Disclaimer: I cannot say anything but that Rurouni Kenshin isn't mine nor was it ever. No flames or suing from any readers please!
So the time has finally arrived for the event that we've been building up to! I hope you like it!
Sakura…wake…it is time…
Yes…
Sakura was out for a week, just recovering from her injuries. Saito and Soji kept close watch on her, and Saito was there when she woke.
She winced and sat up, her tired blue eyes opening. She pulled her hair up, holding it with a hand as she looked around for a ribbon to tie it.
"I see that you're better, Himura-chan."
She turned and smiled a little. "Saito-san. I guess I don't take injuries very well."
Standing up, she got her new kimono and obi on, looking in her mirror to see that she was healed. She put make-up on, though it was kind of pointless, seeing that she was going out to the midwife's to have her baby.
"Going somewhere so soon?"
"Yes. I need to go to the midwife."
"Then I'll come with you."
She shook her head, before standing and going outside, slipping on her heeled sandals. "I'm going alone, Saito-san. I want to test if I'm to be killed still. Please understand. I don't want to run from him forever."
Saito's eyes narrowed. "I'll be disobeying orders, but all right." A/N: Easy I know, but he wouldn't have let her go without him if I hadn't made him give up.
"Thank you. I should be back by tomorrow evening."
"If you're not, I'll come looking for you." A/N: See? He's giving her a time limit, which is good. He's not going to break the rules too long.
She nodded to him, before going out.
Her eyes were pinned to her feet(or more appropriately, her stomach) as she walked towards the midwife's, feeling little bits of pain through her abdominal area as she stepped through the crowds. Suddenly, she smelled the strong scent of blood. She raised her head and saw a flash of red amongst the crowds. She kept walking, taking a roundabout way, stopping in an alley.
She turned to see Hitokiri Battosai standing behind her, eyes narrowed. "I knew I recognized the subtle scent of cherry blossoms from when I chased you before. Where are your bodyguards?"
"Not here," she answered.
"You must die now, before you reveal what I've done to the Shogunate."
He drew his sword and was about to swing, when she closed her eyes and cried, "Shinta!"
When she didn't feel any pain, she opened her eyes. His eyes were wide, his face in total shock, his sword in mid-air. "How do you know me?"
"I'm your twin sister, Sakura. I would never betray my brother, my own flesh and blood."
If it was possible, his eyes widened further. "Why are you outside of the Mibu Wolves' lair, unprotected?"
"I'm going to the midwife to have my child."
He walked quickly up to her and led her to the inn where the Ishin Shishi resided during the day. This had taken several hours, because he had to avoid all Shinsengumi patrols. He had his arm around her waist now, and she was emitting high-pitched gasps of pain.
"Good afternoon, Himura-san," the woman who owned the inn greeted.
"This woman needs a midwife quickly, Okami-san!"
Okami helped Sakura lie down and one of her servant girls ran for the midwife. It took an hour, but the younger girl arrived with the specially-trained woman.
Sakura was lying on the futon, near screaming in pain. Okami stood and waved to Battosai. "Come with me, Himura-san. You're of no more help here."
He was led out, as the midwife coaxed Sakura to start pushing. He leaned against the wall, not really understanding the situation. Of course he knew about intimacy, since his comrades had whores around all the time, but women getting pregnant and giving birth and such, he knew almost nothing about.
As he waited, the commotion drew the attention of several of his comrades, servant girls, and even Katsura himself. The older man stepped over to the teenage hitokiri, asking, "What's going on here, Kenshin?"
One of the men jeered, "Maybe he got a whore with child and she's having it right now!"
Kenshin revealed the first few inches of his sword, all the men jumping back from him. His eyes shone amber as he hissed, "That isn't what happened."
Just then, Sakura screamed and all went silent in the room. Kenshin shook his head as a newborn's cry came from behind the door. "I don't know, Katsura-san. It all just happened too fast."
Okami explained. "Katsura-san, just a couple of hours ago, Himura-san brought in a woman who looked quite like him, and called that she needed a midwife. It seems as though he knows this woman enough to help her when she was in pain. The rest you'll have to ask Himura-san."
Okay, I half-lied. You don't get to see Sakura's baby until next chapter. But I did leave Kenshin in a tight spot there, don't you think?
I also have finished another fanfic, but am unsure whether or not to post it, since I'm already posting two at once. It would be kinda overwhelming for me to multi-task that many, but if its wanted, please tell me.
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