A RIVAL FOR KENSHIN
Chapter VIII: To The Rescue
"Come on!" Kenshin said to Sano and Yahiko. "I hear Kaoru, she's calling me!" "We're right behind you Kenshin!" Sano said. "Yeah!" Yahiko agreed. They ran a few more feet before Kenshin stopped abruptly. "What's wrong I thought we were supposed to be hurrying?!" Yahinko asked. "Quiet you little brat!" Sano said grabbing Yahiko's collar on the back and crouched down low near Kenshin. Yahiko was confused for a bit but then he saw it. It looked just like an ordinary big rock, at first. The opening of the cave was covered with vines and trees too on either sides of it, making it almost impossible to spot! "Amazing" Yahiko thought, "to have something like this so close to home and I never even knew about it!" "Shhhh..someone's coming!" Kenshin whispered. Seconds later, the three assassins came to the opening of the cave.
Sano grabbed Yahiko's collar again and stood up. "Hey there, you three Stoogies!" He shouted getting their attention and then started running away from the cave. "We'll take care of them Kenshin, you go and get Kaoru!" Sano shouted. Kenshin nodded his thanks and waited as the three assassins pursued his two friends.
"Let go of me you big oaf!" Yahiko said when they were some distance away, thrashing about to free himself. "Alright! Easy there!" Sano said as he set Yahiko down. WHACK!!! Yahiko's bamboo sword landed hard on Sano's head! "ACK!!! What was that for?!! You scared or something?!" Sano yelled. "NOOOO!!! But next time inform me of the plan first before you go hauling me again OK!" "Ahhhh..can we talk about this later!" Sano said as he noticed their three followers gaining ground on them. The two ran until they were sure that they were far enough from the cave before they both stopped and faced their three opponents. Yahiko positioned himself in his kendo stance and Sano started folding his fingers and producing those crackling sounds, making it apparent that he's ready to fight. "You set?" Yahiko asked. "Yup!" Sano said, "Come and get it guys!"
Kenshin on the other hand went inside the cave cautiously. Those assassins wouldn't really leave this cave unguarded. Seconds later, he found out he was right when Dubley appeared in front of him. "I want Yujiro and the girl!" Kenshin said, but Dubley was a foreigner and couldn't Japanese so he just smiled wickedly. Dubley thought that this young washed-up samurai Jap was nothing compared to him. "Why, I could crash him with my bare hands!" (Heh! At least that's what he thought.hehehe). Kenshin held the hilt of his sword as he waited for the big Englishman to make his move. Dubley made a fist and started hitting Kenshin right and left. Kenshin of course dodged every blow. (Dubley was as slow as a snail compared to Kenshin's superhuman speed!) Kenshin kept dodging Dubley's punches and waited until Dubley was basically breathless (which was about only a minute long) before he made his move. He ducked again as Dubley tried to punch him hard on the nose, but this time, Kenshin lifted his sheathed sword, hitting Dubley square on his chin! He fell unconscious, with a heavy thud to the floor. Without a backward glance, Kenshin headed to the inner cave to save his Kaoru...
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"Kenshin..." Kaoru said as she slowly sat up from the cold floor of the cave. Still dizzy, she looked up to see Yujiro tied up and a skinny white- skinned foreigner was pointing a gun at him! "Yujiro what's going on?" Kaoru asked worried about the gun. "Ah miss Kamiya, I am Mr. Barkley, and I'm quite glad you're awake! Please forgive the rough treatment you were given. I personally have nothing against you, but I do need you now to sign some documents for me!" Barkley said in perfect Japanese. "Don't do it Kaoru!" Yujiro said and Barkley hit him across the cheek. "Stop it!" Kaoru cried getting up and walking towards Barkley. But she stopped frozen as Barkley pointed the pistol straight at Yujiro's heart!
"Why are you doing this?" Kaoru asked, "Yujiro what's going on here?" Barkley laughed. "You know young lady, it's impolite to be facing someone yet directing questions to another! Why don't you ask me directly?!" Kaoru's eyes narrowed, "I don't trust you!" she said bluntly. "Harharharhar.!!!" Barkley laughed. "And you trust him! Let me tell you something about this boyfriend of yours." "Barkley.don't" Yujiro said in a very dangerous tone, but Barkley ignored him. "I hired Yujiro to spy on your dojo. I got a lot of information from him. Why, he even agreed to court you and make you his wife so he can later sell me your dojo, your home! And still you tell me that you trust him!"
Kaoru shook her head and looked at Yujiro. "Kaoru please understand, my father's business was in trouble and my mother was going to lose her home if I didn't do something.. that's why I agreed to work for him. I didn't know he wanted the dojo." Kaoru still didn't take her eyes off Yujiro and Yujiro went on. "I only agreed to his plan to marry you because he threatened both you and my mother. Kaoru he is an evil man, he even planned to take you to a slave-trader's ship after he acquired the dojo!" Kaoru gasped in surprise at this. "Why didn't you tell me?" Kaoru demanded! "I was going to, Kaoru, that's why I asked.." "ENOUGH!!!" Barkley barked cutting off Yujiro. "You two talk too much! I suggest you both just sit down and sign these documents before I start shooting one of you!" (Darn Barkley! Yujiro was about to tell Kaoru of his meeting with Kenshin tonight!!!..Such a party pooper!!!)
Barkley shoved Kaoru a document as she sat opposite Yujiro. Kaoru started reading it and realized that it was a marriage contract that she was about to sign! She looked up and saw Yujiro looking at her apologetically. She smiled, slightly, it really wasn't his fault, but her heart ached as she saw his name in the document. "It should be Kenshin's name there," she thought. Barkley pushed the ink near her and pointed the gun at Yujiro's temple. I'll count to three then I'll blow his brains out if you don't sign. "Wait!" Yujiro said suddenly. "If we're going to do this, we're going to do this right!" Kaoru looked confused as Yujiro reached for her hand across the table. "Kaoru, will you marry me?" Yujiro asked and despite the situation they're in, Kaoru blushed. She's never been proposed to before, unfortunately, the one she was hoping for is not the one asking her right now. "Well," she thought sadly to herself, "we have no choice but to sign this document but she's thankful at Yujiro's consideration to her feelings. She choked back tears and closed her eyes as she nodded and said "Yes.." It was at this point my friends, that our Battousai entered the picture, not hearing the whole story but only the part where Yujiro proposed, and Kaoru accepted..
to be continued....(c",)
Author's Note : Well guys I think the next chapter might probably be the last chapter(still subject to change) so please stay tuned and please don't forget to leave your reviews..(c",)
...oh and to "what are you doing?" sorry but fanfic.net has been having some problems lately so new chapters were kinda held up, but here's chapter eight..please minna, review again^^o
"Come on!" Kenshin said to Sano and Yahiko. "I hear Kaoru, she's calling me!" "We're right behind you Kenshin!" Sano said. "Yeah!" Yahiko agreed. They ran a few more feet before Kenshin stopped abruptly. "What's wrong I thought we were supposed to be hurrying?!" Yahinko asked. "Quiet you little brat!" Sano said grabbing Yahiko's collar on the back and crouched down low near Kenshin. Yahiko was confused for a bit but then he saw it. It looked just like an ordinary big rock, at first. The opening of the cave was covered with vines and trees too on either sides of it, making it almost impossible to spot! "Amazing" Yahiko thought, "to have something like this so close to home and I never even knew about it!" "Shhhh..someone's coming!" Kenshin whispered. Seconds later, the three assassins came to the opening of the cave.
Sano grabbed Yahiko's collar again and stood up. "Hey there, you three Stoogies!" He shouted getting their attention and then started running away from the cave. "We'll take care of them Kenshin, you go and get Kaoru!" Sano shouted. Kenshin nodded his thanks and waited as the three assassins pursued his two friends.
"Let go of me you big oaf!" Yahiko said when they were some distance away, thrashing about to free himself. "Alright! Easy there!" Sano said as he set Yahiko down. WHACK!!! Yahiko's bamboo sword landed hard on Sano's head! "ACK!!! What was that for?!! You scared or something?!" Sano yelled. "NOOOO!!! But next time inform me of the plan first before you go hauling me again OK!" "Ahhhh..can we talk about this later!" Sano said as he noticed their three followers gaining ground on them. The two ran until they were sure that they were far enough from the cave before they both stopped and faced their three opponents. Yahiko positioned himself in his kendo stance and Sano started folding his fingers and producing those crackling sounds, making it apparent that he's ready to fight. "You set?" Yahiko asked. "Yup!" Sano said, "Come and get it guys!"
Kenshin on the other hand went inside the cave cautiously. Those assassins wouldn't really leave this cave unguarded. Seconds later, he found out he was right when Dubley appeared in front of him. "I want Yujiro and the girl!" Kenshin said, but Dubley was a foreigner and couldn't Japanese so he just smiled wickedly. Dubley thought that this young washed-up samurai Jap was nothing compared to him. "Why, I could crash him with my bare hands!" (Heh! At least that's what he thought.hehehe). Kenshin held the hilt of his sword as he waited for the big Englishman to make his move. Dubley made a fist and started hitting Kenshin right and left. Kenshin of course dodged every blow. (Dubley was as slow as a snail compared to Kenshin's superhuman speed!) Kenshin kept dodging Dubley's punches and waited until Dubley was basically breathless (which was about only a minute long) before he made his move. He ducked again as Dubley tried to punch him hard on the nose, but this time, Kenshin lifted his sheathed sword, hitting Dubley square on his chin! He fell unconscious, with a heavy thud to the floor. Without a backward glance, Kenshin headed to the inner cave to save his Kaoru...
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"Kenshin..." Kaoru said as she slowly sat up from the cold floor of the cave. Still dizzy, she looked up to see Yujiro tied up and a skinny white- skinned foreigner was pointing a gun at him! "Yujiro what's going on?" Kaoru asked worried about the gun. "Ah miss Kamiya, I am Mr. Barkley, and I'm quite glad you're awake! Please forgive the rough treatment you were given. I personally have nothing against you, but I do need you now to sign some documents for me!" Barkley said in perfect Japanese. "Don't do it Kaoru!" Yujiro said and Barkley hit him across the cheek. "Stop it!" Kaoru cried getting up and walking towards Barkley. But she stopped frozen as Barkley pointed the pistol straight at Yujiro's heart!
"Why are you doing this?" Kaoru asked, "Yujiro what's going on here?" Barkley laughed. "You know young lady, it's impolite to be facing someone yet directing questions to another! Why don't you ask me directly?!" Kaoru's eyes narrowed, "I don't trust you!" she said bluntly. "Harharharhar.!!!" Barkley laughed. "And you trust him! Let me tell you something about this boyfriend of yours." "Barkley.don't" Yujiro said in a very dangerous tone, but Barkley ignored him. "I hired Yujiro to spy on your dojo. I got a lot of information from him. Why, he even agreed to court you and make you his wife so he can later sell me your dojo, your home! And still you tell me that you trust him!"
Kaoru shook her head and looked at Yujiro. "Kaoru please understand, my father's business was in trouble and my mother was going to lose her home if I didn't do something.. that's why I agreed to work for him. I didn't know he wanted the dojo." Kaoru still didn't take her eyes off Yujiro and Yujiro went on. "I only agreed to his plan to marry you because he threatened both you and my mother. Kaoru he is an evil man, he even planned to take you to a slave-trader's ship after he acquired the dojo!" Kaoru gasped in surprise at this. "Why didn't you tell me?" Kaoru demanded! "I was going to, Kaoru, that's why I asked.." "ENOUGH!!!" Barkley barked cutting off Yujiro. "You two talk too much! I suggest you both just sit down and sign these documents before I start shooting one of you!" (Darn Barkley! Yujiro was about to tell Kaoru of his meeting with Kenshin tonight!!!..Such a party pooper!!!)
Barkley shoved Kaoru a document as she sat opposite Yujiro. Kaoru started reading it and realized that it was a marriage contract that she was about to sign! She looked up and saw Yujiro looking at her apologetically. She smiled, slightly, it really wasn't his fault, but her heart ached as she saw his name in the document. "It should be Kenshin's name there," she thought. Barkley pushed the ink near her and pointed the gun at Yujiro's temple. I'll count to three then I'll blow his brains out if you don't sign. "Wait!" Yujiro said suddenly. "If we're going to do this, we're going to do this right!" Kaoru looked confused as Yujiro reached for her hand across the table. "Kaoru, will you marry me?" Yujiro asked and despite the situation they're in, Kaoru blushed. She's never been proposed to before, unfortunately, the one she was hoping for is not the one asking her right now. "Well," she thought sadly to herself, "we have no choice but to sign this document but she's thankful at Yujiro's consideration to her feelings. She choked back tears and closed her eyes as she nodded and said "Yes.." It was at this point my friends, that our Battousai entered the picture, not hearing the whole story but only the part where Yujiro proposed, and Kaoru accepted..
to be continued....(c",)
Author's Note : Well guys I think the next chapter might probably be the last chapter(still subject to change) so please stay tuned and please don't forget to leave your reviews..(c",)
...oh and to "what are you doing?" sorry but fanfic.net has been having some problems lately so new chapters were kinda held up, but here's chapter eight..please minna, review again^^o
