This one isn't particularly angsty, but misaoshiru does prove that she has a working sense of irony. XD
"Shinta II" (Alternate title: "Never")
Young Shinta was walking to the marketplace with his father, trying to match his longer stride. Suddenly, his father stopped, staring at something along the side of the road. "Tousan?" Shinta asked, pulling gently on his father's hakama and following his gaze. Flies swarmed around the body of a peasant with a large gash across his chest. "…How'd he die?"
"I'm not sure, Shinta-chan. Perhaps he angered a samurai."
"Why would anyone do something like that? He can't have done anything bad enough to deserve death."
"Shinta-chan…are you sure you want to become a samurai? Sometimes they have to kill people. Even if someone is bad, it's still wrong to kill them."
"I'm sure. But I'll only help people, Tousan. I'll never kill anyone. Never."
His father gently ruffled his hair, saying, "Good to hear." And with that, the man continued on to the marketplace, innocently followed by the child who would one day become the infamous killer Hitokiri Battousai.
決して
End "Shinta II"
MS's Notes
決して – "kesshite" – "never," though I'll bet everyone saw that coming a mile away. I should be able to post the next one either tonight or tomorrow morning. Seeya.