AN: Hey there, sorry this took so long. I've had two really busy weeks..
but I've come through with a new chap!!!! I hope you guys like it!!!! Read
on, enjoy, and by all means.review!!! Thanks!
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She was terrified when she realized that she had backed up into something. Slowly turning to face what the object was, she saw a man with a sword in his hand.
The sword was covered in blood.
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Panicking, Sumi looked for an escape when her eyes fell on the man.. he was watching her, making no attempt to hurt her.
She gazed into his eyes, with tears running down her face. In his eyes, she saw something she couldn't name. She knew he wouldn't harm her. "Did he save me?" She thought.
Just as that thought was running through her head, the man spoke to her.
"It's alright, I will help you." His voice was sincere and Sumi found herself believing him. Realizing there was really no choice, since he blocked her exit.
She watched as he sheathed his sword and walked towards her. He stopped right in front of her, offered a hand and a word, "Come." He said the word in such a way this was sincere and yet still an order.
Sumi, still crying though less severe now, nodded and grasped the offered hand.
The man gently led Sumi from the scene of violence. She followed him without question just to escape the horrific scene behind her.
They walked together out of the street, not saying another word until they were far enough away.
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(AN: Ok, the next parts are different points of view of the recent event.so beware some things might be repeated.)
Enishi just arrived in Tokyo, accompanied by Izo Hisato (one of Enishi's many henchmen), when night began to come around.
Enishi rarely trusted anyone, yet Izo had always proved his faithfulness to the mob boss. Hence Izo had gained Enishi's trust.
(AN: When it says "mob boss" or "boss" it is in reference to Enishi. As you all already know, Enishi is a mob boss. There is a "bandit boss" in this story also, but he is totally separate from Enishi.)
It had been many years since Izo started working for Enishi. He had shown his usefulness as a skilled swordsman and quickly became Enishi's right hand man.
The two wasted no time in arriving at their destination.
They entered the house of Takuya Gushiken, another of Enishi's henchmen. Takuya was a traitor. He had gone to the police in attempt to blackmail Enishi. The man had connections with the police, which was the reason Enishi kept Takuya around, though the man was thoroughly detestable.
Enishi had sent word to a reliable to man named Fumio that lived in Tokyo. He instructed Fumio to contain Takuya in his residence until Enishi arrived to resolve the situation.
Enishi and Izo walked into the small dinning room of Takuya's house. As they entered they saw Fumio leaning against the wall to their right, sword sheathed with his head ducked down, but still ready to pounce on a moments notice. To their left they saw Takuya sitting on the floor, hands tied behind his back, resting against the wall.
At the sound of visitors, Fumio lifted his head to greet his boss.
Enishi nodded to Fumio. Fumio nodded in acknowledgement, understanding the silent order, pushed himself away from the wall and left the room. He would wait outside the house until Enishi would summon him.
Takuya lifted his head upon hearing footsteps. In only a second, Takuya's countenance turned from one of exhaustion to one of absolute fear. He saw the boss standing in the doorway. He noticed that the boss had brought Izo with him.
Enishi said nothing, only holding a cold glare on the man.
Takuya knew that if Enishi came to Tokyo, that he would be as good as dead. And now he was.
Takuya, being the idiot that he is, decided that he'd try to run away. Izo had moved across the room to stand by the back door of the house, while Enishi still stood by the entrance. Enishi was far enough from the door that Takuya thought he could run out through the front of the house.
Though his hands were bound behind his back, he was still going to try to escape. In the back of his mind though, he knew he wouldn't be able to. Everything was silent in the house until Takuya jumped up and bolted for the front door. He made it through the front door, and was outside the house when Fumio grabbed him.
Fumio dragged him into a small narrow alley adjacent to the house. Even though there was no one out walking in the streets, it was still not wise to kill Takuya in plain sight.
Enishi knew Takuya was incredibly stupid, so the man's rash actions to save him self did not surprise him.
He knew that Fumio was outside, and would have grabbed Takuya if the man tried to run. So he and Izo climbed up to the roof of Takuya's house. Enishi looked out towards the part of the street in front of the house and saw no sign of Fumio or Takuya.
He heard sounds to his left. He looked to see Takuya kneeling on the ground, hand's still bound, with Fumio holding a sword to the man's throat.
Fumio stood with his head up watching Enishi, awaiting his order.
Enishi nodded to him.
That was Fumio's order to kill Takuya. He was going to enjoy this.
He removed his sword from Takuya's throat then kicked him in the back, making the man fall face forward to the ground. When Takuya finally stood, unsteadily, Fumio drove his sword into the man's left shoulder. Takuya screamed in pain.
When Fumio removed his sword, Takuya staggered backwards until his back came in contact with the outside wall of his house.
Breathing heavily, he tried to focus on Fumio, which was nearly impossible because the pain from his shoulder clouded his vision. With tears in his eyes he vaguely saw Fumio come towards him, then he felt a sword stabbed into his right shoulder.
After stabbing him again, Fumio backed up and watched as Takuya stumbled forward, walking passed him. Fumio turned to see the man was still trying to escape. Fumio grabbed the man and turned him so that they were facing each other. The pain and fear in Takuya's eyes was evident.
Before Takuya had a chance to attempt escape again, Fumio struck the final blow. With the sword in his right hand, Fumio used a downward stroke through Takuya's chest. Takuya screamed in immense pain as his life was torn away from him.
Fumio had but a second to admire his work when he heard a woman's scream. He whirled around to see a woman fall to the ground, crying, staring in horror at the deadly scene. Fumio knew that she had seen too much, he'd have to kill her also.
He glanced up to see Enishi watching the woman. Enishi turned his head to face Fumio. He nodded, as was his way of giving orders, or death sentences.
Fumio nodded in acknowledgement and started to move closer to the woman. He saw the horror and fear in her eyes. He then saw her bow her head, "This is going to be fun," he thought.
Fumio was moving towards the woman when a man landed on the ground in front of him. Startled, Fumio staggered backwards. As Fumio brought his sword up, the man drew his sword. Their swords clashed.
Fumio, stunned that he was challenged brought his sword up again.. stood in stance, ready for another blow. But this time the man completely knocked his sword out of his hands.
Fumio stood dumbfounded, realizing that he was loosing a fight. Before he had a chance to try anything, the man drove his sword into Fumio's gut with lighting fast speed.
His world exploded in pain. As soon as the man removed his sword, Fumio fell lifeless to the ground.
Using his lightning fast speed, the man jumped behind Sumi. He didn't want her get hysterical and jump to conclusions. He didn't want her to think he'd hurt her.
He saw the woman lift her head, rise to her feet, walking backwards shaking her head left and right. He knew she would be very scared, but he couldn't just leave her here alone. He stood stiff when she backed up into him.
She turned to face him. Through the tears in her eyes he could see total fear. He noticed that she was looking for a way to escape, though there was no need to.he wouldn't hurt her.
He saw her staring into his eyes and it looked as though she was starting to calm down from her initial shock. He decided that it'd be best to get her away from here.
"It's alright, I will help you," he said.
Noticing she had been upset about the sword in his hand, he sheathed it and started walking towards where she stood. "Come," he said, hoping she would comply.
She grasped his offered hand, and they both started to walk away from the death scene.
Before they were completely away, the man looked back toward the bloody scene. He glanced up at the rooftop of the building next to the bodies and saw two men standing on the roof. They were staring at him and the woman.
He had sensed their presence long before he saw them. He ignored it though. They had posed no threat.
Not recognizing either of the men, he turned back and continued on with the woman, walking out of the street.
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Enishi was impassive while watching both Takuya and Fumio die, his only interest was in the strange man and that woman. "He was so fast. I could hardly see his movements," he thought.
It was the woman though that really caught his interest. "But that woman.she looked.. familiar." He wasn't sure, but he could have sworn he had seen her before.
Dismissing the thought because he was tired, he and Izo had come all the way from Kyoto. "Come Izo, we will find an inn for the night."
After that was said, Enishi and Izo climbed down from the roof and left the street in search of an inn.
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Sumi and the strange man were a few streets away now.from the murder scene. Sumi had stopped crying, she was as settled now as one could hope to be after seeing a murder. Neither of them had spoken to each other since they left that street. She wanted to know why he had come to save her.
"May I ask you a question," she asked as they kept walking at a steady pace.
The man only nodded.
"H-How did you know to come . . . save me," she almost whispered. She was curious, but she didn't know how to ask the question, and was unexplainably afraid of what his answer would be.
"I was nearby. . . I heard your scream," he said simply.
"Perfectly logical answer," she thought, so why was she frightened . . . her only logic was that she was afraid he might have been sent by her father.
"Thank you," she said . . . she was thoroughly grateful.
"Your welcome," he uttered monotonously.
"He's awfully hard to read," she noticed, "He sounded sincere before . . . but now . . . he shows no emotion . . . Why," she thought. From then on, they walked in silence.
As they walked she took in his appearance. He had the aura of a master swordsman. He wore black boots that extended almost up to his knee, and dark blue (yet almost black) pants. He wore a blue (almost turquoise) short sleeve gi, which wasn't very different from normal attire. It was the coat that struck her interest, she had never seen anything like it before. The coat was white and bordered along the front in red. The red pointed collar arched upward around his face.
She looked at his face and saw that he was very handsome. He had long black hair that was pulled back and secured, with a leather strap, at the nape of his neck. His eyes were barely visible beneath his long bangs. There were generous amounts of hair that hung loose around his face.
The man noticed that the woman was staring at him; he just turned his head and smiled.
It was just then that they saw two police leaning against a building smoking.
They stopped and the man started speaking.
"There are some police over there." He said pointing off to the right. "Go to them and they'll get you home safely," he uttered in a sincere tone.
"Thank you," Sumi responded, not knowing what else there was to say. He had gone back to sounding sincere . . . she made a mental note that this man was truly different.
"Your welcome. . . Be careful when you're out alone," he responded as he turned to walk away.
"See ya later," he threw over his shoulder as he slowly disappeared from sight.
Sumi turned as well and started walking towards the police, when she forgot that she didn't know the man's name. He hadn't gone too far yet, so she said "Hey, may I ask you for your name?"
The man halfway turned towards her and smirked in an arrogant way that came naturally to him. "Just call me your guardian angel," he retorted waving his hand in somewhat of a salute as he walked away. He had somewhere else to go. Remembering the directions he had been given, he continued down the street.
Sumi smiled, he was different all right, and somewhat arrogant if anything. She wondered to herself if she would ever see him again. Dismissing that though, and focusing on the point at hand, she walked towards the police.
She wasn't even halfway to where the police were when she decided that she wouldn't ask for their aid. If she were to ask them for help, she would end up compromising herself if they found out her identity.
So she just kept walking down the street, passing the police.
The man had turned to check on her, to make sure she was getting help, only to see that she just passed the police without asking for aid. This made him wonder. He watched her until she was out of sight, then turning and continuing on his way.
Sumi had walked down a couple of streets and found out that she now knew where she was, and in no time, she arrived at her cottage.
As she was approaching the gate she remembered the aloe vera. Gasping, she thought she lost it, but remembered that she had put the small part of the plant in her kimono sleeve.
Sighing, she opened the gate, walked in and locked the gate, as was her routine. She went inside her cottage for a good night's rest.
A rest that was well deserved.
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Wow, this was a hard chap to write! I hope you all like it. I'll try to get the next one out quicker than this one. It's gonna be hard because I start working next week!!! School and work . . when will I get any free time!! (Thanks for reading!!!)
Please review!!! Thank you.
Kat ^.^
~*~
She was terrified when she realized that she had backed up into something. Slowly turning to face what the object was, she saw a man with a sword in his hand.
The sword was covered in blood.
~*~
Panicking, Sumi looked for an escape when her eyes fell on the man.. he was watching her, making no attempt to hurt her.
She gazed into his eyes, with tears running down her face. In his eyes, she saw something she couldn't name. She knew he wouldn't harm her. "Did he save me?" She thought.
Just as that thought was running through her head, the man spoke to her.
"It's alright, I will help you." His voice was sincere and Sumi found herself believing him. Realizing there was really no choice, since he blocked her exit.
She watched as he sheathed his sword and walked towards her. He stopped right in front of her, offered a hand and a word, "Come." He said the word in such a way this was sincere and yet still an order.
Sumi, still crying though less severe now, nodded and grasped the offered hand.
The man gently led Sumi from the scene of violence. She followed him without question just to escape the horrific scene behind her.
They walked together out of the street, not saying another word until they were far enough away.
~*~
(AN: Ok, the next parts are different points of view of the recent event.so beware some things might be repeated.)
Enishi just arrived in Tokyo, accompanied by Izo Hisato (one of Enishi's many henchmen), when night began to come around.
Enishi rarely trusted anyone, yet Izo had always proved his faithfulness to the mob boss. Hence Izo had gained Enishi's trust.
(AN: When it says "mob boss" or "boss" it is in reference to Enishi. As you all already know, Enishi is a mob boss. There is a "bandit boss" in this story also, but he is totally separate from Enishi.)
It had been many years since Izo started working for Enishi. He had shown his usefulness as a skilled swordsman and quickly became Enishi's right hand man.
The two wasted no time in arriving at their destination.
They entered the house of Takuya Gushiken, another of Enishi's henchmen. Takuya was a traitor. He had gone to the police in attempt to blackmail Enishi. The man had connections with the police, which was the reason Enishi kept Takuya around, though the man was thoroughly detestable.
Enishi had sent word to a reliable to man named Fumio that lived in Tokyo. He instructed Fumio to contain Takuya in his residence until Enishi arrived to resolve the situation.
Enishi and Izo walked into the small dinning room of Takuya's house. As they entered they saw Fumio leaning against the wall to their right, sword sheathed with his head ducked down, but still ready to pounce on a moments notice. To their left they saw Takuya sitting on the floor, hands tied behind his back, resting against the wall.
At the sound of visitors, Fumio lifted his head to greet his boss.
Enishi nodded to Fumio. Fumio nodded in acknowledgement, understanding the silent order, pushed himself away from the wall and left the room. He would wait outside the house until Enishi would summon him.
Takuya lifted his head upon hearing footsteps. In only a second, Takuya's countenance turned from one of exhaustion to one of absolute fear. He saw the boss standing in the doorway. He noticed that the boss had brought Izo with him.
Enishi said nothing, only holding a cold glare on the man.
Takuya knew that if Enishi came to Tokyo, that he would be as good as dead. And now he was.
Takuya, being the idiot that he is, decided that he'd try to run away. Izo had moved across the room to stand by the back door of the house, while Enishi still stood by the entrance. Enishi was far enough from the door that Takuya thought he could run out through the front of the house.
Though his hands were bound behind his back, he was still going to try to escape. In the back of his mind though, he knew he wouldn't be able to. Everything was silent in the house until Takuya jumped up and bolted for the front door. He made it through the front door, and was outside the house when Fumio grabbed him.
Fumio dragged him into a small narrow alley adjacent to the house. Even though there was no one out walking in the streets, it was still not wise to kill Takuya in plain sight.
Enishi knew Takuya was incredibly stupid, so the man's rash actions to save him self did not surprise him.
He knew that Fumio was outside, and would have grabbed Takuya if the man tried to run. So he and Izo climbed up to the roof of Takuya's house. Enishi looked out towards the part of the street in front of the house and saw no sign of Fumio or Takuya.
He heard sounds to his left. He looked to see Takuya kneeling on the ground, hand's still bound, with Fumio holding a sword to the man's throat.
Fumio stood with his head up watching Enishi, awaiting his order.
Enishi nodded to him.
That was Fumio's order to kill Takuya. He was going to enjoy this.
He removed his sword from Takuya's throat then kicked him in the back, making the man fall face forward to the ground. When Takuya finally stood, unsteadily, Fumio drove his sword into the man's left shoulder. Takuya screamed in pain.
When Fumio removed his sword, Takuya staggered backwards until his back came in contact with the outside wall of his house.
Breathing heavily, he tried to focus on Fumio, which was nearly impossible because the pain from his shoulder clouded his vision. With tears in his eyes he vaguely saw Fumio come towards him, then he felt a sword stabbed into his right shoulder.
After stabbing him again, Fumio backed up and watched as Takuya stumbled forward, walking passed him. Fumio turned to see the man was still trying to escape. Fumio grabbed the man and turned him so that they were facing each other. The pain and fear in Takuya's eyes was evident.
Before Takuya had a chance to attempt escape again, Fumio struck the final blow. With the sword in his right hand, Fumio used a downward stroke through Takuya's chest. Takuya screamed in immense pain as his life was torn away from him.
Fumio had but a second to admire his work when he heard a woman's scream. He whirled around to see a woman fall to the ground, crying, staring in horror at the deadly scene. Fumio knew that she had seen too much, he'd have to kill her also.
He glanced up to see Enishi watching the woman. Enishi turned his head to face Fumio. He nodded, as was his way of giving orders, or death sentences.
Fumio nodded in acknowledgement and started to move closer to the woman. He saw the horror and fear in her eyes. He then saw her bow her head, "This is going to be fun," he thought.
Fumio was moving towards the woman when a man landed on the ground in front of him. Startled, Fumio staggered backwards. As Fumio brought his sword up, the man drew his sword. Their swords clashed.
Fumio, stunned that he was challenged brought his sword up again.. stood in stance, ready for another blow. But this time the man completely knocked his sword out of his hands.
Fumio stood dumbfounded, realizing that he was loosing a fight. Before he had a chance to try anything, the man drove his sword into Fumio's gut with lighting fast speed.
His world exploded in pain. As soon as the man removed his sword, Fumio fell lifeless to the ground.
Using his lightning fast speed, the man jumped behind Sumi. He didn't want her get hysterical and jump to conclusions. He didn't want her to think he'd hurt her.
He saw the woman lift her head, rise to her feet, walking backwards shaking her head left and right. He knew she would be very scared, but he couldn't just leave her here alone. He stood stiff when she backed up into him.
She turned to face him. Through the tears in her eyes he could see total fear. He noticed that she was looking for a way to escape, though there was no need to.he wouldn't hurt her.
He saw her staring into his eyes and it looked as though she was starting to calm down from her initial shock. He decided that it'd be best to get her away from here.
"It's alright, I will help you," he said.
Noticing she had been upset about the sword in his hand, he sheathed it and started walking towards where she stood. "Come," he said, hoping she would comply.
She grasped his offered hand, and they both started to walk away from the death scene.
Before they were completely away, the man looked back toward the bloody scene. He glanced up at the rooftop of the building next to the bodies and saw two men standing on the roof. They were staring at him and the woman.
He had sensed their presence long before he saw them. He ignored it though. They had posed no threat.
Not recognizing either of the men, he turned back and continued on with the woman, walking out of the street.
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Enishi was impassive while watching both Takuya and Fumio die, his only interest was in the strange man and that woman. "He was so fast. I could hardly see his movements," he thought.
It was the woman though that really caught his interest. "But that woman.she looked.. familiar." He wasn't sure, but he could have sworn he had seen her before.
Dismissing the thought because he was tired, he and Izo had come all the way from Kyoto. "Come Izo, we will find an inn for the night."
After that was said, Enishi and Izo climbed down from the roof and left the street in search of an inn.
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Sumi and the strange man were a few streets away now.from the murder scene. Sumi had stopped crying, she was as settled now as one could hope to be after seeing a murder. Neither of them had spoken to each other since they left that street. She wanted to know why he had come to save her.
"May I ask you a question," she asked as they kept walking at a steady pace.
The man only nodded.
"H-How did you know to come . . . save me," she almost whispered. She was curious, but she didn't know how to ask the question, and was unexplainably afraid of what his answer would be.
"I was nearby. . . I heard your scream," he said simply.
"Perfectly logical answer," she thought, so why was she frightened . . . her only logic was that she was afraid he might have been sent by her father.
"Thank you," she said . . . she was thoroughly grateful.
"Your welcome," he uttered monotonously.
"He's awfully hard to read," she noticed, "He sounded sincere before . . . but now . . . he shows no emotion . . . Why," she thought. From then on, they walked in silence.
As they walked she took in his appearance. He had the aura of a master swordsman. He wore black boots that extended almost up to his knee, and dark blue (yet almost black) pants. He wore a blue (almost turquoise) short sleeve gi, which wasn't very different from normal attire. It was the coat that struck her interest, she had never seen anything like it before. The coat was white and bordered along the front in red. The red pointed collar arched upward around his face.
She looked at his face and saw that he was very handsome. He had long black hair that was pulled back and secured, with a leather strap, at the nape of his neck. His eyes were barely visible beneath his long bangs. There were generous amounts of hair that hung loose around his face.
The man noticed that the woman was staring at him; he just turned his head and smiled.
It was just then that they saw two police leaning against a building smoking.
They stopped and the man started speaking.
"There are some police over there." He said pointing off to the right. "Go to them and they'll get you home safely," he uttered in a sincere tone.
"Thank you," Sumi responded, not knowing what else there was to say. He had gone back to sounding sincere . . . she made a mental note that this man was truly different.
"Your welcome. . . Be careful when you're out alone," he responded as he turned to walk away.
"See ya later," he threw over his shoulder as he slowly disappeared from sight.
Sumi turned as well and started walking towards the police, when she forgot that she didn't know the man's name. He hadn't gone too far yet, so she said "Hey, may I ask you for your name?"
The man halfway turned towards her and smirked in an arrogant way that came naturally to him. "Just call me your guardian angel," he retorted waving his hand in somewhat of a salute as he walked away. He had somewhere else to go. Remembering the directions he had been given, he continued down the street.
Sumi smiled, he was different all right, and somewhat arrogant if anything. She wondered to herself if she would ever see him again. Dismissing that though, and focusing on the point at hand, she walked towards the police.
She wasn't even halfway to where the police were when she decided that she wouldn't ask for their aid. If she were to ask them for help, she would end up compromising herself if they found out her identity.
So she just kept walking down the street, passing the police.
The man had turned to check on her, to make sure she was getting help, only to see that she just passed the police without asking for aid. This made him wonder. He watched her until she was out of sight, then turning and continuing on his way.
Sumi had walked down a couple of streets and found out that she now knew where she was, and in no time, she arrived at her cottage.
As she was approaching the gate she remembered the aloe vera. Gasping, she thought she lost it, but remembered that she had put the small part of the plant in her kimono sleeve.
Sighing, she opened the gate, walked in and locked the gate, as was her routine. She went inside her cottage for a good night's rest.
A rest that was well deserved.
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Wow, this was a hard chap to write! I hope you all like it. I'll try to get the next one out quicker than this one. It's gonna be hard because I start working next week!!! School and work . . when will I get any free time!! (Thanks for reading!!!)
Please review!!! Thank you.
Kat ^.^