Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Venomous Revelations ❯ Misao-chan's Bad Day ( Prologue )
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By: Serenitychan13 
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.01.2004 | Updated On: 01.03.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 831 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.01.2004 | Updated On: 01.03.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 831 | Status: Completed
Venomous Revelations
A Romantic Drama by: Serenity-chan
POV = * *
Thoughts = ' '
Speaking = " " (Did I really need to say that?)
Misao-chan's Bad Day
"OOOOOH! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!" screeched a very angry Misao Makimachi. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME A LITTLE GIRL!"
The petite ninja girl quickly aimed a hard right backhand and hit one of them squarely in the head. She felt like dusting her hands off and doing a victory dance when the one sank to the ground, sporting a large lump. They were just part of the local syndicate, nothing she hadn't dealt with before. One of them had a three-section staff, but that was no problem. Most of them were just unarmed brawlers.
"AND CALLING ME CUTE IS UNFORGIVABLE!" she screamed, pulling out her kunai. "KANSATSU TOBIKUNAI!"
Six of them were stuck in various places and ran off looking like very odd porcupines and screaming about a "crazy little ninja girl." Within seconds, it was just Misao, up against three of the syndicate's best. One had a rather wicked-looking knife, one was completely unarmed - quickly dispatched - and there was one with chains. Misao soon sent the knife-wielder and the unarmed brawler off with their tails tucked. Only left was the one swinging chains.
She didn't realize it at the time, but our little Misao was in for much more than she bargained for - and if she had, she probably would have just charged ahead anyway... What she didn't know was that Chain Boy also had another weapon on him. Our favorite little weasel flipped off a barrel, flinging kunai at him. She hit him almost perfectly before she was hit by his other weapon. He turned and ran.
"You come back here!" hollered Misao, enraged at being hit. "Oooooh I'M GONNA GET YOU SOMETIME! ... ooooh..."
All of a sudden, Misao started to weave a little, her loud screeches becoming slurs of inconsistent volume. Tottering on her feet like a newborn cow, she made her way out into the crowded street, swaying and holding onto things - anything to stay upright. The first thing she could think of was to get to the temple where Aoshi was.
Easier said than done.
'Aoshi-sama...' she thought blearily, tripping all over the stairs as she barely managed to find enough strength to speak. "Help..."
Aoshi opened his eyes when he heard Misao's soft voice and the dull thud of her body landing sprawled out on the stone stairs. Without a word, or even a thought, he got up and stepped out of the temple to investigate. His icy blue eyes widened slightly when he found her, lying halfway on her side with one of the stone steps obviously digging into her rib cage. She was still barely conscious and reaching for him.
"Aoshi-sama..." she whispered as Aoshi stood over her - she squinted at him, barely able to make out his tall, lean form even though he was two feet in front of her.
Without a second's thought, Aoshi took the fallen Misao in his arms, held her close and hurried back to the Aoiya.
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Megumi-san, is Misao-chan going to be alright?" asked Omasu.
Megumi shook her head, not to say no, but to clear it.
"I'm just not sure," she said sadly. "The poison is most likely a mix of jimsonweed and dogbane, neither of which is deadly in very small amounts. I'm just not sure what mix it is, how much was in the needle or if there's anything else in it. I couldn't find the actual needle."
A quiet, deep voice made everyone, including Kenshin, jump a foot in the air.
"Did you mean this?" asked Aoshi, holding out what looked like a metal porcupine quill.
Everyone turned to get a look at the object in question and as soon as they had, they all wished they hadn't. All the women in the room cringed visibly. Sano's eye started twitching and he swallowed hard, as if trying to keep from being violently ill right then and there. Kenshin paled, uttering a soft "oro..." and Yahiko looked sort of green, like a seasick bullfrog. The needle looked like a torture device, with several hooked barbs on its end. Okina sort of went ballistic.
"You mean that THING was in my little Misao-chan!?" hollered the old man.
"Calm down, Okina-san," scolded Okon, though she was a sickly shade of green as well.
Calmly, Megumi took the needle from Aoshi, ignoring the collective shudders and various comments from the gathered onlookers. The lady doctor looked the needle over a few times, poked one of the barbs carefully with her finger and let her shoulders fall in relaxation. Everyone stared at her hopefully, except for Aoshi, who just sat there with his face blank.
"It won't kill her---" Megumi informed everyone, to their evident relief.
She waited for the celebrations to tone down.
"--- but she'll be in and out of consciousness for I don't know how long," she finished with a sad look on her face. "There could be... serious damage if she isn't taken care of properly. And I'm afraid I'll have to leave for Tokyo tomorrow to go back to the clinic. Is there anyone here who knows anything about treatment for poisoning, Okina-san?"
Okina tugged on his beard for a moment, thinking.
"Well, Aoshi-san is the best the Oniwabanshuu has," he replied, gesturing proudly at the blue-eyed young man.
Okon, Omasu and Kaoru gave each other mischievously knowing looks and quickly caught Megumi's eye.
"Well it's settled, then," said Megumi cheerfully, fox ears appearing for a second.
"Hold on a second, Fox La---" interrupted Sano.
*WHOMP*
Sano grumbled and pressed a hand to the top of his head, nursing a lump roughly the size of a golf ball. Aoshi stared at Megumi, his face still blank. The only change was that his ice-blue eyes had become narrow slits, suspicious and wary like an alley cat's eyes. None of the other people in the room knew how much emotion was hidden in those cold orbs. Mostly he was trying to hide his apprehensions. Could he face his feelings, especially those concerning Misao?
A Romantic Drama by: Serenity-chan
POV = * *
Thoughts = ' '
Speaking = " " (Did I really need to say that?)
Misao-chan's Bad Day
"OOOOOH! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!" screeched a very angry Misao Makimachi. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME A LITTLE GIRL!"
The petite ninja girl quickly aimed a hard right backhand and hit one of them squarely in the head. She felt like dusting her hands off and doing a victory dance when the one sank to the ground, sporting a large lump. They were just part of the local syndicate, nothing she hadn't dealt with before. One of them had a three-section staff, but that was no problem. Most of them were just unarmed brawlers.
"AND CALLING ME CUTE IS UNFORGIVABLE!" she screamed, pulling out her kunai. "KANSATSU TOBIKUNAI!"
Six of them were stuck in various places and ran off looking like very odd porcupines and screaming about a "crazy little ninja girl." Within seconds, it was just Misao, up against three of the syndicate's best. One had a rather wicked-looking knife, one was completely unarmed - quickly dispatched - and there was one with chains. Misao soon sent the knife-wielder and the unarmed brawler off with their tails tucked. Only left was the one swinging chains.
She didn't realize it at the time, but our little Misao was in for much more than she bargained for - and if she had, she probably would have just charged ahead anyway... What she didn't know was that Chain Boy also had another weapon on him. Our favorite little weasel flipped off a barrel, flinging kunai at him. She hit him almost perfectly before she was hit by his other weapon. He turned and ran.
"You come back here!" hollered Misao, enraged at being hit. "Oooooh I'M GONNA GET YOU SOMETIME! ... ooooh..."
All of a sudden, Misao started to weave a little, her loud screeches becoming slurs of inconsistent volume. Tottering on her feet like a newborn cow, she made her way out into the crowded street, swaying and holding onto things - anything to stay upright. The first thing she could think of was to get to the temple where Aoshi was.
Easier said than done.
'Aoshi-sama...' she thought blearily, tripping all over the stairs as she barely managed to find enough strength to speak. "Help..."
Aoshi opened his eyes when he heard Misao's soft voice and the dull thud of her body landing sprawled out on the stone stairs. Without a word, or even a thought, he got up and stepped out of the temple to investigate. His icy blue eyes widened slightly when he found her, lying halfway on her side with one of the stone steps obviously digging into her rib cage. She was still barely conscious and reaching for him.
"Aoshi-sama..." she whispered as Aoshi stood over her - she squinted at him, barely able to make out his tall, lean form even though he was two feet in front of her.
Without a second's thought, Aoshi took the fallen Misao in his arms, held her close and hurried back to the Aoiya.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Megumi-san, is Misao-chan going to be alright?" asked Omasu.
Megumi shook her head, not to say no, but to clear it.
"I'm just not sure," she said sadly. "The poison is most likely a mix of jimsonweed and dogbane, neither of which is deadly in very small amounts. I'm just not sure what mix it is, how much was in the needle or if there's anything else in it. I couldn't find the actual needle."
A quiet, deep voice made everyone, including Kenshin, jump a foot in the air.
"Did you mean this?" asked Aoshi, holding out what looked like a metal porcupine quill.
Everyone turned to get a look at the object in question and as soon as they had, they all wished they hadn't. All the women in the room cringed visibly. Sano's eye started twitching and he swallowed hard, as if trying to keep from being violently ill right then and there. Kenshin paled, uttering a soft "oro..." and Yahiko looked sort of green, like a seasick bullfrog. The needle looked like a torture device, with several hooked barbs on its end. Okina sort of went ballistic.
"You mean that THING was in my little Misao-chan!?" hollered the old man.
"Calm down, Okina-san," scolded Okon, though she was a sickly shade of green as well.
Calmly, Megumi took the needle from Aoshi, ignoring the collective shudders and various comments from the gathered onlookers. The lady doctor looked the needle over a few times, poked one of the barbs carefully with her finger and let her shoulders fall in relaxation. Everyone stared at her hopefully, except for Aoshi, who just sat there with his face blank.
"It won't kill her---" Megumi informed everyone, to their evident relief.
She waited for the celebrations to tone down.
"--- but she'll be in and out of consciousness for I don't know how long," she finished with a sad look on her face. "There could be... serious damage if she isn't taken care of properly. And I'm afraid I'll have to leave for Tokyo tomorrow to go back to the clinic. Is there anyone here who knows anything about treatment for poisoning, Okina-san?"
Okina tugged on his beard for a moment, thinking.
"Well, Aoshi-san is the best the Oniwabanshuu has," he replied, gesturing proudly at the blue-eyed young man.
Okon, Omasu and Kaoru gave each other mischievously knowing looks and quickly caught Megumi's eye.
"Well it's settled, then," said Megumi cheerfully, fox ears appearing for a second.
"Hold on a second, Fox La---" interrupted Sano.
*WHOMP*
Sano grumbled and pressed a hand to the top of his head, nursing a lump roughly the size of a golf ball. Aoshi stared at Megumi, his face still blank. The only change was that his ice-blue eyes had become narrow slits, suspicious and wary like an alley cat's eyes. None of the other people in the room knew how much emotion was hidden in those cold orbs. Mostly he was trying to hide his apprehensions. Could he face his feelings, especially those concerning Misao?