Well...here it is! This one's been bugging me ever since Lee's little incident with her batch shirt...Nuff said. Read and Enjoy!
A Bleached Fairy Tale
The sun was low in the mountains as two travelers were riding on horseback. Behind them was a burning city, obviously engulfed in war. The city they left behind was their hometown. For many, it had been both a crib, as well as a coffin. But, in their case, it won't be. Not for them…or for anyone else once it is destroyed.
Both of them then stopped when they reached the forest. Sounds of prey and predators alike can be heard from the bushes. This was not a good place to settle.
Nonetheless, Soi Fong pulled off her hood, revealing sad eyes as she looked back to the burning city, still able to hear some of the people's screams. "Yoruichi-sama…Why are we hiding in this forest while our countrymen are being slaughtered?? We are Kisuke's greatest warriors aren't we?"
Yoruichi remained silent as she pulled off her hood, looking at Soi Fong directly. Then, she looked away, and started to fumble with something in her coat.
"Yoruichi-sama, are you even lis--" Soi Fong stopped in mid-sentence as she came face to face with a bundle that was covered in a white cloth that bears the city's crest. She then moved a flap of cloth, revealing a two-month old infant with a small mat of orange hair. "Kisuke's…"
"…kid. Yep, he sent us away with this little one so that she can be saved. And, as you've said, since we are the city's greatest warriors, we are the best protection from enemies." Yoruichi finished the sentence, taking the little one in her arms.
"What's the plan, then?"
"Simple. We live normal. Act normal. And, of course, raise this one normally."
"Sounds a little too normal…" Soi Fong shook her head. As warriors, both of them were practically made to fight. But, a life with a child, a cottage and never-ending peace is such a foreign idea.
"The more normal, the less suspicion people get that she is actually a monarch." Yoruichi shrugged.
"Now let's go or the enemy will catch up--" Yoruichi said as she grabbed her horse's reins, then stopping when she and Soi Fong heard a strange noise in the bushes.
Both women then got off their horses. Yoruichi put back the infant she was carrying in the pack slung across her shoulder. Soi Fong drew out a very sharp dagger as she quickly moved the shrub out of the way…
"Huh?"…which revealed another bundle in a blood-soaked blanket. Yoruichi raised an eyebrow.
"Is it…dead?" Soi Fong said cautiously, poking the bundle, which stirred.
"Apparently not…but, look." Yoruichi pointed. Not far away from them were the remains of a charred cottage.
"Isn't this the refuge center?" They had both heard of this place. It is here that the people, citizens and warriors alike, from other cities, usually from a destroyed city or one that's been recently involved in war, settle down and formed a small community, abiding the nearby government's rules.
"Everyone must have been killed in this slaughter. It was probably the invaders of the present enemy. But, look at this…" Yoruichi then removed the bloody blanket, revealing yet another baby, but this one was about a month and a half old.
"This mark is…the Arisawa Clan of Notrok?" Soi Fong said, tracing the marks that were on the child's chest and stomach. The said clan was well-known, more for their assassin clan members in the first line of offense and sabotage rather than for their valiant descendants as the powerful defenders of Notrok, which was now a pile of rubble in the north. They had been attacked by another enemy city, the very same one that's ravishing Yoruichi and Soi Fong's home. The clan members were rumored to have been the last one standing on Notrok's side, damaging about more than 40 percent of the enemy's assets. But once the city was captured, every member in the clan was ordered to be executed, and the city was soon burned down afterwards. But, it looks as though this infant's parents had escaped and came here.
"Looks like we've got a legacy of fighters on our hands." Yoruichi smiled, happy that there still exists at least one successor for the very great bloodline. She had encountered one of them during one of her ambassador tasks. And let's just say that under the assassin armor and the infamous reputation lie fun-loving people that would do anything for their country.
"So….what do we do?" Soi Fong asked, earning a look from Yoruichi, the type of look a mother gets when her kid finds something cute, cuddly, and moving. "Oh no…"
"Oh yes. Besides, we might need this little one. We'll train him to be a fighter, you know? To guard Kisuke's little 'hime when we're not around." Yoruichi smirked as Soi Fong picked up the infant, who had just woken up, and brought it closer to Yoruichi.
"Now…how about a name? Hmm…" Yoruichi examined the child's body, tracing the patterns that were on the child's chest. She ran a finger through the intricate logo of the Arisawa clan, making the baby squirm as it was an extremely tickle-sensitive spot. She then proceeded to the little one's stomach, finding a mark which resembles a serpent shaped like a crescent, the child's personal mark. "How about Tatsuki then?"
"Errr…Yoruichi-sama…"
"I guess it sounds perfect. I mean, what else can we call a boy of the Arisawa Clan? This one's probably going to grow tall, like the ones I saw running around and fighting in the clan building." Yoruichi smiled, extremely proud of herself that she had thought of a suitable name.
"Yoruichi-sama…"
"Perfect! Now I can train you and then you'll be fit to protect Kisuke's kid in--"
"Yoruichi-sama!!" Soi Fong almost yelled.
"Hmm? What is it?" Yoruichi asked, a little annoyed that she was disturbed when she was planning training schedules.
"Err…Just look." Soi Fong said, handing the child over to her violet-haired companion.
"What's wrong? Did he--" Yoruichi's eyes widened. "Ok…did she wet the blanket?"
"Do you have to ask that?"
"No. Let's go. Which one are you going to take?" Yoruichi asked, regaining her composure.
"I'll take the other one, since she's asleep." Soi Fong replied as she stuck out her tongue, taking the Yoruichi's bag and the baby in it. The two women then got on their horses, and rode off in search of a nice quiet place to settle down.
Ok….So, how was it? Tell me if I wrote/typed anything wrong. Also, tell me if I should go on with this...?