Hi! Sorry this chappie took so long, I've been busy with school lately. But
a weeklong break is coming up, so I should have some time soon to write a
little more. I'm also a lot more tired as of late, so that hasn't really
helped either. And sorry about the chappie name, I know it's pretty lame.
^^; Anyways, enough excuses, on to the chapter!!!
The learning chapter
Chapter 5
Ashitaka and Toji woke up earlier than everyone. They quietly called for the wolves, and briskly went to New Iron Town. They came upon it, but didn't enter. The sky become a light blue, the sun was beginning to rise. They watched as a young man strode up to the gates, in dark clothing. They suddenly felt cold and shuddered. Then, he was gone. Toji and Ashitaka were taken by great surprise, but knew something was up in New Iron Town.
=================Inside Iron Town=================
Lady Eboshi lay in her bed, coughing hoarsely. A man came and said, "M'Lady, the new Assistant is here."
"Bring him in *cough*" Lady Eboshi croaked.
A young man entered, with short, spiky jet-black hair. His eyes were narrow and a steely grey, with bits of black dashed here and there. He was somewhat short, and had a weird effect on people, that would just make them shiver and shut up. He had a dark cloak on, hood drawn. He kneeled down, and bowed his head.
"M'Lady, I am hoping that you are not too ill." He said. His voice was soft and whispery, and had a calming affect on Lady Eboshi.
"I'm fine, thank you. So you must be Mishina. So you will be taking the position as my assistant, since my other one died in that terrible fire that happened earlier this month...It's lucky it rained later that evening, or else or whole town would have burnt down. *Hack**cough*" Lady Eboshi sighed. "As you can see, I can' t continue to govern my people. I know you can do a good job. I will return when I'm feeling better, but I just can't do that at the moment." She stopped and coughed again.
"M'Lady, I will do the best job possible. I will even seek a healer to help you get better much faster. I hear that about 10 days' walk from here there is a healer whom knows the cure to your illness. He is slowly traveling through towns, healing people and teaching them the cure. He will most likely be here in 4 to 6 weeks, but I can send someone to learn the cure." Mishina answered.
"Thank you, that would be so kind. You will receive a great reward." Then she turned over, coughed, and attempted to sleep.
Mishina got up and quietly made his way to his room.
================Back to the Mountains================
Sakura was up and walking around, wondering where on earth her father and Toji were. This was the 4th day that they were gone so early in the morning. She gasped. What if my dad and Toji is GAY?! That would be the weirdest thing EVER!!! As she walked around, she expected to see Toji and her dad kissing.
Sasuke dropped down from a tree branch. "Have you seen Toji?" Sasuke asked.
"No, I haven't seen Toji or dad all morning." Sakura answered.
Sasuke sighed. "Toji promised he would teach me some ninja moves." Before Sakura could answer, they heard a voice.
"Sasuke, why are you sad?" Ashitaka's voice came, and then they saw him around the corner of a tree.
"Dad!" Sakura yelled, and then ran over to him and gave him a hug. Sasuke smiled, then went over to Toji.
"Hey Toji, can you teach me some of those ninja moves today?" Sasuke asked.
"WHAT? You're a ninja?" Sakura yelled.
"Not really, but I know a fighting style that is a combination of a lot of fighting styles; it's really it's own style that my clan made up." Toji answered, smiling pleasantly.
"I think it would be a good idea for Sakura to learn a bit too." Ashitaka said, smiling at Sakura then Toji.
"Dad, I didn't-"
"Well, you should probably get started. It's a beautiful day, you should be able to get in quite a few." Ashitaka said, then he left them.
"Aw man, why did you have to be here Sakura? This is men stuff." Sasuke complained.
"Hey, listen, I didn't choose to be here! So quit complaining!" Sakura yelled.
"C'mon now, don't fight. You should be happy siblings." Toji said in a disgustingly sweet tone, shoving them together. Sakura gave him a strong glare, then Sasuke one.
"Let's quit wasting time," Sasuke said, shoving Sakura away. "Let's get down to business."
Throughout the day Toji taught them better ways to fight, and helped them with better weapon making (Toji was mainly teaching Sasuke with this; Sakura already knew about it), and taught them some pressure points on the body, and warned them not to use it on each other (both sighed of disappointment). It was really dark by now, and Sasuke yawned REALLY loud.
"Well, I'll be turning in early now. G'night!" Sasuke said, grinning at Sakura. Then he called for Mina, hopped on her, and was away.
Sakura pouted, she didn't like to be alone with Toji anymore. It's not that she didn't hate him anymore; it's just that she got weird feelings she just didn't like. She was always nervous now, butterflies in her stomach, her heart skipping a few beats at the sight of him. She suspected that she actually liked him, but tried to shun the thought. Sakura believed that she wasn't meant to love; only fight and just be happy with life as it is. She believed that because she hadn't yet developed the body of woman, she still had a girls' figure.
But there was something else about Toji that made Sakura drawn towards him. There was something that he was keeping secret...She also felt this from her father. Now she had to ask him this...
"Toji, I have to ask you something."
Toji raised his eyebrows at her, but stopped to listen.
"Toji, are you...do you, um...are you having an intimate relationship with my dad?"
Toji's eyebrows raised sky-high, his eyes widened. "No way! Where did you get THAT idea, Sakura?"
Sakura's heart skipped a beat at the sound of his voice saying her name, she even felt herself blush a bit, from both embarrassment and joy. She smiled shyly.
"Sorry, it's just you and my dad are always gone in the morning and at night, and that's the first thing that I could think of that could be a possibility." Sakura answered.
Toji laughed. It was deep and carried throughout the forest. "Sakura, you're funny." He said, ruffling her dark brown hair. Sakura blushed even more, and a new thought crossed her mind. What if he thinks of me more as a little sister? The thought depressed her a bit, and at the same time relieved her.
Sakura sighed. "Then Toji, why is it that you and my dad are always out?"
Toji paused, and Sakura could have sworn that his eyes widened a bit too. "Well, we're trying to go to New Iron Town for business. But Lady Eboshi is very busy lately. She was sick for about two weeks about a month ago, and since she didn't have an assistant she had to delay all appointments, so I'm just going to have to wait until everything is back to normal. Don't worry, she's feeling fine now." Toji said with a reassuring smile.
"Oh...well, what are you on business for?" Sakura asked. She knew she was being lied to again, she had just visited Lady Eboshi a month ago and she was as healthy as a horse.
"To start trade with the town. You see, we need more metal for our clan, then we can sell some of the extra for more leather or something." Toji explained, looking ahead.
Once again, Sakura felt she was being deceived, and started a plan.
================End================
Sorry about the short chappie. ^^; Right now it's getting to be a 'down- time' at school, and with a spring break coming up, I think I should have more time to write. Well, until the next chappie, it's goodbye!
===Please Review!!!===
The learning chapter
Chapter 5
Ashitaka and Toji woke up earlier than everyone. They quietly called for the wolves, and briskly went to New Iron Town. They came upon it, but didn't enter. The sky become a light blue, the sun was beginning to rise. They watched as a young man strode up to the gates, in dark clothing. They suddenly felt cold and shuddered. Then, he was gone. Toji and Ashitaka were taken by great surprise, but knew something was up in New Iron Town.
=================Inside Iron Town=================
Lady Eboshi lay in her bed, coughing hoarsely. A man came and said, "M'Lady, the new Assistant is here."
"Bring him in *cough*" Lady Eboshi croaked.
A young man entered, with short, spiky jet-black hair. His eyes were narrow and a steely grey, with bits of black dashed here and there. He was somewhat short, and had a weird effect on people, that would just make them shiver and shut up. He had a dark cloak on, hood drawn. He kneeled down, and bowed his head.
"M'Lady, I am hoping that you are not too ill." He said. His voice was soft and whispery, and had a calming affect on Lady Eboshi.
"I'm fine, thank you. So you must be Mishina. So you will be taking the position as my assistant, since my other one died in that terrible fire that happened earlier this month...It's lucky it rained later that evening, or else or whole town would have burnt down. *Hack**cough*" Lady Eboshi sighed. "As you can see, I can' t continue to govern my people. I know you can do a good job. I will return when I'm feeling better, but I just can't do that at the moment." She stopped and coughed again.
"M'Lady, I will do the best job possible. I will even seek a healer to help you get better much faster. I hear that about 10 days' walk from here there is a healer whom knows the cure to your illness. He is slowly traveling through towns, healing people and teaching them the cure. He will most likely be here in 4 to 6 weeks, but I can send someone to learn the cure." Mishina answered.
"Thank you, that would be so kind. You will receive a great reward." Then she turned over, coughed, and attempted to sleep.
Mishina got up and quietly made his way to his room.
================Back to the Mountains================
Sakura was up and walking around, wondering where on earth her father and Toji were. This was the 4th day that they were gone so early in the morning. She gasped. What if my dad and Toji is GAY?! That would be the weirdest thing EVER!!! As she walked around, she expected to see Toji and her dad kissing.
Sasuke dropped down from a tree branch. "Have you seen Toji?" Sasuke asked.
"No, I haven't seen Toji or dad all morning." Sakura answered.
Sasuke sighed. "Toji promised he would teach me some ninja moves." Before Sakura could answer, they heard a voice.
"Sasuke, why are you sad?" Ashitaka's voice came, and then they saw him around the corner of a tree.
"Dad!" Sakura yelled, and then ran over to him and gave him a hug. Sasuke smiled, then went over to Toji.
"Hey Toji, can you teach me some of those ninja moves today?" Sasuke asked.
"WHAT? You're a ninja?" Sakura yelled.
"Not really, but I know a fighting style that is a combination of a lot of fighting styles; it's really it's own style that my clan made up." Toji answered, smiling pleasantly.
"I think it would be a good idea for Sakura to learn a bit too." Ashitaka said, smiling at Sakura then Toji.
"Dad, I didn't-"
"Well, you should probably get started. It's a beautiful day, you should be able to get in quite a few." Ashitaka said, then he left them.
"Aw man, why did you have to be here Sakura? This is men stuff." Sasuke complained.
"Hey, listen, I didn't choose to be here! So quit complaining!" Sakura yelled.
"C'mon now, don't fight. You should be happy siblings." Toji said in a disgustingly sweet tone, shoving them together. Sakura gave him a strong glare, then Sasuke one.
"Let's quit wasting time," Sasuke said, shoving Sakura away. "Let's get down to business."
Throughout the day Toji taught them better ways to fight, and helped them with better weapon making (Toji was mainly teaching Sasuke with this; Sakura already knew about it), and taught them some pressure points on the body, and warned them not to use it on each other (both sighed of disappointment). It was really dark by now, and Sasuke yawned REALLY loud.
"Well, I'll be turning in early now. G'night!" Sasuke said, grinning at Sakura. Then he called for Mina, hopped on her, and was away.
Sakura pouted, she didn't like to be alone with Toji anymore. It's not that she didn't hate him anymore; it's just that she got weird feelings she just didn't like. She was always nervous now, butterflies in her stomach, her heart skipping a few beats at the sight of him. She suspected that she actually liked him, but tried to shun the thought. Sakura believed that she wasn't meant to love; only fight and just be happy with life as it is. She believed that because she hadn't yet developed the body of woman, she still had a girls' figure.
But there was something else about Toji that made Sakura drawn towards him. There was something that he was keeping secret...She also felt this from her father. Now she had to ask him this...
"Toji, I have to ask you something."
Toji raised his eyebrows at her, but stopped to listen.
"Toji, are you...do you, um...are you having an intimate relationship with my dad?"
Toji's eyebrows raised sky-high, his eyes widened. "No way! Where did you get THAT idea, Sakura?"
Sakura's heart skipped a beat at the sound of his voice saying her name, she even felt herself blush a bit, from both embarrassment and joy. She smiled shyly.
"Sorry, it's just you and my dad are always gone in the morning and at night, and that's the first thing that I could think of that could be a possibility." Sakura answered.
Toji laughed. It was deep and carried throughout the forest. "Sakura, you're funny." He said, ruffling her dark brown hair. Sakura blushed even more, and a new thought crossed her mind. What if he thinks of me more as a little sister? The thought depressed her a bit, and at the same time relieved her.
Sakura sighed. "Then Toji, why is it that you and my dad are always out?"
Toji paused, and Sakura could have sworn that his eyes widened a bit too. "Well, we're trying to go to New Iron Town for business. But Lady Eboshi is very busy lately. She was sick for about two weeks about a month ago, and since she didn't have an assistant she had to delay all appointments, so I'm just going to have to wait until everything is back to normal. Don't worry, she's feeling fine now." Toji said with a reassuring smile.
"Oh...well, what are you on business for?" Sakura asked. She knew she was being lied to again, she had just visited Lady Eboshi a month ago and she was as healthy as a horse.
"To start trade with the town. You see, we need more metal for our clan, then we can sell some of the extra for more leather or something." Toji explained, looking ahead.
Once again, Sakura felt she was being deceived, and started a plan.
================End================
Sorry about the short chappie. ^^; Right now it's getting to be a 'down- time' at school, and with a spring break coming up, I think I should have more time to write. Well, until the next chappie, it's goodbye!
===Please Review!!!===