Hey
Well I'm having a bit of a writers block so bare with me guys…, this may not be my best chapter , but I tried so , hopefully it good ..
Well enjoy…
by the way ... the bold is murata's thoughts
Murata's pov
I still can't believe that I chose such a name, what the hell was I thinking Naoto Ryou Sora but I know where I got it from, Ryou was one of my past lives, Naoto was the name the priestess gave me and sora was the name of shinou's mother, I remember the day he told me about his family, they seemed like sweet people and even though he never actually told me why he wanted to destroy shoshu (one again .. not sure of spelling), I have always had the feeling that it was to avenge his parents death.
Its been roughly a month now, and I'm seriously starting to doubt my sanity, because who in their right minds would travel with a two unknown people, change their name and appearance and run away from the castle, in times like this where war is threatening and peace trinities are being held, I'm seriously beginning to wander if I am really the great sage.
"NAO" a voice called, I recognized it to be Masaru, he had messy brown hair and mysterious eyes, he is around 19 and he's human, sure at first we didn't get along but now we have an understanding, but you can't blame him for the way he used to treat me when I first started traveling with them, he was cruel, mean and cold towards me, But soon after I found out his background, Kentanau his village was burned down because there was a supposedly a soukou appeared there , most of the villagers died, his mother who was pregnant at the time escaped , his father died in the fire, superstition wreaked their lives, not the soukou and murata had told him as much, Masaru's mother died when he was 7, he was an orphan and nobody wanted to take him in, he was alone and had to learn to fend for himself, he met Isamu when he was 15, when Isamu defended him against the soldiers of Narzira, they soon became friends and have been traveling together ever since.
"What the hell are you looking at" Masaru asked looking at murata suspiciously.
"Nothing it's just that I thought there was something on your head" murata said calmly a glint in his eyes
"What!, get it off, what the hell is it" Masaru yelled jumping around, truing to get the thing off his face
"Don't worry, upon looking closer I saw it was just you face" murata laughed
Masaru glared at Murata (Nao), he lifted up his hand and tried to hit murata but the month spent with them had quickened murata's reflexes and agility and he moved out of the way
Just because they were friends didn't mean that they were nice to each other.
When Masaru's hand didn't collide with murata's head, his body was thrown off balance and he fell forward, his leg accidentally kicking murata's legs making murata fall on top of him
"Hey are you two love birds finished" Isamu asked
"What love birds, if anyone should be calling anyone love bird its you and Nao, god the way you two act around each other" Masaru snapped
"Really because considering the position you guys are in, I'd have to day that you guys are deeply in love" Isamu replied smiling slightly
both boys looked at the position they were in , Masaru was on the floor, murata on top of him , hands twisted in murata's hair, legs tangled together, if they weren't still filly clothed one would mistake them for lovers , doing god knows what.
"So Nao's in charge in this relationship, or is it a fling, is he any good Masaru" Isamu laughed looking highly amused
"Shut up Issi" Masaru yelled "and get off me"
Masaru untangled his hands from murata's hair and murata rolled off him and lay on the floor, still deep in thought
"So you haven't answered my question, is Nao any good?" Isamu asked
Masaru sighed and said "Issi, get lost"
"I just want to know" Isamu said innocently
"well if you want to know that badly, then maybe we could have a 'discussion' about it in my tent later" murata said slyly as he got up
Isamu blushed slightly when he realized what murata implied, Masaru laughed.
"So what did you guys want?" Murata asked smirking
Isamu frowned "don't worry about it"
"What, so you send me out looking for the kid, without an explanation and then you say don't worry about it, what's up" Masaru raised an eyebrow
"I said , don't worry, as in its not that important at the moment, besides I've decided that after lunch we better start moving , if we want to make it to town before night fall" he said quickly, looking distracted
"Yeah ok" Murata answered looking unsure
It was a few days later when the issue came up again
"Hey Nao, you've never really told us about your background" Isamu pointed out at dinner, they were on the outskirts of Haulm territory, (one of the human lands near the shin Maoku territory).
"You've never asked" murata replied slowly
"Well he's asking now" Masaru said simply
"Nobody asked you" murata snapped
They all sat in silence for a moment
Why the hell am I getting so worked up, it was an innocent question , besides I'm not murata ken or the great sage to these guys, I'm Naoto Ryou Sora a completely different person altogether, so all I have to do is make up a past, easy right? Why wouldn't it be I mean I'm great at lying , I can lie to anyone and make up all kinds of shit when I need to, so why do I get the feeling that I can't lie to these guys , I mean its not like we're friends or anything, we're travel companions the have only known me for roughly weeks , they don't even know me that well , they could hardly have any kind of feelings for me, it took me months for me and Shinou to become friends, even Shibuya , it took a while way more than a month, so I can't be that close to these guys, I just can't be because …
"Naoto?" Isamu said
"Hey Nao" Masaru called loudly trying to get his attention
"what?" murata asked slightly confused
"I said I'm sorry for bringing up the topic" Isamu said quietly, a look of concern in his eyes
"You shouldn't be the one apologizing it's my fault really, I over reacted, it just brings back bad memories that's all" murata murmured but they both heard him
"Just forget that he said anything ok" Masaru said simply
"Do you forgive me Murata?" Isamu asked
"Yeah of course, no hard feelings, besides it wasn't your fault, it was partly mine" murata answered him honestly
"Ok then I've finished eating, I'm going to lie down for a while, by the way who's got first shift?"
"I'll take it" Masaru offered
"Ok well I'll take second shift and Issi you can take last" murata organized
"Are you guys sure" Isamu asked
"Yeah we both overslept our sifts last night and you hardly go any sleep" Masaru reassured him
"Night guys" Isamu bided as he went to his and Masaru's tent, Murata who had a tent to himself, bided both boys good night as he too went to bed, falling to sleep as soon a he lay on the ground.
Isamu lay awake in his tent, thinking about what he knew and what he was going to do with this information, he'd been thinking about it for a while and now he hated he was right and dreaded what he had to do in the morning.
Murata felt something violently shake him, over and over again and it was extremely annoying because he was having a really good dream, yeah a dream, which is really rare for him and now some idiot had to wake him up, then the shaking stopped, murata sighed and tried to get back to sleep.
"HOLY MOTHER OF FUKING SHINOU" Murata swore as someone poured Icy water over his head
"You didn't get up when I called you" Masaru snorted
Isamu who was watching the duo, smiled slightly to himself, then he remembered what he had to do, and sighed.
"Guys cut it out" Isamu Yelled over their voices
They both stopped immediately, Isamu rarely raised his voice unless he was really mad, or if he had something really important to say.
"Ok well Nao, you better get cleaned up and meet me and Masaru out side we all need to talk about something" Isamu said simply , not looking at either of them .
When murata changed into a fresh set of clothes he walked out side his tent to find Masaru and Isamu waiting patently for him.
"So … what's up?" Murata asked
Isamu sighed and said "before I say anything, you both have to swear to me that you will tell me the truth ok"
"Yeah course" Masaru said as soon as the words left Isamu's lips
Murata took a bit longer but then said "yeah sure"
"Please don't interrupt me" he said before turning away from both boys.
Masaru and murata both waited anxiously for him to begin.
"Where to start" murata heard him murmur
"The beginning is always a good place" a voice oddly familiar pointed out
they all looked up, and murata was surprised to find him there.
"Geka! What a surprise meeting you here" was all the man said
And Murata frowned at the man
"Smile Geka, because wasn't it you who said that every 60 seconds of frowning is a minute of happiness you'll never get back" the man said smiling
"who the hell are you" Masaru asked looking annoyed
"well I'm ... " the man began but was cut off
"no , not you , I couldn't care less about who the hell you are, Nao , what the hell is this idiot talking about"
Murata knew no matter what he said things were going to get from bad to worse.
"Maybe I should explain" Isamu butted in
"It started a few weeks ago when Naoto, or should I say Murata first started traveling with us"
Sorry guys cliff hanger …
Yeah I know I didn't mention the letter that will come in the next chapter
I bet you guys know who the person is right , I tried not to make it that obvious…
Anyways
Please review guys …
Any advise or criticism you would like to give..
Thanks
Jade