Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Her ❯ Daze and Breakfast ( Chapter 12 )

Tenshi: Thank god for the weekend! ^^

Sakura: Yeah… without it, nothing would get done.

Tenshi: Too true, too true.

Sakura: Alright, I'm getting bored, standard disclaimer applies.

Tenshi: Wait!

Sakura: What?

Tenshi: I just wanted to say that the last chapter was three days, not two, after the fight between Sano and Masako, and for this chapter it's been five.

Sakura: Ok, just get on with it already!

Tenshi: OK!

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Her

Ch 12: Daze and Breakfast

Masako stared at the tatami, bored with the ceiling. She felt like she was going mad. She'd never been so inactive in years. She wanted this to be over with. She needed out of this house… she needed, most of all, out of this bed, out of this room. She wasn't in the most comfortable position, but she didn't care. She didn't care about anything anymore. Her life passed by like a blur. She could hardly recount anything that had happened the last few days.

A chill passed through the room. She'd begun to wonder whether there was a draft in there. Looking up with glazed eyes, she saw the source of the chill. The door had slid open. Her vision was fuzzy, so she couldn't exactly make out who had opened the door.

"Masako, what are you doing, get back into bed." She recognized that voice. It was Megumi. What did she want? Masako merely stared at the blurred figure. "C'mon, you need to stay on the futon." Confused, Masako looked around. She wasn't on the futon?

Megumi walked over and helped a confused Masako back onto her bed. She had turned over to look at the floor when she rolled off of it, without meaning to.

"Are you even awake?" Megumi asked. She held her chin in her hands and looked her in the eyes. "When was the last time you went outside?"

"Ummm… the day before I was forced to take up residence in here…" Masako replied, half stupidly.

"What? I thought I told you to get a bit of exercise when your ankle didn't bother you anymore."

"It hasn't stopped bothering me." Megumi sighed.

"Let's go…." Megumi lifted Masako up, helping her to her feet where she swayed in place for a moment. "How does your ankle feel?"

"Stiff. Other than that, I think I'm all right…" Masako replied.

"Just walk around a bit, you'll be fine. C'mon…" Megumi took hold of Masako's elbow and led her out of the stuffy room. She may have just been in the hall, but Masako felt like she was breathing fresh air again. She was no longer limping, to Megumi's surprise.

Megumi carefully led Masako into the dining room and sat her down on a cushion. Looking around, Masako saw Megumi go into the kitchen. Then she looked over at a door, seeing it slide open. Kenshin stepped through with a small look of shock on his face.

"Miss R- Masako," he corrected, walking over and sitting on the opposite side of the square table, "What are you doing up?"

"Megumi…" she muttered, looking back over at the kitchen, " She went in there a bit ago, just before you came in…. She led me here… probably going to get some food…." Masako still felt a bit dazed, but it was wearing off, now that she had some `fresh' air in her lungs.

"How are you feeling?" Kenshin asked.

"I'm fine…"

"How's your ankle?"

"Fine…"

"Are you sure you're alright?"

"Yes," Masako snapped, whipping her head around towards him, "I'm fine, let's drop it before I drop you."

Laughing nervously as he always did when Masako threatened him, he nodded and looked over when Megumi entered the room.

"Oh, Sir Ken, *ohayou," Megumi greeted with a smile, walking over to the table and setting down a bowel of Miso soup and some rice.

"Ohayou Miss Megumi," Kenshin replied, also smiling.

"Here, eat up Masako, you'll need it," Megumi imparted, "Kenshin, would you like something to eat as well?" she asked in one of her sweetest tones.

"*Arigatou Miss Megumi," Kenshin answered. Megumi smiled again and went back to the kitchen. Meanwhile, Masako had begun to and finished eating. "Oh, done already Miss Masako?" Masako looked up, a blank look on her face.

"*Hai…. Tell Megumi thank you for me…." With that, Masako rose from her seat and disappeared through another door.

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Tenshi: Another chapter done! ^^

Sakura: Why did you put so many asterisks in here?

Tenshi: I felt like it. Here:

* Ohayou: Good morning/ hello

* Arigatou: thank you

*Hai: yes

Tenshi: I know most of you probably already know that, but I put it there just in case.

Sakura: Please review.

Tenshi: Ja matte ne! (*see you later)

Heaven Sent Tenshi