Hey guys! Rielle says she's sorry for not updating in ages, but I've had a couple of sneak previews and she's got some amazing stuff coming up, and this story's one of them! She's been working pretty hard so take a look and see what you think! Oh and here's a hint: things aren't always as obvious as they seem...
My Dungeon Boy! Chapter One:
Nami sat at the back of the class gazing out the window at the yard below her. The wind was playing with the falling leaves causing them to scatter across the lawn. Along the horizon a huge brick wall blocked her view of the outside hills, but she knew that if she went to the highest tower with a window she would be able to see the dojo where the Samurai's trained, that lay just over the other side.
"Nami!"
There was a flash of white that jumped across her vision. It was suddenly replaced with a long sharp nose that held it's self over an evil smile.
She snapped out of her daydream and turned her attention back towards the class.
"Yes?" she asked awkwardly as everyone in the room turned their attention in her direction.
"If you're not going to pay attention to my class, then would you at least open the window so that we could all appreciate the morning breeze?"
Slowly getting up she unhooked the window and understood what her punishment was for daydreaming. The wind was icy cold and sent shivers down her back spine. Re-taking her seat she sat through the rest of the lesson freezing her arms off.
As soon as the long hand on the clock struck twelve everyone immediately scrambled for the door. Nami quickly hid herself amongst the crowd so that the teacher couldn't pull her aside to give her a thirty-minute lecture on why she should have been paying attention. Strolling along the hall amongst all the other students she noticed a wave of blue hair up ahead of her.
"VIVI!" she shouted, parting the crowd slightly.
"Hey!" came the reply as Nami reached her. "How was chemistry?"
"Boring?" she muttered with a sigh. "Got picked on for daydreaming!"
"Well that's nothing new!" Vivi smirked. "How about we go for a walk before breakfast?"
"Sounds Good!"
They finally strolled outside onto the lawn after Nami had insisted on getting a jumper. The morning dew sprinkled off the tips of the grass as their shoes scuffed at the dirt while they walked.
"Where's Kaya?" Nami asked pulling her jumper tighter around herself as a cool wind swept over the garden.
"Oh Yeah! She said that she'd be late out, because she had a medical test!"
"She's really into this becoming a doctor thing, isn't she?" Nami asked running her finger over the tip of a blue lily.
"Just like you and your dream to draw a map of the world!" Vivi Smirked. "It's not like it's something that's going to happen all of a sudden. It's gonna have to take time!"
"I know," Nami muttered, "but still…"
"Hey, at least you don't have wars raging through out your country!" Vivi stated. "I have to come all this way for education because of it!"
There was a pause as they let the wind pass by.
"…Sorry…" they both mumbled at the same time.
"Don't bother!" Nami stated. "Everyone's got their problems! Let's just live though history class first!"
"Agreed!"
Slowly walking back to the entrance hall among the flowers Nami suddenly felt the sound of yells and screams tickle her ear.
"Did you hear that?" she asked turning upon the spot.
Vivi nodded and gazed about as well. The desperate cries were coming from over the wall. Suddenly a black figure spurted abruptly from the shadows of the stone surroundings before streaming his approach in their direction!
"DIE PRINCESS!!!" came his angered shouts.
Nami saw flashes of silver and instantly reached for her hidden staff.
"Who do you think he's referring to?" Nami asked with a smirk.
"You can ask him after we've clobbered him over the head!"
"DIE PRINCESS!!!"
"OH NO YOU DON'T, YOU BASTARD!"
Nami glanced to her right just in time to see a blur of green cross her path, before shutting her eyes tight.
"ONI GIRI!"
The clanging of swords rang out over the garden before she heard the sound of a body falling to the ground. Twitching her eyes open she saw the intruder lying among the grass that was now staining with his blood and the figure of a tall muscle bound man standing over him with a murderous look on his face.
"You alright?" came his gruff question as he slid one of his three swords back into it's sheath.
She felt offended! He had just addressed her like a commoner. His short ragged green hair let the tips become entangled with the wind as he turned to face them.
"We're fine, thank you!" Vivi answered for the both of them.
His coarse eyes stared at her before he rudely walked off.
" Uh…wait!" Nami began before Vivi cut across her with a warning look. "…What?"
"Let him be!" she stated as Nami watched the ragged swordsman disappear among the dark shady trees.
"Who is he?" Nami asked. "I've…never seen him before!"
"He's one of the Samurai from the dojo and apparently he's the best! But no one likes him!"
"Why?"
"They say that he's a demon in human form!" Vivi said warily. "That attack that he just performed on the intruder, was Oni Giri! It means Demon Slash!"
"But Onigiri is a rice ball!" Nami stated in confusion.
"When you separate the word, it becomes the name of his attack!"
"Oh…but how do you know all this?"
Vivi paused for a moment.
"Kaya told me!"
"How does she know?"
"She talks to one of the snipers in the castle," Vivi answered. "Apparently he tells her a lot of adventure stories!"
"Sooo that's the boy that she has a crush on!"
"Don't you dare tell her that I told you!" Vivi said in a warning voice.
"As if I would!" Nami answered in offence as she noticed a couple of palace guards approaching in their direction. "I still haven't told anyone about your recent heart throb for the Court Jester!"
Vivi blushed and didn't reply!
"Um…Vivi?" Nami questioned as they left history, "…that swordsman from before--"
"Not again!" Vivi sighed. "You were talking about him all though class."
"I know…but where do you think he lives?" she asked. "I mean…someone that powerful must stay inside the castle at night."
"Nope! Not from what I heard," Vivi admitted as they rounded a corner that led to the 'Girls Rooms'. "Kaya told me that he lives down in the dungeon and only comes out to eat or train."
"The Dungeon!"
"Well apparently he likes it down there? But if you're really so interested, why don't you just go down and ask him yourself?"
Nami felt a shiver run up her spine at the very thought of it!
Turning into a long hallway that red 'Girls Only!' on the wall they were confronted by a huge line of doors. Each was spaced evenly and they all had their own mark to show which one belonged to who. Otherwise they would all just look the same. They walked for a bit before coming to a door that had a picture of a yellow duck upon it.
"Well I guess that I'll see you at dinner then," Vivi said as she unlocked the door and turned the handle.
"Hey Vivi! I've just realized something," Nami blurted out before she disappeared into her room. "I never asked you whether you knew that Samurai's name!"
Vivi looked startled for a moment before a smile slipped onto her face.
"That should have been one of you first questions," she smiled before falling into a thinking position. "…Now his name? I know Kaya told me…um…Z…Zolo…no that's not right…Zosho? No that sounds to Cornish! Z…Zoro? That's it! His name's Zoro! I'm sure of it!"
And here it all ends for chapter one... ;) Please review, it only takes you a couple of minutes, but it means the world to us. The more you review, the more Rielle will be inspired to write a.k.a. faster updates! And I make sure to reply to each and every one of reviews personally, so your words don't drift meaninglessly in cyberspace . v
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