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Jogging to relax
Normal POV
There they stood for what it seemed to be hours… At some point Kaoru finally stopped crying, her beautiful sapphire eyes were red and puffy.
"It will be all right sweetheart. It's ok, you'll be all right." Nana whispered in the girl's ear for the 100th time.
Kaoru hugged the old maid and sobbed a little more on her shoulder.
"Nana-san?"
"Hai…" she answered soothing her long raven hair.
"You'll always be by my side, won't you?" Kaoru asked.
"Of course I will… you know better than anyone that I will always be here when you need me…" she said gently.
Kaoru's POV
Those words were enough to make me regain my courage so I just stood up, cleaned my tears and shot a little confident smile at Nana. She smiled back at me and I thought 'I cannot just go and worry her… I mean she already has her own life to worry about… I'll make it on my own… everything will surely be alright!'
"Nana-san, I'm going jogging down the beach… it helps me relax. Tell sensei that I'm going to skip kenjutsu class today."
"Ok, Kaoru-dono. Are coming back for dinner?"
"I… I dunno… but I'll be back late…" I said unsure of myself 'I don't even know if I'll come back…'
Nana-san approached me kissed me on the forehead sweetly and said "Don't do anything foolish little girl…" and with that she left the room.
I dressed up my light blue Nike shorts with the matching tank top and on top of it I dressed a white t-shirt. Then I fetched my tennis shoes and set off running, when I got to the entrance I noticed they were gone and then yelled "JA NE MINNA-SAN!".
Jogging always helped me clear my thoughts and I really needed to make mine clear…
Soon I reached the beach and saw everyone laughing and having fun 'Why can't I just be having fun like them?'
I continued running, I knew exactly where I wanted to go. When I reached the end of the beach I climbed some rocks and then easily jumped from rock to rock without hurting myself or falling to the sea until I got where I wanted.
A little piece of beach, nice, quiet and isolated, my private place… oh it felt so right stepping on the hot silky sand. I used to come here either to think or to hide from something or somebody. I sat comfortably on the sand and took off my tennis shoes.
'I remember once… I got mad at otou-san for not going to "Sons&Parents Day" at school and I came crying to this place. It's was a hot day… I still remember how the sun burned my skin so I went to take a bath on the sea. When I got off I didn't have a towel so I laid on the sand and let the sun dry me… when I got home that day… I was so sure of myself… I didn't care if he was going or not! I was going and I was going to have fun!'
That precise moment I got up and took off my clothes only to stay in my underwear and…
SPLASH!
It tasted so well, the cool water… I swam for a long time then I got tired and laid myself on the sand.
Normal POV
A few minutes later Kaoru was deeply asleep…
Okaa-san! Konnichiwa!!!
Oh, hi little one!
A young beautiful woman hugged her little daughter…
Kao-chan, what's your greatest dream?
Two sapphire blue eyes looked at her surprised. She had never thought of it… really… she hadn't.
Greatest dream?
Hai… Something that you really wish someday will happen…
Oh… I… she blushed a little embarrassed and then continued …I wish I could live in the time when samurais existed!
Is that so?! Her mother asked laughing.
What's so funny okaa-san?
Well, that's not a wish a girl usually makes. But that only proves how special you are…
I hate being a girl! We've to do so many things! I like to fight! It's much easier! Life is easier!
Yes, I know you do… she said pointing at the bruises the little girl had on her arms from her little adventures.
Okaa-san, what's you're greatest wish?
Mine?
Hai…
It's making all you're dreams come true…
Giggles are heard and all of a sudden everything turns black…
Summer 1878
Kaoru is still sleeping peacefully not knowing whatever happened around her.
It's exactly on the same spot she fell asleep that she wakes up…
"I must have fallen asleep…" she says out loud.
Kaoru's POV
'How long have I been asleep? I better get myself dressed… I mean it's almost dinner time… and I must admit I'm hungry.'
"Growllll" 'And this IS my stomach… man I'm hungry!'
She started to get herself dressed up again when she noticed something… 'Hey… I've been lying on the son for many hours… how come I'm not all burned up? I'm not even tanned…' she checked herself again and then muttered "Bit's me…"
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