Passing of the Forbidden
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Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =Monday=
"Kaoru..." A hand shook the woman sitting in a wooden chair in front of the house, facing the street.
"Kaoru." The hand became persistent. The woman in the chair gave a groan, but the eyes were still shut tightly against the blazing sun. The handed yanked the bun; the woman winced, but gave no other response.
"KAORU!" Blue eyes flew open as the woman in the chair tumbled into the street.
The young woman swayed back and forth, trying to avoid the bustle of peddlers. She finally made her way back to the porch to find her seat occupied.
She kneed in front of the chair, "Will Tsutomu be a good boy and give Kaoru back her seat?" She begged. She stood up, folding her arms.
The little boy with golden eyes shook his little head, "No." He remained in his seat, glaring at her. He folded his arms, mimicking Kaoru.
"Tsutomu." Kaoru tapped her foot.
"Leave him be Kaoru. Aunt Tokio wants you inside."
Kaoru spun around to meet another pair of golden eyes. "Yes Gina."
Gina pulled her bun tighter, "Did you not get enough sleep last night Kaoru?" She asked worriedly as the two women entered the house.
Kaoru looked at her companion, "No... I'm just a little tired,"
Kaoru glanced around the house. The three families shared it, a home the government provided. They were lucky; termites infested the house next door. Tokio was careful not to let the little bugs near the house.
"You all right Kaoru?" Tokio peered from the kitchen. She had soft brown eyes and wispy black hair tied back in a bun. "You worried about Soujirou?"
Tokio was the oldest of all the woman. She had been married five years now, with two children, and another on its way. She was only thirty-four.
Kaoru nodded. Her husband, Soujirou Seta, was a pilot for the Chinese Army.
Gina patted Kaoru comfortingly, "We all are." Kaoru took a little solace in her words.
Tokio snorted, "I'm not."
Gina crocked her head, raising her eyebrow. Kaoru just bowed her head, not willingly that Tokio saw the smile on her face.
Tokio sighed, "Maybe I am..." She brandished the knife she had been using to chop vegetables with, "Don't tell Hajime."
Kaoru and Gina took a few steps back, nodding.
They all knew to keep their fears inside. Wives of pilots, wives of any military man, feared for their husband's lives. Would the next letter they receive be one about his death?
Kaoru had only been married two years. Her father had arranged it. She did not even met Soujirou until the wedding day. Actually, only a few women actually knew whom their husbands were before they were married.
Kaoru would turn twenty-five this year. As a traditional wife, she was expected to keep the house and bear children. They didn't have a house to their own... Kaoru longed for the spacious farm she had grown up in.
Tokio sighed again, "This baby is really kicking." She patted her stomach, "I have a feeling it's another boy."
Gina rushed forward, "Let me finish Aunt Tokio. You better get some rest."
"Where are Tsutomu and Tsuyoshi?" Tokio asked as she handed Gina the knife.
"Tsutomu is outside." Kaoru announced as she helped Tokio up the stairs to her room.
"Tsuyoshi is sleeping in the dining room." Gina called from the kitchen.
Gina was the youngest; only twenty- two. She had been married less than a year, to Okita Souji. She was Tokio's husband's niece, and he had arranged her marriage. She had one of those, fairy tale romances. Girl and guy meet and fall in love, girl has an arranged marriage, so does the guy; to each other.
Kaoru thought it was sweet; she just wished her life were a fairy tale.
***
Kaoru returned to the kitchen, "Can I help?"
Gina baulked. Kaoru's cooking was... not exactly the best. Gina resigned; perhaps Kaoru had picked up a few tips from Aunt Tokio.
"Will they be back tonight?" Kaoru asked as she let the soup simmer.
Gina looked out at the setting sun, "I don't know... it's been nearly a week."
Their husbands had been gone for a long time.
There was a loud wailing from next door. Gina and Kaoru glanced at each other. This area was the living quarters of military personnel. There could only be one reason for such a cry; a death notice.
Gina's shoulders sagged, "Do you want to go check?" Kaoru could see her fingers trembling.
Kaoru shook her head frenetically. How many woman had she comforted, how many tears were shed... she couldn't bear to see the heartbroken faces of the wives and children. "You should... I've done it many times already."
Gina nodded as she hurried next door.
Kaoru glanced at Tsutomu who had wandered in, "And I will do it many times more."
"Where's Ma?" Tsutomu cried.
"Hush!" Kaoru instructed, "Ma's tired. Be a good boy and..." She glanced around for something to occupy the boy. Tsutomu ignored her and entered the dining room. Kaoru shrugged, continuing to stir the pot.
A loud howl was heard, then smashing and banging. Kaoru rushed into the room to find the brothers fighting. She managed to pull Tsutomu from his younger brother, who promptly began to sob.
"Kaoru?" Tokio stepped down the stairs slowly, "Tsutomu." She scolded. She rocked Tsuyoshi. Soon the child was asleep. Tsutomu himself had nodded of in Kaoru's lap.
Tokio glanced around, "Where did Gina go?"
"Here Aunt Tokio." Gina shuffled slowly into the dining room.
"What's wrong Gina?" Kaoru asked. Gina looked pale against the soft lamplight, her face strained with tears.
"It's... it's Mrs. Jing... her two sons..." Gina blurted out.
Kaoru gasped. Mrs. Jing was one of the strongest women Kaoru had met. She had seven sons, all serving in the army. Five were already dead, now the other two made her sonless.
"Oh my..." Tokio hugged her son closer.
Kaoru froze. Mrs. Jing, a widow since her husband died years ago, was now alone. "Is she all right?"
Gina shook her head, "She... looked... lost... no tears... just empty..."
The house was quiet, as the women sat in silent reflection.
Tokio finally opened her mouth. Inspiration, Kaoru thought, the wisdom of the one who is a sage.
"Something burned." Tokio said flatly.
***
Kaoru laid awake in bed that night. The moon shone a soft light into the cold room.
Gina's words rang in Kaoru's ears. Just empty... would she look like that when Soujirou died... or would she sob her eyes out. What exactly were in feelings for Soujirou? It could be love, but Kaoru had never been in love.
What was it that kept Kaoru wanting something else, something different, to get away?
What was it?
*** =Friday=
"Aunt Tokio! I got it! I got it!" Gina hurried into the house.
Tokio scolded her niece, "Gina, do not be so loud."
Gina bowed her head, "I'm sorry... but I got the two new Kenshin Himura novel..." She proudly held up bound books excitedly.
Tokio smiled as she ran her hands over the cover, "Sunflower Dances... and Wooden Angel."
"What is that?" Kaoru came down the stairs. She was always the last one to wake up in the house.
"The two new Kenshin Himura books!" Gina squealed happily.
"Who is he?" Kaoru asked. She had never heard of him.
"Kenshin Himura! How could you not know?" Gina said.
Tokio opened the book, "Kenshin Himura is a writer, a poet... a man who does a wonder with words. You should read his works."
Gina nodded, "I have a couple..." She pulled a book from the shelf, "Try this one... its called Passing of the Forbidden."
The rest of the mourning the three women spent in the front of the house, engrossed in the books.
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Erm... not the best chapter I've written...
It's just an introduction... You've met Kaoru... and her life
Erm... so yeah... I try...
Okay... just review I guess... I don't know if I should continue this... please review???
Hi...
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =Monday=
"Kaoru..." A hand shook the woman sitting in a wooden chair in front of the house, facing the street.
"Kaoru." The hand became persistent. The woman in the chair gave a groan, but the eyes were still shut tightly against the blazing sun. The handed yanked the bun; the woman winced, but gave no other response.
"KAORU!" Blue eyes flew open as the woman in the chair tumbled into the street.
The young woman swayed back and forth, trying to avoid the bustle of peddlers. She finally made her way back to the porch to find her seat occupied.
She kneed in front of the chair, "Will Tsutomu be a good boy and give Kaoru back her seat?" She begged. She stood up, folding her arms.
The little boy with golden eyes shook his little head, "No." He remained in his seat, glaring at her. He folded his arms, mimicking Kaoru.
"Tsutomu." Kaoru tapped her foot.
"Leave him be Kaoru. Aunt Tokio wants you inside."
Kaoru spun around to meet another pair of golden eyes. "Yes Gina."
Gina pulled her bun tighter, "Did you not get enough sleep last night Kaoru?" She asked worriedly as the two women entered the house.
Kaoru looked at her companion, "No... I'm just a little tired,"
Kaoru glanced around the house. The three families shared it, a home the government provided. They were lucky; termites infested the house next door. Tokio was careful not to let the little bugs near the house.
"You all right Kaoru?" Tokio peered from the kitchen. She had soft brown eyes and wispy black hair tied back in a bun. "You worried about Soujirou?"
Tokio was the oldest of all the woman. She had been married five years now, with two children, and another on its way. She was only thirty-four.
Kaoru nodded. Her husband, Soujirou Seta, was a pilot for the Chinese Army.
Gina patted Kaoru comfortingly, "We all are." Kaoru took a little solace in her words.
Tokio snorted, "I'm not."
Gina crocked her head, raising her eyebrow. Kaoru just bowed her head, not willingly that Tokio saw the smile on her face.
Tokio sighed, "Maybe I am..." She brandished the knife she had been using to chop vegetables with, "Don't tell Hajime."
Kaoru and Gina took a few steps back, nodding.
They all knew to keep their fears inside. Wives of pilots, wives of any military man, feared for their husband's lives. Would the next letter they receive be one about his death?
Kaoru had only been married two years. Her father had arranged it. She did not even met Soujirou until the wedding day. Actually, only a few women actually knew whom their husbands were before they were married.
Kaoru would turn twenty-five this year. As a traditional wife, she was expected to keep the house and bear children. They didn't have a house to their own... Kaoru longed for the spacious farm she had grown up in.
Tokio sighed again, "This baby is really kicking." She patted her stomach, "I have a feeling it's another boy."
Gina rushed forward, "Let me finish Aunt Tokio. You better get some rest."
"Where are Tsutomu and Tsuyoshi?" Tokio asked as she handed Gina the knife.
"Tsutomu is outside." Kaoru announced as she helped Tokio up the stairs to her room.
"Tsuyoshi is sleeping in the dining room." Gina called from the kitchen.
Gina was the youngest; only twenty- two. She had been married less than a year, to Okita Souji. She was Tokio's husband's niece, and he had arranged her marriage. She had one of those, fairy tale romances. Girl and guy meet and fall in love, girl has an arranged marriage, so does the guy; to each other.
Kaoru thought it was sweet; she just wished her life were a fairy tale.
***
Kaoru returned to the kitchen, "Can I help?"
Gina baulked. Kaoru's cooking was... not exactly the best. Gina resigned; perhaps Kaoru had picked up a few tips from Aunt Tokio.
"Will they be back tonight?" Kaoru asked as she let the soup simmer.
Gina looked out at the setting sun, "I don't know... it's been nearly a week."
Their husbands had been gone for a long time.
There was a loud wailing from next door. Gina and Kaoru glanced at each other. This area was the living quarters of military personnel. There could only be one reason for such a cry; a death notice.
Gina's shoulders sagged, "Do you want to go check?" Kaoru could see her fingers trembling.
Kaoru shook her head frenetically. How many woman had she comforted, how many tears were shed... she couldn't bear to see the heartbroken faces of the wives and children. "You should... I've done it many times already."
Gina nodded as she hurried next door.
Kaoru glanced at Tsutomu who had wandered in, "And I will do it many times more."
"Where's Ma?" Tsutomu cried.
"Hush!" Kaoru instructed, "Ma's tired. Be a good boy and..." She glanced around for something to occupy the boy. Tsutomu ignored her and entered the dining room. Kaoru shrugged, continuing to stir the pot.
A loud howl was heard, then smashing and banging. Kaoru rushed into the room to find the brothers fighting. She managed to pull Tsutomu from his younger brother, who promptly began to sob.
"Kaoru?" Tokio stepped down the stairs slowly, "Tsutomu." She scolded. She rocked Tsuyoshi. Soon the child was asleep. Tsutomu himself had nodded of in Kaoru's lap.
Tokio glanced around, "Where did Gina go?"
"Here Aunt Tokio." Gina shuffled slowly into the dining room.
"What's wrong Gina?" Kaoru asked. Gina looked pale against the soft lamplight, her face strained with tears.
"It's... it's Mrs. Jing... her two sons..." Gina blurted out.
Kaoru gasped. Mrs. Jing was one of the strongest women Kaoru had met. She had seven sons, all serving in the army. Five were already dead, now the other two made her sonless.
"Oh my..." Tokio hugged her son closer.
Kaoru froze. Mrs. Jing, a widow since her husband died years ago, was now alone. "Is she all right?"
Gina shook her head, "She... looked... lost... no tears... just empty..."
The house was quiet, as the women sat in silent reflection.
Tokio finally opened her mouth. Inspiration, Kaoru thought, the wisdom of the one who is a sage.
"Something burned." Tokio said flatly.
***
Kaoru laid awake in bed that night. The moon shone a soft light into the cold room.
Gina's words rang in Kaoru's ears. Just empty... would she look like that when Soujirou died... or would she sob her eyes out. What exactly were in feelings for Soujirou? It could be love, but Kaoru had never been in love.
What was it that kept Kaoru wanting something else, something different, to get away?
What was it?
*** =Friday=
"Aunt Tokio! I got it! I got it!" Gina hurried into the house.
Tokio scolded her niece, "Gina, do not be so loud."
Gina bowed her head, "I'm sorry... but I got the two new Kenshin Himura novel..." She proudly held up bound books excitedly.
Tokio smiled as she ran her hands over the cover, "Sunflower Dances... and Wooden Angel."
"What is that?" Kaoru came down the stairs. She was always the last one to wake up in the house.
"The two new Kenshin Himura books!" Gina squealed happily.
"Who is he?" Kaoru asked. She had never heard of him.
"Kenshin Himura! How could you not know?" Gina said.
Tokio opened the book, "Kenshin Himura is a writer, a poet... a man who does a wonder with words. You should read his works."
Gina nodded, "I have a couple..." She pulled a book from the shelf, "Try this one... its called Passing of the Forbidden."
The rest of the mourning the three women spent in the front of the house, engrossed in the books.
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Erm... not the best chapter I've written...
It's just an introduction... You've met Kaoru... and her life
Erm... so yeah... I try...
Okay... just review I guess... I don't know if I should continue this... please review???