Chapter 3
I sat in my study reading a book. Everyone else was still asleep, I could hear them breathing slowly, I had grown to know who was who by the way they breathed. I sat there listening, waiting for the guards to change, but that sound never came. I put down my book, straining my ears for the sound of the guards: the sound of a foot on stone, the click of steel, and a whispered conversation. Nothing. Sounds that I would have heard normally. Sound that were missing. Then I heard sound, a sound I had learnt to remember and be cautious about. The sounds of someone climbing up the wall.
The intruder was dressed in black, with no crest or marking on his clothes. He crept slowly up the walk, heading for Takeo's study. I used my ability to be in two places to surprise the intruder. I kept one of my self sitting at the desk with a book in his hands, deep in thought, while the other stood next to the window, wathcing and waiting.
I had now idea who Akio had sent his time, hoping it wasn't my son. As soon as the intruder slowly climbed through the window, He started to creep towards the other me. I grabbed him from behind and pined him to the floor. As soon as I saw him I knew who he was strait away. It was like looking in to the past. 'Kori' I gasped. The intruder looked shocked. He was still pinned to the ground, I wasn't going to let him so yet, he has a task to do and the prophecy was still fresh in my mind.
'Akio sent you didn't he?' The boy gave no answer but I knew it was true. Akio had been sending assassin after assassin after me for the last 15 years. 'You don't need to say any thing I know I'm right. Akio wouldn't have changed since I last saw him, apart from the fact that now his sending people to kill me instead of trying himself.'
This seemed to surprise the boy, 'You knew Akio?' the boy let slip.
'So you can talk.' I joked, 'yes I trained with him. He could never get over the fact that she…' I stopped myself. I couldn't tell this boy about his mother, well not like this anyway. 'So why did he send you, just a young one. None of the others did live to tell the tale.'
Kori bit his bottom lip. He wasn't sure if he should tell Takeo. His was right, he thought, what have I got to losses, his going to kill me any way. 'I have something they don't,' he said trying not to look at Takeo.
That's true, I thought but his still young. 'Do you know what that is then?' The boy shook his head. 'Its in your blood.' My arms were starting to hurt from keeping him pinned down and trying to stop him from escaping. I could see the puzzled growing on the boys face 'Akio never told you?'
'Tell me what' Kori said, wiggling to get free from Takeos grip.
'I don't think I'm the one who can tell you, maybe Kenji' I thought about the idea. If I could keep the boy here till morning then Kenji could talk to him.
'I'm not to any stupid old man' Kori shouted.
I pushed him down a little harder. 'If I were you I would be nicer to your grandfather.' This seemed to shut the boy up and the puzzeled look returned to his face. 'I guess you want to know what I'm going on about.' Kori nodded.'Then I suggest if you want to know the answers to your questions you'll do as I say. You got that.' The boy nodded again. I took hold of him by they shoulders and pulled him up to a standing position, not letting my grip go, and pushed him towards a small room leading off from my study. It was a small bedroom.' You can sleep in there, there's only one way out, and I'll be outside so don't try to escape. I may be old but i know a lot of tricks' I said shutting the door behind me.
Kori walked in and sat on the bed. He looked around the room for a way out, but there was only one, the door and Takeo was on the other side. I'm alive, he thought, How? I wonder how he knew about my family; Akio never spoke about any thing about that. Kori laid down on the bed, unable to sleep, waiting for the sun to raise.
I sat outside the room with my book back in my hand waiting for Kenji to come. He'll know what to do I thought.
A/N: Now you know :-P Please tell me what you think, then i can carry on writing, it gives me something to do in lessons. :-)