Chapter Three: And our Brave Young Hero sets out on his Dangerous Journey
Raiha walked down the dirt path that led away from Kurei's Uruha mansion. His master, meanwhile, was waving a hot pink handkerchief knitted by Neon at him, yelling "Goodbye, Raiha! Have fun!"
As he entered the dark forest on the outskirts of the town where the Uruha and Hokage mansions were located, he was thinking about how to knit handkerchiefs in the first place. Deep in thought, he didn't notice the person blocking his path and ran right into him.
"Oh, hello, Domon-san! I didn't see you!" Raiha said cheerfully.
"That's not very possible," Domon answered. "I mean, look at the size of me. What are you doing here anyway, Uruha?"
Raiha tried to explain. "No, you see, I was thinking about how to knit handkerchiefs. I mean like, you knit woolly sweaters, and woolly leg warmers, because they're well, for keeping you warm! But why knit handkerchiefs? They don't keep you warm, first of all, and besides they're supposed to be absorbent. Wool isn't absorbent. But wait, what's the purpose of a handkerchief anyway?"
Domon looked confused. Raiha beamed at him.
"Well, who cares. I'm going to beat you up anyway. Because and you're Uruha, and you stole the love of my life and because er..." Domon racked his pea-sized brain for another excuse. "Er..."
"Because I'm smarter than you?" Raiha offered.
"Er... yeah!" Domon agreed happily. "Okay. I'm going to beat you up now."
"But I'm supposed to deliver this jar of pickles to Neon-san's health food shop for Kurei!" Raiha protested.
"Never mind. You can deliver it after I've killed you," Domon answered. Raiha scratched his head. 'Ah well,' he thought. 'Looks like I'll have to deal with Domon-san first.' He bent down to place the jar of pickles on the ground lightly, just seconds before Domon's ham-sized fist swung at his head.
Raiha popped up again. "Missed me, Domon-san!" he announced proudly. "You really have to work on your speed!" Domon simply grunted and threw another punch at his adversary, unable to think of a witty comeback.
Raiha grinned, and told Domon, "Now let me show you how to do it!"
Five minutes later, Domon was lying on the forest ground, groaning in pain. "Ooh," Raiha said, still smiling. "You'd better see a doctor about those injuries. Now, bye!"
He carefully picked the jar of pickles up and continued on his way, whistling a happy tune.
Later, at the Hokage mansion...
"Domon! What happened to you!" Recca cried, when he saw his big friend limping into the Hokage mansion, covered in bruises.
"I... met up with Raiha," the big guy replied.
"Really? What did he say?" Fuuko asked eagerly.
"He was delivering this thing for Kurei. I can't remember what it was exactly. I think it started with a 'p'..." Domon said, completely missing the point of Fuuko's question.
"'P'!" Recca gasped. "What starts with 'p'? I bet it must be something horrible. Piglets? A bacon factory?"
Tokiya whacked him lightly on the back of the head. "I don't think Raiha would be carrying piglets around," he said sarcastically.
"Plutonium?" Ganko offered. She had the Oxford Contemporary Dictionary of English open on the floor in front of her.
"What's that?" Domon asked, while the rest of the Hokage members looked aghast but for Fuuko, who looked dreamy.
"Nuclear weapons, eh?" Recca mused.
"This time it's my turn!" Kaoru jumped up, twirling his Kougan Anki around.
-end of chapter three-
Raiha: Good. That was relatively longer.
Raiha no Hime: Thank you.
Raiha: (flashing a smile) And I see you let me and Fuuko-san be in a relationship!
Raiha no Hime: (goes wobbly at the knees)
Fuuko: Of course. (snuggles up to Raiha) And could you PLEASE change your pen name, at least for now.
Ikazuchi-chan: Okay. But still, it's nice to PRETEND to be Raiha's hime.
Kurei: (snorts) You guys make me sick.
Ikazuchi-chan: You're just jealous.
Kurei: Who says? (hand bursts into flames)
Ikazuchi-chan: Uh, heehee, just joking.
Domon: (comes storming up) Hey! Why am I being portrayed as an idiot? And who says Raiha can beat me? (turns to face Raiha, and sees Fuuko) FUUKO? How could you betray my love...(bursts into tears)
Ikazuchi-chan: Erm, Domon? I don't think she ever loved you in the first place?
Domon: (cries even louder)
Ikazuchi-chan: Bahh. At this rate, Raiha, you're going to have to save ALL of us from drowning, so I can start on the next chapter.
Raiha walked down the dirt path that led away from Kurei's Uruha mansion. His master, meanwhile, was waving a hot pink handkerchief knitted by Neon at him, yelling "Goodbye, Raiha! Have fun!"
As he entered the dark forest on the outskirts of the town where the Uruha and Hokage mansions were located, he was thinking about how to knit handkerchiefs in the first place. Deep in thought, he didn't notice the person blocking his path and ran right into him.
"Oh, hello, Domon-san! I didn't see you!" Raiha said cheerfully.
"That's not very possible," Domon answered. "I mean, look at the size of me. What are you doing here anyway, Uruha?"
Raiha tried to explain. "No, you see, I was thinking about how to knit handkerchiefs. I mean like, you knit woolly sweaters, and woolly leg warmers, because they're well, for keeping you warm! But why knit handkerchiefs? They don't keep you warm, first of all, and besides they're supposed to be absorbent. Wool isn't absorbent. But wait, what's the purpose of a handkerchief anyway?"
Domon looked confused. Raiha beamed at him.
"Well, who cares. I'm going to beat you up anyway. Because and you're Uruha, and you stole the love of my life and because er..." Domon racked his pea-sized brain for another excuse. "Er..."
"Because I'm smarter than you?" Raiha offered.
"Er... yeah!" Domon agreed happily. "Okay. I'm going to beat you up now."
"But I'm supposed to deliver this jar of pickles to Neon-san's health food shop for Kurei!" Raiha protested.
"Never mind. You can deliver it after I've killed you," Domon answered. Raiha scratched his head. 'Ah well,' he thought. 'Looks like I'll have to deal with Domon-san first.' He bent down to place the jar of pickles on the ground lightly, just seconds before Domon's ham-sized fist swung at his head.
Raiha popped up again. "Missed me, Domon-san!" he announced proudly. "You really have to work on your speed!" Domon simply grunted and threw another punch at his adversary, unable to think of a witty comeback.
Raiha grinned, and told Domon, "Now let me show you how to do it!"
Five minutes later, Domon was lying on the forest ground, groaning in pain. "Ooh," Raiha said, still smiling. "You'd better see a doctor about those injuries. Now, bye!"
He carefully picked the jar of pickles up and continued on his way, whistling a happy tune.
Later, at the Hokage mansion...
"Domon! What happened to you!" Recca cried, when he saw his big friend limping into the Hokage mansion, covered in bruises.
"I... met up with Raiha," the big guy replied.
"Really? What did he say?" Fuuko asked eagerly.
"He was delivering this thing for Kurei. I can't remember what it was exactly. I think it started with a 'p'..." Domon said, completely missing the point of Fuuko's question.
"'P'!" Recca gasped. "What starts with 'p'? I bet it must be something horrible. Piglets? A bacon factory?"
Tokiya whacked him lightly on the back of the head. "I don't think Raiha would be carrying piglets around," he said sarcastically.
"Plutonium?" Ganko offered. She had the Oxford Contemporary Dictionary of English open on the floor in front of her.
"What's that?" Domon asked, while the rest of the Hokage members looked aghast but for Fuuko, who looked dreamy.
"Nuclear weapons, eh?" Recca mused.
"This time it's my turn!" Kaoru jumped up, twirling his Kougan Anki around.
-end of chapter three-
Raiha: Good. That was relatively longer.
Raiha no Hime: Thank you.
Raiha: (flashing a smile) And I see you let me and Fuuko-san be in a relationship!
Raiha no Hime: (goes wobbly at the knees)
Fuuko: Of course. (snuggles up to Raiha) And could you PLEASE change your pen name, at least for now.
Ikazuchi-chan: Okay. But still, it's nice to PRETEND to be Raiha's hime.
Kurei: (snorts) You guys make me sick.
Ikazuchi-chan: You're just jealous.
Kurei: Who says? (hand bursts into flames)
Ikazuchi-chan: Uh, heehee, just joking.
Domon: (comes storming up) Hey! Why am I being portrayed as an idiot? And who says Raiha can beat me? (turns to face Raiha, and sees Fuuko) FUUKO? How could you betray my love...(bursts into tears)
Ikazuchi-chan: Erm, Domon? I don't think she ever loved you in the first place?
Domon: (cries even louder)
Ikazuchi-chan: Bahh. At this rate, Raiha, you're going to have to save ALL of us from drowning, so I can start on the next chapter.