Hi everyone! Here is the next chaper for you to read and enjoy. There is
a lot of Maoshi and Kaosi bonding in this chapter. Well kinda. Just read
and see for yourself ^_^
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Five months had passed, and they had been the worst five months the Sekihoutai's had ever seen. The Sekihoutai's and the Hitokiri's fought the bloodiest battle they had ever fought before. They were both fighting so hard and destroying so much land, that the armies of Japan had to begin fighting against them too, just to stop them. Both the Hitokiri's and the Sekihoutai's were going through rough times and were growing poor. Sicknesses had begun to spread, people were dying, it looked like the end was drawing near.
A couple days before the Sekihoutai's would again battle the Hitokiri's, Maoshi pulled Kaosi aside to talk to her.
"Something wrong Maoshi?" Kaosi asked as he pulled her by the arm to a secluded area.
"There are many things you need to know Kaosi. Its all going to be hard to accept, so just listen."
Maoshi stopped when they reached the edge of a cliff. He peered into the distance and Kaosi starred up at him, watching carefully. It looked like he had a million thoughts going through his mind, and needed someone to tell them all to. He sighed and looked towards the ground. Kaosi grabbed his arm and held it close to her.
"You can tell me anything Maoshi. I will understand. There's no one in this world that I trust more than you."
Maoshi took in a deep breath and began speaking.
"Pay close attention, Kaosi. Soon, the Tokugawa Regime that lasted for over 300 years will come to an end and a new era will begin. Finally, oppression of the weak will come to an end forever. It will be a time for all people, no matter who they are, to be treated as equals under the government. We will have a fresh start. We of the Sekihoutai will lead this movement."
"But with the Hitokiri's?"
"That's true, the Hitokiri's could get in our way. But with these upcoming battles, they may no longer be around to stop us."
Maoshi explained to Kaosi everything about the government and the new era, which Kaosi understood perfectly. Then they got onto a different subject, Kaosi began asking him questions about the times when he first found her.
"You haven't changed much since I found you. Ever since I got you, you were always acting tough and rebellious."
"You're the best father I could ever have Maoshi." Kaosi looked up at him and he smiled back.
"I wish you could have met your parents Kaosi. You would have loved them. It makes me sad that you never got to meet them."
"Maybe it was fate that I wound up with you."
"Maybe."
"Maoshi?"
"Yeah?"
"I want your last name. I don't have a last name yet. My name can be Kaosi Sazura."
"Kaosi Sazura? No, no, don't use that, it sounds too weird."
"I like it. I love your last name, and I want people to know that you're my dad."
"That's very sweet of you."
Maoshi and Kaosi then walked back to the village and met up with Raoki and Sanosuke. The four of them walked off to the training area and trained as hard as they could to get ready for their upcoming fight with the Hitokiri's. Kaosi fought like she was fighting against Kenshin. She hated that man, but whenever she saw him it sent chills down her spine.
As Kaosi was practice fighting, her thoughts began to drift and she began thinking about the horrible thoughts that Maoshi or even herself, might die. These thoughts frightened her, but she would not let them affect the way she would fight against the Hitokiri's.
Suddenly, Kaosi was kicked to the ground by a foot she didn't even see.
"Kaosi?" Raoki asked her confused. "What's wrong with you? You're acting like you're in a different world."
"Sorry. I was just thinking, and I guess I didn't see that kick coming."
"Kaosi, you shouldn't let your thoughts flow and have that affect the way you fight."
"Don't worry about it Raoki. I'm going back to the village now, I'm done training for the day."
Raoki looked over at Maoshi, who just said to let her go. Kaosi didn't go to the village, she went to the shrine instead. She just needed to be alone to let herself think. But a couple of hours later, she drifted off into sleep.
"Where'd she go this time?" Maoshi asked Raoki.
"She might have gone to the shrine, that's where everybody else goes when there is something bothering them."
"All right, I'll go check." Maoshi quickly left, a little upset, as this was probably the millionth time that Kaosi went off somewhere without telling him exactly where she was going. But sure enough, Maoshi found Kaosi right where Raoki had said she would be. And she was still sound asleep.
Maoshi picked her up to take her back home and she immediately bolted awake.
"Maoshi!" She looked at him surprised and jumped out of his arms.
"It's almost midnight Kaosi, you need to get to bed. Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I just needed to come here to clear my thoughts."
"Well make sure you get your thoughts completely cleared, because the day after tomorrow we will be fighting against the Hitokiri's."
"I will. Let's go home." Maoshi and Kaosi walked back to the village, not saying a single word to each other. =======================================================================
Raven: I love Kaosi Sazura!!
^_^ Maybe you should marry her.
Five months had passed, and they had been the worst five months the Sekihoutai's had ever seen. The Sekihoutai's and the Hitokiri's fought the bloodiest battle they had ever fought before. They were both fighting so hard and destroying so much land, that the armies of Japan had to begin fighting against them too, just to stop them. Both the Hitokiri's and the Sekihoutai's were going through rough times and were growing poor. Sicknesses had begun to spread, people were dying, it looked like the end was drawing near.
A couple days before the Sekihoutai's would again battle the Hitokiri's, Maoshi pulled Kaosi aside to talk to her.
"Something wrong Maoshi?" Kaosi asked as he pulled her by the arm to a secluded area.
"There are many things you need to know Kaosi. Its all going to be hard to accept, so just listen."
Maoshi stopped when they reached the edge of a cliff. He peered into the distance and Kaosi starred up at him, watching carefully. It looked like he had a million thoughts going through his mind, and needed someone to tell them all to. He sighed and looked towards the ground. Kaosi grabbed his arm and held it close to her.
"You can tell me anything Maoshi. I will understand. There's no one in this world that I trust more than you."
Maoshi took in a deep breath and began speaking.
"Pay close attention, Kaosi. Soon, the Tokugawa Regime that lasted for over 300 years will come to an end and a new era will begin. Finally, oppression of the weak will come to an end forever. It will be a time for all people, no matter who they are, to be treated as equals under the government. We will have a fresh start. We of the Sekihoutai will lead this movement."
"But with the Hitokiri's?"
"That's true, the Hitokiri's could get in our way. But with these upcoming battles, they may no longer be around to stop us."
Maoshi explained to Kaosi everything about the government and the new era, which Kaosi understood perfectly. Then they got onto a different subject, Kaosi began asking him questions about the times when he first found her.
"You haven't changed much since I found you. Ever since I got you, you were always acting tough and rebellious."
"You're the best father I could ever have Maoshi." Kaosi looked up at him and he smiled back.
"I wish you could have met your parents Kaosi. You would have loved them. It makes me sad that you never got to meet them."
"Maybe it was fate that I wound up with you."
"Maybe."
"Maoshi?"
"Yeah?"
"I want your last name. I don't have a last name yet. My name can be Kaosi Sazura."
"Kaosi Sazura? No, no, don't use that, it sounds too weird."
"I like it. I love your last name, and I want people to know that you're my dad."
"That's very sweet of you."
Maoshi and Kaosi then walked back to the village and met up with Raoki and Sanosuke. The four of them walked off to the training area and trained as hard as they could to get ready for their upcoming fight with the Hitokiri's. Kaosi fought like she was fighting against Kenshin. She hated that man, but whenever she saw him it sent chills down her spine.
As Kaosi was practice fighting, her thoughts began to drift and she began thinking about the horrible thoughts that Maoshi or even herself, might die. These thoughts frightened her, but she would not let them affect the way she would fight against the Hitokiri's.
Suddenly, Kaosi was kicked to the ground by a foot she didn't even see.
"Kaosi?" Raoki asked her confused. "What's wrong with you? You're acting like you're in a different world."
"Sorry. I was just thinking, and I guess I didn't see that kick coming."
"Kaosi, you shouldn't let your thoughts flow and have that affect the way you fight."
"Don't worry about it Raoki. I'm going back to the village now, I'm done training for the day."
Raoki looked over at Maoshi, who just said to let her go. Kaosi didn't go to the village, she went to the shrine instead. She just needed to be alone to let herself think. But a couple of hours later, she drifted off into sleep.
"Where'd she go this time?" Maoshi asked Raoki.
"She might have gone to the shrine, that's where everybody else goes when there is something bothering them."
"All right, I'll go check." Maoshi quickly left, a little upset, as this was probably the millionth time that Kaosi went off somewhere without telling him exactly where she was going. But sure enough, Maoshi found Kaosi right where Raoki had said she would be. And she was still sound asleep.
Maoshi picked her up to take her back home and she immediately bolted awake.
"Maoshi!" She looked at him surprised and jumped out of his arms.
"It's almost midnight Kaosi, you need to get to bed. Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I just needed to come here to clear my thoughts."
"Well make sure you get your thoughts completely cleared, because the day after tomorrow we will be fighting against the Hitokiri's."
"I will. Let's go home." Maoshi and Kaosi walked back to the village, not saying a single word to each other. =======================================================================
Raven: I love Kaosi Sazura!!
^_^ Maybe you should marry her.