Wow, I'm getting reviews!! AMAZING! But first, I must answer this question
from Dragon Scythe: NO! Kyoko is NOT modeled after me! He is like Jin,
understand?! Only calmer! GOT IT? (I'm allowed to rant at her. We're
related, though she will deny it.) You just wish he was modeled after me.
Anywho, thanks for the reviews, people, and may the story continue!
Ice Meet Wind Ch. 4: Amidst the Fresh Fallen Snow
Shirikubo, Kyoko and Touya were all sitting in Kyoko's cabin, safe from the biting blizzard winds outside. Throwing another log on the fire, Kyoko stood up and stretched.
"Oy!" he muttered, "I hate being cooped up! Can't wait for this thing to blow over!"
"I like it," said Touya, starring out to window. "The snow will be deep once it's over."
"Hmm." Shirikubo smiled, giving a small chuckle, "It seems you are destined to become an ice master. Your love of the snow has always been prominent."
If you only knew why, Touya thought sadly. He had never told Shirikubo about his family. Since Shirikubo had never asked, Touya had never told. It was his own private secret, and he meant for it never to be told to anyone. Snow reminded him of his family; the cold winters they spent in their cabin, bundled up with only each other for company. Those times always made him smile, he hardly ever thought of the bad.
"Touya," Kyoko jarred Touya out of his thoughts, "I have a pile of wood out back, would you mind getting some more firewood for us?"
"Yes sir," Touya bowed and left the two of them alone. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Touya wasn't stupid. He knew they were just trying to get rid of him to talk about something. Something they believed he couldn't hear.
I'm not a child anymore! What do they think I am? Touya thought frustrated. It wasn't the first time Shirikubo had done this to him. Shirikubo always did something like this when Touya and him entered a town, or were near others.
Touya stayed just outside the door to the fire room, where his master and friend remained. From his vantage point, he could see the fire light dance across their faces and hear every word they spoke, even when they whispered.
"Shiri," Kyoko sounded very serious, unlike his normally cheery self. "There's something strange going on. Right before I shut the door, the wind told me of a new arrival in this neck of the woods."
"An intruder, no doubt."
"No, this one is different. He fell through my barriers like they were nothing."
"Wait," Shirikubo said sharply. "Fell? What do you mean by fell?"
"Exactly what it sounds like. He fell through the protective barriers of this clearing. Almost as though from a great height. Did you sense anything unusual after that time?"
"Now that you mention it, I sensed an unusual surge of power right around that time. I didn't think much of it because it died away just as quickly. But that might just have been a lower class demon getting too much power for it to bear."
"Still," Kyoko still retained his serious attitude. "I think the two of us should go out in the morning and look for any clue."
"Why'd you send Touya out there then?" Shirikubo asked sharply.
"The wind spoke of it being at the edge of the clearing. The wood pile is just outside the door. He should be fine, as long as the wind and your senses are correct."
Touya didn't bother to hear anymore. An intruder, huh? Interesting. That explained why they wanted him to leave. Shirikubo and Kyoko didn't want him to be freaked out at the possibility of attack. Better hurry up and get the wood before they get suspicious. Touya opened the front door and walked out side. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The blizzard had let up some over the few hours they had spent inside. Snow was now falling lightly around Touya and settling softly on the ground. Without a warning, Touya flung himself into a snow bank and rolled around in the fresh powder. Nothing made him happier than to roll around in the snow. Once, right after Shirikubo found him, he had stayed outside for twelve hours just rolling in snow piles. The habit never grew out of him.
After only twenty minutes of this, he reluctantly got up. I have to get that wood. he thought to himself. It would be very suspicious if he came back hours later. I'll just get that wood and then come back outside!! Touya walked over to the wood pile and selected a few choice logs to take with him. Then he walked back into the house and into the fire room.
"Here is the wood, sir and Sensei," he said, depositing the wood into a pile by the fireplace. He must have interrupted their talk, because they were looking guiltily at him. Sensei never usually let Touya play in the snow for very long bits of time, so what his Sensei said next surprised him.
"Touya, why don't you go outside and play for a while? I wish to speak to Kyoko in private for some time."
"What?" Kyoko looked surprised. "What about the intrud-?" he caught himself and clamped a hand over his mouth before he could say anymore. To Kyoko's surprise, as well as Touya's, Shirikubo began to laugh.
"Touya already knows about it! I could sense him listening to us outside the door. You need to learn how to mask your energy," the last comment was directed at Touya, causing him to blush.
"So, you'll let me stay outside, then? For how long?" Touya was suspicious as to how long this precious moment would last.
"How does the rest of daylight sound?" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The door slammed behind Touya as he leapt into the snow. He rolled all around the front yard of the cabin, making snow angels where ever he stopped rolling. Eventually, he crushed all the fresh snow into thin sheets against the ground. This kind of snow isn't fun to roll around in. he thought,. Then, on a sudden burst of inspiration, he thought, The back yard hasn't been touched yet!!! There should be some fresh snow back there.
Getting up off the ground, Touya walked to the back yard. To his surprise, it was a slight hill. He always used hills as slides, even those with a gentle slope. In order to make the slide fast, though, Touya had to crush the snow to make something of a path. He back up, and took a running start and slid down the small incline.
Touya cherished every bite of the frozen crystals on his face as he slid down on his stomach. Once he slowed down to a stop, he got up and trudged back up to the top. It wasn't that big of a slope, but it would do just nicely.
When Touya was back at the start of his slide, he backed up to take another running start. He ran forward, sliding down the slippery snow on his feet.
Looks like I had too much of a running start. Touya thought as he slid down the slope. He could tell that he would not stop where the slide 'officially' ended. Touya kept going, even after he was off the path way. Suddenly, with no warning, he tripped over something and landed flat on his face.
"Ouch!!" Touya muttered, getting off the ground and looking for what ever he had tripped over. Touya was expecting a log, but what he found was a body. "Hey! You okay?" He shouted, poking the body with his foot. To his great surprise, the body let out a small groan and rolled over a bit. Touya could now see that the body was actually someone about the same age as him with bright red hair. Without thinking twice, Touya picked the body up and moved one arm around his shoulders to help with the weight distribution. Moving slowly, Touya began to climb back up the small hill and headed for the cabin.
It took him about ten minutes to haul the body to the cabin, and by the time he got there Touya was sweating. This guy's heavier than he looks! Fumbling with the door, he eventually got inside the cabin. Touya gently put the guy on the floor then looked for Shirikubo and Kyoko. He found them just where he had left them, in the fire room.
"Touya? What's wrong?" Shirikubo asked as Touya barged through the door.
"Sensei! I need some help here!!"
This chapter was shorter than the others, in my opinion. But can yins guess who the mystery body is? *wink wink* Review, and I'll dish these chapters out as fast as I can!
Ice Meet Wind Ch. 4: Amidst the Fresh Fallen Snow
Shirikubo, Kyoko and Touya were all sitting in Kyoko's cabin, safe from the biting blizzard winds outside. Throwing another log on the fire, Kyoko stood up and stretched.
"Oy!" he muttered, "I hate being cooped up! Can't wait for this thing to blow over!"
"I like it," said Touya, starring out to window. "The snow will be deep once it's over."
"Hmm." Shirikubo smiled, giving a small chuckle, "It seems you are destined to become an ice master. Your love of the snow has always been prominent."
If you only knew why, Touya thought sadly. He had never told Shirikubo about his family. Since Shirikubo had never asked, Touya had never told. It was his own private secret, and he meant for it never to be told to anyone. Snow reminded him of his family; the cold winters they spent in their cabin, bundled up with only each other for company. Those times always made him smile, he hardly ever thought of the bad.
"Touya," Kyoko jarred Touya out of his thoughts, "I have a pile of wood out back, would you mind getting some more firewood for us?"
"Yes sir," Touya bowed and left the two of them alone. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Touya wasn't stupid. He knew they were just trying to get rid of him to talk about something. Something they believed he couldn't hear.
I'm not a child anymore! What do they think I am? Touya thought frustrated. It wasn't the first time Shirikubo had done this to him. Shirikubo always did something like this when Touya and him entered a town, or were near others.
Touya stayed just outside the door to the fire room, where his master and friend remained. From his vantage point, he could see the fire light dance across their faces and hear every word they spoke, even when they whispered.
"Shiri," Kyoko sounded very serious, unlike his normally cheery self. "There's something strange going on. Right before I shut the door, the wind told me of a new arrival in this neck of the woods."
"An intruder, no doubt."
"No, this one is different. He fell through my barriers like they were nothing."
"Wait," Shirikubo said sharply. "Fell? What do you mean by fell?"
"Exactly what it sounds like. He fell through the protective barriers of this clearing. Almost as though from a great height. Did you sense anything unusual after that time?"
"Now that you mention it, I sensed an unusual surge of power right around that time. I didn't think much of it because it died away just as quickly. But that might just have been a lower class demon getting too much power for it to bear."
"Still," Kyoko still retained his serious attitude. "I think the two of us should go out in the morning and look for any clue."
"Why'd you send Touya out there then?" Shirikubo asked sharply.
"The wind spoke of it being at the edge of the clearing. The wood pile is just outside the door. He should be fine, as long as the wind and your senses are correct."
Touya didn't bother to hear anymore. An intruder, huh? Interesting. That explained why they wanted him to leave. Shirikubo and Kyoko didn't want him to be freaked out at the possibility of attack. Better hurry up and get the wood before they get suspicious. Touya opened the front door and walked out side. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The blizzard had let up some over the few hours they had spent inside. Snow was now falling lightly around Touya and settling softly on the ground. Without a warning, Touya flung himself into a snow bank and rolled around in the fresh powder. Nothing made him happier than to roll around in the snow. Once, right after Shirikubo found him, he had stayed outside for twelve hours just rolling in snow piles. The habit never grew out of him.
After only twenty minutes of this, he reluctantly got up. I have to get that wood. he thought to himself. It would be very suspicious if he came back hours later. I'll just get that wood and then come back outside!! Touya walked over to the wood pile and selected a few choice logs to take with him. Then he walked back into the house and into the fire room.
"Here is the wood, sir and Sensei," he said, depositing the wood into a pile by the fireplace. He must have interrupted their talk, because they were looking guiltily at him. Sensei never usually let Touya play in the snow for very long bits of time, so what his Sensei said next surprised him.
"Touya, why don't you go outside and play for a while? I wish to speak to Kyoko in private for some time."
"What?" Kyoko looked surprised. "What about the intrud-?" he caught himself and clamped a hand over his mouth before he could say anymore. To Kyoko's surprise, as well as Touya's, Shirikubo began to laugh.
"Touya already knows about it! I could sense him listening to us outside the door. You need to learn how to mask your energy," the last comment was directed at Touya, causing him to blush.
"So, you'll let me stay outside, then? For how long?" Touya was suspicious as to how long this precious moment would last.
"How does the rest of daylight sound?" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The door slammed behind Touya as he leapt into the snow. He rolled all around the front yard of the cabin, making snow angels where ever he stopped rolling. Eventually, he crushed all the fresh snow into thin sheets against the ground. This kind of snow isn't fun to roll around in. he thought,. Then, on a sudden burst of inspiration, he thought, The back yard hasn't been touched yet!!! There should be some fresh snow back there.
Getting up off the ground, Touya walked to the back yard. To his surprise, it was a slight hill. He always used hills as slides, even those with a gentle slope. In order to make the slide fast, though, Touya had to crush the snow to make something of a path. He back up, and took a running start and slid down the small incline.
Touya cherished every bite of the frozen crystals on his face as he slid down on his stomach. Once he slowed down to a stop, he got up and trudged back up to the top. It wasn't that big of a slope, but it would do just nicely.
When Touya was back at the start of his slide, he backed up to take another running start. He ran forward, sliding down the slippery snow on his feet.
Looks like I had too much of a running start. Touya thought as he slid down the slope. He could tell that he would not stop where the slide 'officially' ended. Touya kept going, even after he was off the path way. Suddenly, with no warning, he tripped over something and landed flat on his face.
"Ouch!!" Touya muttered, getting off the ground and looking for what ever he had tripped over. Touya was expecting a log, but what he found was a body. "Hey! You okay?" He shouted, poking the body with his foot. To his great surprise, the body let out a small groan and rolled over a bit. Touya could now see that the body was actually someone about the same age as him with bright red hair. Without thinking twice, Touya picked the body up and moved one arm around his shoulders to help with the weight distribution. Moving slowly, Touya began to climb back up the small hill and headed for the cabin.
It took him about ten minutes to haul the body to the cabin, and by the time he got there Touya was sweating. This guy's heavier than he looks! Fumbling with the door, he eventually got inside the cabin. Touya gently put the guy on the floor then looked for Shirikubo and Kyoko. He found them just where he had left them, in the fire room.
"Touya? What's wrong?" Shirikubo asked as Touya barged through the door.
"Sensei! I need some help here!!"
This chapter was shorter than the others, in my opinion. But can yins guess who the mystery body is? *wink wink* Review, and I'll dish these chapters out as fast as I can!