Facing the Truth
A tale of Tragedy
Kay-san: This is a story of a girl who has been throught many tragic hardships. Then she meets some people who will change
her life forever. Hope u like it!
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Mayaki was all alone. No friends, no family, no home. She wandered around Japan, acting cold-hearted and uncaring toward
everyone she came across. She had been hurt and left to die. Yet she hadnt. Why? She always wondered why. Today started
like any other day had for years and years. She woke up and started walking no where in particular, scowling at the ground
as she walked, not looking where she was going. *BAM* she bumped into someone and fell to the ground, hard. She looked up
to see a dark-haired smiling boy looking down at her(she fell down o.O) He held out his hand, and she reluctantly took it,
as she had scraped her arm up a bit. "Watch where ur going!"she growled at him. "I'm sorry, are u okay?"he said smiling at
her. "why are u so happy?!"she questined angrily. His cheerfulness was getting on her nerves at this point. His smile widened
as he answered her. "Well, it makes hard times so much easier to deal with if u dont show everyone how u feel". "Judging
from the way u act, it seems like ur life's going pretty smoothly"she responded rudley. "But u can never tell if I smile
about everything, can u?"he responded happily. "thats true i guess"she sighed. "Now, i have a questin for u"he said."Oh?and
what would it be?"she said with fake interest. "Why are u so angry?"he said kindly. "Why should i tell u?"she said, getting
angry again. "Becasue i asked kindly?".the boy said hopefully. "fine"she grunted"i was hurt when i was little, left to die
and have wandered around for years going no where in particular". The boy held out his and to her and said "i'm Soujiro".She
took his hand and shook it"Mayaki"she said.
She started walking the direction she had been headed before she bumped into Shoujiro. "Where do u think ur going?"he
asked simply. "The same place I'm always going, nowhere" she replied just as simply."I dont think so"he said, grabbing her
arm. "let me go!"she said as she struggled. "Nope"he said. "and why not?!". "Because I know someone who will take care of u
and give u a place to stay"Shoujiro smiled at her. So she walked with him. "will u let go of my arm now?"she asked."No
Shoujiro answered."why not?"Mayaki said."u could run away". "Well, could u at least loosen up a bit. who knew from lookin
that u had such a hard grip"she complained. "oh, i'm much stronger than that"he smiled. "really?"she asked. "oh yes, but i
think someone else can teach u well". "who?". "u'll find out when we get there". They walked in silence until Soujiro
lead her up to a temple.He walked through, dragging an confused Mayaki with him. A boy a bit younger then Soujiro run up.
"soujiro!"he called as his face lit up. "what brings u here?"then he noticed Mayaki."and what's with the girl?". Outraged,
Mayaki quickly slipped from Soujiro's grip and tried to attack the boy."how dare u!!"she yelled.Soujiro laughed at the two,
the boy was obviously better trained but the girl was keeping up well. Then he stepped between the two and said"thats enough
Yahiko, leave her alone". Reluctantly, the boy stepped away and stared at Soujiro. The girl still was glaring at him, but
supported a few bruises in various places. "i've been in worse fights, Soujiro, I dont need to protect me"she growled. He
simply smiled and said"we wouldnt want Kaoru and Ken to find u two fighting like this and have to rush u to Megumi's would
we?"he laughed. So did the boy. "Imagine if Sano walked in to find me beating up this girl?"he said through his giggles.
Shoujiro smiled at this and turned to Mayaki"U'll get along just fine here"he told her. "doubt it"she replied, glaring once
more at the boy, Yahiko. Suddenly a black-haired lady came running out. "Yahiko did u do ur chores?"she yelled at the boy.
"oh, hello Soujiro!!"she smiled. "Hello, who might u be?"she asked politely. Mayaki just stared at her, until a brown-haired
man came out. Sano she guessed. "Hey missy, u making dinner soon?"he asked the lady. "Yea Sano, always glad to feed a
free-loader like u"she teased. "come on Kaoru, i do some work!"he joked."Hey shoujiro, who's the girl?"he said. "Mayaki.
I bumped into her a little way from here. Literally-"at this everyone laughed. "-she needs a place to stay and I thought if
it was okay with u all..." The lady, Kaoru, brightened."Sure!"she said. Soujiro's smile widened. "u'll love it here. it may
get a little hectic, but all in all its a great place"he said."a little?"scoffed Kaoru.Soujiro laughed. "Well, i have to go,
bye!"he said as he waved and walked off. "Wait!"called Mayaki"What am I supposed to do?!"she cried."stay there! Koaru will
take care of u. i'll visit soon!"he called back. She looked after him, even after she couldnt see him anymore.
She started to walk away, when the man grabbed her arm and said"i dont think so,
missy". "let me go! let me go!"she cried as she struggled. "nope"he laughed. She aimed a punch, but missed. He laughed.
"what's so funny?"she asked, glaring. "nothing"he said innocently. "then let me go"she demanded. It was obvious he had no
such thing planned. He dragged her ito the house and sat her in a room. "there"he said, setting her down. "now stay put".
"no way, jerk"she replied coldly.He laughed. Then he walked out the door, somehow knowing she wouldnt move. a few hours later
she lay on the mat, eyes closed, wondering what she was doing here. Then the door slowly, quietly slid open. But she had
trained her eyes well. She turned her head sligtly to see who it was. Yahiko came in."Oh, i guess this is going to be ur room
now"he said. "What, did u come to finish our fight?"she asked coldly. "no"he said, looking down at the floor as he walked
toward her. "Look"he said, sitting next to her,"look, i'm sorry about before.forget about it, okay?". He looked over at her.
And to both of their surprise, she looked up at him. In her eyes he saw pain, regret, sorrow, and sadness. But she smiled
slightly at his words.
From the door, Kaoru laughed quietly to herself. They were so sweet...She opened the door and pretended to be surprised
that Yahiko was there. "oh, Yahiko!i didnt know u were in here. Well, miss Mayaki has to get settled in, so hurry out!"she
said. Reluctantly, he left the room, but turned to smile at Mayaki as he walked away. She smiled back, then turned to Kaoru.
"u should take a bath now, we can go shopping after that and get u some more clothes"she said, smiling. So Mayaki headed to
the bath room. She was half way done when she was surprised to hear the door open. She looked up to see..Yahiko? "Oh my gosh,
i'm sorry!"he said as he turned away. Both were blushing furiously as he walked out the door. When she was done, she went to
find Kaoru. "Miss Kaoru?"she called. "over here Mayaki!". "oh, there u are!"she walked in to see Kaoru and Yahiko fighting
with bokkens. "oh!"she said, amazed. "go Yahiko!"she cheered. He smiled back at her for a second, then continued his fight.
"ur getting better"commented Kaoru. "wow...i wish i could fight like that..."Mayaki sighed. "oh but u can!"cried Yahiko. "u
can take lessons from ugly over there just like me!". "really? i can?"she said. "sure!"said Kaoru,"now, lets go get some new
clothes for u!". So the girls got on their sandals and walked to the store.
Yahiko sighed and walked to his room. There was nothing to do. He lay down staring at the ceiling of his room. "so u really
like the little missy, dont u Yahiko?"said a voice. Yahiko jerked up to see Sanoske in the doorway. "no! i mean.."he started.
Sano laughed. Yahiko blushed feircly and ran out the room muttering"stuff to do. see ya later".
A tale of Tragedy
Kay-san: This is a story of a girl who has been throught many tragic hardships. Then she meets some people who will change
her life forever. Hope u like it!
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Mayaki was all alone. No friends, no family, no home. She wandered around Japan, acting cold-hearted and uncaring toward
everyone she came across. She had been hurt and left to die. Yet she hadnt. Why? She always wondered why. Today started
like any other day had for years and years. She woke up and started walking no where in particular, scowling at the ground
as she walked, not looking where she was going. *BAM* she bumped into someone and fell to the ground, hard. She looked up
to see a dark-haired smiling boy looking down at her(she fell down o.O) He held out his hand, and she reluctantly took it,
as she had scraped her arm up a bit. "Watch where ur going!"she growled at him. "I'm sorry, are u okay?"he said smiling at
her. "why are u so happy?!"she questined angrily. His cheerfulness was getting on her nerves at this point. His smile widened
as he answered her. "Well, it makes hard times so much easier to deal with if u dont show everyone how u feel". "Judging
from the way u act, it seems like ur life's going pretty smoothly"she responded rudley. "But u can never tell if I smile
about everything, can u?"he responded happily. "thats true i guess"she sighed. "Now, i have a questin for u"he said."Oh?and
what would it be?"she said with fake interest. "Why are u so angry?"he said kindly. "Why should i tell u?"she said, getting
angry again. "Becasue i asked kindly?".the boy said hopefully. "fine"she grunted"i was hurt when i was little, left to die
and have wandered around for years going no where in particular". The boy held out his and to her and said "i'm Soujiro".She
took his hand and shook it"Mayaki"she said.
She started walking the direction she had been headed before she bumped into Shoujiro. "Where do u think ur going?"he
asked simply. "The same place I'm always going, nowhere" she replied just as simply."I dont think so"he said, grabbing her
arm. "let me go!"she said as she struggled. "Nope"he said. "and why not?!". "Because I know someone who will take care of u
and give u a place to stay"Shoujiro smiled at her. So she walked with him. "will u let go of my arm now?"she asked."No
Shoujiro answered."why not?"Mayaki said."u could run away". "Well, could u at least loosen up a bit. who knew from lookin
that u had such a hard grip"she complained. "oh, i'm much stronger than that"he smiled. "really?"she asked. "oh yes, but i
think someone else can teach u well". "who?". "u'll find out when we get there". They walked in silence until Soujiro
lead her up to a temple.He walked through, dragging an confused Mayaki with him. A boy a bit younger then Soujiro run up.
"soujiro!"he called as his face lit up. "what brings u here?"then he noticed Mayaki."and what's with the girl?". Outraged,
Mayaki quickly slipped from Soujiro's grip and tried to attack the boy."how dare u!!"she yelled.Soujiro laughed at the two,
the boy was obviously better trained but the girl was keeping up well. Then he stepped between the two and said"thats enough
Yahiko, leave her alone". Reluctantly, the boy stepped away and stared at Soujiro. The girl still was glaring at him, but
supported a few bruises in various places. "i've been in worse fights, Soujiro, I dont need to protect me"she growled. He
simply smiled and said"we wouldnt want Kaoru and Ken to find u two fighting like this and have to rush u to Megumi's would
we?"he laughed. So did the boy. "Imagine if Sano walked in to find me beating up this girl?"he said through his giggles.
Shoujiro smiled at this and turned to Mayaki"U'll get along just fine here"he told her. "doubt it"she replied, glaring once
more at the boy, Yahiko. Suddenly a black-haired lady came running out. "Yahiko did u do ur chores?"she yelled at the boy.
"oh, hello Soujiro!!"she smiled. "Hello, who might u be?"she asked politely. Mayaki just stared at her, until a brown-haired
man came out. Sano she guessed. "Hey missy, u making dinner soon?"he asked the lady. "Yea Sano, always glad to feed a
free-loader like u"she teased. "come on Kaoru, i do some work!"he joked."Hey shoujiro, who's the girl?"he said. "Mayaki.
I bumped into her a little way from here. Literally-"at this everyone laughed. "-she needs a place to stay and I thought if
it was okay with u all..." The lady, Kaoru, brightened."Sure!"she said. Soujiro's smile widened. "u'll love it here. it may
get a little hectic, but all in all its a great place"he said."a little?"scoffed Kaoru.Soujiro laughed. "Well, i have to go,
bye!"he said as he waved and walked off. "Wait!"called Mayaki"What am I supposed to do?!"she cried."stay there! Koaru will
take care of u. i'll visit soon!"he called back. She looked after him, even after she couldnt see him anymore.
She started to walk away, when the man grabbed her arm and said"i dont think so,
missy". "let me go! let me go!"she cried as she struggled. "nope"he laughed. She aimed a punch, but missed. He laughed.
"what's so funny?"she asked, glaring. "nothing"he said innocently. "then let me go"she demanded. It was obvious he had no
such thing planned. He dragged her ito the house and sat her in a room. "there"he said, setting her down. "now stay put".
"no way, jerk"she replied coldly.He laughed. Then he walked out the door, somehow knowing she wouldnt move. a few hours later
she lay on the mat, eyes closed, wondering what she was doing here. Then the door slowly, quietly slid open. But she had
trained her eyes well. She turned her head sligtly to see who it was. Yahiko came in."Oh, i guess this is going to be ur room
now"he said. "What, did u come to finish our fight?"she asked coldly. "no"he said, looking down at the floor as he walked
toward her. "Look"he said, sitting next to her,"look, i'm sorry about before.forget about it, okay?". He looked over at her.
And to both of their surprise, she looked up at him. In her eyes he saw pain, regret, sorrow, and sadness. But she smiled
slightly at his words.
From the door, Kaoru laughed quietly to herself. They were so sweet...She opened the door and pretended to be surprised
that Yahiko was there. "oh, Yahiko!i didnt know u were in here. Well, miss Mayaki has to get settled in, so hurry out!"she
said. Reluctantly, he left the room, but turned to smile at Mayaki as he walked away. She smiled back, then turned to Kaoru.
"u should take a bath now, we can go shopping after that and get u some more clothes"she said, smiling. So Mayaki headed to
the bath room. She was half way done when she was surprised to hear the door open. She looked up to see..Yahiko? "Oh my gosh,
i'm sorry!"he said as he turned away. Both were blushing furiously as he walked out the door. When she was done, she went to
find Kaoru. "Miss Kaoru?"she called. "over here Mayaki!". "oh, there u are!"she walked in to see Kaoru and Yahiko fighting
with bokkens. "oh!"she said, amazed. "go Yahiko!"she cheered. He smiled back at her for a second, then continued his fight.
"ur getting better"commented Kaoru. "wow...i wish i could fight like that..."Mayaki sighed. "oh but u can!"cried Yahiko. "u
can take lessons from ugly over there just like me!". "really? i can?"she said. "sure!"said Kaoru,"now, lets go get some new
clothes for u!". So the girls got on their sandals and walked to the store.
Yahiko sighed and walked to his room. There was nothing to do. He lay down staring at the ceiling of his room. "so u really
like the little missy, dont u Yahiko?"said a voice. Yahiko jerked up to see Sanoske in the doorway. "no! i mean.."he started.
Sano laughed. Yahiko blushed feircly and ran out the room muttering"stuff to do. see ya later".