So No Ichi: Nani O Sagashite?
Four hundred years ago:
"Nii-sama!"
Kurei turned his head around and smiled at the tall lanky spiky haired boy. It had been four years since Kaoru Koganei followed him back using the Hokage's secret skill, the "jikuryuri". He was very touched when the boy decided to follow him and be brothers for all their lives. Now, Koganei had grown from a pesky teenager of thirteen to a mischievous youth of seventeen, but his behaviour never changed.
" What's up Kaoru-chan?" Kurei teased.
" Nii-sama! Don't use 'chan' behind my name!" Kaoru frowned with mock indignance.
" Hey, just teasing!" Kurei smiled.
" I know. *sigh* Oh yeah!" Koganei piped up, " Nii-sama, can you do me a favour?"
Kurei stared and him and sighed. " What do you want now? If its to borrow any particular amount of money to buy anything, the answer is no, being the head of the Hokages, you know that I cannot be so irresponsible as to keep lending you money for fun. If its wanting me to spar with you, no thank you, I currently have a whole pile of work," Kurei paused and waved at the stack of papers in front of him. " And if its wanting me to go try figuring out that silly rubix cube of yours, then no, I've got better things to waste my time and brains on and if its."
" Okay, okay!" Koganei said with his head full of sweatdrops, " I didn't know I asked for that many favours already."
" You did." Kurei said with mock exasperation.
" Well, " Koaganei drawled, " but this is different."
" How much?" Kurei lifted an eyebrow.
" I." Koganei started but was cut off when someone shouted loudly, " KUREI- SAMA!!"
" What's wrong Ishizu?" Kurei asked the ninja who shouted.
" There is a messenger from the abodes of Tenjiu. They have something to ask of us."
" Tenjiu?" Kurei asked with a frown. "How did they know of us?"
" Boku mo wakarimasen, Kurei-sama, but, they say its important."
" . . ."
" Why don't I go and meet them, nii-sama?" Kaoru asked.
"Iie, I'll go myself, you just stay here or go for practice." Kurei answered with a frown.
"Demo, nii-san!" Kaoru protested.
" Just stay for a while, I'll be back soon. Besides, I don't think you'll like the talks we're going to have." Kurei said dryly.
" Yeah, you're right." Kaoru said with a slow grin. "I'll just stay here and play with this," Kaoru produced a wooden rubix cube, " and wait."
" Good." Kurei smiled and ruffled the top of Koganei's spiky head before turning to Ishizu and saying, " Ikuzo."
"Hai, Kurei-sama." The ninja said with a bow and followed Kurei as he swept out of the room.
" Boku wa kodomo ja nai!" Koganei shouted waving a fist in mock anger. Then laughing at the way Kurei still treated him as a little boy, Koganei walked to the training grounds to continue practice on his Kougan Anki.
An hour later, Kurei walked into the training grounds with a deep frown. " Koganei, watashi wa issho."
" Why, miss me?" Koganei said with a wide grin, which slowly faded when he realized Kurei was serious. " Okay, give me a minute to change."
" Hayaku." Kurei said. " Have yourself down at my room ten minutes later."
" Wakarimasu." Koganei said and when Kurei wasn't looking, he made a face at Kurei's fading back.
On his way down to Kurei's room, Koganei fiddled with his robe as he thought with a frown, What's happened? Upon reaching it, Koganei, rapped on one of the sliding doors.
" Hurry up and get in." Kurei said with irritation.
" Okay, don't get so worked up," Koganei said as he stepped into the room.
" I need you to help me with preparations. We're fighting a battle in two days."
" What??!" Koganei shouted.
" Don't shout so loudly, you're deafening me. Yes, and get that silly look off your face." Kurei said with a frown at Koganei who was staring at Kurei with eyes bulged and mouth hanging wide open.
Regaining his composure, Koganei said, " Why do we have to fight a battle all of a sudden?"
" Its to return a favour to someone." Kurei said while busy ticking off things from a piece of paper. Realizing that Koganei didn't get it, Kurei sighed and put down his pen. " We're to return the favour by assisting in a battle."
" Oh." Koganei said thoughtfully, " ja, what do I have to do?"
" Nothing much, except go to the stores to make sure they manage the supply of foods well, see to it that everyone is prepared, assign the suitable madougus to those who would make the best use of it, and, yup, that's the end of it." Kurei said and looked up smiling expectedly.
Koganei, with a thick black shadow hanging over his head muttered with a sweatdrop, " That's a lot."
" What's it you said?" Kurei said as he looked up from his work.
" Metsuni, eh, heh heh heh." Koganei looked up with a forced smile.
" Okay, then go and prepare." Kurei said as he resumed his work.
" Oh right," Koganei said with a wide smile as he parted the sliding doors.
" What?" Kurei said not looking up.
" I get to finally use my Kougan Anki, right?"
Kurei stopped writing. He hadn't let Koganei use his Kougan Anki during battles for safety purposes. Now, looking up at the expectant face of his younger brother, he sighed, " Right."
As he saw Koganei happily skip out of his room, Kurei thought, Oh boy, this decision had better be good.
Two days later, the Hokage ninjas went to Tenjiu. Among all the ninjas, Kaoru Koganei was the only one who wore a big smile on his face. He hadn't been fighting for real since the last time at Sodom, just sparring with Kurei, and he was bored of it. First, they met up with the royals at Tenjiu and the trading of greetings made Koganei very bored. The only reason why he didn't nod off, was that Kurei threatened to flame him if he did. Finally, Koganei heard the unmistakable sound of a large army coming near Tenjiu. With raised feelings, Koganei stood beside Kurei in the front line waiting impatiently for the other army to arrive.
When the first of the enemy could be seen, Kurei gave the order and together with the army of Tenjiu, they charged towards the enemy soldiers. Koganei, with excited feelings jumped high up into the air and started using the Kougan Anki's second form, 'Ryu' to pull riders off their horses. Just when he was just getting into the mood of seeing the riders fall from their steads, he heard the sound of a kunai coming towards his back. Turning, Koganei, used his Kougan Anki's first form to hit the kunai aside. It was then when he caught sight of a man in the attire of a different ninja clan smiling wickedly at him. " Come," the guy said, his grin growing wider, " if you dare," and ran off into the deeper part of the forests.
Seeing that Kurei and the other ninjas were on the winning side and feeling curious, Koganei followed the man. It wasn't long before he arrived at a clearing. Looking around, Koganei saw no one. "Where could he have gone?" Koganei muttered scratching his head. No sooner had he said that when he felt the presence of many people around him. Souka, he thought, it was a trap huh.
"Hn." Koganei smiled. " Come out."
At once, Koganei noticed that there were at least fourteen figures surrounding him in a circle. They were all wearing the same attire as the guy who had led him here. He calculated that he wouldn't need more than and hour to finish them off, and he was right. Just when he was wiping the sweat off his forehead with satisfaction, he heard a laugh that spread all over the clearing.
" Dare ga," Koganei said, gripping his Kougan Anki.
" Nice power and quick hands, exactly right for the Kougan Anki."
Koganei turned his head towards the voice and saw a man fully in black.
" Do I know you?" Koganei asked.
The person seemed to have not heard him as he continued, "but too bad. .. . "
" Hey, can you hear me?" Koganei said with a frown.
" Goodbye." The person said with a slight smile.
" Huh?" Koganei said, question marks forming around his head. Then his eyes widened and he used his right arm to shield his eyes as a bright white blue light enveloped him. The only thing he could think of with disbelief was, kore wa. . . JIKURYURI??!! And he blacked out.
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" Fuuko nee-chan! Hayaku okiru! I'm going to be late for school!" Morikawa Ganko shook the purple-haired person.
" Mmm, go away and let me sleep." Fuuko snuggled deeper into her pillows. Suddenly, Ganko heard the doorbell ring. Rushing down the stairs, Ganko opened the door to reveal two bishounens, one with long purple hair and the other with long silver hair.
" Is Fuuko awake yet?" Raiha asked, smiling pleasantly.
" Iia," Ganko shook her head. " If she doesn't wake up soon, I'm gonna be late for school."
" Mikagami," Raiha said as he turned to Tokiya with a smile.
" Don't worry, I'll make sure that pig gets up." Tokiya with a smile as he went into the house.
" Mikagami nii-chan has changed a lot huh?" Ganko said with a smile.
" Yup. How bout I send you to school?" Raiha offered.
" No problem, as long as I get there. But would Mikagami nii-chan be able to wake Fuuko nee-chan?"
" Don't worry, as Fuuko's boyfriend, Mikagami would have a special way to get her to wake up."
" Souka. Okay, we'd better leave." Ganko said picking up her school bag.
In the car, Raiha started, " So, why do you have to pick a school so far away from home?"
" It's a better school than any around here." Ganko said staring out of the window. There was silence for a while before Ganko said, " Raiha nii-san, do you still miss Kurei nii-san and Koganei?"
" You've asked me that question for the hundredth time in four years." Raiha smiled. " But yes, I still miss them. Koganei was my best student and Kurei-sama was well, the person I admired and still continue to admire throughout my life."
" Souka...." Ganko said as she continued to stare out of the window. Suddenly, she noticed in a nearby forest, there was suddenly a flash of light.
" Raiha nii-san!" Ganko shouted, " Did you see that?"
" Aa," Raiha said frowning. Turning his car to the side of the road, he stopped the car. " Let's find out shall we?"
" Hai." Ganko said as she followed Raiha into the forest. As they neared the place Ganko saw the light, they noticed something on the ground.
" What's that?" Ganko asked as they ran closer.
" Hito." Raiha said with a deep frown.
" Nani!" Ganko said, " let's go and see if we can help." Kneeling down next to the person who was lying face down, Ganko turned the person around. She blushed when she saw the handsome face that came into her view, but it immediately disappeared when she took note of the midieval clothing, the spiky brown hair and golden cross around the person's neck.
" Masaka. .. ." Ganko said as she looked up at Raiha whose shocked look confirmed her suspicions. " KOGANEI??!?!"
******
Koganei felt as if he was falling deeper and deeper into an endless pit. Then, he heard a voice pierce through his unconciousness and he slowly opened his eyes. His fuzzy vision took in a golden haired beautiful girl. Whispering, he said, " Am I dead?"
******
"He's awake!" Ganko said with a smile as she saw Koganei's eyes open.
" Koganei, do you remember me, do you remember us?" Ganko said with a smile as Raiha kneeled down next to Ganko so that Koganei could see them both.
Blinking, Koganei sat up. Looking at Ganko, Koganei frowned and said, " Who are you? I don't believe we know each other."
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Author's notes: Haha, with some writer's block doing 'Damn Sun" I decided to do a Koganei/Ganko pairing for the fun of it. I don't really know if its considered lame, but this was a sudden idea and I just had to write it down.
Translations:
So No Ichi: Chapter One
Nani O Sagashite: What are you finding for
Nii-sama: Big brother
Jikuryuri: Sacred skill of the Hokages
Boku mo wakarimasen: I also don't know (Boku can only be used by males.)
Iie or Iia: No
Demo: But
Ikuzo: Let's go
Boku wa kodomo ja nai: I'm not a kid
Watashi wa issho: Come with me.
Hayaku: Hurry up
Wakarimasu: I understand
Kunais: Something like darts
Souka: Oh
Kore wa: This is
Hayaku okiru: Hurry up and wake up
Bishounen: Cute looking guys
Nee-chan: Big sister
Aa: Yup
Hai: Yes
Hito: Person
Nani: What
Masaka: No way.
Thanks a lot and I hope whoever who reads this reviews. And no flames please. ^-^
Four hundred years ago:
"Nii-sama!"
Kurei turned his head around and smiled at the tall lanky spiky haired boy. It had been four years since Kaoru Koganei followed him back using the Hokage's secret skill, the "jikuryuri". He was very touched when the boy decided to follow him and be brothers for all their lives. Now, Koganei had grown from a pesky teenager of thirteen to a mischievous youth of seventeen, but his behaviour never changed.
" What's up Kaoru-chan?" Kurei teased.
" Nii-sama! Don't use 'chan' behind my name!" Kaoru frowned with mock indignance.
" Hey, just teasing!" Kurei smiled.
" I know. *sigh* Oh yeah!" Koganei piped up, " Nii-sama, can you do me a favour?"
Kurei stared and him and sighed. " What do you want now? If its to borrow any particular amount of money to buy anything, the answer is no, being the head of the Hokages, you know that I cannot be so irresponsible as to keep lending you money for fun. If its wanting me to spar with you, no thank you, I currently have a whole pile of work," Kurei paused and waved at the stack of papers in front of him. " And if its wanting me to go try figuring out that silly rubix cube of yours, then no, I've got better things to waste my time and brains on and if its."
" Okay, okay!" Koganei said with his head full of sweatdrops, " I didn't know I asked for that many favours already."
" You did." Kurei said with mock exasperation.
" Well, " Koaganei drawled, " but this is different."
" How much?" Kurei lifted an eyebrow.
" I." Koganei started but was cut off when someone shouted loudly, " KUREI- SAMA!!"
" What's wrong Ishizu?" Kurei asked the ninja who shouted.
" There is a messenger from the abodes of Tenjiu. They have something to ask of us."
" Tenjiu?" Kurei asked with a frown. "How did they know of us?"
" Boku mo wakarimasen, Kurei-sama, but, they say its important."
" . . ."
" Why don't I go and meet them, nii-sama?" Kaoru asked.
"Iie, I'll go myself, you just stay here or go for practice." Kurei answered with a frown.
"Demo, nii-san!" Kaoru protested.
" Just stay for a while, I'll be back soon. Besides, I don't think you'll like the talks we're going to have." Kurei said dryly.
" Yeah, you're right." Kaoru said with a slow grin. "I'll just stay here and play with this," Kaoru produced a wooden rubix cube, " and wait."
" Good." Kurei smiled and ruffled the top of Koganei's spiky head before turning to Ishizu and saying, " Ikuzo."
"Hai, Kurei-sama." The ninja said with a bow and followed Kurei as he swept out of the room.
" Boku wa kodomo ja nai!" Koganei shouted waving a fist in mock anger. Then laughing at the way Kurei still treated him as a little boy, Koganei walked to the training grounds to continue practice on his Kougan Anki.
An hour later, Kurei walked into the training grounds with a deep frown. " Koganei, watashi wa issho."
" Why, miss me?" Koganei said with a wide grin, which slowly faded when he realized Kurei was serious. " Okay, give me a minute to change."
" Hayaku." Kurei said. " Have yourself down at my room ten minutes later."
" Wakarimasu." Koganei said and when Kurei wasn't looking, he made a face at Kurei's fading back.
On his way down to Kurei's room, Koganei fiddled with his robe as he thought with a frown, What's happened? Upon reaching it, Koganei, rapped on one of the sliding doors.
" Hurry up and get in." Kurei said with irritation.
" Okay, don't get so worked up," Koganei said as he stepped into the room.
" I need you to help me with preparations. We're fighting a battle in two days."
" What??!" Koganei shouted.
" Don't shout so loudly, you're deafening me. Yes, and get that silly look off your face." Kurei said with a frown at Koganei who was staring at Kurei with eyes bulged and mouth hanging wide open.
Regaining his composure, Koganei said, " Why do we have to fight a battle all of a sudden?"
" Its to return a favour to someone." Kurei said while busy ticking off things from a piece of paper. Realizing that Koganei didn't get it, Kurei sighed and put down his pen. " We're to return the favour by assisting in a battle."
" Oh." Koganei said thoughtfully, " ja, what do I have to do?"
" Nothing much, except go to the stores to make sure they manage the supply of foods well, see to it that everyone is prepared, assign the suitable madougus to those who would make the best use of it, and, yup, that's the end of it." Kurei said and looked up smiling expectedly.
Koganei, with a thick black shadow hanging over his head muttered with a sweatdrop, " That's a lot."
" What's it you said?" Kurei said as he looked up from his work.
" Metsuni, eh, heh heh heh." Koganei looked up with a forced smile.
" Okay, then go and prepare." Kurei said as he resumed his work.
" Oh right," Koganei said with a wide smile as he parted the sliding doors.
" What?" Kurei said not looking up.
" I get to finally use my Kougan Anki, right?"
Kurei stopped writing. He hadn't let Koganei use his Kougan Anki during battles for safety purposes. Now, looking up at the expectant face of his younger brother, he sighed, " Right."
As he saw Koganei happily skip out of his room, Kurei thought, Oh boy, this decision had better be good.
Two days later, the Hokage ninjas went to Tenjiu. Among all the ninjas, Kaoru Koganei was the only one who wore a big smile on his face. He hadn't been fighting for real since the last time at Sodom, just sparring with Kurei, and he was bored of it. First, they met up with the royals at Tenjiu and the trading of greetings made Koganei very bored. The only reason why he didn't nod off, was that Kurei threatened to flame him if he did. Finally, Koganei heard the unmistakable sound of a large army coming near Tenjiu. With raised feelings, Koganei stood beside Kurei in the front line waiting impatiently for the other army to arrive.
When the first of the enemy could be seen, Kurei gave the order and together with the army of Tenjiu, they charged towards the enemy soldiers. Koganei, with excited feelings jumped high up into the air and started using the Kougan Anki's second form, 'Ryu' to pull riders off their horses. Just when he was just getting into the mood of seeing the riders fall from their steads, he heard the sound of a kunai coming towards his back. Turning, Koganei, used his Kougan Anki's first form to hit the kunai aside. It was then when he caught sight of a man in the attire of a different ninja clan smiling wickedly at him. " Come," the guy said, his grin growing wider, " if you dare," and ran off into the deeper part of the forests.
Seeing that Kurei and the other ninjas were on the winning side and feeling curious, Koganei followed the man. It wasn't long before he arrived at a clearing. Looking around, Koganei saw no one. "Where could he have gone?" Koganei muttered scratching his head. No sooner had he said that when he felt the presence of many people around him. Souka, he thought, it was a trap huh.
"Hn." Koganei smiled. " Come out."
At once, Koganei noticed that there were at least fourteen figures surrounding him in a circle. They were all wearing the same attire as the guy who had led him here. He calculated that he wouldn't need more than and hour to finish them off, and he was right. Just when he was wiping the sweat off his forehead with satisfaction, he heard a laugh that spread all over the clearing.
" Dare ga," Koganei said, gripping his Kougan Anki.
" Nice power and quick hands, exactly right for the Kougan Anki."
Koganei turned his head towards the voice and saw a man fully in black.
" Do I know you?" Koganei asked.
The person seemed to have not heard him as he continued, "but too bad. .. . "
" Hey, can you hear me?" Koganei said with a frown.
" Goodbye." The person said with a slight smile.
" Huh?" Koganei said, question marks forming around his head. Then his eyes widened and he used his right arm to shield his eyes as a bright white blue light enveloped him. The only thing he could think of with disbelief was, kore wa. . . JIKURYURI??!! And he blacked out.
*********
" Fuuko nee-chan! Hayaku okiru! I'm going to be late for school!" Morikawa Ganko shook the purple-haired person.
" Mmm, go away and let me sleep." Fuuko snuggled deeper into her pillows. Suddenly, Ganko heard the doorbell ring. Rushing down the stairs, Ganko opened the door to reveal two bishounens, one with long purple hair and the other with long silver hair.
" Is Fuuko awake yet?" Raiha asked, smiling pleasantly.
" Iia," Ganko shook her head. " If she doesn't wake up soon, I'm gonna be late for school."
" Mikagami," Raiha said as he turned to Tokiya with a smile.
" Don't worry, I'll make sure that pig gets up." Tokiya with a smile as he went into the house.
" Mikagami nii-chan has changed a lot huh?" Ganko said with a smile.
" Yup. How bout I send you to school?" Raiha offered.
" No problem, as long as I get there. But would Mikagami nii-chan be able to wake Fuuko nee-chan?"
" Don't worry, as Fuuko's boyfriend, Mikagami would have a special way to get her to wake up."
" Souka. Okay, we'd better leave." Ganko said picking up her school bag.
In the car, Raiha started, " So, why do you have to pick a school so far away from home?"
" It's a better school than any around here." Ganko said staring out of the window. There was silence for a while before Ganko said, " Raiha nii-san, do you still miss Kurei nii-san and Koganei?"
" You've asked me that question for the hundredth time in four years." Raiha smiled. " But yes, I still miss them. Koganei was my best student and Kurei-sama was well, the person I admired and still continue to admire throughout my life."
" Souka...." Ganko said as she continued to stare out of the window. Suddenly, she noticed in a nearby forest, there was suddenly a flash of light.
" Raiha nii-san!" Ganko shouted, " Did you see that?"
" Aa," Raiha said frowning. Turning his car to the side of the road, he stopped the car. " Let's find out shall we?"
" Hai." Ganko said as she followed Raiha into the forest. As they neared the place Ganko saw the light, they noticed something on the ground.
" What's that?" Ganko asked as they ran closer.
" Hito." Raiha said with a deep frown.
" Nani!" Ganko said, " let's go and see if we can help." Kneeling down next to the person who was lying face down, Ganko turned the person around. She blushed when she saw the handsome face that came into her view, but it immediately disappeared when she took note of the midieval clothing, the spiky brown hair and golden cross around the person's neck.
" Masaka. .. ." Ganko said as she looked up at Raiha whose shocked look confirmed her suspicions. " KOGANEI??!?!"
******
Koganei felt as if he was falling deeper and deeper into an endless pit. Then, he heard a voice pierce through his unconciousness and he slowly opened his eyes. His fuzzy vision took in a golden haired beautiful girl. Whispering, he said, " Am I dead?"
******
"He's awake!" Ganko said with a smile as she saw Koganei's eyes open.
" Koganei, do you remember me, do you remember us?" Ganko said with a smile as Raiha kneeled down next to Ganko so that Koganei could see them both.
Blinking, Koganei sat up. Looking at Ganko, Koganei frowned and said, " Who are you? I don't believe we know each other."
******
Author's notes: Haha, with some writer's block doing 'Damn Sun" I decided to do a Koganei/Ganko pairing for the fun of it. I don't really know if its considered lame, but this was a sudden idea and I just had to write it down.
Translations:
So No Ichi: Chapter One
Nani O Sagashite: What are you finding for
Nii-sama: Big brother
Jikuryuri: Sacred skill of the Hokages
Boku mo wakarimasen: I also don't know (Boku can only be used by males.)
Iie or Iia: No
Demo: But
Ikuzo: Let's go
Boku wa kodomo ja nai: I'm not a kid
Watashi wa issho: Come with me.
Hayaku: Hurry up
Wakarimasu: I understand
Kunais: Something like darts
Souka: Oh
Kore wa: This is
Hayaku okiru: Hurry up and wake up
Bishounen: Cute looking guys
Nee-chan: Big sister
Aa: Yup
Hai: Yes
Hito: Person
Nani: What
Masaka: No way.
Thanks a lot and I hope whoever who reads this reviews. And no flames please. ^-^
