Dawn of the new era

Chapter 15

As they watch the prince disappear from sight into the forest surrounding there new dojo kaza turns his attention towards shura standing next to him with a disheartening expression. "Did i really do the right thing? To let him leave alone like that by himself?" Kaza begins to ambivalence himself for his actions, shura looks down on the conflicted kaza with an uplifting smile. "He was going to leave someday, it just happened to be today, you dont have to worry about him you did nothing wrong hes a strong boy believe in him." Shura offers up words of reassurance to the sceptical kaza. "I know your right but still... I cant help but worry about ka chan, he has never been outside the castle alone long before now much less outside the real world! The story he told me about, he never even knew what an apple was or how to wear a necklace! He has no idea what the real world is like... I really should of went with him after all but... When i saw his face how serious he was about this i just couldn't..." Kaza starts to tear up as he wipes away his sorrow he looks at the forest with downcast eyes. "I heard from the young prince how close you two are, i know it must be painfull too watch him leave but it was his decision to make, so why dont you turn that sadness into strength become strong here so you could stand next to him the young prince wont have to worry about you amnymore right?" Shura encouraging words light a fire back into kazas wavering flame. "If i stay here i can become even stronger than ka chan? He wont even recognize me amnymore!" Kaza with a new determination in his eyes smiles at shura standing above him though it only lasted momentarily as his view drifts too the direction of the room sakura is sleeping in with the door of the room crake slightly open.          

"Im just concern about how sakura chan will react and handle it, once she notices ka chan isnt here anymore she's going be devastated to learn that he left without even saying goodbye." Kaza depressed continues looking in the direction of the door. "Im curtain she will understand why he had too do it this way have more faith in your friends everything will work out in the end." Shura puts his hand on kaza shoulder his confronting warm hand eases kaza worry and he looks back up too shura. "I know she will understand if its about ka chan." Kaza forced smiles to shura to hide his uncertaintys. "Thats my student now get the little rest you can before daybreaks." Shura encourages as he gently pushes kazas back into the dojo again readying for the next day.   

As morning finally arrives the sound of steel clashing waking up sakura, as she slowly opens her tired eyes she looks beside her and notices the prince and kaza not with her in the room. "(There already up training?)" Sakura gets herself up and heads to the door where she finds shura and kaza training. "G-good morning master shura, kaza kun." Sakura says as she rubs her eyes trying to wake up still, upon hearing her voice the two of them stop there practice and looks over to her. "Im sorry sakura chan did we wake you up? I thought i might get some morning training done." Kaza lowers his sword to the ground causing shura to do the same. "Did you sleep well?" Shura questions with a warm smiles to her. "I-it was good but alittle strange..." Sakura looks around the dojo only seeing shura and kaza in front of her. "Ka chan isnt training with you? He wasn't sleeping either." Sakura ask in curiosity with her ignorant eyes  looking around for him which makes kaza hesitant to speak. "N-no... He won't be..." Kaza starts to stumble as he speaks to sakura.              

"T-that is strange, he's usually the first to train." Sakura emphasis the fact as she begins to become aware of the situation. "Yeah... He usually is." Kaza agrees as he fidgets with the sword he hold in his hand. "Is something the matter? Your usually more energetic." Sakura inquiry as she watches kaza fidgety behavior. "Huh? Ah~ i-im just-." Kaza gets cut off as he looks up shura  gives his a proud smile. "Its alright kaza ill tell her you did enough." Shura looks down at the confused sakura, kaza looks away silently with distress. "T-tell me what?" Sakura looks upwards to shura in confusion. "The young prince isnt here anymore, he left last night to find who was responsible for the destruction of his kingdom, he said he wouldn't be back till be got stronger." Shura informs her in a peaceful tone as he watches her expression change. " ka chan left..? On his own, without telling me? We were just talking yesterday... He acted the same so why?" Sakura confused tears start to swell up in here eyes, seeing this shocks kaza out of his standstill of feelings and he steps in. "Ka chan he... He wanted his last memory of you too be that of you smiling, he told me it was too painfull to tell you himself too see what you would be like if he did tell you." Kaza explains trying to convey the prince feelings across from his words. "Ka chan he... He thought about my feelings this whole time didnt he? I must have caused him such grief as we talked... Yet he till would smile and act like nothing was wrong... He really is kind hearted, even in the very end he still thought about me i...I wish i could have seen his face, heard his voice one last time before he left." Sakura tears start to stream down her cheeks uncontrollably despite her unwilling it too.           

"Dont cry sakura chan, we will see him again! Ill train here with master and become stronger once i do ill bring him back ill show him he doesn't have to burden himself too protect us that we can help him as well its a promise!" Kaza determination catches sakura attention. "Y-you promise?" Sakura repeats as her tear filled eyes fall on kaza. "yes, you can count on it!" Kaza reassures her with a reliable smile towards her. "I-i know you can do it kaza kun." Sakura wipes her tears away with her hands and gives kaza a forced smile, shura watching them chuckles. "Thats my students, now then how about we continue out training ill teach you my final lesson today?" Shura exuberant by the outcome of the situation makes the proposal to train. "C-could i join as well master shura? I cant just wait and watch quietly anymore!" Sakura building up all her courage  she could muster manages to ask shura much to his surprise.    

"Sakura, its admirable that you want to help however swords are a serious matter you could get hurt more so do you understand what it means to wield a sword?" Shura lectures her in consideration worried about her well being. "Sakura chan you never even held a sword before why would you suggest training now?" Kaza hesitant trys to persuade her to reconsider her request. "I-i know this an unreasonable request... But even still, i want to help ka chan! I been watching you both... This whole time now i want to do something!" Sakura stubbornly determined with her mind made up does budge. "I understand what your thinking but watching and doing are two completely different things, if you ever got hurt ka chan would never forgive me..." Kaza insisting on reasoning fails. "P-please kaza kun..." Sakura gives him a determined looked that surprises kaza. "That look...Thats the same look ka chan gave me before he left...Im beat... You win ill help you." Kaza gives a sigh with a defeated smile to the overjoyed sakura. "Thank you kaza kun!" Sakura excited smiles cheerfully. "Not so fast! It appears the decision is made however you must learn basics before anything els farther more, ill allow you too use a sword ill be observing carefully if i see even the slight hint of danger i wont hesitant to interfere understand?" Shura list his conditions along with a reminder. "Y-yes master shura ill be careful." Sakura agrees to the conditions without hesitations eagerly ready "(Young prince you found some good friends.)" Shura smiles at the two of them.       

Shura hands her his sword he was using to train with kaza, as sakura hold the sword with one hand being more heavy than she expected, the tip of the sword falls down resting on the ground so she holds the sword with both hands too make up for the difference. "I-it weights alot more than i thought, ka chan and you... Have always done this?" Sakura holds the sword down next to her dress. "Hey! Want to train with me in a match?" Kaza excitingly offers with a smile. "I-ill do my best!" sakura accepts as she begins to mimic a stance she stands in a single spot she puts the sword to her waist with her other hands above the sword she looks at kaza with complete concentration. "(That stance! Its just like his... He holds the blade like that as well.)" Kaza snaps out of his daze of though and smiles excitingly to sakura as they begin there training kaza teaches her the basic, time passes and she slowly begins to be able to more or less hold the sword with one hand.    

"Your getting better sakura chan!" kaza enthusiastically praises sakura efforts. "T-thanks its all because of you kaza kun." Sakura exhausted heavily breathes as she drops the sword she starts coughing again into her hands she than begins to collapse to the ground, shura keeping an eye on her immediately steps in and catches her in his arms. "Are you alright? What happened?" Kaza apprehensively drops his sword and runs up too sakura resting against shura chest in his arms. "I-it looks like i might have pushed myself alittle too hard, im alright sorry too make you worry." Sakura getting a grip of herself stands back up again with a smile too them, shura lets her go. "That settles it enough practice for today you need to rest sakura, we will continue tomorrow." Shura gives them a warm smile. "Yeah sakura you better rest you did enough today lets go." Kaza worried encourages to rest early, she nodes with agreement as they make there way to sleep for the night shura watching them leave in restlessness.