Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Blood and Amber ❯ Truth- Part 2 ( Chapter 19 )
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By: Bookkbaby84 
Yeah.......
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.10.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 527 | Status: Completed
Yeah.......
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.10.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 527 | Status: Completed
Gomen-nasai, minna! Sessha had school, that she did. And with her schooling and her homwork, how could you expect sessha to write a good chappie for minna?
Please accept sessha's humble apology! Sumimasen!
Kaoru opened her eyes. She was lying down on her futon- she could feel it. She groaned and tried to sit up.
"Jou-chan, you're up." She looked around.
"Sanosuke! Where's Kenshin? How long was I out?" Sano held up his hands.
"First things first, jou-chan." he said, settling down into a sitting position with one knee up, resting his wrist on his knee.
"First things first?" she asked, curious. Sano looked her dead in the eye.
"That Chishio guy, he said that Kenshin was a murderer, and that he wasn't talking about the past." Kaoru froze.
'Sano.... knows?!' She looked down, looking for an excuse. It came to her, almost like a bolt of lightning.
"SANOSUKE! How did you bandage the wound on my back?!" She glared at him then, hoping to distract him, at the same time thinking: 'Pervert...'
"Jou-chan, I bandanged you while you were on your front, around your gi and tight as I could." sano said, still looking at her. "What did Chishio mean?" Kaoru wasn't ready to let it go.
"How do I know-!?" she demanded. "For all I know, you could have taken off the gi top and then put it back on when you bandaged me!"
"You don't really think that low of me, do you jou-chan?" Sano said. Kaoru sighed. No, he wasn't that kind of man.
"Kenshin should be the one to tell you-"
"No, I want to hear it from you. I don't want to be kept in teh dark. Kenshin's my best friend." Kaoru took a deep sigh, looking at the floor.
"You remember the 'Incident'......"
Kenshin ran. Chishio was just in sight, and Kenshin wanted it that way. He was out of Chishio's 'aura-range' (aura-range is the range that a swordsman can feel someone's aura from.)
Chishio turned right. Staying carefully out of Chishio's range, so did Kenshin. Out of the corner of his eye, Kenshin saw Chishio duck into a nearby building. Kenshin sped up, certain that this was where Chishio held Megumi-dono.
He was not disappointed.
Chishio burst into his house. The first thing he noticed was that his hostage was up- not bound, like he had expected. She was staring at him. He took three steps towards her and grabbed her by the neck.
"Wha-" she said, struggling to breathe. He growled at her.
"That damn man is too clever by half."
"Ken-san?" she asked, choking. She glanced behind him. "Ken-san!" It was more like a whisper, but they both heard it.
"Release her, Chishio." Kenshin commanded, drawing his sword. "I will say this again- you cannot fight with a hostage. Your hands won't be free, and I would be able to strike before you can do harm. You cannot release her- she would run and get help. Surrender now."
Chishio smirked.
"I doubt that she'd run far, Battousai." He indicated her hair. "A woman with no hair will not go far. It's the same as taking a person's clothes to prevent him from going far, but I thought I'd be nice and only slice off her hair." To prove his point, he released Megumi and drew his sword in one smooth motion.
"Besides, this time I'm up against Battousai and a doctor, not a kenjutsu instructor. What have I to fear?"
"Many things...." Kenshin said, eyes still violet, but glittering with a slight amber hue.
"Ken-san...?" Megumi asked.
"Leave. Get Sanosuke. I'll knock him out and then the police will take care of the rest." Kenshin said, not looking at her.
"I.. I..."
"If you go around the long way, no one should see you." Megumi nodded. Chishio watched, amused.
"Are you absolutely sure that no one will see you? Of course, if you just pretend to be a boy, no one will think of your haircut. Of course, with your figure-" Chishio gave a lecherous wink at Megumi, who shivered in disgust. "-that won't be possible."
Kenshin glared at Chishio.
"You shouldn't be making such remarks about Megumi-dono." Kenshin rushed Chishio, striking at his ribs, Chishio gave a small 'umphf!' as he was hit, eyes wide in shock.
"Go, Megumi-dono!" Kenshin said. Megumi nodded and fled.
"I... I didn't expect a surprise attack." Chishio grinned. "I wonder why I wasted time with my hostages now. A coward like you can be taken down so easily....." Chishio picked up his sword from the ground.
"Now it is a true, fair battle." Kenshin said. Chishio nodded, then rushed Kenshin, chopping at Kenshin's neck.
"Not fast enough." Kenshin said, from behind Chishio. Chishio- overbalanced because of his unconnected attack- used his momentum to swing around and slice down diagonally, trying to cut Kenshin in half. Kenshin dodged slightly to the side. The sword hit the ground, but then something happened that Kenshin didn't expect. Chishio 'bounced' the sword back up, connecting with Kenshin's inner leg, cutting deep- had Kenshin not managed to dodge backwards, it would have taken his leg off.
"Maybe not, but certainly fast enough for you." Chishio smirked and aimed his sword at Kenshin again, chuckling a bit.
Kenshin stood up, favoring his hurt leg. A crimson stain was spreading on his hakama, staining the pure cloth red.
Kenshin assessed the damage.
'All that's hurt is my leg. I'm doing okay- but he is more skilled than I had thought. Using the sword's downswing to carry it back up with more force if the opponent should dodge.....'
Megumi ran, feeling her lungs burn. So far, Kami had been merciful and she hadn't run into anyone.
'How will I face Sanosuke?' she thought, knowing that she wouldn't be winning any man's heart with her hair so unbecomingly snipped. Her steps slowed, but she quickened them again.
'Now is not the time to think of such petty things. Ken-san may be in trouble if I don't get the police or Sanosuke. That man may not look it, but he is very skilled.'
Megumi burst into the dojo, calling for Sano and Kaoru.
After about two minutes, Sanosuke came running.
"Sano, where's Kaoru? Ken-san's fighting Chishio right now- he told me to get you or the police..." her voice trailed off as she noticed Sanosuke staring at her hair. She reached a hand up to finger it, almost giving into the impulse to bite her lip.
"What the hell happenbed to your hair Fox?" he asked softly. She shook her head.
"This isn't the time. I- I can tell everyone later. Where is Kaoru? Chishio is in a small hut about a half-mile from here- where the Tsumeragis used to live...."She stopped, looking Sano in the eyes.
"Ken-san needs you help! Get moving, you stupid tori-atama!" Sano smiled.
"Kaoru is in her room. See you later, Fox." Sano said, running past her. At the gate, he paused. "Ask Kaoru about the Incident. She told me- I'm sure she'll tell you." He started running again.
He had to help his best freind, after all.
Please accept sessha's humble apology! Sumimasen!
Kaoru opened her eyes. She was lying down on her futon- she could feel it. She groaned and tried to sit up.
"Jou-chan, you're up." She looked around.
"Sanosuke! Where's Kenshin? How long was I out?" Sano held up his hands.
"First things first, jou-chan." he said, settling down into a sitting position with one knee up, resting his wrist on his knee.
"First things first?" she asked, curious. Sano looked her dead in the eye.
"That Chishio guy, he said that Kenshin was a murderer, and that he wasn't talking about the past." Kaoru froze.
'Sano.... knows?!' She looked down, looking for an excuse. It came to her, almost like a bolt of lightning.
"SANOSUKE! How did you bandage the wound on my back?!" She glared at him then, hoping to distract him, at the same time thinking: 'Pervert...'
"Jou-chan, I bandanged you while you were on your front, around your gi and tight as I could." sano said, still looking at her. "What did Chishio mean?" Kaoru wasn't ready to let it go.
"How do I know-!?" she demanded. "For all I know, you could have taken off the gi top and then put it back on when you bandaged me!"
"You don't really think that low of me, do you jou-chan?" Sano said. Kaoru sighed. No, he wasn't that kind of man.
"Kenshin should be the one to tell you-"
"No, I want to hear it from you. I don't want to be kept in teh dark. Kenshin's my best friend." Kaoru took a deep sigh, looking at the floor.
"You remember the 'Incident'......"
Kenshin ran. Chishio was just in sight, and Kenshin wanted it that way. He was out of Chishio's 'aura-range' (aura-range is the range that a swordsman can feel someone's aura from.)
Chishio turned right. Staying carefully out of Chishio's range, so did Kenshin. Out of the corner of his eye, Kenshin saw Chishio duck into a nearby building. Kenshin sped up, certain that this was where Chishio held Megumi-dono.
He was not disappointed.
Chishio burst into his house. The first thing he noticed was that his hostage was up- not bound, like he had expected. She was staring at him. He took three steps towards her and grabbed her by the neck.
"Wha-" she said, struggling to breathe. He growled at her.
"That damn man is too clever by half."
"Ken-san?" she asked, choking. She glanced behind him. "Ken-san!" It was more like a whisper, but they both heard it.
"Release her, Chishio." Kenshin commanded, drawing his sword. "I will say this again- you cannot fight with a hostage. Your hands won't be free, and I would be able to strike before you can do harm. You cannot release her- she would run and get help. Surrender now."
Chishio smirked.
"I doubt that she'd run far, Battousai." He indicated her hair. "A woman with no hair will not go far. It's the same as taking a person's clothes to prevent him from going far, but I thought I'd be nice and only slice off her hair." To prove his point, he released Megumi and drew his sword in one smooth motion.
"Besides, this time I'm up against Battousai and a doctor, not a kenjutsu instructor. What have I to fear?"
"Many things...." Kenshin said, eyes still violet, but glittering with a slight amber hue.
"Ken-san...?" Megumi asked.
"Leave. Get Sanosuke. I'll knock him out and then the police will take care of the rest." Kenshin said, not looking at her.
"I.. I..."
"If you go around the long way, no one should see you." Megumi nodded. Chishio watched, amused.
"Are you absolutely sure that no one will see you? Of course, if you just pretend to be a boy, no one will think of your haircut. Of course, with your figure-" Chishio gave a lecherous wink at Megumi, who shivered in disgust. "-that won't be possible."
Kenshin glared at Chishio.
"You shouldn't be making such remarks about Megumi-dono." Kenshin rushed Chishio, striking at his ribs, Chishio gave a small 'umphf!' as he was hit, eyes wide in shock.
"Go, Megumi-dono!" Kenshin said. Megumi nodded and fled.
"I... I didn't expect a surprise attack." Chishio grinned. "I wonder why I wasted time with my hostages now. A coward like you can be taken down so easily....." Chishio picked up his sword from the ground.
"Now it is a true, fair battle." Kenshin said. Chishio nodded, then rushed Kenshin, chopping at Kenshin's neck.
"Not fast enough." Kenshin said, from behind Chishio. Chishio- overbalanced because of his unconnected attack- used his momentum to swing around and slice down diagonally, trying to cut Kenshin in half. Kenshin dodged slightly to the side. The sword hit the ground, but then something happened that Kenshin didn't expect. Chishio 'bounced' the sword back up, connecting with Kenshin's inner leg, cutting deep- had Kenshin not managed to dodge backwards, it would have taken his leg off.
"Maybe not, but certainly fast enough for you." Chishio smirked and aimed his sword at Kenshin again, chuckling a bit.
Kenshin stood up, favoring his hurt leg. A crimson stain was spreading on his hakama, staining the pure cloth red.
Kenshin assessed the damage.
'All that's hurt is my leg. I'm doing okay- but he is more skilled than I had thought. Using the sword's downswing to carry it back up with more force if the opponent should dodge.....'
Megumi ran, feeling her lungs burn. So far, Kami had been merciful and she hadn't run into anyone.
'How will I face Sanosuke?' she thought, knowing that she wouldn't be winning any man's heart with her hair so unbecomingly snipped. Her steps slowed, but she quickened them again.
'Now is not the time to think of such petty things. Ken-san may be in trouble if I don't get the police or Sanosuke. That man may not look it, but he is very skilled.'
Megumi burst into the dojo, calling for Sano and Kaoru.
After about two minutes, Sanosuke came running.
"Sano, where's Kaoru? Ken-san's fighting Chishio right now- he told me to get you or the police..." her voice trailed off as she noticed Sanosuke staring at her hair. She reached a hand up to finger it, almost giving into the impulse to bite her lip.
"What the hell happenbed to your hair Fox?" he asked softly. She shook her head.
"This isn't the time. I- I can tell everyone later. Where is Kaoru? Chishio is in a small hut about a half-mile from here- where the Tsumeragis used to live...."She stopped, looking Sano in the eyes.
"Ken-san needs you help! Get moving, you stupid tori-atama!" Sano smiled.
"Kaoru is in her room. See you later, Fox." Sano said, running past her. At the gate, he paused. "Ask Kaoru about the Incident. She told me- I'm sure she'll tell you." He started running again.
He had to help his best freind, after all.