User blog:Munchydragon/A Cold Day

Short Story By MunchydragonEdit
I was always told that the village I lived on was a cold one. I never really understand why any one would think such a fact. Every one in the village was kind to me and everyone else that I knew. If any one was cold it was the missionaries who came to preach the word of their God. They were ignorant of our ways and violent to everything that they didn´t understand.

I heard a small village to the east had the Ryu that it had worshipped chased away by soldiers. The Inari that the village on the west worshipped was not as lucky. We thought that our village would be spared as we worshipped no deities. We could not have been any more wrong. The soldier marched to our village and demanded we hand over all mamono in the village. We welcome everyone who visits us so if we had a few mamono hiding somewhere.

When we refused to offer up any mamono the soldiers started rounding up people they suspected Mamono and their spouses. Then with out any warning, the soldiers grabbed their swords and cut of the captured townsfolk head. Immediatlly Everyone started to panic and and run away. To my everlasting shame I also ran. What stopped me was the fact that I ran into my friend Kiyomi-san

Kiyomi-san wasn't necescarilly a member of the village but she might aswell have been. Nobody knew who her parent's were or where she lived. Kiyomi-san never talked about it and seemed impolite to pry. All I know is that Kiyomi-san first appeared in our village 10 years ago as a young girl amidst the snowfall. She was the most beautiful being I had ever seen. She had long hair as white as the purest snow. Her skin was a beautifull shade of light blue and her eyes were so gorgeous they would put most saphirres to shame. Kiyomi was very kind and gentle and all the village children took a likeing to her. We played all day long but once night came she disappeared just as quitly as she had appeared.

She returned the next morning only to vanish once again at night before reappearing the following morning. After visiting for around a week Kiyomi started to help out around the village. She would assist in laundry, cooking meals, and cleaning. Her appearance's soon become commonplace, and the villagers started to treat her as one of our own. Koyuki had become a part of the village aswell as my best friend. Time had only served to strenghen that bond.

"Whats going on Makoto-kun" Kiyomi-san asked. "Soldier's are comeing Kiyomi-san. we need help everyone get away and then run ourselves" I replied. Kiyomi-san was silent for a minute then she nodded. She ran to the nearest house, to tell them what is going on. I ran straight to the house of our elder. He was asleep so I started to shake him "Oyajii, Oyajii get up" I shouted at him. I started to shake him more rapidly "You got to get up". His skin felt cold and was starting to turn purple. I did not know what to do so I let got of his body, and ran outside.My mind knew it was true but it did not want to beleive. What I saw outside did not help.

All of the villagers had collapsed, and their skin was starting to turn purple aswell. I saw Kiyomi-san run outside a house and gaze at all the villagers. She looked upset but not shocked. I ran over to her. "Is every one youve seen just like this"  I asked pointing to a villager. Kiyomi-san nodded. Her eyes started to water but the water then froze. "You really are a Yukki-Onna aren't you". Kiyomi-san was silent for a little while. "Are you afraid of me Makoto-kun" "Of course not I just wanted to know." I took a deep breath "Now there is nothing I can think of that we can do for the villagers, but those soldiers  might know something. I am gonna ask if there is some to reverse their predicament. If the soldier see you they will probably try to kill or kidnap you. I think you should go hide until they leave." "No Makoto-kun where you go I go" Her tone left no room for argument. I let out sigh and simplied smiled.

We headed back to the entrance of the village where the soldiers were stationed. One of them spotted us "Hey it looks like the poison did not get to sum of them". So the poison was their doing. I really should not be surprised but for some reason I had hoped it was not their fault. Not because I liked the soldiers, but they claimed that they existed to help people. The soldier the first soldier was speaking to started to walk toward us. He had some sort of badge on his chest so I assumed that he held some kind authority among the soldier.

"So what do we have hear? A young man and a Yukki Onna walking side by side. Hand her over boy and nobody else has to die." Interesting, but lets try the ignorance card. "No one else has to die" I let out a laugh. "Every other person aside from us is dead do to a poison that you released. Exactly what would I gain from giveing her to you. My life would become meaningless If i had to surrender another person to save it."

"Your villagers, are still alive boy, the poison is not instantly fatal. Although I suppose it should have killed off some of your elderly by now" the soldier said. So it might be to late to save the elder but maybe I could save every one else. "There must be something else I can give you instead of Kiyomi-san. I doubt the villagers would want to be saved if the price was to sacrifice one of their own."

This caused the soldier to burst out laughing. "One of their own. Wake up boy she is a Yukki-Onna a snow women. She is not human. All you people to her, is a method to further reproduce."

"Thats not true. I maybe a Yukki Onna, but everyone in the village is like my family to me. Before I came to this village I was always alone. I never knew my father and my mother was taken from me when i was very little. I was always allone. Then I came to this village where Makoto-kun and everyone welcomed me. I did not beleive it at first so I left once it got dark. I came back the next morning to prove to myself that your welcome was not genuine, but i was wrong" Tears started to swell up in Kiyomi-sans eyes "Every one was always so friendly, even after I left each and every night without saying a word. I came to realize that when I entered this village, I was happy. I would never do anything to hurt them"

"I had no idea that this village was so friendly with Mamono" The soldier scratched his  head. His face then became twisted with hatred. "I cannot allow such a village to exist in this world.  Soldier's kill these children. The rest of the villagers will die shortly " At  the soldier's words the rest of the soldiers drew their swords. They started to advance slowly toward me and Kiyomi-san. Kiyomi-san wiped away her tears and glared at all the soldiers. "Seeing how you will be of no help to Makoto-kun I have no reason to keep you alive". She took in a deep breath. "This is for my family. Kiyomi-san exhaled and a wave of snow and ice shot out of her mouth. It froze all of the soldiers with in seconds.

I did not feel a ounce of pity for the soldiers. I am not exactly sure what that says about my conscience. I walked up to young man I had known nearly as long as Kiyomi-san. Just as I was about touch him, he exhaled deeply and was no more. The rest of the villagers died within minutes. Kiyomi-san spent the rest of the day carving gravemarkers from wood, while I buried the bodies. I wispered a prayer to some unknown god. Maybe they will take pity on the villagers in the afterlife.

Night began to creep up on me. I realized that Kiyomi-san would soon leave and I would be by myself. I started to shake. Is this the lonelyness that Kiyomi-san spoke of. "Kichch" How pathetic. I was already scared and i was not even alone yet. Kiyomi-san was still here. I felt something cool wrap around my chest. I turned my head and saw that Kiyomi-san was hugging me. "Dont worry Makoto-kun" Kiyomi-san smiled. "I wont leave you alone." She then leaned forward and kissed me. I was so shocked I did not know how to react. Kiyomi-san started to undress her kimono. "Stop stop" I waved my hands frantically. "Whats wrong Makoto-kun?" Kiyomi-san looked at me confused. "This is something one should only do with the one you love" Kiyomi-san simply smiled, as she pulled her kimino loose. It fell to the ground and she stood before me nude. "There should not be a problem" Kiyomi-san blushed. "I love Makoto-kun" Kiyomi-san leaned forward and kissed me once more. At this moment all of my troubles melted away. I would never be alone as long as I head Kiyomi-san with me. i kissed her back passionally.

One thing then lead to another. I won't go into to details but I will say this. Under the moon, I became one with Kiyomi-san. Pant Pant "I love you Kiyomi" Pant Pant "I love you to Makoto" (Use your imagination. It should create something more lewd than I could ever write[and yes I thought it would be fitting to forgo the honorifics at this point) Kiyomi and I were eating breakfest she managed to cook up from the leftovers in the village. "Makoto why don't you come live with me from now on?" "Sure" I replied

Hello Everyone this is fourth short story I decided to write. It ended up differently then I thought so it will be under different tags. So how did you like the story. Would you like it be a true fanfic or just a oneshot. Constructive Critiscims is welcome