Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Snow ❯ Let It Not Be True... ( Chapter 29 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Serenitychan13 
Sano and Katsu wonder what's going on.
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.07.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 477 | Visits: 212 | Status: Completed
Sano and Katsu wonder what's going on.
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.07.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 477 | Visits: 212 | Status: Completed
Sanosuke had lain awake most of the night. He had heard the talk around the inn about the false Imperial army. He also heard Midori crying softly in the other room until she thought he and Katsu were asleep. Was it true? Had the Sekihoutai really done anything wrong? It couldn't be possible... He had to see for himself if it was true.
Quickly, he got up, dressed, and put a very sleepy T-chan on his shoulder, ignoring the cold nose the raccoon stuck in his ear. Then he knelt beside Katsu's futon, poking him over and over until he woke up. Katsu turned over, yawning and rubbing his eyes. Slowly, he sat up and looked around.
"Huh? What?" he asked sleepily.
"Katsu, get up!" hissed Sano. "Aunt Midori isn't here anymore..."
He took hold of Katsu's arm with the intention of hauling him to his feet. Katsu swatted Sano's hand away and reluctantly left the warmth of his futon. He got even more irritated at Sano for taking hold of his wrist and hurrying both of them out the door.
"What about breakfast?" he grumbled.
Sano ignored him, dashing out into the crowded street. He looked around frantically, trying to find Midori in the crowd. He skidded to a stop as a thought hit him. Quickly, he tugged on a middle-aged woman's sleeve. She stopped and looked down at him.
"Is there a problem, son?" she asked kindly.
"Ma'am, do you know why everything is so crowded so early?" asked Sanosuke.
The woman's face looked uneasy for a moment and she bit her lip.
"I think you two need to go home," she said gently. "This isn't something children need to see."
Sano's eyes widened and Katsu frowned, looking worried.
"Please, ma'am, somebody I know is out here and I really need to find her," begged Sanosuke, his big brown eyes filling with tears.
The woman couldn't meet his eyes for very long.
"It's... a public execution," she said grimly. "I'd seriously recommend that you go home, both of you."
"Oh my God," whispered Katsu.
For a moment, Sanosuke acted as if he were going to do as the woman said. But as soon as she was out of sight, he grabbed Katsu's wrist and the two of them set off at a run. Both boys prayed silently over and over that the condemned wouldn't be who they feared it was.
'Captain Sagara...' thought Sano, his mind racing. 'Say it's not true... Please... Let it not be true...'
Quickly, he got up, dressed, and put a very sleepy T-chan on his shoulder, ignoring the cold nose the raccoon stuck in his ear. Then he knelt beside Katsu's futon, poking him over and over until he woke up. Katsu turned over, yawning and rubbing his eyes. Slowly, he sat up and looked around.
"Huh? What?" he asked sleepily.
"Katsu, get up!" hissed Sano. "Aunt Midori isn't here anymore..."
He took hold of Katsu's arm with the intention of hauling him to his feet. Katsu swatted Sano's hand away and reluctantly left the warmth of his futon. He got even more irritated at Sano for taking hold of his wrist and hurrying both of them out the door.
"What about breakfast?" he grumbled.
Sano ignored him, dashing out into the crowded street. He looked around frantically, trying to find Midori in the crowd. He skidded to a stop as a thought hit him. Quickly, he tugged on a middle-aged woman's sleeve. She stopped and looked down at him.
"Is there a problem, son?" she asked kindly.
"Ma'am, do you know why everything is so crowded so early?" asked Sanosuke.
The woman's face looked uneasy for a moment and she bit her lip.
"I think you two need to go home," she said gently. "This isn't something children need to see."
Sano's eyes widened and Katsu frowned, looking worried.
"Please, ma'am, somebody I know is out here and I really need to find her," begged Sanosuke, his big brown eyes filling with tears.
The woman couldn't meet his eyes for very long.
"It's... a public execution," she said grimly. "I'd seriously recommend that you go home, both of you."
"Oh my God," whispered Katsu.
For a moment, Sanosuke acted as if he were going to do as the woman said. But as soon as she was out of sight, he grabbed Katsu's wrist and the two of them set off at a run. Both boys prayed silently over and over that the condemned wouldn't be who they feared it was.
'Captain Sagara...' thought Sano, his mind racing. 'Say it's not true... Please... Let it not be true...'