Samurai Awakening

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Ben Martin. Samurai Awakening

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Samurai Awakening

I know you hate my advice, but this time try to take it: Never get on a plane. There’s no way to know where you’ll REALLY end up…

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Rie reminded him of her a little bit. Shorter than David, she was thin and willowy, yet had a grace and strength born from constant competition with Takumi in both martial arts and school. With long black hair and deep brown eyes, Rie had her mother’s looks and poise, yet giggled at the strangest moments. Takumi, with jagged short black hair and wearing a badminton shirt, looked like he had just stepped out of a sports wear commercial. Strongly muscled yet still lean and lithe, Takumi was a study in contradictions. Serious at the Estate, he remained confident and driven at school, but was also as entertaining as any of their classmates.

David slowly slid out behind Takumi. He was taller and wider than the twins, with skin that had never tanned since he had preferred staying indoors in Arizona. In school and town, his skin, hair, and lack of Japanese were all obvious signs that singled him out as a gaijin, a foreigner. In Japan, being a gaijin literally meant you were an “outside person.” It was not only David’s looks that set him apart. David hated how he seemed to lumber along, his lack of coordination all the more apparent next to the twins.

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