Shadow light
Omg! I'm already at chapter nine! RK is not mine, yadiyadiyadi… Lets look at the reviews I got…
Cathy Mark: Thanks…grins back and no the Sora in the story is not me. Not at all! :D I just think that Sora is a nice name, so I use it for everything! LoL
mOkKiEs: Wow…thank you! Thank you very very much! And…who knows what will happen in the next chapters ( indeed…MORE chapters are coming :D ).
Shihali: Don't worry too much about the time, I will watch it closely. Oops Katanagari instead of Katanagiri. Thanks for saying that :p And yes I read the story of Kalus. It was really good.
Little Karma: Thanks a lot! I wished English in school was like writing this here…school English is really boring you know :D
Burnt Up Old Sausage: Thanks, and again I'll watch the time :p I've read your stories too, they are freaking hilarious :D I've also read your profile, and indeed…Shishio is the best of all :p
And here comes chapter nine! Wahoo! Have fun!
Prev: Days went on, Sora kept training and then suddenly Sojiro was back with the Juppongatana from east-Japan…
It came like a really big surprise for Sora. She had taken a bath when she was finished training. When she closed the door behind her, Sora saw a group of people walking trough the hall. Sora looked at them curiously from a distance.
One of them was fat, big and had a stupid expression on his face. The man who was walking next to him had red-black hair that stood upright. His face was covered a little and he was wearing something dark blue. Then she noticed another man with a bandana. He was really big and had a lot of muscles. Behind him was a tall, handsome man, with a long white coat and short black hair. Houji was with them as well and then she saw…
"Sojiro?" she said silently to herself.
And indeed. There was the young boy, smiling like he always was. Sora ran to Sojiro.
"Sojiro! Good to see you again!"
Sojiro turned his head. "Ah! Miss Sora, good to see you too. Did you have a good time here?"
"Well in the beginning it was a bit boring, but later I found stuff to do. Like training."
Sojiro nodded. "Yes indeed. Sometimes it is really boring here."
Sora smiled and was about to answer when she felt eyes looking at her. She looked behind her shoulder and saw that the man with the bandana and the man with the short black hair were looking at her. Sora looked forward again, trying to ignore the two men. Then suddenly Sojiro stopped in his tracks opening a door.
"Shishio-san?" he asked smiling.
"Yes?"
"Here are the Juppongatana from west-Japan."
Sora looked at the men again. So this was a part of the Juppongatana? Talk about a surprise! Shishio turned around and smiled.
"Do you finally master your new technique Anji?"
The man with the bandana nodded. "Yes, Shishio-sama."
"Henya, your arm hasn't rust yet?"
"Of course not Shishio-sama." Answered the man with the red-black hair.
"Iwanbo…" Shishio looked at the fat, big man. "You look as stupid as ever."
The man only laughed stupid, like he didn't notice that Shishio just insulted him.
"And…" Shishio looked at the long handsome man. "a newcomer…"
Sora looked at the man. So, he wasn't in the Juppongatana? Then what was he doing here? Everyone of the Juppongatana got next to Shishio and the man just looked at him.
"Just to inform you," the man said, 'I don't want to make a friendship here or something."
Shishio nodded. "Mostly I don't like people who just come run in the place… but I like your personality…what is it that you want?"
The man only said one word. "Battousai."
"There is that name again," Sora thought looking at the man. "But…I can't place it anywhere."
Shishio put his hand under his chin. "Aah…I understand. We give you information about the Battousai and in return…"
"You want me to kill him for you?"
"Not so quick. That old Okina is really annoying, maybe he knows were the Battousai is."
Sojiro nodded. "He will certainly tell us everything when we torture him!"
Shishio grinned. "Yes that could be…What do you say, commander of the Oniwabanshu?"
The man had already turned around. "I don't care…"
Shishio grinned again and the man left the room, followed by Sojiro, who showed him the exit. Shishio then turned to the other Juppongatana.
"May I introduce you, Miss Sora Saotome, our new member of the Juppongatana?"
Iwanbo scratched his head, Anji just looked at Sora and Henya raised an eyebrow.
"A girl?" Asked Henya looking at Sora.
Sora was sick of it of every time hearing the same question. A girl? A girl in the Juppongatana?
"Indeed Henya, a girl. She is strong, that all what counts. And don't forget, the greatest assassins in the world are women." Shishio said.
( AN: That's really true you know :p )
Henya nodded, but he still kept looking at Sora like she was an intruder. Sora just looked back at him. With a nod back, Shishio left the room with Houji walking behind him. The next thing that followed was an uncomfortable silence. Henya still looked at Sora. She looked at Iwanbo. He was…Fallen asleep?
"What the hell?" Sora thought looking at the fat man.
Anji left the room as well. With one last look at Henya, Sora also left the room. She walked to the right, remembering Sojiro had taken that direction as well. And indeed, a few seconds later she saw Sojiro. Sojiro turned around when he heard someone walking at him. He smiled.
"Ah Miss Sora. Again looking for me, are you?"
Sora laughed. "To be honest, yes I am."
"You want to go outside for a walk?" Sojiro asked pointing in the direction of the exit.
Sora smiled. "I'd love to."
It was almost getting dark when they got outside and a light breeze was blowing. They were walking at the top of the mountain Hieï.
"Shishio-san trained you I suppose?" Sojiro asked looking forward.
"Yes. First, some ninja's starting to attack me with the command of Houji. When Shishio-sama was back, he trained me himself."
Sojiro nodded. "Aah yes, Shishio-san's training. You should be happy you know. You've only had to train with him once."
Sora looked surprised at the young boy. "He gave you that sort of training more then one time?"
"Yes, Shishio-san wanted that I was the greatest fighter of the Juppongatana. I am now, but I had a lot of pain to be it."
Sora nodded. "One time is enough for me."
"I guess you are now better then the last time I trained with you?"
"Ya, I think I am. I have trained a lot when you were gone."
Sora looked around. "Where are we going too actually?"
Sojiro smiled. "That a surprise. Just wait and see."
"A surprise…?" Sora thought looking at Sojiro.
Silently they walked further, both thinking.
"He is…He is…I don't know…there's something in him, that I just can't place…" Sora thought.
"Why? Why am I doing this? I'm not my normal self when she is around. What kind of effect does she have on me…I'm…I'm so confused..." Sojiro thought still smiling. "What is this feeling I feel inside?... I can't remember a feeling like this…"
"Okay Miss Sora. Could you close your eyes for a few seconds?" Sojiro said turning to Sora.
"Huh?...Ya, sure." She closed her eyes.
"O…Stupid of me…Now she can't see were she is walking. I could…I could take her hand… But no…No! That's not like I am, not at all! But…I want to show it to her. So…I think I have no choice."Sojiro thought looking at Sora.
He carefully took her hand. He felt a weird feeling in his stomach and he almost forgot to smile.
"Follow me Miss Sora."
"I don't get it…What's wrong with me? Am I getting sick ore something? I…I like to hold her hand…What?! No…NO! I didn't think that, I didn't…I must let go of her hand…"
But how much Sojiro tried, he couldn't let go of Sora's hand. They walked further, his hand in hers.
"I…I can't let go…I don't…I don't get it."
They walked further and suddenly Sojiro stopped. He turned Sora around.
"Okay you can open your eyes now Miss Sora."
And so Sora did. She gasped. They stood on the top of the mountain Hieï. The view was so beautiful. Other mountains surrounded them and trees were standing at the foot of the mountain. On the horizon the sun began to disappear.
"Wow…It is so beautiful!"
"Ya, I think so too. I sometimes come here to think about stuff."
They sat down, looking at the sun that was disappearing behind the horizon. Sora laid her head on her knees, smiling.
"You like it here Miss Sora?"
"Yes I do…I really do."
"I feel…happy…showing her this. She is…beautiful…when she smiles…I…What? … Why did I just think that? I'm so confused…" Sojiro thought still smiling.
It became to be a little colder on the mountain top. Sora shivered and Sojiro saw that. Before Sojiro knew it, he had laid his arm around Sora's shoulder trying to give her warmth.
"What…did I just do? … I laid my arm around her shoulder! I laid…my arm around her shoulder…"
Sora looked surprised to Sojiro. He was looking at her smiling. He was so close to her, she felt a weird feeling inside. Suddenly he was even closer, and again closer, and before she knew it, his lips rested on hers.
"O my god… O my god! He is kissing me…" Sora thought closing her eyes again.
"…I…I am…This is…This is weird…But…I like it…I like it?! …Yes, I…Like it." Sojiro thought surprised. He stopped the kiss and looked at Sora. She blushed a little and she looked shy at Sojiro. They looked at each other for a moment.
"Maybe…It's better to go inside, don't you think?" Sojiro said.
"Yes…it's getting cold."
Sojiro stood up and offered his hand to help Sora get up. When she was, he didn't let go, he held her hand in his, smiling at her. But his smile was different then before.
I'm certain that I now have a lot of Sojiro fan-girls behind me… swallows and looks around Don't be to angry please :D It's just a fic! So don't try to kill me ore something. Anyway I hope you liked it. Review, no flames :p And see ya in the next chapter!