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The Park, Monday Morning

Bad moods come and go. And Billy was very glad that this one had gone. But he'd spent the weekend wallowing in unhappy thoughts and memories and he needed to get away from that. So he was now doing something he hadn't done in far too long.

He was practicing his katas, blindfolded.

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River had gone to the park to talk to the ducks. However, a blind-folded boy practising katas could be more fun. She sneaked up behind him, then moved in front, mirroring his moves.

The whole purpose of the blindfolding was in knowing where things were without seeing them. His mind wasn't as clear as he'd like it to be though. So though he heard that someone was there, he couldn't be sure of the exact position or distance. He slowed his movements more, attempted to banish his thoughts of his father.

"If I accidentily hit you I apologize ahead of time." he said to whoever was there.

Rver kept silent, then made a sudden attack, making sure not to hit hard. One part of her told her to be careful. Another part was enjoying this far too much.

Billy blocked, assumming a defensive stance. under the blindfold, his eye narrowed. Was it simply a student having a bit of fun? Or tomething else? The attack hadn't seemed all that intent, so it was probably a student.

Or it could be they were testing him. Several images flashed into mind, a ninja dressed in red, then one in white with a small picture of a cobra on his tunic, then one in black, silent as the night itself.

Of course he could take off the blindfold and see, but that might leave him open. Besides he did need the practice.

River tried another attack, not a too unexpected one. She shouldn't hurt him. She didn't want to hurt him.

Billy's blind fighting was best when he was calm, but he managed to dodge that attack never the less. He felt the wind as it passed him by. Again he wondered how serious this was.

He didn't think anyone working for his father could find him here. If there still was anyone working for his father. But he hadn't been put into witness protection just because of Cobra.

He launched an attack of his own, not too zealously. He thought he knew where his opponent was.

It wasn't too hard for River to avoid it. She spun around and teased the boy by poking him on the shoulder.

Billy smirked slightly at that, spinning and grabbing for the hand. Jinx had done that sometimes when they were sparring. This was serving to help clear his mind.

River ducked. That was a funny word by the way, as it had nothing to do with ducks. She dived for his legs, in a rather unorthodox move, attempting to push him over. He must know how to fall without hurting himself after all.

He did actually. His mind must not have been clear enough because she caught him completely off guard there. But his fall turned into a flip as he caught himself on his hands and landed in a crouch. Back on the defensive.

It'd been to long since he'd done this. He was now pretty confident that he wasn't actually being attacked, merely and impromptu sparring session.

He couldn't remember how long it'd actually been since he'd last trained with the Blind Master. It'd only been a few weeks between going to visit friends and his father brainwashing him he was pretty sure.

River was getting bored, and she had ducks to talk to, so she turned and headed towards the pond.

Billy waited a moment, then heard footsteps heading away from him. He took off the blind fold and watched the girl.

"Thanks."

She turned and grinned. "You're welcome."

"I'm Billy."

"River. I have to talk to the ducks now."

*blink*

"Okay. Nice meeting you."

River waved. "Ditto."

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