I'm back! Well, sorta. I actually downloaded this chapter before eight! Opps. Well, the good news is I got Samurai warriors 3 for Christmas and Ive been playing it like crazy. The good thing about this is inspiration! Anyways, chapter 9!
"Why is it so damn COLD!" Takara groaned as she readjusted her position on the tall black horse. Sasuke rolled his eyes as he led the horse through the steadily growing snow. The sky was covered by clouds and the wind was howling with the warning of a blizzard.
"At least you`re on a horse." He grumbled as the horse neighed at him. Takara frowned; she had never ridden a horse before. She had a very…. Dull child hood.
"Are we there yet, Sasuke?" Yukimura asked with energy in his voice as he pulled his horse next to the dark horse. Sasuke frowned,
"Well, I'm not sure….." Takara`s mouth drop,
"Are you telling me we`re lost?!" She asked not liking the idea of freezing to death. Sasuke shrugged, and then stopped. He then frowned as he looked up at the darkening sky.
"We need to find shelter, looks like we will be stuck for a while…." Takara groaned, she did NOT want to be stuck with two men in the cold.
'Great! This should be fun!' She thought sarcastically.
After some searching the trio found a dark secluded cave. After they built a small fire at the edge and watched the snow whip around riding the swift wind current. Takara let a sigh leave her lips as her eyes slowly fell over her multi colored irises. Before she even realized it she was seeing a face. A man stood before her. His facial features almost looked feminine. He wore white and blue that reminded her of the freezing cold and caused her to shiver. Then the face dissolved, melting away like snow. Takara groaned as her head started to throb.
'What's going on?'! She thought, and then a different face appeared. This one had snow white hair and tanned skin with a purple tattoo adorning his face. Then it shattered, the piece seeming to fall at her feet. She stared at the pieces frowning, they reflected her appearance perfectly. Then, the pieces let out a shuddered and started to pull together to form a boy that looked to be her age maybe younger. He had black hair with a bluish tint to it. He had a big white hat that tilted to the side. He had dark brown eyes and an easy going expression. The image faded in and out and twitched every now and then. Suddenly, the dream broke and Takara`s eyes snapped open. The only sound was of her heavy breathing and
Yukimura`s soft snores. She sat up and looked around; Sasuke was nowhere to be found. Takara`s hands went to her mouth to suppress a scream as a scarlet bird landed in front of her. It cooed at her softly as she placed her hands over her racing heart. The bird looked up at her expectantly. Takara frowned and looked at the bird curiously. Its eyes stared into hers and then pointed behind toward the snowy terrain. She raised an eyebrow at the bird that started to hobble out of the cave looking back at the flustered girl to see if she was following. 'I have two choices', Takara thought begrudgingly, 'I can stay here and mull over that dream and drive myself to the brink of insanity, or I can follow the bird and kill without Sasuke getting in my way'. Takara shrugged and quietly snuck out of the cave into the freezing cold.
Sasuke glared at the falling snow from his spot up in a tree. It wasn't nearly as bad as it was when they got here but it still was giving him a hard time.
'Where the hell is it?!' Sasuke thought angrily. He had snuck out as soon as Takara and Yukimura fell asleep. He couldn't seem to sleep himself so he thought he`d try to get a better look at his surroundings. Sadly, that wasn't working out to well. He frowned as he looked at the barren waste land. He should know how to get there so why was he having such a difficult time finding the damn place?! He then tilted his head, 'Footsteps?' He groaned, 'Takara….' He shook his head in disbelief; sure enough there she was trailing after that damned bird. He was about to shout out to her when he was suddenly interrupted.
"Hault! Who goes there?!" He watched in amusement as Takara`s eyes widen. She turned to see Kasuga Glaring at her.
"Uh….." Sasuke`s smirked widen and he leaned against the base of the tree. He`d save her…. Later, first he wanted some entertainment.
'WHAT THE HELL IS THIS WOMAN THINKING?!' Takara thought as she stared at the ninja before her. 'That is crazy! It's FREEZING out here and she has next to no clothes on!'
"Answer me or I will kill you." The women threatened as she pulled kunai out of her pouch. Takara snapped out of her daze and frowned.
"Uh, whoa, wait! I'm here for a guy who likes to wear white and blue. He kind of looks girly?" She asked not wanting the ninja to cause a scene. The girl frowned,
"Lord Kenshin? Are you an assassin?! I will not let you harm my lord!" The girl yelled throwing the knives at Takara. She cursed and ducked the kunai missing her by mere inches.
'Well, damn….' Takara ran in the opposite direction of the enraged women only to find that she couldn't move.
"Wha?" She struggled and gasped as something began to constrict her, the more she struggled.
"Now, die!" Takara choked as the squeezing increased and fell to her knees on the cold snow. Suddenly Kasuga gasped and Takara sighed in relief as the pressure was released. She turned and scowled. Sasuke had one of Kasugas arms pinned behind her back. He pulled her close and whispered softly in her ear, too softly for Takara to hear. Kasuga growled and let her other hand fall to her side. Sasuke smirked,
"Good girl…." He then released her and the blonde glared at him with a blush on her cheeks.
"Don't touch me!" She hissed crossing her arms over her chest. Sasuke smirked and shrugged,
"Don't deny it, you liked being held in my arms….." Kasuga face was burning red and she retorted back. Takara slowly got up and started to back away slowly. Maybe just maybe she could slip away without them noticing…..
"And where do you think you are going?" Takara blushed as Sasuke wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Get off me!" She protested trying to fight the heat that threatened to cover her face.
"Hmmm, not until you tell me what you were doing out here…" Takara growled and tried to squirm out of his grip to no avail. When suddenly and idea sparked in her head.
"W-Well, I was just looking for you! I was just so worried!" She said as sweetly and innocently as possible. Sasuke frowned and turned her around to face him, still holding her close and said,
"That is possibly the worst lie I have EVER heard." Takara`s eyes widen and she pouted,
"How, cruel! Forgive me for worrying about you! I won't make that mistake again!" She huffed as Sasuke smirked,
"You sure are trying awfully hard. But, guess what?" He leaned in so that his mouth was by her ear.
"I still don't believe you." Takara groaned and gave up,
"Fine, fine! Let me go!" She growled, Sasuke shrugged and released her. Takara glared at a piece of hair that had fallen in her face and huffed at it. Sasuke chuckled before he turned his attention to Kasuga. She gave Sasuke a questioning look.
"What are you doing here? And who's that girl?" Takara jaw clenched, not entirely happy with being referred to as That girl,
"Shingen sent us. Saying you guys could use the help?" He asked slightly perplexed about the position.
"Let me guess, you got lost." Sasuke smiled sheepishly at her and rubbed the back of his head,
"Er, kind of…" Kasuga sighed and beckoned for them to follow.
"Come on, Yukimura." There was a yelp followed by a crash as Yukimura fell from his hiding spot at Takara`s feet. She frowned at him then at the two ninja who were slowly walking away.
"Ugh, I hate my life…" She muttered.
"Ha… I never thought we would make it!" Takara shouted out with glee as the warmth of the fire melted her frozen limbs. She absolutely couldn't STAND the cold. Sasuke rolled his eyes at the brunette,
"You act like such a little kid. How old are you again?" He questioned realizing he had no clue how old the girl was, basing on her looks he was guessing pretty young. Takara frowned and glared at the ninja,
"I'm seventeen." She grumbled as she rubbed her hands together. Sasuke smirked; yep she was just a kid.
"Ah, Sasuke, Yukimura, and-?" Sasuke sighed as Kenshin walked into the room with Kasuga by his side.
"Takara." Kenshin smiled and nodded,
"Takara, huh? What beautiful name fitting for a beautiful girl." Takara grimaced and leaned away at the general scrutinizing look. 'Great, another flirt'. Sasuke had to refrain from glaring at the general. 'What the heck? She's at least ten years younger than him!'
"Well, I hope that the three of you do enjoy your stay. My name is Kenshin Usegi. This is my loyal ninja, Kasuga." The kunoichi bowed her head respectively and Kenshin smiled at them brightly.
"You are free to do as you like. I may call upon you for battle though, can you fight, Takara?"
"Not well." Kenshin frowned,
"Then it's best if you stay out of it then. Oh, there is a festival being held down at the village the day after tomorrow. It's to celebrate the arrival of snow. I think you will find it to be most pleasing." Takara perked, she had never been to a festival before.
"Thanks, but I think we will just stay here." Sasuke sighed shrugging it off. Takara frowned at him, 'well, you can stay. I on the other hand plan to go.'
Well, I finally found away to address her age! Takara is 17 and i`m gageing Sasuke to be around 22-25 ish. I haven't really decided yet. And yes i`m going to make Kenshin a creeper I cant stand him! We thought he was a girl until we watched the anime! Anyways, please review! I love to hear thoughts and comments! Oh, before I forget! I want some reveiws! The next chapter is really long and chalk full of romance! So I want at the very least two. If I get two I will post ASAP!
-Keari
