Hello. Here is the forth chapter. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except Yuke.
Chapter 4
The first thing I noticed when I woke up was my trench coat is on Yuke and Misao is not there. She is a true Oniwabanshuu to be able to sneak by me without me waking up. I hear slashing to the left of me she must have gone to the river. I quietly walk over to were she sat. She seemed to be too caught up in what she was thinking to notice me yet. She fingers were separating the silken strands of hair until there lay a sea of raven black silk. Her fingers brushed throw it to get any stray knots out. She seemed to have finally sensed me as her head swings around to look at me.
"Lord Aoshi" she smiles at me.
"Good morning, come sit" She pats the spot next to her, and then turned to look at the rising sun once again. I walked over and sat next to her.
"What are you going to do now?" She asked still gazing at the sun.
"I will go back to Kanryu and say I lost track of you." I answered truthfully. She looked surprised by my answer.
"Will he not suspect that you are lying?" She asked curiously.
"Yes he probably will" I answer with the same confidence. She looks at me confused now.
"But he will say nothing he is easily intimidated." I answer somewhat of a joke. Remembering how frightened he was of her.
"You're telling me" She giggles. It's a soft joyful sound that I have missed from her.
"What then" her giggling stops as she asked her question.
"Will you come back" she asks now just avoiding looking at me but I could see the blush staining her cheeks. She pulls her knees up to rest her chin on. Her hair spills over her knees to touch the grass.
"If I chose to excuse myself from the mansion for a few days I could." I explain.
"Really" she looks at me with a big smile plastered on her face,
"Could you bring the others with you" she asks shyly.
"Not just for me, although I would love to see them, but also for Yuke, she has been hearing stories of the famous Oniwabanishuu group. I know it would raise her sprits to actually get to see them" she rambles on as she shifts her gaze from me to a sleeping Yuke.
"They will come, they are not found of Kanryu." I let her know.
"I don't think many if any are fond of him." I must agree with that. I stand and offer her my hand. She lays her small hand in my large one.
"I should probably leave now" I say although not wanting to.
"I won't leave this spot so hurry back." She says as she takes the trench coat off Yuke and hands it to me. I slip it on and walk off with out another word. Finally I reach the mansion of Kanryu. When I get inside, Kanryu starts throwing question. I hush him with a look.
"Both the women and child are dead" I lie evenly. He looked about to protest. I however cut him off.
"She got in the way while killing the child there was nothing I could do." He looked disappointed.
"What a waste of a pretty face, oh well." My fists clinched at my side. How dare him.
"I will be in my sleeping quarters when the Oniwabanishuu returns send them there immediately" I know I piss him off when I order him around but he is too frightened to do anything about it. I hear a knock on my door as I wait for the others to show up.
"Yes" I answered
"Leader, you sent for us" good I was starting to get sick of waiting. WAIT I am one of the most patient men. I guess I am just anxious to see Misao again.
"Come in" I command through the door. In walks the others they are all silent.
"We are leaving for a few days" I tell them they all look a little confused. "Where are we going leader." Hanya asks.
"You will find out when we get there." Aoshi answers quickly.
"We will leave in one hour, I shall go tell Kanryu" With that the others leave.
There it is Sorry it was short. I starting to run out of ideas I could really use your help to get the next couple of chapters out faster. Read and review. Please