CHAPTER 10- RESTLESS NIGHT
That same night, Kaoru couldn't sleep. Slipping a shawl over her shoulders, she found herself wandering out the door. Outside, she inhaled the cool night air. It was amazing how much the temperature changed from day to night in the summer.
"Kaoru-san?"
Kaoru jumped at the sound of someone's voice. Looking around, she was surprised to find Jiani sitting there against the wall, sword in her hand. Smiling, Kaoru went up to her. "You couldn't sleep either?"
The redhead shook her head. "Too many thoughts and memories plague my mind as of now." She sighed. "It is strange. A long time ago, I vowed to find my father and have all my questions answered. But now that he has, I feel even more confused."
"I know what you mean." Kaoru stretched. "But I wish this was all a bad dream. I wish there will be no big battle in almost nine days."
That's when she noticed that Jiani's right arm was no longer in a sling. She gasped. "Jiani! You're as bad as Sanosuke!"
"It is all right." The girl answered. "Miss Megumi told me earlier that I could use it now." Carefully, she picked her sword up in both hands. "I will need both of these appendages if I am to survive this impending war."
"What will you do?" Kaoru asked. "I mean, to prepare and all?"
Jiani gazed up at the night sky. The stars seemed to reflect in her dark eyes. "In these 9 days we have, I shall practice the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu with my father. He has already agreed to train me."
This struck Kaoru as odd. Why all of a sudden did Kenshin agree to pass on what he knew? Yahiko wouldn't be happy about this!
"The two of us will not train here though." Jiani brought up. "It will be in seclusion, so Yahiko will not find out."
"Oh, I see."
Inside the house, still dressed in his gi, Kenshin sat awake, deep in thought as well.
That same night, Kaoru couldn't sleep. Slipping a shawl over her shoulders, she found herself wandering out the door. Outside, she inhaled the cool night air. It was amazing how much the temperature changed from day to night in the summer.
"Kaoru-san?"
Kaoru jumped at the sound of someone's voice. Looking around, she was surprised to find Jiani sitting there against the wall, sword in her hand. Smiling, Kaoru went up to her. "You couldn't sleep either?"
The redhead shook her head. "Too many thoughts and memories plague my mind as of now." She sighed. "It is strange. A long time ago, I vowed to find my father and have all my questions answered. But now that he has, I feel even more confused."
"I know what you mean." Kaoru stretched. "But I wish this was all a bad dream. I wish there will be no big battle in almost nine days."
That's when she noticed that Jiani's right arm was no longer in a sling. She gasped. "Jiani! You're as bad as Sanosuke!"
"It is all right." The girl answered. "Miss Megumi told me earlier that I could use it now." Carefully, she picked her sword up in both hands. "I will need both of these appendages if I am to survive this impending war."
"What will you do?" Kaoru asked. "I mean, to prepare and all?"
Jiani gazed up at the night sky. The stars seemed to reflect in her dark eyes. "In these 9 days we have, I shall practice the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu with my father. He has already agreed to train me."
This struck Kaoru as odd. Why all of a sudden did Kenshin agree to pass on what he knew? Yahiko wouldn't be happy about this!
"The two of us will not train here though." Jiani brought up. "It will be in seclusion, so Yahiko will not find out."
"Oh, I see."
Inside the house, still dressed in his gi, Kenshin sat awake, deep in thought as well.