Goemon runs at you slashing his sword, you gasp and duck and dodge him. Tripping over you fall on your ass, he points his sword down at you
.
.
Goeman: Never fall before your enemies! Get up.
You stand up on your feet and pant.
Goemon: Now... Again!
Goemon slashes his steel cutter and you bend back and dodge his sword, he steps forward and you move one way to the side, then the other. He spins his sword and makes you trip over the butt-end of the Zantesuken. You fall on the ground again hitting your ribs against some rocks in the grass. You hissed in pain.
Goemon: You must be lightfooted, always know when to watch your feet; you step on a landmine your dead, you fail to leap over a blade your ankles will be cut, now...AGAIN!
You stand up achingly and, stood your ground with your legs apart. Goemon slashed his sword at you, and with a raging cry and you duck and spin and kick him in the side of the ribs. Your teacher gets knocked over onto the ground dropping his sword. He groaned, your eyes widen in shock.
Y/N: Mister Ishikawa! *you go to check on him on the ground immediately*
Goemon then draws his sword at your throat and you stop with fear in your eyes.
Goemon: NEVER feel sympathy for your enemies! THAT is what will get you killed.
Goemon stood up still holding his sword to your neck as you stood up with him. He then puts his sword back in it's casing.
Y/N: I apologize
Goemon closed his eyes and sighed: You are still learning, and you have been accumulating your skills quite fast, it impresses me actually.
Y/N: Really?
Goemon opened his eyes again: Indeed, I was startled when you managed to stun me from my conscious. You did just as well however, you used anger to influence your actions. You do not want to let your anger take over or else you will rebel and become tyrannical of the Samurai Code.
Y/N: What's the Samurai Code?
Goemon: To always remain at peace, when there times to attack you must utilize and suppress all of your emotions, so they won't get in the way on what you're trying to accomplish. However, it appears that you seem to be a good listener and tend to follow my practices. We should not have any problems at all.
Y/N: Thank you Mister Ishikawa. *you bow your head*
Goemon: There is no need to thank me, I am simply trying to help you. Now...prepare yourself...
Goemon unsheathed his sword again, you walk back as Goemon walked with you from the side from a seven foot distance apart you.
He then leaps up in the air yelling slashing his sword down, you jump and roll on the ground as he slammed his sword in the ground. He pulls it out aggressively and runs charging at you.
You crouch down and swiped your leg under him making him trip over. Jumping up you catch his sword and roll over on top of him and pin him down holding the sword at his neck.
Goemon's eyes widen with shock once again feeling flustered at your quick skill-learning. His cheeks turned pink, he was stunned once again and couldn't speak.
Seeing the fear in his eyes you wanted to ask if he was okay but, you remembered not to let your emotions come to you. So you put the sword back into its casing and stand up in front of him
Goemon stands up and you give back his Zantesuken.
Goemon: Ahem~very good. You've done excellent for today, I think we shall end the day here and continue your meditation sessions. I shall make you your lunch as well.
You watched as a very rattled Goemon walks back into the small Japanese temple. You followed after him and retire to your room and light pink yoga mat.
Goemon calls from the dining room: Please. I insist you eat before meditate, it's important not to forget your basic needs.
Y/N: Oh, of course!
You turn and go back to the dinning room and sit at the table and eat the rice and teriyaki chicken. As you were eating, Goemon was very quizzical, trying to understand you. There was something that he couldn't figure out; whether it was just you were gifted, or he was simply impressed, or both.
Y/N: Are you alright Mister Ishikawa?
Goemon cleared his throat: Yes I'm just fine. You seem to have the gift of learning quickly I've noticed.
Y/N: You were just lookin' at me funny so I was just wondering.
You finish your food and go back to your room on the yoga mat crisscrossing your legs sitting up straight with good posture. You then close your eyes in silence and go to your transient state in your mind.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You return to the light blue room, the waterfall and the koi pond below sitting in front of it. Looking down at the fish you see a reflection of yourself. Looking back up you then heard Goemon's voice again from behind you
Goemon: I never would have believed your skills allured me
Y/N: Allured? Why would you be allured?
Goemon sits next to you holding his Zantesuken resting his hands in his lap.
Goemon: You stunned me twice didn't you? This doesn't often happen with someone new I'm trying to teach, especially a woman.
Y/N: You said I was gifted.
Goemon nodded: You are Y/N. The fast learning skill that is.
Y/N: Why did you look at me that way?
Goemon: What way?
Y/N: At the dinning table so quizzically like you were trying to figure out something you couldn't understand about me.
Goemon sighed with his eyes closed: I shouldn't say
Y/N: What do you mean?
Goemon: I will not let my emotions get in the way of me training you. I cannot let that happen.
Y/N: Wait...you~like me?
Goemon stands up and turns walking away. Immediately you stand up and turn around but he vanished. Soon the light blue room, waterfall, and koi pond disappeared.......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You wake up and it was the next morning once again. Looking down seeing a plate of breakfast in front of your yoga mat that you sat up on, you take it and start eating it. Goemon stood by the arch way again to your room.
Goemon: You meditated longer this time.
Y/N: Well...you were there again that's why. And you talked to me. Are you sure you're not connecting your conscious with my own somehow?
Goemon shook his head: No, I am not.
Y/N: You told me that you wouldn't let your emotions get in the way of training me though.
Goemon raised a brow: I did?
Y/N: I dunno maybe it's just nothing, nevermind.
Goemon: Hm...well alright then.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
End Scene