Jewel in the Rough
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own YYH.
Chapter 31
Amber gazed silently at her book. It had become difficult to concentrate on her studies. What is my tousan doing? She heard small explosions coming from the training dojo out back. With a sigh, she stood up.
Silently, she made her way to the dojo. Once she slid the shoji open as surprise met her eyes. "What the..." Her voice trailed off, and the sound caused him to pause.
"Is something wrong?" he queried, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"You haven't done this in years. Why the sudden change of heart?" Amber gazed at him in wonder. Obviously, he was not in fighting shape anymore, but he was relearning forgotten skills.
"So?" Kiyoshi shrugged. "You'd better get your sister. Her lesson should be done by now." He returned to his workout, leaving his daughter confused.
Amber shook her head and closed the shoji behind her. Somehow, her father had gotten over his phobia. Oh well, she wasn't going to question it. She walked along, to the studio where her sister took martial arts lessons. A flash of red caught her eye and she turned. "Kurama!"
"Konnichiwa, Amber. What are you doing?" he queried.
"Going to get Allie. Her lesson should be done by now." Amber replied. "You usually aren't in this neighborhood."
He shrugged. "It seems that Miyaka shares an interest with your sister. That's why I'm here."
They halted near the door, searching through the sea of preteens for one red head and one blond. The girls emerged, giggling about something. They wove their way through the sea of preteens to their siblings.
"What's so funny?" Amber queried.
"The boys in class." Allie declared, doe brown eyes sparkling with mirth.
Miyaka managed to get her fit of laughter under control. "They thought a couple of girls with the blue-belt rank would be easy to beat. We showed them that they were mistaken."
Kurama rolled his eyes. "You're hopeless." he moaned. The younger girls laughed again as they walked along.
They reached an intersection and halted to wait for the walk signal. "Allie," Amber began, "why did they think that?"
"Because we don't look the part." she laughed.
Stupid question, stupid answer. Amber sighed. The walk signal flashed and they moved on.
Traffic shot passed them as they continued down the sidewalk.
"How's your otousan?" Kurama queried.
"Strangely enough, he's training. I don't know what happened, but I think Grandpa had something to do with it." She grabbed Allie's arm, pulling her away from the street. A car shot passed, the stereo blaring. "Some drivers..."
Kurama and his sister turned into their home, waving good-bye to the sisters.
They continued to their home. "What's so strange about Tousan training?"
"He hasn't done that in years, Allie." The older vixen opened the door before they walked into the house. "I'd better get back to studying. I have a huge test next week." Silently, she went back to her desk. She picked up where she left off, going over the facts and figures for her finals.
In the background there were still muffled explosions, but they were ignored. Her studies were much more important right now.
Even after all that's happened, I still feel like an average girl. But, I guess I'm far from that anymore.
~Indeed, Sweet Vixen. You are more different than you realize.~ Fox's soul turned to the ferry girl. ~I'm ready now.~ They left the room, unnoticed by the studying vixen.
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own YYH.
Chapter 31
Amber gazed silently at her book. It had become difficult to concentrate on her studies. What is my tousan doing? She heard small explosions coming from the training dojo out back. With a sigh, she stood up.
Silently, she made her way to the dojo. Once she slid the shoji open as surprise met her eyes. "What the..." Her voice trailed off, and the sound caused him to pause.
"Is something wrong?" he queried, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"You haven't done this in years. Why the sudden change of heart?" Amber gazed at him in wonder. Obviously, he was not in fighting shape anymore, but he was relearning forgotten skills.
"So?" Kiyoshi shrugged. "You'd better get your sister. Her lesson should be done by now." He returned to his workout, leaving his daughter confused.
Amber shook her head and closed the shoji behind her. Somehow, her father had gotten over his phobia. Oh well, she wasn't going to question it. She walked along, to the studio where her sister took martial arts lessons. A flash of red caught her eye and she turned. "Kurama!"
"Konnichiwa, Amber. What are you doing?" he queried.
"Going to get Allie. Her lesson should be done by now." Amber replied. "You usually aren't in this neighborhood."
He shrugged. "It seems that Miyaka shares an interest with your sister. That's why I'm here."
They halted near the door, searching through the sea of preteens for one red head and one blond. The girls emerged, giggling about something. They wove their way through the sea of preteens to their siblings.
"What's so funny?" Amber queried.
"The boys in class." Allie declared, doe brown eyes sparkling with mirth.
Miyaka managed to get her fit of laughter under control. "They thought a couple of girls with the blue-belt rank would be easy to beat. We showed them that they were mistaken."
Kurama rolled his eyes. "You're hopeless." he moaned. The younger girls laughed again as they walked along.
They reached an intersection and halted to wait for the walk signal. "Allie," Amber began, "why did they think that?"
"Because we don't look the part." she laughed.
Stupid question, stupid answer. Amber sighed. The walk signal flashed and they moved on.
Traffic shot passed them as they continued down the sidewalk.
"How's your otousan?" Kurama queried.
"Strangely enough, he's training. I don't know what happened, but I think Grandpa had something to do with it." She grabbed Allie's arm, pulling her away from the street. A car shot passed, the stereo blaring. "Some drivers..."
Kurama and his sister turned into their home, waving good-bye to the sisters.
They continued to their home. "What's so strange about Tousan training?"
"He hasn't done that in years, Allie." The older vixen opened the door before they walked into the house. "I'd better get back to studying. I have a huge test next week." Silently, she went back to her desk. She picked up where she left off, going over the facts and figures for her finals.
In the background there were still muffled explosions, but they were ignored. Her studies were much more important right now.
Even after all that's happened, I still feel like an average girl. But, I guess I'm far from that anymore.
~Indeed, Sweet Vixen. You are more different than you realize.~ Fox's soul turned to the ferry girl. ~I'm ready now.~ They left the room, unnoticed by the studying vixen.