Chapter 4. Omamori
A little girl opened her eyes as the morning had come, as she got down of the bed, she found out something was pulling her back. It was a handcuff; she was tightly chained with a dark coloured skin boy.
"Heiji, wake up! How long do you want to sleep?"
Heiji was rubbing his eyes, "it's just seven in the morning, and today is Sunday. Let's get some more sleep."
"Don't sleep, Heiji! Don't you remember we still have the handcuff, we need to break it," said Kazuha. Heiji just ignored her, and continued to sleep.
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"Heiji, Kazuha-chan, wake up!" Shizuka was entering the room to wake the children up, "someone is here to break the handcuff."
Heiji and Kazuha were still sleeping, "wake up now, or you both want to stay like this forever."
"Who want to stay with HIM/HER forever?" Heiji and Kazuha both sprang out of the bed immediately.
Finally, they had broken the handcuff, "we don't need to stay together now, that's great!" Heiji was just too happy to be free again.
"I should be the one to be more happy, because you're the one that put the handcuff on my wrist!" said Kazuha. Shizuka was picking up the broken pieces of the handcuff, "okaasan, why're you collecting the broken pieces?"
"This handcuff is your father, it's a lucky charm," said Shizuka, "and it's now as a memory of you two being chained for the whole day. I need to keep it in a safe place." Heiji thought it was not a good idea to remember this incident, but he dare not to go against his mother.
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Kazuha had come to the Hattori house again to play with Heiji, "Heiji, where're you?" She was searching for Heiji at the living room, and suddenly someone appeared in front of her. She was almost hit by the bamboo sword, "Wow!"
"You're clumsy," said Heiji, with the bamboo sword in his hand.
"What kind of new game are you playing?" asked Kazuha.
"It's not a game," said Heiji, "it's kendo. I start learning it in the summer."
"I see," said Kazuha, "Heiji, do you remember that tomorrow is 7th of July, there'll be a festival, so…"
"So?"
"Let's go there together and have some fun."
"Huh? I don't like going to festival," said Heiji, "it's too crowded there!" He immediately noticed the disappointment on Kazuha's face, "okay, I'll go if you help me practicing kendo today."
"Okay," said Kazuha. "What should I do then?"
Heiji then gave Kazuha another bamboo sword, "you just need to hold it this way, and don't move, okay?" Kazuha nodded her head slightly, and she held the bamboo sword tight in her hands.
"Are you ready?" Upon seeing Kazuha nodding her head slightly, Heiji started practicing his kendo. He hit fiercely on the sword that little Kazuha was holding, and then Shizuka entered the room, "Kazuha-chan, do you want anything to drink?" She them saw Heiji was hitting the Kazuha, "what're you doing, Heiji?" She immediately using her little paper fan to stop Heiji from hitting Kazuha's sword.
"Heiji, sit down," said Shizuka, "explain this to me!"
"We're just practising kendo together," said Heiji.
"Really?" said Shizuka, "Kazuha-chan, when did you start learning kendo?"
"No, I just help Heiji to practise kendo," said Kazuha, "so he'll go to the festival with me tomorrow."
"Kazuha-chan, you want to go to the festival," said Shizuka merrily, "okay, I'll bring you and Heiji tomorrow." Kazuha was already too happy to hear this, but Heiji was just thinking what Shizuka was planning to do.
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"Heiji, let's go there," said Kazuha. Both Heiji and Kazuha were wearing yukata; Shizuka had brought them to the festival. Kazuha had managed to bring Heiji to some playing booths. "These goldfish are kawaii, isn't it?"
Kazuha and Heiji were in front of a small booth; they were looking at the goldfish, "let's catch them," said Kazuha.
"Just forget it, you not gonna catch one with that paper net," said Heiji.
"So are you saying that you can catch it?"
"Of course I can," said Heiji. He immediately paid for the paper net, and started to catch the goldfish.
"Heiji, that fatty one," said Kazuha, as she was pointing the goldfish that she wanted.
"Keep quiet," said Heiji, "I can't concentrate." He had already three nets broken, he aimed hard at the goldfish, and then he put down the net quickly.
"Here you go," said Heiji, but as he tried to put the goldfish on the bowl, the net broken once again. "EHHHH!"
"Kazuha, just forget the goldfish," Heiji said to Kazuha, "the paper net is too fragile to catch anything."
"Maybe you're not gentle enough to use the net," said Kazuha. "Let me try the last one." Within seconds, Kazuha already had the little goldfish in her hand.
"Look, Heiji," said Kazuha, as she was showing the goldfish to Heiji, "it was so cute. I've told you to be more gentle."
"Gezz, don't show me the goldfish," said Heiji. "I don't want to look at it anymore."
"Heiji, Kazuha-chan," said Shizuka, "let's go there, so that we could see the hanabi more clearly." (Note: hanabi = fireworks)
"I almost forget the hanabi," said Kazuha, "Heiji, come quickly, or else we'll miss the hanabi."
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"Wow, it's so nice," said Kazuha. "Thanks for coming with me, Heiji." Upon seeing her happy face, Heiji also thought that he was glad to be here, watching hanabi with her.
"This's a gift for you," said Kazuha.
"An omamori?" Heiji looked at the omamori in his hand, he noticed that it was hand-made, and he found out something inside, "what is this? Broken pieces of a…handcuff."
"Obasan helped me to make this," said Kazuha, "this would be a lucky charm that could protect you from danger."
"This must be okaasan's idea. I don't think this would work," Heiji whispered slightly, "anyway thank you for the omamori."
"So don't forget to have it with you every day."
"What? Every day?"
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To be continued…
A little bit late for this update…hopes u all like this chapter, pls read and review…don't know what to be in next chapter --- the trip to Kyoto (their story as in movie 7) or maybe going for a class trip??? Which you prefer?? Okay see you next chapter. \(^o^)/
