I don't own RC9GN. I'm just a kid with an imagination and a computer.

-Norrisville, North America...Nigatsu 5, 1213-

It was a beautiful morning, the first of haru. The frigid winds of fuyu had been forgotten as the warm sun gave a feeling of joy to the land. The birds were chirping happy tunes and many types of flowers covered the landscape. I had a wondrous view of the land from upon a hill and under a blossom tree. I sat in a lotus position and absorbed the fresh air's invigorating properties. I was meditating, relaxing.

At the same time I was admiring the lovely landscape I'd found myself in. Now, many would find this hard to do with their eyes closed. I however, could sense everything with ease. I could observe everything from the birds gliding overhead, to the villagers setting up today's farm's market along main street. I could even sense my trusted squire and friend Plop Plop, as he jogged towards me.

"*Gasp* Finally, *Huh* found *Wheeze* You." And with that, my friend collapsed onto the soft ground in front of me to catch his breath.

I lazily opened an eye. Next to me lay my friend wearing his usual attire of an orange, then blue robe that was long enough to cover his feet. Around is waist was his usual dark blue senninbari with golden designs. On his top of his head's dark brown hair was a blue hat that traditional worn by the advisers of the Japanese emperor. In short, he was over dressed considering that we lived in a small village. But I was use to him doing this and by now I'd completely given up on convincing him to wear more sensible clothing.

I was wearing clothes better suited for the sunny and warm weather. I was wearing a black tunic underneath a red robe with black and white bordering that went down to a bit below my waist. It was held in place by a plain white senninbari. I also wore long black pants and had part of my lower legs wrapped in fabric wraps. On my feet I wore sandals composed of woven reeds. My light brown hair that was tinted a slight green was held up in a high masculine ponytail.

A much more sensible outfit. And from what I had observed it also seemed to be a lot more comfortable.

After several minutes Plop Plop had finally recovered enough from running around trying to find me to tell me why he'd been looking for me in the first place.

"Shin, the "project" is complete. I've gotten information that "He" is hiding near the village, but it's unclear where exactly." I nodded as Plop Plop finished his report.

"Good. Finally the terror he began can begin to start to end now." I stood up and began walking back towards the village. "Come, we must return to the village as to make final preparations."

I began to walk down the hill, Plop Plop ambled behind me. I paused after a minute to allow my friend to catch up, as he was quite a ways behind. While waiting I gazed around at the flowers, and suddenly spotted a large pink cheery blossom floating in the wind. I carefully caught it as to keep the bloom in-tact, and tucked in into my robe next to a red and black piece of cloth.

The village of Norrisville was busy, or as busy as a small village could get. It was farmers market day, so stalls sat all along the main road. Vendors from outside the village sat, trying to peddle their goods to the townspeople.

People were also outdoors and simply enjoying the pleasant weather. Some were chatting by the village's large fish shrine. Others were playing at Ye Old Amusement Pit. Any activity you could think of, someone was probably doing it.

No one really seemed to notice the two young men walking through town. To them, there was nothing special about the two. Only one person seemed to acknowledge the two's existence. A red headed young lady to be exact.

"Konnichiwa Shin, Konnichiwa Plop Plop!" The girl, who was wearing a simple pink and white silk dress, greeted cheerfully as the two walked past the carp statue. The girl had been behind the statue, so her sudden appearance startled the shorter male. The taller kept walking unfazed, a look of determination on his face.

"Oh, sorry for scaring you Plop Plop."

"What!? I wasn't scared!" Plop Plop defended.

"Then why did you jump?" The girl teased.

"No! it must have just been a strong fuyu breeze. There were some pretty strong winter storms this year after all."

"Silly Plop Plop, today is the first day of spring." The girl giggled while Plop Plop rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. What do you want Amy?" Plop Plop asked rudely.

Plop Plop's tone suddenly snapped Shin out of his trance like state and back into reality. He stopped and turned to face Plop Plop who had practically run into him. Bending down to his height Shin began to speak in an aggravated tone.

"That is not how one speaks to a lady Plop Plop, especially if that lady is my Aimi-Chan. You are going to apologize to her and never speak that way to her again. Do I make myself clear?" Plop Plop crossed his arms, mumbled an apology, and walked off.

Shin straightened up and took a deep breath. He faced his girlfriend and extended a hand to her. She took it and they walked off.

The couple arrived in an enclosed meadow clearing surrounded by tall trees. A river ran along the side farthest from them, smooth rocks lay on its bank. They walked over and sat in silence. The girl was happily enjoying the pleasant day, and was glad to be spending time with her boyfriend. The male however was thinking about more serious things, a grim truth that seemed to suck any and all joy out of him.

"Its such a nice day Shinobu-Chan. Don't you agree?" Amy smiled brightly, only to notice a grim look on her love's face. "Is something wrong?"

Shin glanced at his girlfriend, before looking back at the carp swimming in the river. "I'm fine Aimi-Chan." He reached down and grabbed a pebble from the bank.

Amy pouted. Shin skipped the stone on the water, causing some of the fish to scatter. They continued like this in silence for a few minutes.

"You aren't a very good liar you know. At least not around me." Shin turned to look at Amy and smiled a little.

"Of course I'm not. I always get too many butterflies around you. But then again, who wouldn't get butterflies around a flower as lovely as thee." Amy giggled in delight at her boyfriend's flirting. Shin then carefully reached into his robe and pulled out a pink blossom. He placed it lightly in his love's red hair and sat back to admire her beautiful radiance.

"Your words are as sweet as honey, but I have the sneaking suspicion that something is worrying you." Amy reached into Shin's robe and pulled out a black and red cloth-like mask. "Perhaps something to do with your ninja duties?" Amy playfully waggled the mask in front of his face.

Shin rolled his eyes and easily plucked the mask from Amy's hand. "I can never get anything past you can I?" Shin sighed in defeat. "Alright, I'm just nervous about my final fight with the Sorcerer." Shin looked over to his girlfriend's face and noticed it had changed from one of calm serenity to one of alarm.

"Y-your final fight? You mean that the trap is set?" Shin nodded. "But you can't possibly be ready yet! Don't you still have more training to go through? What if your not strong enough to stop him! What if he escapes! What if you..." Amy stopped and began to tear up at the very thought of her love following the same fate of his brothers.

"Plop Plop and I have prepared for the worst already. At this point we can only hope for the best." Shin silently stared down at his feet.

Amy suddenly pulled closer to Shin and began sobbing into his shoulder. Shin took a second to register the embrace, before hugging her back and lightly petting her head to comfort her.

"Pr-promise me Shinobu-Chan. Promise me that you won't d-d.." Amy gasped a request through tears, only for it to be drowned out in her sobbing.

Shin silently sat embracing his lover. He was trying to find the right words. She needed reassures, but a false promise could only upset her further. He finally settled with, "I'll try", and sat with her for what felt like hours.

...

After Amy finally calmed down Shin walked her to her home at the town's tailor shop. Once outside of her family's business and house. He gave her a light kiss on top of her head and departed to his home.

Shin only had a little ways to walk. He lived with his Uncle on the top floor of the town's postal building.

Shin's Uncle was a tall man with an orange mustache and a large 'cowboy hat' as it was called. He usually wore green and beige robes. Everyone usually just referred to Shin's Uncle as 'The Messenger', because it was his job to transport deliveries and messages around Norrisville. He was so good at getting anything just about anywhere at a moment's notice, that to some of the villagers he seemed to be literally everywhere at once. That was how he was able to also acquire the nickname of 'The Creep' from those who would notice him making deliveries and creeping around.

Once Shin arrived, took of his shoes, and greeted his Uncle he was able to go up stairs and make himself some dinner.

Shinobu "Shin" Norisu had been living in Norrisville for the past ten years after travelling with his eight older brothers for a while. They had taken on the task of defeating the world's evil's once and for all after the Sorcerer had brought about their father's death.

Soon after arriving in a village in what was known as North America, they had encountered a powerful bird demon known as the Tengu. After discovering the demon's source of power(feathers) and imprisoning it in the Eye of Eternity, the villager's had chosen to rename the village for it's savior's.

The Sorcerer had chosen to stay near the village in hopes of stealing the 'Tengu Stone' and giving himself unlimited power. Five of the Norisu left to hunt down and defeat the Sorcerer, while the other four remained in the village to defend it and begin work on a fail safe.

Shin being the youngest at 18 was the least serious, trained or disciplined of his brothers. He ignored certain teachings from his brothers and father, such as 'Friendship is a weight the ninja can not carry'. He was soon friends with Plop Plop, the son of one of the emperor's advisers who had been sent to Norrisville to help found the village in the new land. He had also begun to attract the attention of a girl named Aimi "Amy" Wakahisa.

That was all before his eldest brother's death in the fight against the Sorcerer. Soon afterwards Shin began to take his families teachings more seriously. He accidentally revealed his identity as one of the ninja to Plop Plop, and he was soon also receiving guidance from his best friend.

Amy was very persistent and discovered Shin's secret around the time he was 21. They had been simply acquaintances up until then because Shin feared for his crush's safety. After Amy figured out his secret though, they began hanging out more and around a year later they began dating.

When Shin was 23 he was the last of the Norisu Nine. His Uncle would teach him ninja techniques in his spare time. His skills had greatly improved since first arriving in Norrisville, and when he was 24 Shin was able to face both the Sorcerer and Sorceress. He succeed in banishing the Sorceress to the land of shadows.

For the past four years since then he had been working on his plan and finishing the fail safe trap. Now at age 28 and the trap completed, it was finally time to end the terror caused by the Sorcerer. Nothing could possibly ruin his plan.

This is my first RC9GN Fan fiction so please review. Credit for the cover photo goes to arrival-layne on Deviant Art.

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