Saitou awoke with the sun shining in his face. "hmm..", he muttered.
Covering the ray of run falling to his face by his right arm. He can hear
voices outside. Sanosuke... Toki? He grunted.
For the past week that he has been confined to his bed, Sanosuke without fail always came to visit. "Ahou!", Saitou thought.
It wasn't that Sanosuke visited Saitou, he knew that. Sanosuke's intentions were with the young lady. Sano could care less if Saitou died that moment. In fact, he might actually welcome it.
Saitou's thoughts drifted to last weeks events. He narrowed his eyes. That was too easy he thought. "Yeah right Saitou. You almost got killed there.", an annoying voice in his head said.
It was a good thing Chou was at his beck and call. Chou cleaned the mess up for him. No more dead bodies were lying around his house. The dead... His narrowed his amber eyes again. "Tokio, I did it. At least to those Yarous, I avenged you."
Somewhere in his mind though he was not satisfied. Eventhough Chou was able to relay the contents of the list to Yamato, head of military and the police chief Kawaji, he doubted if they will all be found guilty with treason. If not then, he'll have to take the matters into his own hands. His motto, Aku Soku Zan, he will ultimately be judge and executioner if the Meiji's justice system did not work. Saitou sighed. It was a pity he thought, it will take a long time before he will know if the system will work or not.
Laughter came from outside his room. "That damned Sanosuke!" Saitou muttered. After minutes, but what seemed like hours for Saitou, he could not hold back his dicomfort any longer and decided to find out what was so amusing. He grabbed his pants and donned a black shirt. He went to the door and lit up a cigarette.
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Sanosuke was holding both of Toki's hands happily. "You are my lucky star Toki! I won in dice again! A whole week in a row. Just say the word and I'll take you to the akabeko for dinner!"
Toki smiled. It was comforting to be with Sanosuke-kun. Looking at him made her feel good. Like she is actually doing something good for him. To be needed is a good thing, she thought happily.
"Well don't spend it all in one day Sano-kun." she teased back.
"Hey! Can you quit the "kun" part?", he held her hand again happily.
She smiled again, a blush slowly crept at her face. "Yes Sanosuke...."
KAWAII! Her purple eyes are so KAWAII.. and her hand is soft too... Sano laughed nervously.
It was at this time that they were interrupted by Saitou's stifled grunt.
Sanosuke's eyes narrowed at Saitou. "Damn. It's the OLD man again." he thought to himself. He looked at Toki. "Damn! She'll sure leave me here again...", he sadly thought.
To his surprise Toki did not leave. She greeted Saitou and stayed by Sanosuke.
"Hajime-san err.. Saitou-kun doesn't want me around." she thought sadly and continued listening to Sanosuke's animated stories of how he heroically beat up some punks a couple of days ago at the Akabeko, then at the police station, then close to the Kamiya dojo.
Slightly irritated, although he didn't know why, Saitou put out his cigarette and decided to go to the kitchen to grab something to eat. He was greeted by his favorite cold Soba and some well crafted sushi. Not that this was not the first time well prepared food greeted him.
"Come to think of it, she's always prepared good meals for me." Saitou absent-mindedly thought about the whole week that he was under Toki's care. Of course he never mentioned to Toki how grateful he was. Come to think of it, he only thanked her once through the whole week and that was when he asked her to buy some cigarettes.
He started eating. His thoughts lost, drifting from Toki to Tokio. Comparing them, the likes, the differences and then his thoughts went back to Toki again.
"So Saitou, don't tell me she's getting under your skin huh?" the damn voice in his head was speaking again. Of course not! Toki's exactly different from Tokio. She's too young, too naive, too submissive, too caring, nice, beautiful... Saitou shook his head. "I must be having a nervous breakdown.", he thought to himself dryly.
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Finally Sanosuke left. Actually, he left quite happily. "Yatta! I finally got a date with Toki! YATTA! YATTA!" He walked home, thinking of what he'll do tonight. What he'll wear.. What he'll say.. He couldn't stop grinning till he got home...
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Toki entered the kitchen. Saitou was leaning at the backdoor of the kitchen, puffs of smoke hovering around him once again.
Toki silently went to the sink and started washing the dishes. Saitou came up behind her, not really intending to do anything. Toki, startled, abruptly turned around, "Oh it's you.. Kume nasai..."
Saitou regarded her face. The purple eyes where staring at him. What was he seeing? He searched the purple eyes again.. Suddenly he recognized it. He saw it in many men before. The look men gave him before their deaths, the look of fear. He sighed. Moved away from her.
He looked back at her. She was still staring. He motioned to the food left on the table. "The food was good. Arigato.", then he left the room.
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At the Akabeko Sanosuke was waiting impatiently for Toki. Shifting his feet, he started feeling nervous. "Will she come? Is she backing out? What time is it?", he kept muttering to himself. "What's taking her so long?", he kicked a solitary stone to the road.
"Komban-wa Sanosuke-k..", she greeted Sano, carefully taking out the "Kun" part.
Sano's face lit up. "Hi! I'm so glad you came." Sano took Toki's hand and guided her into the Akabeko.
"Hey Sano.. What time is it? The Akabeko looks...", Toki's gaze swept the room once more, "It looks deserted..."
Of course it will be deserted! I'm not sharing you with anyone Toki..., he thought. Instead of saying that though, he settled for a little white lie. "I hear there's a new place across the street. I think it's their grand opening night so they must be giving some sort of promotion."
"Ah sou ka...", Toki saw through the lie though. Sanosuke is SO sweet, she thought happily. It was actually the first time that a man has treated her so nicely.. Unlike Shigure... Unlike Hajime err.. Saitou-kun...
The two were being served by Tae and Tsubame-chan. The food was great and Sanosuke was his usual lively self. In between servings Tae and Tsubame would sneak a peek at the two. They'd giggle among themselves, thinking that Sanosuke and Toki "Sure do make a good couple together."
Sanosuke couldn't help but thank Kami-sama for all the good luck he's been having these days. Dice was going good, he got his daily "exercise", and now he's also got puple eyes, elegent and kawaii lady Toki-chan beside him. "Kami-sama! I'll never be a bad boy again! Just make sure she stays beside me.", he thought happily...
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In another part of town, Saitou found himself at an inn. "What are you doing here Saitou?" the voice asked. Lighting up a cigarette he made his way to the bar. "You know Toki is on the other side of town.", the voice mocked him again.
"It must be nerves again.", he muttered to himself.
"You know what calms the nerves my man?", a voice came from the front.
Saitou looked up and saw the bartender. "Here have some sake. First one's on the house."
"Yeah drink Saitou. Drink your worries away. She'll be gone before you know it.", the voice geered again.
Saitou ran his hand over his face. This was it. "I'm going insane.", he thought. "Yeah I think I could use one."
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The evening wore on. Toki has always felt a part of her admired Sanosuke. Tonight though he was just ravishing. Tonight he was, what they call in the western world, the perfect gentleman. "He's a good man.", Toki thought. Where did she hear those words before?
Sanosuke looked across the room. There was Tae and Tsubame-chan, motioning for him to get closer. Taking all his strength, he inched closer and closer to Toki, until they were right next to each other. He heard another stifled giggle in the background.
"Ano... Toki...", he gently called her name. Then he took her hand. So soft he thought to himself. He felt himself melting at the touch.
Toki felt herself blush with this sudden movement by Sano. She willingly let him touch her though. Surprisingly, his hand was smooth. They were strong and smooth, so unlike the sword calloused hands of... "Ok Toki? Whose calloused hands? and when did you notice those calloused hands before?", a voice teased her head.
"Ano... I'm glad I met you.", Sano gulped.. OK this was it. While she let him be near her. While she was not looking away. While she was not taking her hands away from him. This was it, he needed to express his love for her. Yeah an attraction at first, but now he was so sure he loved her. "Be daring Sanosuke. If you let this moment slip away, I'll hunt you in your dreams.", the voice ranted on and on and on.
He tightened his hold on her hand. "Damn, I'm getting sweaty and clammy all over.", he thought. The purple eyes was still looking at him. "Do it now while she's looking at you. Say it! Damn it!", the voice insisted. Instead though, Sano found himself entraced by the purple eyes. His lips locking on hers, beckoning her to respond back.
Soft lips, that's the first thing she thought. Bewildered at the sudden kiss, she found herself willingly giving in. A real kiss, the first real kiss in her life by someone who loved her. "Yes Toki. I know, but do you love him back?", the voice challenging her.
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Well as all things must pass, Sano escorted Toki home. There was silence between them that night, a comfortable silence.
"Ja ne. I'll come see you again." Sano kissed her again by the cheek and immediately left.
Toki went straight to the outhouse. She was not sure of how she was feeling. Things just in a rush in her head. She suddenly felt exhausted and was ready to go to bed, when she was greeted by a man standing at the door.
For a moment Toki's heart skipped a beat. Those men again? Wait.. Saitou- kun disposed of them. Finally she calmed down when she realized it was just Saitou-kun.
She greeted him and noticed that something was different. He reaked of sake!
"Did you have a good time with Sanosuke?", he smirked at her.
She blushed. That was a good enough answer for Saitou. He threw his cigarette to the ground in all annoyance. His amber eyes shone in the darkness, first she thought they burned like coals. Then she saw them soften.
He came up to her. Grabbed her by the waist, placing his body perfectly against her. She looked up to him again, the eyes, the wolf's eyes were burning, she thought as she lost herself in his passionate kiss.
END OF CHAPTER X
PREVIEW OF CHAPTER XI - No idea?
So guys help me out...Maybe your answers will help me in my next chapter.. I hope to wrap this up very soon. I think I've butchered the story well enough.. *Pokes one of wounds eyes out* 1) Who should Toki be with? Sanosuke-kun in all his sweetness? or Saitou- kun in all his badness? 2) Toki do you hate her or do you at least like her? 3) Should I turn this into a lemon? (Yeah right! *pokes the last good eye*) HELP!!!! HELP!!! I'm writing a Satiou x Toki fic damn it! NOT Sano x Toki.. *shakes head*, Shimatta! Things have take a turn for the worse....
For the past week that he has been confined to his bed, Sanosuke without fail always came to visit. "Ahou!", Saitou thought.
It wasn't that Sanosuke visited Saitou, he knew that. Sanosuke's intentions were with the young lady. Sano could care less if Saitou died that moment. In fact, he might actually welcome it.
Saitou's thoughts drifted to last weeks events. He narrowed his eyes. That was too easy he thought. "Yeah right Saitou. You almost got killed there.", an annoying voice in his head said.
It was a good thing Chou was at his beck and call. Chou cleaned the mess up for him. No more dead bodies were lying around his house. The dead... His narrowed his amber eyes again. "Tokio, I did it. At least to those Yarous, I avenged you."
Somewhere in his mind though he was not satisfied. Eventhough Chou was able to relay the contents of the list to Yamato, head of military and the police chief Kawaji, he doubted if they will all be found guilty with treason. If not then, he'll have to take the matters into his own hands. His motto, Aku Soku Zan, he will ultimately be judge and executioner if the Meiji's justice system did not work. Saitou sighed. It was a pity he thought, it will take a long time before he will know if the system will work or not.
Laughter came from outside his room. "That damned Sanosuke!" Saitou muttered. After minutes, but what seemed like hours for Saitou, he could not hold back his dicomfort any longer and decided to find out what was so amusing. He grabbed his pants and donned a black shirt. He went to the door and lit up a cigarette.
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Sanosuke was holding both of Toki's hands happily. "You are my lucky star Toki! I won in dice again! A whole week in a row. Just say the word and I'll take you to the akabeko for dinner!"
Toki smiled. It was comforting to be with Sanosuke-kun. Looking at him made her feel good. Like she is actually doing something good for him. To be needed is a good thing, she thought happily.
"Well don't spend it all in one day Sano-kun." she teased back.
"Hey! Can you quit the "kun" part?", he held her hand again happily.
She smiled again, a blush slowly crept at her face. "Yes Sanosuke...."
KAWAII! Her purple eyes are so KAWAII.. and her hand is soft too... Sano laughed nervously.
It was at this time that they were interrupted by Saitou's stifled grunt.
Sanosuke's eyes narrowed at Saitou. "Damn. It's the OLD man again." he thought to himself. He looked at Toki. "Damn! She'll sure leave me here again...", he sadly thought.
To his surprise Toki did not leave. She greeted Saitou and stayed by Sanosuke.
"Hajime-san err.. Saitou-kun doesn't want me around." she thought sadly and continued listening to Sanosuke's animated stories of how he heroically beat up some punks a couple of days ago at the Akabeko, then at the police station, then close to the Kamiya dojo.
Slightly irritated, although he didn't know why, Saitou put out his cigarette and decided to go to the kitchen to grab something to eat. He was greeted by his favorite cold Soba and some well crafted sushi. Not that this was not the first time well prepared food greeted him.
"Come to think of it, she's always prepared good meals for me." Saitou absent-mindedly thought about the whole week that he was under Toki's care. Of course he never mentioned to Toki how grateful he was. Come to think of it, he only thanked her once through the whole week and that was when he asked her to buy some cigarettes.
He started eating. His thoughts lost, drifting from Toki to Tokio. Comparing them, the likes, the differences and then his thoughts went back to Toki again.
"So Saitou, don't tell me she's getting under your skin huh?" the damn voice in his head was speaking again. Of course not! Toki's exactly different from Tokio. She's too young, too naive, too submissive, too caring, nice, beautiful... Saitou shook his head. "I must be having a nervous breakdown.", he thought to himself dryly.
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Finally Sanosuke left. Actually, he left quite happily. "Yatta! I finally got a date with Toki! YATTA! YATTA!" He walked home, thinking of what he'll do tonight. What he'll wear.. What he'll say.. He couldn't stop grinning till he got home...
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Toki entered the kitchen. Saitou was leaning at the backdoor of the kitchen, puffs of smoke hovering around him once again.
Toki silently went to the sink and started washing the dishes. Saitou came up behind her, not really intending to do anything. Toki, startled, abruptly turned around, "Oh it's you.. Kume nasai..."
Saitou regarded her face. The purple eyes where staring at him. What was he seeing? He searched the purple eyes again.. Suddenly he recognized it. He saw it in many men before. The look men gave him before their deaths, the look of fear. He sighed. Moved away from her.
He looked back at her. She was still staring. He motioned to the food left on the table. "The food was good. Arigato.", then he left the room.
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At the Akabeko Sanosuke was waiting impatiently for Toki. Shifting his feet, he started feeling nervous. "Will she come? Is she backing out? What time is it?", he kept muttering to himself. "What's taking her so long?", he kicked a solitary stone to the road.
"Komban-wa Sanosuke-k..", she greeted Sano, carefully taking out the "Kun" part.
Sano's face lit up. "Hi! I'm so glad you came." Sano took Toki's hand and guided her into the Akabeko.
"Hey Sano.. What time is it? The Akabeko looks...", Toki's gaze swept the room once more, "It looks deserted..."
Of course it will be deserted! I'm not sharing you with anyone Toki..., he thought. Instead of saying that though, he settled for a little white lie. "I hear there's a new place across the street. I think it's their grand opening night so they must be giving some sort of promotion."
"Ah sou ka...", Toki saw through the lie though. Sanosuke is SO sweet, she thought happily. It was actually the first time that a man has treated her so nicely.. Unlike Shigure... Unlike Hajime err.. Saitou-kun...
The two were being served by Tae and Tsubame-chan. The food was great and Sanosuke was his usual lively self. In between servings Tae and Tsubame would sneak a peek at the two. They'd giggle among themselves, thinking that Sanosuke and Toki "Sure do make a good couple together."
Sanosuke couldn't help but thank Kami-sama for all the good luck he's been having these days. Dice was going good, he got his daily "exercise", and now he's also got puple eyes, elegent and kawaii lady Toki-chan beside him. "Kami-sama! I'll never be a bad boy again! Just make sure she stays beside me.", he thought happily...
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In another part of town, Saitou found himself at an inn. "What are you doing here Saitou?" the voice asked. Lighting up a cigarette he made his way to the bar. "You know Toki is on the other side of town.", the voice mocked him again.
"It must be nerves again.", he muttered to himself.
"You know what calms the nerves my man?", a voice came from the front.
Saitou looked up and saw the bartender. "Here have some sake. First one's on the house."
"Yeah drink Saitou. Drink your worries away. She'll be gone before you know it.", the voice geered again.
Saitou ran his hand over his face. This was it. "I'm going insane.", he thought. "Yeah I think I could use one."
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The evening wore on. Toki has always felt a part of her admired Sanosuke. Tonight though he was just ravishing. Tonight he was, what they call in the western world, the perfect gentleman. "He's a good man.", Toki thought. Where did she hear those words before?
Sanosuke looked across the room. There was Tae and Tsubame-chan, motioning for him to get closer. Taking all his strength, he inched closer and closer to Toki, until they were right next to each other. He heard another stifled giggle in the background.
"Ano... Toki...", he gently called her name. Then he took her hand. So soft he thought to himself. He felt himself melting at the touch.
Toki felt herself blush with this sudden movement by Sano. She willingly let him touch her though. Surprisingly, his hand was smooth. They were strong and smooth, so unlike the sword calloused hands of... "Ok Toki? Whose calloused hands? and when did you notice those calloused hands before?", a voice teased her head.
"Ano... I'm glad I met you.", Sano gulped.. OK this was it. While she let him be near her. While she was not looking away. While she was not taking her hands away from him. This was it, he needed to express his love for her. Yeah an attraction at first, but now he was so sure he loved her. "Be daring Sanosuke. If you let this moment slip away, I'll hunt you in your dreams.", the voice ranted on and on and on.
He tightened his hold on her hand. "Damn, I'm getting sweaty and clammy all over.", he thought. The purple eyes was still looking at him. "Do it now while she's looking at you. Say it! Damn it!", the voice insisted. Instead though, Sano found himself entraced by the purple eyes. His lips locking on hers, beckoning her to respond back.
Soft lips, that's the first thing she thought. Bewildered at the sudden kiss, she found herself willingly giving in. A real kiss, the first real kiss in her life by someone who loved her. "Yes Toki. I know, but do you love him back?", the voice challenging her.
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Well as all things must pass, Sano escorted Toki home. There was silence between them that night, a comfortable silence.
"Ja ne. I'll come see you again." Sano kissed her again by the cheek and immediately left.
Toki went straight to the outhouse. She was not sure of how she was feeling. Things just in a rush in her head. She suddenly felt exhausted and was ready to go to bed, when she was greeted by a man standing at the door.
For a moment Toki's heart skipped a beat. Those men again? Wait.. Saitou- kun disposed of them. Finally she calmed down when she realized it was just Saitou-kun.
She greeted him and noticed that something was different. He reaked of sake!
"Did you have a good time with Sanosuke?", he smirked at her.
She blushed. That was a good enough answer for Saitou. He threw his cigarette to the ground in all annoyance. His amber eyes shone in the darkness, first she thought they burned like coals. Then she saw them soften.
He came up to her. Grabbed her by the waist, placing his body perfectly against her. She looked up to him again, the eyes, the wolf's eyes were burning, she thought as she lost herself in his passionate kiss.
END OF CHAPTER X
PREVIEW OF CHAPTER XI - No idea?
So guys help me out...Maybe your answers will help me in my next chapter.. I hope to wrap this up very soon. I think I've butchered the story well enough.. *Pokes one of wounds eyes out* 1) Who should Toki be with? Sanosuke-kun in all his sweetness? or Saitou- kun in all his badness? 2) Toki do you hate her or do you at least like her? 3) Should I turn this into a lemon? (Yeah right! *pokes the last good eye*) HELP!!!! HELP!!! I'm writing a Satiou x Toki fic damn it! NOT Sano x Toki.. *shakes head*, Shimatta! Things have take a turn for the worse....