ROSE TYLER, NINJA ASSASSIN
Chapter Nineteen Akira rested his back against the tree and felt the cool breeze on his face. It had been nearly an hour since Donna fell asleep and he had spent that time watching the queue of people slowly entering the city in the distance. The trees were dense enough that no one could see them but he could see everyone filing through the gates. He turned his head and looked at Donna. She was in a deep sleep and the wind gently moved her long ginger hair around her face. He stared intently at that hair, marveling at the color and its beauty. He had never seen anything like it, not on a human being anyway. He found himself staring at her, entranced by her beauty. He had always thought non-Asian women were a bit ugly but he was surprised that he didn't think that about Donna. The woman wasn't a warrior but even he could see she had a warrior's heart beating inside her and he admired her for that. He turned his head back to the wall and his eyes widened when he saw the Doctor casually strolling alongside it. He was about halfway between the forest and the gate, stopping every few paces, staring up at the wall and touching it. Akira guessed he was inspecting it while pretending to go on a walk. He stood up and crept up to the edge of the forest. He gave out a quick shrill whistle to get the Doctor's attention and disappeared back into the forest when the Doctor caught sight of him. The Doctor looked over his shoulder and once he made sure that the samurai at the gate were still performing their duties, he quickly hurried to the woods. "Thought you might be here by now," the Doctor said to Akira when he reached him. He noticed Donna and grinned. "Aw, she's asleep, how cute," he said. "I told her to do that in case we have a long, sleepless night." "Good idea," the Doctor said. They quickly exchanged information. The Doctor told him about the inn and Akira told him their plans to get over the wall. The Doctor arranged to meet him and Donna just after sunset so they could take some of the packs back to the inn. The Doctor asked for one of the dogis and when Akira gave him a black one, he watched in astonishment while the Doctor threaded the clothes down the pocket of his trench coat. "How are you doing that?" Akira said when the Doctor put an entire outfit into his trench coat pocket. "Bigger on the inside pockets. Better give me two more so I can give some to Rose and Hattori." Akira gave him two more outfits and watched in amazement as the Doctor put them in the same pocket. "You truly are magical," he said, shaking his head. "Nah, just Time Lord science," the Doctor said. "But I understand how it looks like magic to you. Now I better get back inside the city. I'll see you and Donna later." "Be careful, Doctor-sama." "And you," the Doctor said. "And I'd let her sleep. She whinges when she's not rested," he added, pointing to Donna. "Good luck." He watched the samurai and when all of them had their heads turned away from him, he hurried back out of the forest. Once he was clear, he slowed down and resumed his leisurely stroll back to the gates. When the Doctor was allowed back into the city, Akira sat back down and rested his back against the tree. XOXOXOXOXO When the sun was almost beyond the horizon, Akira finally roused Donna and told her it was time. He handed her a black dogi to disguise her body in the darkness. "We have to act quickly in case the moon rises," Akira said to Donna. She nodded, took the dogi and moved behind a thick clump of trees while Akira found another clump. She breathed a sigh of relief as she peeled off the hot, heavy dress and put on the lighter dogi. It took her twenty minutes to dress and put the hood on and when she stepped out from behind the trees, Akira was waiting for her, fully dressed. He pointed to the gates. The samurai had been relieved by others and they were lighting torches mounted on both sides of the wooden gate. "We must move silently and not attract attention," Akira said to Donna. Donna nodded. Akira grabbed two packs and Donna did the same. They moved through the trees and watched the samurai who were still processing people at the gates. When they weren't looking, Akira and Donna took the packs and put them up against the wall and went back into the forest. They did this a second time with the rest of the gear and once everything was put up against the wall, Akira told Donna to hide behind the corner of the wall. Donna went around the corner with Akira and he put on his shuko and foot spikes. "Watch what I do so you can do it after we're done bringing the packs over," he said to her. Donna nodded and watched while Akira studied the wall. He put one shuko into a crack in the wall and started up. She noticed he was trying to find cracks and weak spots as he went up. When he reached the top, he straddled the wall and reached into the opening of his kimono, pulling out the rope and grappling hook. He lowered the hook down and Donna reached around the corner, grabbing the first pack. She put the strap on the hook and Akira pulled it up while Donna watched. When he dropped the pack over the other side, Donna went and got another one and put it on the hook when he lowered the rope. When Donna grabbed a third one and went back around the corner, Akira held up his hand and Donna froze. "Hello, Doctor-sama," Akira said as he looked down the other side of the wall. "Hello, hello," Donna heard the Doctor saying. "They're here, all of them," Akira said to Donna. "Okay, lower the rope then," Donna said. Akira lowered the rope and Donna put the strap on the hook. As he pulled it up, she hurried around the corner to get the next one and froze when she noticed one of the samurai at the gate was looking their way. "Shit!" Donna cursed as she quickly went around the corner. "Akira, I think they may have spotted us. Get outta sight!" Akira swung his leg over and dropped down onto the other side of the wall. "Damn it," Donna cursed softly. Akira had given her shuko and foot spikes and she debated whether or not to use them. She inched back to the corner and peeked around and she grimaced when she noticed two of the samurai were now walking alongside the wall while they headed her way. Donna let out another curse and looked at the forest which was only a few feet from where she was standing. Deciding to risk it, she sprinted into the woods, hoping that the darkness and the dark of her clothes would help conceal her. She ran behind the trees she used earlier to undress and crouched down, trying to keep calm while the two samurai headed towards the remained of the packs and the forest.
Back Home Doctor Who Main Page Next