● Hold Me Together || Private + Mature

baku · Number of posts: 106 Age: 21 Registration date: 2009-02-11

+ The events that brought the young swordsman here were anything but orthodox. As he sat there, examining the beautiful interior of the royal palace, he couldn’t help but to reminisce on the past few weeks. His name was Kano and within his veins flow the blood of the Kanagawa, an ancient bloodline of born demon-slayers. Were the Princess’ parents aware of his origins? Were they aware that he was the sole survivor of the Gorou massacre? He sat still, staring at the Princess and wondering why anyone would need a bodyguard in such a sheltered environment. Maybe it was to protect her from people like... himself.

+ A few weeks prior, he had come into contact with the head of a provincial crime syndicate. This was nothing out of the ordinary. Kano was a criminal, a vagrant, a wanderer. True, he was a demon-slayer by blood and he did carry a seething hatred for their kind, but he knew more than anyone that in these times of war, times were rough. So, he had to go where the money was. His childhood had encased his heart in cold stone, making him more than susceptible to fall to the life of a miscreant.

+ He closed his eyes for just a moment and could almost hear his voice. The shady man had lured him into the back room of a tavern. The lighting in that dismal place was so terrible that he couldn’t even make out his employers name. Whoever it was must have had informants from within the royal palace. He told Kano of a plan. It was a plan to kidnap the Princess and hold her for ransom. At first, Kano thought the man was crazy... but those doubts soon left him once he saw even a fraction of the payout if he managed to pull it off. The man slid him a fourth of the pay across the table and Kano took it, stashing in the interior pocket of his haori.

+ Now he sat, in the presence of royalty. It had taken him weeks to gain the trust of the royal guard and for him to bribe certain officials into clearing his record and making him the ideal candidate for the royal bodyguard. After all, his father was legendary. “Kano Kanagawa,” he smirked, wearing an amiable expression on his face. The only marks of his violent past were the ‘X’ shaped scars on his cheeks. “I’m sure you have heard the stories of my father.”

kyree. · Subject: ● Hold Me Together || Private + Mature Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:24 am

"Miss Hayashi?"

The violet haired female's eyes lifted from the diary in her hands, and trailed over to the door, where the muffled voice of one of the maids was coming through. The knob shook slightly, and the book was slammed closed, the writing utensil slipped inside of it, and quickly tossed to the floor to the side of her bed with a small thunk just as soon as the door was pushed open by one of the younger maids, a woman named Reina who had just began working in the large castle only a few short months ago. The brunette gave a tentative smile under royal purple eyes, and she quickly bowed, her hands clasped in front of her body, simply for the use of good mannars. As she lifted, simple brown eyes met with the other female's, and the maid took a quick breath. "Your parents would like to speak with you in the Dining Room." She stated, causing the young princess to wonder why she had to take such a long time to do so. Though she waved her dismissal anyway, and the other woman left the room without another word, the door shutting quietly behind her.

Mai, the young princess of a powerful kingdom in Japan, heaved a sigh, leaning over her bed and picking up her diary, where she had left off the last sentence with an "...but I'm sure--". She bit her lip, wondering what her thought process had been when she was writing this down, and backtracked her work before finally completing it with, "--this one will be perfect." She reached over to set the pencil down on the desk, fumbling with the journal for a moment before she was able to snap it closed, and opened the second drawer of her nighstand, securly sliding it under a couple of papers that she wasn't sure of the use of, other than to conceal her personal diary from her father, who seemed to enjoy snooping around her room from time to time. And being the king, there wasn't much he couldn't do.

Mai finally hoisted herself from the matress and stepped towards the door, pulling it open and padding out into the hall with shoeless feet, covered only by the long, dark knee-socks that she had received as a gift. Stepping down the hallway and stairs, she soon found herself in the rather large dining room, where her parents were already seated, accomponied by a man that she didn't recognize. Cocking a brow in his direction, she walked over to the table, where she seated herself next to her mother when her father motioned towards the chairs. She was diagnol of the male that she did not know, but she didn't have time to ponder on his name or reason for being here before her father cleared his throat, meaning that she was obviously supposed to give him her undevided attention. Mai's eyes turned towards the gruff-looking male, worn with stress and work, staring down at her with his stern glare.

"Mai," He stated, his voice just as gruff and severe as his appearence. Mai immediately nodded, just slightly, to show that she was listening. "As you're definately an adult now, and will be running the kingdom in a short couple of years, we've decided to get you what you can call a bodygaurd." He stated, causing his daughter's eyes to grow wide as they jerked back in the unknown male's direction. Now she knew his motive, though his name was still unknown. Her father didn't bother telling her as he continued, "He's been hired by us to keep you safe, and will be around you at all times. The spare room next to your's is currently going to be occupied by him." Her father explained, though Mai was slightly baffled by what she was hearing. Since when had she needed someone to protect her? It wasn't as though the kingdom was dangerous, was it? She didn't bother asking such strange questions, and the king quickly stood, walking around the table behind the man. "He's very well-trained for this job, and we've put our trust in him; we can only hope you choose to do the same." Her father stated, nodding his head, but more to himself than to the violet eyed woman, who's eyes turned to the man across from her.

For a moment, Mai debated on whether she should go ahead and say something, but in the end, decided that her father would want her to speak. "Hello..." She murmured quietly, keeping her hands stiff in her lap, not wanting someone who wasn't royalty to touch her (a bad habit that she had picked up from her mother). She took a deep breath, "I'm Mai Hayashi...And you are?" She questioned, her voice taking on a cool edge due to the fact that she had been forced to introduce herself before the other had. For some reason, that seemed very un-ladylike and ridiculous, and she doubted she would subject herself to that again.

[>//< I'm so sorry this is shitty. I failed hard. But this roleplay is private for baku. Mature, probably. Again, sorry for this crap. :'D]

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