Hakuoki: An Unexpected Adventure
A/N: I don't own Hakuoki no matter how much I wish I did. That honor goes to Sentai Films and other people and companies that go along with it. If I owned it I would not have killed any of them off. I just own Aryssa and her family
Chapter 2
After removing my shoes at the entrance I followed Hana through the hallways of the decent sized home and right away noticed how traditional it was, it looked to me like it had only been slightly updated since it had been built. Glancing into one of the Shoji screens that had been left open and noticed a low table and cushions and Hana noticing my glance spoke up
"That is where we will take meals. It will only be the two of us and my husband since our children moved away to Tokyo a few years ago." With that she continues down the hall and turns a corner. Taking the corner close behind her I barely avoid crashing into her when she stops at the door a few feet from the corner. "This is to be your room." She says motioning to the door.
"Again I thank you for this Hana-Sama." I say setting my two suitcases down beside me and slide the shoji screen leading into the room open. Looking around the room my eyes are automatically drawn to a sky blue Haori hanging on the far wall and I let out a gasp when I recognize it from a dream I had had a few months previous.
"That was given to our family towards the end of the Bakufu Era. It is part of a uniform from one of the most feared groups during the Warring States Era" Hana says as I cross the room and reach out to touch it. "The group was known as the…"
"Shinsengumi," I cut her off without thinking, "They were also known as the Wolves of Mibu. I had a dream about them a few months ago. Seeing this Haori reminded me of how real that dream felt to me; to be honest it was like I was important to their very survival somehow, like they needed me for something." Hearing a gasp from behind me I drop my hand from the Haori and spun around to see Hana with tears in her eyes and a hand covering her mouth. "What's wrong?" I ask worried about her reaction
"It's nothing child." She says, "Once you are settled in sufficiently please come to the dining area." Without another word she turns and continues down the hallway.
"That was kind of odd." I say to myself before grabbing my suitcases from outside the room and sliding the screen shut behind me. Once the screen was fully closed I turned and opened my the suitcase that had my practice gear and clothing in it and placed the items under the haori. Once I did that I redid my hair pulling it into a high ponytail and head back towards the dining area. Reaching for the closed screen door I freeze when I hear my great grandmother's name.
"Michiko warned me that something might happen to Aryssa soon." I hear Hana say, "She sent me a letter a few months ago saying that the girl was experiencing something similar to what she dealt with. With everything that has happened even since the child got here I have to admit it is probably true. With those eyes and her reaction to the Sakura tree I feel it may be sooner rather than later."
"I think you are overreacting Hana." I hear a male say and suddenly I feel guilty for eavesdropping
"I'm coming in." I say and dropping to my knees in a sign of respect slide open the screen and enter the room. Once the door is closed I turn and bow to the two already in the room. "I am sorry for the intrusion. After several minutes of uncomfortable silence I speak up "Forgive me for my bluntness but I must ask. Hana Sama is there an area of the house that is big enough for me to train on my own until l can locate and enroll in a dojo?
"There was a large room out behind the house but it burned down a few years back." Is the response the best area for you to do as you wish is to train in the yard."
"Thank you," I say and we once again descend into silence. After the meal I return to my room and changing into my training clothes go to grab my bamboo sword.
'Go to the sakura tree' I suddenly hear and without a second though I slid my sword into the belt and finally give into the pull of the sakura tree. Reaching it I place my hand on the trunk and everything sinks into darkness.