Disclaimer: I don't own DOA but I do own the original
characters.
Authors Note: This chapter has strong language so the rating is changing to
rated R for the current chapter. The ratings will change as the story
continues from PG-13 to R
Whisper of the Wind
Chapter Two
Cassia sat under the blue and red checkered umbrella that was dug into the hard wet sand. She was the only on at the beach, for most it was too cold or cloudy but for her it was a moment where she could be alone to think to herself freely. The sky was drowned by the miserable gray clouds that stared down at the town, feeling the need to let loose and cry; rain all its problems on the streets of the island. Cassia always wished she could do that, cry her problems away. But most people know that problems can't go away by the snap of a finger or just by simply crying.
Her delicate face looked out into the ocean, observing it's current and watching seagulls dive down for fish. Suddenly her hazel green eyes watered and she put her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them. Cassia felt deceived, like if her whole life was a lie; a story that was made up and told to her. Slowly, each blond strand of hair, sleek from the soft drizzle that was falling, was picked up by a gust of wind and hastily lashed with the winds direction; making her sliver butterfly earrings jiggle.
"Cassia," a voice softly said from behind her in despair. Cassia slightly turned and caught sight of Ryu from the corner of her eyes. "Why did you follow me," she said in a deep sneering voice. There was silence; only the lonely sound of drizzling water drumming against the umbrella could be heard, as well as the ocean's waves violently clashing against each other.
"I'm really sorry. I was just trying to make your life better, to make you happy." Cassia couldn't believe what she was hearing and stood up in anger, snapping her body in his direction.
"I bet that's another lie, isn't it? Ayane's not my mother and you...UGH! You could've left her out and away from my life if you really wanted me to be happy. And then you tell me I'm a shinobi. God dammit, why the hell are you doing this!?! You know that everyone hates those ninja and not surprisingly I end up being one. Haven't you noticed that I've always been the center of ridicule and rumors as it is, oh wait you wouldn't know! So who's my mom? I bet she's some whore you picked up from the streets, hmm isn't that where Ayane came from? I wouldn't be surprised if she did."
A feeling of distraught came across Ryu's face as Cassia's words cut deep into his heart. "You'll be leaving today in an hour to go to the school so let's go back home." Ryu notified cautiously, trying not to take what she had said about Ayane and her mother seriously but it wasn't working. Cassia threw up her hands in hopelessness and shouted," What the fuck!!?! Do you not even care if my ass gets killed in that school with all those criminals? It's going to be your entire fault if I end up dead".
"Shut up and get into the car, now!!" Ryu scoffed violently, lips tightly pursed. Cassia slammed her butt on the sit and slouched back, closing the door to the passenger's side. The drive home was a bumpy one, the car was driving on top of sand and the streets cracked pavement. Cassia momentarily closed her eyes and thought about what was happening.
'Ayane isn't my mother, I'm somehow related to the criminal shinobi, and now I'm going away to this freak school. Yeah, this is perfectly what I needed to make things better, MY life better. God dammit, 'Cassia cursed mentally. After a ten minute drive, the car pulled into the house on 1245 Grain Dr. and Cassia quickly ceased from meddling with the wet hem of her red shirt. Getting out of the car and slamming the door, Cassia angrily walked in the house and ran to her room.
Cassia opened the door to her room and lashed it closed as she threw herself on her bed and covered her face with her red silk pillow. Cassia unwillingly held in her tears, noting to herself that crying was only a sign of weakness. A metamorphosis suddenly occurred as the slight drizzle of rain became a downpour that roared down from the sky. She pushed herself off the bed and took out a suitcase, shoving in sets of clothing into her suitcase without caring if it were neat or not.
A slight knock tapped on her door and a voice followed. "Cassia," a womanly voice said," can I come in?" She rolled her eyes, knowing that it was Ayane. "Mom....I really don't want to talk right now, okay?" Cassia responded softly, trying to contain her anger. She felt as if her heart were swelling up to an unimaginable size, beating slower than ever. It was as if time had just stopped and that everything was stripped of her. Cassia locked her door and burst into tears, dropping to her knees as she rested her head on the door. She was disgusted by the fact that she had called Ayane mom, what she really wanted to call Ayane was bitch or maybe slut. Cassia would never forget all the pain that had occurred.
"I can see her crying all the way from here, sunglasses covering her tears. So I wouldn't notice all the fear she held inside. I was so scared to go home, to that war zone that would soon start again. Glasses crashing, yelling, screaming. Me crying,' please stop now'. My father's violent fist and intense words, always putting mom in her place; making her feel disgraced. I told them to stop, that it was hurting me inside but he pressed on and pushed me aside. I was pushed into that cold staircase, seeing her strike her face. I told them to stop, there's no need to fight but it went on all night. We ran away, ran away from all the pain but we knew that we'd have to go back the next day. He promised me that it wouldn't happen again but time flew by; June, Christmas, Thanksgiving, July. It happened again, my mom driving away with a sigh," Cassia reflected poetically to herself.
Ayane had been lying to her all along and Ryu was just playing along with this big lie. She was so confused, so confused about who was who and what was exactly going on. She didn't care about them anymore, all Cassia cared about was leaving whether she was to die or not. The tears uncontainable came out and Cassia clutched her fists tight against her temples, angry at the world and her family and who she had become. Springing up to her feet, she dashed over to her dresser and pulled out a pocket knife that was in a drawer and slashed her wrist. Blood squirted out, shooting on her bed sheets. Cassia's honey colored hair was drooped down on her shoulders lifeless and her eyes were wide open as she stared at the blood stains on her bed.
Just then, her window shot open and a flying bed flew into the middle of her room and a boy that was blurry to her eyes at the moment grabbed her hand and swung her atop the soft floating bed. All she could remember was seeing blood slide down her wrist and hearing a man say that it would be okay.
Her eyes sluggishly opened and she felt a steamy wet cloth be placed across her forehead. Grunting, she fully opened her eyes and looked at the thing that stared back at her. It was the size of two sumos and had two itty bitty sparkling blue eyes. It was fuzzy, like a teddy bear, and had small cat-like ears. Cassia, wide eyed stared back at the fuzzy creature and stood frozen with fright. "Mo-ko-ku," the creature said slowly as it paused between each syllable. She looked around in frenzy, observing where in the world she was at. Her body was spread out on a small cozy bed that had plain white sheets, the two small windows that were in the room were circled shaped, the brick fireplace that was next to the entrance of the small cottage sparked with fire, and the walls were painted a burgundy color.
"You're finally awake. I was wondering when you'd wake up," said a man who had just walked into the little cottage and taken off the wet cloth off of Cassia's forehead. He had incandescent blue eyes, short light brown hair, and a built figure.
"Oh I see that you've met one of our school teachers, Mokoku. He looks like Totoro don't you think? We call him Teddy, since he looks exactly like a teddy bear. Well that's beside the point, get dressed because master wants to see you. Oh and my name is Lee Shao Pei Kuu, but you can just call me Lee since that's what everyone calls me," Lee notified.
Cassia combed a few strands of her hair behind her ear and stared at Lee. "Is there a problem?" Lee asked.
She quickly shook her head and said," No it's just I have no clue where I'm at. Is this that shinobi school thing or just a dream? I remember that I was in my room and then I blacked out."
"This is the Shinobi School you were going to a day ago. Ever since I picked you up with my flying bed you've been asleep. Your parents gave the headmaster a call and explained that you would probably not be willing to come so they sent me to make you; but you did the job for me, cutting your wrist was easy for me to bring you. By the way don't ever do that again! I've had a friend kill himself; I don't want another one dead. We're in Sapporo which is far from Okinawa so there's no way you can run home and stay alive unless you're related to the legendary Kasumi which I doubt you are. I have to go 'cause if not I'll be late for my weapons and crafts class. Mokoku will show you where the hot spring is at so you can wash up and he'll bring you clean clothes and a towel when you're done." Lee said, waving good-bye.
Mokoku stared at Cassia and blinked his eyes innocently. "Err, can we go know," Cassia asked cautiously as she stood up from the bed. Mokoku turned around and walked out of the cottage with Cassia following. His enormous size made him go at a snails pace, and whenever his feet touched the ground they squeaked softly. Cassia was amazed by the surroundings. The sky was clear, the cottage looked like an ancient pagoda temple, and there were red painted bridges everywhere, clean ponds with goldfish swimming in them, bamboo trees shifting back and forth, and rare flowers and plants that she'd never seen before.
As they walked on a bridge she came to realize that there were more temples everywhere with ponds and plants. Red and blue lanterns were magically floating in the air in a line, going straight down the path ways but they weren't lit since it was morning, Cassia figured. No one was in sight as they kept walking on the nice beige bricked floor.
"Everything seems so peaceful. Maybe I'll like it here," Cassia told Mokoku who said nothing. They turned left into a brick path that led into the bamboo forest. Insects were singing quietly and birds flew from one branch to another. They reached a wall that was made of bamboo and raised up twelve feet. Mokoku stopped and pointed towards the wall and grunted slightly. Guessing that it was a signal that that was the hot spring, she walked towards the wall and opened the door.
It was a hot spring that had steam rising and it spread out nineteen feet. Cassia stripped her red shirt and shorts and quickly jumped in. She felt a feeling of peace as the steaming water pressed against her body and hair.
"I wonder where the soap is," Cassia said to herself as she looked around. There was a long wooden box that extended from the top of the bamboo wall to the tip of the water. She swam over to the box and noticed that a coin had to be placed in the slot. "I don't have money, though".
"Here you can use mine, I have an extra one," someone said from behind her. Cassia turned, with her heart jumping inside of her.
"I thought I was the only one in here. You scared the crap out of me. Are you sure you want to give me the coin?" Cassia stared at the girl who seemed to be in her late teens. She had beautiful orange hair and honey colored eyes; she seemed to be so nice and laid back.
The girl smiled and handed out a coin to Cassia," No really it's okay! A bath isn't a real bath without soap, right? You're new here and your names Cassia, right? I'm Kasumi Hayabusa; it's nice to see you again. It's been so long, you truly have grown into a beautiful young woman. How old are you? 16? 17?"
Kasumi reached out and passionately rubbed Cassia's cheek as she stared in admiration.
"Do I know you?" Cassia whispered, feeling uncomfortable as Kasumi kept stroking Cassia's cheek.
Kasumi stared back and her eyes watered quickly as she heard the words come from Cassia's mouth. Kasumi forced a grin and began to slightly tremble.
"Have we met before?" Cassia asked again.
Kasumi didn't any anything. She kept her hand on Cassia's smooth cheek as a swarm of butterflies flew down from the sky. They surrounded Kasumi's body and once Cassia blinked the girl was gone and so were the butterflies.
A grunting sound came from the door and Cassia knew that it was Mokoku getting impatient.
Cassia stood next to Han, the headmaster of the school who was wearing a royal blue kimono that had pictures of dragons and swords embroidered on it. With a wave of his hand the school was silenced. The 500 students who each were kneeled down on blue silk cushions, stared at Han who was up on the kabuki stage.
"Good afternoon. I'm welcoming you today to this very important assembly to introduce you all to a new student that has stumbled across our school." Han's deep voice seriously croaked. He stroked his shoulder length white beard and stared at all the students. All the teachers sat on either side of Han, patiently waiting for him to finish with what he had to say so they could continue teaching their lessons.
Cassia nervously looked at all the glares that some students were giving her and others that were whispering something to the person next to them. She was wearing a black ninja outfit that made her feel odd. 'If Naoko were here she'd be laughing her ass off,' Cassia told herself mentally.
"We have a descendant of Kasumi," Han said. Most people gasped and even teachers turned their heads to look at Cassia who was lost in thought about what Naoko would be thinking if she were there.
"She will be placed in the Yasunori house where she will have no problem fitting in or getting along. And I found out that anyone thinks otherwise they will be punished severely. You may go back to your classes' thank you". The students protested at the unnecessary waste of time as they stood up and got in line, directed by their teachers to go to their next class.
Han stood up and walked over to Cassia," This must be completely different for you, right? Our school is specialized in teaching young shinobi how to perform the fighting style and we also educate our students on the history of the shinobi and give them opportunities to find out more about their roots. I can understand that you probably are mad right now, especially since I saw that you had a large laceration on your wrist. It took me awhile to find the correct herbs and spell to heal it up. If you have any questions or problems you need solved just come to me or ask Mokoku. You've already met Lee Shao Pei Kuu, just stay around him and you'll be fine."
Cassia wasn't sure if she should argue back or just leave the situation alone without questions. She walked off the stage, leaving Han alone, and followed Lee who was waiting for her. Cassia looked at wrist and noticed that it had no scabs or slash marks; she hadn't remembered that it was painful.
"Hey Cassia, I just want to warn you about something. People here have a hard time accepting people that have a higher status then them so prepare for the worst. Once they find out that their great grandfather was an outlaw shinobi they think their one too and then they start doing crazy things. People get killed, people kill, and others kill themselves in this school. We get graded on the way we fight and whenever a fight starts no one bothers to stop it because it's all a test. It's a test to see who has a better chance to live. I have an extra bed in my cabin so you could stay with me, it'd be better since I've been here since I was 5. I'm 18 now so you can only imagine what I've seen." Lee walked down the road where all the pagodas were lined together as he informed Cassia of this useful information.
"When can I go back home?" Cassia was now worried. The extravagant scenery of the school had fooled her, was Ryu actually trying to kill her? Teachers didn't break up fights they graded them which gave Cassia all the more reason to be worried.
"It all depends. I honestly don't even know how we can get out of here. All I know is some days Master Han tells kids their free to go and other times their here forever and some end up becoming teachers. It's funny how I was joking around about you not being related to Kasumi and- bam! You end up being her daughter!!'' Lee laughed.
"Her daughter!?! But I thought my real mom was supposed to be dead or something!! I just saw a girl by the name of Kasumi Hayabusa at the hot springs!!"
"She's dead so there's no way you could've seen her. You should rest. Cutting your wrist, coming to a new school where things are crazy, you've had enough for the day."
"No but I really saw her!!!"
"My cabins in the mountains, I think it would be better if I flew us there". Lee said as he grabbed her hand and floated off in the air, flying into the sky and racing towards the mountains peak. Cassia was left in shock, here she was flying up in the skies after she tried killing herself and somehow saw a dead person speak to her.
"How can you fly?" Cassia quizzically asked, wrapping her arms around his waist. Her heart was leaping inside of her like a wild caged bird as her eyes looked down in amazement.
"Shhhh, just close your eyes and relax". Lee hugged her tightly against his body as they continued to drift out past the fields of bamboo forests that sheeted the land. Cassia could feel her eyes weighing more and more as she sniffed in Lee's bliss smelling cologne. 'So comfortable. So warm. Please hug me tighter,' Cassia said to herself as her eyes closed.
Cassia's eyes shot open and she kicked the sheets that covered her off wildly. She looked around and couldn't see anything in the room since the lights were all flicked off.
Cassia scratched her head and cursed," God fuck! This me falling asleep and waking up somewhere new routine is getting old." After crawling on the floor to look for a light switch for a few minutes she gave up and leaned her back on what she thought was a bed but was actually a door. She hid her face in her palms as she reflected back to that unfortunate day when the lights had flickered off in a rainstorm back in Okinawa when Ryu was still working and she was left alone with Ayane.
It was a year ago yesterday, Cassia had counted since then. Cassia was sitting in her room when she heard a ruffling sound in the hallway once the lightning had turned off the power and she opened her door cautiously and saw Ayane standing there with blood smeared across her mouth, knife in hand.
"Mom?" Cassia squinted to see if it were Ayane or some intruder and once she saw that it was Ayane through the small glimpse of light thanks to the moon, she calmed down. "Don't call me that!! I don't want be called mom... I don't want to be in that wenches place. You little ingrate!!!" Ayane scoffed and punched Cassia in the jaw. Cassia grabbed on her jaw, shocked at what Ayane had just done.
"What're you talking about!!!?" Cassia snarled back, teary eyed.
"Shut the hell up!!" Ayane grabbed Cassia's arms and dragged her in the kitchen, taking out a lighter and tying Cassia against the refrigerator. Cassia wasn't sure how Ayane could see so clearly through the darkness but at that moment she didn't care; she was too scared to think.
"What are you doing!?!" Cassia cried out, trying to break the metallic substance that restrained her arms from moving. She saw the purple headed women appear as the lighter she had flicked on. Ayane's eyes were an infernal red color and she seemed like a completely different person then what Cassia was used to seeing. As the lighters fire began to burn Cassia's stomach she yelped in pain and kicked at Ayane who took the blows like it were feathers touching following upon her. The fire began ripping Cassia's stomach open and Cassia was now regretting that fact that she was wearing a short tank top. She felt the pain rush throughout her body like glass prickling her skin endlessly. Ever since that day she's vowed that if a light were to go out then she'd find a way to get light. She never told Ryu, he would have to just discover it by himself.
A humming sound stopped the flashback and the melody quickly caught her attention. 'This isn't a bed?' Cassia thought to herself as the melody clearly came from the other side. She slowly pushed the object open and a flash of light hit her eyes, making her wince. As the light adjusted to her eyes she came to the conclusion that it was a shower and Lee was standing there, with the position of a statue that stared with a lonesome state of mind at the tile wall that stood in front of him. She stared at his perfectly tanned complexion from his beautiful bone structured face to his rows of tight muscles. Her eyes were glued to the shower water streaming down his body as he ran his fingers through the little hair that he had to let the shampoo cleanse his hair. She tried to resist but eventually gave in and looked lower, observing his manhood as if she hadn't eaten in days.
Are her 32 C cupped breast good enough to seduce him or will her wits and nice personality surpass her outer experience? The betrayals and pains are still yet to come.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* That's the end of this long second chapter. I should've never made it so long...after all it's only the second chapter!! You wouldn't image how hard it was for me to do this chapter because I was in a state in what my buddy Wolf Runner calls a "writers block" when you've got too much pressure in your everyday life and can't concentrate on writing or anything else. Please leave comments because I don't want to have worked so hard for nothing. n_n
Whisper of the Wind
Chapter Two
Cassia sat under the blue and red checkered umbrella that was dug into the hard wet sand. She was the only on at the beach, for most it was too cold or cloudy but for her it was a moment where she could be alone to think to herself freely. The sky was drowned by the miserable gray clouds that stared down at the town, feeling the need to let loose and cry; rain all its problems on the streets of the island. Cassia always wished she could do that, cry her problems away. But most people know that problems can't go away by the snap of a finger or just by simply crying.
Her delicate face looked out into the ocean, observing it's current and watching seagulls dive down for fish. Suddenly her hazel green eyes watered and she put her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them. Cassia felt deceived, like if her whole life was a lie; a story that was made up and told to her. Slowly, each blond strand of hair, sleek from the soft drizzle that was falling, was picked up by a gust of wind and hastily lashed with the winds direction; making her sliver butterfly earrings jiggle.
"Cassia," a voice softly said from behind her in despair. Cassia slightly turned and caught sight of Ryu from the corner of her eyes. "Why did you follow me," she said in a deep sneering voice. There was silence; only the lonely sound of drizzling water drumming against the umbrella could be heard, as well as the ocean's waves violently clashing against each other.
"I'm really sorry. I was just trying to make your life better, to make you happy." Cassia couldn't believe what she was hearing and stood up in anger, snapping her body in his direction.
"I bet that's another lie, isn't it? Ayane's not my mother and you...UGH! You could've left her out and away from my life if you really wanted me to be happy. And then you tell me I'm a shinobi. God dammit, why the hell are you doing this!?! You know that everyone hates those ninja and not surprisingly I end up being one. Haven't you noticed that I've always been the center of ridicule and rumors as it is, oh wait you wouldn't know! So who's my mom? I bet she's some whore you picked up from the streets, hmm isn't that where Ayane came from? I wouldn't be surprised if she did."
A feeling of distraught came across Ryu's face as Cassia's words cut deep into his heart. "You'll be leaving today in an hour to go to the school so let's go back home." Ryu notified cautiously, trying not to take what she had said about Ayane and her mother seriously but it wasn't working. Cassia threw up her hands in hopelessness and shouted," What the fuck!!?! Do you not even care if my ass gets killed in that school with all those criminals? It's going to be your entire fault if I end up dead".
"Shut up and get into the car, now!!" Ryu scoffed violently, lips tightly pursed. Cassia slammed her butt on the sit and slouched back, closing the door to the passenger's side. The drive home was a bumpy one, the car was driving on top of sand and the streets cracked pavement. Cassia momentarily closed her eyes and thought about what was happening.
'Ayane isn't my mother, I'm somehow related to the criminal shinobi, and now I'm going away to this freak school. Yeah, this is perfectly what I needed to make things better, MY life better. God dammit, 'Cassia cursed mentally. After a ten minute drive, the car pulled into the house on 1245 Grain Dr. and Cassia quickly ceased from meddling with the wet hem of her red shirt. Getting out of the car and slamming the door, Cassia angrily walked in the house and ran to her room.
Cassia opened the door to her room and lashed it closed as she threw herself on her bed and covered her face with her red silk pillow. Cassia unwillingly held in her tears, noting to herself that crying was only a sign of weakness. A metamorphosis suddenly occurred as the slight drizzle of rain became a downpour that roared down from the sky. She pushed herself off the bed and took out a suitcase, shoving in sets of clothing into her suitcase without caring if it were neat or not.
A slight knock tapped on her door and a voice followed. "Cassia," a womanly voice said," can I come in?" She rolled her eyes, knowing that it was Ayane. "Mom....I really don't want to talk right now, okay?" Cassia responded softly, trying to contain her anger. She felt as if her heart were swelling up to an unimaginable size, beating slower than ever. It was as if time had just stopped and that everything was stripped of her. Cassia locked her door and burst into tears, dropping to her knees as she rested her head on the door. She was disgusted by the fact that she had called Ayane mom, what she really wanted to call Ayane was bitch or maybe slut. Cassia would never forget all the pain that had occurred.
"I can see her crying all the way from here, sunglasses covering her tears. So I wouldn't notice all the fear she held inside. I was so scared to go home, to that war zone that would soon start again. Glasses crashing, yelling, screaming. Me crying,' please stop now'. My father's violent fist and intense words, always putting mom in her place; making her feel disgraced. I told them to stop, that it was hurting me inside but he pressed on and pushed me aside. I was pushed into that cold staircase, seeing her strike her face. I told them to stop, there's no need to fight but it went on all night. We ran away, ran away from all the pain but we knew that we'd have to go back the next day. He promised me that it wouldn't happen again but time flew by; June, Christmas, Thanksgiving, July. It happened again, my mom driving away with a sigh," Cassia reflected poetically to herself.
Ayane had been lying to her all along and Ryu was just playing along with this big lie. She was so confused, so confused about who was who and what was exactly going on. She didn't care about them anymore, all Cassia cared about was leaving whether she was to die or not. The tears uncontainable came out and Cassia clutched her fists tight against her temples, angry at the world and her family and who she had become. Springing up to her feet, she dashed over to her dresser and pulled out a pocket knife that was in a drawer and slashed her wrist. Blood squirted out, shooting on her bed sheets. Cassia's honey colored hair was drooped down on her shoulders lifeless and her eyes were wide open as she stared at the blood stains on her bed.
Just then, her window shot open and a flying bed flew into the middle of her room and a boy that was blurry to her eyes at the moment grabbed her hand and swung her atop the soft floating bed. All she could remember was seeing blood slide down her wrist and hearing a man say that it would be okay.
Her eyes sluggishly opened and she felt a steamy wet cloth be placed across her forehead. Grunting, she fully opened her eyes and looked at the thing that stared back at her. It was the size of two sumos and had two itty bitty sparkling blue eyes. It was fuzzy, like a teddy bear, and had small cat-like ears. Cassia, wide eyed stared back at the fuzzy creature and stood frozen with fright. "Mo-ko-ku," the creature said slowly as it paused between each syllable. She looked around in frenzy, observing where in the world she was at. Her body was spread out on a small cozy bed that had plain white sheets, the two small windows that were in the room were circled shaped, the brick fireplace that was next to the entrance of the small cottage sparked with fire, and the walls were painted a burgundy color.
"You're finally awake. I was wondering when you'd wake up," said a man who had just walked into the little cottage and taken off the wet cloth off of Cassia's forehead. He had incandescent blue eyes, short light brown hair, and a built figure.
"Oh I see that you've met one of our school teachers, Mokoku. He looks like Totoro don't you think? We call him Teddy, since he looks exactly like a teddy bear. Well that's beside the point, get dressed because master wants to see you. Oh and my name is Lee Shao Pei Kuu, but you can just call me Lee since that's what everyone calls me," Lee notified.
Cassia combed a few strands of her hair behind her ear and stared at Lee. "Is there a problem?" Lee asked.
She quickly shook her head and said," No it's just I have no clue where I'm at. Is this that shinobi school thing or just a dream? I remember that I was in my room and then I blacked out."
"This is the Shinobi School you were going to a day ago. Ever since I picked you up with my flying bed you've been asleep. Your parents gave the headmaster a call and explained that you would probably not be willing to come so they sent me to make you; but you did the job for me, cutting your wrist was easy for me to bring you. By the way don't ever do that again! I've had a friend kill himself; I don't want another one dead. We're in Sapporo which is far from Okinawa so there's no way you can run home and stay alive unless you're related to the legendary Kasumi which I doubt you are. I have to go 'cause if not I'll be late for my weapons and crafts class. Mokoku will show you where the hot spring is at so you can wash up and he'll bring you clean clothes and a towel when you're done." Lee said, waving good-bye.
Mokoku stared at Cassia and blinked his eyes innocently. "Err, can we go know," Cassia asked cautiously as she stood up from the bed. Mokoku turned around and walked out of the cottage with Cassia following. His enormous size made him go at a snails pace, and whenever his feet touched the ground they squeaked softly. Cassia was amazed by the surroundings. The sky was clear, the cottage looked like an ancient pagoda temple, and there were red painted bridges everywhere, clean ponds with goldfish swimming in them, bamboo trees shifting back and forth, and rare flowers and plants that she'd never seen before.
As they walked on a bridge she came to realize that there were more temples everywhere with ponds and plants. Red and blue lanterns were magically floating in the air in a line, going straight down the path ways but they weren't lit since it was morning, Cassia figured. No one was in sight as they kept walking on the nice beige bricked floor.
"Everything seems so peaceful. Maybe I'll like it here," Cassia told Mokoku who said nothing. They turned left into a brick path that led into the bamboo forest. Insects were singing quietly and birds flew from one branch to another. They reached a wall that was made of bamboo and raised up twelve feet. Mokoku stopped and pointed towards the wall and grunted slightly. Guessing that it was a signal that that was the hot spring, she walked towards the wall and opened the door.
It was a hot spring that had steam rising and it spread out nineteen feet. Cassia stripped her red shirt and shorts and quickly jumped in. She felt a feeling of peace as the steaming water pressed against her body and hair.
"I wonder where the soap is," Cassia said to herself as she looked around. There was a long wooden box that extended from the top of the bamboo wall to the tip of the water. She swam over to the box and noticed that a coin had to be placed in the slot. "I don't have money, though".
"Here you can use mine, I have an extra one," someone said from behind her. Cassia turned, with her heart jumping inside of her.
"I thought I was the only one in here. You scared the crap out of me. Are you sure you want to give me the coin?" Cassia stared at the girl who seemed to be in her late teens. She had beautiful orange hair and honey colored eyes; she seemed to be so nice and laid back.
The girl smiled and handed out a coin to Cassia," No really it's okay! A bath isn't a real bath without soap, right? You're new here and your names Cassia, right? I'm Kasumi Hayabusa; it's nice to see you again. It's been so long, you truly have grown into a beautiful young woman. How old are you? 16? 17?"
Kasumi reached out and passionately rubbed Cassia's cheek as she stared in admiration.
"Do I know you?" Cassia whispered, feeling uncomfortable as Kasumi kept stroking Cassia's cheek.
Kasumi stared back and her eyes watered quickly as she heard the words come from Cassia's mouth. Kasumi forced a grin and began to slightly tremble.
"Have we met before?" Cassia asked again.
Kasumi didn't any anything. She kept her hand on Cassia's smooth cheek as a swarm of butterflies flew down from the sky. They surrounded Kasumi's body and once Cassia blinked the girl was gone and so were the butterflies.
A grunting sound came from the door and Cassia knew that it was Mokoku getting impatient.
Cassia stood next to Han, the headmaster of the school who was wearing a royal blue kimono that had pictures of dragons and swords embroidered on it. With a wave of his hand the school was silenced. The 500 students who each were kneeled down on blue silk cushions, stared at Han who was up on the kabuki stage.
"Good afternoon. I'm welcoming you today to this very important assembly to introduce you all to a new student that has stumbled across our school." Han's deep voice seriously croaked. He stroked his shoulder length white beard and stared at all the students. All the teachers sat on either side of Han, patiently waiting for him to finish with what he had to say so they could continue teaching their lessons.
Cassia nervously looked at all the glares that some students were giving her and others that were whispering something to the person next to them. She was wearing a black ninja outfit that made her feel odd. 'If Naoko were here she'd be laughing her ass off,' Cassia told herself mentally.
"We have a descendant of Kasumi," Han said. Most people gasped and even teachers turned their heads to look at Cassia who was lost in thought about what Naoko would be thinking if she were there.
"She will be placed in the Yasunori house where she will have no problem fitting in or getting along. And I found out that anyone thinks otherwise they will be punished severely. You may go back to your classes' thank you". The students protested at the unnecessary waste of time as they stood up and got in line, directed by their teachers to go to their next class.
Han stood up and walked over to Cassia," This must be completely different for you, right? Our school is specialized in teaching young shinobi how to perform the fighting style and we also educate our students on the history of the shinobi and give them opportunities to find out more about their roots. I can understand that you probably are mad right now, especially since I saw that you had a large laceration on your wrist. It took me awhile to find the correct herbs and spell to heal it up. If you have any questions or problems you need solved just come to me or ask Mokoku. You've already met Lee Shao Pei Kuu, just stay around him and you'll be fine."
Cassia wasn't sure if she should argue back or just leave the situation alone without questions. She walked off the stage, leaving Han alone, and followed Lee who was waiting for her. Cassia looked at wrist and noticed that it had no scabs or slash marks; she hadn't remembered that it was painful.
"Hey Cassia, I just want to warn you about something. People here have a hard time accepting people that have a higher status then them so prepare for the worst. Once they find out that their great grandfather was an outlaw shinobi they think their one too and then they start doing crazy things. People get killed, people kill, and others kill themselves in this school. We get graded on the way we fight and whenever a fight starts no one bothers to stop it because it's all a test. It's a test to see who has a better chance to live. I have an extra bed in my cabin so you could stay with me, it'd be better since I've been here since I was 5. I'm 18 now so you can only imagine what I've seen." Lee walked down the road where all the pagodas were lined together as he informed Cassia of this useful information.
"When can I go back home?" Cassia was now worried. The extravagant scenery of the school had fooled her, was Ryu actually trying to kill her? Teachers didn't break up fights they graded them which gave Cassia all the more reason to be worried.
"It all depends. I honestly don't even know how we can get out of here. All I know is some days Master Han tells kids their free to go and other times their here forever and some end up becoming teachers. It's funny how I was joking around about you not being related to Kasumi and- bam! You end up being her daughter!!'' Lee laughed.
"Her daughter!?! But I thought my real mom was supposed to be dead or something!! I just saw a girl by the name of Kasumi Hayabusa at the hot springs!!"
"She's dead so there's no way you could've seen her. You should rest. Cutting your wrist, coming to a new school where things are crazy, you've had enough for the day."
"No but I really saw her!!!"
"My cabins in the mountains, I think it would be better if I flew us there". Lee said as he grabbed her hand and floated off in the air, flying into the sky and racing towards the mountains peak. Cassia was left in shock, here she was flying up in the skies after she tried killing herself and somehow saw a dead person speak to her.
"How can you fly?" Cassia quizzically asked, wrapping her arms around his waist. Her heart was leaping inside of her like a wild caged bird as her eyes looked down in amazement.
"Shhhh, just close your eyes and relax". Lee hugged her tightly against his body as they continued to drift out past the fields of bamboo forests that sheeted the land. Cassia could feel her eyes weighing more and more as she sniffed in Lee's bliss smelling cologne. 'So comfortable. So warm. Please hug me tighter,' Cassia said to herself as her eyes closed.
Cassia's eyes shot open and she kicked the sheets that covered her off wildly. She looked around and couldn't see anything in the room since the lights were all flicked off.
Cassia scratched her head and cursed," God fuck! This me falling asleep and waking up somewhere new routine is getting old." After crawling on the floor to look for a light switch for a few minutes she gave up and leaned her back on what she thought was a bed but was actually a door. She hid her face in her palms as she reflected back to that unfortunate day when the lights had flickered off in a rainstorm back in Okinawa when Ryu was still working and she was left alone with Ayane.
It was a year ago yesterday, Cassia had counted since then. Cassia was sitting in her room when she heard a ruffling sound in the hallway once the lightning had turned off the power and she opened her door cautiously and saw Ayane standing there with blood smeared across her mouth, knife in hand.
"Mom?" Cassia squinted to see if it were Ayane or some intruder and once she saw that it was Ayane through the small glimpse of light thanks to the moon, she calmed down. "Don't call me that!! I don't want be called mom... I don't want to be in that wenches place. You little ingrate!!!" Ayane scoffed and punched Cassia in the jaw. Cassia grabbed on her jaw, shocked at what Ayane had just done.
"What're you talking about!!!?" Cassia snarled back, teary eyed.
"Shut the hell up!!" Ayane grabbed Cassia's arms and dragged her in the kitchen, taking out a lighter and tying Cassia against the refrigerator. Cassia wasn't sure how Ayane could see so clearly through the darkness but at that moment she didn't care; she was too scared to think.
"What are you doing!?!" Cassia cried out, trying to break the metallic substance that restrained her arms from moving. She saw the purple headed women appear as the lighter she had flicked on. Ayane's eyes were an infernal red color and she seemed like a completely different person then what Cassia was used to seeing. As the lighters fire began to burn Cassia's stomach she yelped in pain and kicked at Ayane who took the blows like it were feathers touching following upon her. The fire began ripping Cassia's stomach open and Cassia was now regretting that fact that she was wearing a short tank top. She felt the pain rush throughout her body like glass prickling her skin endlessly. Ever since that day she's vowed that if a light were to go out then she'd find a way to get light. She never told Ryu, he would have to just discover it by himself.
A humming sound stopped the flashback and the melody quickly caught her attention. 'This isn't a bed?' Cassia thought to herself as the melody clearly came from the other side. She slowly pushed the object open and a flash of light hit her eyes, making her wince. As the light adjusted to her eyes she came to the conclusion that it was a shower and Lee was standing there, with the position of a statue that stared with a lonesome state of mind at the tile wall that stood in front of him. She stared at his perfectly tanned complexion from his beautiful bone structured face to his rows of tight muscles. Her eyes were glued to the shower water streaming down his body as he ran his fingers through the little hair that he had to let the shampoo cleanse his hair. She tried to resist but eventually gave in and looked lower, observing his manhood as if she hadn't eaten in days.
Are her 32 C cupped breast good enough to seduce him or will her wits and nice personality surpass her outer experience? The betrayals and pains are still yet to come.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* That's the end of this long second chapter. I should've never made it so long...after all it's only the second chapter!! You wouldn't image how hard it was for me to do this chapter because I was in a state in what my buddy Wolf Runner calls a "writers block" when you've got too much pressure in your everyday life and can't concentrate on writing or anything else. Please leave comments because I don't want to have worked so hard for nothing. n_n
