The old red Cadillac drove towards the cabin and then stopped. Thomas felt
an eerie feeling in his heart. The last time he had seen the house, he was
a young inexperienced ninja. But still, it didn't look different. Grandpa's
orchids and little bonsai trees were on the benches and the small patch of
ground where they used to practice free fight was clean and free from
leaves and branches. That had always been his chore each morning. He
noticed three bikes next to the cabin. But still he didn't see any movement
at all. No shouting voices, hurrying to see the new visitor.
"That's strange." Grandpa said. "They knew you'd be here. I told them to stay here until you'd have arrived."
Thomas laughed. "Probably some trick or another." He looked around and suddenly stood up in the car. "They're up to something..."
He didn't even finish his sentence because he felt a shadow coming from the tree above him. He made a back flip and stood on the hood of the car. In front of him, on the passenger side stood a boy, dressed in black and with a red bandana. "Rocky! Don't!" Grandpa Mori yelled. But it was too late. Rocky jumped and tried to kick the boy, but Thomas made five back flips and then faced Rocky. He took position and challenged him to fight. Now he was back in force. This was his life. The challenge to fight, the thrill of trying to beat someone, and the fear to be beaten. But then he heard someone shouting behind him. Immediately he dropped in the sand and felt someone jumping over him. And out of the bush another boy joined the two others. He jumped to his feet and saw three boys facing him. "YAA!" they yelled and together attacked him. He didn't realize Rocky was really trying to hit him, so after a few easy blocks suddenly Rocky jumped high and kicked his chest. He fell to the ground. Boy, he was strong! He immediately jumped to his feet and saw Rocky getting nearer. He blocked the punch and pulled Rocky over his shoulder in the sand. The two others saw their brother fall and came to help. Colt didn't even tried to kick. He took hold of his wrist and tried to take him in a grip. Thomas didn't move but instead took the opportunity to grip the youngest boy and threw him against his brother. Both boys tumbled and fell. Although he had easily taken them out, he felt that these three boys were good. He turned around and faced Rocky who pointed a large bow at him. Rocky swirled it, ran forward and tried to stab him but the boy turned sideways and disarmed him by pulling the stick so Rocky had to let go. Now he had to block the boy's attack with his bare hands. The boy came closer and closer and suddenly swayed around and aimed the stick at Rocky's head. Rocky yelled and closed his eyes. But instead of hitting him the boy tossed away the stick and bowed. He turned his back to Rocky and slowly walked to the cabin. There was Grandpa Mori facing the two others. He obviously was angry with them. Suddenly he felt a warm gush of air and quickly turned around, in time to block Rocky's attacks. He felt Rocky was angry with him for not continuing the fight. But this was not a ninja-way to fight. He heard Grandpa Mori tell Rocky to stop but Rocky was too mad to listen. Suddenly Thomas took hold of his foot and smacked him onto the ground.
"Now we're even." he said.
Uneasily Rocky stood up and joined his two brothers, sitting on the porch. None of them looked at the boy. Grandpa Mori started to talk.
"I'm very disappointed in you three. Without even knowing who this is, you attack someone coming to this house. If you knew you were fighting with, none of you would have done this."
The three boys looked surprised and fumbled. "What?"
"Who is this?"
"I'm sorry Grandpa, how could we know?"
"Who…? Who are you?" asked Colt, taking of his blue bandana.
The boy laughed and said: "My name's Thomas. And my ninja-name is Nick, for your information. But it's not so strange you three don't even recognise me. After all, Rocky was only three when I had to leave the house and came to live with Grandpa. And when you guys came on holiday here, I had left again. But however, you do have a picture of me."
Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum watched him in amaze and slowly started to talk.
"I don't remember you."
"What's your name? Your real name?"
"I know that picture…" Rocky suddenly said. His two brothers looked at him in amaze.
"You what?? Where is it??"
"It's in our hallway."
"Is it the one in black-white at Mom's birthday?" asked Colt. His voice trembled, but so did the voice of the boy when he said:
"Yea, that's the picture I meant. If you're home, you should take a good look at it. And look carefully at the tree. Under the tree sits a very little boy with an angry face. He has just heard he has to go live with Grandpa."
Grandpa smiled. He remembered that day as it was yesterday.
"Well, that little guy is me. And the mother he's very angry with, is also your mother. And the grandfather he went to live with, you three know very well."
He laughed uneasily.
"I'm your brother."
He slowly stepped forward and joined the boys on the porch. He put his arm around Rocky who almost started to cry when he looked at him. Colt buried his head on his shoulder and Tum Tum sat in front of Colt and leaned against his leg. Grandpa Mori slowly walked into the house and left the four boys alone outside. Finally reunited.
Okay so I already wrote a new chapter. But do please review. I don't know if I'm doing a good job or just screwin it up. I've the whole story in my mind. It's up to you if it gets written or not… river4rain@australia.edu for personal comments (
"That's strange." Grandpa said. "They knew you'd be here. I told them to stay here until you'd have arrived."
Thomas laughed. "Probably some trick or another." He looked around and suddenly stood up in the car. "They're up to something..."
He didn't even finish his sentence because he felt a shadow coming from the tree above him. He made a back flip and stood on the hood of the car. In front of him, on the passenger side stood a boy, dressed in black and with a red bandana. "Rocky! Don't!" Grandpa Mori yelled. But it was too late. Rocky jumped and tried to kick the boy, but Thomas made five back flips and then faced Rocky. He took position and challenged him to fight. Now he was back in force. This was his life. The challenge to fight, the thrill of trying to beat someone, and the fear to be beaten. But then he heard someone shouting behind him. Immediately he dropped in the sand and felt someone jumping over him. And out of the bush another boy joined the two others. He jumped to his feet and saw three boys facing him. "YAA!" they yelled and together attacked him. He didn't realize Rocky was really trying to hit him, so after a few easy blocks suddenly Rocky jumped high and kicked his chest. He fell to the ground. Boy, he was strong! He immediately jumped to his feet and saw Rocky getting nearer. He blocked the punch and pulled Rocky over his shoulder in the sand. The two others saw their brother fall and came to help. Colt didn't even tried to kick. He took hold of his wrist and tried to take him in a grip. Thomas didn't move but instead took the opportunity to grip the youngest boy and threw him against his brother. Both boys tumbled and fell. Although he had easily taken them out, he felt that these three boys were good. He turned around and faced Rocky who pointed a large bow at him. Rocky swirled it, ran forward and tried to stab him but the boy turned sideways and disarmed him by pulling the stick so Rocky had to let go. Now he had to block the boy's attack with his bare hands. The boy came closer and closer and suddenly swayed around and aimed the stick at Rocky's head. Rocky yelled and closed his eyes. But instead of hitting him the boy tossed away the stick and bowed. He turned his back to Rocky and slowly walked to the cabin. There was Grandpa Mori facing the two others. He obviously was angry with them. Suddenly he felt a warm gush of air and quickly turned around, in time to block Rocky's attacks. He felt Rocky was angry with him for not continuing the fight. But this was not a ninja-way to fight. He heard Grandpa Mori tell Rocky to stop but Rocky was too mad to listen. Suddenly Thomas took hold of his foot and smacked him onto the ground.
"Now we're even." he said.
Uneasily Rocky stood up and joined his two brothers, sitting on the porch. None of them looked at the boy. Grandpa Mori started to talk.
"I'm very disappointed in you three. Without even knowing who this is, you attack someone coming to this house. If you knew you were fighting with, none of you would have done this."
The three boys looked surprised and fumbled. "What?"
"Who is this?"
"I'm sorry Grandpa, how could we know?"
"Who…? Who are you?" asked Colt, taking of his blue bandana.
The boy laughed and said: "My name's Thomas. And my ninja-name is Nick, for your information. But it's not so strange you three don't even recognise me. After all, Rocky was only three when I had to leave the house and came to live with Grandpa. And when you guys came on holiday here, I had left again. But however, you do have a picture of me."
Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum watched him in amaze and slowly started to talk.
"I don't remember you."
"What's your name? Your real name?"
"I know that picture…" Rocky suddenly said. His two brothers looked at him in amaze.
"You what?? Where is it??"
"It's in our hallway."
"Is it the one in black-white at Mom's birthday?" asked Colt. His voice trembled, but so did the voice of the boy when he said:
"Yea, that's the picture I meant. If you're home, you should take a good look at it. And look carefully at the tree. Under the tree sits a very little boy with an angry face. He has just heard he has to go live with Grandpa."
Grandpa smiled. He remembered that day as it was yesterday.
"Well, that little guy is me. And the mother he's very angry with, is also your mother. And the grandfather he went to live with, you three know very well."
He laughed uneasily.
"I'm your brother."
He slowly stepped forward and joined the boys on the porch. He put his arm around Rocky who almost started to cry when he looked at him. Colt buried his head on his shoulder and Tum Tum sat in front of Colt and leaned against his leg. Grandpa Mori slowly walked into the house and left the four boys alone outside. Finally reunited.
Okay so I already wrote a new chapter. But do please review. I don't know if I'm doing a good job or just screwin it up. I've the whole story in my mind. It's up to you if it gets written or not… river4rain@australia.edu for personal comments (