K'Dash : *cough cough*
Soujirou : She's a broke student ! *sweatdrop* :)
Soujirou's Dream - chapter 8 Early the next morning, Soujirou silently crept out of the dojo and went towards the nearby river. His thoughts were in a mess since yesterday and he couldn't sleep the whole night. Ever since he was 12, whenever he couldn't think, or was pressurized, he'd go sit by a river bank. The rythmic flow of water reminded him of his mind, and later on he'd be more relaxed.
Soujirou brushed past a tree branch and reached a clearing by the river. He put his katana by his side and sat down softly. This particular morning was really quiet, no birds, no wind, only the gentle flowing of the river. If later on he was hungry, maybe he'd catch a fish to bring back.
As soon he sat down, thoughts began flooding his mind. Happenings of the past few days, the dream, and... Misao. Why on earth would Kami-sama want to take away his life anyway ? Although he really did kill alot of people... still...
Suddenly, there was a rustle of leaves and a twig snapped. Soujirou instinctively grabbed his katana. Misao appeared behind Soujirou in the clearing. "Soujirou ?" she asked in a concerned tone.
"Yeah ?" Soujirou replied abit wearily. "How come you're up so early ?" Misao asked.
"Oh nothing. Just needed to sort out my thoughts abit."
Misao sat down next to Soujirou. "What happened ?"
"Its alright. I'm fine." Soujirou smiled.
Misao frowned. "Come on Soujirou. Shoot."
"Sure ?" Soujirou asked. Misao nooded. "Ok... the other day on the train, I... had a dream, about Kami-sama... and... he said he wanted to take my life..."
Misao looked shocked. "But I'm still here aren't I ?" Soujirou laughed.
"But still... its... kinda sudden isn't it ?" Misao seemed worried.
"But nothing can change the fact that I'm still here." Soujirou said firmly. "So you needn't worry anymore ok ? How 'bout we practice abit of kata before going back to the dojo ?"
"Ok." The idea seemed to take Soujirou's "death" off Misao's mind.
A shadowed figure prowled outside the dojo. Another tall figure appeared, and there was an exchange of information. They went their seperate way and went unnoticed.
"Whew, that was nice." Soujirou said as he laid on the grass. Another way to clear his mind was to practice kata. He'd be so absorbed in counting and concentrating that everything else was oblivious to him.
After a while, Soujirou dozed off with Misao by his side.
"Ohayo Kenshin. Have you seen Misao ?" Kaoru asked her husband.
"Iya. Maybe they're still asleep." Kenshin replied. Kenji was swinging his little shinai at Yahiko's instruction. "Make sure you don't torture him !" Kaoru yelled. "Hai hai... " came the reply.
Kenshin laughed. "Don't worry about Kenji, Yahiko's become much more responsible. What about Misao-dono ?"
"I don't know... I was thinking we'd go to Akabeko for lunch since Misao came back but I haven't been able to find her."
Kenshin shrugged and went back to his laundry. "She'd probably appear later on."
Back at the river, Soujirou stirred awake. The sun was quite high in the sky, indicating that it was late morning. He shook Misao awake.
"Misao. Misao ! Wake up."
".... what time is it ?"
"Its probably late morning, Himura-san and the others back at the dojo are probably worried about us."
"Oh then we'd better go back I guess."
Soujiro helped Misao up, and they headed back to the dojo.
"Tadaima !" Misao called as she opened the gate.
"Misao-dono, Kaoru's looking for you. She's in the kitchen." Kenshin said.
"Really ?" Misao said as she headed toward the kitchen. "Kaoru-san ? Whats up ?"
"Misao-chan where did you go ?" Kaoru asked. "Err... I was over at the river. Why ?"
"I was thinking we go to Akabeko for lunch since you're back."
"Sugoi ! I haven't been there for so long !" Misao exclaimed. "Thanks Kaoru-san ! I'll go tell Soujirou ok ?"
"We'll be leaving in another half an hour."
--Foward time--That evening--
Soujirou and Misao were by the bridge looking at the sunset. The brilliant array of colours was astounding to Misao. It was amazing how many colours the sun could be. Violet mixed with yellow, orange, red... it was amazing.
"Funny how nature sets itself right huh ?" Misao wondered aloud.
"Yeah..." Soujirou replied softly. "Funny how somethimes people react differently to different things."
"Huh ?" "Nothing." There was a long pause.
"Soujirou ?" "Yeah?"
"Ever wonder how the mind of a killer works ? Its amazing." "I know. I used to be one remember ?"
"Oh. I forget. Sorry." "Its alright."
The sun finally set, and darkness fell on Tokyo. Street lights were turing on and the normal bustle on the streets was reducing.
"Its getting late. We'd better go back." "Yeah.. ok."
Author's Ramblings : AHHHH !!!!!!!! Minna... I'm going MAD here.... sheesh... maybe I'm finally living up to the title of Psycho... erm... I've already got an idea of chapter 9's beginning.... hahaha... I'm not telling this time !!! ~_^ heheheh
Author going mad talk : I went to the arcade yesterday... I saw a really SUGOI game... one of the fighting characters in it resembled SANO !!!!! ^X^ Kakoi !!! Its called Guilty Gear X... wai.... oh and King of Fighters 2001 has just been released in Singapore ! Yay !!!