Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Snow ❯ The Remnant Of The Sekihoutai ( Chapter 21 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Serenitychan13 
Introduction to the last remaining members of the Sekihoutai.
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.06.2004 | Updated On: 05.08.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 651 | Visits: 315 | Status: Completed
Introduction to the last remaining members of the Sekihoutai.
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.06.2004 | Updated On: 05.08.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 651 | Visits: 315 | Status: Completed
It was a silent, grim-looking group of eight that Souzou led out of Tokyo that afternoon.
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T-chan had been left with Sanosuke. Toshio loved animals, so it was only right that her last birthday present from her father should be a pet. The little raccoon spent most of his time happily riding on Sano's shoulder. At first, Midori wasn't crazy about the idea of vermin in the house. But when T-chan headed straight for Katsu, who was still withdrawn and silent, and poked his nose into his ear, she thought it might be a good idea. It might help to comfort him. Again, T-chan proved himself when Katsu started laughing again.
The three of them, Midori, Sanosuke and Katsu, obviously had no intention of doing what Souzou told them.
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Eight grave-faced young men continued silently on the road to Shimo-Suwa. Among them was Tae's brother, Touya Sekihara, and his best friend, Kyo Tsukimura. Both were Souzou's good friends. They were from the same town and and when they were growing up the three of them were always in trouble together. Reichi had always been Souzou's best friend, though, not to mention partner in crime.
The other five had brothers and fathers who had been killed in the massacre of the first troop of the Sekihoutai. The youngest of them all, a sixteen-year-old named Hideki Katano, had lost his three brothers. His father had also disappeared in the chaos. The only family he had left were his mother and his two little sisters, who were twins. He was going to fight to protect them.
Two of the remaining members were brothers who had somehow escaped from the massacre. The older one at eighteen, Aki, had been blinded in one eye. The younger, who was seventeen, Kojima, had sustained a serious wound in his shoulder. Now he had trouble holding a sword steady. They both knew they were just walking into their deaths. But they remained completely unafraid. The two of them were going to make sure the last members of the Sanjoin family would die as warriors.
Takashi Hongo, a striking figure of twenty-four years, had joined the Sekihoutai to fight for equality. He was a farmer's son and under the class system could only be a farmer. However, the woman he loved, and who loved him in return, was the daughter of a samurai. Though their love was never discovered, his beloved was forced into an arranged marriage. She despised the man and disappeared before their wedding night. She was found the next day with her new husband's dagger lying by her side. She had slit her wrists in the same secluded garden where she had given herself to the man she truly loved. Takashi had been the one who found her.
The eighth survivor was Reichi's younger brother Yumihiko. The lanky twenty-six-year-old was almost a mirror reflection of his late brother. Since his brother's death, he had become depressed and angry, never speaking to anyone but Souzou. He had also been wounded during the massacre. His knee had taken a bad hit and now he walked with a slight limp.
Souzou, of course, was leading what was left of the Sekihoutai. He felt terrible for once again walking away from his wife without a word. This time, he had not even said "I love you." He hoped Midori knew he still loved her. Something in him told him she did. Still, he hated himself for having to be so cold.
'I love you, Midori,' he thought. 'With all my heart. I hope you never, ever forget.'
There was no way he could have known that in less than two days he would be saying "I love you" for the very last time.
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T-chan had been left with Sanosuke. Toshio loved animals, so it was only right that her last birthday present from her father should be a pet. The little raccoon spent most of his time happily riding on Sano's shoulder. At first, Midori wasn't crazy about the idea of vermin in the house. But when T-chan headed straight for Katsu, who was still withdrawn and silent, and poked his nose into his ear, she thought it might be a good idea. It might help to comfort him. Again, T-chan proved himself when Katsu started laughing again.
The three of them, Midori, Sanosuke and Katsu, obviously had no intention of doing what Souzou told them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eight grave-faced young men continued silently on the road to Shimo-Suwa. Among them was Tae's brother, Touya Sekihara, and his best friend, Kyo Tsukimura. Both were Souzou's good friends. They were from the same town and and when they were growing up the three of them were always in trouble together. Reichi had always been Souzou's best friend, though, not to mention partner in crime.
The other five had brothers and fathers who had been killed in the massacre of the first troop of the Sekihoutai. The youngest of them all, a sixteen-year-old named Hideki Katano, had lost his three brothers. His father had also disappeared in the chaos. The only family he had left were his mother and his two little sisters, who were twins. He was going to fight to protect them.
Two of the remaining members were brothers who had somehow escaped from the massacre. The older one at eighteen, Aki, had been blinded in one eye. The younger, who was seventeen, Kojima, had sustained a serious wound in his shoulder. Now he had trouble holding a sword steady. They both knew they were just walking into their deaths. But they remained completely unafraid. The two of them were going to make sure the last members of the Sanjoin family would die as warriors.
Takashi Hongo, a striking figure of twenty-four years, had joined the Sekihoutai to fight for equality. He was a farmer's son and under the class system could only be a farmer. However, the woman he loved, and who loved him in return, was the daughter of a samurai. Though their love was never discovered, his beloved was forced into an arranged marriage. She despised the man and disappeared before their wedding night. She was found the next day with her new husband's dagger lying by her side. She had slit her wrists in the same secluded garden where she had given herself to the man she truly loved. Takashi had been the one who found her.
The eighth survivor was Reichi's younger brother Yumihiko. The lanky twenty-six-year-old was almost a mirror reflection of his late brother. Since his brother's death, he had become depressed and angry, never speaking to anyone but Souzou. He had also been wounded during the massacre. His knee had taken a bad hit and now he walked with a slight limp.
Souzou, of course, was leading what was left of the Sekihoutai. He felt terrible for once again walking away from his wife without a word. This time, he had not even said "I love you." He hoped Midori knew he still loved her. Something in him told him she did. Still, he hated himself for having to be so cold.
'I love you, Midori,' he thought. 'With all my heart. I hope you never, ever forget.'
There was no way he could have known that in less than two days he would be saying "I love you" for the very last time.