Aiko and Miharu had found an old rundown barn to hold up in. They stayed the night there with no fire and hay as blankets. As they tried to fall asleep Aiko wanted to get that promised “More” From Miharu but every time he tried to get up, the man’s face flashed into his head and his anger took hold. So he laid there thinking of nothing, trying to forget all as he already had.
Aiko woke up. He stood up the bright sunlight glaring into his eyes. It took him a moment to adjust but once he did he saw that he and Miharu weren’t alone. Miharu lay asleep a few feet behind him and three people were a few feet in front of him. His katana was hidden in the hay and he hoped he didn’t need it. The three walked closer and as they left the flaring sunlight and stepped into a shadow he saw them. They were all male and each wore clothing the reeked of alcohol. They had sneers on their faces and their intent was one of harm.
One of them spoke “You’re that, guy…” He smiled like he had just delivered a devastating speech “Yeah, You’re him, the one who killed those Nightguards” The second spoke those words and gave Aiko a name to call those men he met on his first day of “Waking up”. The third man gave their intent “Yeah… They smacked a big bounty on you, and were here to collect!” He grinned and then all three started to circle him slowly. Aiko stood there a bit nervous, He didn’t know if he could fistfight and he knew that if he went for his katana he might not find it in time. So he would have to learn, All three were a little on the scrawny side but three of them against him made him feel like the scrawny one. But when one lunged forward intending to punch him in the face, He learned that his own instinct could help him through a fight. He grabbed the mans wrist while turning to the side to avoid his fist. The man looked to the side at Aiko and the other two began swing punched of there own but not before Aiko could bring his leg up into the gut of the man who’s wrist he caught. The man doubled over gasping for air as a fist smacked into Aiko’s cheek, He stumbled back as another fist came dangerously close to his face. The fist mildly stunned him but he quickly recovered and swung a punch of his own, He was met with failure as one of the two still standing punched him in the arm. Aiko stepped back glaring and bleeding from the lip a little.
As the two charged for another attack Aiko leapt forward, Surprising both, as his boot hit one in the chest, Using the moment of the impact he pushed off the man, slamming him into the ground, and lunged at the second. He tackled the second and apparently didn’t need to do anymore with him as the man’s head cracked onto something. Aiko stood up looking at the three. The one he had tackled wasn’t getting up anytime soon but the first one was up already and the one he just kicked was beginning to get up on his hands and knees. Aiko ran forward and used the recovering man as a jumping platform and went airborne towards the standing one. The man began to turn to run for cover but Aiko’s boot tip had already hit the man’s cheek. Aiko landed on his a** but quickly rolled backwards to stand up. He surveyed the area, two were out cold and the one he jumped off of was slowly recovering. He walked to him and gave a swift quick to his face knocking him cold as well.
Once the three had been dealt with he found his katana, which was the hard, something one of the men’s head hit, and went to Miharu who was surprisingly still asleep. He wiped his lip with his arm smearing the blood along his skin and then sucked on his own lip letting the small amount of blood go into his throat. He swallowed it and then nudged Miharu; He didn’t want her to worry…
 Aiko Akramo · Wed Jan 16, 2008 @ 04:21pm · 1 Comments |
