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Tears of Blood
By : SultrySundina
Category: +. to F > Blade of the Immortal
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Tears of Blood (My Story Arc: Finale to Blade of the Immortal):

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Chapter 1: Sleepless Nights

Rin and Manji continued on their way from the 'bump' in the road they had encountered. They were both now fully recovered and ready to leave the cramped hut they had occupied with Megatsu and the two female ninja. The road was easy enough to travel on and thankfully they still had enough money to make the journey in ease. It was cold, and winter's icy breath was weighing down Rin's spirits. Although how could she even have good spirits after what had occurred.

Day was quickly turning into night and although they were staying on the road, and not, thankfully in the woods, Manji felt it would be best to rest for a bit and find an inn to stay in before nightfall. There was a small village just ahead and he thought it would be as good as place as any to rest for the night. As they reached the town he glanced down at Rin who had not said a word since their journey had started that day.

Manji broke the silence, "hey Rin, go get some food, I'll get us a room."

Rin only nodded yes and went to a nearby food stand. Manji walked in the opposite direction to the closest inn. He stepped inside and was immediately met by a short old woman in a red kimono.

"Need a room samurai-san?" The woman questioned looking at Manji.

"Yeah for two."

She raised an eyebrow as she saw Rin walk into the door with a bag full of food and stand beside Manji, then replied, "Follow me."

As they walked the old woman told them that the fire was going and the rooms should already be heated and that a maid would be up shortly to make their fūtons. Manji entered the room first. Having a warm room satisfied him, but as he entered the room it was sweltering. He glared at the innkeeper and was about to make a comment when Rin noticed his anger rising and rushed him into the room. She quickly shot a grateful glance at the woman and closed the shōji.

"Shit Rin, don't push me around." Manji was glaring at her now. "I was only gonna ask the old bag if she was trying to roast us." Manji scratched the back of his neck and plopped himself down on the floor. Rin had a bath that morning before leaving, so she did not need one right now. Besides she was exhausted from the events of the past while and simply wanted to sleep. She waited for the maid to come to make the fūtons. She sat on the floor and released her raven hair from the braids and grabbed her comb from inside her shoulder bag and started to run it through her locks, which now reached down past her lower back. When she finished combing her hair she stood up and undid her obi ties and the cloth fell to the floor. She loosened her furisōde and it also fell to the floor as she was now starting to feel feverish from the overwhelming heat of the room. She slipped her hand inside her yūkata and rubbed her collarbone and neck, trying to cool her body down. She sat back down and began to neatly fold the clothes on the floor. She didn't notice that Manji was staring at her from across the room.

Manji started to get fairly uncomfortable from the heat as he watched Rin comb her hair and take off and fold her obi and furisōde. He tugged at his kōsōde and yūkata, loosening it from around his neck and exposing his scar ridden torso. It didn't nearly help enough; he could still feel the heat rising to his hairline. Being cooped up in that tiny hut after he was in that hellish prison had made him more than weary, but he noted on more than one occasion recently how he had to stop himself from staring at Rin. He shook his head. If he wasn't careful he was going to get a slap or something worse. He didn't feel like arguing with the little kenshi tonight. It was too hot and it would take too much effort. Although, he had to admit, it was fun to see her all riled up and make her red with anger.

Just then a quiet voice interrupted both his and Rin's thoughts. "Excuse me; I am here to make up the fūtons."

Rin walked over to the shōji and opened it. The maid entered and opened a closet to the left of Manji and pulled out two fūtons from it and some blankets and pillows. She took very little time setting up the fūtons and when she finished she asked if there was anything the two needed. Rin shook her head and the maid bowed out of the room and closed the shōji behind her.

Rin glanced over at Manji only to see he was already spread over his fūton, the blankets kicked down to his feet and snoring. She noticed how his skin was flushed and she assumed it was from the heat of the room. She was also hot, but she knew she was not going to get any sleep, no matter how tired she was. Her dreams of late were brutal and gruesome. All she dreamed about were the scattered and shredded bodies of the hundreds of men that Habaki had used in his immortality experiments as well as the recent events: Feeling as though she were still drowning, only this time in blood. Rin laid still in her fūton. She tried closing her eyes but she knew tonight would be no different and her dreams would be no different. She would be forever haunted by those nameless faces and bones. She tossed and turned until eventually exhaustion overwhelmed her and she once again fell into a nightmarish sleep filled with horrific scenes that were scorched into her very being.

Manji awoke to the sound of Rin whimpering in her sleep. He could see tear streaks on her face and assumed she was dreaming of her parents again. He wished she would just in a way get over it, but she was still a kid, so he didn't hold it against her. He rolled over onto his other side only to hear her whimpers turn into cries of terror. He turned back over to see that she had awoken and was staring wide eyed at the ceiling above her, not saying a word, as if she were in a trance.

"Rin, hey, Rin." Manji looked at her but she was still just staring at the ceiling. "Kid wake up would ya."

Rin didn't hear Manji trying to awake her from her blank stare. Her dreams had awoken her enough. She wanted to shut out the world, shut out what she seen, shut out everything.

Manji slowly sat up and moved his right arm, to shake Rin out of her stupor. When he shook her Rin didn't move; she just laid there, only now tears started to flow from her eyes and Manji knew this wasn't from some nightmare about her parents' death.

"Rin, what's wrong kid?"

Rin just kept staring at the ceiling. She had actually heard him this time, but she didn't want to respond. She wanted to stay concealed; hidden. She wanted nothing more than to shy away from him right now. She turned her head then away from him and uttered something almost inaudible to Manji.

"Just go back to sleep Manji, I'm fine."

"Like hell you are woman! Listen I don't know what's wrong but you're god damn whimpering over there is keeping me from getting sleep."

Rin turned around, with hurt and fear in her eyes, and choked out a staggered Gomenasai beneath her silent tears.

"Aw shit. Rin listen, I didn't mean it like it sounded."

Rin just turned her back again and tried not to think about what he had said or what she had dreamt about, but as she turned Manji grabbed her arm and pulled her back to face him.

"Listen Rin, whatever is bothering you, you can eh…you can tell me."

To hear him say that to her, made her only want to cry more, but she just looked at him, still with hurt and fear in her eyes and said nothing.

"Fuck Rin say something would ya! God dammit you're creepin' me out here kid!" Manji couldn't think of what would get her to say anything. She was just lying there, as if she were empty now. He scratched the back of his neck and decided the only way to get her to snap out of it was if he snapped her out of it himself. He grabbed her left arm and pulled her up and in front of him between his legs, her back facing him and he leaned against the wall. He held her there between his knees. Not letting her escape. Rin slumped into him and started to breathe more regularly. She felt safe in his arms and before she knew it she had fallen into a dreamless sleep.

Manji could hear Rin breathing deeply and leaned forward slightly to confirm his suspicions. As he leaned forward he caught a breath of her scent. It was unique, all her; jasmine and soap and sweet, so sweet. He started to breathe in deeper and felt consciousness slowly slipping away from him. His head lowered, his lips grazed her neck and he was about to let his lips touch her pale, perfect skin when he jolted upwards in realization of what he was doing. His jolt stirred Rin and she dazedly opened her eyes.

"Hmm…Manji-san..?" She sleepily mumbled

"Nothing; don't worry go back to sleep." Manji quickly replied.

Rin sank back into Manji's arms and quickly drifted back to sleep. Manji held her close. He wasn't quite sure what had happened but he leaned his head back against the wall, breathed in a heavy sigh, and closed his eyes to try to sleep. That night both had a long peaceful sleep that neither had been able to in weeks.
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Tears of Blood	By : SultrySundina Category: +. to F > Blade of the Immortal Views: 1863 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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