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Yes there would be more coming and I know that I introduced a new character.yes it would be relevant to sum1 in the kenshin gumi
Disclaimer: If I wanted to own this.. I would.. still not be able to own rurouni kenshin.. money is how u own thing.. and currently.. money is.. Erm.. damn.. that one word. ok basically I have no money and if I did I wouldn't be giving it away.
Maiden of No Regrets
Chapter 2
My name is Kiera Matokai, I wasn't always know as Kiera Matokai but that is in the past. I was once a proud samurai daughter destined to be married to some other samurai. I didn't want to so I changed it, leaving behind a tear soaked trail and gaining loneliness. I ran away from home, left my brother by the gate crying and promising I would come back. How I missed those days where we would sit under the tree in our yard and just talk. I still remember the last conversation I had with my brother.
"Where do you think you'll be years from now? When your old and off on your own," he asked me.
I was a bright-eyed child always wishing and hoping. "I'll be married and raising a family," I softly remarked.
I was the daughter of a Samurai; I couldn't possibly do anything else can I?
"I don't want you to go off and get married," he whined. " I want you to be here with me forever with mama and father."
"Hiko!! You know better, I can't live with you and mama and father forever! I have to have my own children and a home of my own," I replied.
In my heart, I knew it was true, that I could never be something else. My games of being a child were over. I was 12 that autumn evening. Ready to enter womanhood but still at my childish ways.
"Sis, you wouldn't forget me would you?"
"I would never forget you Hiko. Someday I will go far away and but I would never forget you, mama, and father. You guys are the most important people to me. Hiko, can you keep a promise?" It broke my heart to ask him this, he was only 8 but I knew that I wouldn't be able to do this.
"Hai," Hiko said.
" I want you to take care of mama and father when I go away."
A knife stabbed through my heart when I said this. I know for sure now that I was going. I wasn't going to be a samurai's daughter or wife. I was going to leave this home of mine and go chase a dream and might end up chasing it all my life.
"Of course I will," Hiko said in his innocent ways. His sister was leaving him, and was now telling him Goodbye.
I grabbed him in a fierce hug and knew that my tears seeped onto his gi.
"Run and tell mama and father I Love them Hiko," I said and turned quickly before he could see the tears.
He left and came back "I'm leaving Hiko, I promise to come back and remember your promise to take good care of mama and father, I said when I hugged him one last time. "I Love you, brother of mine."
I grabbed my bag and headed out of the gate, I can still hear his whimpers and his calls for me to come back. I couldn't turn back now; I was not going to be what society dictates me to be. I was going to create my own life.
I left that day, with the sakuras falling. I left behind Tokyo and my family. People who I might never see again.
I won't go into details, but I joined several different organization and left after learning what I needed to know. Mehan gave my first sword and she helped me make my Taisk. It was beautifully made weapon. A ring linked the sharp fan like pieces together; it was a weapon of multi uses... a discus, darts, and a weapon of art. The rings were covered with brightly covered ribbons and it was made of light material, it seemed like bone and the surface never stained or splinters off. It looked like a normal fan to the untrained eye, but it was deadly.
I learned the art of killing through my years of travel. What else could I haved learned? Being a wife and mother were my worst fear but someone changed that.
It was a nice and sunny afternoon; I had just finish trying out my newly made Taisk. Having been so engrossed in my wonderful Taisk I hit something and tripped. I was dazed for and felt a pair of hands help me up. I stood up to yell at the clumsy stranger for bumping into me but what I saw made me speechless.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going and. he bowed his head, but I could still see the beginning of a blush.
It was hard to say anything. My stomach fluttered at the sight of his blush. He had beautiful expressive gray eyes, a nice firm chin and hair as black as the midnight sky. He was tall, not skinny but as if he trained a lot and his clothing was of the usual sort. He was handsome; there was no other way to describe it.
"I 'm okay and really it wasn't your fault but mine," I uttered breathlessly and bowed to him. "My name is Kiera and please accept my apology."
"Hai, My name is Jubin Matokai."
After that day, he courted me. It was wonderful, after practices we would go out to eat and sit by the river to talk. He didn't know about my training though and I didn't know about his. We talked about family what we wanted to do with our life but we never talked about what we did currently. Maybe it would have been better if he told me he was a swordsman or if I told him I was one. But then we would have been lost to each other, I think once I found out I would vanish from sight. So I'm partially glad but sad.
I got my first mission 5 months later after I fallen in love with Jubin. Yes love not some silly child crush but the love that makes you're heart thumps every time you see him. I was only 16 and in love, there was plenty of time left for Jubin and me. That's what I thought until now. They thought I was ready and I knew I was ready too.
"Your first mission is to kill a threat to this organization. You will have to dress up as a Geisha and serve as an entertainment for this mission. Can you do that?"
"Hai"
"The group is called Bashun, they are a group of rurouni with excellent swordsmanship. There is to be revolt 3 weeks from now and they been snooping around some of the members home. We need to get rid of them quickly and smoothly. They will be at the Asana for dinner and entertainment. Be careful and successful."
I nodded and went out.
I knew what I had to do, my hand will be stained tonight. My burden is for me to carry and no one to help me with. How was I to do this? Could I do this to him? To me? Life by the sword was often complicated. "Loved ones will fade and disappears but your sword will never fault you." With these words I left my room for the riverbank.
I ran to the river where Jubin was to wait for me. "Jubin I have to tell you something! I don't think we should be together anymore."
It broke my heart when I said that, I had done that before; leaving for my own selfish reason. I couldn't marry him and he deserves to marry someone else. Someone who won't have blood on their hands tonight. A person who is willing to devote their life to him.
He belonged with someone in the sun, not the shadows.
"Why?? What happen Kiera?? I Love You, I was going to ask you to marry me today!" You need to tell me why you're doing this."
It was as if I fell into the cold river water. He was going to ask me to marry him. I slumped down onto my knees and cried my heart out. He tried to comfort me but was in his own emotion. I knew what I had to do was for his own good and mine.
Oh, mother what was I suppose to do now?
We couldn't go like this anymore, with me hiding my secrets from him. Could I ever share his dreams of peace for this era? No, not when I was training. I couldn't possibly give up my training for his love could I? No, I couldn't and I wouldn't. I am not the samurai's daughter anymore; the reason I ran away was that I didn't want to marry.
"No, I don't love you. Get away from me. How could I love someone like you? You're pathetic, all you do is wish and hope for a better future. I need someone who doesn't wish and hope." And with that, I left my Love by the river bank stunned.
It was a nice warm day but I shivered through my bones. Why did I get the feelings that what I just did was the worst thing I could have possibly done.
How do you like it? I'm not finish though, so wait for the second part ^^ Please review.. Pretty please with cherries on top :-p
Yes there would be more coming and I know that I introduced a new character.yes it would be relevant to sum1 in the kenshin gumi
Disclaimer: If I wanted to own this.. I would.. still not be able to own rurouni kenshin.. money is how u own thing.. and currently.. money is.. Erm.. damn.. that one word. ok basically I have no money and if I did I wouldn't be giving it away.
Maiden of No Regrets
Chapter 2
My name is Kiera Matokai, I wasn't always know as Kiera Matokai but that is in the past. I was once a proud samurai daughter destined to be married to some other samurai. I didn't want to so I changed it, leaving behind a tear soaked trail and gaining loneliness. I ran away from home, left my brother by the gate crying and promising I would come back. How I missed those days where we would sit under the tree in our yard and just talk. I still remember the last conversation I had with my brother.
"Where do you think you'll be years from now? When your old and off on your own," he asked me.
I was a bright-eyed child always wishing and hoping. "I'll be married and raising a family," I softly remarked.
I was the daughter of a Samurai; I couldn't possibly do anything else can I?
"I don't want you to go off and get married," he whined. " I want you to be here with me forever with mama and father."
"Hiko!! You know better, I can't live with you and mama and father forever! I have to have my own children and a home of my own," I replied.
In my heart, I knew it was true, that I could never be something else. My games of being a child were over. I was 12 that autumn evening. Ready to enter womanhood but still at my childish ways.
"Sis, you wouldn't forget me would you?"
"I would never forget you Hiko. Someday I will go far away and but I would never forget you, mama, and father. You guys are the most important people to me. Hiko, can you keep a promise?" It broke my heart to ask him this, he was only 8 but I knew that I wouldn't be able to do this.
"Hai," Hiko said.
" I want you to take care of mama and father when I go away."
A knife stabbed through my heart when I said this. I know for sure now that I was going. I wasn't going to be a samurai's daughter or wife. I was going to leave this home of mine and go chase a dream and might end up chasing it all my life.
"Of course I will," Hiko said in his innocent ways. His sister was leaving him, and was now telling him Goodbye.
I grabbed him in a fierce hug and knew that my tears seeped onto his gi.
"Run and tell mama and father I Love them Hiko," I said and turned quickly before he could see the tears.
He left and came back "I'm leaving Hiko, I promise to come back and remember your promise to take good care of mama and father, I said when I hugged him one last time. "I Love you, brother of mine."
I grabbed my bag and headed out of the gate, I can still hear his whimpers and his calls for me to come back. I couldn't turn back now; I was not going to be what society dictates me to be. I was going to create my own life.
I left that day, with the sakuras falling. I left behind Tokyo and my family. People who I might never see again.
I won't go into details, but I joined several different organization and left after learning what I needed to know. Mehan gave my first sword and she helped me make my Taisk. It was beautifully made weapon. A ring linked the sharp fan like pieces together; it was a weapon of multi uses... a discus, darts, and a weapon of art. The rings were covered with brightly covered ribbons and it was made of light material, it seemed like bone and the surface never stained or splinters off. It looked like a normal fan to the untrained eye, but it was deadly.
I learned the art of killing through my years of travel. What else could I haved learned? Being a wife and mother were my worst fear but someone changed that.
It was a nice and sunny afternoon; I had just finish trying out my newly made Taisk. Having been so engrossed in my wonderful Taisk I hit something and tripped. I was dazed for and felt a pair of hands help me up. I stood up to yell at the clumsy stranger for bumping into me but what I saw made me speechless.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going and. he bowed his head, but I could still see the beginning of a blush.
It was hard to say anything. My stomach fluttered at the sight of his blush. He had beautiful expressive gray eyes, a nice firm chin and hair as black as the midnight sky. He was tall, not skinny but as if he trained a lot and his clothing was of the usual sort. He was handsome; there was no other way to describe it.
"I 'm okay and really it wasn't your fault but mine," I uttered breathlessly and bowed to him. "My name is Kiera and please accept my apology."
"Hai, My name is Jubin Matokai."
After that day, he courted me. It was wonderful, after practices we would go out to eat and sit by the river to talk. He didn't know about my training though and I didn't know about his. We talked about family what we wanted to do with our life but we never talked about what we did currently. Maybe it would have been better if he told me he was a swordsman or if I told him I was one. But then we would have been lost to each other, I think once I found out I would vanish from sight. So I'm partially glad but sad.
I got my first mission 5 months later after I fallen in love with Jubin. Yes love not some silly child crush but the love that makes you're heart thumps every time you see him. I was only 16 and in love, there was plenty of time left for Jubin and me. That's what I thought until now. They thought I was ready and I knew I was ready too.
"Your first mission is to kill a threat to this organization. You will have to dress up as a Geisha and serve as an entertainment for this mission. Can you do that?"
"Hai"
"The group is called Bashun, they are a group of rurouni with excellent swordsmanship. There is to be revolt 3 weeks from now and they been snooping around some of the members home. We need to get rid of them quickly and smoothly. They will be at the Asana for dinner and entertainment. Be careful and successful."
I nodded and went out.
I knew what I had to do, my hand will be stained tonight. My burden is for me to carry and no one to help me with. How was I to do this? Could I do this to him? To me? Life by the sword was often complicated. "Loved ones will fade and disappears but your sword will never fault you." With these words I left my room for the riverbank.
I ran to the river where Jubin was to wait for me. "Jubin I have to tell you something! I don't think we should be together anymore."
It broke my heart when I said that, I had done that before; leaving for my own selfish reason. I couldn't marry him and he deserves to marry someone else. Someone who won't have blood on their hands tonight. A person who is willing to devote their life to him.
He belonged with someone in the sun, not the shadows.
"Why?? What happen Kiera?? I Love You, I was going to ask you to marry me today!" You need to tell me why you're doing this."
It was as if I fell into the cold river water. He was going to ask me to marry him. I slumped down onto my knees and cried my heart out. He tried to comfort me but was in his own emotion. I knew what I had to do was for his own good and mine.
Oh, mother what was I suppose to do now?
We couldn't go like this anymore, with me hiding my secrets from him. Could I ever share his dreams of peace for this era? No, not when I was training. I couldn't possibly give up my training for his love could I? No, I couldn't and I wouldn't. I am not the samurai's daughter anymore; the reason I ran away was that I didn't want to marry.
"No, I don't love you. Get away from me. How could I love someone like you? You're pathetic, all you do is wish and hope for a better future. I need someone who doesn't wish and hope." And with that, I left my Love by the river bank stunned.
It was a nice warm day but I shivered through my bones. Why did I get the feelings that what I just did was the worst thing I could have possibly done.
How do you like it? I'm not finish though, so wait for the second part ^^ Please review.. Pretty please with cherries on top :-p
