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"The First Mission" chapter 4
"Are you sure it's going to work?" asked Misao
"Hai! It's the only way to get in the village without raising the suspicion of the villagers." replied Taka
"I'm not sure...." doubted Misao
"As crazy as it may sound, I think it will actually work" stated Aoshi
"Ok then, who will be my pretend lover?" asked a blushing Misao
Taka confidently answered "I will be happy to do the job..."
".........."
"If my Okashira ordered me to, I will be more than willing to comply." replied the tall man.
'Hmmmm... I know Taka always wants to be the hero. But what about Aoshi? Does he still think I am not capable of doing this? He is just too hard to understand. O well, whatever it is I will find out sooner or later. I know exactly a 'mature' of way of settling this' thought Misao
"Okay, since you two want to be my (ehrm) lover. You can settle this by playing rock, paper, scissors" suggested Misao
"Fine by me" confidently answered Taka
And so the two bishouhen, stood parallel to each other, both exchanging the deadliest stares they could make. Misao could feel the tension building up between the two Oniwabanshuu members. The awkward silence was broken by saying 4 words, rock... paper...scissors....shoot!
"I lose" admitted one of the men.
"So, it's settled then. Tomorrow, we go!" energetically yelled the young Okashira.
-Cave outside the Village of the Midst-
"Ouch! My head hurts. What happened?" cried Okina as he touches his head.
He was remembering what happened earlier when he saw the young girl he "rescued" outside his cage.
"Hey! Are you ok? Did they hurt you?" asked Okina
"Foolish, old man.... You care about others when you yourself is trapped in that cage." replied the young girl
'So it was this girl all along.. I knew it, I dodged every dart but I didn't expect them a young girl to be part of the DHT. I shouldn't have trusted anyone.'
"Who are you really?"
"I am Katsuo's daughter, Aya. I was born months after you killed my father. My mother also died because she couldn't bear my father's death. I was left with only the care of older brother. You will pay for the sufferings me and my brother have experienced. Do you know what's it like to beg for food? To result to stealing, as an only way to survive?" angrily answered Aya.
"Sister, there is no purpose in telling our life story to a man that is going to die soon." said Shura as he walks towards the cage where Okina is held.
"I'm sorry to have caused this suffering...."
"The only thing you did was to make us strong so we can fulfill our father's dream. You didn't cause anything" replied Shura as he punched Okina in the stomach making him unconscious again.
"Sister, our plan is almost complete. We only need to capture Kazuma and the new Oniwabanshuu leader" said Shura
-In the Village of the Midst-
"Help! Please help us!" screamed a panicking young lady
"My Koishi, he was bitten by a brown snake!"
The villagers still afraid of foreigners couldn't just stand and ignore the young lady's cry for help. So the village men decided to help her. They found the man lying in the ground just outside the village. They carried him to a small hut where an old lady, Li lived. Li treated the young man with a local antibiotic made from crushed leaves and roots.
"That should do the trick" said Li
-After a few minutes-
"Koishi......" whispered the now conscious man
"It's ok. I'm here. You need to rest now"
"Thank you so much for helping us" said the young woman
"It's ok. So, what brings you two all the way here?" asked the grey haired lady
"Well you see we are from Osaka. Our parents disapprove of our union. So, we have decided to elope"
"Poor young hearts. You are free to stay here as long as you wish" answered Li
"Arigato" replied both
Li then led the two lovers to a small room in the corner of the hut and said "You need to rest. We will talk more tomorrow."
-Inside the room-
'Perfect! They don't suspect a thing." said Misao
"Shhhhh... We still need to be careful" whispered Aoshi
"Taka's plan worked perfectly. I have to give him credit for that."
"Oh! It should work... or else I could have died. That guy is crazy letting a snake bite me... maybe he just wants to get rid of me..."
"What are you saying? Taka is a good friend." defended Misao
"So, you two where um, not... you know... well, just forget what I said ok?"
Misao giggled as she knows what Aoshi meant. Aoshi then laid down two futons in the floor obviously getting ready to sleep for today was a tiring day.
At this time, reality struck our Okashira. 'We are going to sleep together in one room. Different thoughts clouded Misao's mind. Baka Misao! You have done this many times so why should this be any different? Well, only beside the fact that you confessed your feelings to Aoshi... (sigh) Alright you can do this Misao! You are the Okashira! Be strong! Now is not the right time to think about your love life. Okina's life and the future of Japan are at stake.... I need to focus...'
But how can the young Okashira focus when Aoshi had his back turned against her and is changing his clothes? (a/n Drool Drool Drool)
Also after changing her clothes, in the bathroom of course. Misao bid goodnight to Aoshi
"You too and rest well" 'Koishi' replied Aoshi obviously keeping the last word in his mind.
-Morning-
(Yawn) as Misao stretches her arms
"Shhhhhh... come here Misao" as Aoshi dragged Misao near the door
"What is it?" asked a confused Misao
"Listen"
-End of Chp4-
A/N: Gomen! (bows) sorry I haven't updated in a long tym.. there is dis thing called 'college' that keeps on getting my way.. neways, hope you like this chp! I promise nxt chp will be extra long..
Thanks to all who read/reviewed like Oniwabanshu, Black Cherrie, jazzy wolf and of course to my co-author, Wolf Sapphire!!!!!