I do not own Samurai 7. I only own Midori.
Story start
I woke up with a small yawn and I stretched my arms above my head. "Did I miss anything Sanae?" I asked with a small yawn. I stood up from the floor and I saw her shrug. "I don't know," she answered. I gave a small smile and said, "I know this is hard on you Sanae but hopefully it will get better for you." Sanae gave me a small smile and I bowed before leaving her room.
I walked through the Firefly house and I smiled when I saw Kyuzo and Ayamaro. "Well it seems that you are alive," I said to Ayamaro. Ayamaro smiled when he saw me and I saw Kyuzo smirk. Kikuchiyo took away Ayamaro's food and Kambei asked what Ukyo is planning. "He wants to be the ruler of the world," I said and Ayamaro said the same thing just in more detail. Kambei was a little shocked to hear that Ukyo wanted to take over the world.
I sighed and went to leave the room because I did not wish to hear about Ukyo but Kyuzo interrupted everyone. "We still have work to do," Kyuzo said and Kambei apologized to Kyuzo for having to wait longer.
The night passed by quickly and we waited for Shichiroji to show up. I walked close to Kyuzo and he whispered, "So you really did marry him?" I nodded my head and he grabbed my hand and looked at the ring. "Do you still love him?" he asked and I gave a sad nod. "I will always love him, but the man he is now is not the man I fell in love with," I explained and I became silent and Kyuzo realized that I no longer wished to talk of this anymore. Heihachi, Shichiroji, and Rikichi appeared out of the cave on a boat. I smiled and hugged Heihachi.
"I missed you my friend," I said and Heihachi chuckled. He hugged me back but he gasped when he felt something new on my hand. He saw my wedding ring and he shook his head. "How could you marry that man?" he asked and I sighed. "I love him but the man I love is consumed in power right now. I will fight like I did before and save my village no matter what," I said. Heihachi smiled and nodded. Rikichi ran inside and he went into Sanae's room. "This is very hard for the two of them," I thought with a sad look. Heihachi saw Ayamaro and he paled slightly. I walked away from Sanae's room and sat beside the river that led into the cave.
"Life is becoming harder as time passes," I whispered. I frowned when I realized that Katsushiro was no longer with our group. "Well aren't we one big happy family," I said and threw a pebble into the water. Soon everyone came outside and we started packing the boat. Ayamaro appeared on the little dock and Kikuchiyo told him not to help. "Is it true you men are going to attack the capital?" Ayamaro asked. Kambei told him yes, and soon Heihachi started doubting Ayamaro.
"Well I like Ayamaro even though he's a merchant," I said with a chuckle and Ayamaro gave me a small smile. Inside of Firefly House, Rikichi and Sanae were still separated. I stood from the ground and sighed. "I just want to be back in the village or in a battle," I said out loud and Kikuchiyo nodded in agreement. I helped Kikuchiyo putting stuff on the boat. "I'm not good with emotional drama but it seems I'm surrounded by it," I thought. Heihachi and Kambei walked away to talk and I went inside the house. "I'm going to take a lunch break Kikuchiyo," I said and he nodded.
I walked inside and I grabbed a little bite to eat and something to drink. I walked around Firefly House and saw Komachi juggling three sandbags in front of Sanae. After I finished my food, everyone exited the Firefly House and I jumped onto the boat and sighed in relief. I heard Kikuchiyo call Ukyo a rat and I glared at him. Shichiroji was flirting and I felt a little jealous. "Ukyo and I use to be like that," I thought as a tear ran down my cheek. I saw Kirara staring at Kambei and I knew that she liked him. Soon everyone got on the boat except for two young girls, Masamune, Ayamaro, and Yukino.
Heihachi followed the boat in a nobuseri body. I sat in the boat and gave Mizuki a smile. "Someone gets to see her sister soon," I said and she smiled back. "I'm so excited," Mizuki said as she bounced in her spot. I chuckled and looked at the people sitting around me. Some were smiling at the young girl as she thought about seeing her sister again. Soon we arrived at the cave rice fields and we stopped the boat. Mizuki ran onto the shore and she found her sister. Mizuki was so happy when she saw her sister. I smiled as I watched Mizuki standing with her sister. I stayed on the boat and Heihachi and Komachi started talking. Kirara was blushing when Kambei was mentioned all of a sudden the guardians shot down from the top of the cave and surrounded the boat.
"What did you do?" I asked as I looked at Kikuchiyo. I hit my head when I heard them tell me the story of how they tied up and forgot to return some guardian's outfits. Kikuchiyo bowed down and I sighed. I shook my head and Shichiroji and everyone tried to get the guardians to forgive the people. "Until the capital is defeated you shall remain indebted to us," the guardians said and they said that we could prepare for our war here. I was so happy and I smiled. Heihachi asked who the guardians were and I was surprised when I heard they use to be samurai.
We were on one of the guardian's transporting devices and I laughed at how pink it was. "Why pink?" I thought with a laugh. Heihachi gave me a confused glance and I told him what I was laughing at. After I told him why I was laughing, he started laughing as well. "What a strange thing to notice before heading to do something important," Kambei muttered and I threw a sandbag at him, and it hit him directly in the back of the head. He glared at me and I chuckled. "That's what you get for bugging me on what I think of," I said and crossed my arms across my chest. Kikuchiyo, Komachi, Heihachi, and Shichiroji busted out laughing. Kyuzo, Kirara, and Kambei just sighed and shook their heads.