dishonorable ninjas! They would without hesitation ..."
"Akira! As far as I know, the young man you pick up is a fan of the ninjas. You mustn't make mistakes. If you insult him it's very bad for all of us. No matter what you want or think. You have to be respectful of them because they will too. "Shinji's words were almost evocative. He knew his sister and her disguised ideas about the values ​​of the ninjas, which she always liked to proclaim aloud.Shinji himself was always silent on this topic, since as a samurai he was not allowed to like ninjas.
"What? But why do you let someone like that into our country?", Akira snorted angrily: "Ninjas are so ..."
"Are you going to stop? They are only human, just like us and if our guests leave because of you, you will be severely punished for it. You are a samurai and therefore you will do what your master wants you to do. That demands his." Honor and your vow to fight for him to the end. So relax and accept that there are ninjas and also feudal lords who put them in their service, "Shinji warned her and then smiled:" Okay? "
"Yeah ...", Akira said quietly and turned his back to Shinji: "I'll do what I can and then I'll overtake you as the best samurai."
+ ~ * ~ +
"Damn ...", Sen stood in the forest and listened. She saw no one, but apparently she wasn't really alone. She heard him approach between the rustling of the leaves. But where should it go?The persistent rain gave her away as she stepped on the wet ground and jumped through the air.
"Sen!", Behind her a boy jumped out of the tree and grabbed her wrist: "What is the theater? Why are you running away from me?"
"Leave me Sasuke!" Sen snapped at him and turned her arm free: "Get out of here! I don't want to see you anymore! What do you still want from me?"
"You know that very well! You should ..."
"NO! Leave me satisfied! I don't want to be around you. I'm not your tool, I also have feelings and unfortunately you are not able to respond to them or even perceive them. Find someone else who does what you want dance, I don't want it! ", Sen fought him off.
"Now do it halfway, okay? I never said that you ... SEN!", Sasuke reached into space: "Not again ..."
Sen had once again just left him there and ran away. He and her, they were ninjas and therefore they were absolute top at fast, silent coming and going.It had been going on for several months, Sen ran away from Sasuke, but nothing more. If she would attack him at least once or tie him up, then it would be a different situation, but Sasuke had no other choice. He had promised Sens grandfather that he would take care of her and at first they had got along very well on a quiet level, but since they had met again, Sen did everything to avoid him and he didn't even know why.
"Jesus Christ! What's the point? I thought you want my friendship!" He shouted into the rain, but got no answer.
+ ~ * ~ +
"Welcome!", Plogo went to his guest and hugged him: "Heiji, aren't you? You are undressing well, my boy. I am finally looking forward to getting to know you!"
"Thank you for inviting me," Heiji nodded and smiled pleasantly: "May I introduce you to my friend and bodyguard? Shizun. He will take care of my safety."
"Oh ... Of course, but I'm a little hurt that you guys think you need one.", Plogo replied and looked around at Shizun, who was standing in the background. He looked friendly and not exactly as if he were a good bodyguard.
Shizun just looked around.
"He is indispensable for me on the trip. You have to understand that I am a stranger here and therefore wanted to have at least a friend with me," said Heiji: "Isn't it Shizun?"
"Yeah ... as you mean ..." Shizun waved him off.
"Are you only here with him?", Plogo wondered and looked at Akira.
"Yes, Plogo-sama. When we got to the meeting point, only these two gentlemen were there," Akira said sternly and snorted in Shizun's right. He could now truly behave more properly towards his masters.
"I don't like it when there are too many people around me and I prefer to travel alone with my boyfriend. You can enjoy nature better. Where is your daughter? Is she as beautiful as they say?", Heiji tried the topic to switch and then smiled at Akira: "Do you have what samurai?I don't like it when my friends are looked at so crookedly. "
"Hm ... no, sir ...", Akira swallowed and blushed a little under his helmet.
Heiji just looked hot in her eyes. His hair was black and shimmered a little brown in the light curls, which were not too strong and also short. The light eyebrows stood out, but that wasn't so bad, because otherwise he would end up appearing too dark and gloomy with his dark eyes. If only it weren't for this large-cut kimono, then she could also tell how it was built.
"Kyoko, honey! Come on, please!" Plogo called.
The door behind him slid open and Kyoko came into the room. She was wearing a long bird-embroidered kimono that must have been made especially for her. Her hair was artfully pinned up and she really looked like a noble princess.
"You called, dear father," Kyoko forced himself to say politely, even if that wasn't her normal speech."Yes, may I introduce the Heiji?" Plogo beamed at his daughter.
"I'm delighted to meet such a nice little bird," said Heiji and bowed a little to exaggerate, for which he caught a subliminal look from Shizun,
"Birdie?" Repeated Kyoko and stared at Heiji.
"Do you like the lotus flower better?", Heiji smiled and held a lotus flower under Kyoko's nose as if out of nowhere: "Unfortunately I haven't found a pink one on my giant, it would suit your eyes better."
"Um ... yes ... thank you ...", Kyoko swallowed and took the lotus from him. What kind of person was that?
"Heiji-san!", Shizun went to his master and put his hand on his shoulder: "Don't you think that you are a little too pushy?"
"Shizun, what's the matter? Do you want a flower too?", Heiji held out a rose blossom to him: "You just have to say. It's not a problem. Akira, little samurai, here I prefer to give it to you, Shizun is a a little too stiff for flowers."And then Heiji Akira put the rose on the helmet and beamed at her too.
"So ... HEY! What are you thinking? I'm here the ..."
"Forgive my lord, Kyoko-sama. The trip has turned him up a bit. I assure you that tomorrow it knows how to behave after a night of rest. Aren't you, Heiji-san?" Shizun bowed to Kyoko and looked then sharply at his master.
"Yes, yes ... all right ...", Heiji sighed.
"So I think that Kagome will show you your rooms and tomorrow ... how about a ride? Kyoko is a great rider and knows my province like no other," enthused Plogo.
"Sure. We're looking forward to it," Shizun nodded and took Heiji with him.
"Follow me, please," Kagome pleaded, and went first.
"Hey, honey ... How is your mistress like?", Heiji asked straight away: "She is not as lovely as you are. I bet you are a lot friendlier than your mistress."
"Heiji!" Shizun stared hard at him.
"Um ..." Kagome had blushed and ignored Shizun: "Kyoko-sama is very friendly.She is a very good person, even if she can be a little moody. But I like to serve under her and she is my friend ... Here we are ... "
"Thank you. You can go, please send a servant to take us to the bathroom, will you?" Asked Shizun and hastily closed the door behind him.
He waited a moment, then looked at Heiji angrily: "Tell me, what are you thinking about behaving like that !? How can someone take your feudal lord's son away from you if you behave incessantly! Be kind and gallant and don't dig at everyone You didn't even stop in front of a samurai! "
"What do you want? It was your idea that I should pretend to be you, Shizun, not mine," shrugged Heiji. "You wanted to play ninja."
"At that time I didn't know what a terrible actor you are," Shizun sat down on a seat cushion and put one of the grapes in his mouth: "You should at least make a good impression and find out whether the little one is halfway at all is bearable.By the way, what was the point of this attack on the samurai. I thought you were a guy who liked women. "
"I am. That's never a man to us. Much too small and the voice is too bright. Trust me, this is a girl who just sneaked in. I see that at first glance. Don't forget him I'm fooling a specialist, that's why you took me with you, right? ", Heiji went to the window and looked around. Everything seemed to be calm, only the rain was still pounding incessantly on the ground and the leaves of the trees: "You are probably safe here. But stay away from the samurai, you know they don't like ninjas."
"Save yourself a lesson and have a look around. I want to know what kind of house I should marry into here," Shizun ordered his friend.
"Man, you're in a hurry. We have only just come and it's raining ...", Heiji grumbled: "I'm tired too and want to wash myself. The servant is about to come to take us to the bathroom. Relax Shizun, me go to the Streif at night ... "Heiji paused, it was as if he had seen something in the rain, or rather heard something."Heiji?"
"I have to check. Don't get stung!", Heiji said goodbye and quickly disappeared through the window.
"Sure ...", Shizun sighed and tried even more to check Heiji. He was too fast for him and he was a bit of a hassle himself from the journey.
+ ~ * ~ +
"Shit!", Kagome ran home through the grove. It was still raining and the moon was already rising. She knew it was safe in her home village, so she didn't care that she hardly saw anything. She held a coat over her head, but stopped with a jerk when she was almost home. A few hundred yards from their home the forest ended and became lighter. There was a girl lying there under a low tree.
"Hey!", Kagome knelt next to the strange girl and nudged her: "Can you hear me? Hello?"
In the dark, Kagome couldn't really see much, but she knew she was getting no reaction.
"What do I do now?", Sighed Kagome: "I can't leave my arms in the