Ch. 4
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*two weeks later; 3rd person_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
It has been two weeks, and she was waiting, waiting for Shinta to come back. She sighed as she was picking carrots for soup that was for tonights dinner. Kosa
was just out with his
friends, doing whatever they do when they play. She gathered them in a basket and walked inside her house that was inherited from her mother and father.
She noticed that she was
running out of bread and other food. So she decided to go to the market.
"Sister!" yelled Kosa, with is friend Soneke, "Can Soneke eat over tonight?"
"Not tonight sweetheart, maybe tomorrow, he can stay for lunch though…"
"Okay, call us when it is ready," he said just about to run away.
"Not so fast!" she said grabbing the collar of his Kimono.
"Yeah?"
"I have to go out to the market to get bread, stay here and play."
"Alright will you just let me go already!"
She let go of his collar and went outside and headed towards the market.
She finally found the food store, she went inside to find the bread and other grains.
Ah! The last loaf of bread… She thought as her hand went towards it with another hand too.
"Hey! It's mine- Shinta?"
"Ms. Sanso?"
She was so happy to see him that she wrapped her hands around him and he picked her up and twirled her around.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, so happy to see him.
"I- I am just here in town, shopping, for food- uh…" his stuttering made her wonder. But she didn't ask, and said, "Would you like to come east lunch with me,
my house isn't too far from here.'
"Ms. Sanso I would love to."
I took his arm and the bread and we I quickly paid for the bread as we walked out the store and the store clerk said, "Have a good day you two."
Now she felt it was appropriate to ask, "Now, why are you here? Really Shinta, Don't hide anything from me."
"I am not trying to hide anything from you, really, but I was telling the truth I was out shopping for food?"
"Well, why are you so far away from your home? Is this where you had to go?"
His eyes got big as if he didn't know what to say.
"Eh? Well, you could say that…"
"I forgot to ask you why did you have to leave for two weeks?" He turned his back at her and then turned in fury and said practically snarling, "Stop asking
questions! It is none of your
damn business!"
She stepped back in fear, Shinta has never yelled at her like that.
"Alright I am sorry you don't need to yell." She wasn't too sure she wanted him to come with her after all. His eyes had gotten big with innocence and he said,
"Ms. Sanso, I am so sorry!
That I am, I didn't mean to snap."
He out his hands through her hair and she stepped back, "Let's go…"
He gave a faint smile felling guilty and they walked down the rode until they reached Sanso's house, they didn't talk very much, Shinta was edging for her to
talk.
"Well, this is my house, please make yourself at home."
"Sanso," he said in a guilty voice, "I am sorry, I didn't mean to yell like that."
"It's alright," she said trying to stop him from feeling so guilty, "it is not the first time I got yelled at for asking questions…"
He looked out a window and then sat down.
"Sanso! Is Lunch- Shinta!" cried Kosa, who idolized Shinta, he ran up to greet him. Shinta pat the boy on the head and said, "And how do you do? You sure
have grown in the last two
weeks."
"No I haven't, how long are you going to be staying?"
"As long as your sister wants me to, who is your friend?" He said looking at Sonoke.
"This is my friend Sonoke, he is eating over too."
"Hello Sonoke," Shinta said with a sweet smile.
"Hi…"
"He is just shy," Kosa said.
"No I am not!"
"Boys, stop. It's time to eat," she said, as she prepared the lettuce wraps and Meso soup. They ate happily while Kosa was trying to get attention from Kenshin
by pulling his hair.
"Kosa stop it!"
"But we are just playing!"
"Go play out side then, but just you and Sonoke, Now!" They ran outside mumbling things under ther breath but she ignored them and said to Shinta, "It seems
my brother really likes
you."
He gave a chuckle and said, "Seems so. But I never called pulling my hair a sign of likeness."
*^*^*^*^*^*!^*^!*Sanso's point of view**Later*^*^*^!*^*^!*^*!^*^!*^!*^*!^*!^*!^
As we along a lake that wasn't too far from my house, Shinta invited me to sit next to him on the grass.
"Years ago, when I was a younger man, I loved once before, and I married."
I looked up at him not knowing what to say.
"But she died, and I still have her wedding ring, I kept it around my neck, a small replica of her that I like to keep. Sanso, I love you, you know that, and part
of the reason why I was
hear is that I was looking for you, Will you marry me?"
I looked at the ring that once fit his previous wife, I didn't know what to say, If I said yes, I would be commiting the rest of my life to him, I am only 18, is it
worth it. But I love Shinta…
I shook my head weakly and gave out my right hand. He slipped it on my hand and gave me a soft kiss. I don't know if I am walking the right path…
*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^Later*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!
We commited our selves to eachother that night, I barely even know him, but for some reason something tells me that he is the one. That night he spent the
night at my house and we slept together, as an engaged couple would. I woke up my head in Shinta's shoulder, finding him next to me, I kissed him and said,
"Hi."
He smied and touched my back givng a shiver. I fell back to sleep in his shoulder again.
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*In the morning*^*^*^*^^*^*^*^*^*
I woke up with the smell of breakfast under my nose. I got up and looked around. Shinta must be making it.
I put on my kimono and went into the kitchen and there he was.
"Ah, Sanso, I see that you are finally awake."
"When did you get up?"
"A while ago, just to make breakfast, do you want any?"
"Eat it! It is really good! Better then anything you can make!" Kosa yelled. I looked down at it, it did look good, but I wasn't exactly hungry.
"No thankyou, at this moment, I just want to get dressed and go outside."
I was about to go back in my room and change until Shinta said, "O, Sanso, I have to leave this evening, just to tell you."
"O alright, how long will you be gone?"
"For a few hours, Not too long I hope."
"Ofcourse not, what ver you have to do is your business."
Well, what I thoguht it was going to be just for this night, but he has been leaving everyday since, to go to one place. He even left for 3 days and didn't come
back. I tried to ignore it.
But I couldn't… and I regret it.
I love Shinta, but if he is going to be hiding things from me...
The revolution is still going on, could he be in it? Is he an imperialist and is not telling me. I dont know but i have to know.
*~*~*~*~*~*3rd person*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Why has he been leaving so often? Kosa has thought to himself as he was following Shinta to where he was going. Kosa was very curious on what Shinta has
been doing every night and not returning until days later. He was hurting his sister, and they were to be wed soon, and he really wanted Shinta to be his brother,
but if they were to be family, shouldn't family tell eachother everything. He followed Shinta to a spot where there were many men surrounding him. I was goint
to tell him to get away but he seemed to have everthing under control.
"So I see the inperialists strongest man, the Battousai, finally is going to fight us," said the leader, the Battousai? Shinta…? Kosa thought to himself. It cant be
true! Not him, Shinta is his role model. No.
The leader charged at him and Shinta sliced hin in half with no problem. Then the other men went towards him, and with one slice, Shinta killed them all. He
was about to shieth his sword, but Kosa tripped trying to get a better look. Shinta's eyes flashed with amber, and killed his lovers brother with a struck of his
sword
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*two weeks later; 3rd person_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
It has been two weeks, and she was waiting, waiting for Shinta to come back. She sighed as she was picking carrots for soup that was for tonights dinner. Kosa
was just out with his
friends, doing whatever they do when they play. She gathered them in a basket and walked inside her house that was inherited from her mother and father.
She noticed that she was
running out of bread and other food. So she decided to go to the market.
"Sister!" yelled Kosa, with is friend Soneke, "Can Soneke eat over tonight?"
"Not tonight sweetheart, maybe tomorrow, he can stay for lunch though…"
"Okay, call us when it is ready," he said just about to run away.
"Not so fast!" she said grabbing the collar of his Kimono.
"Yeah?"
"I have to go out to the market to get bread, stay here and play."
"Alright will you just let me go already!"
She let go of his collar and went outside and headed towards the market.
She finally found the food store, she went inside to find the bread and other grains.
Ah! The last loaf of bread… She thought as her hand went towards it with another hand too.
"Hey! It's mine- Shinta?"
"Ms. Sanso?"
She was so happy to see him that she wrapped her hands around him and he picked her up and twirled her around.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, so happy to see him.
"I- I am just here in town, shopping, for food- uh…" his stuttering made her wonder. But she didn't ask, and said, "Would you like to come east lunch with me,
my house isn't too far from here.'
"Ms. Sanso I would love to."
I took his arm and the bread and we I quickly paid for the bread as we walked out the store and the store clerk said, "Have a good day you two."
Now she felt it was appropriate to ask, "Now, why are you here? Really Shinta, Don't hide anything from me."
"I am not trying to hide anything from you, really, but I was telling the truth I was out shopping for food?"
"Well, why are you so far away from your home? Is this where you had to go?"
His eyes got big as if he didn't know what to say.
"Eh? Well, you could say that…"
"I forgot to ask you why did you have to leave for two weeks?" He turned his back at her and then turned in fury and said practically snarling, "Stop asking
questions! It is none of your
damn business!"
She stepped back in fear, Shinta has never yelled at her like that.
"Alright I am sorry you don't need to yell." She wasn't too sure she wanted him to come with her after all. His eyes had gotten big with innocence and he said,
"Ms. Sanso, I am so sorry!
That I am, I didn't mean to snap."
He out his hands through her hair and she stepped back, "Let's go…"
He gave a faint smile felling guilty and they walked down the rode until they reached Sanso's house, they didn't talk very much, Shinta was edging for her to
talk.
"Well, this is my house, please make yourself at home."
"Sanso," he said in a guilty voice, "I am sorry, I didn't mean to yell like that."
"It's alright," she said trying to stop him from feeling so guilty, "it is not the first time I got yelled at for asking questions…"
He looked out a window and then sat down.
"Sanso! Is Lunch- Shinta!" cried Kosa, who idolized Shinta, he ran up to greet him. Shinta pat the boy on the head and said, "And how do you do? You sure
have grown in the last two
weeks."
"No I haven't, how long are you going to be staying?"
"As long as your sister wants me to, who is your friend?" He said looking at Sonoke.
"This is my friend Sonoke, he is eating over too."
"Hello Sonoke," Shinta said with a sweet smile.
"Hi…"
"He is just shy," Kosa said.
"No I am not!"
"Boys, stop. It's time to eat," she said, as she prepared the lettuce wraps and Meso soup. They ate happily while Kosa was trying to get attention from Kenshin
by pulling his hair.
"Kosa stop it!"
"But we are just playing!"
"Go play out side then, but just you and Sonoke, Now!" They ran outside mumbling things under ther breath but she ignored them and said to Shinta, "It seems
my brother really likes
you."
He gave a chuckle and said, "Seems so. But I never called pulling my hair a sign of likeness."
*^*^*^*^*^*!^*^!*Sanso's point of view**Later*^*^*^!*^*^!*^*!^*^!*^!*^*!^*!^*!^
As we along a lake that wasn't too far from my house, Shinta invited me to sit next to him on the grass.
"Years ago, when I was a younger man, I loved once before, and I married."
I looked up at him not knowing what to say.
"But she died, and I still have her wedding ring, I kept it around my neck, a small replica of her that I like to keep. Sanso, I love you, you know that, and part
of the reason why I was
hear is that I was looking for you, Will you marry me?"
I looked at the ring that once fit his previous wife, I didn't know what to say, If I said yes, I would be commiting the rest of my life to him, I am only 18, is it
worth it. But I love Shinta…
I shook my head weakly and gave out my right hand. He slipped it on my hand and gave me a soft kiss. I don't know if I am walking the right path…
*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^Later*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!*^!
We commited our selves to eachother that night, I barely even know him, but for some reason something tells me that he is the one. That night he spent the
night at my house and we slept together, as an engaged couple would. I woke up my head in Shinta's shoulder, finding him next to me, I kissed him and said,
"Hi."
He smied and touched my back givng a shiver. I fell back to sleep in his shoulder again.
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*In the morning*^*^*^*^^*^*^*^*^*
I woke up with the smell of breakfast under my nose. I got up and looked around. Shinta must be making it.
I put on my kimono and went into the kitchen and there he was.
"Ah, Sanso, I see that you are finally awake."
"When did you get up?"
"A while ago, just to make breakfast, do you want any?"
"Eat it! It is really good! Better then anything you can make!" Kosa yelled. I looked down at it, it did look good, but I wasn't exactly hungry.
"No thankyou, at this moment, I just want to get dressed and go outside."
I was about to go back in my room and change until Shinta said, "O, Sanso, I have to leave this evening, just to tell you."
"O alright, how long will you be gone?"
"For a few hours, Not too long I hope."
"Ofcourse not, what ver you have to do is your business."
Well, what I thoguht it was going to be just for this night, but he has been leaving everyday since, to go to one place. He even left for 3 days and didn't come
back. I tried to ignore it.
But I couldn't… and I regret it.
I love Shinta, but if he is going to be hiding things from me...
The revolution is still going on, could he be in it? Is he an imperialist and is not telling me. I dont know but i have to know.
*~*~*~*~*~*3rd person*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Why has he been leaving so often? Kosa has thought to himself as he was following Shinta to where he was going. Kosa was very curious on what Shinta has
been doing every night and not returning until days later. He was hurting his sister, and they were to be wed soon, and he really wanted Shinta to be his brother,
but if they were to be family, shouldn't family tell eachother everything. He followed Shinta to a spot where there were many men surrounding him. I was goint
to tell him to get away but he seemed to have everthing under control.
"So I see the inperialists strongest man, the Battousai, finally is going to fight us," said the leader, the Battousai? Shinta…? Kosa thought to himself. It cant be
true! Not him, Shinta is his role model. No.
The leader charged at him and Shinta sliced hin in half with no problem. Then the other men went towards him, and with one slice, Shinta killed them all. He
was about to shieth his sword, but Kosa tripped trying to get a better look. Shinta's eyes flashed with amber, and killed his lovers brother with a struck of his
sword