Joseibi leaned back on the bed the Leaf had provided her with and thought things through.
Given what she'd told that scarred guy, she was almost certain that they'd decide not to send her or Ryoko back to their mother. That still left another problem, however.
When Ryoko turned sixteen, and legally adult, she would insist that they go back to their home. Joseibi supposed that she could throw a fit, but there wasn't anything they had that Ryoko would accept as a tie to this place that should keep them here.
Becoming a ninja…that might just do it.
Ryoko wouldn't, being a ninja was martial arts for the sake of completing a task, and that wouldn't be pure enough for her elder sister.
As for Joseibi, she didn't have the same idea of seeking martial skill for its own sake. But if she became a ninja, Ryoko would feel bound to make sure that she was skilled enough to survive. She would stay behind even up to when Joseibi graduated and past.
Even without becoming a ninja, Joseibi was looking at six years away from their parents, but the longer the better in her estimation.
No more snake bites, broken bones, dislocated joints.
Or, at least none that didn't have to happen.
And certainly no more of their mother's sword.
Ryoko walked out onto the street down from the apartment and yawned, covering her mouth daintily as she walked. They were almost out of food, and that meant she had to purchase more. Joseibi was already out, probably heading to the arcade that they had found the day before.
Their guardians were still watching closely, it seemed, so she wasn't worried about her sister getting into danger. She did wish, however, that Joseibi would mention these things before going off.
The black-haired girl had almost had a heart attack the first time Joseibi wasn't where she was supposed to be. When it turned out Joseibi had just gone out to a playground they'd seen the day before, she was very relieved.
What followed was a compromise. Joseibi had promised to tell Ryoko where she planned to be when she went off by herself from now on.
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(Posted Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:20)
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