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reviewer! Oh and just to let you all out there know, the more descriptive
and frequent your reviews are the better my mood will be, the better my
mood the more I write! Simple yes? Now, I'm sorry about the cliffies, but
the story wouldn't be any fun with out them now would it? Besides,
cliffies are what make the writer more powerful than the reader, and I love
to be in control! So, let us continue with the story!
Chapter 4,
Shadows in the Night
The shadow loomed closer; Sora reached down and grabbed one of the solid gold candle- stick holders (no there wasn't a candle in it at the moment) and stood ready to take on whatever it was lurking behind the corner.
Sora: Who's there?
Just then Kenshin appeared around the corner.
Kenshin: Sorry Miss Sora, I didn't mean to frighten you.
Sora: (shakily putting down the candle- stick holder) I wasn't scared, why are you up and about so late at night?
Kenshin: I heard something and wanted to come see what it was. Are you all right? (he was rapped in a small blanket and had the same pants on that he had worn that day, he doesn't really like walking around shirtless)
Sora: Oh I'm fine! I was just listening to some music, (she had moved another stereo into the room) and fixing your shirt. It's just about done, oh and I didn't get a chance to look at those wounds you got from my whip.
Kenshin: No, no it's fine I can't really feel it anyway; it's only a few scratches.
Sora: You lie like a fish!
Kenshin: What?!?
Sora: It's an expression. I've worked with that whip long enough to know what kind of damage it can do, so don't even start to tell me you're. Now let me see how bad it is.
Kenshin showed her some of the cuts on his arm; they were as wide as quarters and about 2 centimeters deep. Kenshin hid it well, but you could tell he was in pain because the cuts no longer bled, but oozed lit drops of pus!
Sora: This is ugly. Ugghh, my whip is coated with an oil made from liquid tree sap, water, and the tiniest amount of cobra venom. It won't kill you, but with out the proper medicine, these wounds will never heal, and if you strain them too hard they will start to bleed again! Here.
She got up and retrieved a small bowl and flask; the bowl was made of carved opal. Sora poured some of the flasks contents into the bowl; it was a shimmering, dark blue substance and smelled like a light perfume.
Sora: Dip your hands in it and smear it completely over all of the wounds, once this stuff dries it will soak the oil off of your skin and act as a temporary scab until the wound heals. It is clear on your skin and won't wash off until the wound is fully healed!
Kenshin: Where do you get this stuff? It's amazing; it takes all of the pain away too!
Sora: Oh, that just means that it's diluting the cobra venom, if only a drop of the venom can cause that much pain, imagine what a full bite would be like!
Kenshin: Where do you get the venom?
Sora: (hesitates) Wouldn't you like to know! Now, that medicine won't be dry for a while, so you'll have to wait for a bit. Why don't you come with me? I want to show you something!
They strode off down one of the many corridors of Sora's home. They finally stopped in front of a large door, it was like the others accept, it too had intricate carvings and gems set into it. Besides Sora's bedroom door and the locked door in the living room, this was the only other door Kenshin had seen with these markings on it (Oooooooo spooky!). Sora pulled a heavy, large key out of her pocket; it was made of burnished brass and copper with a dragon carved into it. She turned it in the doorknob, which was carved like the head of a cobra with an open mouth and fangs bared, the mouth served as the key hole (all of the keys and doorknobs in Sora's home have different animals on them etc.). The key clicked in the lock and Sora pushed the door open. A few candles on the walls dimly lit the room; Sora found a light switch though and flicked it on. This room was like a library; there were shelves and shelves of books and volumes! But it was what was in the center of the room that was most interesting. There was a large marble podium sitting on an alter with a giant book resting open upon it. Suspended from the ceiling was a gargantuan tapestry that hung vertically over the podium.
Kenshin: What is this place?
Sora: This, she spun around indicating the room, is the history of my family, these books, everything. They track every event having to do with my family ever since the dawn of time! And this, she pointed at the colorful tapestry, is my family tree. Everyone in my family is on here, but unfortunately they are all dead.
Kenshin: All of them? But that would make you the last one of your line of blood.
Sora: I suppose it would now wouldn't it?
Kenshin: Are these all sewn on here by hand?
Sora: Yes.
Kenshin: (walks toward the tapestry and examines it in amazement) By whom?
Sora: Me mostly, and a few others.
Kenshin: (looks at Sora in wonder) Really?!?
Sora: Yes. You see this is the house that my whole family used to live in, but eventually they moved out in order to see what the outside world had in store for them. I went off too, but I went alone. (her voice faded)
Kenshin: (running his fingers over the faces and names sewn onto the ancient fabric) Why does an animal back each face?
Sora: My family is very in touch with nature I guess you could say. Each of us when we are born is dubbed with an animal guardian. Once we reach adolescence our animal is tattooed on us.
Kenshin: Why the tattoo?
Sora: Just about everyone in my family has died in battle, or from wounds received during it. The tattoo helps identify us. Every one of us has a different animal, no two alike.
Kenshin: That's an interesting family tradition that it is. If you don't mind me asking, what's your animal?
Sara: My guardian is the cobra.
Kenshin: So you're really the last of your family?
Sora: Yes, my breed seems to have run its race.
Kenshin: (still looking at the tapestry) Who are these two? Sora looked up and saw what Kenshin was pointing at; the empty space allotted for her and the one across from and below hers.
Sora: (tears welled up in her eyes) That's my husband, and my.my son.
Kenshin: Oh, Sora I'm sorry I, I didn't know.
Sora: No, it's ok, really, I'm just still getting over it though.
Kenshin: I think that the medicine is dry now; I'll just go to bed.
Sora: (hurriedly wiping her eyes) Yeah that sounds good.
They left the room; Sora made sure everything was locked, and handed Kenshin his shirt. They walked up the stairs and went down the hallway to their rooms.
Sora: (leaning against wall, just about to close her door) Good night Kenshin, I'm sorry that you had to see me like that earlier.
Kenshin: No, no it's ok, goodnight then!
Well, if these two have any more meetings like that, they might end up needing some chaperones! But don't worry; I'm sure they are mature enough to behave in one another's company. I could tell you more about Sora's past, but that would take all of the fun out of this story for me! You guys are so good to put up with my cliffies! But I should warn you, there will be one at the end of just about every chapter, otherwise you wouldn't keep reading my story! I can't wait till the next chapter, all I'm going to tell you is that a few skeletons will be coming out of the closet for Sora. Plus the whole plot of the story becomes known as well! So read on my fellow fic. Fans!
Chapter 4,
Shadows in the Night
The shadow loomed closer; Sora reached down and grabbed one of the solid gold candle- stick holders (no there wasn't a candle in it at the moment) and stood ready to take on whatever it was lurking behind the corner.
Sora: Who's there?
Just then Kenshin appeared around the corner.
Kenshin: Sorry Miss Sora, I didn't mean to frighten you.
Sora: (shakily putting down the candle- stick holder) I wasn't scared, why are you up and about so late at night?
Kenshin: I heard something and wanted to come see what it was. Are you all right? (he was rapped in a small blanket and had the same pants on that he had worn that day, he doesn't really like walking around shirtless)
Sora: Oh I'm fine! I was just listening to some music, (she had moved another stereo into the room) and fixing your shirt. It's just about done, oh and I didn't get a chance to look at those wounds you got from my whip.
Kenshin: No, no it's fine I can't really feel it anyway; it's only a few scratches.
Sora: You lie like a fish!
Kenshin: What?!?
Sora: It's an expression. I've worked with that whip long enough to know what kind of damage it can do, so don't even start to tell me you're. Now let me see how bad it is.
Kenshin showed her some of the cuts on his arm; they were as wide as quarters and about 2 centimeters deep. Kenshin hid it well, but you could tell he was in pain because the cuts no longer bled, but oozed lit drops of pus!
Sora: This is ugly. Ugghh, my whip is coated with an oil made from liquid tree sap, water, and the tiniest amount of cobra venom. It won't kill you, but with out the proper medicine, these wounds will never heal, and if you strain them too hard they will start to bleed again! Here.
She got up and retrieved a small bowl and flask; the bowl was made of carved opal. Sora poured some of the flasks contents into the bowl; it was a shimmering, dark blue substance and smelled like a light perfume.
Sora: Dip your hands in it and smear it completely over all of the wounds, once this stuff dries it will soak the oil off of your skin and act as a temporary scab until the wound heals. It is clear on your skin and won't wash off until the wound is fully healed!
Kenshin: Where do you get this stuff? It's amazing; it takes all of the pain away too!
Sora: Oh, that just means that it's diluting the cobra venom, if only a drop of the venom can cause that much pain, imagine what a full bite would be like!
Kenshin: Where do you get the venom?
Sora: (hesitates) Wouldn't you like to know! Now, that medicine won't be dry for a while, so you'll have to wait for a bit. Why don't you come with me? I want to show you something!
They strode off down one of the many corridors of Sora's home. They finally stopped in front of a large door, it was like the others accept, it too had intricate carvings and gems set into it. Besides Sora's bedroom door and the locked door in the living room, this was the only other door Kenshin had seen with these markings on it (Oooooooo spooky!). Sora pulled a heavy, large key out of her pocket; it was made of burnished brass and copper with a dragon carved into it. She turned it in the doorknob, which was carved like the head of a cobra with an open mouth and fangs bared, the mouth served as the key hole (all of the keys and doorknobs in Sora's home have different animals on them etc.). The key clicked in the lock and Sora pushed the door open. A few candles on the walls dimly lit the room; Sora found a light switch though and flicked it on. This room was like a library; there were shelves and shelves of books and volumes! But it was what was in the center of the room that was most interesting. There was a large marble podium sitting on an alter with a giant book resting open upon it. Suspended from the ceiling was a gargantuan tapestry that hung vertically over the podium.
Kenshin: What is this place?
Sora: This, she spun around indicating the room, is the history of my family, these books, everything. They track every event having to do with my family ever since the dawn of time! And this, she pointed at the colorful tapestry, is my family tree. Everyone in my family is on here, but unfortunately they are all dead.
Kenshin: All of them? But that would make you the last one of your line of blood.
Sora: I suppose it would now wouldn't it?
Kenshin: Are these all sewn on here by hand?
Sora: Yes.
Kenshin: (walks toward the tapestry and examines it in amazement) By whom?
Sora: Me mostly, and a few others.
Kenshin: (looks at Sora in wonder) Really?!?
Sora: Yes. You see this is the house that my whole family used to live in, but eventually they moved out in order to see what the outside world had in store for them. I went off too, but I went alone. (her voice faded)
Kenshin: (running his fingers over the faces and names sewn onto the ancient fabric) Why does an animal back each face?
Sora: My family is very in touch with nature I guess you could say. Each of us when we are born is dubbed with an animal guardian. Once we reach adolescence our animal is tattooed on us.
Kenshin: Why the tattoo?
Sora: Just about everyone in my family has died in battle, or from wounds received during it. The tattoo helps identify us. Every one of us has a different animal, no two alike.
Kenshin: That's an interesting family tradition that it is. If you don't mind me asking, what's your animal?
Sara: My guardian is the cobra.
Kenshin: So you're really the last of your family?
Sora: Yes, my breed seems to have run its race.
Kenshin: (still looking at the tapestry) Who are these two? Sora looked up and saw what Kenshin was pointing at; the empty space allotted for her and the one across from and below hers.
Sora: (tears welled up in her eyes) That's my husband, and my.my son.
Kenshin: Oh, Sora I'm sorry I, I didn't know.
Sora: No, it's ok, really, I'm just still getting over it though.
Kenshin: I think that the medicine is dry now; I'll just go to bed.
Sora: (hurriedly wiping her eyes) Yeah that sounds good.
They left the room; Sora made sure everything was locked, and handed Kenshin his shirt. They walked up the stairs and went down the hallway to their rooms.
Sora: (leaning against wall, just about to close her door) Good night Kenshin, I'm sorry that you had to see me like that earlier.
Kenshin: No, no it's ok, goodnight then!
Well, if these two have any more meetings like that, they might end up needing some chaperones! But don't worry; I'm sure they are mature enough to behave in one another's company. I could tell you more about Sora's past, but that would take all of the fun out of this story for me! You guys are so good to put up with my cliffies! But I should warn you, there will be one at the end of just about every chapter, otherwise you wouldn't keep reading my story! I can't wait till the next chapter, all I'm going to tell you is that a few skeletons will be coming out of the closet for Sora. Plus the whole plot of the story becomes known as well! So read on my fellow fic. Fans!