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 Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:07 pm
Ishikawa smiled a bit as she scrambled at the beginning, but as Oshin continued to stumble over her words, he started to feel bad
He realized he was the reason she had crawled back up against the tree, he also realized that he had to do something in order to get her to trust him. Swiftly putting away his pipe, Ishikawa crawled on all fours till he was in front of Oshin again, then sat down, his knees almost touching her toes
"Hehehe. . .Sorry about that Masaki. . ."
Once more did he regain his light tone
"I didnt mean to. . ."
He noticed she had covered her tie with her hands, and slowly reached out his own hands to slowly peel her's off
"That is. . .I didnt mean to make you feel so uncomfortable. . .I probably know the feeling alot more than anyone. . ."
Ishikawa took both of her hands and placed them on her lap, then placed the tie on top of his left palm, and patted it flat with his right ever so slowly
"Being asked so many questions seemingly from nowhere. . .as if none of the questions have any true relevance. . ."
His eye fixated on straightening out the little blue cloth, he didnt realize what soon came from his mouth
"Prince Goemon how do you want your tea prepared? Prince Goemon do you like your Genbu statue on the left side or the right side of your room? Prince Goemon what do you think your Father is going to do about the Shinobi from the North? Prince Goemon was it you or your Mother who said they wanted a manicure? Prince Goemon if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a noise?"
He shook his head multiple times as he mocked out questions he had apparently been showered with in the past. But by the time he had finished his little mockery, the blue tie was straightened, and Ishikawa had a small smile on his face
"So. . .you want to put down that you escaped because of my injury, then?"
He tilted his head a bit, his light smile still glowing
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:34 pm
Oshin watched him, her listening to him talk as her blush slowly faded. She continued to sit silently as Ishikawa reached out, fixing the tie. looked up at him as he began to go off into his own story. The first word drawing her into the story, 'Prince'. She said and waited for him to finish his story, as he looked up to her and smiled she couldn't help, but ask. "Do you have a royal mark, too?" She said as she looked up directly into his eyes. It became easy to tell that she had completely forgotten about covering her identity as the princess, either that it she just didn't care any more.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:51 pm
Ishikawa sort of nodded, avoiding breaking contact with Oshin's now glittering eyes
"I do. . .But its more like part one of three. . ."
His voice sort of hollowed out as he curved in his left leg, and pulled the cloth up from over his ankle. Resting on the inside was a design tattooed into his flesh via scorching, a styled kanji resting inside of a sakura petal
"The other two things that mark my royalty are rather simple. . .the name Ishikawa Goemon. . .which I own. . .and. . .the legendary blade of my ancestors. . .the real Zantetsuken, not some stupid imitation. . ."
He spoke as he placed his right hand behind him and scratched at the sheath on his back
"Those three things together give me the right to. . .w-wait?! What do you mean, 'Do you have a royal mark, too?' ? "
Ishikawa tilted his head forward, his gaze searing deeper into her eyes
Was what he thought earlier to be true?
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:14 pm
Looked at the crest on his leg, now completely sure that he was of royal blood. She paused after he asked his question. Oshin slowly stood up and pulled the braces from her hips. She moved the the tail of her coat, revealing her family's royal crest It glowed on her lower back. She paused as she looked down at the ground. "I'm the Princess of the Frozen tundra.." She said. "I-I'm sorry about lying... Whenever everyone finds out who I am I always get treated so differently." she says taking a long pause after.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:30 pm
Ishikawa eyed the royal crest that lay on Oshin's back, attempting to prevent his eye from falling anywhere else, he smiled and pulled back down her coat to cover up her skin
"Princess Oshin of the Frozen Tundra, huh? Hmm. . ."
He once more went back to scratching his chin
"I think I visited the Frozen Tundra once before. . .I think. . .Hm. . ."
He eventually stopped trying to remember and just rubbed the back of his head, his face now slightly blush
"Aheh, at least, I know it rings a bell and brings up a few pictures, anyway. . .aheh. . ."
Ishikawa placed his hand over pant leg and pulled the cloth over his ankle seal, patting it after it lay tight around
"Please. . .dont worry about that. I know how frustrating it can be sometimes. . .
So then. . ."
He patted his ankle once more and stood
"Lets get writing that letter then!"
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:51 pm
As Ishikawa pulled her coat back down she clipped the braces back onto her pants. She sat down, back in front of Ishikawa, she seemed to be more eased around Ishikawa now she knew that they had something in common. She looked back up at him and smiled lightly. "Ok." She said.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:55 pm
Ishikawa still smirking, looking down at Oshin without tilting his head
"S-so do you have a pen then?"
He asked, pulling a blank scroll from his robes, a drop of sweat hanging on his face
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:08 pm
Oshin reached in her jacket pocket and pulled out a pencil. "Hehe, yes." She taps the tip of the pencil against the paper a few times before she starts to write on the scroll:
Hello everyone,
I want you all to know that I'm ok. I got away from my kidnapper safely, thanks to Buraian and his Iron sand. Please don't worry I will return to the village, but I feel like without Buraian's help I would have been recaptured. So I've decided to train myself. I'll miss you all, but I'll be back before yo know it I promise.
Your Friend,
Oshin Masaki.
She stopped writing. And pushed it towards Ishikawa. "What do you thing?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:15 pm
Looking over the scroll that was now full with words far different that what he would have put, Ishikawa nodded. Rolling it up and tying it with a thin gold laced red ribbon
"Very nice, Masaki. . .now. . ."
He handed her the finished product and then looked over his shoulder, a good distance away lay the Mist Gates, a place he dare not cross over any time soon
"Youll have to be the one that delivers it. . .and Ill have to wait here for you. . .okay?"
A small smile flashed over his face as he closed his eyes and pulled his pipe from his robe pocket, placing it between his lips
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:24 pm
She stands up as Ishikawa gives her the scroll. She then nods. "I'll be right back." She said with a light smiled. She leap forwards before turning into a white and blue blur, darting back towards the village.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:29 pm
Ishikawa smiled and started to nibble the end of his pipe
"Hehe. . .she didnt even ask. . .what Id do if she just ran off to them and had me killed. . .what Id do if she'd just run off and left me here. . .Ahehe. . .She'll be right back, she says. . .She really does. . .understand. . .but its not only that. . .its something she wants. . .Masaki wants to be stronger. . .and Ill make sure her dream comes true. . ."
His eyes were closed, and his hands behind his head, to be completely honest, Ishikawa wasnt even aware that he was talking aloud, let alone if Oshin had even left yet
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:45 pm
Oshin ran back into the area. She slowed down as she got close to the spot where Ishikawa laid. She slowly walked back over to Ishikawa as she reached him she knelt down in front of him, thinking he was a sleep and not wanting to wake him up she decided to move up and sit next to him, laying her head on his chest. For some strange reason, she felt closer to him and not physically, but mentally.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:52 pm
Ishikawa very lightly opened up his left eye, barely as wide as a pin, realizing the thump he had felt a few seconds ago was Oshin's head
He did nothing
For whatever reason, she now lay on his chest, he didnt care. . .
He merely kept his eyes closed and his hands behind his head
The warm feeling of her hair bristling through the 'V' neck in his robe and touching his skin was oddly soothing
It was a feeling he hadnt felt since he was a child. . .when his mother used to look overhead of him as an infant and tickle his stomach with her long hair. . .
Though it wasnt the same. . .it was just as nice. . .
Unfortunately. . .it was almost just as ticklish too, and Ishikawa chuckled a few times under his breath and guise of slumber
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:02 pm
Oshin closed her eyes on he way to falling a sleep. It had been so long since she had gotten a good nights rest, but it was so much easier, Ishikawa's heart beat helping lull her to sleep. Just before Oshin feel a sleep Ishikawa chuckled, she looked up to him as she opened her eyes. She sort of had a light smile on her face. "Your awake aren't you, Ishikawa?" She said to him.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:09 pm
Ishikawa couldnt help but smile at the question, though he kept his eyes closed
"Hehe, No Im not, Masaki. . ."
Still a little churned up because of the tickling, he scratched his chest, placed that arm back behind his head, then took the opposite hand and laid it ontop of Oshin's head
"Im asleep, like a baby in a crib~"
He mused in an echoed tone
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