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"Huh... I'm asleep...? Did I fall asleep playing the game? It must have really been... just a dream...,"
Kaitie's eyes stayed closed for a moment. She was asleep, but it didn't feel like she was lying on her bed. It didn't feel like she was lying on a bed at all. It felt like...
Kaitie woke up to see that she was lying on the dirty ground hidden in some bushes. She sat up and stared at the sky.
"No...," she said to herself "It wasn't a dream... This is really happening. But how did it happen? And why?"
Kaitie stood up and brushed herself off. She looked at her surroundings to make sure everything was clear, before climbing out of the bushes and beginning to walk away.
"I wonder where Musashi is... Is he coming back like he said he would?" Kaitie thought.
She then blushed a little. Getting to meet him, and also pretty much being rescued by him, was still a big surprise to her.
Kaitie stopped and looked up at the sky again. The sun was almost beginning to set.
"How long has it been since I fell asleep?" Kaitie wondered "Has it been so long since Musashi told me to hide? Surely he must have finished fighting Kojiro not too long after I ran. Maybe..."
Kaitie could feel tears starting to sting her eyes.
"Maybe he's not coming back...," she thought as some tears slid down her face. She covered her face with her hands.
"What will I do?! I don't know how I got here! I don't know where I can go! I have no one to turn to for help! I'm so lost!" she cried "If I told anyone here what happened, who would believe me at all! They may just think I'm crazy!"
Kaitie tried to wipe the tears away, but more tears came the more she thought about how helpless she thought she was.
"There you are!"
A voice behind her made her stop and look. What she saw sent a wave of relief over her.
It was Musashi! He was running towards her!
"Y-you came back!" Kaitie said, very glad to see him.
"Of course I came back," Musashi said "I said I would. Now come on! The battle is over and we need to get out of here!"
Kaitie nodded and followed him as he led the way off of the battlefield. But while they were running, they ran into some soldiers that surrounded them. "More of you guys!?" Musashi exclaimed "The battle is over! Why are you still fighting?!" The soldiers ignored his questions and attacked. Musashi quickly stepped in front of Kaitie and cut down each of the soldiers with ease as they came at them.
Kaitie felt bad that she was standing around, not doing anything to help while Musashi fought to try and protect her. She found a spear on the ground that a fallen soldier had dropped. She picked it up.
"I'll try and fight if I have to," she thought.
Suddenly she noticed that a soldier had snuck behind her and was about to strike her down. Kaitie gasped and quickly stepped out of the way. She then took the end of the spear that did not have the sharp point on it and thrust it at the soldiers stomach. The soldiers went down holding his stomach, getting the wind knocked out of him.
Musashi saw this and smiled a tiny bit. "Good move there," he complimented. Kaitie could feel herself blush a little. "Thank you...," she said. Musashi nodded.
After a moment of having to fight off more soldiers, he saw that the soldier Kaitie had knocked out had recovered and was running at her. "You stupid girl!" the soldier yelled raising his sword as he ran at her. Kaitie didn't notice him until he was almost at her.
Luckily Musashi came to her rescue just as the soldier started to swing his sword. He blocked the soldiers sword with one of his blades and used the other one to slice the soldier at his side. The soldier fell to the ground.
Musashi held his swords down at his sides and looked back at Kaitie. "You okay?" he asked. Kaitie looked up at him and nodded. "T-thank you...," she said "I'm... sorry...," Musashi shook his head.
"Don't worry about it," he said "It's not really a problem. I'm not gonna let them hurt an innocent person."
His expression then turned serious.
"The thing I hate most, is those who use their blades to hurt the weak. If that's all they can use them for, then they don't deserve to wield the sword," he said.
Kaitie nodded. She already knew that about him, but didn't say anything.
"Let's get going then," Musashi said "We're almost out of here." He then started to walk away, with Kaitie following behind him.
Later on, Musashi and Kaitie had made it away from the battlefield. They stopped after awhile of running. Kaitie leaned over and placed her hands on her knees, trying to catch her breath.
Musashi put his swords in his sheaths that were at his side and looked down at her. "You alright there?" he asked. Kaitie looked up at him. She felt herself blush a little again. "I've got to stop doing that," she thought.
"Yeah... I'm fine," she answered between breaths "Just.. catching my breath is all.."
Musashi nodded and waited for her to calm down before asking her any questions. When she did, Musashi turned to her.
"So first of all, what happened to you?" he asked "Why were you out on the battlefield?"
Kaitie looked at him and paused for a moment. "Should I tell him what really happened? I'm not sure if he'll really believe me," she thought "What if he decides to leave me all alone, thinking I'm weird or something, if I do tell him? Then what will I do? Who will help me?"
Before she could answer though, Musashi spoke again.
"Also, I'm just wondering, are you even from around here?" he asked her "You look kinda... different..."
Kaitie looked down at what she was wearing. She was wearing blue jeans, a light pink T-shirt, and a light grey sweatshirt over it that was zipped down almost halfway in the front. Her hair was tied back into a ponytail.
"I guess there's no way out of it. I'll have to tell him."
Kaitie thought for a few seconds on how she would tell him that she was from a different time period.
"We're in the year... 1600.. right?" Kaitie asked looking up from her clothes and back at Musashi.
Musashi looked confused. Why was she asking what year it was? "Um...yeah...," he answered "Why are you asking that?"
"Well.. I... uh... I...," Kaitie stammered trying to find the right words to say "You might think I sound crazy or something, but I... um..."
"Yeah...?" Musashi questioned raising an eyebrow at her, waiting for her to answer his questions.
"You see... you're right... I'm not from here. I'm not in the right time. I...," Kaitie said.
"I can't stop now! I have to tell him!"
"I'm from the year 2009!" Kaitie finally said "I'm not sure how I got here! I was just in my room, playing my Samurai Warriors 2 game, and all of a sudden I'm here in Sekigehara! And now... I'm just so confused right now!"
Kaitie hid her face in her hands. Musashi just stared at her for a moment, looking more confused than before.
"Did you say 2009?" he asked. Kaitie took her hands away from her face, looked at him, and just nodded her head. Suddenly, Kaitie noticed something. There was something behind him. She took a good look.
"My backpack!?"
She ran over and picked it up. "Your what?" Musashi asked. "It's my backpack! The one I take to school!" Kaitie said as she brought it over "It must have somehow came with me when I came here."
She opened it up and looked around in it to make sure nothing was missing. Musashi, now filled with curiousty, looked as well. He saw lots of books and other things that seemed strange to him.
"So how did you end up here?" he asked. Kaitie looked up at him with surprise.
"You mean.. you believe me?" she asked.
"Maybe. I mean, what else could explain some of the strange things that I see in this bag of yours," Musashi answered.
"Yeah.. you're right Musashi-san," she said, feeling relieved that he didn't think she was nuts.
"Hold on a sec! I never told you my name!" Musashi said, a surprised look on his face. Kaitie turned a little red in embarrassment. She had said his name without really realizing it. She looked away from him and looked at the ground in front of her.
"To tell you the truth, I know a lot about you...," Kaitie said "Being from the future, you know, I've learned a lot about history, so...,"
She looked up at him again. "Do you remember a moment ago when I had mentioned something about a game?" Musashi nodded his head.
"Well, I'll try and explain this as best as I can so you can understand," Kaitie started "Before coming here I was playing this game, it's called Samurai Warriors, and it's about the events that happen during this Feudal Era in which you live."
And she went on to explain other things about the game and how she knew about him and many of the other warriors that lived during that time. She explained how the game went through the many stories of the warriors of the game and that's how she knew them.
"...So that's the story," Kaitie finished. Musashi looked a little less confused now than before.
"I see," he said "Well, I may just believe you now."
Kaitie looked down again. "Thank you...," she said shyly.
"By the way, what's your name again?" Musashi asked. Kaitie looked up.
"Kaitie," she answered.
"Interesting name," Musashi replied "Are you even from Japan in the future?" Kaitie shook her head. "No," she said "I'm from a place called America."
Musashi nodded his head. "Never heard of that place before. Hmm... interesting...," he said "Well, we might as well get going now." He then started to walk.
Kaitie looked at him, confused. "Huh?" she said. Musashi stopped and looked back at her. "You coming?" he asked "I'm not just gonna leave you all alone when you have nowhere or no one else to go to."
Kaitie could feel herself blush again. "Thank you..," she said as she put her backpack on her back and walked up to him "I hope I'm not too much of a bother..."
"Just don't worry about it," Musashi replied.
Kaitie thought to herself as they walked.
"Wow... he hardly even knows me and yet he's been kind enough to help me out like this. Thank you Musashi. I hope someday I can repay you for this kindness..."
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Well there's chapter 3! Hopefully I can get 4 up soon! Thank you again for reading! =D