Visitor
Chapter 1-Arrival
He walked slowly through the streets of Tokyo, not paying much attention to anything except the piece of paper in his hand. He hoped, for Saitoh's sake, the address was correct. He had never been to Tokyo, so the Kamiya Dojo was not a place he had ever heard of. Only Kenshin could end up at a place like that, he thought to himself. He started to get fairly annoyed; unable to locate the dojo, so he stopped at a restaurant. Akabeko eh? Hope these people know at least something about him. He walked up to a young boy who was cleaning a table and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and looked at the back at the man.
"Yeah? You need somethin?" he asked, impolitely. The stranger smiled.
"I'm looking for Kenshin Himura, would you by chance know him?" he asked calmly. The boy jumped back in surprise.
"Why are you looking for Kenshin? You a friend of his or something? And what's your name anyway?" The boy's hand reached for a wooden sword. Before he could grab it, a woman came up and stopped him.
"Yahiko! That's no way to ask someone their name!" She said sternly. The stranger smiled again.
"There is no need to act defensive, that there isn't," he replied. That made both Yahiko and the woman jump a little.
"Tae, did he just talk like Kenshin?" he asked. The woman named Tae nodded. The stranger looked at then questioningly.
"Well, brothers are known to talk like one another from time to time. My name is Sajin Himura, and I'm guessing you two are friends of my brother?" He said happily. This got a five-foot jump from both of them.
"Kenshin has a brother?!" they yelled at the same time. Yahiko quickly took off his apron and took Sajin to the Kamiya dojo.
At the entrance, Yahiko stopped. "Are you seriously Kenshin's brother? He's never mentioned this to any of us," he asked. Sajin nodded.
"I am, and I'm not surprised he hasn't mentioned me. We haven't seen each other for a very long time, so he's most likely forgot I even exist. But that won't last for long, that it wont." he said, and laughed softly. They slowly went through the gate, and were immediately met by a scruffy looking character.
"Sanosuke, you're not going to believe who this guy is," he said. Sano looked at with a confused look, the looked at Sajin.
"Uh, ok. So who is he?" Yahiko started to answer, but Sajin stopped him.
"My name is Sajin. Sajin Himura." Sanosuke's jaw dropped. Sajin....HIMURA?! Sajin looked at him and laughed. "Yet another friend of my brother who has no idea of my existence. Gee, this sure is fun. Now where is Kenshin?" Sano put his jaw back in place and led Sajin into the kitchen, where Kenshin was preparing dinner. As soon as he saw him, he knew who he was.
"Sajin? I can't believe you found me out here!" He exclaimed and smiled. Sajin grinned wryly.
"So, you do still remember you have a brother? That's a relief--" Kenshin stopped him.
"Well, actually I didn't remember until I saw you," he said. Sajin sighed and casually smacked his brother upside the head.
"Why did I get stuck being related to you. Why?" He asked. The two looked at each other, then laughed. Yahiko and Sano just stood there and watched.
"Wonder how the missy is gonna react to this," said Sano. Yahiko was also curious how Kaoru would react to Kenshin having a brother.
"Who?" Sajin asked. Kenshin sighed, and led him out the door. They had alot of catching up to do.
As Kaoru approached her dojo, she heard Kenshin laughing with an unknown person. She opened the door and headed in.
"Kenshin, I'm back," she said. Kenshin went up and welcomed her home. Sajin stood, bowed, then sat back down.
"Kaoru, I'd like you to meet....well, heh," Kenshin paused, and Kaoru looked at him. Sajin cut in.
"I'm his brother, Sajin Himura. For some reason he's having a hard time saying it. Not sure why, but that's Kenshin for you." he said and laughed. Kaoru was surprised.
"Kenshin, you have a brother? Why didn't you ever tell me?" She angrily knocked him on the head. "What, is he some sort of secret?" Kenshin tried to apologize, but the thought of Kenshin hiding something as big as a brother, from her of all people, made her quite angry, and she hit him a few more times with a piece of firewood she found by her feet. Sajin looked on, amused.
"And this girl would be...?" he asked his brother. Kenshin regained his composure and ducked away from Kaoru's swings.
"This is Kaoru, my wife," he answered. Kaoru stopped, smiled and greeted Sajin, after throwing away the firewood, that is.
"Kenshin, you got married? I gotta admit, it's weird but nice. Glad to see you found someone who can put up with ya," Sajin said and smirked. Kenshin sighed. He was getting it from both sides. Why me? he thought to himself. Sajin patted him on the back. "No worries, I was just having some fun, that I was. I really am glad to see you're happy, brother." Kenshin smiled, and the three of them went back into the kitchen. As soon as they entered, Kenshin knew he was about to be in alot of pain. He had forgotten about dinner, and one of the pots had, well, exploded from the heat. After a few hours of cleaning and listening to Kaoru yelling, the dojo seemed back to normal.
"So Sajin, what brings you here?" Kaoru asked. Sajin looked at the ground, and sighed.
"I no longer have a place to live," he sad sadly, "The place I was living in was destroyed by a fire. After telling a strange looking policeman with a Japanese sword who I was, he gave me directions here. Weird guy. Sounded like he's known you a while." Kenshin already knew whom he was talking about. Hajime Saitoh. It seems Saitoh has actually done me a favor. I'm surprised, he said in his head. He was very glad to see his brother, and already wanted him to stay at the dojo.
"That's horrible," said Kaoru, "I'm really sorry to hear that."
"Well, if it is all right with Kaoru, you are more then welcome to stay here, that you are," he said happily. Kaoru nodded in agreement, but wanted to lay down a few ground rules.
"You can stay here, but you have to help with chores, like getting food from the market and cleaning. If you promise to help out, you can stay as long as you like." Sajin thought about for a moment, then smiled.
"I'd be more then happy to help out," he said, and with that another room at the dojo had an occupant. Sajin was given Kenshin's old room, since he slept in the same room as Kaoru now. Sajin tossed his bag into the corner, the hilt of a sword emerging. He looked at it, then took it out of the bag and placed it on a small shelf. Why do I still have this? Swords are illegal to carry.... he thought for a second,.....but Kenshin seems to still have a sword. I saw it as I walked by his room. I'll have to ask him about it tomorrow. So Sajin unpacked the rest of his things and went to bed.
The next day was a cloudy one, and a storm was obviously approaching. Sajin looked up at the sky, his dark brown hair blowing in the breeze. He didn't blame Sano and Yahiko for being skeptical. He and Kenshin did not look much alike. Kenshin was short with red hair and violet eyes. Sajin was a bit taller with brown hair and green eyes. The only reason they believed him was because of his personality. He and Kenshin were nearly identical on that note.
"Sajin, are you ready to go?" Kenshin asked, sending Sajin back into reality. He looked at his brother and nodded. They were going to introduce Sajin to the rest of Kenshin's friends. Just as they were about to leave, a bright streak of lightning lit the dim sky, followed quickly by a large boom of thunder. "Hmm, perhaps we should wait until this storm is passed." Kaoru walked outside and approached them.
"We've decided to just wait until the storm passes," said Sajin. This statement seemed to be what Kaoru was aiming for anyway, and Kenshin was happy she was happy. They headed back in just as the rain began. Sajin and Kenshin sat down outside to watch the rain, while Kaoru went back to training Yahiko. "So how did that happen?" he asked.
"Oro?"
"You getting married, what do you think I was asking?" Kenshin smiled, and explained how he met Kaoru and all that had happened up to Sajin's arrival. Even though it was a long story, the storm was still going as he finished. "That's actually very nice Kenshin," he said, "I wish all women were like her." Kenshin nodded and leaned against a wooden beam.
"It took me a while to admit to myself and to her how I really felt about her," he said. Sajin looked at him, stood and leaned against a wall.
"Glad to see you did, that I am. You seem very happy together," he replied. "By the way, I have another question."
"What would that be?" Kenshin asked him.
"I saw a sword in your room, do you carry that around at all?" Kenshin got up and motioned for Sajin to follow. He picked up the sword and handed t to him.
"Look at it," he said. Sajin unsheathed the sword, and was surprised.
"A sakabatou? Why do you have a reverse-blade sword, Kenshin?" Kenshin told him of his vow to never again kill a person. Sajin nodded in approval. "That's a very noble thing to do, brother. If only I could find myself able to do the same thing. However my katana is a tool for killing, however you put it. I've found myself turning the sword around so as not to kill my opponent. But it's not always that easy." He sighed sadly, wishing he had never killed anyone. Kenshin put his hand on his brother's shoulder.
"I think you'd are able to make a similar vow yourself, that I do. Perhaps we can even find a sword smith who can create another sakabatou." Sajin shook his head.
"I don't want a sword like yours. Well, at least not yet. I want to see how life plays out a bit first. I've only been here for a day, and I want to adjust to these new surroundings." Kenshin nodded, excused himself, and went to watch Yahiko and Kaoru. Sajin looked one more time at the sakabatou, and put it back and went to his own room.
As Yahiko and Kaoru took a break, they walked over to Kenshin.
"So Sajin is gonna stay here?" Yahiko asked. "I guess that's pretty cool. He seems like a really nice guy." Kaoru agreed, and Kenshin smiled and nodded.
"I'm glad he's staying, that I am. It will probably do him well to be around all the friendly people around here."
"Yeah, just keep him away from ugly's cooking!"
"YAHIKO!" Kaoru yelled angrily, and smacked him with her bokutou. Yahiko fell over, a nice lump on his head. "Stop calling me ugly you little brat!"
"I'm not little! Quit calling me that!" Yahiko yelled back. Kenshin could only watch and laugh. She looked at him sympathetically.
"What's so funny Kenshin? He's calling me ugly!" Kaoru said.
"But he calls you that everyday, there's not much I can do about it, that there isn't. Besides, you know it isn't true." Kaoru blushed and smiled, then went back to smacking Yahiko for his rudeness.
Chapter 1-Arrival
He walked slowly through the streets of Tokyo, not paying much attention to anything except the piece of paper in his hand. He hoped, for Saitoh's sake, the address was correct. He had never been to Tokyo, so the Kamiya Dojo was not a place he had ever heard of. Only Kenshin could end up at a place like that, he thought to himself. He started to get fairly annoyed; unable to locate the dojo, so he stopped at a restaurant. Akabeko eh? Hope these people know at least something about him. He walked up to a young boy who was cleaning a table and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and looked at the back at the man.
"Yeah? You need somethin?" he asked, impolitely. The stranger smiled.
"I'm looking for Kenshin Himura, would you by chance know him?" he asked calmly. The boy jumped back in surprise.
"Why are you looking for Kenshin? You a friend of his or something? And what's your name anyway?" The boy's hand reached for a wooden sword. Before he could grab it, a woman came up and stopped him.
"Yahiko! That's no way to ask someone their name!" She said sternly. The stranger smiled again.
"There is no need to act defensive, that there isn't," he replied. That made both Yahiko and the woman jump a little.
"Tae, did he just talk like Kenshin?" he asked. The woman named Tae nodded. The stranger looked at then questioningly.
"Well, brothers are known to talk like one another from time to time. My name is Sajin Himura, and I'm guessing you two are friends of my brother?" He said happily. This got a five-foot jump from both of them.
"Kenshin has a brother?!" they yelled at the same time. Yahiko quickly took off his apron and took Sajin to the Kamiya dojo.
At the entrance, Yahiko stopped. "Are you seriously Kenshin's brother? He's never mentioned this to any of us," he asked. Sajin nodded.
"I am, and I'm not surprised he hasn't mentioned me. We haven't seen each other for a very long time, so he's most likely forgot I even exist. But that won't last for long, that it wont." he said, and laughed softly. They slowly went through the gate, and were immediately met by a scruffy looking character.
"Sanosuke, you're not going to believe who this guy is," he said. Sano looked at with a confused look, the looked at Sajin.
"Uh, ok. So who is he?" Yahiko started to answer, but Sajin stopped him.
"My name is Sajin. Sajin Himura." Sanosuke's jaw dropped. Sajin....HIMURA?! Sajin looked at him and laughed. "Yet another friend of my brother who has no idea of my existence. Gee, this sure is fun. Now where is Kenshin?" Sano put his jaw back in place and led Sajin into the kitchen, where Kenshin was preparing dinner. As soon as he saw him, he knew who he was.
"Sajin? I can't believe you found me out here!" He exclaimed and smiled. Sajin grinned wryly.
"So, you do still remember you have a brother? That's a relief--" Kenshin stopped him.
"Well, actually I didn't remember until I saw you," he said. Sajin sighed and casually smacked his brother upside the head.
"Why did I get stuck being related to you. Why?" He asked. The two looked at each other, then laughed. Yahiko and Sano just stood there and watched.
"Wonder how the missy is gonna react to this," said Sano. Yahiko was also curious how Kaoru would react to Kenshin having a brother.
"Who?" Sajin asked. Kenshin sighed, and led him out the door. They had alot of catching up to do.
As Kaoru approached her dojo, she heard Kenshin laughing with an unknown person. She opened the door and headed in.
"Kenshin, I'm back," she said. Kenshin went up and welcomed her home. Sajin stood, bowed, then sat back down.
"Kaoru, I'd like you to meet....well, heh," Kenshin paused, and Kaoru looked at him. Sajin cut in.
"I'm his brother, Sajin Himura. For some reason he's having a hard time saying it. Not sure why, but that's Kenshin for you." he said and laughed. Kaoru was surprised.
"Kenshin, you have a brother? Why didn't you ever tell me?" She angrily knocked him on the head. "What, is he some sort of secret?" Kenshin tried to apologize, but the thought of Kenshin hiding something as big as a brother, from her of all people, made her quite angry, and she hit him a few more times with a piece of firewood she found by her feet. Sajin looked on, amused.
"And this girl would be...?" he asked his brother. Kenshin regained his composure and ducked away from Kaoru's swings.
"This is Kaoru, my wife," he answered. Kaoru stopped, smiled and greeted Sajin, after throwing away the firewood, that is.
"Kenshin, you got married? I gotta admit, it's weird but nice. Glad to see you found someone who can put up with ya," Sajin said and smirked. Kenshin sighed. He was getting it from both sides. Why me? he thought to himself. Sajin patted him on the back. "No worries, I was just having some fun, that I was. I really am glad to see you're happy, brother." Kenshin smiled, and the three of them went back into the kitchen. As soon as they entered, Kenshin knew he was about to be in alot of pain. He had forgotten about dinner, and one of the pots had, well, exploded from the heat. After a few hours of cleaning and listening to Kaoru yelling, the dojo seemed back to normal.
"So Sajin, what brings you here?" Kaoru asked. Sajin looked at the ground, and sighed.
"I no longer have a place to live," he sad sadly, "The place I was living in was destroyed by a fire. After telling a strange looking policeman with a Japanese sword who I was, he gave me directions here. Weird guy. Sounded like he's known you a while." Kenshin already knew whom he was talking about. Hajime Saitoh. It seems Saitoh has actually done me a favor. I'm surprised, he said in his head. He was very glad to see his brother, and already wanted him to stay at the dojo.
"That's horrible," said Kaoru, "I'm really sorry to hear that."
"Well, if it is all right with Kaoru, you are more then welcome to stay here, that you are," he said happily. Kaoru nodded in agreement, but wanted to lay down a few ground rules.
"You can stay here, but you have to help with chores, like getting food from the market and cleaning. If you promise to help out, you can stay as long as you like." Sajin thought about for a moment, then smiled.
"I'd be more then happy to help out," he said, and with that another room at the dojo had an occupant. Sajin was given Kenshin's old room, since he slept in the same room as Kaoru now. Sajin tossed his bag into the corner, the hilt of a sword emerging. He looked at it, then took it out of the bag and placed it on a small shelf. Why do I still have this? Swords are illegal to carry.... he thought for a second,.....but Kenshin seems to still have a sword. I saw it as I walked by his room. I'll have to ask him about it tomorrow. So Sajin unpacked the rest of his things and went to bed.
The next day was a cloudy one, and a storm was obviously approaching. Sajin looked up at the sky, his dark brown hair blowing in the breeze. He didn't blame Sano and Yahiko for being skeptical. He and Kenshin did not look much alike. Kenshin was short with red hair and violet eyes. Sajin was a bit taller with brown hair and green eyes. The only reason they believed him was because of his personality. He and Kenshin were nearly identical on that note.
"Sajin, are you ready to go?" Kenshin asked, sending Sajin back into reality. He looked at his brother and nodded. They were going to introduce Sajin to the rest of Kenshin's friends. Just as they were about to leave, a bright streak of lightning lit the dim sky, followed quickly by a large boom of thunder. "Hmm, perhaps we should wait until this storm is passed." Kaoru walked outside and approached them.
"We've decided to just wait until the storm passes," said Sajin. This statement seemed to be what Kaoru was aiming for anyway, and Kenshin was happy she was happy. They headed back in just as the rain began. Sajin and Kenshin sat down outside to watch the rain, while Kaoru went back to training Yahiko. "So how did that happen?" he asked.
"Oro?"
"You getting married, what do you think I was asking?" Kenshin smiled, and explained how he met Kaoru and all that had happened up to Sajin's arrival. Even though it was a long story, the storm was still going as he finished. "That's actually very nice Kenshin," he said, "I wish all women were like her." Kenshin nodded and leaned against a wooden beam.
"It took me a while to admit to myself and to her how I really felt about her," he said. Sajin looked at him, stood and leaned against a wall.
"Glad to see you did, that I am. You seem very happy together," he replied. "By the way, I have another question."
"What would that be?" Kenshin asked him.
"I saw a sword in your room, do you carry that around at all?" Kenshin got up and motioned for Sajin to follow. He picked up the sword and handed t to him.
"Look at it," he said. Sajin unsheathed the sword, and was surprised.
"A sakabatou? Why do you have a reverse-blade sword, Kenshin?" Kenshin told him of his vow to never again kill a person. Sajin nodded in approval. "That's a very noble thing to do, brother. If only I could find myself able to do the same thing. However my katana is a tool for killing, however you put it. I've found myself turning the sword around so as not to kill my opponent. But it's not always that easy." He sighed sadly, wishing he had never killed anyone. Kenshin put his hand on his brother's shoulder.
"I think you'd are able to make a similar vow yourself, that I do. Perhaps we can even find a sword smith who can create another sakabatou." Sajin shook his head.
"I don't want a sword like yours. Well, at least not yet. I want to see how life plays out a bit first. I've only been here for a day, and I want to adjust to these new surroundings." Kenshin nodded, excused himself, and went to watch Yahiko and Kaoru. Sajin looked one more time at the sakabatou, and put it back and went to his own room.
As Yahiko and Kaoru took a break, they walked over to Kenshin.
"So Sajin is gonna stay here?" Yahiko asked. "I guess that's pretty cool. He seems like a really nice guy." Kaoru agreed, and Kenshin smiled and nodded.
"I'm glad he's staying, that I am. It will probably do him well to be around all the friendly people around here."
"Yeah, just keep him away from ugly's cooking!"
"YAHIKO!" Kaoru yelled angrily, and smacked him with her bokutou. Yahiko fell over, a nice lump on his head. "Stop calling me ugly you little brat!"
"I'm not little! Quit calling me that!" Yahiko yelled back. Kenshin could only watch and laugh. She looked at him sympathetically.
"What's so funny Kenshin? He's calling me ugly!" Kaoru said.
"But he calls you that everyday, there's not much I can do about it, that there isn't. Besides, you know it isn't true." Kaoru blushed and smiled, then went back to smacking Yahiko for his rudeness.