Succession
AN: I fail at drabbles, so I went for 150 words instead. Reviews are appreciated.
Yahiko had always known that he would surpass her. It made perfect sense – after all, he was planning to surpass Kenshin anyway. While Busu was a decent enough teacher and all, she just wasn't anywhere near Kenshin's level.
When she finally agreed to teach him the ougi, he knew that he'd soon be one step closer.
She ordered him to attack her, and he did. No holding back – she could take it. But he was still shocked when she neatly caught the blade of his bokken, and was even more so when he found himself on the floor.
He couldn't wait to try it.
She attacked. Fifty thousand repetitions... He should have been ready.
"You're – OPEN!"
By the time he could get up again, his stomach throbbing and his mouth sour with the taste of regurgitated breakfast, he'd come to realize that he still had a long way to go.