Tenmiko One-shots

The Aikidoka And The Mage (1/?)

[AU]

Somewhere in Japan, in a deep forest, there's an old dojo inhabited by a self-proclaimed "Master of the martial arts" and a young girl named Tenko.

The master lived there for years, followed by the girl much later. Despite her stubbornness, the master took care of Tenko and, to make sure she doesn't stray too far from the dojo, he told her many stories that surrounded that forest: tales of magic, witches, demons and monsters, which only a naive child would believe.

The young aikidoka believed all those tales, even after growing up and becoming a teenager and whenever she goes out nearby for her afternoon walk, she always stays alert and checks every little spot of the forest.

Even though nothing ever happened there, Tenko expects all kinds of dangers, but she never expected to find a little ginger cat, curled up under an old tree.

The aikidoka looked at the little creature curiously, wondering why it was out here all by itself in a dangerous place like this. Looking better, she noticed that the animal is exhausted and one of the paws is injured, maybe the feline had a fight with another big animal. It seemed so helpless, she couldn't bear to look at the poor thing anymore so she went closer, squatting down.

"Hello there, don't worry I won't hurt you" the young girl cautiously picked up the cat, caressing its soft fur. "You'll be fine now" the little one seemed to nod slightly, even though she knew cats don't really understand human words.

Suddenly, she heard a weird noise nearby. The aikidoka immediately took the cat into her arm and held it close to her chest protectively, her green eyes scanning the surroundings warily. She knew she shouldn't have let her guard down.

She felt something is watching them, It might have been a bird, but she wasn't sure. She slowly inched backwards and ran away, holding the feline tightly. Tenko is able to defend herself, but she doesn't want to hurt the cat even more, so she decided to avoid the conflict for now.

Meanwhile the aikidoka runs away from the deep forest, someone in the shadows is following her.