Chapter 4 • Sparring

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Context: Kazuha and a certain someone will spar together and Kuni will start making scenarios in his head while watching them
Kazuha and Kuni are respectively 14 and 16 and the "new" character is 15

Kunikuzushi pov:
The mysterious boy introduced himself as Tomo, one of Kazuha's friends. He seemed like a very cheerful person, very.. enthusiastic.
However his cat looked adorable! It had soft looking white fur and adorable blue eyes.

"Hey, Kunikuzushi, right? Could you hold my cat while me and Kaz spar?" Asked Tomo politely. I agreed as I nodded with sparkles in my eyes being content of being able to hold the soft ball of fur in my arms. It seemed so relaxed when I held it.
"Tomo, did you ever name you cat?" I asked out of the blue.
"Nah, never bothered.. You can give him a name though, I'm sure he'll appreciate it!" Tomo stated. I would be able to name him?! My heart filled with happiness! I started to think very hard of a name for him...

'What would be a nice name for a cat...' I thought very hard for this.
'Yuki? No too basic.. Kenzo? No, seems old..
Moumo maybe? Couldn't, seems too childish..' I thought and thought for a nice name until it suddenly came to mind.. the perfect name!
"Shiroi! I'll name you Shiroi!" I beamed with happiness as the cat purred and meowed contently. He liked his name! Mission success!
"Ooh~ Shiroi.. Rings well and kinda matches him, you know, 'cause his fur's white!" Exclaimed Tomo. Seems he also quite liked the name.
I turned over my head to see what Kazuha thought and I just caught him with his cheeks flushed in a light rosy pink and a soft smile on his face, at the sight my face grew warm and I ducked my head down to hide my blush. I swear I heard kazuha let out a giggle!

"Okay, okay, lover boys, how about we spar already so Mr.Kaedehara doesn't scream at us!" As Tomo said that both me and Kazuha hastily turned our heads towards him, blush all over our faces. I could feel my face burning and my heart pumping when Tomo called us that. I quickly put Shiroi down to cover my face with my hands to hide my flushed face. It was very embarrassing but also comforting? Does that mean Kazuha may like me too?
"Tomo, quit teasing around.." said Kazuha, as he looked to the ground, "But you are right, we most likely should start training so father won't scold us for negliging our training. I'm sure the memory of the first time we got yelled at by father is still graved in your head." Said Kazuha, poetically, as always. His voice sounding soft yet speaking the truth. I could listen to him all day.

Kazuha and Tomo both went to grab a dulled bamboo sword and went to a training ground near where I was sitting comfortably with Shiroi in my arms, resting ever-so cutely.
I was slowly and gently petting him and he purred against my stomach joyfully as it felt nice for the cat. I mostly focused on Kazuha during the battle.
Kazuha's moves were graceful and well-balanced yet strong and swift. He was like a samurai desperately trying to protect something or someone. 'Maybe in the future I could hire him as my own personal samurai and he'll protect me from others.. I'll be able to have him all for myself..' I told myself in my head feeling my face slightly heat up as I gently closed my eyes imagining him, protecting me.. Keeping me in his warm embrace.. Fighting off anyone who would hurt us...

"Ow!" I heard a familiar voice that brought me back to reality. Tomo had been scratched by Kazuha's sword on accident. It wasn't anything big but I brought him inside to heal the wound and cover it up. Kazuha had stayed outside to wait for his friend to come back so then they could possibly continue or go train on dummies.
"There, does it still hurt if I press?" I asked as I applied pressure on the wound.
"Nope! I'm all good as new, thanks!" He said cheerfully. "By the way, you're really good at healing, did you get taught or is it natural or something?" He asked.
"An instructor taught me how to heal my wounds and others' when I was younger even though I grew up farther from other children. I got taught many things, excluding combat."
I explained to the brunette who was standing in front of me as I continued to inspect him and his wound to see if it would get infected.

"That's pretty cool! Me and Kaz get dragged out all the time to train, fight, do parcours courses and more.. We even barely get a break!" He lightly screamed out as he closed his eyes in frustration. "Is that so? Would you rather sit down on a chair for hours on end listening to some old man talking about the infection of an open wound if not getting treated correctly?" I stated blankly back at the taller boy.
"Actually, never mind.." he said quietly.

"Well you're all good to go, you can head outside, tell Kazuha be there in a few if he asks." I told Tomo as he headed towards the door and made his way around the halls.
I stored all the equipment I used in its correct place and made my leave. As I walked across the halls I noticed a small pot with a bonsai tree in it. It seemed to had been taken well care of. The pot was a gleaming gray with the initials 'Kaedehara' carved on them neatly. The plant thrived in solitude, it reminded me so much of mother. I shook my head and continued my way out.

"Hey, I'm back!" I screamed out, not too loudly so I wouldn't startle others around or Shiroi who was waiting for me, sitting all alone.
"Welcome back, Kuni." Greeted Kazuha with his charming smile as he waved lightly.
"Yo! You're back!" Added right after Kazuha.
I bent my knees to pick up Shiroi and he hopped right into my arms. He seemed to enjoy being around me, almost more then he enjoyed being around his actual owner!
"So, what'll you two do now?" I asked towards the two sparring partners.
"Tomo, would you like to continue sparring or rather train individually?" He asked politely as he turned towards his friend, putting his hand in his chest and giving a warm smile.
"I think I'll leave for now, actually. You two can enjoy your time together!" Said Tomo with a sly tone as he winked at me and my face flushed. I knew exactly his intentions! I clenched my fist "I'm gonna murder him!!" I whispered to myself very very silently.
"Oh, farewell then. See you tomorrow at training." He waved goodbye to his friend and gave a small smile.

Once Tomo had left, Kazuha turned to me and smiled. Now I understood. This was all part of Kazuha's plan! I felt my heart pumping louder and my face heating up.

"Is there anything you'd like to do?" He said as he took my hand and brought it close to his face and kissed it.
"Let's go inside, what do you say?"
"S-sure"

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A/N
HIII!!! Chapter 4 is finished, extra long chapter as you can see. Next chapter might take a bit more time to be published but no worries, it'll come soon. Hope you all enjoyed it!

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