The Shogun's Daughter
By: StarlightSakura
Chapter 9
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*bright flashing lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue. I dun even own Whitney!
A/N: Damn writer's block. Had it for an entire week (most likely more, I wasn't really keepin count). Sorry to make ya wait so long Whitney! Anyway, here's chapter 9, written so very crap-tacular because it was written while I had serious writer's block so if it sux, I agree with ya. Well,
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In the forest near the Sohma house:
"Hurry men! We must get to the Sohma house!" the shogun said as he hurried the small army of men that were following him. When they arrived at the Sohma house, the men saw a white light shoot up into the sky. The shogun looked at the ground and saw his daughter holding onto Kyo. "Whitney." he said. He saw Whitney and Kyo look at each other for a while then saw Kyo coming closer to Whitney then he saw the two begin to kiss. He was about to rush over and drag his daughter away when Ken grabbed a hold of his arm.
"Shogun-sama. Let them be. Look at how happy Whitney-san is. Look at how happy they are together. Let her be with the boy. You did say that you wish she would find someone and marry him soon. Well, she found that someone." Ken told him.
Arima looked at his daughter and watched how her face glowed and how she smiled when she and Kyo separated. "You are right, Ken-san. But the boy is cursed. He gets hugged and he becomes a cat. Could you live knowing that your only daughter was married to a cursed man?" He asked Ken.
"But they were hugging just now and the boy is still human." Ken pointed out.
Arima looked at the two and realized that Ken was right. "Go back home men. I need to go see my daughter." He ordered. The men nodded and turned around, leaving Ken and Arima standing in the distance. "I liked Kyo, then I found out about his curse and I stopped liking him. But Whitney couldn't stay away from him." Arima said.
"Don't you remember? Elizabeth-sama did the exact same thing. She left her parents and her country behind to live with you even though her father forbid it." Ken told the shogun. "She is just like her mother."
"I know that. I don't even know why I tried to keep her away. Go. Lead the men back to the village. I will stay and talk to Whitney." Arima told Ken.
Nodding, Ken mounted his horse again and took off to catch up with the other soldiers. Arima walked towards the couple and stopped a few feet in front of them. He cleared his throat to get their attention. Right away, Whitney and Kyo separated. They expected to see one of the Sohmas watching them but were shocked to see Soichiro Arima looking at them.
"F... fa...father. Wh... what are you doing here?" Whitney asked. She realized that he had most likely seen the two of them kissing and she lowered her head. "I... I am sorry for not telling you where I was going. But if I had, you wouldn't have let me come. Yet because I came, Kyo-kun is no longer cursed." She said, raising her head slowly as she gained more confidence to face her father.
Arima walked up to Whitney, grabbed her hand and smiled at her. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted the way I did. I couldn't bear seeing you with somebody that was cursed. As you know, I am not fond of them, but you are. You saw what I couldn't. I wish you both happiness and good health in your future together." He told her. He grabbed Kyo's hand and placed Whitney's into it. He looked at Kyo and got a stern look on his face. "I want you to take the best of care with her. If I ever get word that something has happened to her, I will come after you." He told the orange haired boy.
Whitney looked down at her hand which was squeezing Kyo's, then up at her father. She smiled and wrapped her arm around his neck while still holding Kyo's hand with the other. "Thank you, thank you so much. I love you papa." She whispered to him. She felt tears fall from her eyes and roll down her father's armor.
Arima returned her hug. "I love you too Whitney. I have to go now, the capital isn't going to protect itself now is it? Send me word when you have your first child. Ah yes and you forgot this, I think it may hatch soon." He said. Arima pulled out the egg from a box full of soft material and handed it to Whitney.
Whitney took the egg and smiled at her father. She hugged him once more and kissed his cheek. "Thank you again father." She said.
Arima smiled, broke away from her hug, mounted his horse and rode off.
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In the house:
"Hatsuharu-san, why don't you go and make sure that Whitney and Kyo are all right, it's been very quiet." Shigure suggested.
"Me? Why me?"
"Because I said, now go."
Sighing, Hatsuharu stood up and silently walked towards the door. When he got to the front, he saw Whitney kissing Kyo. "Hey! Come look at this!" He whispered as loud as he could.
"Did you say something Haru-kun?" Yuki asked looking at him from around the corner of the other room.
"Look at Whitney and Kyo." He said. Yuki joined Hatsuharu at the door and was amazed to see the two in each other's arms.
"Kyo-san hasn't changed. Is the curse broken?" Shigure asked from behind the two Sohma boys.
"Don't sneak up on us like that!" The two turned from their spots and told Shigure harshly.
"Shhh. Here comes her dad. Oh my, how did he know where we were? He is going to be so mad at her. Dammit!" Rei said as he took Hatsuharu's and Yuki's spots by the door.
The three arguing Sohmas became quiet and looked at the door again. They saw how Whitney's father talked to them and how he gave Kyo his daughter's hand. They saw Whitney hug her father in joy and they saw Arima give Whitney the bird egg she had gotten weeks earlier. Finally, Hatsuharu, Yuki, Shigure, and Rei watched as Arima got on his horse and left.
"Can we go out there now?" Hatsuharu asked. Too late, Shigure was already outside walking towards them and yelling as if they were a mile away.
"Kyo-kun! Whitney-san! What happened?" Shigure yelled as he approached the couple.
"Kyo-kun is cured. Look." Whitney said. She gave him a hug and smiled as wide as she could. "I love being able to finally do this." She said.
Hatsuharu, Yuki, and Rei walked out as well. "Congratulations Whitney-chan. I see your father finally let you go." Rei said in a sad voice.
Whitney looked at him. She let go of Kyo and walked over to Rei. "Thank you Rei-chan. If it weren't for you, this never would have happened. I'm sorry I never noticed your feelings for me before, but just remember, I love you too. I will always be here for you." She said as she hugged him.
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In a cave in the forest:
"DAMMIT!!! Why the hell didn't that damn insect demon do as I said?! Now the boy's curse has been lifted! It was not supposed to be like this!!!" Anata yelled. She slammed her fist into the cave wall, causing tiny cracks to appear from the force of her punch.
"Calm down Anata. You don't want to hurt yourself, do you?" Makoto asked as he let his hand fall onto her shoulder.
Furious, Anata shoved his hand off her and started walking out of the cave. "He won't be free of the curse for long." She said to herself.
Hearing her, Makoto slowly walked up to her and looked down at her, "What are you going to do?"
"Make the curse permanent, and curse the whole damn Sohma family!" She said as she put two fingers into her mouth and whistled.
At that moment, a big flying animal similar to a black cat appeared and Anata climbed on. She held her hand out to Makoto who accepted and climbed on as well.
"Let's go. Those two will never be together! Not if I can help it!" She said. "To the Sohma house." She told the cat demon in its ear.
Hearing it's master's command, the cat demon let out a low growl and took off down the mountain, heading straight to where Kyo, Whitney, and the others were.
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In the forest:
"Shogun-sama, look at that!" Ken said as he pointed to a black blur heading towards them.
"Take cover men! Whatever it is don't let it see you!" Arima ordered.
Arima and the other men jumped off their horses and hid in the bushes and behind the trees. After they were hidden, the black blur ran past them and Arima's ears perked up as he caught a short sentence coming from a rider on the blur. "Damn you Soichiro Whitney!" He heard.
'Is she going after Whitney? I will follow that demon.' He told himself.
Once the demon had gone out of sight, Arima and the men came out from their hiding places, their horses had ran a little ways off the path but came back a few seconds after the men came out of hiding. Arima quickly grabbed the first horse he saw with weapons and climbed onto it. "You men head back! I am going to return to the village!" he ordered.
"Shogun-sama, was that demon headed for the village?" a soldier asked as he mounted a horse.
"I said go! Do not question my orders!" Arima yelled.
The men backed down and headed back towards the capital.
"Arima-san, be careful. I heard what the demon said as well." Ken told his friend.
"Do not worry Ken-san. I will be fine. Take charge of the men for me until I return." Arima said.
"Yes sir." Ken turned on his horse and rode off to catch up with the other men.
'Don't you even try to touch Whitney you damn demon.' Arima mentally warned as he rode in the direction the demon had gone.
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~*~*END CHAPTER NINE*~*~
By: StarlightSakura
Chapter 9
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*bright flashing lights* DISCLAIMER: Me no own, you no sue. I dun even own Whitney!
A/N: Damn writer's block. Had it for an entire week (most likely more, I wasn't really keepin count). Sorry to make ya wait so long Whitney! Anyway, here's chapter 9, written so very crap-tacular because it was written while I had serious writer's block so if it sux, I agree with ya. Well,
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In the forest near the Sohma house:
"Hurry men! We must get to the Sohma house!" the shogun said as he hurried the small army of men that were following him. When they arrived at the Sohma house, the men saw a white light shoot up into the sky. The shogun looked at the ground and saw his daughter holding onto Kyo. "Whitney." he said. He saw Whitney and Kyo look at each other for a while then saw Kyo coming closer to Whitney then he saw the two begin to kiss. He was about to rush over and drag his daughter away when Ken grabbed a hold of his arm.
"Shogun-sama. Let them be. Look at how happy Whitney-san is. Look at how happy they are together. Let her be with the boy. You did say that you wish she would find someone and marry him soon. Well, she found that someone." Ken told him.
Arima looked at his daughter and watched how her face glowed and how she smiled when she and Kyo separated. "You are right, Ken-san. But the boy is cursed. He gets hugged and he becomes a cat. Could you live knowing that your only daughter was married to a cursed man?" He asked Ken.
"But they were hugging just now and the boy is still human." Ken pointed out.
Arima looked at the two and realized that Ken was right. "Go back home men. I need to go see my daughter." He ordered. The men nodded and turned around, leaving Ken and Arima standing in the distance. "I liked Kyo, then I found out about his curse and I stopped liking him. But Whitney couldn't stay away from him." Arima said.
"Don't you remember? Elizabeth-sama did the exact same thing. She left her parents and her country behind to live with you even though her father forbid it." Ken told the shogun. "She is just like her mother."
"I know that. I don't even know why I tried to keep her away. Go. Lead the men back to the village. I will stay and talk to Whitney." Arima told Ken.
Nodding, Ken mounted his horse again and took off to catch up with the other soldiers. Arima walked towards the couple and stopped a few feet in front of them. He cleared his throat to get their attention. Right away, Whitney and Kyo separated. They expected to see one of the Sohmas watching them but were shocked to see Soichiro Arima looking at them.
"F... fa...father. Wh... what are you doing here?" Whitney asked. She realized that he had most likely seen the two of them kissing and she lowered her head. "I... I am sorry for not telling you where I was going. But if I had, you wouldn't have let me come. Yet because I came, Kyo-kun is no longer cursed." She said, raising her head slowly as she gained more confidence to face her father.
Arima walked up to Whitney, grabbed her hand and smiled at her. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted the way I did. I couldn't bear seeing you with somebody that was cursed. As you know, I am not fond of them, but you are. You saw what I couldn't. I wish you both happiness and good health in your future together." He told her. He grabbed Kyo's hand and placed Whitney's into it. He looked at Kyo and got a stern look on his face. "I want you to take the best of care with her. If I ever get word that something has happened to her, I will come after you." He told the orange haired boy.
Whitney looked down at her hand which was squeezing Kyo's, then up at her father. She smiled and wrapped her arm around his neck while still holding Kyo's hand with the other. "Thank you, thank you so much. I love you papa." She whispered to him. She felt tears fall from her eyes and roll down her father's armor.
Arima returned her hug. "I love you too Whitney. I have to go now, the capital isn't going to protect itself now is it? Send me word when you have your first child. Ah yes and you forgot this, I think it may hatch soon." He said. Arima pulled out the egg from a box full of soft material and handed it to Whitney.
Whitney took the egg and smiled at her father. She hugged him once more and kissed his cheek. "Thank you again father." She said.
Arima smiled, broke away from her hug, mounted his horse and rode off.
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In the house:
"Hatsuharu-san, why don't you go and make sure that Whitney and Kyo are all right, it's been very quiet." Shigure suggested.
"Me? Why me?"
"Because I said, now go."
Sighing, Hatsuharu stood up and silently walked towards the door. When he got to the front, he saw Whitney kissing Kyo. "Hey! Come look at this!" He whispered as loud as he could.
"Did you say something Haru-kun?" Yuki asked looking at him from around the corner of the other room.
"Look at Whitney and Kyo." He said. Yuki joined Hatsuharu at the door and was amazed to see the two in each other's arms.
"Kyo-san hasn't changed. Is the curse broken?" Shigure asked from behind the two Sohma boys.
"Don't sneak up on us like that!" The two turned from their spots and told Shigure harshly.
"Shhh. Here comes her dad. Oh my, how did he know where we were? He is going to be so mad at her. Dammit!" Rei said as he took Hatsuharu's and Yuki's spots by the door.
The three arguing Sohmas became quiet and looked at the door again. They saw how Whitney's father talked to them and how he gave Kyo his daughter's hand. They saw Whitney hug her father in joy and they saw Arima give Whitney the bird egg she had gotten weeks earlier. Finally, Hatsuharu, Yuki, Shigure, and Rei watched as Arima got on his horse and left.
"Can we go out there now?" Hatsuharu asked. Too late, Shigure was already outside walking towards them and yelling as if they were a mile away.
"Kyo-kun! Whitney-san! What happened?" Shigure yelled as he approached the couple.
"Kyo-kun is cured. Look." Whitney said. She gave him a hug and smiled as wide as she could. "I love being able to finally do this." She said.
Hatsuharu, Yuki, and Rei walked out as well. "Congratulations Whitney-chan. I see your father finally let you go." Rei said in a sad voice.
Whitney looked at him. She let go of Kyo and walked over to Rei. "Thank you Rei-chan. If it weren't for you, this never would have happened. I'm sorry I never noticed your feelings for me before, but just remember, I love you too. I will always be here for you." She said as she hugged him.
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In a cave in the forest:
"DAMMIT!!! Why the hell didn't that damn insect demon do as I said?! Now the boy's curse has been lifted! It was not supposed to be like this!!!" Anata yelled. She slammed her fist into the cave wall, causing tiny cracks to appear from the force of her punch.
"Calm down Anata. You don't want to hurt yourself, do you?" Makoto asked as he let his hand fall onto her shoulder.
Furious, Anata shoved his hand off her and started walking out of the cave. "He won't be free of the curse for long." She said to herself.
Hearing her, Makoto slowly walked up to her and looked down at her, "What are you going to do?"
"Make the curse permanent, and curse the whole damn Sohma family!" She said as she put two fingers into her mouth and whistled.
At that moment, a big flying animal similar to a black cat appeared and Anata climbed on. She held her hand out to Makoto who accepted and climbed on as well.
"Let's go. Those two will never be together! Not if I can help it!" She said. "To the Sohma house." She told the cat demon in its ear.
Hearing it's master's command, the cat demon let out a low growl and took off down the mountain, heading straight to where Kyo, Whitney, and the others were.
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In the forest:
"Shogun-sama, look at that!" Ken said as he pointed to a black blur heading towards them.
"Take cover men! Whatever it is don't let it see you!" Arima ordered.
Arima and the other men jumped off their horses and hid in the bushes and behind the trees. After they were hidden, the black blur ran past them and Arima's ears perked up as he caught a short sentence coming from a rider on the blur. "Damn you Soichiro Whitney!" He heard.
'Is she going after Whitney? I will follow that demon.' He told himself.
Once the demon had gone out of sight, Arima and the men came out from their hiding places, their horses had ran a little ways off the path but came back a few seconds after the men came out of hiding. Arima quickly grabbed the first horse he saw with weapons and climbed onto it. "You men head back! I am going to return to the village!" he ordered.
"Shogun-sama, was that demon headed for the village?" a soldier asked as he mounted a horse.
"I said go! Do not question my orders!" Arima yelled.
The men backed down and headed back towards the capital.
"Arima-san, be careful. I heard what the demon said as well." Ken told his friend.
"Do not worry Ken-san. I will be fine. Take charge of the men for me until I return." Arima said.
"Yes sir." Ken turned on his horse and rode off to catch up with the other men.
'Don't you even try to touch Whitney you damn demon.' Arima mentally warned as he rode in the direction the demon had gone.
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~*~*END CHAPTER NINE*~*~
