The Path to Euphoria
Chapter three- An Unexpected Surprise
By Misao's Angel
After Misao had her fill, she stood up, stretched, threw her bag over her shoulders and was rejuvenated enough to hit the road again. Soujiro smiled at this impatient gesture; some thing Misao was known for. But at least she had got her energy back. That should make traveling easier. They were about 20 miles away from the next town right now, and if they hurried they should make it there before nightfall.
Soujiro stuffed his last three mochi in his mouth at once, shivering at the tingling sensation the sugar brought to the corners of his tongue. Sugar was always one of his favorite foods (If you consider it that). Yumi used to joke about it being because he was so sweet, but then Shishio-sama would mumble about how 'sweet' things were usually the most evil. But it didn't really matter what was evil to Soujiro. He just liked it if it tasted good.
When the two were ready to go, Soujiro kindly thanked the lady, and left the small restaurant. Good thing she didn't notice that he forgot to pay the bill...
After four more hours of exhaustion, when Misao was on the verge of insanity, the two finally reached the city.
The city was one of the most beautiful Soujiro and Misao were ever privileged enough to lay eyes upon. The buildings all sparkled with decoration; lanterns of all shapes and sizes lined the roads, charms, and wind chimes. Any beautiful accessory you could name lay upon one of the houses of this city.
Soujiro had actually never been there before; he just heard a tale about it from Kamatari one day. He could never finish it though, for every time he got around the middle of the story he would start cracking up, and his eyes would tear with a silent laughter. Soujiro never really cared about WHAT Kamatari did or said. Sometimes he just wouldn't make any sense. But that was okay. No one's perfect.
Misao was quickly growing board of waiting, and begged Soujiro to stop at an inn. This was clever enough, for they did need a good rest to start the next day early as well.
One of the most popular inns of the city, called Kamakura, was where these rurouni decided to rest for the night. The place was luxurious, it had all they could want or need, but the price was close to nothing. It seemed to good to be true...
Though the people there were extremely kind to both of them, they seemed especially fond of Soujiro. They were always near by him, waiting on him hand and foot, waiting for him to find SOMETHING imperfect, just so they could fix it. Soujiro found this strange, for no one had shown him this much respect since he had been with Shishio-sama. It was a strange thing indeed.
Much to the residents' dismays, Soujiro and Misao were only planning to spend one night there, so the two made a compromise. They would only have to stay one night, IF they agreed to eat dinner in one of the town's most famous restaurants. Seeing this sensible, Soujiro agreed to their terms.
The restaurant was only a block down from the inn, so Soujiro and Misao left almost immediately after having spoken to the people about his dinner. When they arrived, they were seated instantaneously, but strangely enough, the table they were brought to already had a person sitting at it. Soujiro was shocked. He knew that person.
It was Kamatari.
"Soujiro-kun, what a pleasant surprise!" He had chuckled, swaying a glass of sake between his fingertips.
"H-Hey Kamatari-san." Soujiro replied reluctantly.
"Aw, polite as ever, aren't we?" He questioned, smiling at the adorable ruouni that stood before him.
"Uh, I guess..."
"And Misao-chan, you're here too!" He giggled, giving a sly glance at the young woman who stood before him.
"Yeah... I'm surprised you remembered my name!"
"I NEVER forget cuties." He said seductively.
Soujiro knew something was up. Whenever Kamatari acted like this, He wanted something. Not to say he didn't ALWAYS want something, but when he acted like this he wanted it badly. Very badly.
"Soujiro-kun, there is something I would like to discuss with you."
He knew it.
"How would you like to finish Shishio-sama's dream? The thing he wanted to achieve so badly when he was alive?"
"W-What might that be?" Soujiro questioned, hoping it was something different than he thought it was...
"How would you like to come with me and take over Japan?"
To be continued.
So people, How was chapter three? Please let me know! I will continue after 5 more reviews! Woo! You can tell me whatever you want, exept the much hated by me, OOC thing. Sometimes I make my characters OOC on purpose, so the story can make sense. So please, don't tell me that my characters are OOC... Thank you and see you next chapter were Kamatari tries to make a deal with Soujiro!
Chapter three- An Unexpected Surprise
By Misao's Angel
After Misao had her fill, she stood up, stretched, threw her bag over her shoulders and was rejuvenated enough to hit the road again. Soujiro smiled at this impatient gesture; some thing Misao was known for. But at least she had got her energy back. That should make traveling easier. They were about 20 miles away from the next town right now, and if they hurried they should make it there before nightfall.
Soujiro stuffed his last three mochi in his mouth at once, shivering at the tingling sensation the sugar brought to the corners of his tongue. Sugar was always one of his favorite foods (If you consider it that). Yumi used to joke about it being because he was so sweet, but then Shishio-sama would mumble about how 'sweet' things were usually the most evil. But it didn't really matter what was evil to Soujiro. He just liked it if it tasted good.
When the two were ready to go, Soujiro kindly thanked the lady, and left the small restaurant. Good thing she didn't notice that he forgot to pay the bill...
After four more hours of exhaustion, when Misao was on the verge of insanity, the two finally reached the city.
The city was one of the most beautiful Soujiro and Misao were ever privileged enough to lay eyes upon. The buildings all sparkled with decoration; lanterns of all shapes and sizes lined the roads, charms, and wind chimes. Any beautiful accessory you could name lay upon one of the houses of this city.
Soujiro had actually never been there before; he just heard a tale about it from Kamatari one day. He could never finish it though, for every time he got around the middle of the story he would start cracking up, and his eyes would tear with a silent laughter. Soujiro never really cared about WHAT Kamatari did or said. Sometimes he just wouldn't make any sense. But that was okay. No one's perfect.
Misao was quickly growing board of waiting, and begged Soujiro to stop at an inn. This was clever enough, for they did need a good rest to start the next day early as well.
One of the most popular inns of the city, called Kamakura, was where these rurouni decided to rest for the night. The place was luxurious, it had all they could want or need, but the price was close to nothing. It seemed to good to be true...
Though the people there were extremely kind to both of them, they seemed especially fond of Soujiro. They were always near by him, waiting on him hand and foot, waiting for him to find SOMETHING imperfect, just so they could fix it. Soujiro found this strange, for no one had shown him this much respect since he had been with Shishio-sama. It was a strange thing indeed.
Much to the residents' dismays, Soujiro and Misao were only planning to spend one night there, so the two made a compromise. They would only have to stay one night, IF they agreed to eat dinner in one of the town's most famous restaurants. Seeing this sensible, Soujiro agreed to their terms.
The restaurant was only a block down from the inn, so Soujiro and Misao left almost immediately after having spoken to the people about his dinner. When they arrived, they were seated instantaneously, but strangely enough, the table they were brought to already had a person sitting at it. Soujiro was shocked. He knew that person.
It was Kamatari.
"Soujiro-kun, what a pleasant surprise!" He had chuckled, swaying a glass of sake between his fingertips.
"H-Hey Kamatari-san." Soujiro replied reluctantly.
"Aw, polite as ever, aren't we?" He questioned, smiling at the adorable ruouni that stood before him.
"Uh, I guess..."
"And Misao-chan, you're here too!" He giggled, giving a sly glance at the young woman who stood before him.
"Yeah... I'm surprised you remembered my name!"
"I NEVER forget cuties." He said seductively.
Soujiro knew something was up. Whenever Kamatari acted like this, He wanted something. Not to say he didn't ALWAYS want something, but when he acted like this he wanted it badly. Very badly.
"Soujiro-kun, there is something I would like to discuss with you."
He knew it.
"How would you like to finish Shishio-sama's dream? The thing he wanted to achieve so badly when he was alive?"
"W-What might that be?" Soujiro questioned, hoping it was something different than he thought it was...
"How would you like to come with me and take over Japan?"
To be continued.
So people, How was chapter three? Please let me know! I will continue after 5 more reviews! Woo! You can tell me whatever you want, exept the much hated by me, OOC thing. Sometimes I make my characters OOC on purpose, so the story can make sense. So please, don't tell me that my characters are OOC... Thank you and see you next chapter were Kamatari tries to make a deal with Soujiro!