The Yamada residence
I felt his eyes on me. Soujiro must think I am an awful person. I pretend to ignore his staring as I do with the rest of the world. Being taught that if you ignore something it will go away. I guess you are wondering why I got mad at the man that took away my hat. My hat is one of the few things I own from the two people I love the most. One thinks I am dead the other is.
I told Midori and Soujiro to stay in a clearing by an oak tree. Quickly, I ran to the river with Kasoku because he always liked watching me fish. When I catch fish my mind is on two people. Shin-san and Rei-san. I miss them so much. My mind still tells me I could go to see Shin-san because he is still alive and I know were he is.
My hand snaps up with a fish. I sigh and walk over to Kasoku who continues blithering on. We eat and I can feel his eyes on me. I wonder if I should just ask him what he wants but that would be rude. I have made it a point to be polite to those I like. Soujiro doesn't ask questions so I like him.
Yamada-san on the other hand won't shut up. She keeps flaunting herself at Soujiro who is desperately trying to ignore her. I feel like grinning every time his face turns red as she showers him with compliments about his skill of the sword. "You were really strong back there." She smiles at him.
"And fast very muchly so." My lips twitch upwards as I see his face really burn a few shades lighter then my hair. I wonder if we keep complimenting him if all the blood will rush to his face and his head will pop. What? I'm just curious.
We finally get to Nagoya and it is late. Just then a hand clamps down on my shoulder and the opposite one on Soujiro's. "You two are carrying around illegal weaponry. It's been this way for the last ten years." Said a smooth voice. My head snaps up and I look into the face of a tall man with black hair and green eyes. "They're my bodyguards." Midori replies. "Of course they have weapons. They're to protect me."
Wow. She's almost as good at lying as I am. "Yamada-san! We've been looking everywhere for you!" the man gasps. He's a cop. I haven't been in a city in a long time and I feel something close to irritation. I'm not sure; I haven't felt this emotion in a long time so I can't exactly remember it.
Midori relays the story to the man only we are the bodyguards that caught up with the band of thieves. He asks about Kasoku and he was apparently a lost boy that I picked up on the way. The man nods and asks if he should escort her home. She says no. We move on.
We get to a large building that looks like a western mansion. I stare at it with wonder. I had been in other mansions but never a western one really. Midori walks up to the gates and several guards recognize her and let her in immediately. Soujiro and I just scuttle in after her. Kasoku lets out a little "whoa" in amazement at the buildings size and western style. Midori knocks on the cherry wood door and it opens with a funny creek.
"Yamada-sama" a small man bows deeply at the waist and I watch Midori kind of wave him off. He looks at Soujiro, Kasoku, and me a bit suspiciously. I look down. The floors are made of marble and there is a golden chandelier hanging up in the center of the massive hall.
The walls have many odd carvings in them. I look around and see a lot of elaborately decorated furniture. A man comes opposite door at the end of the hallway and he looks at Midori as if he were about to cry. "Midori- chan! I was so afraid when I found you missing and your window open. I had the authorities looking for you." Midori just smiled and bowed "Oto-san this is Seta Soujiro and Ochita. They are the ones that saved me."
Midori relayed the story to her father and me and Soujiro stood there just admiring the place. All of a sudden I was glomped by Midori's father. "REH!"I choked. Soujiro began to snicker until he was given equal treatment and my lips twitched at this. He even picked up Kasoku and swung the little boy around. "DOMO ARIGATOGOSIMASU!!!!" he shouted merrily then went back and hugged Midori. "How can I ever repay you for bringing my little flower back to me? Anything it's yours!" he beamed at us. Midori blushed at his name for her.
"We are well off very muchly so." I said. "You're kidding me! You two are bums." Midori be goggled at us. Then she blushed "Gomen, I-" I cut her off. "Iie, you are right, we are ruroni actually." Kasoku looked slightly indignant for some reason. Well I knew very well he could understand us but still.
Soujiro just stood there smiling until Yamada-san said in his deep voice. "You will stay the night and I'll here nothing against it. In the morning you may leave." "OKA!OTO!"Kasoku yelled happily as if to say 'we're really staying here for the night!!'XD XD XD XD XD
"Ran will take you to your room." The short man that had opened the door came in and smiled at both of us. I blinked. Room? Doesn't he mean Rooms? As in plural? But before I could say anything Ran began to walk away. Soujiro and I caught up with him and avoided eye contact with each other. I didn't want to mention anything because I thought it would be rude.
So I just walked until Ran opened a door. The room was beautiful. Everything was a peach color down to the furniture except the bed. It was a dark red wood color with a pretty purple comforter. He showed us the bathroom and he showed us the closet that already had cloths that would fit inside.
After awhile Ran left us to ourselves saying he would be back with food. Soujiro who seemed to find his feet interesting at the moment spoke up. "I'll sleep on the floor." My head snapped in the direction of his mouth. I realized what an idiot I had been for actually thinking there was something interesting on his waragi when he was just embarrassed. "Iie. I cannot sleep on something like that very muchly so." He looked at me. "Why not." "I have slept outside for the majority of my life. That is to soft to sleep on." I shrugged.
Just then Ran came back with the promised food and scowled at us for not changing into sleeping attire. We watched him live. I sighed and ran my fingers threw my bangs and under my hat shoving it back so the world could see my face. This would be a looooonng night.
I felt his eyes on me. Soujiro must think I am an awful person. I pretend to ignore his staring as I do with the rest of the world. Being taught that if you ignore something it will go away. I guess you are wondering why I got mad at the man that took away my hat. My hat is one of the few things I own from the two people I love the most. One thinks I am dead the other is.
I told Midori and Soujiro to stay in a clearing by an oak tree. Quickly, I ran to the river with Kasoku because he always liked watching me fish. When I catch fish my mind is on two people. Shin-san and Rei-san. I miss them so much. My mind still tells me I could go to see Shin-san because he is still alive and I know were he is.
My hand snaps up with a fish. I sigh and walk over to Kasoku who continues blithering on. We eat and I can feel his eyes on me. I wonder if I should just ask him what he wants but that would be rude. I have made it a point to be polite to those I like. Soujiro doesn't ask questions so I like him.
Yamada-san on the other hand won't shut up. She keeps flaunting herself at Soujiro who is desperately trying to ignore her. I feel like grinning every time his face turns red as she showers him with compliments about his skill of the sword. "You were really strong back there." She smiles at him.
"And fast very muchly so." My lips twitch upwards as I see his face really burn a few shades lighter then my hair. I wonder if we keep complimenting him if all the blood will rush to his face and his head will pop. What? I'm just curious.
We finally get to Nagoya and it is late. Just then a hand clamps down on my shoulder and the opposite one on Soujiro's. "You two are carrying around illegal weaponry. It's been this way for the last ten years." Said a smooth voice. My head snaps up and I look into the face of a tall man with black hair and green eyes. "They're my bodyguards." Midori replies. "Of course they have weapons. They're to protect me."
Wow. She's almost as good at lying as I am. "Yamada-san! We've been looking everywhere for you!" the man gasps. He's a cop. I haven't been in a city in a long time and I feel something close to irritation. I'm not sure; I haven't felt this emotion in a long time so I can't exactly remember it.
Midori relays the story to the man only we are the bodyguards that caught up with the band of thieves. He asks about Kasoku and he was apparently a lost boy that I picked up on the way. The man nods and asks if he should escort her home. She says no. We move on.
We get to a large building that looks like a western mansion. I stare at it with wonder. I had been in other mansions but never a western one really. Midori walks up to the gates and several guards recognize her and let her in immediately. Soujiro and I just scuttle in after her. Kasoku lets out a little "whoa" in amazement at the buildings size and western style. Midori knocks on the cherry wood door and it opens with a funny creek.
"Yamada-sama" a small man bows deeply at the waist and I watch Midori kind of wave him off. He looks at Soujiro, Kasoku, and me a bit suspiciously. I look down. The floors are made of marble and there is a golden chandelier hanging up in the center of the massive hall.
The walls have many odd carvings in them. I look around and see a lot of elaborately decorated furniture. A man comes opposite door at the end of the hallway and he looks at Midori as if he were about to cry. "Midori- chan! I was so afraid when I found you missing and your window open. I had the authorities looking for you." Midori just smiled and bowed "Oto-san this is Seta Soujiro and Ochita. They are the ones that saved me."
Midori relayed the story to her father and me and Soujiro stood there just admiring the place. All of a sudden I was glomped by Midori's father. "REH!"I choked. Soujiro began to snicker until he was given equal treatment and my lips twitched at this. He even picked up Kasoku and swung the little boy around. "DOMO ARIGATOGOSIMASU!!!!" he shouted merrily then went back and hugged Midori. "How can I ever repay you for bringing my little flower back to me? Anything it's yours!" he beamed at us. Midori blushed at his name for her.
"We are well off very muchly so." I said. "You're kidding me! You two are bums." Midori be goggled at us. Then she blushed "Gomen, I-" I cut her off. "Iie, you are right, we are ruroni actually." Kasoku looked slightly indignant for some reason. Well I knew very well he could understand us but still.
Soujiro just stood there smiling until Yamada-san said in his deep voice. "You will stay the night and I'll here nothing against it. In the morning you may leave." "OKA!OTO!"Kasoku yelled happily as if to say 'we're really staying here for the night!!'XD XD XD XD XD
"Ran will take you to your room." The short man that had opened the door came in and smiled at both of us. I blinked. Room? Doesn't he mean Rooms? As in plural? But before I could say anything Ran began to walk away. Soujiro and I caught up with him and avoided eye contact with each other. I didn't want to mention anything because I thought it would be rude.
So I just walked until Ran opened a door. The room was beautiful. Everything was a peach color down to the furniture except the bed. It was a dark red wood color with a pretty purple comforter. He showed us the bathroom and he showed us the closet that already had cloths that would fit inside.
After awhile Ran left us to ourselves saying he would be back with food. Soujiro who seemed to find his feet interesting at the moment spoke up. "I'll sleep on the floor." My head snapped in the direction of his mouth. I realized what an idiot I had been for actually thinking there was something interesting on his waragi when he was just embarrassed. "Iie. I cannot sleep on something like that very muchly so." He looked at me. "Why not." "I have slept outside for the majority of my life. That is to soft to sleep on." I shrugged.
Just then Ran came back with the promised food and scowled at us for not changing into sleeping attire. We watched him live. I sighed and ran my fingers threw my bangs and under my hat shoving it back so the world could see my face. This would be a looooonng night.