From the Eyes of a Princess
AN/ Gomen-nasai! I haven't updated all summer! Please forgive me! ^_^ I promise I'll try to update once a week from now on in! Ok? Don't hold me to that, though. School starts on Monday. But I'll try. But here's chapter seven! I'll warn you though, it's a short chapter. I promise chappy 8 before too long!
Oh, and before I forget, Aiyh-sa, I've read your fic before! I really liked it then and now! ^_^
Anything else I should mention... oh yeah... I'm thinking of doing a sequel... but I dunno.
Chapter Seven- Death's Ghost
This situation was bad, and I knew that much. The terror that gripped my heart caught me off guard. I couldn't lose him again so soon. Not now.
"Leave him be!" I tried again. The man gripping my brother's shoulders turned to me.
"Either shut your mouth, young one, or share his fate!" he growled, grabbing my collar. I glared as his dark eyes grew close to mine. His heavy breath burned my eyes, but I didn't allow my discomfort to show through.
"Allow me to take his place." I offered. He laughed gruffly.
"You can join him, now." the man growled in response. He drug me along side of him and I found myself barely able to resist.
"Keiya... you shouldn't have said anything." Ashitaka managed. I forced a sad smile. I didn't bother tell him how stubborn I'd become, somehow I think he could tell.
"I told you... we share a fate now." I answered. He forced a smile in my direction, turning his sad eyes towards our future. Ahead of us I could see a dark man standing. He leered down at us, beaten and battered as we already were.
"I only expected the man. Why have you brought the girl as well?" the man clipped. Our guard looked down at me.
"She needs a lesson. I thought you could teach her." he growled, tossing me by my collar to the man's feet. He roughly grabbed my arms and lifted me up.
"Let her be!" Ashitaka tried, but a swift movement of his captor's hand crashed down upon the back of his neck and he collapsed to the ground.
"No!" I cried, tears springing to my eyes. The man before me growled and through me to the hard ground. Pain sprung from many of my wounds, but I bit back an outcry. I wouldn't give them the satisfaction of seeing me suffer. More pain exploded across my back as a leather whip cracked between my shoulder blades. I could taste blood in my mouth and see splatters of it on the ground.
He continued and I drifted in and out of consciousness, each time waking to a bucket of cold water dumped on me. I was soaked and hurt. I fought tears of helplessness. "It can't end like this!" I thought desperately. I passed out again, only to awakened like normal. But this time they had lost interest in such an unresponsive target.
"She's tough, but no fun." the man who'd been responsible for my beatings said, turning away.
"The blood of the Amishi flows true." I muttered, realizing my error just as I said it.
"Amishi? I thought they were all wiped out." He spoke, lifting my head by grabbing my hair. "How could you be an Amishi?" he growled. I didn't respond, and realized that Ashitaka was awake now and staring at me.
"I am not." I countered, but my voice faltered enough for him to guess otherwise.
"And he's your brother? That makes you both problems." the man growled, snapping my head against the ground. Tears again sprang to my eyes, though I was unsure as to which it was that caused them.
"You are mistaken." I tried again, but he just laughed.
"Arrange for a an execution for the boy. As for her, take her to my personal tent." the man growled, waving the other away. I said nothing. I couldn't bring myself to speak.
Ashitaka and I locked eyes. Was this the last time I was going to see him? I had so much to tell him, but would I never get the chance?
The last thought we shared, though I hadn't known it at the time, was utter concern for the other.
AN/ Very short, I know. I promise the next chapter soon. Oh, and someone is going to die before this ends... but who? Hehe. ^_^
Until next time, ja ne minna!
AN/ Gomen-nasai! I haven't updated all summer! Please forgive me! ^_^ I promise I'll try to update once a week from now on in! Ok? Don't hold me to that, though. School starts on Monday. But I'll try. But here's chapter seven! I'll warn you though, it's a short chapter. I promise chappy 8 before too long!
Oh, and before I forget, Aiyh-sa, I've read your fic before! I really liked it then and now! ^_^
Anything else I should mention... oh yeah... I'm thinking of doing a sequel... but I dunno.
Chapter Seven- Death's Ghost
This situation was bad, and I knew that much. The terror that gripped my heart caught me off guard. I couldn't lose him again so soon. Not now.
"Leave him be!" I tried again. The man gripping my brother's shoulders turned to me.
"Either shut your mouth, young one, or share his fate!" he growled, grabbing my collar. I glared as his dark eyes grew close to mine. His heavy breath burned my eyes, but I didn't allow my discomfort to show through.
"Allow me to take his place." I offered. He laughed gruffly.
"You can join him, now." the man growled in response. He drug me along side of him and I found myself barely able to resist.
"Keiya... you shouldn't have said anything." Ashitaka managed. I forced a sad smile. I didn't bother tell him how stubborn I'd become, somehow I think he could tell.
"I told you... we share a fate now." I answered. He forced a smile in my direction, turning his sad eyes towards our future. Ahead of us I could see a dark man standing. He leered down at us, beaten and battered as we already were.
"I only expected the man. Why have you brought the girl as well?" the man clipped. Our guard looked down at me.
"She needs a lesson. I thought you could teach her." he growled, tossing me by my collar to the man's feet. He roughly grabbed my arms and lifted me up.
"Let her be!" Ashitaka tried, but a swift movement of his captor's hand crashed down upon the back of his neck and he collapsed to the ground.
"No!" I cried, tears springing to my eyes. The man before me growled and through me to the hard ground. Pain sprung from many of my wounds, but I bit back an outcry. I wouldn't give them the satisfaction of seeing me suffer. More pain exploded across my back as a leather whip cracked between my shoulder blades. I could taste blood in my mouth and see splatters of it on the ground.
He continued and I drifted in and out of consciousness, each time waking to a bucket of cold water dumped on me. I was soaked and hurt. I fought tears of helplessness. "It can't end like this!" I thought desperately. I passed out again, only to awakened like normal. But this time they had lost interest in such an unresponsive target.
"She's tough, but no fun." the man who'd been responsible for my beatings said, turning away.
"The blood of the Amishi flows true." I muttered, realizing my error just as I said it.
"Amishi? I thought they were all wiped out." He spoke, lifting my head by grabbing my hair. "How could you be an Amishi?" he growled. I didn't respond, and realized that Ashitaka was awake now and staring at me.
"I am not." I countered, but my voice faltered enough for him to guess otherwise.
"And he's your brother? That makes you both problems." the man growled, snapping my head against the ground. Tears again sprang to my eyes, though I was unsure as to which it was that caused them.
"You are mistaken." I tried again, but he just laughed.
"Arrange for a an execution for the boy. As for her, take her to my personal tent." the man growled, waving the other away. I said nothing. I couldn't bring myself to speak.
Ashitaka and I locked eyes. Was this the last time I was going to see him? I had so much to tell him, but would I never get the chance?
The last thought we shared, though I hadn't known it at the time, was utter concern for the other.
AN/ Very short, I know. I promise the next chapter soon. Oh, and someone is going to die before this ends... but who? Hehe. ^_^
Until next time, ja ne minna!