The return of Aku. { Samurai Jack Fanfiction }

Chapter III : an unexpected meeting

As Haru walked Further and further, it didn't take long for her to realize that she was lost, and not only was she lost in a forst, but if had to be the scariest looking Forest of all times, And in a rush of panic she started running trying desperately to find her way back, only to get even more lost deeper in the forest.

As tears started to fall down her cheeks, the overwhelming feeling of fear got the best of her, as she didn't notice the little sprout that she had walked on, making her fall on the ground, " Ow!!" Screamed she, as she looked up at the grey Misty sky, she started thinking of all the worst ways she could get injured in a place like this, She could get eaten by wild animals, die of starvation or even get kidnapped.

As she put her Head between her legs in despair, sobbing at the horrible thoughts that came through her mind, " Why did i even do this..now I'm going to get killed here.." Cried she, before hearing a voice that came from behind the tree she was laying against, " Excuse me..? Are you perhaps lost?" Asked a voice barely above a whisper.

As Haru screamed in fear, she immediate stood up to run away but the stranger held her by the arm, not allowing her to go, " Don't go there! It is very dangerous!" Said the man.

" Ah! let go of me!" Screamed Haru, " I..I am sorry, i did not mean to scare you" Said the man before letting go of her arm.

Haru took a few steps back from the man, as her breathing had gone fast and irregular, " May i...ask why you are in here?" Asked the man, " I..I got lost" Replied Haru.

" Well in that case..i could be of help, if you agree to it of course" Said He, Haru looked at him for a moment, before nodding her head, " It would be nice but..im afraid i cant see you very clearly because of the mist" Said She, " There take my Hand, I'll guide you" Said he, before handing his hand towards her.

A little Hesitant, she finally decided to take his hand, his palms felt rough and his fingers where strong, but even though he was holding her hand quite tightly, made her feel even for a split second at ease, As he guided her through the forest, the sun light started to appear though the thickness of the grey brume, a'd she could finally look at the man's face more clearly.

He was a tall Long haired man wearing a traditional white Gî, with a sword at his waist, through she admitted to herself that he looked quite handsome,and very tired, His expression suggested that he had a lot on his mind, and perhaps a lot on his heart as well.

After a moment of walking, the stranger guided her to a charming little village at the other end of the forest, slowly letting go of her hand, " here we are, have we perhaps met before? I've never seen you around" said the man, " Its because i dont come from here..where are we?" Asked Haru.

" Then..where do you come from?" Asked the man a little confused, " i think the other end of the forest..but i never thought there was a village in here!" Replied Haru, with excitement in her tone, " Ah well..let le take you back then" Offered the man.

" Can't it wait? I really want to visit this place first!" Asked Haru, The man looked at her obviously hesitant, but he couldn't just let her walk into the village alone, what if she gets lost again?, " I'll give you a visit, if you agree of course" Said the man, " Indeed do i agree!..by the way, could you tell me your name?" Asked Haru.

" Oh oh unthoughtful of me go not introduced myself, You can call me Jack" Said he, " Jack? What an uncommon name, but i like it, my name is Haru" Replied Haru, " I am most glad to meet you Haru" Said Jack, " So am i " Replied she, with a wide smile.

As they walked through the village, Haru noticed that everyone was bowing one by one before Jack, bur couldn't understand why, " Why are they doing that?" asked She, " Because i am the emperor" Replied he.

Haru laughed a little, thinking he was joking, " Haha! Come one now dont make fun like that, just tell me " Said she, " I..just did" Replied Jack in all seriousness, Leaving Haru quite speechless as she realized he was telling the truth.

" Oh my goodness!" said she surprised, " I didn't know it would be such a shock " Laughed he softly, " You literally are the emperor! You must have so much to do i must be bowing at the moment!" Said she a little panicked, " I insist, it is okay" Laughed he, " Ah well..as you say so .your majesty?" Said she a little awkwardly, as Jack couldn't hold his laughter," Jack should be enough" reassured he, with a smile.

As they kept on walking further into the village, Jack had shower her the most beautiful places in the village, the giant wheat field where she could see kinds playing in it, the beautiful cherry trees blossoming.

She was loving every second of the time she was spending here, " Jack, May i ask you a question?" Asked she, " Of course" Replied he, " Well i head people talking all the adventure you've been in, what is that about?" asked she, as she noticed the smile on the Samurai's face slowly faded to make for a small painful flinch, " Well.. I'm surprised you don't know about it" Said Jack, trying to seem as natural as possible.

" My apologies, did i cross a like?" Said Haru, "  No no its not That..but the past is history, and history must be told" Said Jack, As she looked at him, he seemed to resent the idea of bringing up the past, perhaps something must have happened back then?.

" Many years ago, a demon appeared on the surface of the earth, Aku was his name" Said He, while Haru was carefully listening to him, " A power thirsty demon that decimated everything that was on his way, my father was able to stop him temporarily back in the day, but he cale back, stronger, even more powerful" Said he.

" Wow...and the what happened?" Asked she, "  He destroyed our village, enslaving my people but i luckily escaped..and then took on the responsibility to destroy him at a very young age, so i trained myself until this day, I was able to destroy him..but i had to pay a huge price for this to happen" Said Jack.

" What..was it?" asked Haru, The Samurai lowered his gaze a little, As he opened his mouth to speak a little child bumped into him, as the child kept on his way running happily, Jack had let go of a sigh.

" It doesn't matter anymore" Said he, As Haru looked at him, she could clearly tell that he had something heavy on his heart, and perhaps it was too soon for him to talk about it.

" It is getting Late, would you like me to take you back home?" Asked Jack, " Very well..will i find you if i get back here tomorrow" asked Haru.

" Of course, it would be a pleasure to get to know you" Said Jack, " You speak for the both of us then, Jack" Smiled Haru, Before Making her way through the forest with the Samurai.