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Bring Me to Life	By : Ookami13 Category: +S to Z > Samurai Deeper Kyo Views: 7467 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Chapter Six:
Toge�s
Bargain
Toge and Shinda just weren�t like the other boys. In fact,
they weren�t boys at all; they were men. Not even just �men�,
either. Despite the fact that they were young, they were strong
nonetheless. Yuya could feel their auras just as easily as she
felt Kyo�s. So easily felt were they that Yuya could see
them, Toge�s being a forest green and Shinda�s being orange with
tints of red.
Unlike the other boys that had been fighting, Toge and Shinda
didn�t bother missing or lessening their blows. They had no
need to since Toge seemed to be so upset at Shinda, and Yuya could
understand why. She�d been told time and again that she
wasn�t needed, and she�d gotten angry too; but she hadn�t acted
upon it. Toge, though, very obviously did act on his feelings.
Unfortunately for him, though, acting on his instincts against Shinda
made him lose. Badly.
Shinda was ruthless. He was without a doubt, had to
be some relation to Kyo. There was no way those two
could look and act alike without being related. Yuya even
noticed that they walked the same, and Toge had even brought up the
fact that they�d seen in Sekigahara together, just as Kyo had
been. The two had to have some sort of lineage.
Yuya took a few steps towards Mr. Tamanori, intending to find
something out.
�Does something trouble you, Yuya-san?�
She nodded, �Hai, Tamanori-san. Has Shinda-san ever spoken
to you about his fam-...�
�No,� he said flatly, eyes fixed on the still-fighting pair,
�when I asked, he dismissed me with a glare and a spin of his
sword. If you want to know, just ask him. He�ll
answer.�
She blinked, �What, now?!�
�Sure. He won�t mind. He�ll answer you, really.
In fact, this would be the best time to ask. The answers just
slip from him and he doesn�t give his responses any thought before
speaking whilst in battle.�
Still looking at Mr. Tamanori, Yuya looked at Toge and Shinda, the
former looking tired while the latter looked as though he were just
waking up. Though tired, Toge�s steps were quick while Shinda
took slower, more calculated steps, which made Yuya realize something
that she�d seen happen with Kyo endless times.
Shinda was playing with Toge.
The thought wouldn�t have bothered her as much if the two hadn�t
been so... young or so close, despite Shinda�s efforts to say
otherwise. The two were too familiar with one another not to
be. The fact of the matter was that Yuya was disgusted by how
Shinda had grown before her eyes, becoming a man so quickly as to
make her think she�d never seen the teenager in his place.
Deciding to take Tamanori-san�s advice, Yuya took a step forward
just as Toge took a desperate swing at Shinda�s right arm.
Shinda�s usually orange eyes were a golden color, dancing with
concealed excitement, but it was visible to Yuya since she�d
traveled with Kyo and others for so long.
�Hey Shinda!� Yuya called, ignoring the look Benitora
gave her.
�What?� Shinda asked, his voice casual as he ducked
under Toge�s scythe to kick him in the small of the back.
He stood there, looking down at her while waiting for her to ask
her question. He was intimidating even from where he stood,
about ten feet from her, but she wouldn�t allow him to know that he
frightened her. No, if she wouldn�t grace Kyo with knowledge
of her fear, then Shinda wouldn�t get it either...
Yet even now he was trying to get a frightened look from her.
He almost got it.
�Who was your family?�
�My family was a village of warriors, thieves, and murderers.�
He said, his face relaxed as he shrugged.
Yuya shook her head, �Not who raised you; your blood-related
family.�
�Warriors, thieves and murderers,� he said again, a hint of
annoyance in his voice, �my ancestors were great warriors, my
uncles and cousins thieving money from my father, and the rest of
them murderers for killing my mother and father.�
Unable to speak at this revelation, Toge broke the silence,
�That�s not what you told me! You said that you
killed them!�
�I did. I was the reason for their death. As long as
I lived, they suffered. Knowing they could not kill me, for
none since my ancestors had the skill it required, they turned to my
parents instead, knowing they would cause me suffrage in the end.
They died so that I may live, and what sort of life have I lived?
I live to kill.� He said, his voice never wavering, even when
he spoke of his parents� death for him. He didn�t even so
much as move.
Just what was wrong with him? Did he feel no sorrow
for the death of his parents? How could he just stand there and
say all of that without a hitch in his voice? He was only
seventeen! He shouldn�t be so accepting of death!
Yuya�s inner thoughts didn�t matter as Toge and Shinda squared
off again, Toge saying something that did not quite process in Yuya�s
head.
�Whaddya say, Shinda-sama?� Toge was asking, his scythe held
in his right hand as he leaned on it, its end stabilized in the
ground, �Wanna go at it no holds barred?�
Shinda�s eyes shifted to look over Yuya and the group assembled
behind her, going back to look at Toge, �I�d rather not.
Unlike you, I do not seek to show off my schooling; rather, I would
like to keep it a secret unless absolutely necessary. For me,
my schooling is for actual use; not for showing off in front
of visitors.�
Toge frowned as Shinda spoke, watching as the younger man turned
to leave, hands at his sides as he walked on the pads of his feet,
his heels not touching the ground as he walked away.
�All right, fine. How about this: you win, Yuya-san and
her friends leave; I win, they stay for as long as they need.�
�What! You can�t do that!� Yuya exclaimed from
her place on the sidelines.
Shinda turned, his orange eyes flickering like flames, �The
nudist is right. You cannot go about making a bargain with
someone�s life that they do not allow you to bargain with. If
you wish to hold my interest, pick something else.�
�If I win, you let Yuya-san and her friends stay.� Toge
said slowly, and Yuya was hoping he�d say something else to limit
Shinda�s reward. He didn�t.
�And if I win?� Shinda asked, seeming to have
anticipated the same as Yuya.
Toge shrugged, �You pick what you want.�
�All right then,� Shinda said, fully turning to face Toge, his
eyes turning golden once again as he smiled, �should I win, I
demand that when next I attempt to leave, you will not stop me from
doing so, and so shall it be forever more. Understand? No
stopping me whenever I try to leave.�
�Now Shinda-san, you can�t go about saying things like that.
You are in my care and should anything happen to you...�
�Stay out of this Old Man, it is none of your concern.
What I do with my body, my time, is up to me. You have no
holding over it. What�s mine is mine, and I shall relinquish
it to no one. That goes for my freedom as well. So what
do you say, Toge? A fight with me just the two of us with no
rules save for the one I must insist on having.�
�And what�s that?� Toge asked, absently stroking the
scythe�s handle.
Shinda shrugged, as though his rule was well known, �Don�t be
an idiot.�
�Heh, I can always count on you for humor among other things,�
Toge said, his grin growing, �I can�t promise anything in the
idiot department, but I can say that I won�t go down as easily as I
did this morning. I�ve had a good breakfast and lots of time
to study you today.�
�Study me? You�ve had ten years to study me, and all of
your efforts are fruitless. No matter how strong you get, the
gap in our strengths will still be the same. You will forever
be the same distance away from me as you are now. You started
your training too late. You have not the aptitude or the
ability to compete with me in any manner of fighting. You
should stick to your strengths, Toge, which seem to me to be running
away and storytelling. Stick with those and you should be
fine.�
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