AN : Wassup guys! Here it's your boring writer, with another chapter of this fanfiction! Alright guys, just so you know, exams are closing upon me this following week, which means, less time for writing, but do not falther! I have the next 2 or 3 chapter's plot planned around my head, all I need is to write it down, and make it look nice. And also great thanks to peacycupquake for my 1st review. Yes, it means a lot to me, even if it's 1. I thought this story wasn't gonna like to anybody, but 1 review and 2 follows, wow, that's amazing you guys! I wanna hug you all! ^^ . Alright this is getting long, just so you know, I'm trying not to take you with all the fluff right on, it would ruin the story. Since I'm still thinking if I want to continue this until the present, and even get Akyo into the League and stuff, I want her to be Zed's most trusted person. So yeah, that's about it. On with the story!
Disclaimer : I only own my lovely OC's ( even Zayenn is in that cathegory ^^ )
The shadows of her memories chapter 2
There was a silent day around the Kinkou. No training , no fighting around the fields, and the order himself seemed to be asleep. Well, since it was early in the morning, some of the ninjas were still asleep, while some were already training for hours.
He was right. She wanted to kill herself after she started training with him. He woke her up in the middle of the night, and then dragged her all the way into the woods, back into the clearing she met him the day before. Two staffs were onto the ground, and his challenge was simple. Pin me down before I do.
After hours of intense fighting with the staffs both were still onto their feet. Akyo's breathing was hard as she held the staff into a defensive maner. Zed's breath was quickened too, as he was thinking his next move .He was right when he tought she was powerfull. She had put up one hell of a fight, and still hasn't gaven up. If only she would only be this confident in herself while fighting her sister, Zayenn would surely think again before acting like she was superior to everybody. That's what he didn't liked at her. She did knew how to fight, however, her weapons were more mental rather than physical. He saw her bath her eyelashes at several boys around the order, and they all fell prey to her charms. While she was with her mother, she acted like an innocent child, but no kindness towards her sister. When Akyo started fighting him, she gave her best, and even more. He tried to pin her to the ground 2 times and failed them both. She tried 3 times . Altho she was very aware of the fact that she wasn't gonna pin him down, she was still trying. So the first lesson was passed with high grades it seems.
It was time to end it. He started running towards her. Akyo prepared her staff to strike, and when she did, she hit air. Flabbergasted, she took her time to think where he had dissapeared, and from where he's going to strike. Turning around ( bad ideea ) it was too late, and soon her back hit the ground as she laid sprawled onto the ground both of her wrists hold above her head, while Zed was sitting comfortably onto her stomach.
''And I win.'' he said as a victorious smirk made it's way onto his face. She scoffed and blew a strand of hair out of her face. She turned her face to the left before speaking.
'' You know what they say. Third time is a lucky one.'' she said while pouting.
''Too bad that doesen't goes for you too.''
She turned her head to face him, and shot him a glare that could make anyone go screaming. All of the effect was, altho, deleted when considering her flushed face.
'She's kinda cute when all flushed and angry.' Zed tought before slapping himself mentally. Where did that came from?!
''Can you let go of me now? You may be comfortable on my stomach but I'm not.'' she said before he finally released her.
''You did pretty well for the first time, altho I'm expecting better next time.''
''If you're not going to wake me up into the middle of the night again, maybe I will.'' she said while rising from the ground and shooking the dust off her clothes. She sighed and then found herself a comfortable spot onto the grass. After she sat down, she crossed her legs, and hold her hands in her lap, her fingers forming something that looked like a bowl. She closed her eyes, and developed a calm breathing rythm, and she seemed to disconnect herself from the entire world.
Zed arched an eyebrow. '' Just what are you doing?''
''It's called mediation. It relaxes the body, snoothes the soul and cleares the mind.'' she said before opening her eyes.''Ever heard of it before?''
''Umm... at all.'' he said in all honestly. Just what was this meditation thingy?
Her eyes windened a little before she smiled towards him.
''I guess it's my time to train you now, so why don't you take a sit before me, hm?'' she said while motioning with her head to the empty space in front of her.
''Train me?'' he said while rising an eyebrow.
''Well, you have power, but no control over it. Here I can help you out. Meditation will help you control your power better, and will give you a better focus. So , will you just sit down already?''
Zed did as she asked.
''First things first, you have to find a position that is comfortable to you, but still one that will help you meditate better. Mom said that this position represents the ballance between human body and mind, and the world. But you can sit however you like.''
He crossed his feet, and resumed to only holding his hand in his lap.
''Good.'' she said while smiling.'' Now, meditation is used towards gaining self-control, but that is only obtained when you start very intense meditation. Until we get to that point, you need something that is called patience. I do hope you know what's that don't you?''
''Oh no, I don't. Why don't you enlighten me Akyo-sama?'' he said sarcasm driping from his every word. She didn't missed it, altho she liked how the 'sama' rolled off his tongue but didn't showed it. He face turned neutral while arching an eyebrow.
''I see. So we need to start from the very basics, but I wouldn't mind if you will call me like that for the rest of our lessons.'' She said winking, and then spoke again, giving him no time to give her a wity retort.
''The process of meditating itself is simple. After you have found the position you feel comfortable into, the rest is easy. Now I want you to close your eyes, follow my voice, and do what I'll say.''
He arched an eyebrow, closed his eyes and waited.
''Alright. Now I need you to empty your mind.''
Well that was easy. Some time passed before he heard her again.
''Now here comes the hard part. I want you to focus on the world around you. I want you to see the world and feel it without opening your eyes, nor moving.''
''And when will I know I'm doing it right?'' he said his eyes still closed.
''When you will hear the soft moving of the grass, you will feel the gentle breeze of the wind, when you will smell the flowers that are far away, when you will see the world trough your eyes, but you haven't opened them, and when my voice will completely fade away.''
Zed, closed his eyes, and inhaled deeply, before exhaling. He repeated this, and he could still hear her voice, giving him indications, but soon, it started fading.
He kept his eyes closed as he focused on the world around him. So slowly the world started to take shape behing his closed lids. He could hear the grass moving, the birds singing, he could smell the flowers nearby, he could feel the wind carry him away, he could see the world formed completely around him. And her voice was nowhere to be found. He started liking it, but then he heard her voice, which became stronger and stronger.
''Zed, you can open your eyes now.'' and when he did, he was greeted by her smiling face, wich also held some sort of pride.
''I was just starting to enjoy it and you cut me off?'' he said amused, while he had a small smile on his face. ''You barely let me meditate five minutes.''
She laughed softly, it sounded like bells in his ears and made him feel weird in the stomach. He shoved that weird feeling and his confusion towards it in the back of his mind.
''Zed, you've been meditating for the past three hours.''
AN : That's for it people. Honestly, I've meditated few times in my life, but, I was close to dozing off, rather than all stuff to happen xD . But still what I've said about meditation is true. IT does create a kind of balance between you and the world, and it relaxes you. And also, from what I know Shen, Lee Sin, Master Yi, and Wukong ocasionally, do meditate in the gardens of the Institute of war xD! Until next time my darlings~