- Enough angst--on to Fujikage Journeys! - Saturday, April 08, 2006

Okay, after my angst-ridden, horrible poem of last time, here is the first part of the second chapter of my story. Which this means that now I must start writing Chapter 3. Warning, new material may take awhile for me to post. I'm horrible about writing fiction--it took me half a semester to write a short story for a college creative writing course, and I did that at the last minute, within 3 days. Maybe I can post bits and pieces of that--it's almost 15 pages long, so I don't want to inundate you with an even longer post than my Fujikage posts. Anyway, enough blabbing, on to the story!


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Two days had passed since Moru died, and all of the rites had been completed. Deina and Kashi sat in their family’s garden, taking in the sight of the buds just starting to form on some of the flowers and trees.
Deina knew she had to tell her sister about the task their father had set before them. She wasn’t sure how much Kasandora knew. How did someone tell their sibling who seemed perfectly content staying where she was to pack up everything to go somewhere they had never seen or heard of? Closing her eyes, she took a few deep breaths. Well, here goes nothing!
"Father gave me his swords," she blurted out.
Yeah, that was smooth, D!
Kasandora responded with a blank face.

"Really? I’m glad he gave them to you. I know you really loved him. Of course, I loved him, too, but I know you were especially attached."
This wasn’t working the way Deina had hoped. She hoped her sister would bring up whatever her father had given her with that. It looked like she would have to say something herself. "He mentioned that he had given you something, too."
Kashi looked down to the ground. "Yeah, it was a pair of wrist bands made of silver. He said they had been in the family for some time, something his great-grandmother had been given." She lifted her head and seemed to have a small smile on her face and a mist in her eyes. "They’re really beautiful." Kasandora suddenly covered her face and her body shuddered with sobs. Deina shifted uncomfortably; she didn’t do well when it came to comforting others, especially her emotional sister. After a moment of deliberation, she gingerly placed a hand on the girl’s shoulder.
"Umm...I know this isn’t the best time, but I think you should know what Father told me before he died. He told me about this journey that he went on when he was younger, to some sort of shrine. He said it was a tradition in the family, and it’s where his katanas were blessed."
Kasandora raised her head and turned to Deina. "Why did he never tell us about it? I’m sure it was exciting. He always told us about his battles and journeys."
Deina sighed. "I don’t know, but we’re about to find out how exciting it really is. We’re supposed to follow the same path."
"Do what?!" Kasandora stood up abruptly. "We have to go on this journey that he went on? Why?"
"I don’t know."
"This sounds like something out of a stupid 5-person journey manga, except we’re missing three people."
Deina finally stood up. "Look, I’m not exactly excited about the trip, but it’s what father wanted, and I am going to fulfill it, and you’re coming with me!"
"Why do I have to come with you?" Kashi put her hands on her hips, ready to argue her position.
Deina took a step forward into her little sister’s personal space. "Because Father said so, and I say so."
Deina’s strategy worked; Kashi put her hands down. "Okay, fine. When do we leave, and how do we know where we’re going?"
"We leave as soon as we get packed. With the katanas was a map leading to the destination. Since we don’t have a vehicle, we’re going to have to go on foot, taking the subway, bus, whatever. I’ll bring along my money as well as the money Father had hidden in his study. I would suggest you bring along yours as well."
"Okay," Kasandora said. "Let’s get packing."



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I'll try to post Part 2 tomorrow--if not then, it will be Monday.

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