standard disclaimers apply.
Chapter 4
Looking out the window, watching the beautiful night sky, I sat down quietly in my room after the exhausting tea ceremony. From tonight onwards, I'm officially the new Okashira of the Oniwabanshu. Sure, during the whole ceremony, I could feel the displeasures of some of the members, but I pretended not to care. One by one, I met the leaders of our alliance clans and of cause at first they thought it was a whole big joke, until they saw how serious Okina looked. Some even thought of breaking off the alliance, but Okina somehow managed to talk them out of it. I knew that this whole Okashira thing would not work out so well.
While enjoying the silence, suddenly I heard little feet tapping all the way heading towards my room. I immediately stood up and slid open the shoji. " 'ohi-nii." Little Misao-chan rubbed her eyes, with her blanket that left a trail behind her. "Misao-chan can't sleep?" I asked gently as she nodded. Carrying her and her blanket, I set her down on my futon and tucked her in. "Misao-chan should go and sleep now, alright, so Misao-chan will not be tired in the morning." Nodding once again, I watched as she fell asleep in the matter of seconds. From the looks of it, things between Misao and I would change pretty soon as well.
Days went by quickly as the time I spent with Misao slowly decreased as the paper work just kept piling up my desk. Before I knew it, I was soon bombarded with work that I totally had no time to spend with Misao.
"Aohi-sama!" I was too busy at that time to even realize that Misao-chan had improved a little at pronouncing my name and even changed from a "nii" to a "sama" behind my name! "Aohi-sama, play with me, please?" I heard her plead. A part of me wanted to stop for a while and play with her for a short while, but my responsibilities as a leader held me from doing so. "I'm sorry, Misao-chan, but I'm very busy right now. Perhaps later?" I tried to comfort her but she just looked at me with displeasure written all over her face. "Aoshi-sama never plays with me any more!" with that she turned around and ran away. Sighing, I watched her retreating figure go, slightly regretting what I did earlier. Just then my inner voice called out, saying how much I need to get back to my work, and that I did not have much time or space to think of irrelevant things. Responsibilities calls! Well, there was a catch besides the fame and honor I get for being an Okashira.
While doing my work, I suddenly recalled that small little bundle I held and protected all those years ago, and suddenly, a ghostly smile came upon my lips. I missed those days when I was free to play with Misao. Now that I'm an Okashira, Misao was placed in the hands of the other members in Oniwabanshu. Okon and Omasu to be exact, meanwhile, Okina helped me a little with the responsibilities.
Day in, day out, I was either on my desk, settling with the paper work or out doing the spying business, or even out settling things with our alliance clans discussing things regarding the emperor Tokugawa. When I had the time, I would be training with Hannya and the others, with the occasion of Misao joining in. I had to admit, I was pretty amazed at how much Misao had learnt while I was not there to watch.
"You know, Aoshi-sama, I think she has the potential to be a good ninja one day." Hannya spoke to me one day. It was then it dawned me. I didn't want Misao. MY MISAO, to get involved with the dirty things we were in, even though she is no doubt, part of the Oniwabanshu. It didn't matter coz Misao is like an angel to me, untainted and innocent, but her being a ninja. I didn't want my angel to lose her innocence! "No Hannya. I'm afraid not. No matter how good she is, I'll never accept her to be an Oniwabanshu. Not now, not ever." with that, I turned around and went back to my room. "Aoshi- sama, where are you going?" Once again I heard that sweet angelic voice. I erased away all the thoughts of what might happen if Misao were to be a ninja. "I'm going back to my room to change. I'd do the same if I were you Misao-chan, that is if you want to follow me go get some peach." in an instant, I watched Misao brighten up and rushed back to her room. "Wait for me alright, Aoshi-sama!" her voice echoed behind her as she raced towards her room.
One night, while I was sitting calmly drinking tea, a message came. "Okashira, I've got urgent news. There is an ambush. We need to go guard the castle." excusing himself, I assigned everyone to get to their places and stand guard together with our alliance clans. News came in that the Shinsen-gumi were defeated. "Beshimi, Omasu, Okon, get Misao and bring her to somewhere safe and stay there with her. Make sure she doesn't get her. Eliminate anyone who tries to hurt her." I ordered. "Yes, my lord. We'll ensure her safety." Within a split second, they were gone, together with Misao. "Hannya, meanwhile I need you to go out there and look out for enemies. Eliminate them if you must." One by one, I assigned people to do different jobs. This was going to be 1 hell of a night!
tbc
A.N.
I'm sorry if some of the facts stated here are not accurate, so please correct me if I'm wrong. All I know is that Oniwabanshu is a group that guarded the castle in Kyoto right? I don't really know when it was exactly but I assumed it was during the Boshin war, in which the Shinsen-gumi lost to the Ishin Shishi. (hey, I don't learn Japanese hisyory do I?? I don't even take up the subject!) Oh well, r&r and yeah, no flaming k! (I'm juz a novice fanfic writer!)
Chapter 4
Looking out the window, watching the beautiful night sky, I sat down quietly in my room after the exhausting tea ceremony. From tonight onwards, I'm officially the new Okashira of the Oniwabanshu. Sure, during the whole ceremony, I could feel the displeasures of some of the members, but I pretended not to care. One by one, I met the leaders of our alliance clans and of cause at first they thought it was a whole big joke, until they saw how serious Okina looked. Some even thought of breaking off the alliance, but Okina somehow managed to talk them out of it. I knew that this whole Okashira thing would not work out so well.
While enjoying the silence, suddenly I heard little feet tapping all the way heading towards my room. I immediately stood up and slid open the shoji. " 'ohi-nii." Little Misao-chan rubbed her eyes, with her blanket that left a trail behind her. "Misao-chan can't sleep?" I asked gently as she nodded. Carrying her and her blanket, I set her down on my futon and tucked her in. "Misao-chan should go and sleep now, alright, so Misao-chan will not be tired in the morning." Nodding once again, I watched as she fell asleep in the matter of seconds. From the looks of it, things between Misao and I would change pretty soon as well.
Days went by quickly as the time I spent with Misao slowly decreased as the paper work just kept piling up my desk. Before I knew it, I was soon bombarded with work that I totally had no time to spend with Misao.
"Aohi-sama!" I was too busy at that time to even realize that Misao-chan had improved a little at pronouncing my name and even changed from a "nii" to a "sama" behind my name! "Aohi-sama, play with me, please?" I heard her plead. A part of me wanted to stop for a while and play with her for a short while, but my responsibilities as a leader held me from doing so. "I'm sorry, Misao-chan, but I'm very busy right now. Perhaps later?" I tried to comfort her but she just looked at me with displeasure written all over her face. "Aoshi-sama never plays with me any more!" with that she turned around and ran away. Sighing, I watched her retreating figure go, slightly regretting what I did earlier. Just then my inner voice called out, saying how much I need to get back to my work, and that I did not have much time or space to think of irrelevant things. Responsibilities calls! Well, there was a catch besides the fame and honor I get for being an Okashira.
While doing my work, I suddenly recalled that small little bundle I held and protected all those years ago, and suddenly, a ghostly smile came upon my lips. I missed those days when I was free to play with Misao. Now that I'm an Okashira, Misao was placed in the hands of the other members in Oniwabanshu. Okon and Omasu to be exact, meanwhile, Okina helped me a little with the responsibilities.
Day in, day out, I was either on my desk, settling with the paper work or out doing the spying business, or even out settling things with our alliance clans discussing things regarding the emperor Tokugawa. When I had the time, I would be training with Hannya and the others, with the occasion of Misao joining in. I had to admit, I was pretty amazed at how much Misao had learnt while I was not there to watch.
"You know, Aoshi-sama, I think she has the potential to be a good ninja one day." Hannya spoke to me one day. It was then it dawned me. I didn't want Misao. MY MISAO, to get involved with the dirty things we were in, even though she is no doubt, part of the Oniwabanshu. It didn't matter coz Misao is like an angel to me, untainted and innocent, but her being a ninja. I didn't want my angel to lose her innocence! "No Hannya. I'm afraid not. No matter how good she is, I'll never accept her to be an Oniwabanshu. Not now, not ever." with that, I turned around and went back to my room. "Aoshi- sama, where are you going?" Once again I heard that sweet angelic voice. I erased away all the thoughts of what might happen if Misao were to be a ninja. "I'm going back to my room to change. I'd do the same if I were you Misao-chan, that is if you want to follow me go get some peach." in an instant, I watched Misao brighten up and rushed back to her room. "Wait for me alright, Aoshi-sama!" her voice echoed behind her as she raced towards her room.
One night, while I was sitting calmly drinking tea, a message came. "Okashira, I've got urgent news. There is an ambush. We need to go guard the castle." excusing himself, I assigned everyone to get to their places and stand guard together with our alliance clans. News came in that the Shinsen-gumi were defeated. "Beshimi, Omasu, Okon, get Misao and bring her to somewhere safe and stay there with her. Make sure she doesn't get her. Eliminate anyone who tries to hurt her." I ordered. "Yes, my lord. We'll ensure her safety." Within a split second, they were gone, together with Misao. "Hannya, meanwhile I need you to go out there and look out for enemies. Eliminate them if you must." One by one, I assigned people to do different jobs. This was going to be 1 hell of a night!
tbc
A.N.
I'm sorry if some of the facts stated here are not accurate, so please correct me if I'm wrong. All I know is that Oniwabanshu is a group that guarded the castle in Kyoto right? I don't really know when it was exactly but I assumed it was during the Boshin war, in which the Shinsen-gumi lost to the Ishin Shishi. (hey, I don't learn Japanese hisyory do I?? I don't even take up the subject!) Oh well, r&r and yeah, no flaming k! (I'm juz a novice fanfic writer!)