Training and Learning Part Two
(*Kata's POV*)
I've lived it so many times, this dream I have. The one I have every night. The one that haunts me even when I'm awake, taking over my thoughts. But it wasn't always just a nightmare. It really happened. I guess it haunts me because it made such an impact on my life. It changed everything. It destroyed everything that had been made for me. It took it all away.
"Kata-san. Kata-san." I heard Takou's voice interrupt my nightmare.
"I'm up." I said, shooting up from my resting place. I obviously shot up to fast, because I soon fell over from dizziness. "I'm okay."
"You'll have to get up earlier for training." I heard Hiei say from the corner of the cave. I turned to give him a dirty look, but couldn't because he had walked out of the cave.
"Well, good morning to you, too." I said in an irritated voice.
"Come on. I'll make you some breakfast." Takou said beside me.
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After breakfast, I walked outside to see Hiei sitting in the tree that was next to the cave's entrance.
"So, how is the training going to start?" I asked, once I was right underneath the branch Hiei was perched on. In a flash, Hiei was standing beside me.
"How fast can you run?"
"Um, I don't know. I guess I can run kindda fast. Why?"
"Run as fast as you can to that tree and back." He said firmly, not answering my question.
"Why?"
"Training. Now go." He pointed to the tree I had to run to.
Exasperated, I turned toward the tree and ran as fast as I could there and back. Let me tell yah, it was not what I had expected. The world around me seemed to be moving in slow motion. Once I stopped running, everything went back to normal.
"Wow. That was kindda, really fast." I said, standing next to Hiei.
"It's a Flame Fire demon trait. Now, how is your aim?"
I grinned, and asked, "How should I show you that?"
Hiei turned, and went into the cave. He emerged with a bow and arrows and some Chinese ninja stars. He walked up to me and handed them over.
"Show me."
I had an arrow notched and ready to shoot. "What exactly am I shooting at?"
"That." He simply said, pointing at a tiny mark on a tree.
"You're kidding right? Oh god, what am I saying? You don't even know how to kid around." I aimed at the mark and released the arrow. It hit the mark.
*** ** *** ** *** ** ***
For hours this went on, Hiei was testing what I could do so far.
"I guess we're done for now. Rest for a little while, and then it's time for Takou to teach you Tri-Fire."
"Okay. But what was all that testing of my abilities for?" I asked while we walked toward the cave.
"I need to know what you can do, so I know what I have to teach you. I'm still not sure what weapon to train you in. You're as fast as me, if not faster. So the sword would be good. But your aim is also very good. So another weapon may work better." Hiei said. I don't think he realized that he was voicing his thoughts out loud. Sure enough, when I told him my opinion he freaked out, not realizing that he had actually complimented me out loud.
"Since we are short in time, then may be you should train me on the weapon that you can teach me the best and fastest."
After he could speak again he said in a very calm and bored voice, "That would probably work the best." Then he walked into the cave.
"Are you hungry, Kata-san?" Takou-sama asked me when I also walked into the cave.
"Yeah, I suppose. So I guess you're gonna start teaching me real soon, huh?"
"Yep. Now, what do you want to eat?"
"Um, I don't know. I guess it really doesn't matter." I said, and sat down on the floor.
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After we ate, Takou-sama prepared to teach me. I wasn't sure if I could learn the language, but I could try. I really wanted to learn about my history, but I guess that will have to wait.
"All right. Are you ready?" Takou-sama asked me.
"Um, yeah. But, will you be able to teach me about my history? I mean, will there be time."
"Yeah. The language of Tri-Fire is just like English, but the letters are different. I'll just write down the differences and then I'll tell you your history."
"Thanks." I gave him a grateful hug and went outside. ~I think Hiei came out here a little while ago. I wonder why he is so emotionless. May be I'll find out..eventually. He's up there.~ I climbed up the tree he was in and sat I front of him.
"Have you desided what weapon you'll train me in?" I asked.
"No." Damn, he has simple answers. I jumped out of the tree and began walking back to the cave. But I was stopped when Hiei stepped in front of me and through a sword at me. Then he walked back to the tree.
"I guess I'll be learning how to wield a sword. How fun." I went into the cave to find that Takou-sama was done writing down the letters.
"All right. Your history is kindda obvious. When the first Tri-Fire was born and the rest of the Flame Fire demons found that the powers of the Tri- Fire were so much greater than most Flame Fires, many did everything that they could to have a Tri-Fire child. Eventually, the Tri-Fire isolated themselves from the rest of the Makai. But around one-hundred years later, the new leader of the Tri-Fires decided that all of the Flame Fire demons, including themselves, should all be united with each other. So they came up with the language Tri-Fire. But that didn't keep us all united, because there were still many who wanted the power of a Tri-Fire, so many of the male Flame Fire demons forced themselves onto the Tri-Fire, or a mix of the two types that they were not, woman so to have Tri-Fire heirs. We were all pretty much separated after that." Takou-sama explained to me.
~It's so sad for the women. It must have been horrible for them.~
I turned toward Takou-sama and said goodnight.
(*Kata's POV*)
I've lived it so many times, this dream I have. The one I have every night. The one that haunts me even when I'm awake, taking over my thoughts. But it wasn't always just a nightmare. It really happened. I guess it haunts me because it made such an impact on my life. It changed everything. It destroyed everything that had been made for me. It took it all away.
"Kata-san. Kata-san." I heard Takou's voice interrupt my nightmare.
"I'm up." I said, shooting up from my resting place. I obviously shot up to fast, because I soon fell over from dizziness. "I'm okay."
"You'll have to get up earlier for training." I heard Hiei say from the corner of the cave. I turned to give him a dirty look, but couldn't because he had walked out of the cave.
"Well, good morning to you, too." I said in an irritated voice.
"Come on. I'll make you some breakfast." Takou said beside me.
*** ** *** ** *** ** ***
After breakfast, I walked outside to see Hiei sitting in the tree that was next to the cave's entrance.
"So, how is the training going to start?" I asked, once I was right underneath the branch Hiei was perched on. In a flash, Hiei was standing beside me.
"How fast can you run?"
"Um, I don't know. I guess I can run kindda fast. Why?"
"Run as fast as you can to that tree and back." He said firmly, not answering my question.
"Why?"
"Training. Now go." He pointed to the tree I had to run to.
Exasperated, I turned toward the tree and ran as fast as I could there and back. Let me tell yah, it was not what I had expected. The world around me seemed to be moving in slow motion. Once I stopped running, everything went back to normal.
"Wow. That was kindda, really fast." I said, standing next to Hiei.
"It's a Flame Fire demon trait. Now, how is your aim?"
I grinned, and asked, "How should I show you that?"
Hiei turned, and went into the cave. He emerged with a bow and arrows and some Chinese ninja stars. He walked up to me and handed them over.
"Show me."
I had an arrow notched and ready to shoot. "What exactly am I shooting at?"
"That." He simply said, pointing at a tiny mark on a tree.
"You're kidding right? Oh god, what am I saying? You don't even know how to kid around." I aimed at the mark and released the arrow. It hit the mark.
*** ** *** ** *** ** ***
For hours this went on, Hiei was testing what I could do so far.
"I guess we're done for now. Rest for a little while, and then it's time for Takou to teach you Tri-Fire."
"Okay. But what was all that testing of my abilities for?" I asked while we walked toward the cave.
"I need to know what you can do, so I know what I have to teach you. I'm still not sure what weapon to train you in. You're as fast as me, if not faster. So the sword would be good. But your aim is also very good. So another weapon may work better." Hiei said. I don't think he realized that he was voicing his thoughts out loud. Sure enough, when I told him my opinion he freaked out, not realizing that he had actually complimented me out loud.
"Since we are short in time, then may be you should train me on the weapon that you can teach me the best and fastest."
After he could speak again he said in a very calm and bored voice, "That would probably work the best." Then he walked into the cave.
"Are you hungry, Kata-san?" Takou-sama asked me when I also walked into the cave.
"Yeah, I suppose. So I guess you're gonna start teaching me real soon, huh?"
"Yep. Now, what do you want to eat?"
"Um, I don't know. I guess it really doesn't matter." I said, and sat down on the floor.
*** ** *** ** *** ** ***
After we ate, Takou-sama prepared to teach me. I wasn't sure if I could learn the language, but I could try. I really wanted to learn about my history, but I guess that will have to wait.
"All right. Are you ready?" Takou-sama asked me.
"Um, yeah. But, will you be able to teach me about my history? I mean, will there be time."
"Yeah. The language of Tri-Fire is just like English, but the letters are different. I'll just write down the differences and then I'll tell you your history."
"Thanks." I gave him a grateful hug and went outside. ~I think Hiei came out here a little while ago. I wonder why he is so emotionless. May be I'll find out..eventually. He's up there.~ I climbed up the tree he was in and sat I front of him.
"Have you desided what weapon you'll train me in?" I asked.
"No." Damn, he has simple answers. I jumped out of the tree and began walking back to the cave. But I was stopped when Hiei stepped in front of me and through a sword at me. Then he walked back to the tree.
"I guess I'll be learning how to wield a sword. How fun." I went into the cave to find that Takou-sama was done writing down the letters.
"All right. Your history is kindda obvious. When the first Tri-Fire was born and the rest of the Flame Fire demons found that the powers of the Tri- Fire were so much greater than most Flame Fires, many did everything that they could to have a Tri-Fire child. Eventually, the Tri-Fire isolated themselves from the rest of the Makai. But around one-hundred years later, the new leader of the Tri-Fires decided that all of the Flame Fire demons, including themselves, should all be united with each other. So they came up with the language Tri-Fire. But that didn't keep us all united, because there were still many who wanted the power of a Tri-Fire, so many of the male Flame Fire demons forced themselves onto the Tri-Fire, or a mix of the two types that they were not, woman so to have Tri-Fire heirs. We were all pretty much separated after that." Takou-sama explained to me.
~It's so sad for the women. It must have been horrible for them.~
I turned toward Takou-sama and said goodnight.