This is, a love story, which is faintly based on Tenchu series.
Road of two shadows
Chapter 1 -Love and a crush- A Crush
Rikimaru watched the rain. He was sitting in his room and had started reading. The book was about ancient beasts. It wasn't his own; he had borrowed it from Kiku. He didn't think that it really was Kiku´s book, more likely her dad's. There were many interesting and educational books in Lord Gohda´s house unfortunately Rikimaru had very little time to read them. Water was dripping on the porch. It clearly distracted him. His mind wandered somewhere else. It had been raining a lot last few days. Luckily yesterday it had only rained at late afternoon so some work could been done. Finally he closed the book and went to sleep; all thought he guessed sleep would not help him to focus.
Princess Kiku had woken early. The sun had shined her room so brightly that she could not just close her eyes and wait until it was time for breakfast. She had put on her kimono and was now walking at the yard. No-one else didn't seem to be awake. She felt so lonely when her so called sister was away. Even her dad had left to help some old acquaintance who needed his advice.
Lord Gohda had told Rikimaru to wactch over his daughter while he and Ayame were away. Kiku thought that they both were taking the long route. She understands that her dad was just supporting his friend and didn't want to leave him in time of trouble. But Ayame, she should have returned too days ago. Kiku had walked out of the village and was now sitting at a small cliff. Crass was still moist and it soak her clothes a bit. .She watched how birds floated above warm wind. Down in valley a little brook had crown to a river. She could hear the humming all the way up. She remember how she sometime ago had been little girl. It had been so easy to lie on others, now she should not do that anymore. She was eighteen now, starting to be an adult a woman, not a girl. She hoped that some day she would be as good ruler as her father. Ayame and Rikimaru had promised to be there for her and she believed that.
Suddenly she heard a male voice yelling.
"I wound her, she is okay!"
Kiku did not have to turn to look who it was. She would have recognized that voice even if it were one of the thousand voices in the air, it was Rikimaru. Still it was quite early morning, Kiku didn't think that the fact that she was missing would have been noticed so quickly. She smiled when she thought that her maids had probably waked poor-Rikimaru and told him that princess had been kidnapped. As she leaned back Rikimaru was already next to her. Kiku did not know should she believe her eyes. Rikimaru looked like he was going on a mission, not like he had been waked up couple of minutes ago. He had his sword and he was fully in his ninja clothes, except that black scarf. He bend closer to her to say;
"You know, princess Kiku, you really startled you maids and half a village." "I'm sorry, Rikimaru, I just needed some air." "Are you okay? Is everything all right?"
Kiku had a moment doubt. Should she say this? Rikimaru was still waiting an answer to Kiku's behaviour, he tried to find it at her face. Kiku was watching the birds that were landing down to the river. Rikimaru felt that she needed little encourament.
"I promised to your dad to take care of you, you can tell me what it is." "It's nothing. I'm just worried about Ayame, She should have come back by now, right?"
Kiku looked at her warriors green eyes that were totally focused at her. "Ayame."
He had to take a break to move his gaze out of Kiku's worried eyes. He really did not know what to think, but he knew what he had to say.
"She is a ninja, a warm hearted ninja. She is probably just making sure that every one is safe before she leaves them. I would not worry about her."
Before they reached further this conversation, one of Kiku's closest maids came to tell them that it was time for breakfast. Rikimaru helped Kiku to rise to her feet's and they started walking towards the village. All three started talking about matters that had to be taking care of at the village. Rikimaru was relieved for the turn that their conversation had taken.
Later at that same day, it was sunny and even hotter than morning. The sun was shining at the cloudless sky making the air impossible to breathe. Anybody really didn't have the energy to do anything, but just be. Actually there wasn't much to do, because fields were already soaking wet and now the sun would do the rest. Children were swimming and some of them even played under shady trees. Adult's were playing domino or watching over their after growth. Mainly all were waiting the night to come to take away the heat.
Rikimaru was walking around village boundaries. Even for a ninja it was too heavy day to be busy. He was making sure that nothing would harm Kiku or villagers, or then he just wanted to keep his head straight. Kiku's words bothered him. So he wasn't the only one who was worried. Rikimaru stopped by the shore and watched over the river to bamboo forest, even thought he know there wasn't any threat. Earlier he thought of going to see what Kiku was planning to do, but realised then that she may start up their conversation again and decided not to go. Besides he probably wouldn't be such good company when his mind seemed to be wandering here and there. Suddenly somewhere did hear huge plash of water and right after children laughing. Here everything seemed to be okay, but outside this village. "Ayame, wish you were safe, here." Something interrupted Rikimaru's thoughts. He noticed that someone was keeping an eye on him.
Kiku was standing at the balcony. She listened how her maidens laughed and talked while making her bed. Kiku was still feeling bit sad. She hadn't had any answers and she had a feeling she wasn't going to get them any day soon. Kiku's day had been as busy as a princess's day could be. Now she just watched some children play at the lake as she leaned the railing. Then her eyes catched a young man that were standing near the shore line and stared at the bamboo forest. Kiku brightened up clearly when she recognised who she was watching at.
Actually, very ordinary looking guy whit well build body. He had a sleeveless shirt and grey coloured pair of trousers on him. Colour's emphasized well against his pale skin. He moved delicate. Almost controlling his every move, but still being with out tense in his muscles. Kiku wondered could he notice that she was watching at him. She felt a bit of shame by looking Rikimaru and having all these thoughts running in her head. Suddenly Rikimaru turned his head and watched Kiku standing at her balcony. Kiku told him by her hands to wait there until she would get there and then she rushed inside. As Kiku reached Rikimaru, they both sat down at the bridge. They talked or, Kiku talked and Rikimaru listened. Finally, she stopped after many Rikimaru's -really not saying anything- comments. Even Kiku was starting to lose all her confidence in this conversation, he was clearly somewhere else. Kiku asked him to come whit her to pick cherries in to the cherry-forest up in the hills.
"Sure, as evening comes it will be cooler." "Wonderful! Wait for me up there as the sun starts to fall down."
She had meaned the old cottage upper the hill, no one lived there anymore. After she had showed that she left happily at her hut. Rikimaru thought that it would be a long time before the sun would start to fall. So he jointed some of the older boys to play a board game and the time began to fly.
Road of two shadows
Chapter 1 -Love and a crush- A Crush
Rikimaru watched the rain. He was sitting in his room and had started reading. The book was about ancient beasts. It wasn't his own; he had borrowed it from Kiku. He didn't think that it really was Kiku´s book, more likely her dad's. There were many interesting and educational books in Lord Gohda´s house unfortunately Rikimaru had very little time to read them. Water was dripping on the porch. It clearly distracted him. His mind wandered somewhere else. It had been raining a lot last few days. Luckily yesterday it had only rained at late afternoon so some work could been done. Finally he closed the book and went to sleep; all thought he guessed sleep would not help him to focus.
Princess Kiku had woken early. The sun had shined her room so brightly that she could not just close her eyes and wait until it was time for breakfast. She had put on her kimono and was now walking at the yard. No-one else didn't seem to be awake. She felt so lonely when her so called sister was away. Even her dad had left to help some old acquaintance who needed his advice.
Lord Gohda had told Rikimaru to wactch over his daughter while he and Ayame were away. Kiku thought that they both were taking the long route. She understands that her dad was just supporting his friend and didn't want to leave him in time of trouble. But Ayame, she should have returned too days ago. Kiku had walked out of the village and was now sitting at a small cliff. Crass was still moist and it soak her clothes a bit. .She watched how birds floated above warm wind. Down in valley a little brook had crown to a river. She could hear the humming all the way up. She remember how she sometime ago had been little girl. It had been so easy to lie on others, now she should not do that anymore. She was eighteen now, starting to be an adult a woman, not a girl. She hoped that some day she would be as good ruler as her father. Ayame and Rikimaru had promised to be there for her and she believed that.
Suddenly she heard a male voice yelling.
"I wound her, she is okay!"
Kiku did not have to turn to look who it was. She would have recognized that voice even if it were one of the thousand voices in the air, it was Rikimaru. Still it was quite early morning, Kiku didn't think that the fact that she was missing would have been noticed so quickly. She smiled when she thought that her maids had probably waked poor-Rikimaru and told him that princess had been kidnapped. As she leaned back Rikimaru was already next to her. Kiku did not know should she believe her eyes. Rikimaru looked like he was going on a mission, not like he had been waked up couple of minutes ago. He had his sword and he was fully in his ninja clothes, except that black scarf. He bend closer to her to say;
"You know, princess Kiku, you really startled you maids and half a village." "I'm sorry, Rikimaru, I just needed some air." "Are you okay? Is everything all right?"
Kiku had a moment doubt. Should she say this? Rikimaru was still waiting an answer to Kiku's behaviour, he tried to find it at her face. Kiku was watching the birds that were landing down to the river. Rikimaru felt that she needed little encourament.
"I promised to your dad to take care of you, you can tell me what it is." "It's nothing. I'm just worried about Ayame, She should have come back by now, right?"
Kiku looked at her warriors green eyes that were totally focused at her. "Ayame."
He had to take a break to move his gaze out of Kiku's worried eyes. He really did not know what to think, but he knew what he had to say.
"She is a ninja, a warm hearted ninja. She is probably just making sure that every one is safe before she leaves them. I would not worry about her."
Before they reached further this conversation, one of Kiku's closest maids came to tell them that it was time for breakfast. Rikimaru helped Kiku to rise to her feet's and they started walking towards the village. All three started talking about matters that had to be taking care of at the village. Rikimaru was relieved for the turn that their conversation had taken.
Later at that same day, it was sunny and even hotter than morning. The sun was shining at the cloudless sky making the air impossible to breathe. Anybody really didn't have the energy to do anything, but just be. Actually there wasn't much to do, because fields were already soaking wet and now the sun would do the rest. Children were swimming and some of them even played under shady trees. Adult's were playing domino or watching over their after growth. Mainly all were waiting the night to come to take away the heat.
Rikimaru was walking around village boundaries. Even for a ninja it was too heavy day to be busy. He was making sure that nothing would harm Kiku or villagers, or then he just wanted to keep his head straight. Kiku's words bothered him. So he wasn't the only one who was worried. Rikimaru stopped by the shore and watched over the river to bamboo forest, even thought he know there wasn't any threat. Earlier he thought of going to see what Kiku was planning to do, but realised then that she may start up their conversation again and decided not to go. Besides he probably wouldn't be such good company when his mind seemed to be wandering here and there. Suddenly somewhere did hear huge plash of water and right after children laughing. Here everything seemed to be okay, but outside this village. "Ayame, wish you were safe, here." Something interrupted Rikimaru's thoughts. He noticed that someone was keeping an eye on him.
Kiku was standing at the balcony. She listened how her maidens laughed and talked while making her bed. Kiku was still feeling bit sad. She hadn't had any answers and she had a feeling she wasn't going to get them any day soon. Kiku's day had been as busy as a princess's day could be. Now she just watched some children play at the lake as she leaned the railing. Then her eyes catched a young man that were standing near the shore line and stared at the bamboo forest. Kiku brightened up clearly when she recognised who she was watching at.
Actually, very ordinary looking guy whit well build body. He had a sleeveless shirt and grey coloured pair of trousers on him. Colour's emphasized well against his pale skin. He moved delicate. Almost controlling his every move, but still being with out tense in his muscles. Kiku wondered could he notice that she was watching at him. She felt a bit of shame by looking Rikimaru and having all these thoughts running in her head. Suddenly Rikimaru turned his head and watched Kiku standing at her balcony. Kiku told him by her hands to wait there until she would get there and then she rushed inside. As Kiku reached Rikimaru, they both sat down at the bridge. They talked or, Kiku talked and Rikimaru listened. Finally, she stopped after many Rikimaru's -really not saying anything- comments. Even Kiku was starting to lose all her confidence in this conversation, he was clearly somewhere else. Kiku asked him to come whit her to pick cherries in to the cherry-forest up in the hills.
"Sure, as evening comes it will be cooler." "Wonderful! Wait for me up there as the sun starts to fall down."
She had meaned the old cottage upper the hill, no one lived there anymore. After she had showed that she left happily at her hut. Rikimaru thought that it would be a long time before the sun would start to fall. So he jointed some of the older boys to play a board game and the time began to fly.