OMG IM SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY!!!!! GOMENASAI!! I've put away this story
for so long that I'd almost forgot about it, I really thank my reviewers
for reminding me I still have this unaccomplished task still waiting for
me. I feel so bad =( Please forgive me!!!!I'll do anything! Even endure
Motoko's Hiken attacks!!! gets ready to get hit but nea, I'll write the
next chapter to KBTB instead!
I want to give special thanks to my faithful reviewer Motoko lover! You were the one who got me writing this chapter =) THANKS SOOO MUCH !!!
Ok, with no further hinder, Katana Behind the Bleak Chapter 9 is flying your way!
Katana Behind the Bleak
Chapter 9: Set Your Aim right! PART I
Keitaro starred longingly at Motoko's receding figure. He watched as step by step she walked further and further away from him. His heart produced a deep pang that urged him to run over to her and hug her tight, melting away all the frost that layered atop of her heart, but he couldn't (not when Naru's clinging onto him anyways). He wasn't sure if his courage was bold enough to do such things or whether Motoko would accept him or not. He didn't want to lose the friendship they shared.
"What did you do to Motoko?!" an angry voice bellowed.
Both Keitaro and Naru looked in the direction of the voice that had just called out and found Lan standing in front of them.
"Lan..." Naru's voice appeared soft and weak, which made her seem vulnerable.
"That's none of YOUR business," Keitaro snapped.
"I'm telling you, if you ever dare harm Motoko, I'll make sure you'll answer to my katana!" Lan retorted.
"This situation has nothing to do with you Lan, so you stay out of it!" Keitaro almost shouted.
"Well, if it has something to do with Motoko, then it has something to do with me too!" Lan shouted back.
"Oh yea?"
"YEA!!!"
"Hmph...we'll see," Keitaro finally said. He removed Naru from his chest and held her tight so she wouldn't fall on her steps. "I'm fine..."Naru whimpered slightly.
"Alright, I'm going to go now. You take care," Keitaro murmured, and with that said, he walked away to his room.
The air suddenly thickened as the room was silenced once again with only faint sounds of birds chirping. Lan looked away at the green shrubs that were growing by the dojo. Naru kept silent as she watched him painfully. Her heart was aching for him, but she knew he didn't love her anymore. In fact, had he even loved her before?
Naru still remembered how it was when she had first arrived at the dojo. Naru's family knew the elder's family very well, so when Naru's father had asked the elder if Naru was able to stay in their dojo for the time being, she had instantly approved. Naru was very shy and timid then. She dared not give a word of her opinion, fearing that giving the wrong comment or opinion would cause her father trouble. Therefore, she kept everything to herself. The time was hard to pass; as time grew, each minute stretched longer and longer. It was lonely having no one to talk to.
Her loneliness ended when she met Lan. Their encounter was almost like fate, as if it were meant to be. It had made her believe that she was in a fairy tale story. That day, she was wandering through the thick forests that enveloped the dojo. She'd felt too lonely being around people she couldn't talk to, so she decided to approach the nature instead. At least, she didn't have to worry about them not accepting her. She walked around the forest, enjoying the green landscape. She heard chirps of swallows and croaks of crows. Sounds of bamboo leaves bashing against each other lightened up her spirits. She was surrounded by an atmosphere of serenity and happiness, at least up until when she heard faint sounds of something fast moving past the shrubs around her. She turned her head in all directions, trying to locate whatever it was that was following her. Suddenly she heard a deep growl. She turned in the direction of the growl and met two sharp, glowing green eyes. Not only were they green but they looked menacing as well. Suddenly the great beast pranced, its muscles straining for strength and agility. It held its paws in front, the ivory claws sharp and intimidating, and threatened to tear her flesh apart. Suddenly a man let out a loud war cry and jumped in front of her, holding his katana up in a defensive manner. Before the beast could even act, he had already launched himself at it and swung his katana, sending out a blast of ki that knocked the animal off its all-fours. It seemed almost too good to be true. Her hero had come out from the bleak to save her. It had seemed as if they were meant to be together.
"Naru! Naru!" a voice called, alarmed.
Naru jumped and shook out of her reverie as she saw Lan in front of her, his hands clutching onto her shoulder, shaking her.
"Oh...oh...I'm sorry, I guess I just kind of lost it..." Naru tried to reason.
"Are you still upset about what I said to you last day?" Lan looked at her inquiringly.
Naru nodded and then looked away. She didn't want him to see the tears forming behind her eyes.
"I'm sorry Naru," Lan said, "but the one I love is Motoko right now. I can't lose her. She means something to me."
She couldn't hold back the tears anymore.
"But you mean something to me too!" Tears streamed passed her eyes, leaving two light tear-streaks on her cheeks. She felt weak and desperate. She was definitely losing her mind. Lan's eyes widened with surprise, but his surprise was soon to be concealed by harsh words.
"Naru! Listen to me!" Lan cried as he shook her lightly again, "I like Motoko, and she will like me as well!"
Those were surprising words that rang in the air. What did he mean by she WILL. How did he know for sure?
"What are you talking about Lan? You just met this girl a few days ago. I've met you for THREE YEARS!!! Why do you like her so much anyways?" Naru continued.
Lan grimaced. "I'm not going to tell you this right now. This is MY business. You just stay out of this..."
Naru stared questioningly at him; he looked as if he was holding something back from her, and she was not about to stop until she found out!
"Lan! Please tell me!" she grabbed onto his sleeves, but he brashly shook it off.
"Just leave me alone, Naru..." and with that said, Lan left as well.
Something queer was going on. Something NOT RIGHT was definitely going on...
Meanwhile, Keitaro passed by Motoko's room as he made way to his bedroom. He stopped midway as he stood quietly in front of Motoko's room. Something in his heart told him to knock on her door and apologize, but something in his mind told him not to. Argh! Could life be any harder than this when you're torn into two halves, each wanting separate, different things?!
He lifted a hand to rap on the door, but halted midway of his action. "Gods, what should I do?!" he thought as he smacked his head. He continued fighting his feelings with his thoughts when the door slid open quietly and Motoko appeared standing before him.
"Motoko!" Keitaro exclaimed as he jumped back, caught in surprise.
"Keitaro? What are you doing here? I thought you were with Naru?" Motoko said, trying to sound nonchalant, as she looked away, avoiding any unnecessary eye contact.
"I just wanted to apologize Motoko..." Keitaro began.
"There's no need to. You don't need to explain anything to me. I'm not anyone special to you anyways, so there's no poi...." she said before Keitaro interrupted her.
"But you do!!!" Keitaro shouted out immediately. Darn, his heart worked faster than his brain...
Motoko's eyes widened and looked away as a small blush crept slowly onto her pale ivory skin.
"Argh....how should I explain this to you Motoko....."Keitaro said, his thoughts in disarray. He couldn't think of what to say to her and his mind was definitely not functioning properly with his heart slowly taking over. Motoko saw that he was beginning to grow frustrated as he scratched his head madly, ruffling his hair.
"Motoko!"
Motoko stopped in her thoughts and stared into the great depths of Keitaro's eyes as she felt lost in her emotions as well. She saw different emotions flashing behind those eyes of his. Flames of courage shone in his eyes as he took a deep breath and announced...
"Motoko...I love you!"
audience gasps
AN: YUP CLIFFY! YES I KNOW, IM SO EVIL MUAHAHAHAHA (you must excuse me, I have a whole pile of homework sitting right beside me right now just waiting for me to complete...=( yes I'm losing it as well) Well anywayz, lots occurred in this chapter! Wondering what Lan might be hiding from the others and how Motoko would react to Keitaro's rash confession? Awwww...you must wait for the next chapter of KBTB!!! BUT!!! To speed things up, leaving a review or TWO, might just help speed up processes XD Yea I noe, I'm a review freak so please PLEASE leave a review. For the sake of my sanity, onegai?
I want to give special thanks to my faithful reviewer Motoko lover! You were the one who got me writing this chapter =) THANKS SOOO MUCH !!!
Ok, with no further hinder, Katana Behind the Bleak Chapter 9 is flying your way!
Katana Behind the Bleak
Chapter 9: Set Your Aim right! PART I
Keitaro starred longingly at Motoko's receding figure. He watched as step by step she walked further and further away from him. His heart produced a deep pang that urged him to run over to her and hug her tight, melting away all the frost that layered atop of her heart, but he couldn't (not when Naru's clinging onto him anyways). He wasn't sure if his courage was bold enough to do such things or whether Motoko would accept him or not. He didn't want to lose the friendship they shared.
"What did you do to Motoko?!" an angry voice bellowed.
Both Keitaro and Naru looked in the direction of the voice that had just called out and found Lan standing in front of them.
"Lan..." Naru's voice appeared soft and weak, which made her seem vulnerable.
"That's none of YOUR business," Keitaro snapped.
"I'm telling you, if you ever dare harm Motoko, I'll make sure you'll answer to my katana!" Lan retorted.
"This situation has nothing to do with you Lan, so you stay out of it!" Keitaro almost shouted.
"Well, if it has something to do with Motoko, then it has something to do with me too!" Lan shouted back.
"Oh yea?"
"YEA!!!"
"Hmph...we'll see," Keitaro finally said. He removed Naru from his chest and held her tight so she wouldn't fall on her steps. "I'm fine..."Naru whimpered slightly.
"Alright, I'm going to go now. You take care," Keitaro murmured, and with that said, he walked away to his room.
The air suddenly thickened as the room was silenced once again with only faint sounds of birds chirping. Lan looked away at the green shrubs that were growing by the dojo. Naru kept silent as she watched him painfully. Her heart was aching for him, but she knew he didn't love her anymore. In fact, had he even loved her before?
Naru still remembered how it was when she had first arrived at the dojo. Naru's family knew the elder's family very well, so when Naru's father had asked the elder if Naru was able to stay in their dojo for the time being, she had instantly approved. Naru was very shy and timid then. She dared not give a word of her opinion, fearing that giving the wrong comment or opinion would cause her father trouble. Therefore, she kept everything to herself. The time was hard to pass; as time grew, each minute stretched longer and longer. It was lonely having no one to talk to.
Her loneliness ended when she met Lan. Their encounter was almost like fate, as if it were meant to be. It had made her believe that she was in a fairy tale story. That day, she was wandering through the thick forests that enveloped the dojo. She'd felt too lonely being around people she couldn't talk to, so she decided to approach the nature instead. At least, she didn't have to worry about them not accepting her. She walked around the forest, enjoying the green landscape. She heard chirps of swallows and croaks of crows. Sounds of bamboo leaves bashing against each other lightened up her spirits. She was surrounded by an atmosphere of serenity and happiness, at least up until when she heard faint sounds of something fast moving past the shrubs around her. She turned her head in all directions, trying to locate whatever it was that was following her. Suddenly she heard a deep growl. She turned in the direction of the growl and met two sharp, glowing green eyes. Not only were they green but they looked menacing as well. Suddenly the great beast pranced, its muscles straining for strength and agility. It held its paws in front, the ivory claws sharp and intimidating, and threatened to tear her flesh apart. Suddenly a man let out a loud war cry and jumped in front of her, holding his katana up in a defensive manner. Before the beast could even act, he had already launched himself at it and swung his katana, sending out a blast of ki that knocked the animal off its all-fours. It seemed almost too good to be true. Her hero had come out from the bleak to save her. It had seemed as if they were meant to be together.
"Naru! Naru!" a voice called, alarmed.
Naru jumped and shook out of her reverie as she saw Lan in front of her, his hands clutching onto her shoulder, shaking her.
"Oh...oh...I'm sorry, I guess I just kind of lost it..." Naru tried to reason.
"Are you still upset about what I said to you last day?" Lan looked at her inquiringly.
Naru nodded and then looked away. She didn't want him to see the tears forming behind her eyes.
"I'm sorry Naru," Lan said, "but the one I love is Motoko right now. I can't lose her. She means something to me."
She couldn't hold back the tears anymore.
"But you mean something to me too!" Tears streamed passed her eyes, leaving two light tear-streaks on her cheeks. She felt weak and desperate. She was definitely losing her mind. Lan's eyes widened with surprise, but his surprise was soon to be concealed by harsh words.
"Naru! Listen to me!" Lan cried as he shook her lightly again, "I like Motoko, and she will like me as well!"
Those were surprising words that rang in the air. What did he mean by she WILL. How did he know for sure?
"What are you talking about Lan? You just met this girl a few days ago. I've met you for THREE YEARS!!! Why do you like her so much anyways?" Naru continued.
Lan grimaced. "I'm not going to tell you this right now. This is MY business. You just stay out of this..."
Naru stared questioningly at him; he looked as if he was holding something back from her, and she was not about to stop until she found out!
"Lan! Please tell me!" she grabbed onto his sleeves, but he brashly shook it off.
"Just leave me alone, Naru..." and with that said, Lan left as well.
Something queer was going on. Something NOT RIGHT was definitely going on...
Meanwhile, Keitaro passed by Motoko's room as he made way to his bedroom. He stopped midway as he stood quietly in front of Motoko's room. Something in his heart told him to knock on her door and apologize, but something in his mind told him not to. Argh! Could life be any harder than this when you're torn into two halves, each wanting separate, different things?!
He lifted a hand to rap on the door, but halted midway of his action. "Gods, what should I do?!" he thought as he smacked his head. He continued fighting his feelings with his thoughts when the door slid open quietly and Motoko appeared standing before him.
"Motoko!" Keitaro exclaimed as he jumped back, caught in surprise.
"Keitaro? What are you doing here? I thought you were with Naru?" Motoko said, trying to sound nonchalant, as she looked away, avoiding any unnecessary eye contact.
"I just wanted to apologize Motoko..." Keitaro began.
"There's no need to. You don't need to explain anything to me. I'm not anyone special to you anyways, so there's no poi...." she said before Keitaro interrupted her.
"But you do!!!" Keitaro shouted out immediately. Darn, his heart worked faster than his brain...
Motoko's eyes widened and looked away as a small blush crept slowly onto her pale ivory skin.
"Argh....how should I explain this to you Motoko....."Keitaro said, his thoughts in disarray. He couldn't think of what to say to her and his mind was definitely not functioning properly with his heart slowly taking over. Motoko saw that he was beginning to grow frustrated as he scratched his head madly, ruffling his hair.
"Motoko!"
Motoko stopped in her thoughts and stared into the great depths of Keitaro's eyes as she felt lost in her emotions as well. She saw different emotions flashing behind those eyes of his. Flames of courage shone in his eyes as he took a deep breath and announced...
"Motoko...I love you!"
audience gasps
AN: YUP CLIFFY! YES I KNOW, IM SO EVIL MUAHAHAHAHA (you must excuse me, I have a whole pile of homework sitting right beside me right now just waiting for me to complete...=( yes I'm losing it as well) Well anywayz, lots occurred in this chapter! Wondering what Lan might be hiding from the others and how Motoko would react to Keitaro's rash confession? Awwww...you must wait for the next chapter of KBTB!!! BUT!!! To speed things up, leaving a review or TWO, might just help speed up processes XD Yea I noe, I'm a review freak so please PLEASE leave a review. For the sake of my sanity, onegai?