Yeah, i'm so going to kick myself in the butt for the long updates, its due to procrastination and laziness...plus i'm losing interest in this story right now but i'm trying to keep updating until i can finish it properly. Anyway, here's the new chapter, R&R plz and enjoy!
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Chapter 48: Around the World Part 1
The gang and I were set and soon we were off in Shinshu Fields again, hard to believe this was the spot where I fought Yosataro and got Hoteigami as well. I soon realized it was a year since that happened, and to think I was that scrawny Japanese boy who loved wolves. It was kinda funny reminiscing about that, now I had muscles, stronger, and…well a bunch of stuff.
I sighed with nostalgia from the memories of this place and realized how truly beautiful it is, since we rarely came here because of our traveling around and killing monsters. I sighed and followed the others to Agata Forest, which looked much better, and livelier than last time. I looked around and saw the sun shining through the trees, the sounds of birds chirping, and there was even a light breeze in the air.
I sighed a bit, relaxed now thanks to the scenery, I guess Waka was right about checking out the place and finishing some unfinished business we had in Nippon before we had to go to the Celestial Plane…but…thinking about that made me think about my past, how I left out of fear of my brother, could I be able to stand up to him?
I bark from Amaterasu snapped me out of my thoughts and made me focus on what was in front of me. I saw Amaterasu, in her wolf form, looking at me. A patch of sun hit her body and I was nearly blinded by the light that radiated from her fur, yet at the same time I was amazed by her beauty, now I knew why I fell in love with her…wait, didn't I say that already?
Anyway, we continued walking through Agata Forest, then to Taka Pass, which we saw some traders passing through, waving at us as we passed them. Now with Suzaku gone, it seemed the people were doing better now. When we reached Kusa village, we saw some of the people rebuilding after Suzaku's attack a while ago and now the village seemed to be back to normal.
"Man, this place has changed since we last came here," Shinji said when he saw the way the village looked.
"Yeah, look there's even a statue in our honor," I said when I saw a statue of me, Shinji, Amaterasu (in our wolf forms) standing, or rather, looking proudly. In the txt on the stone's front was: "Dedicated to Amaterasu, Origin of all that is good and Mother to us all, Ishimaru, the protector of the Earth, and Shinji, the wolf of Kusa Village,"
"Sweet, they remembered our names," Shinji said with a little grin.
"Yeah," I huffed.
"It is nice to see some people aren't going to forget about us," Amaterasu said. I nodded and looked at the statue, feeling a little happy that we saved the villagers from a burning end by Suzaku, and I also remembered how I flew into that rage to save Amaterasu from Suzaku in his human form. I shook from that memory; I still couldn't believe I got that angry before, then again, it wasn't that common for me to go into a fury like that.
A poke from Amaterasu's snout on my cheek snapped me out of my thoughts; I nodded, silently thanking her, and we continued into the village.
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A little while later…in Sei-an City
I was busy writing something in Calligraphy when Amaterasu came in, now in her human form, and Issun was on her shoulder.
"Something up?" I asked them.
"Just wanted to see what you were doing Ishi," Issun said. Knowing Issun, he rarely gave out comments like that; then again it was Issun so he does this to be nosey.
"What'cha writing?" Amaterasu asked as she popped up behind me to look at my work. I quickly turned around so she wouldn't see but she was persistent I'll give her that. I suddenly noticed Issun bouncing on my head and he stopped when he saw what I was holding in my hand.
"Aww, you gotta crush on furball here," Issun kidded. I blushed and soon Amaterasu snatched my drawing away, (Yes, it's a drawing, happy now?). Amaterasu looked at it and her face began to get red, the reason why was because I was drawing a picture of her in her wolf form while she was asleep. Yeah…that was when I had trouble sleeping so I decided to draw something and when I saw Amaterasu sleeping, all curled up in a ball of white and red, I decided to draw her and when I was done I was pretty amazed at how I drew her.
But this drawing was also private, and I so was going to kill Issun for this…but for now I was focused on Amaterasu. She still had a blush on her face, but now she was…smiling?
"Um…Ammy? You okay?" I asked slowly.
She looked at me and rolled up the scroll, "Ishimaru…you're really good at drawing you know that?" she said to me. I was surprised by this; I thought she'd be mad or embarrassed by this.
"You're not embarrassed?" I asked.
"A little, but I'll forgive you this once," she said and kissed me on the cheek. I blushed from this and scratched the back of my head.
"Ah, gross…I'm outta here, go and be intimate all you want, just leave me out of it," Issun groaned and bounced out of the room. I chuckled, even when Issun acts all perverted he can't stand others in love. I felt something lick my cheek and saw Amaterasu on her knees, her tail wagging back and forth and her ears twitching.
I opened my mouth to say something but soon Ammy glomped me and soon we were kissing each other on the floor. Man this was awesome! Everything at the moment was just focused on Amaterasu and us kissing. We soon parted for air and Ammy snuggled her head on my chest.
"Thanks Ishimaru…for you being here…" she said softly. I smiled softly and petted her head, scratching her wolf ears as I did. Amaterasu let out a soft growl on enjoyment and rubbed her head a little more on my chest. She then gave me another lick on my cheek and soon she was asleep in my arms, I soon realized that it was dark right now and I became tired and soon fell asleep.
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Meanwhile, Deathscythe was watching from the mirror and couldn't help but grin a little from seeing his little brother and Amaterasu's love making. 'He hasn't changed…' he thought.
"He hasn't changed much," Yosataro's voice said.
He sensed something next to him and glanced, nearly freaking out when he saw Yosataro right next to him.
"Don't do that!" Deathscythe said as he got back in his chair.
"Sorry…" Yosataro replied coolly.
"Anyway…" Deathscythe began, "The soldiers?" he asked.
"Ready, plus Rashamaru is still on the Ark," Yosataro said a little anxiously.
"…you want to go fight my brother don't you?" Deathscythe asked him.
"So much…" Yosataro replied.
"Don't worry, you'll get your chance soon…" Deathscythe said as his Mangekyō Sharingan activated.
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And so Ishimaru and the gang are now going on a last minute jorney to wrap things up before they go tot he final battle, stay tuned to see what happens. Again, R&R plz! i really need the reviews!
