Foreword : After Jinchuu Arc, Kenshin married Kaoru and they have a boy named Kenji. Like Yahiko
at the end of manga no.28, Kenji has to prove himself to Yahiko for the sakabatou. Unfortunately,
Yahiko has his own kid too, called Shinya, and they will have to fight between each other for
the sakabatou. The winner of that battle will have to prove himself.
Disclaimer : As much as it kills me, Rurouni Kenshin doesn't belong to me, it belongs to
Watsuki-sensei.
Note : Yeah yeah, Battousai X does it again... OOCiness probably exists here and I don't know
it... As for Kenji and Shinya, I don't really know much about their characters, so I suppose you
can't say I OOCied them... I had to imagine how they would act and behave here.
About Kenji : In Rurouni Kenshin manga no.28, Watsuki says that Kenji is very clever, he can
learn moves not only by seeing them, but from hearing them too.
The Wild Tiger - Chapter 2 : Kenji vs. Shinya
The day had finally come. It was today that Kenji would spar with Shinya over Yahiko's
sakabatou.
Kenji had been anticipating this day for weeks, during which, he had practiced non-stop. Kaoru
had occasionally checked on him and commented, but it was his father's remark that had been much
more important than his mother's.
"In order for you to control it, you have to control your temper. That's the only solution."
Although at first Kenji replied with a typical sarcastic remark, it made him think deeply.
Surely, he didn't want to go around Tokyo, making a bad name for himself. And he certainly
didn't want to go to jail for killing someone. Yes, he would try, but if it really went out of
control it wouldn't be his fault, because he *did* try.
He had certainly hoped he would win, because that sakabatou was actually for him. He
remembered the time when Kenshin gave it to Yahiko, and how much he hated his father after that.
"Kenji. Its time." Kaoru snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Hai, okasama." Kenji replied.
He stood up and left to prepare for the match. He had already decided the day before that he
would use Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu on the jerk. He knew it would defeat him for sure. He was
confident of it.
"But are you too confident ?" Kenshin's voice suddenly rang out in his head. Was his mind
playing tricks with him ? He was probably too stressed out not. He shock off the idea and
started walkung toward the dojo. It was there that they would have their match.
By the time he reached there, Shinya, Yahiko, Tsubame, Kenshin, Kaoru and a lot of townspeople
were already there. All of them wanted to know who would become the next Tokyo Samurai.
'Sugoi !' Kenji thought. 'I'll be fighting in front of so many people, all the more reason to
win ! If I lose, I'll be humiliated, but not only me... my father too.... the undefeatable
former Hitokiri Battousai... besides, if I lose, the jerk will only become more arrogant... no !
I will win !'
"Ready to lose brat ?" Shinya insulted.
"Watch your head jerk !" Kenji retorted.
"The match will end when one person falls. The one standing will be the victor. Ready ? Go !!"
"Arghh !!" "Hyaa !!!"
............
After half an hour of swordfighting which got them nowhere, Kenji finally lost himself and let
the tiger take over. Kaoru watched in horror as Kenji's eyes slowly turned from violet to
amber. He was determined to win this fight.
He focussed all his strength on his last move, one his was sure would knock the brat out. He
charged, so fast that Shinya was unable to defend himself, and hit him out cold. Kenji was
proud at himself when he saw his opponent his the ground, defeated.
The crowd cheered, but Kenji didn't give a damn as he silently walked out of the dojo. He had
won, and that was all that mattered.
Later that afternoon, Yahiko had met up with Kenshin to discuss Kenji's victory.
"Congratulations Kenshin. I guess Kenji has earned the right to - " Yahiko was stopped in
mid-sentence.
"No Yahiko, he hasn't." Kenshin said firmly.
"Demo..." Yahiko protested.
"Yahiko, he has yet to prove himself. I know he can control it if he tries hard enough. I could
see it in his eyes..." Kenshin replied.
"So you're saying..." Yahiko seemed to understand.
"I'll know. If I don't tell you one week later... give it to Shinya." Kenshin said reluctantly.
"Hai."
at the end of manga no.28, Kenji has to prove himself to Yahiko for the sakabatou. Unfortunately,
Yahiko has his own kid too, called Shinya, and they will have to fight between each other for
the sakabatou. The winner of that battle will have to prove himself.
Disclaimer : As much as it kills me, Rurouni Kenshin doesn't belong to me, it belongs to
Watsuki-sensei.
Note : Yeah yeah, Battousai X does it again... OOCiness probably exists here and I don't know
it... As for Kenji and Shinya, I don't really know much about their characters, so I suppose you
can't say I OOCied them... I had to imagine how they would act and behave here.
About Kenji : In Rurouni Kenshin manga no.28, Watsuki says that Kenji is very clever, he can
learn moves not only by seeing them, but from hearing them too.
The Wild Tiger - Chapter 2 : Kenji vs. Shinya
The day had finally come. It was today that Kenji would spar with Shinya over Yahiko's
sakabatou.
Kenji had been anticipating this day for weeks, during which, he had practiced non-stop. Kaoru
had occasionally checked on him and commented, but it was his father's remark that had been much
more important than his mother's.
"In order for you to control it, you have to control your temper. That's the only solution."
Although at first Kenji replied with a typical sarcastic remark, it made him think deeply.
Surely, he didn't want to go around Tokyo, making a bad name for himself. And he certainly
didn't want to go to jail for killing someone. Yes, he would try, but if it really went out of
control it wouldn't be his fault, because he *did* try.
He had certainly hoped he would win, because that sakabatou was actually for him. He
remembered the time when Kenshin gave it to Yahiko, and how much he hated his father after that.
"Kenji. Its time." Kaoru snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Hai, okasama." Kenji replied.
He stood up and left to prepare for the match. He had already decided the day before that he
would use Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu on the jerk. He knew it would defeat him for sure. He was
confident of it.
"But are you too confident ?" Kenshin's voice suddenly rang out in his head. Was his mind
playing tricks with him ? He was probably too stressed out not. He shock off the idea and
started walkung toward the dojo. It was there that they would have their match.
By the time he reached there, Shinya, Yahiko, Tsubame, Kenshin, Kaoru and a lot of townspeople
were already there. All of them wanted to know who would become the next Tokyo Samurai.
'Sugoi !' Kenji thought. 'I'll be fighting in front of so many people, all the more reason to
win ! If I lose, I'll be humiliated, but not only me... my father too.... the undefeatable
former Hitokiri Battousai... besides, if I lose, the jerk will only become more arrogant... no !
I will win !'
"Ready to lose brat ?" Shinya insulted.
"Watch your head jerk !" Kenji retorted.
"The match will end when one person falls. The one standing will be the victor. Ready ? Go !!"
"Arghh !!" "Hyaa !!!"
............
After half an hour of swordfighting which got them nowhere, Kenji finally lost himself and let
the tiger take over. Kaoru watched in horror as Kenji's eyes slowly turned from violet to
amber. He was determined to win this fight.
He focussed all his strength on his last move, one his was sure would knock the brat out. He
charged, so fast that Shinya was unable to defend himself, and hit him out cold. Kenji was
proud at himself when he saw his opponent his the ground, defeated.
The crowd cheered, but Kenji didn't give a damn as he silently walked out of the dojo. He had
won, and that was all that mattered.
Later that afternoon, Yahiko had met up with Kenshin to discuss Kenji's victory.
"Congratulations Kenshin. I guess Kenji has earned the right to - " Yahiko was stopped in
mid-sentence.
"No Yahiko, he hasn't." Kenshin said firmly.
"Demo..." Yahiko protested.
"Yahiko, he has yet to prove himself. I know he can control it if he tries hard enough. I could
see it in his eyes..." Kenshin replied.
"So you're saying..." Yahiko seemed to understand.
"I'll know. If I don't tell you one week later... give it to Shinya." Kenshin said reluctantly.
"Hai."