A/N: Kk, last time I gave 'male kimonos' as a deiscription. Well, I mean those kimonos Kenshin wears and whatnot. Just wanted to clear that up! ^.^Special thanks to Akira for being the first and (sadly to me) only reviewer. I hope you continue to read this!
Now then, ON WITH THE STUFF!
Disclaimer: Last time I said I owned my character, Lei-Thal. Well, that is it. The other characters belong to Blizzard or my friends, with the exception of the parents. T.T
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Chapter 1
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"Oni GIRI!" I yelled. I swung my sword three times, aiming for his legs, torso and head. He sucsessfully evaded my attack and attempted to slice through my arm. I did a cartwheel and came at him from behind. He backflipped over me and held his sword at my throat.
"Poorly done love, poorly done," he smirked.
"Ah, do not rub it in Aeir," I moaned.
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"YICH! ARC! GO!" he yelled. We left the Field and rested in the shade of the big Oak. We sat there, watching the fight. Yich and Arc were phenominal; they matched each other blow for blow and evasive manuever for evasive manuever. They were very clever, but neither could surpass the other. Them being the Twins made it no surprise.
I grew bored and climbed the Oak. I lay on a high, thick branch and looked at the carvings around me: 'C+L,' Cloud and Lone... 'L+A,' Aeir and myself... 'R+R,' Aeir's and Lone's parents...'Y+L,' my parents...
"Lei! Hi! Come on down Lei!"
I look down from my branch to see Lone motioning for me to join her. I jumped down to discover Cloud there as well, talking to Aeir. "Hi Lone! 'Lo there bro!"
"Hi Lei!" they replied in unison.
"Check it out Lei, your brothers are fantastic!" Lone gushed. She loved commenting during training. Be it a compliment or critisism, she will say it. "They look like they cannot beat each other, though it seems Arc has had the upper hand more often."
"Well, yes, but it is not a very strong upper hand," I state.
"Speaking of upper hands, I was watching your battle with Aeir and I noticed that you have a poor uppercut. You have got to give it more of a lift, like this-" Lone swung her hand up "- and then you-"
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"LONE! CLOUD! YOU ARE UP!" yelled Arc. Yich seemed greatly out of breath. The Twins walked over to us as Lone and Cloud left for battle.
"Oi, Yich man, you alright?" asked Aeir.
"Y-yea. . . just p-p-peachy. . ." Yich panted.
"You guys did a great job out there!" I piped. "So great, in fact, you guys deserve something!" I smiled as I saw their faces light up. "But I apologize, for I have nothing to give."
"Damn," they replied together.
"HITOKIRI CLAN! LUNCHTIME!" called Ruby-san, Aeir's and Lone's mother. We all rushed back to the house and took our designated seats. Ruby-san surveyed us as the food gradually disappeared. "Y'all been trainin' with the real weapons again?"
As one, we gulped and put down our utensils. We were not allowed to fight with our real swords, staffs and bows because Ruby-san always said they were too dangerous. We always tried to sneak a blade or an arrow but we were always caught. And with discovery came punishment.
"Well, actually, it was my idea," lied Arc. He was always taking our blame. Sometimes we let him, other, we did not. This time though, it was QTA's idea, so naturally he spoke up.
"No, it was mine. I had gotten bored and wanted to-"
Ruby-san silenced QTA with a hand. "No, it is alright."
We all gasped. What was this? She was letting us off?
"You are all older now and wiser. Though you come from the young age of twelve to the much more old age of 17 and here I am treating you like 8-year olds. You know," she gazed dreamily out the window. "Raydre would have loved to see you fight like this. He wanted his children to never be weak and I guess his wish came true. You are all so very strong now, smarter and so you all deserve the privilage of training with genuine weapons. Y'all can do that, but try to wear armour," Ruby-san grinned.
For a moment, there was a stunned silence. Everybody was taking in what she had just said. Then, all at once, we cheered and hugged her.
"You deserve it for the heartaches you will go through," she whispered.
Nobody seemed to notice that comment, or the tears running down her cheeks.
12:00. Midnight. Everyone had gone to bed, tired, content and full. I lay in my bed beside Lone's and stared out the window, watching the stars. I could not fall asleep for something was nagging at me. Like there was something important to say. Suddenly, the door creaked open and Aeir kneeled down beside my bed.
"Lei, you awake?" he whispered.
"Yep. And what is the reason for this nightly visit?"
"I cannot fall asleep. I feel there is something wrong."
"You are not the only one."
We paused as we heard a rustling in the other bed. Lonee sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked over at us. "Aeir man, watchoo doin here?" she asked groggily. Aeir was about to reply when we heard something outside. All our heads shot to the window.
"Let us go check it out," said Lone. Aeir and I nodded, picked up our swords and followed Lone outside. She poised her bow ready to shoot, but then she stopped walking and dropped it. Not soon afterward, she too fell.
"Lone!" I squeaked. We ran over to her and I checked her over. "Still alvie, still breathing, no wounds. . . it appears she has fainted."
"But why. . . " Aeir's head turned over to the Oak and I saw his skin turn white. I looked over as well and put my hand to my mouth. As soon as I saw her, I felt close to vomiting and to tears.
Then Aeir spoke the single word running through my head. He uttered it so faintly I would have mistaken his voice for the wind, had I not been listening.
"Why?"
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A/N: Yes, a cliffie. My first one so far, methinks. Ah, I will look into it later. y'allz just be nice (or type your mind) and review please!
Ciao 4 Now
THe Amazing Sponge
Now then, ON WITH THE STUFF!
Disclaimer: Last time I said I owned my character, Lei-Thal. Well, that is it. The other characters belong to Blizzard or my friends, with the exception of the parents. T.T
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Chapter 1
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"Oni GIRI!" I yelled. I swung my sword three times, aiming for his legs, torso and head. He sucsessfully evaded my attack and attempted to slice through my arm. I did a cartwheel and came at him from behind. He backflipped over me and held his sword at my throat.
"Poorly done love, poorly done," he smirked.
"Ah, do not rub it in Aeir," I moaned.
-RRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGG-
"YICH! ARC! GO!" he yelled. We left the Field and rested in the shade of the big Oak. We sat there, watching the fight. Yich and Arc were phenominal; they matched each other blow for blow and evasive manuever for evasive manuever. They were very clever, but neither could surpass the other. Them being the Twins made it no surprise.
I grew bored and climbed the Oak. I lay on a high, thick branch and looked at the carvings around me: 'C+L,' Cloud and Lone... 'L+A,' Aeir and myself... 'R+R,' Aeir's and Lone's parents...'Y+L,' my parents...
"Lei! Hi! Come on down Lei!"
I look down from my branch to see Lone motioning for me to join her. I jumped down to discover Cloud there as well, talking to Aeir. "Hi Lone! 'Lo there bro!"
"Hi Lei!" they replied in unison.
"Check it out Lei, your brothers are fantastic!" Lone gushed. She loved commenting during training. Be it a compliment or critisism, she will say it. "They look like they cannot beat each other, though it seems Arc has had the upper hand more often."
"Well, yes, but it is not a very strong upper hand," I state.
"Speaking of upper hands, I was watching your battle with Aeir and I noticed that you have a poor uppercut. You have got to give it more of a lift, like this-" Lone swung her hand up "- and then you-"
-RRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGG-
"LONE! CLOUD! YOU ARE UP!" yelled Arc. Yich seemed greatly out of breath. The Twins walked over to us as Lone and Cloud left for battle.
"Oi, Yich man, you alright?" asked Aeir.
"Y-yea. . . just p-p-peachy. . ." Yich panted.
"You guys did a great job out there!" I piped. "So great, in fact, you guys deserve something!" I smiled as I saw their faces light up. "But I apologize, for I have nothing to give."
"Damn," they replied together.
"HITOKIRI CLAN! LUNCHTIME!" called Ruby-san, Aeir's and Lone's mother. We all rushed back to the house and took our designated seats. Ruby-san surveyed us as the food gradually disappeared. "Y'all been trainin' with the real weapons again?"
As one, we gulped and put down our utensils. We were not allowed to fight with our real swords, staffs and bows because Ruby-san always said they were too dangerous. We always tried to sneak a blade or an arrow but we were always caught. And with discovery came punishment.
"Well, actually, it was my idea," lied Arc. He was always taking our blame. Sometimes we let him, other, we did not. This time though, it was QTA's idea, so naturally he spoke up.
"No, it was mine. I had gotten bored and wanted to-"
Ruby-san silenced QTA with a hand. "No, it is alright."
We all gasped. What was this? She was letting us off?
"You are all older now and wiser. Though you come from the young age of twelve to the much more old age of 17 and here I am treating you like 8-year olds. You know," she gazed dreamily out the window. "Raydre would have loved to see you fight like this. He wanted his children to never be weak and I guess his wish came true. You are all so very strong now, smarter and so you all deserve the privilage of training with genuine weapons. Y'all can do that, but try to wear armour," Ruby-san grinned.
For a moment, there was a stunned silence. Everybody was taking in what she had just said. Then, all at once, we cheered and hugged her.
"You deserve it for the heartaches you will go through," she whispered.
Nobody seemed to notice that comment, or the tears running down her cheeks.
12:00. Midnight. Everyone had gone to bed, tired, content and full. I lay in my bed beside Lone's and stared out the window, watching the stars. I could not fall asleep for something was nagging at me. Like there was something important to say. Suddenly, the door creaked open and Aeir kneeled down beside my bed.
"Lei, you awake?" he whispered.
"Yep. And what is the reason for this nightly visit?"
"I cannot fall asleep. I feel there is something wrong."
"You are not the only one."
We paused as we heard a rustling in the other bed. Lonee sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked over at us. "Aeir man, watchoo doin here?" she asked groggily. Aeir was about to reply when we heard something outside. All our heads shot to the window.
"Let us go check it out," said Lone. Aeir and I nodded, picked up our swords and followed Lone outside. She poised her bow ready to shoot, but then she stopped walking and dropped it. Not soon afterward, she too fell.
"Lone!" I squeaked. We ran over to her and I checked her over. "Still alvie, still breathing, no wounds. . . it appears she has fainted."
"But why. . . " Aeir's head turned over to the Oak and I saw his skin turn white. I looked over as well and put my hand to my mouth. As soon as I saw her, I felt close to vomiting and to tears.
Then Aeir spoke the single word running through my head. He uttered it so faintly I would have mistaken his voice for the wind, had I not been listening.
"Why?"
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A/N: Yes, a cliffie. My first one so far, methinks. Ah, I will look into it later. y'allz just be nice (or type your mind) and review please!
Ciao 4 Now
THe Amazing Sponge