To Kiss the Blade: Liu Fai {4}

To Kiss the Blade: Liu Fai {4}

A Chapter by Varissa Darke

Chapter 4: Liu Fai's 5th Birthday

       "Fai! Hurry up!"I ran as fast as my legs would carry me, to catch up with San. "San!" I shouted."Wait up! Why are we running?" San slowed his pace down so I could catch up. "Father has a birthday surprise for you!"
        I knew right away what this meant. Father told me that I could begin training once I turned five. The girls of kingdom always begin training younger than the boys. (The ones that do actually train, at least.)
        I was now running faster than Cai San, but not by much though. It's hard to outrun him. Cai San is my best friend. My sister is closer to my age, but I prefer playing with the boys like Cai San and his friend Zhou Yu. I don't play with Cai Wan much though. He's always so busy with training.
        "Ah, Cai Fai, Cai San, finally. I have some suspicions that you both know what you're here for." The both of us were grinning from ear to ear, wiggling in our spot from the anticipation.
        "First my son, Cai San. Finally of age to begin training, I present you with this," Father turned opened a long wooden chest and pulled out a blade about the length of my leg. He carefully handed it to San. "Your grandfather, Cai San II, passed this blade down to me after my older brother, Cai San III was asassinated. I never used it, for it had truly belonged to my brother. But now I feel that I have the right to pass it down to you, my son, Cai San IV"
        Father tossed a sheath over to San. San tieed it on, then after admiring his blade a little longer, he put it in it's sheath.
        "Fai, now, i would like to present you with your blade." I bit my lip and tried to hide my excitement.

         "First, I must come out with the truth. You are not my daughter." San and I both gasped. "What?!?" We shouted in unison. The man I had believed was my father turned back to the chest, pulling out another sword. When he handed it to me, I admired the beautful patterns flowing up the dull end of suns and stars that had been engraved into the steel.

       I took the golden hilt into my plam. "What's going on?" San asked, snapping me from my dream.

        The man in the room with us took a seat behind a cluttered desk and crossed his arms. "You see, when you were only a month old, our kingdom was invaded by the Pac. I found you in a burning building, wrapped in you dying mother's arms. Your father had been dead for a while by the time I found you, but he had been a dear friend of mine. Your mother's dying wish was that I take you and raise you as my own daughter, and when you come of age, give you your father's sword.

           "Fai, I am still your father, even if not biologically. " I looked at the sword in a different way the next time I looked at it. Had my father been a great warrior? "What was first name before you adopted me?" My adopted father shook his head and got out from behind his desk. "My dear Fai, it doesn't matter what your family name was before, all that matters is that you're a Cai now, and always will be."

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Cai Mao's POV:

             "Did she believe your story?" My wife asked. "Of course! She's only five, and she practically worships me! She'd believe anything I say." My wife wrapped her arms around my neck, placing her chin on my shoulder. "And Liu Jin's sword?" I grinned. "I told her the truth, that it was her father's, and of course, she believes me."

              "Perfect." She purred. "You, my dear, have certainly achieved something great. And Liu Jin has yet to search our kingdom for Fai. Hopefully we can hold him off until Fai turns thirteen."



© 2010 Varissa Darke


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Varissa Darke
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Hi! My name is Abby, or Varissa to some. I am the 6th child of 8. I love music, such as AFI, Cinema Bizarre, Tokio Hotel, Before Their Eyes. (Just to name a few.) I love anime, including Vampire Knigh.. more..

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