Chapter 4 by Venus
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The past
Weike saw her master looking very sad after his meetings with Nakago-sama, the Shogun. She felt that for people who made her master sad, they would pay dearly. But he would defend the shogun loyally.
[Master Tomo, why do you still love him? He doesn't care.]
His long nails, painted bright red, covered his face and hair. His shiny hair. Like a girl child from afar. "You won't understand. Leave me be."
[Play with me, Tomo.]
He shouted, the only time he ever raised his voice, " I said, go away! Leave me alone, Weike. And it is none of your business." She curled her ears back, tail too, snuffling under her bed. Then he turned back and cried. In a tired whisper, he added
"Soon, you will have to go."
[No, I am not leaving.] Her teeth gnashed. He brought his fist down, the musk perfume crashing to the floor. [You can't make me.]
"You have to go! Sooner or later, you are a pest!" Weike slunk out by the window. [I'll come back later. ] A few days. She wandered around in the forest to hunt, for going back immediately was insane. The children, wolf, floating monk., Nakago, that was all the scent. Huh,Tomo-sama was avoiding her a lot.
"Hey look, a dog! Aniki." The boy said.
"Gimme the chicken. Now, here girl." The other twin said softly. Weike wagged her tail a little looking out for her master. She ate, gaining the approval of them. He introduced himself as Amiboshi and his brother Suboshi. They made a fuss of her! They asked her name.
[should she. no, she only gave Tomo her name, somehow that felt right.] Suboshi smiled. Suddenly she bounced on him and licked his face. He started laughing. Then something familiar, she turned around.
"Oh don't be alarmed. He's Tomo, the other general under Nakago-sama. He's in a real bad mood, so, hey what." She pranced over and fondled the man in the opera dress. He was scolding a few soldiers.
"Get off me! NOW! Get her away from me!" Tomo shook her off his cloak, but she bit harder. "I said, get her away!"
Amiboshi was pleading with him to listen but the illusionist's mind was blinded by fury. He took out his sword, almost slashing her, she jumped back, whimpering. [Why?] Tomo scowled, his mask wrinkled up. Amiboshi said timidly
"She knows you, right? Don't be angry." The illusionist sighed, sheathing the weapon. "Please." He started to walk away from them, his headache becoming very bad. Poor Tomo, he sent her nasty thoughts but faltered. Weike caught up easily and sat at his feet.
"I already said I don't know you. Don't be an idiot." However he was weakening. "Where have you been? I had almost given up hope. You made me worried." That was him! She smiled and licked his hand.
[you are in pain. Let me heal you.] He was better, the twins caught up and asked if she was his. The mask froze over again and he declared that she was some street mutt. Great!
In his room he took off the mask and lay down on his bed, sighing. [Can I talk? It's Nakago.]
[What about?]
[He's not interested in me at all. like I do all these things but he still isn't bothered. Why does unrequitment exist?] Tomo talked mentally, stroking her fur, seeking comfort. And then he kissed her neck, seeking comfort. She gave her all to him, it didn't matter that he was sad, let her be friendly. Then he awakened from this state of mind and got up.
"What am I doing on the floor? How." he laughed selfconsciously. "Weike, do you hate me?" She shook her scruffy head. Tomo smiled and sat on the bed again, hugging her, for once not picking on her smelly odor. Until Nakago- sama.
He knocked on his door and asked him to report to his room after dinner. So she would hafta starve again for a time. What a lousy guy. What a loser. Master was dejected all over again.
Another time, Tomo showed her his shin. "Look this is mine. My very own, Weike. Shall I show you how it works?" The wolf nodded impatiently and finally grabbed it and ran about. Tomo was annoyed, then angrier and angrier.
She trooped over and handed the thing back, wet but otherwise unscathed. He stopped ranting and opened it with his fingers. A picture. "That's the town somewhere in the east. I can use it to show whereabouts of people too." The shogun, which he flashed away quickly, the twins romping in their room, the lightning lady sprucing herself up.
[Oh, she's the one who called you those names. You hate her?] She waited as he sifted about for an answer.
"Yeah, if not Nakagosama would be interested in me! Nobody around here cares about my life. If I were not a seishi there wouldn't be hope for me in this damn earth existence." Weike cuddled against his chest. Tomo swallowed and changed to be cheerful again. "Sorry I get carried away. I got you some thing to eat. Goodnight."
The present
He was awake now, tired and drawn. But fine. [thank you for being close to me.] She grasped his hand, relieved tears coming. Tomo sat up slowly with her support and focused his golden eyes on the surroundings.
"Doctor? I won't bother you when I am better. I'll leave for Kutou a few days from now." The doctor glanced at her and checked his wound briefly. Master's beautiful features relaxed as he laid back. No need for words.
[So when will we go?] He frowned.
[I don't plan to bring you with me. You'll stay here until I get back.] Weike showed her teeth and snarled, backing away. Damn, why was he going away again?
[No, I am not letting you alone. You might get hurt.] Tomo was affected deeply struggling to keep his wits straight now. He closed his eyes.
"Give me the scrolls. I will hand them to Nakago-sama myself." That was a wrong move. The girl changed between wolf and human form now, flashing with protectiveness. "Do you oppose me?" Weike felt like crying, she couldn't let her master go again. The dark hair was pressed over his skin, dark and pale, long and unwashed. But she produced the scrolls anyway. His eyebrows became smooth as he told her about his plans.
He left her shin to keep track of him so that he would not be lost from her sight, saying that it was best that she did not go on this perilous journey. She was thinking that he was so darn stupid and lovesick, but her master was ignorant of this. Or chose to dismiss it.
Thank you for reviewing! This is dedicated To u!
The past
Weike saw her master looking very sad after his meetings with Nakago-sama, the Shogun. She felt that for people who made her master sad, they would pay dearly. But he would defend the shogun loyally.
[Master Tomo, why do you still love him? He doesn't care.]
His long nails, painted bright red, covered his face and hair. His shiny hair. Like a girl child from afar. "You won't understand. Leave me be."
[Play with me, Tomo.]
He shouted, the only time he ever raised his voice, " I said, go away! Leave me alone, Weike. And it is none of your business." She curled her ears back, tail too, snuffling under her bed. Then he turned back and cried. In a tired whisper, he added
"Soon, you will have to go."
[No, I am not leaving.] Her teeth gnashed. He brought his fist down, the musk perfume crashing to the floor. [You can't make me.]
"You have to go! Sooner or later, you are a pest!" Weike slunk out by the window. [I'll come back later. ] A few days. She wandered around in the forest to hunt, for going back immediately was insane. The children, wolf, floating monk., Nakago, that was all the scent. Huh,Tomo-sama was avoiding her a lot.
"Hey look, a dog! Aniki." The boy said.
"Gimme the chicken. Now, here girl." The other twin said softly. Weike wagged her tail a little looking out for her master. She ate, gaining the approval of them. He introduced himself as Amiboshi and his brother Suboshi. They made a fuss of her! They asked her name.
[should she. no, she only gave Tomo her name, somehow that felt right.] Suboshi smiled. Suddenly she bounced on him and licked his face. He started laughing. Then something familiar, she turned around.
"Oh don't be alarmed. He's Tomo, the other general under Nakago-sama. He's in a real bad mood, so, hey what." She pranced over and fondled the man in the opera dress. He was scolding a few soldiers.
"Get off me! NOW! Get her away from me!" Tomo shook her off his cloak, but she bit harder. "I said, get her away!"
Amiboshi was pleading with him to listen but the illusionist's mind was blinded by fury. He took out his sword, almost slashing her, she jumped back, whimpering. [Why?] Tomo scowled, his mask wrinkled up. Amiboshi said timidly
"She knows you, right? Don't be angry." The illusionist sighed, sheathing the weapon. "Please." He started to walk away from them, his headache becoming very bad. Poor Tomo, he sent her nasty thoughts but faltered. Weike caught up easily and sat at his feet.
"I already said I don't know you. Don't be an idiot." However he was weakening. "Where have you been? I had almost given up hope. You made me worried." That was him! She smiled and licked his hand.
[you are in pain. Let me heal you.] He was better, the twins caught up and asked if she was his. The mask froze over again and he declared that she was some street mutt. Great!
In his room he took off the mask and lay down on his bed, sighing. [Can I talk? It's Nakago.]
[What about?]
[He's not interested in me at all. like I do all these things but he still isn't bothered. Why does unrequitment exist?] Tomo talked mentally, stroking her fur, seeking comfort. And then he kissed her neck, seeking comfort. She gave her all to him, it didn't matter that he was sad, let her be friendly. Then he awakened from this state of mind and got up.
"What am I doing on the floor? How." he laughed selfconsciously. "Weike, do you hate me?" She shook her scruffy head. Tomo smiled and sat on the bed again, hugging her, for once not picking on her smelly odor. Until Nakago- sama.
He knocked on his door and asked him to report to his room after dinner. So she would hafta starve again for a time. What a lousy guy. What a loser. Master was dejected all over again.
Another time, Tomo showed her his shin. "Look this is mine. My very own, Weike. Shall I show you how it works?" The wolf nodded impatiently and finally grabbed it and ran about. Tomo was annoyed, then angrier and angrier.
She trooped over and handed the thing back, wet but otherwise unscathed. He stopped ranting and opened it with his fingers. A picture. "That's the town somewhere in the east. I can use it to show whereabouts of people too." The shogun, which he flashed away quickly, the twins romping in their room, the lightning lady sprucing herself up.
[Oh, she's the one who called you those names. You hate her?] She waited as he sifted about for an answer.
"Yeah, if not Nakagosama would be interested in me! Nobody around here cares about my life. If I were not a seishi there wouldn't be hope for me in this damn earth existence." Weike cuddled against his chest. Tomo swallowed and changed to be cheerful again. "Sorry I get carried away. I got you some thing to eat. Goodnight."
The present
He was awake now, tired and drawn. But fine. [thank you for being close to me.] She grasped his hand, relieved tears coming. Tomo sat up slowly with her support and focused his golden eyes on the surroundings.
"Doctor? I won't bother you when I am better. I'll leave for Kutou a few days from now." The doctor glanced at her and checked his wound briefly. Master's beautiful features relaxed as he laid back. No need for words.
[So when will we go?] He frowned.
[I don't plan to bring you with me. You'll stay here until I get back.] Weike showed her teeth and snarled, backing away. Damn, why was he going away again?
[No, I am not letting you alone. You might get hurt.] Tomo was affected deeply struggling to keep his wits straight now. He closed his eyes.
"Give me the scrolls. I will hand them to Nakago-sama myself." That was a wrong move. The girl changed between wolf and human form now, flashing with protectiveness. "Do you oppose me?" Weike felt like crying, she couldn't let her master go again. The dark hair was pressed over his skin, dark and pale, long and unwashed. But she produced the scrolls anyway. His eyebrows became smooth as he told her about his plans.
He left her shin to keep track of him so that he would not be lost from her sight, saying that it was best that she did not go on this perilous journey. She was thinking that he was so darn stupid and lovesick, but her master was ignorant of this. Or chose to dismiss it.