AWAKENING

Rimuru woke up in a Japanese styled room, ready for his daily routine. He wore a white robe and had spiky unkempt hair. He looked like he hadn't slept for days. He was fourteen years old, yet a prodigy, loved by all. He was Master Rimuru Uchiha, smartest and richest child in Kyoto.

He had heavy glacial blue eyes, a formal face and elf like ears. He sat up on his futon bed.

There were shoji style windows at all four sides of the room, tatami flooring, a tokonoma set on the far right wall that had all his clothes perfectly arranged in them with a byobu screen room divider next to it and a fusama sliding door to his left.

In the room on the far end was a shelf filled with statues of gods and some books with knowledge of Shintoism.

Grey got out of his futon bed and went to kneel down Infront of the statue of Buddha, took some beads and started to pray.

After his prayer he stood and walked out the room where two soldiers stood infront .

They wore leather scaling like lacquer for weatherproofing with iron scaling over it, strapped together by silk lace. They had black kusazuri over haidate sewn together by kusari and suneate also sewn together by kusari. Their shoulders were covered by sode with more leading down their arms. They wore silver kabutos over their heads.

They both had four feet long katana in a honey golden scabbard with a bronze dragon imprinted on it. And on their armor was the symbol Byakko – the tiger symbol of steel and war.

The corridor was held up by wagoya and the ground was made smooth, clean floor.

The corridor led to two hall ways. Rimuru went towards the left. It led to the mansion engawa where a young female servant bumped into him.

She had long smooth black hair, olive-ish skin and a cute round face. She wore a red kimono tied together by an obi over. She opened her eyes to reveal a pair of beautiful amber eyes.

For a moment both of them were drowning in each other's eyes, never wanting to stop until Rimuru broke free and helped her to her feet.

She was just as tall as he was and looked even more stunning.

"What is your name?", Rimuru asked. "A-Akehno," she hesitated. "I am sorry". Her voice was high pitched like that of a lady and she sounded innocent. Akehno bowed, showing respect to Rimuru.

"You don't need to bow" Rimuru lifted her up. "How old are you,"

"Fourteen,"

"Why are you dressed like this ? Is there an auspicious event happening today?"

She shook her head.

"Don't lie to me."

"I wouldn't dream of it Lord Rimuru."

"Fine, then where are you off to?"

"I am going to my mothers house."

"Why?"

"Todays my birthday, I wanted to celebrate it with her."

Rimuru glared at her with such intensity that she shook a little.

"Then why is it that when I asked you if anything auspicious was happening today you told me no"

Akehno was dumbfounded. She couldn't believe what the young master had just said.

"I am sorry." She said.

"When will you return?" he asked.

"This night before full moon touches the sky." She answered.

"When you return, come to my study for your punishment." He ordered "Before you go, tell the other maids to prepare my bath, I shall be there in the next ten minutes."

She nodded and walked away. Rimuru noticed how nervous she was.

'I must have really shook her 'he thought 'Oh gods, help me' he scratched his hair and walked towards his study. The study was massive with shelves arranged in rows, containing scrolls. On the far side of the room was a chabudai with zabuton at all four sides. There was a teapot full of sake on the table with a cup next to it. In the center was a quill in a case full of ink.

Rimuru went to one of the shelves and took out a scroll with the kanji for war on it. It placed it on the chabudai and unschooled it and read it.

"Hey kid," an old squeaky voice called. It was like that of a drunk. Rimuru didn't even spare a look at who was talking to him. "Hey, old man"

"Hey!" the voice shouted. "When I call you, you have to look at me. It's not everybody who is lucky to talk to me and live, you know."

Rimuru turned around to see the creature that looked like a cross between a dog and a raccoon. It stood on its two fat hind legs. It was one foot tall with a big potted belly, grey fur and two big black eyes. It had a sun hat tied around its neck by a string. In its right arm, it held a teapot full of sake and in its left it held a cup. It had a short fluffy tail and two big testicles in front with a small penis. It had a scruffy looking beard.

It jumped onto the chabudai and dropped its teapot and cup then pointed one of his three paws at him. Rimuru scoffed and read his scroll. "I'll teach you why we, Tanuki are respected through out this nation!"

It jumped and used it's testicles to hit Rimuru's head. Rimuru was faster and used his quill to block the testicles.

The tanuki fell on his butt and rubbed the pain. "I see you have become a more powerful majin than you were two years ago, or I have become lazier" It poured more sake into its cup and drank it.

"Gramps," Rimuru called. "I need some help with huh…. A girl"

Gramps turned around with curiosity, scratching his scruffy white beard. "What girl?" he inquired

"One of the house servants" Rimuru looked up at the tanuki with innocent eyes.

"Describe her to me" he ordered. His voice sound jovial.

Rimuru perfectly described Akehno thanks to his perfect memory. "She sounds nice" Gramps had a teasing tone. He got off the table and raised his hands in the air. A purple shroud of smoke clouded him. It raised to the sky and when it cleared, Akehno was standing in front of him, holding a fan in her right hand.

"Is this her?" Gramps voice was different. It was more feminine and less drunk. Rimuru gulped as he saw Gramps shift shape. "Kiss me now you handsome prince," Gramps teased. He made kissing gestures at Rimuru.

"Quit it Gramps!" he shouted " I already told her to come here this night and I don't know what to do!"

Gramps reverted back to his normal form. "Why?"

"I don't know! I just need help"

"Love is such a strange thing, isn't it" Gramps tilted his teapot to pour more sake. Nothing g came out. "Oh well, I am out of sake, meaning I am out of here. See tonight or tomorrow pal"

"Wait!"

In a poof of purple smoke Gramps was gone and left Rimuru with a nasty smelling laugh. Rimuru could here the echo of Gramps' laugh reverberating in the study.

"Master Rimuru, your Ofuro is ready." A woman said.

"Thank you " he let out a sigh