Ljubazna Osoba
Chapter 11
It was a beautiful morning, the skies are blue and birds are chirping everywhere…..
Natsume stretched his arms, he was wearing a blue and red kimono, and was waiting for Gosho san in the dojo room….
He was about to sit when he saw the other door open, and to his surprise, his bestfriend Ruka came in, wearing a green and yellow kimono which suited him
Once Ruka noticed Natsume, he flashed a grin and he went towards him
" Natsume! I didn't know you're going to train with Gosho san today…" Ruka said
" Hn…"
" You would've believe what happened to me, Hotaru had been training me very hard everyday…"
" But you look well….."
Ruka laughed " Did I told you she's an inventor? Well, she gave me lots of energy drink just to boost me, I swear, if she didn't gave me those, I'll be in the hospital right now….."
Natsume looked at him, seems like the energy drink really did a miracle on him….
" So, how are you're training? " He asked
" Fine, Mikan can be harsh and scary, but she's sweet sometimes…."
Ruka looked at him, then he smiled " Well, Hotaru is kind too, though in a different way…."
" Maybe their not that bad at all…." He added
Natsume nodded
Ruka was about to tell another comment when in the front opened
A man in his 50's entered, he might be in his 50's, but his black hair never seem to fade, he has a tall, lean and muscular body, and has a tanned skin, his maroon eyes looked strong and disciplined and based on the scratches on his face, anyone can say that he has lots of experiences in the art of swordsmanship….he was wearing a plain white kimono, and on his waist hung 4 samurai swords…..
The moment his maroon eyes landed on the lads, he smirked
" So, you're the jewels' fiancés ? " He asked in a questioning voice
The lads nodded
He scrutinized them, after that, he spoke
" If you're here to play matchmaking skills, I suggest you go home and forget all about this play…."
Natsume and Ruka was dumbfounded by his words…
Natsume snapped out of his reverie first, then he looked at Gosho straight in the eye
" We can't, otherwise, they will kill us…." He spoke
" So that means, you only want them because you're afraid of you're lives? Isn't that cowardice? " Gosho asked mockingly
Natsume glared at him " Look old man, those women are the one's who pulled us in here-"
" Nevertheless, if you're only agreeing with them just because you're afraid you'll die, then I'm afraid your presence here is not needed, I don't want to train people who have very shallow reasons, if you're just here commanded to be trained by me, then tell the jewels that I can't train you, they'll understand…."
This time, Ruka spoke up
" Gosho san, we're here to be trained, we may not have the right reasons that you're looking for right now, but we really want to help our fiancés, and we can only help them by strengthening our weaknesses….." He explained
Gosho smiled admiringly at him " Strong words, Nogi san, but I want to ask you directly, can you handle it? You're entering in the assassin's life, if you must know. Killings and murders surround our everyday lives. Tell me, can you handle the darkness that surrounds the ten families? If you're willing to involve yourselves in this play, then I'll gladly train you, and teach you how to embrace your fate, if you don't then you are free to go…." He pointed
Ruka looked at him, but he answered " Yes…." He answered directly
Gosho then bowed " Then enter….."
Ruka entered, Natsume was about to, but he was cornered by Gosho
" Answer my question first, Hyuuga san…."
Natsume sighed " I don't have any…."
Gosho was about to turn his back, but Natsume spoke
" But, I want to help her, I really want to see her smile, and I want to see her alive….." He said
Gosho smiled at him " Then my second question, the same as Nogi san … "
Natsume looked at him in the eye " Yes…" He said without any hesitations
" Then enter….."
" I've been training all the members of the ten families eversince I was 15, the moment my father died, I began to train myself to be the best of the best, and I did, when I was 14, I was discovered by some of the elders of the 10 families, seeing my talents, they took me in and trained me, and at the age of 15, I began my instructing skills…." Gosho said in a fast manner while walking in the hallway
" This dojo was here for over 200 hundred years training the future heirs and heiresses of the 10 families…." He added as he opened the shoji paper door filled with many samurai swords….
" Choose your weapons, the one that best suits you…." He said
Natsume and Ruka looked around, some they even tried, but they can't find anything…
" Ummm…Gosho san, don't you have other samurai? We can't find the sword that fits us…." Ruka reasoned out
Gosho smirked " As I thought…." He mused
" Alright then, maybe, you can find one in here….." He said as he opened a big cabinet
Inside were also samurai swords, actually, they are the same as the one's outside, but there's something different in the swords in that cabinet, because it gives a different special aura…
" This swords have been used by my past students, and they handled these swords with pride, care and dedication, if you get one from here, make sure that you will respect it and make it proud just like the past owners who handled them….." Gosho instructed
Ruka looked around, when he found a gold engraved samurai with green and silver colors, he smiled, that one will definitely suit him, it's a bit heavy, but it's blade was shinning…. without any word, he took it….
As for Natsume, he found a blue and white samurai with a red sapphire at the center of the handle, it was light one, but has a pointed edge…
Gosho was surprised by the swords that they took, but he immediately masked his surprise by a serious face
" Alright then, let's go….." He said as he went out of the room
8:00 pm…..
Natsume and Ruka slumped on the floor, their bodies are aching from the training that they got from Gosho, according to him, in order for them to wield a sword, they have to be prepared holistically, so he started to train them physically by making them do lots of strenuous exercise and making them do heavy chores…..
But they didn't complain a bit, because they are afraid that he won't train them if they tried to reason out with him….
And now, their bodies are beaten to pulp….
Meanwhile at the main hall of the dojo…..
" Glad you came here, my jewels…." Gosho greeted the maidens who was sitting quietly at the mattress that he provided
" Our pleasure Gosho san…." Mikan said as she sipped her tea
" How's their first day, Gosho san? " Hotaru asked as she ate the black candy that she snatched from the bowl on the table
Gosho smiled " For first timers, I have to admit, they are good….In a month or two, I can assure you, they'll be experts…."
" Good, cause I've been training Ruka these days…" Hotaru said coldly as she grabbed another candy
" Thank you for everything Gosho san, we really appreciate what you did to them…." Mikan said gratefully
Gosho looked at them in the eyes
" About their swords, I don't know if it's coincidence or not but…."
" What about it? " Mikan asked
Gosho exhaled " You see, Mikan sama, Hyuuga san took Kyoshiro sama's samurai, as for Nogi san, he took Seiki sama's samurai….."
Silence engulfed the main hall, Hotaru dropped her candy, and Mikan went stiff
After a few minutes, Gosho spoke
" Are you alright? " He asked
Mikan and Hotaru snapped out of their reverie and spoke in a swift motion
" You mean Seiki san's samurai? The one that belonged to Hotaru's ex-fiancé ? " Mikan asked
" The blue samurai? The one that belonged to Mikan's brother? " Hotaru followed
Gosho nodded
Mikan and Hotaru looked at each other
" That's why I was wondering, knowing you, you haven't opened up to them have you?" Gosho interrogated
The women nodded
Gosho sensed something, but he let it drop
" Anyway, you're fiancés are in the training hall, pick them up in there….." He commanded
As Mikan and Hotaru were about to walk away, Gosho spoke
" I hope you know what'll happen in this play….."
Mikan and Hotaru stopped for awhile, then proceeded to walk
" Nogi, care to tell me why you chose the green samurai? " Hotaru asked in a cold voice
They were driving home, Hotaru taking charge of the wheels of course
Ruka with his eyes closed spoke " I don't know, I just felt like that one was the sword that will suit me….."
Hotaru pointed her baka gun at him " Answer me directly or I'll shoot you awake…" She threatened
" That's the truth, I just felt that sword is the best for me…." Ruka repeated tiringly
Hotaru didn't care to argue anymore as she put her baka gun away and focused her full attention on the road
Natsume immediately went to his bed, he was assisted by Shiki in walking towards his bedroom
He was about to doze off when he saw Mikan walking towards his bed
" What? " He answered lazily
" Why did you chose the blue dragon samurai? " Mikan asked in her normal dead voice
" Because I like the color…" He said in the same vein again
She glared at him, without any word, she took out her samurai and pointed it at him causing Natsume to bolt awake
" What's the big deal! " He exclaimed
" I'm asking you honestly so I want you to answer me truthfully…" She said while flashing her eyes dangerously
Natsume sighed " Ok, I chose it because I felt like it suits me, happy? " He shot back at her
She looked at him in the eyes, as if verifying if it was the truth or not…
Natsume gulped
Mikan put her samurai down and walked out of the room
" Jeez, what's with that woman? Acting so strangely just because of a stupid sword…" He whispered as he went back to sleep….
Mikan went back to her room, it's not that she was complaining that Natsume was using her brother's sword, but she can't help but to feel enraged, deep down, she knew that Natsume was not mimicking his brother, but she can't help but to think otherwise…..
Mikan exhaled and shooed away her thoughts, she decided to just look at the blue roses that was blooming under the moonlight, everytime she was looking at those roses, she can't help but to admire their beauty…..
" No matter what he does, he can never ever become Kyoshiro niichan…"
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Whoa... Gosho san is a strict teacher, Ne?
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