The Ninja by Arelys Gonzalez (classic literature books txt) 📖

forehead and walked out to see them fighting again. “ES NORAIDU!” I shouted as wind came from my fingers creating string of my life force that is impenetrable from anything even the wrath of Kami couldn’t harm it. I tied the two together creating them as puppets and setting them on the floor across the room from each other. “Now why did your girlfriend leave you? And tell me one at a time or the string won’t just be on your limbs!” I threatened, man I love being a priestess you get good powers.
Takuto went first since I have known him longer than his brother, “He was flirting with her when I was ten and he took her!”
“WHAT? You’re fighting over a girl that happened over seven years ago!” I fell to the ground laughing; why would they fight over a girl? I heard a distant whine and saw Ruka coming out of the room with little tears in his eyes, “Ruka did you have a nightmare again?” He nodded; I went over and picked him up. I sat on the floor with him between my legs smiling as I warmed him with my embrace.
“Isn’t that nice? This is what a wife would do with their children and my wife will do that!” Mitsukuni took my hand and held it with a gentle feeling. “So tell me girl, do you want to be the wife of Mitsukuni Kodachi?”
“No; not in a million years. I already have a fiancée at my home village.” Takuto’s face dropped instantly as I said that.
“And where is that?”
“Iga or the Jade village.” Mitsukuni’s face hardened and pinned me to the wall once more but with a kunai against my neck.
“You failed your mission; I might as well kill her any ways since she is a bore to me. Goodbye princess.” I snapped as he called me princess; no one calls me that unless I allow them to. I pushed him off making the kunai skim my arm. I landed on the floor and kicked him off his balance making him fall face first on the floor. I picked Ruka up and sat next to Takuto who looked impressed. “YOU BITCH!”
“Watch your language with Ruka here!” I said as I covered Ruka’s ears. He picked himself up and glared at me then to Takuto.
“I’ll be back; if I find those two still here I’ll kill her when she’d asleep.”
“No can do brother; she’s sleeping with me and Ruka is as well.”
“What?”
“You heard me right; these two are sleeping in my room that you’re not allowed into remember.” Takuto took hold of my waist and held it tight in his arms. “If you ever try to hurt her, I will kill you and your descendents.” Mitsukuni froze and stayed quiet as he sat back down.
“Fine I won’t kill them but you know the rules when I’m living here for a short time.”
I looked at Takuto who wouldn’t let go of me. “The room that Ruka was in last night was and is Mitsukuni’s; he’ll be with us tonight until my brother leaves for the next mission he gets.”
“When is that?”
“Usually a week or so, but I’m not on the list for upcoming missions like I always am. There is only one rule for you two; if you ever go in my room anymore you’re dead.”
Damn I have to live with him now this day just got even better!
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GOEMON POV:
It’s been a week and she hasn’t returned. Maybe, no it can’t be I can’t be falling for her again. Am I? I walked around the village when I reached the tree the both of us always went to. I remember it perfectly.
~flash back~
It was last year around the winter her father had said we would be engaged but I turned her down, she ran away without tears in her eyes. I looked for her so many days until I reached here. I climbed up to the top and saw her. She was crying; I took hold of her once I did I held her in my arms, I can’t marry you because you are too good for me, you are too great for a samurai Mitsuki.
~flash back end~
I shouldn’t have said that because now I regret it.
MITSUKI POV:
We were walking into the hall where the perverted Night claw was. We bowed and stood before him. “The samurai have left; you may leave to your village and rest. You have no worry. Takuto you may escort her to the mountains once there you have to turn back do you understand me?”
“Yes sir,”
“Good,” we left the village and walked until I reached the mountains.
“This is good bye huh, well then I’ll see you when I can.”
“You as well,” I climbed the mountains until I made it to the top and saw the rock where I was taken. I won’t see him again, well that sucks. I sat on the rock trying to clear my mind but all I could think of was him. I stopped and began to cry.
“Sister what wrong?”
“Nothing Ruka,”
“It is something you fell for him.” He was right, I was comfortable with him alone…I am in love with a ninja.
TAKUTO POV:
As I watched her leave my heart sank. No get a grip on yourself Takuto; she’s a priestess and samurai priestess to be in fact, you are stronger than this. But she is beautiful. I walked away with my heart sinking deeper and a void appearing in it once more. Ever since my mother died I have had a hole in my in my soul; now that she came in it was filled but after I saw her leave I drained empty once more.
MITSUKI POV:
I cried some more with Ruka comforting me. I finished crying and began to go back through the cave. Ruka came behind me happy as ever but sad as well I held my face like he did and entered the village with my priestess uniform on. The villagers saw me and bowed as they saw me. I bowed back and I saw my father on his horse and in armor. “What is the meaning of this Lord Sora?”
“Who are you girl and why is my son with you, unless…” he got off of his horse and looked closer to me, “You are alive! Prepare a celebration my daughter is back with us as priestess! Thank Kami for this great news!”
People celebrated as I sat behind my father with Ruka on my lap, I saw someone suspicious and kept my eyes on him until I was in the gates of the estate. I was taken to my room that was same, as with Ruka’s. I changed into my kimono I used for occasions like this and waited for the servants to prepare everything else. I heard the door open and I saw Goemon with one of my father’s servants. “Lady Mitsuki!” she said, she smiled and hugged me with the rabbits foot around her neck. She pushed Goemon out and prepared my hair. She brushed it and put it in the best way it could be, it was down with a pin in it. I walked out hearing the music and I saw my father with Lord Night claw. No if he sees Ruka I am done for! I whispered to my father if I could go speak with Ruka and he approved.
I rushed to Ruka’s room and opened it seeing him with his servant. I told the servant to leave quickly and closed the door. “He’s here.”
“Who is?”
“Night claw, he saw me already, if he sees you we’re done for!” he turned pale and let me undo the hair that the servant did. I began to braid it; once I was done he smiled. “This is going to work,” we walked out to the hall once more and saw the rest enjoying themselves; including Goemon.
“Are you OK sister?” Ruka whispered as I stared at Goemon and the others flirting with him.
“I’m going to get some air come with me if you want.” We disappeared as no one saw us come in and changed into normal civilian clothing. We walked until we reached the center of the village where the tree was. “Want to race to see who can get to the second branch?”
“Yeah, go!” We climbed until we reached the branch. Ruka rested for a while but I never did. I was already at the top when I saw him climb up. “What’s wrong with you? Don’t tell me you’re not over Goemon?”
“I am; it’s just…”
“It’s just that he reminds you of Takuto, doesn’t he?”
“Yeah he does,”
“How about we go the Sage village and see him.”
“We can’t if we do, my head will leave my body and so will yours they saw me once if they see me again I’m dead.”
I stood up and began to sing:
“Fukai, fukai mori no oku ni ima mo kitto
Okizari ni shita kokoro kakushiteru yo

Sagasu hodo no chikara mo
Naku tsukarehateta
Hitobito wa eien no yami ni kieru

Chisai mama nara kitto ima demo mieta kana

Bokutachi wa ikiru hodo ni
Nakushiteku sukoshi zutsu
Itsu wariya uso o motoi
Tachisukumu koe mo naku

Aoi, aoi sora no iro mo kizukanai mama
Sugiteyuku mainichi ga kawatteyuku

Tsukurareta wakugumi o koe ima o ikite
Sabitsuita kokoro mata ugokidasu yo

Toki no rizumu o shireba mo
ichido toberu darou

Bokutachi wa samayoinagara
Ikiteyuku doko made mo
Shinjiteru hikari motome
Arukidasu kimi to ima

Bokutachi wa ikiru hodo ni
Nakushiteku sukoshi zutsu
Itsu wariya uso o motoi
Tachisukumu koe mo naku

Bokutachi wa samayoinagara
Ikiteyuku doko made mo
Furikaeru
Michi o tozashi
Aruiteku eien ni

Tachisukumu koe mo naku, ikiteyuku eien ni.” Once I finished I heard a rustle in the leaves and held Ruka back.

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“Oh, in that case I can’t take you back,” I turned around and was pinned to the tree trunk with lips