"Hey!" Doctor Haishi bent over as he raced after his breath."What is it?" Kokohashi demanded.Doctor Haishi took an extra second to put his breath under control. His hands lifted him with the help of his lap. He drew a long, deep breath of the beautiful fresh air straight into his head. He enjoyed that."What happened?!" Kokohashi's roar had run out of patience.Doctor Haishi lifted his head to the showing frame of Kokohashi. "What happened to you?" his eyes darted to his neck.To be fair, it was an easy sight to pick.Kokohashi wiped the sneaking blood off. "Nothing," he responded. His tone was hushed.Doctor Haishi would believe anything other than what he had just seen right now, but he made no case of it."Your brother. Your brother is awake.""What? Are you sure?" Kokohashi's eyes lit up with encouragement. He had no idea he had grabbed onto the doctor's shoulders."Yes." Doctor Haishi was brushed to the side by Kokohashi's excited lunge past him.He snickered."Hey! Leave me. L
"Why don't you check for the wizard, mm? He might know a few tricks to pull.""I searched for him. I could not find him. Him and the master, I could not find them.""Mm," the emperor shook his head, showing the ineffectiveness of Doctor Haishi's words."Please!" Doctor Haishi drummed his plea in the emperor's ears.The emperor stopped peeling his banana halfway. He sighed. He looked at the doctor, squinting his eyes."I was asking you something before he came. Maybe when you have a good response, I will consider saving him."Doctor Haishi looked lost."What does he know about my wife and the prime minister!?" The emperor's voice thundered."I don't know. I don't know." Doctor Haishi moanedThe emperor spat out. He watched Doctor Haishi keenly.He was telling the truth."Where is he?"The emperor's tone filled Doctor Haishi's mind with uncertainty.Was he joking? Was he serious?"Where is he?" The emperor repeated calmly. His calm tone failed to hide his irritation."In the carriage."
Kakashi's cough gave away his position, Jay replaced his eyes with his hands as he searched for Kakashi.Kakashi held his throat with one hand stretching the other hand toward the path of Jay."Oh, Kakashi. We have to go. We have to go now."Kakashi nodded, picking himself up with the help of his friend. They dragged their feet toward their room.A blinding light flashed at their faces, stinging their eyes. Jay halted, Kakashi's body resting on his shoulders. "Stop there!"***"They are here," the man called out to other people."Why did you leave them here?"Oh, it's just one person. Jiro."That is the punishment for students who stay out late. They are all expected to be in their rooms by lights out.""Hm," Jiro grunted.He walked toward us."You both know better than to stay out this late, do you not?" Jiro gave us no room to speak for ourselves as he continued almost immediately as he was done with his last words. "You have violated rules meant for your safety. You have been du
Kakashi was not sure what he had in mind as he watched Suke walk to the dueling arena to join the tutors.What did he mean that he liked her? Why did he show so much interest in her weapon?Kakashi shrugged. He didn't know it all, but he also had an interest in the choice of Tanya's weapon. It was easy to catch the eye. Not only was it attractive by its pretty colors, but it was also effective."Hey, man. You left without saying a word. Why are you here?""I'm sorry. You were deeply asleep and I didn't want to wake you up. You should still be asleep, why are you here?""I asked you first. Don't try to do that with me. Are you trying to avoid the question?""By your logic, you just did the same thing." Kakashi shrugged.Jay hit Kakashi's shoulders playfully."Ouch," Kakashi faked a pain. He hung his shoulder down as he took it in his other hand like an uneven scale."Oh sorry, you want mummy?" Jay rolled his fists under his eyes. Kakashi paused his act. His eyes fixed their gaze in
"Luckily for me, I'm not the magician here," Doctor Haishi retorted.Oz tilted his head, impressed with the doctor's reply. "So I guess your secret is at liberty to be known then, right?" he wore on a threatening smile, walking past the doctor without uttering another word."How did I get here?" Doctor Haishi muttered.He raised his hands over his head, dropping them slowly to rub his face off the concerns and webs of engagements he was caught with. "We have to saddle our horses and get on our way home. We cannot stay in these dangerous territories for the night." Master Yonda stood before everyone to announce."What? It is late already. How do we know we are not heading toward danger itself when we leave now?""We don't!" The emperor appeared from behind. He looked at the surprising stares that bore into the back of his head."I understand I can be crude in my ways, with my words, but one thing is for sure, I am honest. Unlike some of you here…" the emperor's eyes darted from Doctor
“I was present my friend. I heard every word that was spoken, every single one.”Kakashi’s mind echoed the words again. He was sat up on his bed, preparing for the afternoon training. He couldn’t miss this since he was given a pass for the morning exercise. “Ow,” he winced in pain trying to put on his uniform. “Hey man, are you sure you won’t just skip the training? I understand you feel the need to act as if you are fine, but I know you are not fine. You are not. I am your roommate and your friend; you can tell me what is going on. You don’t have to hide anything. You do not have to carry this burden by yourself. You can tell me how you feel. Whatever is going on, let me know. Okay?” Jay sat on his bed; his arm was around Kakashi’s shoulders. “He never talked about your family.”Kakashi twisted his shoulders away from the arm of Jay. Jay’s face was flushed with embarrassment, he stood up after clearly thinking about what next to do.“I am sorry Jay. I didn’t mean to do that. I—I
The sun rose lazily over the horizon, casting a golden hue across the vast landscape as the troop of riders journeyed toward home on their horses. The gentle breeze carried the scent of blooming flowers, and the birds sang melodious tunes overhead. Master Yonda, Kokohashi, Honda, Doctor Haishi, The Emperor, and the soldiers felt the warmth of the morning sun on their faces. A comforting embrace after a long night’s ride. They had been on the road for two days now.As he rode, the anticipation of returning home to his wife, the queen, and his daughter sweetened the air, filling his heart with a mixture of joy and relief. As he rode, the anticipation of returning home to his dying child and three other dying students filled his heart with great grief and anger. His grip on the reins tightened, and he smacked his steed, running faster ahead of everyone else. His anger was visible in his speed. “You see, what you both do not know, is that Shinjuya is a fortress. For what has happened,
“Are you fine?”“What do we do now?”“That is a very good question.”Master Yonda dragged back the reins of his steed, bringing it to a brief pause. The emperor followed suit.“Why are we stopping?” “Thinking about the question you asked. What do we do now?” Master Yonda took his eyes off the landscape, and back at the emperor.The emperor blew trapped air from his mouth, “I mean we go to our different places, but what then? Do I even want to know everything I seek an answer for? I don’t know how I feel. I know I want to hate her for all she did, but... but I can’t just... I don’t know, I was so happy to see her again.”“And now?” Master Yonda looked at his friend who stared into Yahuza, a short way away from home.The emperor took a deep breath, “I don’t know. I want to see her still. I’m just afraid whatever I find out about her disappearance is not going to make me feel any better. Maybe it will make my anger worse, you know. I don’t even know. I really don’t know,” he sighed.“We