Life of a Rurouni
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the rurouni kenshin characters…we all very well know who
does…soo….Happy Reading!!!
Now… on with the story…
Journey's End
"Are? What am I doing here?" Soujirou woke up to find himself lying in his room back at
the inn.
"Ohayou Seta-kun." Both Yuka and Kaede said.
'Am I seeing things?' Soujirou thought as he put a hand on his head. "Kaede-chan, why are
there two of you?" He said, his voice a little shaky.
Both sisters laughed at the boy before them.
"Chigau yo, Seta-kun." Yuka said, still giggling. "I'm Yuka."
"Yuka-chan?" The puzzled boy sat there, trying to remember what had happened.
"Hai." Kaede said.
"So, you are Yuka-chan. And you are Kaede-chan." Soujirou said pointing at the sisters.
"Iie. I'm Kaede. She's Yuka." Both sisters laughed once again at the boy's confusion.
"Yare yare. I think I'm getting a headache." Soujirou tried to stand up, but realized it
was the worse thing that he had ever done. He legs were killing him. One was completely
bandaged from his thigh down to his ankle.
'Must have sprained it.' Soujirou thought.
"Daijoubu Seta-kun?" Yuka went up to him to help him back down onto the futon.
"Hai." Soujirou managed as he let her help him.
"You have to rest. The sensei said that the wounds you have are not that serious, but you
will have to stay in this room until you get better." Kaede said.
"I have a feeling the sensei was not the one who said that." Soujirou said.
"Hai hai. That was from us. Besides, you have to get through us if you want to get out of
bed." Yuka said.
"Demo..." Soujirou was about to say something when Kaede stuffed a spoonful of food into
his mouth, preventing him from doing so.
"I know you have to leave on your 'journey', but, please at least stay until you get
better. It's the least me and my sister can do for you after you have done so much for us."
Kaede said.
"Yes. I'm sorry I had put both you and my sister in so much trouble. I'm really sorry."
Yuka said as she held up the cup of green tea to Soujirou.
"It's alright. I just kept my promise, that's all." Soujirou answered as he took a sip of
the green tea. "Aa...itai...hot hot hot..."
Both sisters laughed again at the boy.
"It's not funny. You try having your tongue burnt." Soujirou said using his hands to
'fan' his mouth.
"Gomen gomen...its just hard to believe that after all you have been through, you can't
stand a little heat." Kaede said, rolling on the floor.
The boy smiled. Even though his whole body ached from the numerous wounds he managed to
sustain during the battle the night before, Soujirou could not keep himself from laughing
with the two sisters. Even though it was at himself.
The day was probably the most 'inactive' day of Soujirou's life. Since Kaede still had
two more days before she would start working again, she stayed with him in his room, making
sure that he did not overdo things. She helped him do almost anything. Get water, find a
book, mostly, she made sure that he did not walk around too much. She even went to the
extent of hiding his katana to make sure he did not even think of practicing.
Yuka was working again. After her long 'break' from work, she managed to persuade her
boss to give her back her old job before she 'left' to 'visit' a 'relative'.
"Ne, Seta-kun, I'm really sorry about all the trouble I've put you through." Kaede said,
breaking the silence in the room.
"Iie. It's not your fault." Soujirou said looking up from his book, with the same boyish
smile he had on his face all the time.
"So, when will you be leaving?" Kaede asked.
"I don't know, maybe when these wounds have healed..."
"Seta-kun, all your time traveling, have you not felt once how good it would feel to just
stay somewhere? As in, stay put in one place?" Kaede asked, not wanting to look up at his
face.
"Huh?" Soujirou wasn't sure what she meant, but he answered her. "All the time. I just
want to find a place where I can feel at home, just like Himura-san."
"Himura-san?" Kaede asked.
"Hai. He was the one who literally beat some sense into me." Soujirou said.
"Aa. I see."
There was silence again. Soujirou sat there, looking at Kaede who had kept her head down
the whole time.
"Ano, Kaede-chan, is there something you wanted to ask me?" Soujirou asked.
"Ano...eto...would you like to stay here. With me and my sister?" Kaede asked.
"Huh?" Soujirou confused at what she meant. 'Aren't I staying here now?'
"I know what you are thinking, and I don't mean just for now, me and my sister want you
to live here. With us." Kaede fiddle with her fingers, staring at them.
"Are you asking me to..." Soujirou asked.
"I mean, if you want to that is. I don't want you to stay here against your will. I know
this town isn't perfect. The people in charge of the town are cruel in the way they treat
people. The whole town smells and...well, its not much, but it does feel like home after a
while." Kaede pointed to each of her finger each time she mentioned something bad about the
town.
Soujirou giggled at the girl nervousness. The girl who was not afraid of the leader of
the Kage Ryuus. So far, all she was afraid of was probably him and a few insects.
"And the streets are dirty, the people are not too friendly. And..." Kaede went on and on
about the downsides of the town.
"If there are so many things you dislike about this town, how come you don't move out?"
Soujirou asked.
Kaede surprised at his question, didn't know what to say.
"Because, it's our home." A voice came from behind Kaede. She jumped at the voice. She
turned around, only to find her sister Yuka.
Yuka walked towards her sister and sat down beside her.
"What my sister here have been trying to ask you for the past ten minutes is if you want
to stay with us?" Yuka said.
"I don't know what to say." Soujirou said happily. 'Is this what Himura meant? The joy of
finding people willing to accept you for who you are?'
"It's your decision." Yuka said.
The boy looked up at the twins.
"Why are you so willing to accept me into your homes and lives even after knowing who I
am and everything I have done?" Soujirou asked.
"What you have done in the past doesn't matter. It's the present that counts. Right now,
all you want to do is live a normal life right?" Yuka said.
"Aa. Arigatou. Yuka-chan. Kaede-chan." Soujirou could have sworn he felt a tear slide
down his cheek, but he ignored it.
"So, you're staying?" Kaede asked.
"Aa. I'm staying." Soujirou said.
Kaede was so happy, she slapped Soujirou on the back, forgetting about the slash wound he
had received from Kage.
"Itai!" Soujirou fell over on his face. Landing hard on the floor.
"Seta-kun. Gomenasai. Daijoubu?" Kaede went up to help him.
"Aa." Soujirou laughed, for the first time, he found a place he can truly call home.
That night, Soujirou opened the window in his room and climbed up onto the roof. He laid
there, staring at the stars.
'Himura-san, arigatou. For giving me my life back. Honto ni arigatou' Soujirou thought as
he looked up to the stars that night.
~Back at the Kamiya Dojo~
Kenshin: Achoo...
Kaoru: Kenshin, daijoubu?
Kenshin: ahhh... but I could have sworn I heard someone say my name.
Kaoru: It must be a dream.
Kenshin: Aa. It must be.
~OWARI~
There...done...I can't believe I finished this fic so fast. * at least faster then I
expected * Anyway, arigatou minna-san for all those nice reviews. Pls review this last
chapter, ne? Arigatou. I hope you enjoyed the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the rurouni kenshin characters…we all very well know who
does…soo….Happy Reading!!!
Now… on with the story…
Journey's End
"Are? What am I doing here?" Soujirou woke up to find himself lying in his room back at
the inn.
"Ohayou Seta-kun." Both Yuka and Kaede said.
'Am I seeing things?' Soujirou thought as he put a hand on his head. "Kaede-chan, why are
there two of you?" He said, his voice a little shaky.
Both sisters laughed at the boy before them.
"Chigau yo, Seta-kun." Yuka said, still giggling. "I'm Yuka."
"Yuka-chan?" The puzzled boy sat there, trying to remember what had happened.
"Hai." Kaede said.
"So, you are Yuka-chan. And you are Kaede-chan." Soujirou said pointing at the sisters.
"Iie. I'm Kaede. She's Yuka." Both sisters laughed once again at the boy's confusion.
"Yare yare. I think I'm getting a headache." Soujirou tried to stand up, but realized it
was the worse thing that he had ever done. He legs were killing him. One was completely
bandaged from his thigh down to his ankle.
'Must have sprained it.' Soujirou thought.
"Daijoubu Seta-kun?" Yuka went up to him to help him back down onto the futon.
"Hai." Soujirou managed as he let her help him.
"You have to rest. The sensei said that the wounds you have are not that serious, but you
will have to stay in this room until you get better." Kaede said.
"I have a feeling the sensei was not the one who said that." Soujirou said.
"Hai hai. That was from us. Besides, you have to get through us if you want to get out of
bed." Yuka said.
"Demo..." Soujirou was about to say something when Kaede stuffed a spoonful of food into
his mouth, preventing him from doing so.
"I know you have to leave on your 'journey', but, please at least stay until you get
better. It's the least me and my sister can do for you after you have done so much for us."
Kaede said.
"Yes. I'm sorry I had put both you and my sister in so much trouble. I'm really sorry."
Yuka said as she held up the cup of green tea to Soujirou.
"It's alright. I just kept my promise, that's all." Soujirou answered as he took a sip of
the green tea. "Aa...itai...hot hot hot..."
Both sisters laughed again at the boy.
"It's not funny. You try having your tongue burnt." Soujirou said using his hands to
'fan' his mouth.
"Gomen gomen...its just hard to believe that after all you have been through, you can't
stand a little heat." Kaede said, rolling on the floor.
The boy smiled. Even though his whole body ached from the numerous wounds he managed to
sustain during the battle the night before, Soujirou could not keep himself from laughing
with the two sisters. Even though it was at himself.
The day was probably the most 'inactive' day of Soujirou's life. Since Kaede still had
two more days before she would start working again, she stayed with him in his room, making
sure that he did not overdo things. She helped him do almost anything. Get water, find a
book, mostly, she made sure that he did not walk around too much. She even went to the
extent of hiding his katana to make sure he did not even think of practicing.
Yuka was working again. After her long 'break' from work, she managed to persuade her
boss to give her back her old job before she 'left' to 'visit' a 'relative'.
"Ne, Seta-kun, I'm really sorry about all the trouble I've put you through." Kaede said,
breaking the silence in the room.
"Iie. It's not your fault." Soujirou said looking up from his book, with the same boyish
smile he had on his face all the time.
"So, when will you be leaving?" Kaede asked.
"I don't know, maybe when these wounds have healed..."
"Seta-kun, all your time traveling, have you not felt once how good it would feel to just
stay somewhere? As in, stay put in one place?" Kaede asked, not wanting to look up at his
face.
"Huh?" Soujirou wasn't sure what she meant, but he answered her. "All the time. I just
want to find a place where I can feel at home, just like Himura-san."
"Himura-san?" Kaede asked.
"Hai. He was the one who literally beat some sense into me." Soujirou said.
"Aa. I see."
There was silence again. Soujirou sat there, looking at Kaede who had kept her head down
the whole time.
"Ano, Kaede-chan, is there something you wanted to ask me?" Soujirou asked.
"Ano...eto...would you like to stay here. With me and my sister?" Kaede asked.
"Huh?" Soujirou confused at what she meant. 'Aren't I staying here now?'
"I know what you are thinking, and I don't mean just for now, me and my sister want you
to live here. With us." Kaede fiddle with her fingers, staring at them.
"Are you asking me to..." Soujirou asked.
"I mean, if you want to that is. I don't want you to stay here against your will. I know
this town isn't perfect. The people in charge of the town are cruel in the way they treat
people. The whole town smells and...well, its not much, but it does feel like home after a
while." Kaede pointed to each of her finger each time she mentioned something bad about the
town.
Soujirou giggled at the girl nervousness. The girl who was not afraid of the leader of
the Kage Ryuus. So far, all she was afraid of was probably him and a few insects.
"And the streets are dirty, the people are not too friendly. And..." Kaede went on and on
about the downsides of the town.
"If there are so many things you dislike about this town, how come you don't move out?"
Soujirou asked.
Kaede surprised at his question, didn't know what to say.
"Because, it's our home." A voice came from behind Kaede. She jumped at the voice. She
turned around, only to find her sister Yuka.
Yuka walked towards her sister and sat down beside her.
"What my sister here have been trying to ask you for the past ten minutes is if you want
to stay with us?" Yuka said.
"I don't know what to say." Soujirou said happily. 'Is this what Himura meant? The joy of
finding people willing to accept you for who you are?'
"It's your decision." Yuka said.
The boy looked up at the twins.
"Why are you so willing to accept me into your homes and lives even after knowing who I
am and everything I have done?" Soujirou asked.
"What you have done in the past doesn't matter. It's the present that counts. Right now,
all you want to do is live a normal life right?" Yuka said.
"Aa. Arigatou. Yuka-chan. Kaede-chan." Soujirou could have sworn he felt a tear slide
down his cheek, but he ignored it.
"So, you're staying?" Kaede asked.
"Aa. I'm staying." Soujirou said.
Kaede was so happy, she slapped Soujirou on the back, forgetting about the slash wound he
had received from Kage.
"Itai!" Soujirou fell over on his face. Landing hard on the floor.
"Seta-kun. Gomenasai. Daijoubu?" Kaede went up to help him.
"Aa." Soujirou laughed, for the first time, he found a place he can truly call home.
That night, Soujirou opened the window in his room and climbed up onto the roof. He laid
there, staring at the stars.
'Himura-san, arigatou. For giving me my life back. Honto ni arigatou' Soujirou thought as
he looked up to the stars that night.
~Back at the Kamiya Dojo~
Kenshin: Achoo...
Kaoru: Kenshin, daijoubu?
Kenshin: ahhh... but I could have sworn I heard someone say my name.
Kaoru: It must be a dream.
Kenshin: Aa. It must be.
~OWARI~
There...done...I can't believe I finished this fic so fast. * at least faster then I
expected * Anyway, arigatou minna-san for all those nice reviews. Pls review this last
chapter, ne? Arigatou. I hope you enjoyed the story.
