Hello everybody! This is a (VERY) short fic that just came to mind tonight.
It's been a while since I saw that nice little commercial from PLDT. You
will forgive me if I use the pigeon express instead of the telephone. The
phone had not been invented yet, and if it were, it would be confined to
the city buildings, ne?
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Letter of 12-year-old Himura Kenshin, in Kyoto proper, to Hiko Seijurou, up in the hills, sent by pigeon express:
"Shishou, I wish to speak with you, earnestly, about my future."
Hiko's reply: "Yes? Do you have a problem?"
A pigeon did not arrive for Hiko the rest of that day. But the next day, a gray pigeon came around noon to the little shack where Hiko lived. He was missing his baka deishi, since he sent him to Kyoto to buy new supplies.
Letter again from Himura Kenshin:
"Shishou, I wish to shift my training to fine arts. Painting, drawing, calligraphy, and such."
Hiko scribbled a reply on the back of the little note, and angrily sent the pigeon back to his student in the city.
Hiko's reply: "NAN' DA TO (what?!), Shinta?!"
He wanted to show his exasperation at his student, by using his original name, and not the name he gave him. He fumed the rest of the day, and even broke a few of the jars he was making.
The pigeon returned late that afternoon.
Note from Himura Kenshin:
"Shishou, I have no more interest in becoming a swordsman, as previously. I hope you will understand."
Hiko Seijurou kept silence, and thought hard about his answer.
The next day, a young man knocked on the door of Himura's room at the inn. He handed the boy an envelope thick with paper, then walked off. The young Himura, confused, opened the package without eagerness, and began to read the contents.
It was Hiko's reply to his last note.
"BAKA DEISHI! What, do you expect me to say 'Wherever you are happy doing, I will support you.'? No! How dare you even consider it! I refuse to understand!........ After all that I have done for you!......You ungrateful little student! I should have left you there where I found you!.......I will NOT allow you to learn the fine arts!.....You will continue to learn the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu!......This is only a temporary change of mind!........I ORDER you to return to me by nightfall!!"
"Thank you for the reply, oh, most wonderful shishou....." the little Himura sarcastically, icily, mumbled to himself as he packed his bags. "That is the LAST time I use the pigeon express...."
And that is the reason why Himura Kenshin became only the best swordsman of his time, and never learned to draw!
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(shishou---"master". Baka deishi----"stupid pupil")
In the original, a college guy calls his father, asking for his permission to shift from medicine to fine arts (I really wanted to strangle him for being smart enough to get into med school even he didn't want to!). The dad, a doctor, was sad, but said that whatever makes his son happy he will support. Now, you didn't expect THAT kind of support from Hiko, right? ^_^x Hope you liked it!
Thanks for reading! Reviews would be so nice! ^_^
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Letter of 12-year-old Himura Kenshin, in Kyoto proper, to Hiko Seijurou, up in the hills, sent by pigeon express:
"Shishou, I wish to speak with you, earnestly, about my future."
Hiko's reply: "Yes? Do you have a problem?"
A pigeon did not arrive for Hiko the rest of that day. But the next day, a gray pigeon came around noon to the little shack where Hiko lived. He was missing his baka deishi, since he sent him to Kyoto to buy new supplies.
Letter again from Himura Kenshin:
"Shishou, I wish to shift my training to fine arts. Painting, drawing, calligraphy, and such."
Hiko scribbled a reply on the back of the little note, and angrily sent the pigeon back to his student in the city.
Hiko's reply: "NAN' DA TO (what?!), Shinta?!"
He wanted to show his exasperation at his student, by using his original name, and not the name he gave him. He fumed the rest of the day, and even broke a few of the jars he was making.
The pigeon returned late that afternoon.
Note from Himura Kenshin:
"Shishou, I have no more interest in becoming a swordsman, as previously. I hope you will understand."
Hiko Seijurou kept silence, and thought hard about his answer.
The next day, a young man knocked on the door of Himura's room at the inn. He handed the boy an envelope thick with paper, then walked off. The young Himura, confused, opened the package without eagerness, and began to read the contents.
It was Hiko's reply to his last note.
"BAKA DEISHI! What, do you expect me to say 'Wherever you are happy doing, I will support you.'? No! How dare you even consider it! I refuse to understand!........ After all that I have done for you!......You ungrateful little student! I should have left you there where I found you!.......I will NOT allow you to learn the fine arts!.....You will continue to learn the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu!......This is only a temporary change of mind!........I ORDER you to return to me by nightfall!!"
"Thank you for the reply, oh, most wonderful shishou....." the little Himura sarcastically, icily, mumbled to himself as he packed his bags. "That is the LAST time I use the pigeon express...."
And that is the reason why Himura Kenshin became only the best swordsman of his time, and never learned to draw!
....................
(shishou---"master". Baka deishi----"stupid pupil")
In the original, a college guy calls his father, asking for his permission to shift from medicine to fine arts (I really wanted to strangle him for being smart enough to get into med school even he didn't want to!). The dad, a doctor, was sad, but said that whatever makes his son happy he will support. Now, you didn't expect THAT kind of support from Hiko, right? ^_^x Hope you liked it!
Thanks for reading! Reviews would be so nice! ^_^