Shadow light
Again…I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. But let me take a look at the reviews first.
Annoying-GuineaPig: Thank you very much, I will try to keep it good
Shihali: I'm thinking about it to tell how Sora learned fighting like that. I think I have an idea already, but I need to get it into the story. And yes, now it isn't really the JUPPONgatana any more, but I don't think somebody is going to make a drama out of it ( or so I hope ) I also read you story Circle in the sky, I thought it was very good, keep up he good stuff .
MSN-chan: O MY GOD!!! :D I am really, really, really sorry!!! I think I didn't read your tip good… I wanted to write san, but accidentally I wrote chan… Please forgive me :D I rewrote chapter four again, so all the chans are out :D And yes I saw RK, I have a couple of DVDs of it. I wouldn't write a story about something when I wouldn't know anything about it And again I hoped you liked the rest.
Tif: Sora isn't Kaoru. Sora is a character I created, she doesn't have anything to do with Kaoru. I hope you liked the rest of the story .
Well here I go again; here is chapter five…
Prev: She got out of her clothes and slipped herself carefully into the warm water. She sighed, it really felt good. Sora looked around. It was really beautiful in the room. She closed here eyes. She had never thought she would end in a place like this.
After fifteen minutes lying in the warm water of the bath, Sora got out of it and got back dressed. She opened the door of the bathroom. Sojiro was, like he had promised, standing next to the door.
"Hello Miss Sora," he said when Sora closed the door behind her. "Did you enjoy your bath?"
"It was great, thank you Sojiro."
Sojiro smiled, like he always did. "No problem Miss Sora. Now, what do you think about a little bit training?"
"Training? Okay. A little bit training before I can see the rest of the Juppongatana is a good idea."
"Good, follow me Miss Sora." Sojiro turned around and walked away.
A few doors later, Sojiro stopped. He opened the door and let Sora go in first. It was a big room with nothing in it.
"Okay Miss Sora, you stay here and I'll go there." Sojiro said walking away from Sora. Then he turned around facing her.
"Now, get your Katana's and attack me the best you can."
Sora nodded and got her Katana's in her hands. Sora got in an attack position and attacked. She aimed at Sojiro his leg. But when she was about to strike, the leg was gone. Her eyes shot open when she felt the backside of Sojiro his katana hit her back. She felt to the ground, but got up again and looked at where Sojiro was. He was there again, smiling like he always was.
"Your concentration on the enemy isn't big enough Miss Sora." Sojiro said looking at the surprised Sora.
"What? But…suddenly you where gone!" said Sora trying to defend herself.
"Of course. Do you keep standing still when someone's attack you?"
"N-no…you are right. But this time…" She got back in an attack position. "I will hit you…"
Sojiro smiled. "Okay, give me your best shot Miss Sora."
For the second time Sora attacked and for the second time Sojiro disappeared.
"I must concentrate…" She thought standing still. She listened to the sound Sojiro his foot where making on the ground.
"Concentrate…he is…" Sora turned around quickly.
"There!" she attacked. The sound of two swords hitting each other could be heard.
Sora fell to the ground again and Sojiro landed on his knees.
"That was very good Miss Sora. You could block my attack."
The girl got up. "Ya but I was on the ground and you're not."
"That's because I have more strength. I could control my landing. For you the hit of our swords was to hard for you to handle."
Sora nodded. "I see. So, I wasn't that bad after all."
"Aha, it was very good, you will become a good fighter I think."
Sora blushed a little. "Uh-thanks Sojiro."
Sojiro was about to say something but the door went open. It was one of Shishios workers. He bowed.
"Sojiro-sama…Miss Sora… Shishio-sama asked if you two would come to him."
Sojiro smiled. "We will be right there."
The man bowed again and disappeared true the door.
"Well, let's go to Shishio-san then."
Sojiro and Sora got out of the training room and walked to Shishios room.
( AN: I mean the room where he talks to the Juppongatana and stuff )
Sojiro knocked the door and then opened it.
Shishio was sitting on a sofa with Yumi hugging him. Next to the sofa was Houji, watching Sojiro when he closed the door behind him.
"You called us Shishio-san?" The boy said smiling.
"Yes I did," Shishio answered. "I wanted to tell you something about the new plan."
Sojiro nodded. "Yes Shishio-san?"
"It is time again to go to the village of Senkaku, Yumi is going with me, and I wanted to ask you if you would come with us."
"Sure Shishio-san. But what about Miss Sora?"
"O yes Miss Sora." Shishio said looking at the girl that was standing next to Sojiro. "I want you to stay here. Not that I think you can't handle it, I just think its better that you do."
Sora was a little bit disappointed but nodded. "Yes Shishio-sama."
Shishio looked at Sojiro again. "So Sojiro, you better go to sleep now, so we can go right away in the morning."
Sojiro smiled and bowed. "I will Shishio-san."
Sora bowed to Shishio too and with Sojiro she left the room.
They kept walking until they where at the door off Soras room.
"I wish you a good night Miss Sora. I will see you in a couple of weeks. Goodbye."
"Goodbye Sojiro."
With a smile on his face Sojiro turned around and walked to his own room. When Sora heard Sojiro his door shut, she got inside her room herself. She smiled again, seeing the room for the second time. Sora sat on her bed again. She wasn't really tiered. She looked at one of her Katana's to see her yellow eyes looking back at her. She brought the katana closer to her and now saw the half of her face. Her yellow eyes…they let remind her of someone…
"Mother…" she almost said in a whisper.
Flashback
A woman was running with a child of three in her arms. She tripped and fell to the ground. The child was crying and held her mother close. The woman crawled to a wall and leaned with her back against it. The child opened her eyes to see the yellow eyes of her mother filled with tears. "Don't worry…" she whispered to the child in her arms. "Don't cry…" She kissed the little girls red hair and hugged her. Then, the mother heard footsteps and she looked up. Here eyes were filled with fear. "No please! Spare us! Spare this child!" The little girl closed her eyes when she heard the striking of a sword. Her mother screamed when someone stabbed her trough her heart. The little girl's eyes shot open when she felt the blood of her mother on her. The girl looked at her mother. Her yellow eyes were open and out the corners of her mound there was blood. She was dead…The little girl looked up with tears in her eyes, looking at the murderer of her mother…
End flashback
Sora still looked at the reflection of her eyes. But now here yellow eyes were filled with tears. She threw the katana on the ground that landed with a loud bang. She let her head rest in her two hands and then heard footsteps running to her door. Sora looked up and tried to dry her eyes quick. Someone knocked her door.
"Miss Sora, are you dressed?" It was the voice of Sojiro speaking true her door.
Sora swept her tears away. "Ya I am."
The door slowly opened and Sojiro his smiling face appeared.
"Miss Sora do you know what that loud ba…?" He stopped talking when he saw Soras red eyes from crying.
"Is something wrong Miss Sora?" There was a little bit concern in his voice but he kept smiling. He shut the door behind him.
"I'm fine now I think." Sora said almost whispering.
Sojiro walked to her and sat next to her. "You can tell me if you want to."
Sora looked at Sojiro his face. It was smiling. She got a little bit angry. Was it so funny to see her crying?
"Why are you smiling Sojiro?"
Sojiro looked surprised first but smiled again quickly. "Ah…that's a long story Miss Sora…"
"Tell me please."
Then it was silent for a moment.
"Okay, I will Miss Sora… I think you have the right to know."
He looked at his hands.
"It all happened ten years ago. Before I met Shishio I lived with another family. I was a slave for them, they always hit me and let me do everything."
"Then one evening, I got the blame of something again. I can't remember that very well. They threw me outside and I smiled. I learned that if I started crying, they would only hit me harder till I stopped crying. So I always smiled, then they stopped hitting me."
"That's so sad for him…" Sora thought looking at Sojiro who was still smiling.
"They told me that I would sleep outside that night, but first I had to work on there rice fields. When I was done, I was kind of tired and I was healing one of my wounds. Then I heard a scream. I walked to the place where the scream came from and saw one man killing a few policemen. It was Shishio-san…"
"So that is how you've met Shishio-sama?"
"Yes. He wanted to kill me first, but I was saved by my own smile. I hid him at the place where the family I lived, kept there rice and other stuff. I gave him bandages and food, and from Shishio-san I got my first sword for my help."
Sojiro stopped talking for a second and then continued.
"I didn't know what I had to do with the sword so I hid it. But one evening the family I lived came to know what I was doing. They tried to kill me and put the blame on Shishio-san. But I killed them first. I was saved thanks to the sword and words of Shishio-san. The strong shall live and the weak shall die…that is what Shishio-san taught me, about ten years ago."
Then it was silent for a moment.
"What happened after you killed that family you lived with?" Sora asked quietly.
"I joined Shishio-san. I just kept smiling, not showing my emotions. If I showed my emotions I would be weak, so I hid them."
Sojiro looked back at Sora again, still smiling.
"But I still don't know what that loud bang was I heard and why you were crying."
"Oh…" said Sora getting her katana of the ground. "I threw this at the ground, because I…"
Sora stopped stalking and looked at her reflection again. She held her katana firmly, another attack of rage and sadness was coming. Suddenly Sojiro took the katana gently out of her hands. Sora looked up surprised. Sojiro put the katana down next to him and looked at Sora again.
"Go on Miss Sora…because you…?" asked Sojiro smiling.
Sora sighed. "Because I… I thought about my mother…I got angry and threw my katana to the ground…Sorry…"
"You were angry at your mother?"
Sora tried not to cry again. "No…I was angry at the person who…murdered her…"
"I see…" Sojiro said soft, but still with a smile on his face. "I'm sorry that I was so impolite."
"You don't have to be…you couldn't know…"
It was silent for a moment. Sora looked at the ground and Sojiro looked smiling to Sora.
"You want to tell something about it Miss Sora?"
Sora looked at Sojiro. "Not now…maybe later…"
Sojiro nodded and got up. "Okay Miss Sora, whenever you are ready for it. I must go to sleep now, or Shishio-san will be a little bit mad at me."
Sora smiled. "Ya you better do that then."
Sojiro walked to the door and opened it.
"Good night Miss Sora and I see you again in a couple of weeks."
"Good night to you too Sojiro and goodbye."
The young boy closed the door behind him.
Sojiro walked smiling to his room.
"What happened in there?…I never did things like that before…Miss Sora has a really weird effect on me…" Sojiro thought when he reached the door of his room.
"O well…It's just because I'm tired I think. Better get some sleep."
The young boy got in his room and closed the door.
A couple of room's farter away, someone else was thinking to. Sora had put on her pajamas and was walking to her bed.
"He is a sweet boy…but a little bit weird too…" She thought when she got under the covers.
"I'm going to miss him when he is gone…"
Sora closed her eyes and five minutes later the girl was asleep.
So that was chapter five. I hope you liked it. Reviews are welcome, flames not.