Soon the pair made camp for the night. Tetsuya was polishing his katana while James poked the sticks in the fire.
"You ever wonder if there's someone out there waiting for ya." James said as he looked into the fire.
Tetsuya stopped what he was doing and looked at James.
"Not really." he said.
"Well I've been wondering alone for as long as I can remember. Slept with more girls then I can count though." James said with a chuckle.
"Can't say the same for me." Tetsuya muttered.
James looked at Tetsuya with a frown.
"You still a virgin? How old are you?"
"17 years old." Tetsuya said.
"You ever met any girls?" James asked.
Tetsuya reajusted his headband and said "Well before I met you there was this girl. Her name was Saya."
"I see and did you sweep her off her feet?"
"Well...Something like that." Tetsuya said.
"Did you get her address?" James said with a smirk.
Tetsuya looked up with a small blush on his cheeks.
"No! I bet she's forgotton all about me already."
James laughed and fell backwards. Tetsuya chose to retire for the night.
He blocked out James and thought about Saya. "Well hope she's okay.
Saya watched from atop a tree. Chewing on a bread loaf a cat gave to her.
Said cat was sleeping on her chest, Saya mewed in content as she noticed Tetsuya get into his sleeping bag. James was busy laughing and looking up at the stars. Before long he too was asleep.
Saya smiled and shooed the cat off her. "When the man's asleep this cat will play." she muttered.
She then slowly climbed down the tree and went on all fours, her ring blade was behind her.
Saya then moved silently towards Tetsuya. "Neow I'm going to have a little fun with you Tetsuya-kun."
As she neared Tetsuya she pulled back his sleeping bag cover. Saya pretty much drooled over his toned body.
"There's that inhuman scar. Tetsuya must be made of iron if he got up from that." she thought.
She then slowly moved her fingers around the scar and chest of Tetsuya.
He mururmed "Oh that sake is nice."
Saya took that as a hint to carry on. With a wiggle of her cat ears, she traced around Tetsuya's navel.
He purred and said "Oh my this is a hero's reward." Saya went on, to the bulge in Tetsuya's lower body. As soon as her hands touched it Tetsuya awoke with a start.
"What the!..." he was cut off by Saya moving his headband over his eyes. Saya dashed away like a cat with a fish.
James was conked out and was deep in sleep. Tetsuya got out his sleeping back and chucked on his hakama and chain mail.
Grabbing his katana he set out after what he thought was an assassin. He got to the nearby forest and checked his eyes and ears for anything. He heard a crack of a twig and heard someone swearing. It was in the trees above him.
Tetsuya looked up to see Saya. Her body was covered in darkness but Tetsuya could see her graceful figure flying in the air.
"Looks like an angel in flight." Tetsuya muttered to himself. Saya lept away and Tetsuya knew he could not catch up.
With a sigh he sheathed the master and walked back to the camp. James was still stone cold asleep. "What a vegtable." Tetsuya muttered as he went back to his sleeping bed.
The young man awoke to the warm morning sun on his face. He went into his routine. Wash face, polish the master.
James was still out cold. Tetsuya sighed and thought about how to wake him. Getting an idea based on what he knew about James he yelled "Last call for alcohol!"
James bolted upright like a puppet. His eyes looked around and he said "Very funny mate."
Tetsuya packed up his things and handed James bag to him.
"C'mon let's get moving James-san." he said.
WIth that the two warriors continued their journey. As they came to a brigde they noticed a tall and barrel chested man.
"That's him!" Tetsuya said.
"What are you talking about?" James muttered.
"I fought him before. He said his name was Leo. Looks like he wants a rematch." Tetsuya muttered.
Leo lifted his segde shade to look at Tetsuya. He lifted his axe up and said "Normally I would make people pay a toll for this place. But for you, you price is this axe right here!"
He moved at a swift speed. He was intent on lopping Tetsuya's head. James and Tetsuya rolled to the right and left. They readied thier weapons but James said "This ain't my fighting place."
"You think we should take the fight elsewhere?" Tetsuya asked.
James turned and ran into the nearby forest. Tetsuya nailed Leo with a kick to the chest.
He then followed suit knowing that Leo would follow. Tetsuya would fight Leo, he was stubborn like his Sensei. The code of the warrior would dictate Tetsuya's moves.
Tetsuya and James came to a large clearing in the forest. Leo followed them and swung his axe into the ground.
"An earthquake?!" James said as the ground shook.
Tetsuya kept his balance and lept high into the air. Leo blocked it and Tetsuya stood atop it then jumped back.
James went in with a heroic leap. But whatever he had planned was cut off by being it by the back of Leo's axe.
He rolled after the attack and went back on the offense. As powerful as Leo was he could not keep up with the speed of James. Tetsuya saw an opening as James wacked the hat of Leo off with his shield. He entered his mist stance and got near Leo.
Tetsuya did a number of stabs that chipped away Leo's armor. He then shot out a large left arm and clotheslined both James and Tetsuya.
The pair were bowled over. Leo kept on the attack intent on killing them.
James got up and his cowboy hat had fallen off. Tetsuya rolled backwards and wiped the blood off his mouth.
"Tch some enemy you made." James muttered.
Tetsuya nodded, James turned and smirked to him. "Well good thing you got me as a friend." he said.
He then placed his sword into his shield. Leo went for a right handed swing aimed right at his head.
James ducked down and flung his shield at Leo's neck. He staggered back and James nailed Leo into the air by using the hilt of the blade. Leo was upside down inside the air as James threw his sword. It landed in Leo's abdomen as James dashed forward. Grabbing the sword James yanked the sword out and shot out his fist like a arrow out a bow.
The bandit rolled along the grass, blood poured out his wound.
James wiped the blood of his blade and grabbed his shield. "We good?" he asked Tetsuya.
Tetsuya got up and bowed. "I could handle him on my own. But when someone helps you then you say thanks. That's what Sensei said."
James patted him on the shoulder and said "Let's move before that bull gets up."
The two heroes moved on as Saya watched it all from a tree. "Hm that guy was cool, but Tetsuya-kun is the one." she muttered.
Night had fallen when Tetsuya and James arrived at Osaka. The whole town was ablaze in flames and battle.
"Shit what happened here. Did Edward-san do this?" Tetsuya asked.
James said nothing but pointed to a person entering the town. His horse was pure black and his figure imposing.
Tetsuya felt something in his stomach. "It's him...It's Von Blade..." he thought.
To be continued.
