Okay, I've decided to post as I go...if you know what I mean. I mean...for the people who don't know...that once I get a prologue/chapter finished I'll post it right away. Hope you enjoy this inproved and new, sorry said that backwards, new and improved story. I just finished getting this prologue into .html form. I will TRY to post a new chapter at least every two to three days. Gomen ne, if I fall behind and sorry for making everyone wait so long.
Lost Memories
Prologue
It was a clear night. The moon was full. The path was illuminated for the young girl who traveled down its path toward the village. The lights were lit brightly and singing could be heard. A few young girls giggled as they passed the wanderer. One small girl ran toward her with a bright smile.
"Lady Shinjuko!!!" the girl screamed out being as gleeful as she could be.
"Hello, Aki. How are you doing?" she replied to the little girl as she collided with her legs and squeezed them tightly.
"Aki is fine! Are you staying for the festival?" Aki asked looking up to Shinjuko. She smiled and nodded. Aki squealed and grabbed Shinjuko's hand pulling her along.
"Mommy, mommy! Lady Shinjuko is going to stay for the festival! Isn't that great?" Aki yelled out.
"Hush, child!" the woman scolded but smiled at Shinjuko. "You must forgive Aki's rudeness. She's been as gleeful as ever since you came. In fact, there hasn't been a day since she hasn't spoken about you. You've truly helped her since she was little and she wouldn't talk. Thank you so much, once again."
Shinjuko bowed, "No thanks, please. I am happy enough to be accepted by you."
"Lady Shinjuko let's go!" Aki urged as she tugged on the young girl's hand. Shinjuko smiled and nodded.
Shinjuko went to the village and ate the special food, danced with a few of the village men and knocking out the drunkards that tried to get her to dance. It was a basic day at the village for her. To the village, she appeared to be a normal fifteen year old girl. But there was more to her than it seemed.
"Shinjuko?" Aki asked sheepishly on the way home. It was beginning to quiet.
"Yes, Aki?" Shinjuko replied.
"Why do you come to visit us only once a month?"
Shinjuko stopped and looked up at the moon, "That is my secret."
"Okay, I won't tell anyone you have secrets!" Aki said in a giggly tone. Shinjuko looked down and giggled as well knowing how naive the child way.
"Good girl, not go to bed." She sat as she pushed her along the trail toward her home.
Prologue
It was a clear night. The moon was full. The path was illuminated for the young girl who traveled down its path toward the village. The lights were lit brightly and singing could be heard. A few young girls giggled as they passed the wanderer. One small girl ran toward her with a bright smile.
"Lady Shinjuko!!!" the girl screamed out being as gleeful as she could be.
"Hello, Aki. How are you doing?" she replied to the little girl as she collided with her legs and squeezed them tightly.
"Aki is fine! Are you staying for the festival?" Aki asked looking up to Shinjuko. She smiled and nodded. Aki squealed and grabbed Shinjuko's hand pulling her along.
"Mommy, mommy! Lady Shinjuko is going to stay for the festival! Isn't that great?" Aki yelled out.
"Hush, child!" the woman scolded but smiled at Shinjuko. "You must forgive Aki's rudeness. She's been as gleeful as ever since you came. In fact, there hasn't been a day since she hasn't spoken about you. You've truly helped her since she was little and she wouldn't talk. Thank you so much, once again."
Shinjuko bowed, "No thanks, please. I am happy enough to be accepted by you."
"Lady Shinjuko let's go!" Aki urged as she tugged on the young girl's hand. Shinjuko smiled and nodded.
Shinjuko went to the village and ate the special food, danced with a few of the village men and knocking out the drunkards that tried to get her to dance. It was a basic day at the village for her. To the village, she appeared to be a normal fifteen year old girl. But there was more to her than it seemed.
"Shinjuko?" Aki asked sheepishly on the way home. It was beginning to quiet.
"Yes, Aki?" Shinjuko replied.
"Why do you come to visit us only once a month?"
Shinjuko stopped and looked up at the moon, "That is my secret."
"Okay, I won't tell anyone you have secrets!" Aki said in a giggly tone. Shinjuko looked down and giggled as well knowing how naive the child way.
"Good girl, not go to bed." She sat as she pushed her along the trail toward her home.