S.O.U
["..." = speaking. '...' = thoughts. /...\ = writing/newspaper]
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After spending the rest of the afternoon trying on glasses (took so long because every one Kaoru thought was good, Kamatari disagreed. Until they both finally agreed on one) the sun began to set. "Kaoru-chan... Do you think you will be safe going at night?" Kamatari asked walking with her, back to Megumi's clinic. "OH! Kamatari!" She said stopping and started gnawing on her fingers. "Kaoru? What's the matter?" Kamatari asked worryingly. Kaoru explained that she needed a sword. "No worry's Kaoru-chan, I know Chou will give you one!" Kaoru smiled, "really?" Kamatari nodded and started walking again with Kaoru at his side, "he's in Kyoto, right?" Kamatari nodded. "He shouldn't be to far from S.O.U's HQ, you should go there first." Kaoru smiled and looked back down to the dirt road.
Walking into the clinic no patients were there at the moment only Dr. Gensai, Ayame, Suzume, and Megumi. "Auntie Kaoru!" Ayame shouted, "auntie Kaoru!" Suzume shouted after both running to her and giving her a hug. "Auntie Kaoru, you look different..." Suzume echoed, "yeah you look difffrent..." Kaoru smiled, "yes. I'm supposed too." Ayame giggled, "now your uncle Kaoru? Hee-hee." Suzume giggled too, "yeah! Uncle Kaoru! Hee-hee." Megumi giggled, "those glasses suit you for looking like a man, Tanuki-chan." Kaoru smiled, "you think so?" Kaoru then looked down at the giggling Ayame and Suzume and bent down and put a hand on each of their heads, "Ayame. Suzume. I'll be leaving for a while." Ayame and Suzume frowned, "how long, Auntie?" Suzume nodded, "how long?" Kaoru tried her best to put on a smile, "for a while. Don't worry I promise to write you at least twice a month." They both started crying. "I don't want you to leave!" Ayame cried, "me neither." Suzume sobbed. Megumi spoke up, "Tanuki-chan..." Kaoru looked up at her. "I... want you to take care of yourself."
Megumi forced a smile, she had known Kaoru since she was a child and used to baby sit her when she was young and when her father needed to go somewhere, since her mother died. Kamatari moved to Tokyo a few years ago and the three had become good friends. Ayame and Suzume are Megumi's sisters and took a great liking to Kaoru. Dr.Genzi are their grandfather and he knew Kaoru's father. Kamatari would always worry way to much for Kaoru's safety. "Megumi. I promise I'll try to visit when I can..." Megumi walked over to Kaoru and embraced her in a hug followed soft sobs. "Megumi... You're going to make me cry..." Both of them started crying in which Kamatari soon joined with them. Then Ayame and Suzume hugged each other, crying. A few minutes later Megumi and Kamatari pulled away, Kaoru's gi was wet from both of their tears. Kamatari looked at her gi, "oh, I'll get a towel..." Kaoru shook her head, "It'll dry... It's pretty warm out tonight anyway." Kamatari nodded and then looked at her very seriously, "you should get a bokken. But keep it away from view, you won't believe how many guys will want to start fights when they see a sword. Then you can just give it to Chou in exchange for a real sword."
Megumi eyes widened, "a real sword? TANUKI! You've never practiced with one before!" Kaoru sweatdropped, "I can't be a part of S.O.U if I don't have a real sword and I have practiced sometimes with a Katana before..." Kamatari nodded, "yeah I've trained her, too." Megumi raised in eyebrow, "okay... Well no use staying here. Wait at the gate and I'll be there in a second."
Kaoru, Kamatari, Ayame and Suzume went out by the gate to wait for Megumi to come. Kamatari gave her a bag of clothes. "Arigatou!" Kaoru said and she meant it, she had to thank Kamatari for so much. Megumi came out holding an envelope and handed to Kaoru. "Here." Kaoru took it, "woah! It's pretty heavy!" Megumi giggled, "of course. I saved a lot of money for this kind of situation." Kaoru frowned, "Megumi... It's way too much..." Megumi furrowed her brows, "Tanuki-chan don't be silly! You'll be a way for a long time and you'll need it! Now go on!" She said pushing her out of the gate. "Mou!" Kaoru exclaimed. "You'll miss the first boat to leave and you'll have to wait to morning." Megumi stopped pushing her. "Okay..." Ayame and Suzume waved, "bye Auntie!" Kamatari smiled, "remember when someone calls you a man you smile!" Kaoru nodded, "okay!" Megumi hugged her and went back to the gate in which she joined the others and waved. Kaoru took one last look and walked back to her dojo.
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After grabbing a bokken she ran to the ship that was designated for Kyoto and had just made it in time. She got on board and walked to her cabin. She only paid for middle class, which was all she needed. A futon was laid out on the floor, there was no windows and she was glad. She was okay going on to the deck but if she had a window to look out of she would get seasick. She sighed she had never wore a hakama or gi before. And she would have to sleep in the same clothes, which she had never done before either. She would buy more gi's and hakama's in Kyoto.
2 days later she got off the ship and looked around. She had gotten a map from someone on the ship and it pinpointed how far she was. From here she was about 40 miles away from their HQ and only about 10 miles away from Chou's place. She sighed. She could make it before the sun set but would probably be very tired there after and would have to stay in a hotel. She stepped off the deck and headed toward Chou's home.
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Kaoru knocked on the door hearing footsteps come soon after. Chou opened the door both eyes opened and then blinked, "who the heck are you?" He asked. "Kamatari said you have an extra sword that you could give me." Kaoru said getting right to the point. "Hey!" He yelled as she walked past him into his house. He stomped in front of her, "I don't know who you are!" Kaoru grinned pulling the hair from the right side of her face up, "It's me, Kaoru!" Chou mouth gaped open. "...What the heck are you dressed like a man for?!" He shouted. "I plan on joining S.O.U..." Chou had a puzzled look on his face, "...okay." He said not knowing what else to say he went into a room grabbed a katana and gave it to her. "Keep it." Kaoru smiled, "Arigatou!" She exclaimed giving him a peck on the cheek and running out of his house. Chou ran out to the door, "hey!..." Kaoru stopped, "no time to talk! I've got a lot of ground to cover!" With that she ran off. "Weird..." Chou said out loud and closed the door shut behind him.
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Translations:
Arigatou - thanks
Bokken - Wooden Sword
Mou! - Is an exclamation of exasperation (used by Kaoru), whether mild or otherwise. Something like "Goodness!"
Tanuki-chan - Racoon-girl.
I know this sounds like it will be 'mostly about Kaoru' story but only for the next chapter! After she meets everyone I plan on telling alot about them! So please review~!
["..." = speaking. '...' = thoughts. /...\ = writing/newspaper]
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After spending the rest of the afternoon trying on glasses (took so long because every one Kaoru thought was good, Kamatari disagreed. Until they both finally agreed on one) the sun began to set. "Kaoru-chan... Do you think you will be safe going at night?" Kamatari asked walking with her, back to Megumi's clinic. "OH! Kamatari!" She said stopping and started gnawing on her fingers. "Kaoru? What's the matter?" Kamatari asked worryingly. Kaoru explained that she needed a sword. "No worry's Kaoru-chan, I know Chou will give you one!" Kaoru smiled, "really?" Kamatari nodded and started walking again with Kaoru at his side, "he's in Kyoto, right?" Kamatari nodded. "He shouldn't be to far from S.O.U's HQ, you should go there first." Kaoru smiled and looked back down to the dirt road.
Walking into the clinic no patients were there at the moment only Dr. Gensai, Ayame, Suzume, and Megumi. "Auntie Kaoru!" Ayame shouted, "auntie Kaoru!" Suzume shouted after both running to her and giving her a hug. "Auntie Kaoru, you look different..." Suzume echoed, "yeah you look difffrent..." Kaoru smiled, "yes. I'm supposed too." Ayame giggled, "now your uncle Kaoru? Hee-hee." Suzume giggled too, "yeah! Uncle Kaoru! Hee-hee." Megumi giggled, "those glasses suit you for looking like a man, Tanuki-chan." Kaoru smiled, "you think so?" Kaoru then looked down at the giggling Ayame and Suzume and bent down and put a hand on each of their heads, "Ayame. Suzume. I'll be leaving for a while." Ayame and Suzume frowned, "how long, Auntie?" Suzume nodded, "how long?" Kaoru tried her best to put on a smile, "for a while. Don't worry I promise to write you at least twice a month." They both started crying. "I don't want you to leave!" Ayame cried, "me neither." Suzume sobbed. Megumi spoke up, "Tanuki-chan..." Kaoru looked up at her. "I... want you to take care of yourself."
Megumi forced a smile, she had known Kaoru since she was a child and used to baby sit her when she was young and when her father needed to go somewhere, since her mother died. Kamatari moved to Tokyo a few years ago and the three had become good friends. Ayame and Suzume are Megumi's sisters and took a great liking to Kaoru. Dr.Genzi are their grandfather and he knew Kaoru's father. Kamatari would always worry way to much for Kaoru's safety. "Megumi. I promise I'll try to visit when I can..." Megumi walked over to Kaoru and embraced her in a hug followed soft sobs. "Megumi... You're going to make me cry..." Both of them started crying in which Kamatari soon joined with them. Then Ayame and Suzume hugged each other, crying. A few minutes later Megumi and Kamatari pulled away, Kaoru's gi was wet from both of their tears. Kamatari looked at her gi, "oh, I'll get a towel..." Kaoru shook her head, "It'll dry... It's pretty warm out tonight anyway." Kamatari nodded and then looked at her very seriously, "you should get a bokken. But keep it away from view, you won't believe how many guys will want to start fights when they see a sword. Then you can just give it to Chou in exchange for a real sword."
Megumi eyes widened, "a real sword? TANUKI! You've never practiced with one before!" Kaoru sweatdropped, "I can't be a part of S.O.U if I don't have a real sword and I have practiced sometimes with a Katana before..." Kamatari nodded, "yeah I've trained her, too." Megumi raised in eyebrow, "okay... Well no use staying here. Wait at the gate and I'll be there in a second."
Kaoru, Kamatari, Ayame and Suzume went out by the gate to wait for Megumi to come. Kamatari gave her a bag of clothes. "Arigatou!" Kaoru said and she meant it, she had to thank Kamatari for so much. Megumi came out holding an envelope and handed to Kaoru. "Here." Kaoru took it, "woah! It's pretty heavy!" Megumi giggled, "of course. I saved a lot of money for this kind of situation." Kaoru frowned, "Megumi... It's way too much..." Megumi furrowed her brows, "Tanuki-chan don't be silly! You'll be a way for a long time and you'll need it! Now go on!" She said pushing her out of the gate. "Mou!" Kaoru exclaimed. "You'll miss the first boat to leave and you'll have to wait to morning." Megumi stopped pushing her. "Okay..." Ayame and Suzume waved, "bye Auntie!" Kamatari smiled, "remember when someone calls you a man you smile!" Kaoru nodded, "okay!" Megumi hugged her and went back to the gate in which she joined the others and waved. Kaoru took one last look and walked back to her dojo.
***
After grabbing a bokken she ran to the ship that was designated for Kyoto and had just made it in time. She got on board and walked to her cabin. She only paid for middle class, which was all she needed. A futon was laid out on the floor, there was no windows and she was glad. She was okay going on to the deck but if she had a window to look out of she would get seasick. She sighed she had never wore a hakama or gi before. And she would have to sleep in the same clothes, which she had never done before either. She would buy more gi's and hakama's in Kyoto.
2 days later she got off the ship and looked around. She had gotten a map from someone on the ship and it pinpointed how far she was. From here she was about 40 miles away from their HQ and only about 10 miles away from Chou's place. She sighed. She could make it before the sun set but would probably be very tired there after and would have to stay in a hotel. She stepped off the deck and headed toward Chou's home.
***
Kaoru knocked on the door hearing footsteps come soon after. Chou opened the door both eyes opened and then blinked, "who the heck are you?" He asked. "Kamatari said you have an extra sword that you could give me." Kaoru said getting right to the point. "Hey!" He yelled as she walked past him into his house. He stomped in front of her, "I don't know who you are!" Kaoru grinned pulling the hair from the right side of her face up, "It's me, Kaoru!" Chou mouth gaped open. "...What the heck are you dressed like a man for?!" He shouted. "I plan on joining S.O.U..." Chou had a puzzled look on his face, "...okay." He said not knowing what else to say he went into a room grabbed a katana and gave it to her. "Keep it." Kaoru smiled, "Arigatou!" She exclaimed giving him a peck on the cheek and running out of his house. Chou ran out to the door, "hey!..." Kaoru stopped, "no time to talk! I've got a lot of ground to cover!" With that she ran off. "Weird..." Chou said out loud and closed the door shut behind him.
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Translations:
Arigatou - thanks
Bokken - Wooden Sword
Mou! - Is an exclamation of exasperation (used by Kaoru), whether mild or otherwise. Something like "Goodness!"
Tanuki-chan - Racoon-girl.
I know this sounds like it will be 'mostly about Kaoru' story but only for the next chapter! After she meets everyone I plan on telling alot about them! So please review~!