AUTHORS NOTE: Okay, before I get to the story I have to say this or some
crazed money-hungry lawyers will come after me and try to sue me: I DO NOT
OWN RUROUNI KENSHIN OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS. THEY ARE ALL PROPERTY OF
NABHURO WATSUKI AND OTHER RIGHTFUL OWNERS. There. Satisfied? Now go away
all you lawyers, even if you DID sue me you'd only get about $2. Oh yeah
and here's the key so you know whether a character is thinking or talking:
*hello* = thinking
"hello" = talking
And with that... ON WITH THE STORY!!! ^_^
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Cry Me A River
By Rebecka-chan
It was an ordinary day at the Kamiya-dojo, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and everyone in the Kenshin-gumi was doing the usual. Kenshin was doing laundry, Kaoru was cooking, Yahiko was practicing, Sanosuke was out gambling, and Megumi was helping Dr. Gensai.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru went out to the porch to find him hanging the laundry to dry.
"Yes, miss Kaoru? What is it?"
"Well, I was thinking. It's such a lovely day, and we're all cooped up in the dojo. Why don't we all go out and do something fun together?" Kaoru looked at him hopefully. "We could go on a picnic or something." Her voice trailed off as she felt the soft breeze pass through her hair.
"I think that's a great idea, that I do." Kenshin flashed his usual innocent smile.
"Yeah it's probably the first good idea I've heard that busu say. Let's go out to eat! Her cooking is AWFUL!" Yahiko made a choking noise and laughed at Kaoru's reaction.
"What did you say?!? You'd better start running! You little." Kenshin watched as Kaoru chased after Yahiko with her bokken and hit him on the head.
"So where should we go?" Kenshin asked.
"Huh?" Kaoru stopped choking Yahiko and turned to Kenshin.
".You know, to go and relax and have fun?"
"I know! Let's go fishing!" Kaoru looked proud for coming up with a good idea. But Yahiko wasn't so easily amused.
"Fishing's boring! I say we ditch the ugly girl and have some fun, just us guys!" Kaoru lifted her bokken and whacked Yahiko in the head. "Be quiet! Baka!"
"Ouch! That hurt! .But you're still ugly.heh heh" Yahiko murmured just loud enough for Kenshin to hear. Kaoru ignored him.
"Well why don't we go to the zoo? What do you think Yahiko?" *Maybe if I come up with an idea they won't argue as much.* Kenshin looked at them and smiled.
Yahiko scratched his head and thought for a moment ".Well, I've never been to a zoo."
"Okay then! That settles it, we're going to the zoo." Kaoru smiled. *This is my perfect chance to get closer to Kenshin.*
"What about Sanosuke? Is he gonna come too?" Yahiko asked.
"Oh you know him. He probably won't be back until late tonight anyway. Drunk, as usual." Kaoru had a momentary scowl on her face but it faded away quickly. "Let's go already! I'll go and make us some quick sandwiches for lunch!"
After Kaoru left, Yahiko and Kenshin both exchanged glances of uneasiness. Yahiko let out a long sigh. "Fine. Just to make her happy, I'll eat it. But I won't like it."
Kaoru came back with a basket full of fruit and snacks. Kenshin, Yahiko and Kaoru left for the zoo, but if they had known what would happen while they were gone, having fun, then they would've all turned around as quickly as possible.
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"Hello? Anybody home? Hmm. I wonder where everyone's gone to." Sanosuke opened up one of the cupboards and rummaged through it. "Hey! And they took most of the food too! What's the big deal? It's not like I eat THAT much. They didn't have to go hide it on me. "
As the hungry Sanosuke searched for food, a can rolled into the dojo's door and footsteps were heard. Sanosuke turned around. The footsteps stopped. "Who's there? Kenshin? Is that you?" The footsteps came closer and a mysterious man wearing a black cloak with a hood came forth.
"You're not Kenshin! Who are you and what are you doing here? You don't just go waltzing into someone's house! Hey pal! Are you listening to me?! Sano put his fists up and prepared to fight but it was too late. The man with the cloak jumped at him with god-like speed. Damn, he's strong. I can barely move anymore. What. what IS he? Sanosuke blacked out in the pool of blood that he laid in.
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"Do you need anymore help Dr. Gensai?" Megumi was tired and ready to call it a day, but knew that the doctor was old and needed all the help he could get.
"Yes, actually. I have one more thing to do, but my legs are not what they used to be. Could you please take this over to Kaoru's dojo? She wanted something to help Kenshin's battle wounds just in case something happened to him."
"Of course. Do you need anything else?" She tried to sound eager, but he knew she needed a rest.
"No Megumi you go home now, you look like you're tired. If you help me anymore then you already have today, then I might not have anything to do tomorrow." The old man smiled and saw her out the door.
"Have a goodnight, Dr. Gensai!" Megumi called out to him as she waved goodbye.
When she arrived at the dojo, she could already tell something was wrong. The door was wide open and she knew that it wasn't like Kaoru to just leave it like that. She paused before entering. *It's so quiet. Something's not right here.* Slowly she crept inside and looked around the corner. Megumi gasped at the sight. Sanosuke was tied to a chair, he was breathing very heavily and it looked like he had been thrown into a wall several times.
"Sano!" She ran over to him and he looked up wearily.
"Megumi. you. have to get out of here. it's not safe."
"Shush. Let me help you, I have something from Dr. Gensai that will help your wounds. What happened? Who did this to you?" Megumi had so many questions she didn't know where to start.
"Megumi," He looked at her with his dark brown eyes, this time the expression on his face was both caring and serious. "You have to leave! Now! Before he-"
"Hmm. It looks like we have a guest. So tell me Sanosuke, who's the girl?" The man with the cloak reentered the room. He removed the hood only to show his wicked smile and his large scar that went down his eyebrow and through his right eye. His right eye was white and appeared to be blind.
"Megumi. RUN!" Sanosuke yelled with all his strength. "Run. and don't look back!" The man in the cloak stopped her before she could reach the door.
"Now, now. You wouldn't really want to leave when we're just getting started now do you?"
"Leave her alone! This is between you and me!" Sano knew it was worthless trying to stop him. He couldn't do anything to help her in his condition. The man flashed his wicked smile at her. Megumi gasped and slowly took a step back. "Who are you? And what do you want with us!?"
The man stood up straight and his face took on a serious expression. "The man you call Sano, we have a little unfinished business. That's all."
Megumi stepped back until she had made her way back to Sanosuke and she held on to his shoulder. The man walked closer to them this time talking to the beaten Sano. "But to show I'm not completely ruthless, instead of taking your life, I'll just take your little girlfriend. I'm sure she'd make a good wife." The man laughed at his own comment and looked at Megumi. "What do you think? You're a very beautiful woman and you'd be quite comfortable at my place." You could hear the laughter in his tone as he gave one more devious smile.
"No. You leave her alone! She did nothing to you!" Sanosuke struggled to get free of the bands that tied him to the chair.
"It's useless to get free and even if you somehow managed to, you're in no condition to fight. Look at you! I bet your own two legs would collapse if you tried to stand on them." The man seemed amused with his attempts to get free.
*Aaarrgh. He's right. Damnit! It's my fault for not being more careful. Now she's going to be taken away because of me! I'm so stupid! But I have to stop him.. The question is.how?* As Sanosuke cursed at himself, Megumi held onto his sleeve tighter.
"Well I believe my work here is done. Come here. what was your name? Ah, Megumi, that's it. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. too much that is." The man took another step closer to her as Sano watched hopelessly.
"Stay away from me! Leave us alone!" Megumi threw the bottle that Dr. Gensai had given her and it hit him in the face. For a moment he stood there, slightly stunned. "Hmmm. So you have some fighting spirit in you. I like that." His face took on a wild look, like a hungry bear after his honey and he continued to step forward.
"Let's go now. We're wasting time." This time the man ran forward with no hesitation and grabbed Megumi in his arms. "No! Megumi!" Sanosuke yelled out in horror as he watched them leave. *How could I let him take her?* His head dropped and a single tear of frustration fell to the floor.
*hello* = thinking
"hello" = talking
And with that... ON WITH THE STORY!!! ^_^
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Cry Me A River
By Rebecka-chan
It was an ordinary day at the Kamiya-dojo, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and everyone in the Kenshin-gumi was doing the usual. Kenshin was doing laundry, Kaoru was cooking, Yahiko was practicing, Sanosuke was out gambling, and Megumi was helping Dr. Gensai.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru went out to the porch to find him hanging the laundry to dry.
"Yes, miss Kaoru? What is it?"
"Well, I was thinking. It's such a lovely day, and we're all cooped up in the dojo. Why don't we all go out and do something fun together?" Kaoru looked at him hopefully. "We could go on a picnic or something." Her voice trailed off as she felt the soft breeze pass through her hair.
"I think that's a great idea, that I do." Kenshin flashed his usual innocent smile.
"Yeah it's probably the first good idea I've heard that busu say. Let's go out to eat! Her cooking is AWFUL!" Yahiko made a choking noise and laughed at Kaoru's reaction.
"What did you say?!? You'd better start running! You little." Kenshin watched as Kaoru chased after Yahiko with her bokken and hit him on the head.
"So where should we go?" Kenshin asked.
"Huh?" Kaoru stopped choking Yahiko and turned to Kenshin.
".You know, to go and relax and have fun?"
"I know! Let's go fishing!" Kaoru looked proud for coming up with a good idea. But Yahiko wasn't so easily amused.
"Fishing's boring! I say we ditch the ugly girl and have some fun, just us guys!" Kaoru lifted her bokken and whacked Yahiko in the head. "Be quiet! Baka!"
"Ouch! That hurt! .But you're still ugly.heh heh" Yahiko murmured just loud enough for Kenshin to hear. Kaoru ignored him.
"Well why don't we go to the zoo? What do you think Yahiko?" *Maybe if I come up with an idea they won't argue as much.* Kenshin looked at them and smiled.
Yahiko scratched his head and thought for a moment ".Well, I've never been to a zoo."
"Okay then! That settles it, we're going to the zoo." Kaoru smiled. *This is my perfect chance to get closer to Kenshin.*
"What about Sanosuke? Is he gonna come too?" Yahiko asked.
"Oh you know him. He probably won't be back until late tonight anyway. Drunk, as usual." Kaoru had a momentary scowl on her face but it faded away quickly. "Let's go already! I'll go and make us some quick sandwiches for lunch!"
After Kaoru left, Yahiko and Kenshin both exchanged glances of uneasiness. Yahiko let out a long sigh. "Fine. Just to make her happy, I'll eat it. But I won't like it."
Kaoru came back with a basket full of fruit and snacks. Kenshin, Yahiko and Kaoru left for the zoo, but if they had known what would happen while they were gone, having fun, then they would've all turned around as quickly as possible.
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"Hello? Anybody home? Hmm. I wonder where everyone's gone to." Sanosuke opened up one of the cupboards and rummaged through it. "Hey! And they took most of the food too! What's the big deal? It's not like I eat THAT much. They didn't have to go hide it on me. "
As the hungry Sanosuke searched for food, a can rolled into the dojo's door and footsteps were heard. Sanosuke turned around. The footsteps stopped. "Who's there? Kenshin? Is that you?" The footsteps came closer and a mysterious man wearing a black cloak with a hood came forth.
"You're not Kenshin! Who are you and what are you doing here? You don't just go waltzing into someone's house! Hey pal! Are you listening to me?! Sano put his fists up and prepared to fight but it was too late. The man with the cloak jumped at him with god-like speed. Damn, he's strong. I can barely move anymore. What. what IS he? Sanosuke blacked out in the pool of blood that he laid in.
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"Do you need anymore help Dr. Gensai?" Megumi was tired and ready to call it a day, but knew that the doctor was old and needed all the help he could get.
"Yes, actually. I have one more thing to do, but my legs are not what they used to be. Could you please take this over to Kaoru's dojo? She wanted something to help Kenshin's battle wounds just in case something happened to him."
"Of course. Do you need anything else?" She tried to sound eager, but he knew she needed a rest.
"No Megumi you go home now, you look like you're tired. If you help me anymore then you already have today, then I might not have anything to do tomorrow." The old man smiled and saw her out the door.
"Have a goodnight, Dr. Gensai!" Megumi called out to him as she waved goodbye.
When she arrived at the dojo, she could already tell something was wrong. The door was wide open and she knew that it wasn't like Kaoru to just leave it like that. She paused before entering. *It's so quiet. Something's not right here.* Slowly she crept inside and looked around the corner. Megumi gasped at the sight. Sanosuke was tied to a chair, he was breathing very heavily and it looked like he had been thrown into a wall several times.
"Sano!" She ran over to him and he looked up wearily.
"Megumi. you. have to get out of here. it's not safe."
"Shush. Let me help you, I have something from Dr. Gensai that will help your wounds. What happened? Who did this to you?" Megumi had so many questions she didn't know where to start.
"Megumi," He looked at her with his dark brown eyes, this time the expression on his face was both caring and serious. "You have to leave! Now! Before he-"
"Hmm. It looks like we have a guest. So tell me Sanosuke, who's the girl?" The man with the cloak reentered the room. He removed the hood only to show his wicked smile and his large scar that went down his eyebrow and through his right eye. His right eye was white and appeared to be blind.
"Megumi. RUN!" Sanosuke yelled with all his strength. "Run. and don't look back!" The man in the cloak stopped her before she could reach the door.
"Now, now. You wouldn't really want to leave when we're just getting started now do you?"
"Leave her alone! This is between you and me!" Sano knew it was worthless trying to stop him. He couldn't do anything to help her in his condition. The man flashed his wicked smile at her. Megumi gasped and slowly took a step back. "Who are you? And what do you want with us!?"
The man stood up straight and his face took on a serious expression. "The man you call Sano, we have a little unfinished business. That's all."
Megumi stepped back until she had made her way back to Sanosuke and she held on to his shoulder. The man walked closer to them this time talking to the beaten Sano. "But to show I'm not completely ruthless, instead of taking your life, I'll just take your little girlfriend. I'm sure she'd make a good wife." The man laughed at his own comment and looked at Megumi. "What do you think? You're a very beautiful woman and you'd be quite comfortable at my place." You could hear the laughter in his tone as he gave one more devious smile.
"No. You leave her alone! She did nothing to you!" Sanosuke struggled to get free of the bands that tied him to the chair.
"It's useless to get free and even if you somehow managed to, you're in no condition to fight. Look at you! I bet your own two legs would collapse if you tried to stand on them." The man seemed amused with his attempts to get free.
*Aaarrgh. He's right. Damnit! It's my fault for not being more careful. Now she's going to be taken away because of me! I'm so stupid! But I have to stop him.. The question is.how?* As Sanosuke cursed at himself, Megumi held onto his sleeve tighter.
"Well I believe my work here is done. Come here. what was your name? Ah, Megumi, that's it. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. too much that is." The man took another step closer to her as Sano watched hopelessly.
"Stay away from me! Leave us alone!" Megumi threw the bottle that Dr. Gensai had given her and it hit him in the face. For a moment he stood there, slightly stunned. "Hmmm. So you have some fighting spirit in you. I like that." His face took on a wild look, like a hungry bear after his honey and he continued to step forward.
"Let's go now. We're wasting time." This time the man ran forward with no hesitation and grabbed Megumi in his arms. "No! Megumi!" Sanosuke yelled out in horror as he watched them leave. *How could I let him take her?* His head dropped and a single tear of frustration fell to the floor.