Chapter 1
I want your power those words echo around in my head acting like knives slowly cutting away at all self-esteem I have gained since arriving here. I had thought that I meant more to the people I had come to think of as friends but I guess that's not true. As soon as he said that I ran into the woods at full speed not caring where I was going I just had to get away. It was on my third night in the woods that they found me and from that moment on my life would never be the same nor could I ever go back. The thing is, I didn't want to.
The people of the woods, they found me and changed my life. I was taught to fight, yes can you believe it I am an expert with double katanas, I was taught how use my power of sight and I was accepted in to the immortal clan of these people. Yes I'm immortal now and I'll never look older then 19. I've been with them for a year now and I've had no contact with the world outside our forest. The undeclared war that was going on between the allied countries and Ziabach was never finished instead they've joined forces to battle a greater threat. You know what they say 'nothing brings enemies together like a common enemy'. Well if this force is great enough to make those two enemies work together then it's great enough to make us join the war. Yes the people of the woods are joining in the war. Tomorrow I leave, along with 3 others, to Palos where we will meet up with the other people of our clan who've already arrived there. It is there that I will see Van again for the first time in a year.
"Hitomi. Hitomi! HITOMI!"
Sighing I jump down form the tree I'd been lounging in and land silently behind Nikky, the person looking for me.
"Yes?" I question holding in laughter when she jumps nearly a foot in the air.
"Don't do that" Nikky yelled at the girl who she knew was silently laughing at her "You're here for 1 year and you've already become one of our greatest generals."
"I almost wish I weren't"
"Ya that's right, you're leaving tomorrow. Gonna see everyone one you first knew again."
"Ya. I can see it now. 'Hey guys I'm back. Where did I go? Well you see I went into the forest, was taken in by the people of the forest, became immortal, and in 1 year became one of their top generals.' They either think I'm dead or went back to the mystic moon because poor little Hitomi could never survive without their protection."
"Well you can go and show them how wrong they were and kick their sorry asses in battle."
"You know what that doesn't sound like a bad idea. I'll see you tomorrow. Night Nikky."
"Good night Hitomi."
Walking into her small hut Hitomi quickly changed into something to sleep in and climbed into bed falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Hitomi's dreamHitomi heard the door to her room open and quickly turned around with one of her many daggers in hand. The figure in front of her just smiled and took the dagger out of her hand while pulling her up against his body.
"You shouldn't do that one of these timed I'm going to hurt you" her dream self whispered to the stranger sounding as if they've had this conversation many times before.
"You could never hurt me Hitomi." He answered simply before he captured her lips in a hungry kiss. The sound of the dagger clattering to the floor was ignored as the man gently lay Hitomi back on her bed.
End DreamHitomi woke up and immediately groaned at the dream she had. It was the same one she'd been having when she was still with Van and the others. Somehow it had stopped when she was in the forest but it really got on her nerves that she was starting to have it again. What's worse though is that no matter how many times she has had it the other figure in her dream has never been revealed. It was starting to piss her off.
Getting out of bed Hitomi put on the clothing that she'd been given to wear while in Palos seeing as the clothing that she usually wore was very revealing but that was how they dresses and Hitomi found those outfits perfect for their life in the woods. She was also very thankful to the person who had picked out the clothing for them because there wasn't a single dress of frilly thing. The clothes she did receive consisted of many pairs of black pants, many sleeveless shirts in a variety of colours and a pair of calf high, black leather boots with 5 buckles going up the outside of each leg. She stuffed many of her regular outfits into the bag she'd been given because she knew that she would wear them during training, she could really care less what her former friends thought of her wearing them and fighting. Finally she put on her double katanas, which are in two scabbards strapped to her back with each katana secured at each shoulder.
Walking over to where she was to meet the other three generals Hitomi spotted Nikky waiting for her by her horse, Midnight. She also saw her travelling companions, Draven, Mike and Zach. Out of the four commanding generals she was the only girl.
Saying her good byes to Nikky the four of them mounted up and headed out to Palos. Normally it would take at least two days to reach the city but at the pace that they moved at it would only take them till nightfall. They galloped at speed most didn't think possible bringing Hitomi quickly toward the people she never wanted to see again.
