In the Wind

**Summary:** Fuujin hosts a family reunion for the Japanese gods and Mythos.

**(We open up on a shrine, which five people are in: two girls and three boys. The older girl is doing the younger girl's hair, one of the boys is picking at a scab on his arm, and the oldest is giving another boy a talk. This boy is Takumi.)**

**Mottomo Kaze:** Now then. Keep your chin up, make eye contact, don't speak unless spoken to, and know. Your. Place.

**(Takumi bitterly nods, looking extremely unhappy. His brother Reijī pauses picking at the scab to sigh.)**

**Reijī Kaze:** I don't know why you're doing this, Niisan. He's a lost cause.

**Mottomo Kaze:** *\*shrugs\** Well, at the very least we have a good scapegoat. If anything goes wrong during this reunion, there's someone to blame.

**Baniti Kaze:** I suppose there's that. *\*she finishes doing her sister's hair\** There. You like it?

**(Ichiban looks at herself in a mirror and smiles.)**

**Ichiban Kaze:** It's nice, Neesan. Thank you.

**Mottomo Kaze:** Right then! We're good to go!

**(Cut to a mountain, at the peak of which is a large house. Ichiban is bounding up the steps to it.)**

**Ichiban Kaze:** I can't believe it! I’m going to see my cousins again! Eeeeee! Last time we had a reunion I was-

**Reijī Kaze:** Only 5,000 years old, we *know*. My Izanagi, could you just shut up?

**Ichiban Kaze:** Why? I'm excited!

**(She grins, showing a missing tooth.)**

**Takumi Kaze:** ...how'd you lose your tooth?

**(The rest of his siblings, sans Ichiban, glare at him.)**

**Ichiban Kaze:** Oh, I went skateboarding yesterday, and there was...kind of an accident. I'm good now!

**Baniti Kaze:** *\*sigh\** Ichiban, if you want to be a priestess, you must give up things such as skateboarding. Do you understand?

**(Ichiban sort of deflates. Her smile disappears.)**

**Ichiban Kaze:** Yeah...I know...

**Baniti Kaze:** Good.

**(Mottomo rings the doorbell. There's a beat, then the door opens to reveal a man with pale skin and green hair. His children bow.)**

**All Children:** Konnichiwa, Otosama!

**(Their father, Fuujin, smiles.)**

**Fuujin:** Ah! So nice to see my children again. Mottomo, Baniti, Reijī, Ichiban...

**(His looks at Takumi, and his eyes harden.)**

**Fuujin:** *Takumi*...please, all of you, come in. I prepared some rice.

**(Cut to the dinner table. Everyone is eating bowls of rice.)**

**Fuujin:** So what have you been doing as of late?

**Mottomo Kaze:** I have continued my training as a samurai. Reijī is supposed to train as well, but all he does is flirt with the geisha.

**Reijī Kaze:** Can you blame me, bro? The geisha are *hot*.

**Baniti Kaze:** I, too, have been training Ichiban in the ways of the priestess. She makes mistakes, but she is learning.

**Ichiban Kaze:** Yeah! It's fun! But cleaning the temples is a bit...

**(Takumi is staring at his bowl.)**

**Fuujin:** And *you*?

**(Startled, he looks up to see his siblings and father staring at him.)**

**Takumi Kaze:** I-I've...um...

**Mottomo Kaze:** He does nothing with his life as always, Father.

**Fuujin:** I see. Such a shame.

**Ichiban Kaze:** Oooooh, can't wait for them to get here! This is gonna be so much fun! I haven't seen my cousins and aunts and uncles since *forever*!

**Baniti Kaze:** Ichiban! Calm yourself!

**Ichiban Kaze:** Okay, okayokayokayokay.

**(Fuujin gets up and heads to the kitchen.)**

**Fuujin:** Takumi, come here.

**(Takumi gets up from his chair and walks into the kitchen. He sees several ingredients laid out on the table.)**

**Takumi Kaze:** What is it?

**Fuujin:** Your family will be arriving in thirty minutes. I expect at least five dishes prepared by then.

**(Takumi's jaw drops.)**

**Takumi Kaze:** Th-that's impossible!

**Fuujin:** *\*crossly\** I did not *ask*, Takumi. Get started.

**(He leaves the kitchen, closing the door behind him. Takumi stares at the ingredients.)**

**Takumi Kaze:** ...well...better get started.

**(Cut to thirty minutes later. The doorbell rings, and Ichiban leaps from her seat.)**

**Ichiban Kaze:** I'll get it! I'll get it!

**(She bounds to the door, Baniti shouting that that isn't what a proper priestess does after her. Ichiban ignores her older sister, though. She opens the door to find a tall woman with long black hair with an elaborate crown, a red and gold kimono and several gold halos around her, Amaterasu the Goddess of the Sun.)**

**Ichiban Kaze:** *Konnichiwa!* I'm Kaze Ichiban! Remember me? I was 5,000 years old when we last saw each other!

**Amaterasu:** ...I suppose I do. You wouldn't've happened to have invited one Hanabi Senju, would you?

**Ichiban Kaze:** Er...yeah. Actually, she was on the list! Along with some girl called Yoruko.

**Amaterasu:** Then I must speak to this Yoruko. Explain to her who is truly right in this world.

**Ichiban Kaze:** I don't get that, but... well, Niisan is making food! You want to come in and eat?

**(Amaterasu enters and takes a seat at the table. Not a moment too soon, the doorbell rings again, and Ichiban goes to answer it.)**

**(Soon more gods begin arriving and they are shown mingling and enjoying themselves. A portal opens and Hanabi steps out of it along with her husband and daughter. Another portal opens and the Namikaze-Raakshas family arrives. Then the Nile family and last is Shinigami and her daughter. They are all in their formal kimonos.)**

**Amaterasu:** Hanabi...

**Hanabi Senju:** Mother...

**Amaterasu:** So this is your husband and daughter.

**(Noche and Yoruko quickly bow as a form of respect.)**

**Noche Severo:** Amaterasu-sama, my name is Noche Severo-Senju. I've been married to Hanabi for 15 years.

**Yoruko Senju:** It is a pleasure to finally meet you Obaa-sama.

**(Amaterasu eyes her granddaughter carefully. *She really does look like Hanabi.* She thought.)**

**Amaterasu:** Yoruko, Hanabi, I need to speak with you both.

**(The goddess leads them away to a private room.)**

**Hanabi Senju:** What is it?

**Amaterasu:** I need to show Yoruko who is really wrong in this matter.

**Hanabi Senju:** Are you still going on about this? I chose my path in life and I want my daughter to do the same as well even if she has to inherit the clan, she will still have her freedom.

**Amaterasu:** You abandoned your destiny, your rightful place.

**Hanabi Senju:** It was never my place to begin with.

**Amaterasu:** You were wrong to abandon it!

**Yoruko Senju:** No! Obaa-sama, my mother told me everything. You took everything from her so what do you want with me?

**Amaterasu:** To show you that it was foolish of your mother to leave everything behind.

**Hanabi Senju:** Then was it wrong for you to treat me that way, to take me from the only home I've ever known and to leave my father?

**(Amaterasu was taken aback by her daughter's words. She sighs, there really is no changing her mind.)**

**Amaterasu:** Very well then. But I want you to promise me this. I want amend our relationship no matter how broken it is.

**Hanabi Senju:** I want to amend it too. But I don't know, so what is it?

**Amaterasu:** To visit me every once in a while. As long as you found your happiness and can find it in your heart not to hate me, it would be more than enough.

**Hanabi Senju:** Alright. I hope we can make this better.

**Yoruko Senju:** I look forward to visiting you Obaa-sama.

**(Yoruko and Hanabi suddenly hug Amaterasu, whom smiles happily and hugs them back. Noche smiles from a distance knowing that the relationship between his family is slowly beginning to be healed.)**

**(Meanwhile, Shinigami is speaking with Mottomo.)**

**Shinigami Mikoto:** So you're Takumi's older brother?

**Mottomo Kaze:** *\*smiles\** Ah, indeed. He seems to have told you of me.

**Shinigami Mikoto:** Well, yeah. We went to school together. Hey...where is Takumi?

**Mottomo Kaze:** My younger brother volunteered to cook the meals. He has asked no one disturb him.

**Shinigami Mikoto:** Ah, I see.

**(Mottomo observes Shinigami.)**

**Mottomo Kaze:** ...you know, you *are* quite beautiful...

**Setsuna Mikoto:** Are you hitting on my mom bub? As the High Priestess of the Mitama temple she took a vow of celibacy. And I did too.

**Mottoma Kaze:** Well I didn't expect the daughter of Izanami being this pretty and with feisty little kid. I'm confused here how did you-

**Setsuna Mikoto:** I'm adopted. She's the best mom in the world.

**(Baniti overhears and walks up to them.)**

**Baniti Kaze:** I apologize, but a priestess cannot be...feisty. It is not the custom. Am I right, Ichiban?

**(Ichiban looks up from her food, startled, and nods quickly.)**

**Setsuna Mikoto;** I'm still in training. but I will take over the mantle when I'm old enough.

**Baniti Kaze:** So what are your clubs at school?

**Setsuna Mikoto:** I'm in the Traditional dance club, kendo club and aikido team.

**Baniti Kaze:** Wow. So have you ever met your grandmother- Oh yeah, she's locked up in the Dark Void.

**Shinigami Mikoto:** Yep and there is literally no where out. She was sealed away 16 years ago by me and my other friends.

**Mottomo Kaze:** I think I'm in love....So do you wanna go somewhere sometime?...

**(Setsuna prepares to draw her katanas. Reijī, meanwhile, has eaten the last of his rice. He gets up and heads to the kitchen, where Takumi is boiling water with a scowl on his face.)**

**Reijī Kaze:** Takumi, you need to make more rice.

**Takumi Kaze:** Would it kill you to use honorifics once in your life?

**Reijī Kaze:** Why should I? You're the opposite of honorable.

**(Takumi rolls his eyes.)**

**Takumi Kaze:** Look, just because I was born without wind powers doesn't mean I'm the worst person in the world. If anything, you-

**Reijī Kaze:** Blah blah blah, look, just give me my freakin' rice.

**(Impatient, he walks over to Takumi and throws the hot water in his face causing him to scream in agony. Asura quickly rushes over to him along with Arashi.)**

**Reijī Kaze:** *\*scoffs\** Gods, can I not get *anything* around here!

**(He storms out of the kitchen.)**

**Reijī Kaze:** Dad! Takumi won't give me my rice!

**Arashi Namikaze:** Takumi! Are you okay, easy there buddy.

**Asura Raakshas:** It's even worse than I thought. Babe did you bring the first aid kit?

**Arashi Namikaze:** Sorry I forgot. Let's get you to the hospital.

**Asura Raakshas:** Hopefully there's one around here.

**(Takumi, trying not to cry and trying to rub the hot water out of his eyes, stumbles out of the kitchen. Everyone stares, confused.)**

**Baniti Kaze:** ...brother, the kitchen is *that* way.

**Ichiban Kaze:** Are you feeling alright, Niisan?

**Asura Raakshas:** Someone threw hot water in his face, we're trying to get him to the hospital.

**Arashi Namikaze:** Oh wait! I have this.

**(He fishes around in his pocket and pulls out some ointment.)**

**Asura Raakshas:** Oh yeah! I forgot we carried those around.

**Ichiban Kaze:** Why?

**Arashi Namikaze:** When you have a kid who has electrokenesis and another with pyrokenesis. You get a lot of burns.

**(Arashi applies the ointment to Takumi's face and it slowly heals him.)**

**Takumi Kaze:** Thanks.

**Asura Raakshas:** No probs bruh.

**(Meanwhile with the Niles they're trying to stay clear of Susanoo since he killed Hebi's father.)**

**Arashi Namikaze:** Um...hey there, dad.

**Sunsanoo:** Who are you again?

**Arashi Namikaze:** Why did I even bother. Of course you won't remember me.