Waragi
Looking down at my compass I sighed. It changed directions again as did I. My mind was in chaos but what confused me the most was why Soujiro was still following me. I thought after what had happened he wouldn't trust me anymore. Maybe he understood? How could he understand?
"Ochita, where are we going?" Soujiro asks me.
"I do not know very muchly so."
He still has his smile on his face as he looks over my shoulder. It doesn't matter, I can still tell that he is mildly irritated with my lack of a destination. But I am a wanderer ne? so I wander. I follow a broken compass for lack of better things to do.
We walk together in a comfortable silence, Kasoku taking a nap on Soujiro's shoulder. I look at my hands with the felt gray gloves and the little mettle bits that serve as guards. Soujiro shifts Kasoku around and asks me "How long have you been traveling?"
"I do not know."
"How old are you?"
"Do you ask that question to every woman you meet?" I asked just to see his face turn red. I find that trait of his very amusing. He begins to sputter out an excuse or some sort of apology when I answer.
"I do not know the answer to that question either."
"You don't know how old you are?"
"I stopped counting at 11."
"Oka."
"How old are you Seta-san?"
"22."
I nodded and kept walking. This market place was crowded and I almost got ran over by people bigger then me had I not jumped out of the way.
"Why do you not wear sandles?" Soujiro asks.
Truth be told I am afraid of them. When I was little someone told me that sandles will eat a red heads feet. Not that I am any bigger now for I am still short. This fact irritates me. I am so small and I want to be bigger. I pretend not to hear Soujiro's question. Thankfully he lets the subject drop.
We walk around until my head turns around on instinct. I don't know why it does that but I stand there for a moment and then in the direction I am now facing I hear a cry for help. Grabbing Soujiro's hand I catapulted both of us up on top of a roof. We both run to the area of which the cry eminated from.
I see a bunch of thugs using some kid as a punching bag. Both me and Soujiro jump down and Kasoku currently in Soujiro's arms wakes up with a muffled "Otou (sorry I was spelling it wrong before)."
I was angry so instead of announcing my entrance to this scene I just hit all of them with my pole. They were all slumped around the alleyway in various uncomfortable positions accept the main two that were holding the boy. Soujiro stepped forward with his hand on his hilt.
"You should leave now." His smile was dead pan yet menacing at the same time.
They began to run but I slammed them each in the head. I had been furious. No one did that to anyone smaller then them.
"Ochita they were going to leave." Soujiro said repremendingly which was odd considering that he still had a smile stretched across his face.
"They deserved it very muchly so."
"Who are you?" the boy asked.
"Boku wa Seta Soujiro."
"Atashi wa Ochita."
"Mou!"
"And that is Kasoku." Soujiro said pointing at the indignant little boy.
"Yeah well I'm Shitoku Kai."
"Why are you out here by yourself Shitoku-san." I asked.
"I don't gotta tell you." Kai shot back.
Kai had coal black hair and sapphire pink eyes. It didn't make him look in the least bit girlish giving his tough demeanor of a little boy who's going to get his way. He looked about 12 to me but I wouldn't really know. I've learned age isn't something one can determine by eye.
"Why don't you tell us where you live and we will escort you back there." Soujiro suggested.
"I don't need you!" Kai shouted but he looked almost shamed.
He pushed past Soujiro and ran down the alley way out into the main street. Soujiro Ara-ed as he fell over, Kasoku jumping off his back so he wouldn't get squished. I looked at the ground, at my dirty feet, and sighed.
"We will follow him by roof top." I announced.
"Ara? Did you not just hear him? He wants to be left alone." Soujiro said.
"Ever consider that he was lying about not needing us? Seta-san he is obviously in trouble if he dinies it so openly, without accusation even. We will follow him very muchly so." I said.
Soujiro and I lept back up on a roof and jumped from one to the other with relative ease. I followed the boys saddened ki. It wasn't difficult. We jumped off the rooftop and ran into the forest after him. Spotting him at the rivers edge staring down into the clear water searching his reflection for something he couldn't find.
"Where are your parents?" I asked calmly.
"What do you care?"
I rolled my eyes. Maybe this will loosen his tounge. I flipped out a dagger and held it at his neck.
"Care to repeat?" I asked.
"Blaah!" the boy yelped and tried to scramble away. But I caught him by the back of his yukata and held the blade at his throat again. He covered his face with his hands while he spoke.
"I don't have any okay?" he whimpered.
I took the blade away and stared at him.
"Gomen nasai." I apologized in advance before I hit him in the junction between his neck and his shoulder. He slumped backwards and I caught him before he fell into the river.
"What was that for?" Soujiro asked me.
"Buy a shinai." I ordered.
"Nani?"
"You heard me very muchly so." I said.
"Why?" Soujiro asked.
"He will not be beaten up any longer." I said.
Thank you Dreamchasereternity for the reviews. Please Review Minna!!!! Onegai!!! Finals SUCK! But there finally over XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD!!!! Yeah!!!!!
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Looking down at my compass I sighed. It changed directions again as did I. My mind was in chaos but what confused me the most was why Soujiro was still following me. I thought after what had happened he wouldn't trust me anymore. Maybe he understood? How could he understand?
"Ochita, where are we going?" Soujiro asks me.
"I do not know very muchly so."
He still has his smile on his face as he looks over my shoulder. It doesn't matter, I can still tell that he is mildly irritated with my lack of a destination. But I am a wanderer ne? so I wander. I follow a broken compass for lack of better things to do.
We walk together in a comfortable silence, Kasoku taking a nap on Soujiro's shoulder. I look at my hands with the felt gray gloves and the little mettle bits that serve as guards. Soujiro shifts Kasoku around and asks me "How long have you been traveling?"
"I do not know."
"How old are you?"
"Do you ask that question to every woman you meet?" I asked just to see his face turn red. I find that trait of his very amusing. He begins to sputter out an excuse or some sort of apology when I answer.
"I do not know the answer to that question either."
"You don't know how old you are?"
"I stopped counting at 11."
"Oka."
"How old are you Seta-san?"
"22."
I nodded and kept walking. This market place was crowded and I almost got ran over by people bigger then me had I not jumped out of the way.
"Why do you not wear sandles?" Soujiro asks.
Truth be told I am afraid of them. When I was little someone told me that sandles will eat a red heads feet. Not that I am any bigger now for I am still short. This fact irritates me. I am so small and I want to be bigger. I pretend not to hear Soujiro's question. Thankfully he lets the subject drop.
We walk around until my head turns around on instinct. I don't know why it does that but I stand there for a moment and then in the direction I am now facing I hear a cry for help. Grabbing Soujiro's hand I catapulted both of us up on top of a roof. We both run to the area of which the cry eminated from.
I see a bunch of thugs using some kid as a punching bag. Both me and Soujiro jump down and Kasoku currently in Soujiro's arms wakes up with a muffled "Otou (sorry I was spelling it wrong before)."
I was angry so instead of announcing my entrance to this scene I just hit all of them with my pole. They were all slumped around the alleyway in various uncomfortable positions accept the main two that were holding the boy. Soujiro stepped forward with his hand on his hilt.
"You should leave now." His smile was dead pan yet menacing at the same time.
They began to run but I slammed them each in the head. I had been furious. No one did that to anyone smaller then them.
"Ochita they were going to leave." Soujiro said repremendingly which was odd considering that he still had a smile stretched across his face.
"They deserved it very muchly so."
"Who are you?" the boy asked.
"Boku wa Seta Soujiro."
"Atashi wa Ochita."
"Mou!"
"And that is Kasoku." Soujiro said pointing at the indignant little boy.
"Yeah well I'm Shitoku Kai."
"Why are you out here by yourself Shitoku-san." I asked.
"I don't gotta tell you." Kai shot back.
Kai had coal black hair and sapphire pink eyes. It didn't make him look in the least bit girlish giving his tough demeanor of a little boy who's going to get his way. He looked about 12 to me but I wouldn't really know. I've learned age isn't something one can determine by eye.
"Why don't you tell us where you live and we will escort you back there." Soujiro suggested.
"I don't need you!" Kai shouted but he looked almost shamed.
He pushed past Soujiro and ran down the alley way out into the main street. Soujiro Ara-ed as he fell over, Kasoku jumping off his back so he wouldn't get squished. I looked at the ground, at my dirty feet, and sighed.
"We will follow him by roof top." I announced.
"Ara? Did you not just hear him? He wants to be left alone." Soujiro said.
"Ever consider that he was lying about not needing us? Seta-san he is obviously in trouble if he dinies it so openly, without accusation even. We will follow him very muchly so." I said.
Soujiro and I lept back up on a roof and jumped from one to the other with relative ease. I followed the boys saddened ki. It wasn't difficult. We jumped off the rooftop and ran into the forest after him. Spotting him at the rivers edge staring down into the clear water searching his reflection for something he couldn't find.
"Where are your parents?" I asked calmly.
"What do you care?"
I rolled my eyes. Maybe this will loosen his tounge. I flipped out a dagger and held it at his neck.
"Care to repeat?" I asked.
"Blaah!" the boy yelped and tried to scramble away. But I caught him by the back of his yukata and held the blade at his throat again. He covered his face with his hands while he spoke.
"I don't have any okay?" he whimpered.
I took the blade away and stared at him.
"Gomen nasai." I apologized in advance before I hit him in the junction between his neck and his shoulder. He slumped backwards and I caught him before he fell into the river.
"What was that for?" Soujiro asked me.
"Buy a shinai." I ordered.
"Nani?"
"You heard me very muchly so." I said.
"Why?" Soujiro asked.
"He will not be beaten up any longer." I said.
Thank you Dreamchasereternity for the reviews. Please Review Minna!!!! Onegai!!! Finals SUCK! But there finally over XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD!!!! Yeah!!!!!
Gomen I'm just happy. I thought this chapter would come out better. Crap! Oh well.