Claimer: Once again, all mine. Of course, this time I did use some ideas
from 'rent-a-muse' so, thank you! However, I would like to say one thing.
WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?!?! It's all gone *sob* and I don't have *hic* any
more. Oh, wait, here it is. Nevermind! ^_^
A/N: Woohoo! Yeah me! I actually got up two chapters in two days! There's a new character in this chapter, and I'm going to be keeping him there for a while, so enjoy!
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Before Shiryu
By: Chisara
Chapter 2: The Rescuer
Chisara could feel her lungs running out of air as she ran with all her might. She could still hear those dog demons behind her, yelling threats all the way. Fear being renewed, she sped up even faster, and tripped. The remainder of air left was quickly forced out once she hit the ground. 'Can't die, I've got to get more food first. You can't give in.' Forcing herself up, she started to run, only to once again be forced down.
A hand darted out and pulled her into the bushes, just as the youkai passed. Letting out a breath that she didn't know she was holding, Chisara turned to thank her rescuer. She paused as she looked him over. His black hair was cut short, but had a slight ponytail in the back, and even in the pale moonlight, it had the ever-faint shimmer of forest green. However, it was his bright yellow eyes that quickly caught her attention. Even though they were not focused on her, they almost glowed. It was about that time that she realized something else.
"Um. . .I think that you can take your arm off of me now," Chisara said, blushing.
"Oh," he said, as if just realizing it himself, and quickly pulled his arm away. "Sorry about that."
"No problem. Thank you for saving me. I'll be going now." As she stood up and brushed herself off, her savior very rudely forced her back into the ground. "Would you stop doing that?!?!"
"You're not out of danger yet," he whispered. As soon as he spoke the two figures that Chisara wanted to see least at the moment came back, Kana and Yoshi.
"I can't believe you let her get away!" Kana shouted at Yoshi.
Yoshi looked a little more than slightly ticked at that statement, "Me? You weren't exactly not there you know. Why didn't you do something?"
"You were the one that was holding on to her, nimrod!" Kana growled. "Why do you always have to do something stupid?"
They walked away, still bickering. Watching from her hiding space, Chisara refused to move until both of their voices faded out. "There," Chisara looked over to her golden eyed rescuer once he stood up. "You're safe now, go on with your life. Just watch who you pick a fight with next time."
"Wait," Chisara called out, making the man stop in his tracks. "You saved me."
He turned around and blinked, "Yes?"
"Twice."
"I did."
Chisara felt her eyes water up, "No one's ever done something like that for me before."
"Um. . ." He sweatdroped, not expecting this.
She stood up and took a pose, "From now on, I, Chisara Notell, by the kitsune code of conduct, can only do one thing to repay such an act. I will stand by your side to repay you for your kind deed, Mr. - um, what is your name?"
He waved his hands in front of his face, "No, that's not really necessary."
"JUST TELL ME YOUR NAME ALREADY!!"
"Ronin," he answered quickly. "My name's Ronin."
Chisara smiled sweetly at him and bowed, "Well Ronin, I thank you humbly for your assistance."
"Oh, it was really nothing, I'll be on my way now," with that, he turned around and continued to walk away. Without a second thought, Chisara was walking right behind him. "Um. . .what are you doing?"
"Did you not just hear my dramatic speech?" she asked and sighed. "Fine, I'll say it over again. Ahem. From now on, I, Chisara No-"
Ronin quickly interrupted her, "No, I heard. But, I thought that I had said that it wasn't necessary."
"You really need to learn to accept peoples offers," Chisara glared up at him.
"Well, this is a very nice offer, but I don't really need it. I accept your thank you, but that's all," he said, quickening his pace.
Voice catching in her throat, Chisara stared up at him, "B-But, that would mean that I would have to break the kitsune code of conduct." In one final attempt to stay true, she launched herself at Ronin's ankles, causing him to topple over. "NO!! Please, just let me repay you in some way!! I'm a good cook! Wait, no I'm not. But. . .PLEASE!!"
Ronin looked at her exasperatedly, he had never seen someone so persistent, "Okay, fine. I'll talk to you in the morning about how you can pay me back."
Chisara smiled one of the brightest smiles she'd done in a long time. She wasn't going to have to break the code! But then a realization set in, "Wait, where am I suppose to meet you?"
He sighed, "Would you like to stay at my place?"
"Oh, I don't want to be a bother," Ronin raised an eyebrow at that comment. "But I would love to!"
Chisara walked away with her new companion, lighter on her feet than before. She wasn't going to have to sleep on the hard cement ground tonight.
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A/N: Well? I personally loved writing this chapter. Which is good for me. Of course it probably means that I'm going to not like it later, but *shrugs* Anyway, I would like to say to you all, Ronin is in no way going to be a romantic interest. NEVER, there is zero chance of that happening. I don't even think that I'm going to have any romance in this story at all. But I might change my mind about some things if you review. That was a blatant way for me to tell you to review for this.
A/N: Woohoo! Yeah me! I actually got up two chapters in two days! There's a new character in this chapter, and I'm going to be keeping him there for a while, so enjoy!
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Before Shiryu
By: Chisara
Chapter 2: The Rescuer
Chisara could feel her lungs running out of air as she ran with all her might. She could still hear those dog demons behind her, yelling threats all the way. Fear being renewed, she sped up even faster, and tripped. The remainder of air left was quickly forced out once she hit the ground. 'Can't die, I've got to get more food first. You can't give in.' Forcing herself up, she started to run, only to once again be forced down.
A hand darted out and pulled her into the bushes, just as the youkai passed. Letting out a breath that she didn't know she was holding, Chisara turned to thank her rescuer. She paused as she looked him over. His black hair was cut short, but had a slight ponytail in the back, and even in the pale moonlight, it had the ever-faint shimmer of forest green. However, it was his bright yellow eyes that quickly caught her attention. Even though they were not focused on her, they almost glowed. It was about that time that she realized something else.
"Um. . .I think that you can take your arm off of me now," Chisara said, blushing.
"Oh," he said, as if just realizing it himself, and quickly pulled his arm away. "Sorry about that."
"No problem. Thank you for saving me. I'll be going now." As she stood up and brushed herself off, her savior very rudely forced her back into the ground. "Would you stop doing that?!?!"
"You're not out of danger yet," he whispered. As soon as he spoke the two figures that Chisara wanted to see least at the moment came back, Kana and Yoshi.
"I can't believe you let her get away!" Kana shouted at Yoshi.
Yoshi looked a little more than slightly ticked at that statement, "Me? You weren't exactly not there you know. Why didn't you do something?"
"You were the one that was holding on to her, nimrod!" Kana growled. "Why do you always have to do something stupid?"
They walked away, still bickering. Watching from her hiding space, Chisara refused to move until both of their voices faded out. "There," Chisara looked over to her golden eyed rescuer once he stood up. "You're safe now, go on with your life. Just watch who you pick a fight with next time."
"Wait," Chisara called out, making the man stop in his tracks. "You saved me."
He turned around and blinked, "Yes?"
"Twice."
"I did."
Chisara felt her eyes water up, "No one's ever done something like that for me before."
"Um. . ." He sweatdroped, not expecting this.
She stood up and took a pose, "From now on, I, Chisara Notell, by the kitsune code of conduct, can only do one thing to repay such an act. I will stand by your side to repay you for your kind deed, Mr. - um, what is your name?"
He waved his hands in front of his face, "No, that's not really necessary."
"JUST TELL ME YOUR NAME ALREADY!!"
"Ronin," he answered quickly. "My name's Ronin."
Chisara smiled sweetly at him and bowed, "Well Ronin, I thank you humbly for your assistance."
"Oh, it was really nothing, I'll be on my way now," with that, he turned around and continued to walk away. Without a second thought, Chisara was walking right behind him. "Um. . .what are you doing?"
"Did you not just hear my dramatic speech?" she asked and sighed. "Fine, I'll say it over again. Ahem. From now on, I, Chisara No-"
Ronin quickly interrupted her, "No, I heard. But, I thought that I had said that it wasn't necessary."
"You really need to learn to accept peoples offers," Chisara glared up at him.
"Well, this is a very nice offer, but I don't really need it. I accept your thank you, but that's all," he said, quickening his pace.
Voice catching in her throat, Chisara stared up at him, "B-But, that would mean that I would have to break the kitsune code of conduct." In one final attempt to stay true, she launched herself at Ronin's ankles, causing him to topple over. "NO!! Please, just let me repay you in some way!! I'm a good cook! Wait, no I'm not. But. . .PLEASE!!"
Ronin looked at her exasperatedly, he had never seen someone so persistent, "Okay, fine. I'll talk to you in the morning about how you can pay me back."
Chisara smiled one of the brightest smiles she'd done in a long time. She wasn't going to have to break the code! But then a realization set in, "Wait, where am I suppose to meet you?"
He sighed, "Would you like to stay at my place?"
"Oh, I don't want to be a bother," Ronin raised an eyebrow at that comment. "But I would love to!"
Chisara walked away with her new companion, lighter on her feet than before. She wasn't going to have to sleep on the hard cement ground tonight.
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A/N: Well? I personally loved writing this chapter. Which is good for me. Of course it probably means that I'm going to not like it later, but *shrugs* Anyway, I would like to say to you all, Ronin is in no way going to be a romantic interest. NEVER, there is zero chance of that happening. I don't even think that I'm going to have any romance in this story at all. But I might change my mind about some things if you review. That was a blatant way for me to tell you to review for this.