The story of the Princess Of Clarines
Chapter 9
Zen finally give up. He finally let me used a bow after I keep on asking him all night. Early in the morning Zen and I were standing in the middle of the training area. He grabs two bows and a box of the arrow that he put them down next to where he was going to shot. I saw a target out in the middle of the courtyard. Zen hand me a wooden bow. "Are you ready, Shirayuki?" He said, standing by the box of the arrow.
"Yes, I'm ready," I answer, looking at Zen.
"Okay, I will go first so you can see what I doing," Zen said, grab an arrow. "First, Stand upright and without tension and with a flat back and dipped chest." Zen stand upright with a flat back and dipped chest. "Second, Place your feet shoulder-width apart, and point them perpendicular to the target." He put his feet shoulder-width apart. "Third, Nock the arrow. Use three fingers to lightly hold it on the string." Zen nock the arrow using his three fingers. "Fourth, Raise and draw the bow." Zen raise his bow in the air. "Fifth, Aim at the target." Zen aims at his target where he wants it to go. "Six, Move your hand back towards your shoulder ear along your jaw." Zen move his hand back towards his shoulder ear along his jaw. "Seven, Relax your fingers to release the arrow." Zen release the arrow and make it fly across the courtyard and the arrow hit the target.
Zen put his bow down and walked over to me. He grabs me and a pull is to where he was standing at. "Zen," I said, looking at him. Zen looked down at me with a smile.
"Okay, are you ready?" Zen said, standing behind me.
"Yes, I'm ready," I asked, feeling Zen's hand on top of my hand. He helps me know where my arms have to on. He grabs an arrow and Nock the arrow.
After he got where my arms where it is supposed to be. he put his lips up to my ear. "Okay, you can release the arrow." He whispers. I let go of the string with my three fingers. My arrow did not hit the target it was past the target and in the forest that was behind the target where I was supposed to hit.
I put my bow down by Zen. *Scream* I heard someone scream like a little girl. I looked over at Zen and he was laughing. "What so funny?" I asked I was a little bit scared that I hit someone with the arrow.
"That scream was Mitsuhide. He sometimes screams like a little girl." Zen said, laughing harder.
"How do you know that was Mitsuhide?" I asked, looking at him with worrying in my eyes.
"Because six years ago when he first comes to the castle. We were walking in the forest when a snake crosses his path. He jumps on a rock and was scream like a little girl. I told him he can't scream like that when I'm with him." Zen answer, looking at the forest and saw Mitsuhide with the arrow coming out of the forest.
He was not happy because he was doing that face when he gets mad. "ZEN!" Mitsuhide yelled, walking up to Zen with the arrow. "YOU KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE OUT THERE TODAY," Mitshude yelled but not too loud only Zen and I can hear.
"Oh, you were going to be out there today. I totally forgot." Zen said, pretending that he for got that Mitsuhide was out there in the forest.
"You did not forget," Mitsuhide said, put the arrow with the others.
"Oh okay, but maybe next time you will know how to go out there when we are shooting arrows," Zen said, laughing.
I was just standing there watching Mitsuhide and Zen going at it. When I saw Kiki walked in the training area. I walked up to her. "What going on?" Kiki asked, looking at me.
"Will I was shooting an arrow and I almost hit Mitsuhide," I answer, looking at him. Kiki starting to laugh making Zen and Mitsuhide turn to look at us.
"That not funny, Kiki. I can have died out there." Mitsuhide said pretending that he died. Zen was giving him a dirty look.
"You are such a Drama Queen," Zen said, walking up next to me. Mitsuhide glared at him when he says that.
"It true," Mitsuhide said.
"I'm sorry, Mitsuhide," I said, bow to him.
"You don't have to do that Shirayuki." He said, looking down at me. I looked back up at him.
"Will let's go in and take a break for a while," Zen said, take my hand in his. Zen and I walked back into the castle following by Kiki and Mitsuhide.
"Prince Zen breakfast is ready." said a maid who walked up to us.
"Okay thank you," Zen said, watch the girl bow to him and walked off. "Let's go and get something to eat." Zen walked off into the dinner-room where we saw Obi already eating.
"Good morning," Obi said with a mouth full of food. Mitsuhide sat down next to him.
"Don't talk with food in your mouth," Mitsuhide said, watch Kiki sat down next to him while Zen and I sat down on the other side of Obi.
"Okay, How did the training go?" Obi asked, looking at me. I looked very sad remembering that I almost hit Mitsuhide.
"Well, Mitsuhide was the target," Kiki said, laugh along will Zen. At first, I did not see that was funny I still feel bad. Obi spit out his water that he was drinking and went all over Mitsuhide. Obi starting to cough and laughing at the same time. My first thoughts were 'poor Mitsuhide it not his day'.
"Now that was funny," Obi said, laughing so hard with Zen and Kiki. Mitsuhide and I were not laughing.
"Are you guys done, laughing at me now?" Mitsuhide asked, looking at Zen, Kiki, and Obi.
"Yes," Zen said, trying to stop laughing but it was no use.
"I'm not done yet," Obi said, laughing. Kiki finally stops laughing it is not fun anymore to her.
When Zen and Obi finally stop laughing. We starting to finally our breakfast. We left the dinner-room and walked back outside. Zen and I laid in the green grass and looked up at the clear blue sky.
I did not know how tired I was. I close my eyes and feel a sleep.
See you next time...