself up and didn't want to go back to class. She didn't want people staring or asking her what happened, like they would care, so she went to the principal's office. She knocked on the door and waited for a response.

"Come in." The principal called, and Shiniko walked in.

"Sir, I'm not feeling well. Do I have your permission to leave." She stated.

Without turning around his chair, he  recognized the bearer of the voice and he allowed it.

"Of course."

"Thank you."

Hiding her presence, Shiniko walked back to her classroom, got her things and left without a trace.

As she was slowly walking off campus, someone noticed her and sneaked up behind her. That person did a good job hiding his presence, but Shiniko could still sense it.

"Skipping class again, Karma?"

"How'd ya know it was me?"

"Had a feeling." She said, as she was still walking.

"Where ya goin'?"

"Home."

"Why?"

"No reason," she started to walk faster.

Karma followed her home to see what was going on, she didn't mind though. Soon enough they reached her house, she opened the door allowing both students in.

"Stay down here or upstairs, it's up to you." Shiniko stated as she was walking upstairs and he followed.

"I'm gonna shower. Stay here." She warned and glared at him, then proceeded to grab her change of clothes, and secretly took some ointment and bandages with her, then went into her bathroom.

Karma being the devil he was, got curious about why Shiniko came home during school hours, but he knew very well that she wouldn't spill the beans so easily. He left her room and toured around the house.

Not long after, Shiniko finished showering, and man was it painful. The shampoo and body wash got into her wounds, and it stung like hell, but luckily they didn't bleed. Shiniko was relieved to get all the soap off, it took a lot of strength not to scream out in pain.

She got out of the shower carefully, and used the ointment to treat all her wounds, then bandaged them up. Since it was still the chilly winter season, she wore a grey, long sleeved shirt and grey sweatpants that are meant to be worn to bed. Luckily for her, both pieces of clothing covered all her bandages, all except her face.

"I'm done......Karma?"

When Shiniko came out of here bathroom, Karma wasn't there, but there were some noise coming from downstairs. She went downstairs to find out where and what it was coming from.

She figured it was coming from the kitchen because there were sounds of running water, pots and pans and a fragrant aroma was escaping from the room. She moved some hair that was in front of her face behind her ear, then peeked through the kitchen door, and saw her friend making something and walked in.

"What cha makin'?" She asked siting on the other side of the counter.

"Nothin' much, here I'm done."

Shiniko looked at the plate of magnificence and silently whispered,"woah", as she reached for the fork to try the mouthwatering creation.

"So how's it taste?" He asked with his chin rested in the palm of his hand, and his elbow on the counter.

"It's delicious!" Shiniko exclaimed and took another big bite.

"Good! Now, mind telling me what happened to your face." He practically demanded.

She looked down, her smile faded, "It was nothing..." she whispered out.

"I don't believe it was nothing. Now please tell me who did this to you."

Shiniko jumped a little, causing her hair to fall back onto her face, and she could feel his anger boiling out of him.

"I told you, it was nothing."

"Tell me what happened."

"Like I said before it's nothing, I just fell ok." She lied.

"Tell me the truth." He demanded once more.

"I said I fell..." she took a deep breath and continued,"School's almost over you should leave, before my brother comes home..." still looking down.

"Not until you tell me what really happened."

"I said leave," Shiniko was starting to tear up,"p-please..."

"No. Not until you tell me."

"I SAID LEAVE!......p-please..." Shiniko rose her voice and her tears started spilling.

"Ok, I will." Karma said with a hint of despair.

After Shiniko heard the door close, she finished the dish Karma made while her tears were still streaming down her face. When she was done, she washed all the dishes and utensils that were used, and moped back into her room.

She closed the door, and slowly slid onto the floor with her back against the door, she hugged her knees tightly to her chest and silently cried into her arms.

Not long after, Gakushuu was home. He headed upstairs and knocked on Shiniko's door. Shiniko tried to control her breathing before answering.

"Yeah..." her voice was weak.

"Can you open the door so I can give you the homework?"

"Just slide it under the door."

"Alright?"

He did as he was told and slid it under the door.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

She stood up, walked to her desk and started the homework. Of course it didn't take her long at all. She couldn't make it to training because of her injuries, so he texted Lovro that she couldn't come and at the same time she got a text from Karma.

Karma: Hey, I'm sry that I tried to force u tell the truth. It's just that I care about u, and I don't want to break our bond just cuz of a little fight. I hope you can forgive me.😔

Shiniko: It's ok, I forgive you. A little fight isn't gonna break our bond, and besides, ur the only real best friend I've ever had, there's no way I could lose you.😊

Karma: Thx, and there's no way I could lose you either.😊 Alright, I gtg now bai

Shiniko: K, bai

After the small conversation, Shiniko felt much better that she knew that Karma wasn't angry with her or anything. There wasn't anything to do, so she started to rub her bruises to heal them. She didn't apply too much pressure, so the pain was bearable.

After dinner there was nothing to do, but since her uncle was home she needed to ask him something. She walked to his office and knocked on the door.

"Yes?" He answered.

"Uncle, it's me. May I enter?"

"Of course." He allowed, and Shiniko walked in.

"Shiniko, what happened to you?" He asked upon seeing her face with a few bandages.

"It's nothing, I tripped and scraped myself here and there." She lied.

"Alright then, just watch your step next time. What do you need?"

"I was wondering if I could move downstairs, since no one lives there. You know for privacy reasons."she stated.

"Of course you can." He answered without questioning.

"Thanks and is it soundproof down there?"

"Yes it is."

"Fantastic, thanks again."

"No problem, and here are the keys."
He said and tossed the keys to Shiniko, which she caught.

"Thanks."

Shiniko went back to her room and started to pack some of her things. She took everything she didn't need to use, but was still necessary into boxes and left the other stuff where they are. She was so excited that she didn't realize that it was almost midnight. At this point, everyone was asleep, so she stopped packing, washed her hands and got ready for bed.