The Shogun's Daughter
By: StarlightSakura
Chapter 4
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*bright flashing lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue. I dun even own Whitney.
A/N: WOO HOO!! Fourth chapter! How does ya'll like it so far? I'm actually liking the way this story is coming out. Heheh. Well, I won't keep ya'll any longer, "[READ] ON DUDE!" ~Abraham Lincoln, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
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In Whitney's room:
"Well my little bird egg. You are my responsibility now. I promised father that I would care for you as if you were my child, so I guess you will be my baby. The first thing a baby needs is a name. Let's see. I don't know if you are a boy bird or a girl bird so I guess a name can wait. The second thing you will need is a father. I'm your mother so all we have to do is wait until I get married, which will be a while so, that can wait too. What you really need is... hmmm, mother birds sit on their eggs to keep them warm so you will need something to keep you warm." Whitney told the small white egg.
"Will this do?" A voice asked as Whitney's door opened and Yuki came in with a lit candle. "It should the egg warm enough shouldn't it?" He asked.
Whitney looked up at Yuki and nodded. "A candle will work just fine, but I think we may need some blankets to keep it warm at night. Or at least some more hair ribbons. I only brought two." She said.
Yuki looked at her hair and at the egg. "Well then, the egg needs to be kept warm doesn't it?" he said. He pulled off Whitney's purple hair ribbon and wrapped it around the egg and the black ribbon. "We'll get you another one later. So Whitney-san, do you like Kyo-kun a lot?" He asked her.
A small blush crept across Whitney's cheeks. "Well, he is a nice young man and I do like him. He is so nice to me." She said.
"Kyo-kun? Nice? He really does like you! He's never nice to anyone except himself and Tohru-san." Yuki said with a laugh.
"And just who are you talking about Yuki-kun?" Another voice said. Yuki and Whitney looked towards the door.
"Kyo-kun. Hello. Umm, we were talking about..." Whitney started.
"We were talking about you and how you're only nice to people like Tohru yet mean to everyone else." Yuki said as if stating that the sky was blue.
"What do you care? You can be just as mean, if not worse." Kyo said.
"What do you mean, worse? You are most definitely the worst of all of us!" Yuki said. He could feel his anger level rising.
"See? You are already yelling at a comment I meant as a joke."
"To hell it was a joke!" Yuki charged at his cousin, ready to punch him.
"Yuki-san! Don't hit him!" Whitney yelled.
Kyo saw his enraged cousin coming at him and stepped into the room and out of his way. He tried punching him in his back but Yuki only dodged it and pushed Kyo to the ground. Quickly Kyo sat up and kneeled next to Whitney. "Would you like to go into the village with me? Tohru needs some food for dinner tonight." He asked.
Right then, a fist connected with Kyo's stomach and sent him flying across Whitney's room and into a wall. "Who says I'm worse. Baka neko." Yuki said. Kyo shot up, grabbed Whitney and ran out of the room.
"Yuki-kun you bastard!!"
Whitney giggled at him and they walked away from the house.
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In the village market:
"So what exactly does Honda-san need?" Whiney asked Kyo.
"Let's see. She said she needed a few carrots, some tofu and some, ugh, leeks. I hate leeks." Kyo scrunched up his face in disgust.
"Leeks aren't that bad. At least, I don't think so. They're really good."
"I can't stand them."
"Have you ever tried them?"
"Yes I have. It was an experience that I would not like to go through again."
"Oh really?"
"Yes really."
The two at a food vendor with reasonable prices and bought their food. Kyo made Whitney carry the leeks. Whitney took them happily with a giggle.
"I'm going to go in here. I need to talk to someone in here. Would you like to go?" Kyo asked, turning towards a small tool shop.
"No thank you. I will be over here." Whitney said pointing to a kimono shop.
"Alright. Just wait for me when you get out."
Kyo looked to where Whitney was and noticed she was gone. Smiling to himself, Kyo walked into the small shop.
"Oh my goodness! Look at that kimono! It is so beautiful!" Whitney said.
She walked into the kimono shop and ran straight to a navy blue kimono with light blue cloud-like wisps going across it in every which way. It was completed with a blue-violet sash and hair ribbon.
"It's so lovely. And it feels so smooth." Whitney ran the soft, gentle fabric between her fingers. "It feels so delicate."
"You like that one? I have been trying to get rid of that one for years and years. Why, you are the first person that has even noticed it." An elderly lady said.
"Really? I'm surprised. How could anyone not notice it? It is so lovely."
"Do you like it?"
"I love it."
"Well go try it on."
"Oh no I couldn't. I don't have the money to pay for it."
"I didn't say to buy it, I said to try it on. Go on." The lady pushed Whitney behind a changing curtain and handed her the kimono.
"Um, okay."
After a few minutes, Whitney came out with the kimono on. "How do I look?" she asked shyly.
"Whits-kun? Is that you?" someone asked.
Whitney turned around and saw Kyo standing at the front of the shop.
"You don't like it?" Whitney asked with a hint of disappointment in her voice.
"N... no. It looks nice."
"Keep it." The older lady said.
Right away, Whitney turned to the lady. "Oh no, I couldn't! It isn't right." She said.
"Go on take it. Like I said, I've been trying to get rid of it for years. If nobody wants it, why not give it away? I am sure you will put it to better use than I have." The lady said.
"Thank you very much ma'am."
Whitney left wearing her new kimono. Kyo watched her as she walked past him.
"Come on. We have to get these vegetables back to Honda-san." She said.
"Uh... uh-huh." Was all the stunned Kyo could get out as he slowly started following her.
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That evening at the capital (where shogun-sama lives):
"Shogun-sama! Hurry!" a man yelled as he ran to the carriage that was coming into the village.
"Ken, what happened? Which places have been hit?" Arima asked as he jumped out of his carriage.
"Well, they haven't gotten to the palace yet, although their attacks only seem to be hitting areas close to the palace. We are taking this as some sort of threat to the palace and the emperor." The Ken informed Arima.
"Do you know who is doing this?"
"'No sir. The attacks have just begun this morning. We have no knowledge of anyone that would try such a thing."
"You say only the areas closest to the palace have been hit? Are there any dead?"
"Not that we know of yet sir. Everyone in or near those areas have minor wounds, none that would threaten a life."
"When was the last attack?"
"Just before you arrived."
At that time, two arrows flew through the sky and landed right in the shogun's chest. Upon impact, the shogun fell to the ground, not dead, just in shock at what had hit him.
"Shogun-sama! Someone come quickly! Shogun-sama's been hit!" the man yelled looking around frantically and motioning for two nearby soldier's to come help him. "Quickly, you go get somebody to help him. You, help me keep him alive. Shogun-sama, can you hear me?"
"I'm... in sh...shock, not d...deaf. What happened?" He asked, his voice leaving him slowly. He started to cough and a little bit of blood came from his mouth. The shogun looked at the two arrows in his chest and the two growing pools of blood. "Oh crap, th...that's not g...good, is it?" He asked as his mouth spilled out more blood.
The two men shook their heads. "Don't worry Shogun-sama, we'll get you some help."
"Oh, good. Don't let me die, I have to see Whitney get married and have children."
"Don't worry, you will live, I stake my own life on it."
Right then, the shogun's eyes closed and his breathing slowed as he fell unconscious. At the same time, medical officers arrived to help the fallen shogun as another group started a search for any signs as to who could have done such a thing.
"Get me a horse! I have to deliver a message!" Ken ordered.
A horse was brought and as Ken mounted it, he gave an order to the officers around him, "Make sure Shogun-sama is taken care of. And I want everyone to report to these young men as often as they can." He pointed to the two officers that had helped him in the beginning. "You two, I want a full report when I get back. I'm going to inform Whitney-sama of her father's condition." With that, Ken took off on the half-a-day long ride to the Sohma household.
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~*~*END CHAPTER FOUR*~*~
By: StarlightSakura
Chapter 4
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*bright flashing lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue. I dun even own Whitney.
A/N: WOO HOO!! Fourth chapter! How does ya'll like it so far? I'm actually liking the way this story is coming out. Heheh. Well, I won't keep ya'll any longer, "[READ] ON DUDE!" ~Abraham Lincoln, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
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In Whitney's room:
"Well my little bird egg. You are my responsibility now. I promised father that I would care for you as if you were my child, so I guess you will be my baby. The first thing a baby needs is a name. Let's see. I don't know if you are a boy bird or a girl bird so I guess a name can wait. The second thing you will need is a father. I'm your mother so all we have to do is wait until I get married, which will be a while so, that can wait too. What you really need is... hmmm, mother birds sit on their eggs to keep them warm so you will need something to keep you warm." Whitney told the small white egg.
"Will this do?" A voice asked as Whitney's door opened and Yuki came in with a lit candle. "It should the egg warm enough shouldn't it?" He asked.
Whitney looked up at Yuki and nodded. "A candle will work just fine, but I think we may need some blankets to keep it warm at night. Or at least some more hair ribbons. I only brought two." She said.
Yuki looked at her hair and at the egg. "Well then, the egg needs to be kept warm doesn't it?" he said. He pulled off Whitney's purple hair ribbon and wrapped it around the egg and the black ribbon. "We'll get you another one later. So Whitney-san, do you like Kyo-kun a lot?" He asked her.
A small blush crept across Whitney's cheeks. "Well, he is a nice young man and I do like him. He is so nice to me." She said.
"Kyo-kun? Nice? He really does like you! He's never nice to anyone except himself and Tohru-san." Yuki said with a laugh.
"And just who are you talking about Yuki-kun?" Another voice said. Yuki and Whitney looked towards the door.
"Kyo-kun. Hello. Umm, we were talking about..." Whitney started.
"We were talking about you and how you're only nice to people like Tohru yet mean to everyone else." Yuki said as if stating that the sky was blue.
"What do you care? You can be just as mean, if not worse." Kyo said.
"What do you mean, worse? You are most definitely the worst of all of us!" Yuki said. He could feel his anger level rising.
"See? You are already yelling at a comment I meant as a joke."
"To hell it was a joke!" Yuki charged at his cousin, ready to punch him.
"Yuki-san! Don't hit him!" Whitney yelled.
Kyo saw his enraged cousin coming at him and stepped into the room and out of his way. He tried punching him in his back but Yuki only dodged it and pushed Kyo to the ground. Quickly Kyo sat up and kneeled next to Whitney. "Would you like to go into the village with me? Tohru needs some food for dinner tonight." He asked.
Right then, a fist connected with Kyo's stomach and sent him flying across Whitney's room and into a wall. "Who says I'm worse. Baka neko." Yuki said. Kyo shot up, grabbed Whitney and ran out of the room.
"Yuki-kun you bastard!!"
Whitney giggled at him and they walked away from the house.
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In the village market:
"So what exactly does Honda-san need?" Whiney asked Kyo.
"Let's see. She said she needed a few carrots, some tofu and some, ugh, leeks. I hate leeks." Kyo scrunched up his face in disgust.
"Leeks aren't that bad. At least, I don't think so. They're really good."
"I can't stand them."
"Have you ever tried them?"
"Yes I have. It was an experience that I would not like to go through again."
"Oh really?"
"Yes really."
The two at a food vendor with reasonable prices and bought their food. Kyo made Whitney carry the leeks. Whitney took them happily with a giggle.
"I'm going to go in here. I need to talk to someone in here. Would you like to go?" Kyo asked, turning towards a small tool shop.
"No thank you. I will be over here." Whitney said pointing to a kimono shop.
"Alright. Just wait for me when you get out."
Kyo looked to where Whitney was and noticed she was gone. Smiling to himself, Kyo walked into the small shop.
"Oh my goodness! Look at that kimono! It is so beautiful!" Whitney said.
She walked into the kimono shop and ran straight to a navy blue kimono with light blue cloud-like wisps going across it in every which way. It was completed with a blue-violet sash and hair ribbon.
"It's so lovely. And it feels so smooth." Whitney ran the soft, gentle fabric between her fingers. "It feels so delicate."
"You like that one? I have been trying to get rid of that one for years and years. Why, you are the first person that has even noticed it." An elderly lady said.
"Really? I'm surprised. How could anyone not notice it? It is so lovely."
"Do you like it?"
"I love it."
"Well go try it on."
"Oh no I couldn't. I don't have the money to pay for it."
"I didn't say to buy it, I said to try it on. Go on." The lady pushed Whitney behind a changing curtain and handed her the kimono.
"Um, okay."
After a few minutes, Whitney came out with the kimono on. "How do I look?" she asked shyly.
"Whits-kun? Is that you?" someone asked.
Whitney turned around and saw Kyo standing at the front of the shop.
"You don't like it?" Whitney asked with a hint of disappointment in her voice.
"N... no. It looks nice."
"Keep it." The older lady said.
Right away, Whitney turned to the lady. "Oh no, I couldn't! It isn't right." She said.
"Go on take it. Like I said, I've been trying to get rid of it for years. If nobody wants it, why not give it away? I am sure you will put it to better use than I have." The lady said.
"Thank you very much ma'am."
Whitney left wearing her new kimono. Kyo watched her as she walked past him.
"Come on. We have to get these vegetables back to Honda-san." She said.
"Uh... uh-huh." Was all the stunned Kyo could get out as he slowly started following her.
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That evening at the capital (where shogun-sama lives):
"Shogun-sama! Hurry!" a man yelled as he ran to the carriage that was coming into the village.
"Ken, what happened? Which places have been hit?" Arima asked as he jumped out of his carriage.
"Well, they haven't gotten to the palace yet, although their attacks only seem to be hitting areas close to the palace. We are taking this as some sort of threat to the palace and the emperor." The Ken informed Arima.
"Do you know who is doing this?"
"'No sir. The attacks have just begun this morning. We have no knowledge of anyone that would try such a thing."
"You say only the areas closest to the palace have been hit? Are there any dead?"
"Not that we know of yet sir. Everyone in or near those areas have minor wounds, none that would threaten a life."
"When was the last attack?"
"Just before you arrived."
At that time, two arrows flew through the sky and landed right in the shogun's chest. Upon impact, the shogun fell to the ground, not dead, just in shock at what had hit him.
"Shogun-sama! Someone come quickly! Shogun-sama's been hit!" the man yelled looking around frantically and motioning for two nearby soldier's to come help him. "Quickly, you go get somebody to help him. You, help me keep him alive. Shogun-sama, can you hear me?"
"I'm... in sh...shock, not d...deaf. What happened?" He asked, his voice leaving him slowly. He started to cough and a little bit of blood came from his mouth. The shogun looked at the two arrows in his chest and the two growing pools of blood. "Oh crap, th...that's not g...good, is it?" He asked as his mouth spilled out more blood.
The two men shook their heads. "Don't worry Shogun-sama, we'll get you some help."
"Oh, good. Don't let me die, I have to see Whitney get married and have children."
"Don't worry, you will live, I stake my own life on it."
Right then, the shogun's eyes closed and his breathing slowed as he fell unconscious. At the same time, medical officers arrived to help the fallen shogun as another group started a search for any signs as to who could have done such a thing.
"Get me a horse! I have to deliver a message!" Ken ordered.
A horse was brought and as Ken mounted it, he gave an order to the officers around him, "Make sure Shogun-sama is taken care of. And I want everyone to report to these young men as often as they can." He pointed to the two officers that had helped him in the beginning. "You two, I want a full report when I get back. I'm going to inform Whitney-sama of her father's condition." With that, Ken took off on the half-a-day long ride to the Sohma household.
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