Disclaimer: You know, even if the sky -was- pink I still wouldn't own RK or the Bible. Maybe if it was lime green…
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It Does Not Boast
They walked in companionable silence, her bokken resting on her shoulder and his hand comfortably situated on the hilt of his sakabatou.
"Those thugs were no match for you, Kenshin. They never are."
Her voice held fond pride for him, and he smiled slightly in the darkness.
But he could read the words hidden beneath the praise.
"They looked particularly surprised that a woman could best them so easily, de gozaru."
Twinkling blue eyes glanced at him teasingly.
"Are you referring to you, or me?"
She laughed as he spluttered into the night, leaving protests and 'oros' in her wake.
Glossary:
bokken – a wooden practice sword
sakabatou – Kenshin's reverse-bladed sword
de gozaru – Kenshin's super-polite form of 'desu'
oro – Kenshin's non-word of surprise, confusion and indignation