There wasn't anything I knew about this guy, except that he looked feminine, had silky blonde hair, and had the bluest eyes I had ever seen.
He had seemed to mistake me the first moment he saw me with those strangely dazed eyes, but then later when he'd finally saw me differently, he had acted like a worthy comrade. But now… he wouldn't even look at me.
It was all so confusing.
But here I was, following him and his men into territory that could very well be my enemy's!
I swallowed my un-warrior-like instinct to run, and let my steed wander into a canter. At my right, the boy—Fai—allowed his mare to do the same. His eyes pointedly hovered in the distance, carefully not looking in my direction.
I glared at his indifferent face. When we'd first met, he had seemed like a lost little boy! Now he held the maturity of an adult! I shook my head slowly in disappointment. He was better than that—to hide his true self from others.
And he wasn't even my worst problem! I had to find a way back to Nihon. My mother, father… Agonizing, I bowed my head. My stallion slowed in response. They were dead. I saw my father's arm, continuing to grip his sword even in death, and I saw my mother—I had carried my mother's corpse in my hand as I destroyed the beasts that were at fault.
And that arm—the holder of the sword that murdered my mother. I had to find that man and kill him. My hands tightened on the reins. The stallion nickered.
'Pay attention to the task at hand,' my father's voice commanded me.
If I hadn't been trained for years at becoming a ninja, I would have jumped straight off my horse, but I still managed to make a noise of surprise in the back of my throat. I saw Fai turn his head to me from the corner of my eye.
Of course Father was right—this world had jumped out at me, so I'd have to deal with it first. My eyes narrowed even further. Hopefully I could go home so I could deal some well-deserved justice. Soon.
I lifted my head and sped up my horse toward the strange-looking castle loomed in the distance.
Everything was numb. I couldn't tell where I was… I didn't seem to care. Why didn't I care? Normally I would question every little thing around me! Especially when I didn't know where I was!
Something's on my chest, I thought groggily. It's heavy… but it's so warm…
Warm—I jolted into a sitting position, looking around myself in dismay. Something soft tumbled down into my lap.
My breath caught, both in pain and surprise.
"I-hm," Fai said, his voice muffled in the blankets in the bed—my bed?
"What are you doi—ah, forget it!" I snapped, remembering too late that he couldn't understand me. He blinked his abnormally large blue eyes at me, looking very much like a curious cat. "Where am I?" I mumbled to myself, looking around.
"Kuro—" Fai cried, crawling over my lap suddenly and sitting squarely on my stomach. His light weight didn't even knock the breath out of me, but it did distract me.
"What?" I growled, falling back down against the snow-white pillows of the bed as he brought his weight forward. I struggled to my elbows.
"Kuro—" he repeated, insistently.
"What?"
Fai cocked his head to one side, his blonde hair falling over his shoulders. His bright eyes became calculating as he perched on my chest.
Wait a moment—
"Kuro-what?" Fai asked.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!"
Yes, yes. It's short. I'm kind of running between writing essays, doing homework, and this. Please bear with me. I hope you enjoyed