Twilight Forest
Disclaimer: ReiMina belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, clearly, definitely, absolutely, NOT mine.But some minor characters here belongs to me.And its unbeta-ed,i believe you guys know what it means.
"Here she is,my daughter.The one you will be protecting with your life,little fire"
The amethyst eyes of the said girl only look at the little baby that's sleeping soundly in her cradle.
"Her name's Aino Minako.So,what do you think??She's cute right??"
After a long silence and thorough observe,only one word came out from her mouth. "Small."
Both parents laughed,not bothered if they going to wake up the sleeping baby or not.
"You really have a treasure here Hino.She's definitely one-of-a-kind"said the man with a large deep-blue wafuku.
"Well,she's my musume after all"The ninja-clad man stroke her daughter raven head proudly. "I trained her personally.And please,just Yuusaku.Off with the formality now."
"Only if you called me Sendou.Yuusaku-san.I'm glad I can be of acquaintance since I'm still new here in Nippon"
"The pleasure is all mine.If it's okay with you,may I ask why'd you need our assistance Sendou-san??"
"Ah,I thought an assassin does not asking such kind of question?"
"My pardon,but since it concerning our daughter's life,I cant help but to ask."
"As expected.I would've done the same if I were you.Shall we discuss this matter outside Yuusaku-san?"
Sendou's golden hair fell over as he lean in to kiss his sleeping daughter.
Leaving the daughters alone,both fathers start walking to the now frozen garden.After a long pause,Sendou give out his answer.
"Everything…was definitely the opposite back then.Ever since our arrival in Nippon,things hadn't been well.Just say,we make our mistake as parents and our little princess here got the toll"
"You didn't…"he couldnt finished the sentence as the other person sighed and seems in deep despair.
"As I said,it's a mistake.That Tsuki no OnmyoujiWe really shouldn't be dealing with her from the beginning.Shall anything happens to our precious one,I personally wouldn't be able to go on."
"You mean…she got cursed??"
"Most likely,we all got cursed.Me,my wife and our daughter.I could care less about our curse,since it only makes us not to be able to leave these islands of Nippon for eternity."
"You must be missed your homeland.Take it easy,we're gonna find a way out somehow"
"Nah,I'm giving up on that one from a long time ago.What most important now,was the curse on minako."
"She's going to be alright,isn't she??"Asked Yuusaku.
"The truth is,we don't know.We don't know what kind of curse nor the effect on her.All we know is that she has this crescent moon-like mark in her chest after the Onmyouji cast the spell."
"This is gonna be quite a maze if we don't know what kind of curse the moon witch cast on her."Thinking deeply,he cross his arms in front of his chest.
"Yes,and that is the utmost reason why I need your assistance Yuusaku-san.The Hino clan was known throughout Nippon not only for your unrivaled skills among the other ninja clan,but also for the precise intuition and the ability to comprehend with nature wraths.I have my faith on your daughter Yuusaku-san."He gaze longingly to the now snow-blanketed garden.
"For the time being,Rei's still a budding flower.But I know someday she'll bloom enchantingly and I'm gonna make sure she's going to use her thorns to protect your little princess."
"I'm eternally in your debt,Hino Yuusaku san."relief apparent in his eyes.
"Don't mention it,I'm doing it for my own sake anyway.Ever since Shizuka…ah,my wife passed away,that little fire of mine hardly talk at all.Though I know that my little fire will be the best Kunoichi ever exist,just like her mother someday,I'm still afraid she'll go through it all alone.That's why……"he trailed off.
Taking the silence to enjoy the cold breeze,both man drown in each own's thought.
"It is settled then.This time,its my turn to make sure my daughter wont be much of a burden to your little fire."
They both laughed their hearts out,satisfied to the agreement they made.
"I am certain that my little pyro will be wholly submitted to your daughter safety.I put the Hino family pride on it"vowed Yuusaku.
Little both men knows,that their agreement today will led to both of their daughters unveil the stage of destiny full of longing desire,tears and of course…adventure.
