(This is my first Kenshin story, so be kind.)
The Foundling
Part 1
Found on the doorstep
The rain came down on a nice day; Kenshin was lying on his back feeling a rush of exhaustion. What a day to rain?
He sat up and saw Kaoru sleeping soundly, it was too dull a day to do much house work, he had finished it hours ago. He walked about the covered areas of the dojo, he sat down watching the rain and smiled to himself.
He was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of crying. He got up and walked out to the front gate. He blinked and saw a little basket on the ground in front of him, he knelt down and blinked, "Oro?"
His eyes widened when he saw a little baby lying in the basket crying its eyes out. "What the heck are you doing out here?" he picked up the basket and brought the child into the dojo.
Sitting down with the basket in front of him, he picked up the child and began to rock her silently staring down at the clear indigo eyes. "Who would leave you all alone?"
He looked down at the baby and then at the basket finding a small piece of paper in the lining. He set the child down in the basket again and blinked as he read it out loud to himself. "To Kamiya, please take in this child, I have no way to care for her and I'm sorry that this would be a bother for you. Do not turn her away! Please love her as your own."
He looked down at the little baby girl and sighed. "Your mother did not even give you a name," he whispered and smiled. "Very well, I shall name you, that I will."
He touched his chin and smiled a little. "I will call you, Himura Rei, you'll be my little girl from now on, yes you will," he chuckled at her making a face.
**
Night came so suddenly that Kenshin had found himself wandering about the Dojo once more. He saw Kaoru sitting in front of the candles and was busily dressing the wiggling baby in some old baby clothes. "It was lucky that Oji- san had some clothes left over."
The baby had soft brown hair, and her deep indigo eyes were so sweet and innocent. "Kenshin, we should consult the police about this, they might be able to find the mother," Kaoru whispered. "Rei-chan isn't ours and you had some nerve naming her."
"She needs a name, that she did and so I named her," Kenshin was rather annoyed with this, but really he couldn't show anger about it. For a short second he felt some sort of pride in having a paternal moment.
"Kenshin, I suppose you are right," she laughed and set the baby back in the basket. "Tomorrow we'll go talk to your friend on the police force."
"Very well, but I doubt the mother will want to be found, she left the child, that she did and I think the baby should stay with us."
"Kenshin, I don't know anything about babies! Yahiko isn't one for sure, but still, he acts like one sometimes."
Kaoru had no room to argue, when she found Kenshin holding the baby, she couldn't help, but wonder about his reaction to the child. He was rather scared, almost fearful that someone would hurt someone so innocent, snatching the child from his arms.
During the night another rainstorm had set in and thunder was heard, Kenshin heard the baby crying in terror. He crawled over to the basket and picked her up. "Calm down, it is just some Samurai fighting in the sky," he told the child rocking her gently. "I'm here, I'll protect you, that I will."
**
The next morning, Kenshin was walking through the courtyard holding Rei in his arms. Yamagata looked at Kaoru and shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I can't really do anything about this, Ms. Kaoru," he sighed and took a sip of tea. "I can't tell Kenshin to give her up, from what I can see, it would make him angry."
"He's been so protective of her, he wouldn't even let me try and feed her this morning," Kaoru sighed. "He insisted he could do it."
Yamagata smiled and chuckled. "I think that Kenshin wants to take care of her on his own. He is an independent person and he does not wish to lose her." He got up and walked away. "Good day, Ms. Kaoru, if I hear anything about the child's parents I will let you know."
Kenshin was laughing as the baby cooed in his arms and was trying to grab at the cherry blossoms.
"Kenshin, take good care of that baby," Yamagata yelled and walked to the gate.
**
Sanosuke watched Kenshin who was rocking the baby and was laughing a little. "This is sickening."
"What is?" Kenshin asked smiling at the baby.
"Nothing, but you are acting as if you are the child's father, when really she was just dropped on your doorstep. You can never know what kind of troubles that child has."
"There is nothing wrong with her, Megumi-san checked her this morning, that she did. She said that Rei-chan was perfectly healthy!"
Walking along the two of them were talking about the child when Kenshin saw the look in some people's eyes. They looked fearfully at the baby and were whispering. "Hanyou, look at her eyes, they're not natural."
"See, I told you it was a bad idea to leave the dojo with that child," Sanosuke whispered.
"Sano, you're being silly, she's only a small child," Kenshin was beginning to tense up, he looked around him, his arms tightened around Rei who was sleeping soundly unaware of the people around her.
These people are going to hurt my little Rei, Kenshin thought and looked down at the child. He quickly walked back to the dojo nervously not sure what he was going to do if the child was threatened.
**
Kaoru watched Kenshin sitting silently working on a proper baby bed, he was whispering to Sanosuke about what happened in town. "It was as if they bought into the idea that Rei-chan was a demon."
Sanosuke's voice was low and rather upset. "Look at her eyes, those eyes are not normal, she has the eyes of a demon."
"No, Rei-chan is mine, I will not allow anyone to hurt her like that," Kenshin finally smiled down at his daughter. "That I won't. You won't be picked on, Rei, you will be strong, that you will. So pretty, so wonderful!"
Kaoru smiled at Kenshin and walked up with some clean cloth for the baby's diapers. "Kenshin, don't worry, everything will be fine."
**
Rei's large indigo eyes were filled with tears, Kenshin saw himself standing at the foot of a temple. He heard the sound of people running from all directions yelling things he did not know or wish to understand. He was running toward the shrine carrying the baby close to him.
He turned and looked over, he saw horrible creatures moving toward him, these weren't human. These attackers were not human at all, he turned to see dog like monsters standing before him, he kept his hold on the baby and used a piece of cloth as a holder, he drew his katana and was yelling a challenge to the monsters.
Waking breathless, Kenshin turned to look down at the baby who was sleeping soundly. What a weird dream, he thought and lay back down, his eyes were half closed when he heard a loud noise outside. He rushed and looked through the half opened door, he saw a large black bird landing and looking around the courtyard.
He sat down on his futon and sighed, he did not know why he was freaking out, the dream was only a dream. He never felt so scared as he felt in the dream, he saw himself running trying to protect the baby from harm, but somehow something was wrong.
**
Kenshin became slightly nervous when Kaoru approached him. "Kenshin, maybe you should let me watch Rei while you go out," she told him.
He nodded. "Okay, I hope she won't be any trouble."
"Kenshin, don't worry about it, just go to town."
He walked out into the street and saw Sanosuke pulled him back inside. "Don't go out there Kenshin, some people think that Rei is a demon. I was talking to Yohji and he was telling me that Rei could be in danger if she stays here."
"She's just a baby, why are people being so superstitious over a baby?" Kenshin asked his eyes wide and a little nervous about what he was going to do. "I swore I would protect her, that I did, I won't break my word."
Sanosuke nodded and sighed. "Fine, but I warned you."
Running into the house, Kenshin saw Kaoru rocking the baby and looking nervously at him. "What is it?"
"Rei-chan isn't safe here, we have to get her far from this place," Kenshin picked up his things and was beginning to pack.
"Where do we take her?" Kaoru was being pulled to her feet.
"Anywhere, but here, don't worry, I'm sure your friends will look after the dojo," Kenshin was saying as he was packing.
"You want me to come with you?"
"Yes, please."
The Foundling
Part 1
Found on the doorstep
The rain came down on a nice day; Kenshin was lying on his back feeling a rush of exhaustion. What a day to rain?
He sat up and saw Kaoru sleeping soundly, it was too dull a day to do much house work, he had finished it hours ago. He walked about the covered areas of the dojo, he sat down watching the rain and smiled to himself.
He was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of crying. He got up and walked out to the front gate. He blinked and saw a little basket on the ground in front of him, he knelt down and blinked, "Oro?"
His eyes widened when he saw a little baby lying in the basket crying its eyes out. "What the heck are you doing out here?" he picked up the basket and brought the child into the dojo.
Sitting down with the basket in front of him, he picked up the child and began to rock her silently staring down at the clear indigo eyes. "Who would leave you all alone?"
He looked down at the baby and then at the basket finding a small piece of paper in the lining. He set the child down in the basket again and blinked as he read it out loud to himself. "To Kamiya, please take in this child, I have no way to care for her and I'm sorry that this would be a bother for you. Do not turn her away! Please love her as your own."
He looked down at the little baby girl and sighed. "Your mother did not even give you a name," he whispered and smiled. "Very well, I shall name you, that I will."
He touched his chin and smiled a little. "I will call you, Himura Rei, you'll be my little girl from now on, yes you will," he chuckled at her making a face.
**
Night came so suddenly that Kenshin had found himself wandering about the Dojo once more. He saw Kaoru sitting in front of the candles and was busily dressing the wiggling baby in some old baby clothes. "It was lucky that Oji- san had some clothes left over."
The baby had soft brown hair, and her deep indigo eyes were so sweet and innocent. "Kenshin, we should consult the police about this, they might be able to find the mother," Kaoru whispered. "Rei-chan isn't ours and you had some nerve naming her."
"She needs a name, that she did and so I named her," Kenshin was rather annoyed with this, but really he couldn't show anger about it. For a short second he felt some sort of pride in having a paternal moment.
"Kenshin, I suppose you are right," she laughed and set the baby back in the basket. "Tomorrow we'll go talk to your friend on the police force."
"Very well, but I doubt the mother will want to be found, she left the child, that she did and I think the baby should stay with us."
"Kenshin, I don't know anything about babies! Yahiko isn't one for sure, but still, he acts like one sometimes."
Kaoru had no room to argue, when she found Kenshin holding the baby, she couldn't help, but wonder about his reaction to the child. He was rather scared, almost fearful that someone would hurt someone so innocent, snatching the child from his arms.
During the night another rainstorm had set in and thunder was heard, Kenshin heard the baby crying in terror. He crawled over to the basket and picked her up. "Calm down, it is just some Samurai fighting in the sky," he told the child rocking her gently. "I'm here, I'll protect you, that I will."
**
The next morning, Kenshin was walking through the courtyard holding Rei in his arms. Yamagata looked at Kaoru and shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I can't really do anything about this, Ms. Kaoru," he sighed and took a sip of tea. "I can't tell Kenshin to give her up, from what I can see, it would make him angry."
"He's been so protective of her, he wouldn't even let me try and feed her this morning," Kaoru sighed. "He insisted he could do it."
Yamagata smiled and chuckled. "I think that Kenshin wants to take care of her on his own. He is an independent person and he does not wish to lose her." He got up and walked away. "Good day, Ms. Kaoru, if I hear anything about the child's parents I will let you know."
Kenshin was laughing as the baby cooed in his arms and was trying to grab at the cherry blossoms.
"Kenshin, take good care of that baby," Yamagata yelled and walked to the gate.
**
Sanosuke watched Kenshin who was rocking the baby and was laughing a little. "This is sickening."
"What is?" Kenshin asked smiling at the baby.
"Nothing, but you are acting as if you are the child's father, when really she was just dropped on your doorstep. You can never know what kind of troubles that child has."
"There is nothing wrong with her, Megumi-san checked her this morning, that she did. She said that Rei-chan was perfectly healthy!"
Walking along the two of them were talking about the child when Kenshin saw the look in some people's eyes. They looked fearfully at the baby and were whispering. "Hanyou, look at her eyes, they're not natural."
"See, I told you it was a bad idea to leave the dojo with that child," Sanosuke whispered.
"Sano, you're being silly, she's only a small child," Kenshin was beginning to tense up, he looked around him, his arms tightened around Rei who was sleeping soundly unaware of the people around her.
These people are going to hurt my little Rei, Kenshin thought and looked down at the child. He quickly walked back to the dojo nervously not sure what he was going to do if the child was threatened.
**
Kaoru watched Kenshin sitting silently working on a proper baby bed, he was whispering to Sanosuke about what happened in town. "It was as if they bought into the idea that Rei-chan was a demon."
Sanosuke's voice was low and rather upset. "Look at her eyes, those eyes are not normal, she has the eyes of a demon."
"No, Rei-chan is mine, I will not allow anyone to hurt her like that," Kenshin finally smiled down at his daughter. "That I won't. You won't be picked on, Rei, you will be strong, that you will. So pretty, so wonderful!"
Kaoru smiled at Kenshin and walked up with some clean cloth for the baby's diapers. "Kenshin, don't worry, everything will be fine."
**
Rei's large indigo eyes were filled with tears, Kenshin saw himself standing at the foot of a temple. He heard the sound of people running from all directions yelling things he did not know or wish to understand. He was running toward the shrine carrying the baby close to him.
He turned and looked over, he saw horrible creatures moving toward him, these weren't human. These attackers were not human at all, he turned to see dog like monsters standing before him, he kept his hold on the baby and used a piece of cloth as a holder, he drew his katana and was yelling a challenge to the monsters.
Waking breathless, Kenshin turned to look down at the baby who was sleeping soundly. What a weird dream, he thought and lay back down, his eyes were half closed when he heard a loud noise outside. He rushed and looked through the half opened door, he saw a large black bird landing and looking around the courtyard.
He sat down on his futon and sighed, he did not know why he was freaking out, the dream was only a dream. He never felt so scared as he felt in the dream, he saw himself running trying to protect the baby from harm, but somehow something was wrong.
**
Kenshin became slightly nervous when Kaoru approached him. "Kenshin, maybe you should let me watch Rei while you go out," she told him.
He nodded. "Okay, I hope she won't be any trouble."
"Kenshin, don't worry about it, just go to town."
He walked out into the street and saw Sanosuke pulled him back inside. "Don't go out there Kenshin, some people think that Rei is a demon. I was talking to Yohji and he was telling me that Rei could be in danger if she stays here."
"She's just a baby, why are people being so superstitious over a baby?" Kenshin asked his eyes wide and a little nervous about what he was going to do. "I swore I would protect her, that I did, I won't break my word."
Sanosuke nodded and sighed. "Fine, but I warned you."
Running into the house, Kenshin saw Kaoru rocking the baby and looking nervously at him. "What is it?"
"Rei-chan isn't safe here, we have to get her far from this place," Kenshin picked up his things and was beginning to pack.
"Where do we take her?" Kaoru was being pulled to her feet.
"Anywhere, but here, don't worry, I'm sure your friends will look after the dojo," Kenshin was saying as he was packing.
"You want me to come with you?"
"Yes, please."