DISCLAIMER: I don't own RK… watsuki dono does.
A.N: I'm going to try to update every weekend… so check back on Saturday or Sunday usually for updated chapters…. I might update during the week if I have time, but most likely I won't have time. Okay on with the story.
Kenji awoke with a start, 'was last night real? Am I really going to fight with father? Is he really going to teach me the amazing mitsurigi style?!' kenji thought to himself, his mind racing with anxiety and excitement all twisted together with a little bit of fear. He was pushed out of his thoughts when he heard a rough knock on his shouji '' yes?'' he called out. The shouji slid open to reveal his father.
'' We're leaving to get your swords in thirty minuets, be ready.'' Keshin told kenji in a cold kind of voice, not the typical tone his father usually had. Kenji found this odd, but decided not to question it. It was at that moment kenji noticed that kenshin wasn't wearing his sakaboato, but a daisho, a katana and a wakizashi. At that moment, he knew last night was real.
''hai, otou-san. I'll be ready.''
With that, kenshin turned on his heel and strode out, apologizing to kenji in his head, he knew what he was going to do to his son. He hated every thought of his son killing people the way he used to, but knew there was no way around it. He also hated the thought of killing again, 'a man slayer is a manslayer until the day he dies, he can never be anything else' Jin-e's words came back to him as he contemplated his future, 'I guess you were right, Jin-e… I'll be a manslayer until I die.' Kenshin hung his head, hiding his eyes behind his unruly bangs as his warm lavender eyes became flecked with gold. He made his way to the kitchen to start breakfast, he knew yahiko and sano would be over soon. 'YAHIKO AND SANO!' Kenshin's mind screamed at him ' they don't know about what has happened since yesterday, what are they going to think when they see the diasho… ' just as he was mulling over how to tell them, he heard the gate squeak as sanosuke sagara entered the dojo, with yahiko strolling beside him.
'' Yo Kenshin, breakfast smells good, mind if yahiko and I join ya?'' sano yelled across the yard
'' of coarse not, I have some things to discuss with the two of you anyway, let me get kenji, kaoru is still sleeping, she had a long night, I do not want to wake her just yet. '' kenshin strolled into the back rooms to retrieve his son, they should both be there when they broke the news to sano and yahiko.
Kenji was getting his gi on when kenshin knocked on the shouji. Instead of answering Kenji just opened the shouji door to face his father. '' I'm ready for breakfast otou-san, the-'' he was cut off by kenshin
'' Yahiko and Sano are here, before we do anything, we have to tell them, I'm sure they've noticed my daisho by now and will be asking questions.''
Kenji was suddenly terrified, he had never thought about how he was going to break the news to his ''nii-san'', he always figured he'd be gone and someone else would tell him ' how am I going to tell him without him hating me, oh kami-sama, please let him understand'
Kenji was lost in thought on the short walk to the kitchen. As kenshin had suspected, both yahiko and sano and seen his swords and looked at him with a give-me-answers-and-not-what-i-want-to-hear-but-real-answers look.
''sit down, we have much to discuss.'' Yahiko and sano took their seats as they were instructed, kenji sat across from yahiko, with his head down. Like his father, kenji hid his bright blue eyes behind his bangs when he was sad or angry. Tensions were high as everyone ate breakfast, finally sano broke the silence.
'' so kenshin, are you gonna tell me why your wearing a katana and a wakizashi?''
Kenshin and kenji looked up simultaneously, it was time for them to find out, and it was unavoidable. Kenshin took a deep breath and filled the two in on the events of the past day, and told them that him and kenji would be leaving in a few hours for Kyoto.
a/n: that chapter turned out better than I expected. Haha. Review please! I like to read them.
oh and to katerineious, I was planning on using kenji's genius with a sword to allow him to learn it very quick, but not the whole thing….thanks for the review!
