The Chronicles of the Shiroi Ryuu
Sora: Ooookay, so I'm back again. There's absolutely nothing to do for now at my house so I'll be typing all of the time just to keep myself busy. On Monday, though, I have to go to band camp and I'll be gone all day Aug. 2 - 6 so I won't be posting as fast as I would be. I would be so tired...I'm an extremely lazy person! Hehehehehe...However, I guess to stay alive during all of band camp I have to be a more physically active person thingy. My best friend Phantom says that it would make me all 'muskly'...I guess I need to get in the habit of excersising, hm?
Without any more of my excess talking, I'll leave you with chapter two. Enjoy!
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Chapter two: Pinky Promises
It was about two hundred and twenty-seven mortal years after the new river made its first appearance beside the Masshiroi in Japan. More and more people began to visit it each year, and soon people began to have small picnics along the riverside. The little spirit of the river used to watch them talk and joke from a distance, enjoying every amusing moment.
The river was later named the Kohaku River, thank goodness. It was almost a miracle that the humans unwittingly chose a fitting name for the new river. Shiroi and Hikari were most certainly pleased with the new name, and gave Nigihayami Kohakunushi that nickname instead. The youngster was delighted to have a new name, as he was always delighted to be called something other than that tongue-twisting name of his. He could never get the 'Nigihayami' part right on the first try.
Other than talking and playing with Shiroi and Hikari, Kohaku would fly around the city just within his parents' boundaries. He would visit other kawakamis to talk to them and listen to their stories about magical beings and about a certain magical bath house made just for spirits. They had always intrigued him, letting his imagination go wild, but for some of the kawakami Kohaku was just too young for them. Those Kami had been there for centuries!
After running out of options, Kohaku aspired to do something different...to see someone different. His parents and the other kami were the only people he could talk to. The humans couldn't see him so he couldn't really talk to them and learn how they were like. He often wondered how it would be like to be human...
On one cool night when the moon began to shine over the rivers of Japan, little Kohaku sat on the edge of the river. His feet were in the river while he looked up at the moon in thought. In frustration, he sighed...what going to do while he was bored? He could always go back to the other kawakami's and listen to their stories again...The thought of that made Kohaku a little irritated. He kicked some water in the air in pure anger.
"Kohaku..."
The little kami turned his head around, silky hair blowing in the wind. There stood the guardian of the Hikaru river...
"Yes mommy?" He said quietly, turning his head again to look at the water.
"Kohaku-chan, what ails you?"
"I wish I was human..." He whispered. Kohaku's voice was faltering.
"Why would you want to be human? What good would come out of that?"
"Well, if I can't be human, then at least let me play with one! Maybe if I was human, I have more fun!"
"Play with one?"
Hikari slowly wrapped her arms around the little boy and pulled him in, and soon after she began to stoke his hair. She sighed lightly.
"Kohaku...even if you were human, you would still have the same level of reponsibility. You would have to do many things before you have fun. It's the same for both humans and kami alike. Listen Kohaku, you can change things like your hairstyle, your sandals, your clothes, or even your habits if you tried hard enough, but you or even other people cannot change who you are deep inside. Doing such is kind of like changing your name. You or somebody else may change it, but deep inside you will always remember it."
"Always?"
"Always."
"Pinky promise?" He said, holding out a pinky finger.
"Pinky promise? What in the world is that??" She said, laughing.
"It's a thingy I learned from the little humans. They do when they want to make strong promises! Here, let me show you!"
He grabbed Hikari's hand and made it just like his.
"You do your hand like this and you lock your pinkies together like this and you have just sworn that you will never break your promise forever and ever and ever! I hear that is the strongest way of promising! If you no keep your promise then you will lead a life of endless shame and guilt! So, do you pinky promise??"
"I pinky promise."
Almost at an instant, the two kawakami locked their pinkies together making a pinky promise. After that there was the sound of a car coming closer and closer; Hikari and Kohaku both looked at the road and saw a small car making its way around the Kohaku river. Wasn't it a little late for cars to be driving?
"Where's that car going??"
"By the looks of it, it seems like a new family is moving in close to your river Kohaku."
"A new family? Moving in this late at night??"
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In a matter of weeks after the mystery family moved in, less and less people visited the Kohaku River. For some reason, in which Kohaku could not understand, the new family members were given small gifts for their arrival by other humans that lived in the same place. The new people sat and talked on the porch with the other humans, describing where they came from. Most likely Kohaku had flown over there before. Before long, they wanted to introduce the child that they brought...but the child was apparently missing and they went into a panic. Kohaku ignored the situation and returned to his river.
Swimming underwater in his dragon form, he heard a disturbance in the river's waters. Something fell into the river; maybe it was another soda can or something. He began to swim to the area of the disturbance to see what it was, and his theory of it being a can quickly changed when he found out what it was.
It was a little pink shoe.
Who would toss a shoe in the river? He had seen a person toss a can, a bottle, and sometimes a toy, but a shoe?? Kohaku was confused and a little hurt somewhat.
"Shoooe!!!"
After that, Kohaku saw a girl fall into the river. This girl looked like a six-year-old who couldn't swim, so she was drowning. Kohaku swam really fast towards the slowly falling toddler and as if he timed it perfectly, the girl landed on his back and grabbed his horns. Quickly, as if he was flying underwater, he hurried to take her to shallow water.
Turning back into his humanoid form, he stood up and took the girl by the hands and brought her out of the water. She was violently coughing from almost breathing in water, but after a few minutes she stopped and looked at him.
Kohaku studied the little girl, taking in all of her features to heart. They were about the same size in height. She had chestnut brown hair put into a ponytail, her eyes were chocolate brown, and she had somewhat 'rosy' cheeks. She wore a long white dress that came down to her knees. Obviously, that pink shoe was hers and she almost drowned trying to get it back. Kohaku released her hands.
"Um, you shouldn't be falling into deep rivers you know."
"I know...T'anks for saving me." She said quietly. She was looking at her feet.
"Hey..." He said, "What's your name?"
"Well, my name is..."
"CHIHIRO! WHERE ARE YOU!?"
At that very instant, Kohaku had realised that her parents were looking for her. He took her by the hand again and pulled her to the edge of the river.
"C'mon, your parents are looking for you. You need to go to them now."
"Will I see you again??" She said, voice breaking a little.
Kohaku turned around, picked her up and sat her on the riverside somehow. However, he remained standing in the river.
"No worry Chihiro. I promise we'll see each other again sometime."
"Pinky promise?" The little girl asked, holding out a pinky.
"Pinky promise!"
As soon as they locked pinkies, the rustling of bushes was heard. They both looked in that direction at the same time and they saw a man and a woman coming out of them. The man ran over to the little girl and picked her up.
"Chihiro! You are in big trouble! Look at you; you're soaked and wet! Did you play in the river!"
"Oh, thank heaven you're alright! We could have lost you!"
"You no have to worry! The little boy save me mommy and daddy! Look!"
She pointed back at the river where she was sitting, but where there was a little boy there wasn't anymore. Both of the parents looked stared at her in confusion. They thought she was crazy!
"...But...he was just right there!"
"Okay Chihiro, I think it's time for your nap sweetie."
With that, they started on their way back to the new home. Chihiro turned around to look at the river, but instead she looked as the little white dragon soared through the sky.
"I'm gonna hold you to your promise..." She whispered.
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Sora: That concludes chapter two. I guess I'll start off the third chapter shortly after this one and I'll post it as soon as I possibly can! And thank you to the person who reviewed me not too long ago! I really appreciate it!
Anyway, here is the dictionary again:
Hikari: Light
Nigihayami Kohakunushi: 'Master of the peaceful and swift flowing small white river'...Or so I've heard.
Kohaku: It can be translater to 'Amber', but you can also get it by using the kanji 'small' and 'white'. I got that off of the site named Tea with the White Dragon...in the naming of the gods section.
Kami: God/Spirit
Kawakami: River spirit/ river god
I think that's all of them. Thanks for reading what I posted so far...and don't forget to review too!
Mata ne!
Sora: Ooookay, so I'm back again. There's absolutely nothing to do for now at my house so I'll be typing all of the time just to keep myself busy. On Monday, though, I have to go to band camp and I'll be gone all day Aug. 2 - 6 so I won't be posting as fast as I would be. I would be so tired...I'm an extremely lazy person! Hehehehehe...However, I guess to stay alive during all of band camp I have to be a more physically active person thingy. My best friend Phantom says that it would make me all 'muskly'...I guess I need to get in the habit of excersising, hm?
Without any more of my excess talking, I'll leave you with chapter two. Enjoy!
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Chapter two: Pinky Promises
It was about two hundred and twenty-seven mortal years after the new river made its first appearance beside the Masshiroi in Japan. More and more people began to visit it each year, and soon people began to have small picnics along the riverside. The little spirit of the river used to watch them talk and joke from a distance, enjoying every amusing moment.
The river was later named the Kohaku River, thank goodness. It was almost a miracle that the humans unwittingly chose a fitting name for the new river. Shiroi and Hikari were most certainly pleased with the new name, and gave Nigihayami Kohakunushi that nickname instead. The youngster was delighted to have a new name, as he was always delighted to be called something other than that tongue-twisting name of his. He could never get the 'Nigihayami' part right on the first try.
Other than talking and playing with Shiroi and Hikari, Kohaku would fly around the city just within his parents' boundaries. He would visit other kawakamis to talk to them and listen to their stories about magical beings and about a certain magical bath house made just for spirits. They had always intrigued him, letting his imagination go wild, but for some of the kawakami Kohaku was just too young for them. Those Kami had been there for centuries!
After running out of options, Kohaku aspired to do something different...to see someone different. His parents and the other kami were the only people he could talk to. The humans couldn't see him so he couldn't really talk to them and learn how they were like. He often wondered how it would be like to be human...
On one cool night when the moon began to shine over the rivers of Japan, little Kohaku sat on the edge of the river. His feet were in the river while he looked up at the moon in thought. In frustration, he sighed...what going to do while he was bored? He could always go back to the other kawakami's and listen to their stories again...The thought of that made Kohaku a little irritated. He kicked some water in the air in pure anger.
"Kohaku..."
The little kami turned his head around, silky hair blowing in the wind. There stood the guardian of the Hikaru river...
"Yes mommy?" He said quietly, turning his head again to look at the water.
"Kohaku-chan, what ails you?"
"I wish I was human..." He whispered. Kohaku's voice was faltering.
"Why would you want to be human? What good would come out of that?"
"Well, if I can't be human, then at least let me play with one! Maybe if I was human, I have more fun!"
"Play with one?"
Hikari slowly wrapped her arms around the little boy and pulled him in, and soon after she began to stoke his hair. She sighed lightly.
"Kohaku...even if you were human, you would still have the same level of reponsibility. You would have to do many things before you have fun. It's the same for both humans and kami alike. Listen Kohaku, you can change things like your hairstyle, your sandals, your clothes, or even your habits if you tried hard enough, but you or even other people cannot change who you are deep inside. Doing such is kind of like changing your name. You or somebody else may change it, but deep inside you will always remember it."
"Always?"
"Always."
"Pinky promise?" He said, holding out a pinky finger.
"Pinky promise? What in the world is that??" She said, laughing.
"It's a thingy I learned from the little humans. They do when they want to make strong promises! Here, let me show you!"
He grabbed Hikari's hand and made it just like his.
"You do your hand like this and you lock your pinkies together like this and you have just sworn that you will never break your promise forever and ever and ever! I hear that is the strongest way of promising! If you no keep your promise then you will lead a life of endless shame and guilt! So, do you pinky promise??"
"I pinky promise."
Almost at an instant, the two kawakami locked their pinkies together making a pinky promise. After that there was the sound of a car coming closer and closer; Hikari and Kohaku both looked at the road and saw a small car making its way around the Kohaku river. Wasn't it a little late for cars to be driving?
"Where's that car going??"
"By the looks of it, it seems like a new family is moving in close to your river Kohaku."
"A new family? Moving in this late at night??"
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In a matter of weeks after the mystery family moved in, less and less people visited the Kohaku River. For some reason, in which Kohaku could not understand, the new family members were given small gifts for their arrival by other humans that lived in the same place. The new people sat and talked on the porch with the other humans, describing where they came from. Most likely Kohaku had flown over there before. Before long, they wanted to introduce the child that they brought...but the child was apparently missing and they went into a panic. Kohaku ignored the situation and returned to his river.
Swimming underwater in his dragon form, he heard a disturbance in the river's waters. Something fell into the river; maybe it was another soda can or something. He began to swim to the area of the disturbance to see what it was, and his theory of it being a can quickly changed when he found out what it was.
It was a little pink shoe.
Who would toss a shoe in the river? He had seen a person toss a can, a bottle, and sometimes a toy, but a shoe?? Kohaku was confused and a little hurt somewhat.
"Shoooe!!!"
After that, Kohaku saw a girl fall into the river. This girl looked like a six-year-old who couldn't swim, so she was drowning. Kohaku swam really fast towards the slowly falling toddler and as if he timed it perfectly, the girl landed on his back and grabbed his horns. Quickly, as if he was flying underwater, he hurried to take her to shallow water.
Turning back into his humanoid form, he stood up and took the girl by the hands and brought her out of the water. She was violently coughing from almost breathing in water, but after a few minutes she stopped and looked at him.
Kohaku studied the little girl, taking in all of her features to heart. They were about the same size in height. She had chestnut brown hair put into a ponytail, her eyes were chocolate brown, and she had somewhat 'rosy' cheeks. She wore a long white dress that came down to her knees. Obviously, that pink shoe was hers and she almost drowned trying to get it back. Kohaku released her hands.
"Um, you shouldn't be falling into deep rivers you know."
"I know...T'anks for saving me." She said quietly. She was looking at her feet.
"Hey..." He said, "What's your name?"
"Well, my name is..."
"CHIHIRO! WHERE ARE YOU!?"
At that very instant, Kohaku had realised that her parents were looking for her. He took her by the hand again and pulled her to the edge of the river.
"C'mon, your parents are looking for you. You need to go to them now."
"Will I see you again??" She said, voice breaking a little.
Kohaku turned around, picked her up and sat her on the riverside somehow. However, he remained standing in the river.
"No worry Chihiro. I promise we'll see each other again sometime."
"Pinky promise?" The little girl asked, holding out a pinky.
"Pinky promise!"
As soon as they locked pinkies, the rustling of bushes was heard. They both looked in that direction at the same time and they saw a man and a woman coming out of them. The man ran over to the little girl and picked her up.
"Chihiro! You are in big trouble! Look at you; you're soaked and wet! Did you play in the river!"
"Oh, thank heaven you're alright! We could have lost you!"
"You no have to worry! The little boy save me mommy and daddy! Look!"
She pointed back at the river where she was sitting, but where there was a little boy there wasn't anymore. Both of the parents looked stared at her in confusion. They thought she was crazy!
"...But...he was just right there!"
"Okay Chihiro, I think it's time for your nap sweetie."
With that, they started on their way back to the new home. Chihiro turned around to look at the river, but instead she looked as the little white dragon soared through the sky.
"I'm gonna hold you to your promise..." She whispered.
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Sora: That concludes chapter two. I guess I'll start off the third chapter shortly after this one and I'll post it as soon as I possibly can! And thank you to the person who reviewed me not too long ago! I really appreciate it!
Anyway, here is the dictionary again:
Hikari: Light
Nigihayami Kohakunushi: 'Master of the peaceful and swift flowing small white river'...Or so I've heard.
Kohaku: It can be translater to 'Amber', but you can also get it by using the kanji 'small' and 'white'. I got that off of the site named Tea with the White Dragon...in the naming of the gods section.
Kami: God/Spirit
Kawakami: River spirit/ river god
I think that's all of them. Thanks for reading what I posted so far...and don't forget to review too!
Mata ne!