Chapter 3 : The House Of Seiji
Kazeno Jinja, Tokyo, Japan*
(authors note: The Kazeno Jinja is a fictional place...so don't try to look for it in the maps ^_^)
The furin (wind bell) occasionally rings with the wind blowing softly. Tea is placed on top of the chabudai along with some sweets. Ao, who apparently cant stand her meiou high uniform, is now wearing her miko outfit and is sitting seiza style on the mat. On her left his Raven and Jade ...on the other side of the chabudai sits Kurama...
Ao had finished pouring tea for all of them. And they sat quietly sipping their tea....Kurama watches Ao... ("I guess this is where she gets her elegance") Kurama smiled at the thought...remembering the comments he had heard from fellow students who had been avidly watching her...atleast until she beat up that third year student...She still has her admirers though...
(authors note: sorry I cant helped it~ its because Ao's a barbarian~!! Ahahahhahahahahahaahhaa *gets a death glare from Ao* ohhh kowai~)
"You must have a lot of questions..." Ao began as she puts down her tea. The furin sounded its bells again. "...I believe... I would be willing to answer most of them" she smiled. "however... if you may permit..i would like to ask you some questions my self"
Kurama though for a moment... "... of course ..." he smiled. She talking like what happen is nothing to her...it was just like before...its like she's used to this sort of thing...he looked towards the two person sitting on her left... and he remembered something... "What did you mean...when you said...they were your shadows?" he began...
"ahh..." Ao smiled... "I'm surprised that this is the first thing you asked" she looked at him with outmost interest... "Normally, people would start with why I am being chased..." she continues "...very well, These two...My brother Raven, and my friend Jade...are my shadows...simply because they're in-charge of...following me around...shadowing me if might put it...they're my guards...my protectors...they.." she looks at both of them "...are also my students..."
"students?" Kurama asked...both of them looking at each other...as if both of them are trying to figure out each other...
"yes... students... you see...my family" she thought for a moment...choosing her words very carefully "...hmmm to bluntly state it....are the ones protecting the imperial family..."
"The Seiji clan" Kurama said. Ao looked impressed...
"Ah...so you've heard...." Ao said.
Kurama nodded.... The truth is...he has this history with this family 200 years ago...his mood changed suddenly and smiled grimly 'she's still associated with them after all this years?' he thought.
"Is something wrong?" Ao asked him. He looked back to her and said no. "...very well..."
"I would like to know...what do you know of the family?" she asked him.
Kurama looked at her and answered in a straight and calm manner "the Seiji Clan also goes by another name...." He looks at her waiting for her reaction "...they are also called Demon Hunters..."
Ao smiled looking utterly impressed. Kurama continued "...they were called that... simply because they hunt demons... 'to protect the imperial family' ..."
"That is correct..." she said still looking at him...
"But, as I have heard..." Kurama said "...the Seiji clan no longer hunts demons..."
"that is correct" she answered him.... "we fought with demons only to defend ourselves...the 10th head of the clan... had made a deal with Makai with the help of the spirit world...in exchange for closing the door from the human world to the demon world...he will stay in Makai forever..."
"Yes..." Kurama said...it was that part of his past he wanted to forget and remember at the same time... "then why?..." he asked.
"am I being assassinated?..." she ended it for him...Kurama nodded and she smiled.... "... I am..." she looked outside and sighed.... "The fifteenth head of the House of Seiji" she looks at Kurama with a straight and serious face "...Three months ago... we heard news that the wall that divides this world and Makai had been breached... they have an opening now...Several youkais from that time learned of this and thought that the old contract is no longer of used...unfortunately some of them didn't agree to this arrangement in the first place and wanted revenge on the family..." she said sipping her tea once again "...and taking this opportunity...they decided to take their revenge while..." she looks at him...
"...while?..." Kurama asked...
"because my grandmother thinks I'm working too much..." she smiles as she remembers the time she fainted her grandmother had scolded her severely... "... she had me sent to Tokyo away from their...unfortunately...she thought it was also a good idea...to put a seal on me..."
"a power binding seal..." Kurama said...
"yes... I guess you now understand why I have shadows" she smiles at him.
He smiled back... he understood completely...he feels however she is not telling her everything...he didn't asked anymore since she did mentioned...she would be willing to answer most of them... he guessed this would be the few ones she wouldn't want to answer...
"would you mind telling me Minamino –san" Ao began
"Kurama, you can call me that...since you do know who...or rather what I am" Kurama said calmly...
"very well, would you mind telling me, Kurama-san" she began again ... "...how old is your demon form?"
He looked at her with outmost interest... he understood... "400 years old..."
"very well...that is all I wanted to ask you..." she smiled again...
They finished their tea and after awhile Kurama left. 'Of all things... I had to get involve in this ...' he thought as he looked back at the Kazeno Jinja's Torii...he sighed and walked away...he was happy he found her again...but it seems her ties wither family is that strong that after being born again she still belongs to them.... Ao watches him as he left. The black haired boy, Raven, walked towards her and asked... "Why did you asked him his age...of all things?"
Ao looked at her brother and smiled "Because...he might have been involved with our history..." for the incident they talked about happened 200 years ago...
MINI VOCAB
Furin- wind bells ; Jinja- shrine; Kazeno Jinja – lit trans. Shrine of the Wind; chabudai- small wooden table; Seiza style-a type of sitting position usual of Japanese ceremonies... feet tucked under
Kazeno Jinja, Tokyo, Japan*
(authors note: The Kazeno Jinja is a fictional place...so don't try to look for it in the maps ^_^)
The furin (wind bell) occasionally rings with the wind blowing softly. Tea is placed on top of the chabudai along with some sweets. Ao, who apparently cant stand her meiou high uniform, is now wearing her miko outfit and is sitting seiza style on the mat. On her left his Raven and Jade ...on the other side of the chabudai sits Kurama...
Ao had finished pouring tea for all of them. And they sat quietly sipping their tea....Kurama watches Ao... ("I guess this is where she gets her elegance") Kurama smiled at the thought...remembering the comments he had heard from fellow students who had been avidly watching her...atleast until she beat up that third year student...She still has her admirers though...
(authors note: sorry I cant helped it~ its because Ao's a barbarian~!! Ahahahhahahahahahaahhaa *gets a death glare from Ao* ohhh kowai~)
"You must have a lot of questions..." Ao began as she puts down her tea. The furin sounded its bells again. "...I believe... I would be willing to answer most of them" she smiled. "however... if you may permit..i would like to ask you some questions my self"
Kurama though for a moment... "... of course ..." he smiled. She talking like what happen is nothing to her...it was just like before...its like she's used to this sort of thing...he looked towards the two person sitting on her left... and he remembered something... "What did you mean...when you said...they were your shadows?" he began...
"ahh..." Ao smiled... "I'm surprised that this is the first thing you asked" she looked at him with outmost interest... "Normally, people would start with why I am being chased..." she continues "...very well, These two...My brother Raven, and my friend Jade...are my shadows...simply because they're in-charge of...following me around...shadowing me if might put it...they're my guards...my protectors...they.." she looks at both of them "...are also my students..."
"students?" Kurama asked...both of them looking at each other...as if both of them are trying to figure out each other...
"yes... students... you see...my family" she thought for a moment...choosing her words very carefully "...hmmm to bluntly state it....are the ones protecting the imperial family..."
"The Seiji clan" Kurama said. Ao looked impressed...
"Ah...so you've heard...." Ao said.
Kurama nodded.... The truth is...he has this history with this family 200 years ago...his mood changed suddenly and smiled grimly 'she's still associated with them after all this years?' he thought.
"Is something wrong?" Ao asked him. He looked back to her and said no. "...very well..."
"I would like to know...what do you know of the family?" she asked him.
Kurama looked at her and answered in a straight and calm manner "the Seiji Clan also goes by another name...." He looks at her waiting for her reaction "...they are also called Demon Hunters..."
Ao smiled looking utterly impressed. Kurama continued "...they were called that... simply because they hunt demons... 'to protect the imperial family' ..."
"That is correct..." she said still looking at him...
"But, as I have heard..." Kurama said "...the Seiji clan no longer hunts demons..."
"that is correct" she answered him.... "we fought with demons only to defend ourselves...the 10th head of the clan... had made a deal with Makai with the help of the spirit world...in exchange for closing the door from the human world to the demon world...he will stay in Makai forever..."
"Yes..." Kurama said...it was that part of his past he wanted to forget and remember at the same time... "then why?..." he asked.
"am I being assassinated?..." she ended it for him...Kurama nodded and she smiled.... "... I am..." she looked outside and sighed.... "The fifteenth head of the House of Seiji" she looks at Kurama with a straight and serious face "...Three months ago... we heard news that the wall that divides this world and Makai had been breached... they have an opening now...Several youkais from that time learned of this and thought that the old contract is no longer of used...unfortunately some of them didn't agree to this arrangement in the first place and wanted revenge on the family..." she said sipping her tea once again "...and taking this opportunity...they decided to take their revenge while..." she looks at him...
"...while?..." Kurama asked...
"because my grandmother thinks I'm working too much..." she smiles as she remembers the time she fainted her grandmother had scolded her severely... "... she had me sent to Tokyo away from their...unfortunately...she thought it was also a good idea...to put a seal on me..."
"a power binding seal..." Kurama said...
"yes... I guess you now understand why I have shadows" she smiles at him.
He smiled back... he understood completely...he feels however she is not telling her everything...he didn't asked anymore since she did mentioned...she would be willing to answer most of them... he guessed this would be the few ones she wouldn't want to answer...
"would you mind telling me Minamino –san" Ao began
"Kurama, you can call me that...since you do know who...or rather what I am" Kurama said calmly...
"very well, would you mind telling me, Kurama-san" she began again ... "...how old is your demon form?"
He looked at her with outmost interest... he understood... "400 years old..."
"very well...that is all I wanted to ask you..." she smiled again...
They finished their tea and after awhile Kurama left. 'Of all things... I had to get involve in this ...' he thought as he looked back at the Kazeno Jinja's Torii...he sighed and walked away...he was happy he found her again...but it seems her ties wither family is that strong that after being born again she still belongs to them.... Ao watches him as he left. The black haired boy, Raven, walked towards her and asked... "Why did you asked him his age...of all things?"
Ao looked at her brother and smiled "Because...he might have been involved with our history..." for the incident they talked about happened 200 years ago...
MINI VOCAB
Furin- wind bells ; Jinja- shrine; Kazeno Jinja – lit trans. Shrine of the Wind; chabudai- small wooden table; Seiza style-a type of sitting position usual of Japanese ceremonies... feet tucked under