Please refer to Chapter One for the STANDARD DISCLAIMER.
UNWILLING ANGELBy: Ryuuen
Chapter Two
Gomen… Nakago…
Seiryuu shichiseishi Soi looked up from the map of Sairo that she was perusing. Was it just her or did she just hear… Nah, couldn't be. Tomo was millions of miles away, doing whatever damned task Nakago set him to do, whatever it was, she didn't care as long as it took him away from her sight. He couldn't be here. Besides, if he really were here, it was none of her concern, at all. She had other more important things to attend to than worrying over that painted trollop. No, she was not worried… She was just, curious, that's all… But …
Gomen… Nakago…What made him say those words? He wouldn't have any reason to, unless… Deciding to ignore that nagging feeling at the back of her mind that something was indeed amiss, which was a mistake considering that the nagging feeling at the back of a person's mind always means something in the world of anime, she focused her attention back onto what she had been previously doing. She continued to work in silence but her concentration was disturbed as a gust if wind blew through the open flaps of her tent, causing her quill to go off tangent, creating a blot on the piece of parchment that she was writing on. She stood to secure the open entrance, shivering as she did so but that was when she felt it… It was a feeling she knew all too well, that of a life force being snuffed out… But, it was not just any life force, it was…
"Tomo…" a tear trickled down her cheek quite unwillingly as she slowly pieced together everything.
Gomen… Nakago…
He was gone. He had failed the shogun of Kutou and met his end because of this. Poor Tomo… a part of her wanted to laugh but a greater part of her felt nothing but compassion for the person she knew as nothing but her rival… Then again, it's only natural. After all, he was still a fellow seishi… Just like Amiboshi and Ashitare… Three of their number have fallen, sentenced to their fates by Nakago… Would it be the same for her? She shivered once again. The question was, did she want it to be the same for her? Sadly, she drew a cloak about her shoulders and set out into the night to build a memorial… She no longer questioned why she was doing this… For, she knew, it was the least she could do for a fellow-seishi… From Heaven, their god watched…
Once again, gomen for such a short chapter. I couldn't help it coz that's what my fanfic demands. The next chapter would be quite interesting, though, coz I'd be slowly working out the plot and all that. So, I guess you know what to do now. Write me a nice little review and I promise that the next chap would be out faster than you can curse me… Ja!