Chapter 3
Yahiko, Kenshin and Kaoru were sitting on the ship to Kyoto. As before, Yahiko was vomiting everywhere, while Kenshin held his wife protectivly, though he himself looked green. Kaoru looked up at him. "Is something wrong, Kenshin?"
"Huh? Oh no," Kenshin smiled his sweet smile, "I'm just not used to the waves is all. Are you alright?" Kaoru nodded. "That's good."
His face turned a little greener.
"Umm..." Kaoru watched his face and raised an eyebrow. "You need a bag, don't you?" Kenshin just nodded and make a small affirmative noise.
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Kaoru sighed as she watched Kenshin as he slept. "You know, Yahiko, I wonder when he'll stop acting like everything is alright and finally start acting serious about his own child being kidnapped. I mean really, it's like- it's like he's starting to act like Aoshi, only.. happy!"
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Somewhere far off, Aoshi sneezed.
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Kaoru looked over at Yahiko, who was passed out. She sighed. "You know, you would think I would be able to stop talking when no one's listening..." She sighed and layed down next to her husband. "Mmm... goodnight, Kenshin..."
Kenshin wrapped his arms around her.
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"NO! That's not the right way to do it! Baka!" Hiko snatched the sword out of Ayama's hand. He then twirled the sword around, slowly mimicing the Ryu Son Sen. "See?!"
Amaya sighed and shook her head.
Hiko groaned. "Ah.. look." He gave the sword to Amaya. "You twist the sword like this, bring it up this far, and then twist it like this, see?" He guided Amaya's hand appropriately.
"Um.. kinda."
"Okay, good. Do it."
Swoosh, swish, swoosh.
"Very good! You didn't bring it up as far as I'd like, though. I think it's because the sword's too heavy for you, so go buy me some rice, soy and sake. Okay?"
Amaya sighed in defeat and took the buckets and money Hiko handed to her. "Very well, Hiko-sensei..."
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Kenshin opened his eyes as he felt the ship stop moving. He gently stroked Kaoru. "Come on, Kaoru.. it's time to go."
Kaoru stirred and slowly opened her eyes. "Mm?"
Yahiko poked Kaoru. "Time to go, baka!"
Kaoru glared at Yahiko as soon as he came into focus. "Is that any way to treat your former master?"
Kenshin broke in. "Ahh, now's not the time to fight.. let's go out to a place to eat!"
Yahiko looked up from his glare contest with Kaoru. "Why can't we just go to the Aoiya?"
Kenshin got up and helped Kaoru up. "I have a feeling Misao and Aoshi would be too busy to welcome us. Besides, just because they're our friends doesn't mean we should mooch off of them when we don't need to."
Yahiko mumbled something along the lines of, "Ya, I guess you're right."
"Plus we need to go to the Shirobeko to get Kenji back." Kenshin walked out of the ship.
Kaoru and Yahiko stared after him. Kaoru twitched. "Why... why you...!!!" She ran after Kenshin. "Don't act like that, baka! You can't go changing like that and acting like Aoshi and- and-"
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Aoshi sneezed again. "Are you sure you're alright, Aoshi? You sure you're not sick or anything?" Misao asked.
Aoshi nodded, slightly perplexed.
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"Oro..!" Kenshin ran away. "Ah.. Kaoru-dono! I'm sorry, I just- I just- aah!" Wide-eyed, Kenshin gave up trying to focus on apologizing and just ran.
Yahiko sighed, threw all their satchels over his shoulder, and walked in the direction of the Shirobeko.
Yahiko, Kenshin and Kaoru were sitting on the ship to Kyoto. As before, Yahiko was vomiting everywhere, while Kenshin held his wife protectivly, though he himself looked green. Kaoru looked up at him. "Is something wrong, Kenshin?"
"Huh? Oh no," Kenshin smiled his sweet smile, "I'm just not used to the waves is all. Are you alright?" Kaoru nodded. "That's good."
His face turned a little greener.
"Umm..." Kaoru watched his face and raised an eyebrow. "You need a bag, don't you?" Kenshin just nodded and make a small affirmative noise.
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Kaoru sighed as she watched Kenshin as he slept. "You know, Yahiko, I wonder when he'll stop acting like everything is alright and finally start acting serious about his own child being kidnapped. I mean really, it's like- it's like he's starting to act like Aoshi, only.. happy!"
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Somewhere far off, Aoshi sneezed.
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Kaoru looked over at Yahiko, who was passed out. She sighed. "You know, you would think I would be able to stop talking when no one's listening..." She sighed and layed down next to her husband. "Mmm... goodnight, Kenshin..."
Kenshin wrapped his arms around her.
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"NO! That's not the right way to do it! Baka!" Hiko snatched the sword out of Ayama's hand. He then twirled the sword around, slowly mimicing the Ryu Son Sen. "See?!"
Amaya sighed and shook her head.
Hiko groaned. "Ah.. look." He gave the sword to Amaya. "You twist the sword like this, bring it up this far, and then twist it like this, see?" He guided Amaya's hand appropriately.
"Um.. kinda."
"Okay, good. Do it."
Swoosh, swish, swoosh.
"Very good! You didn't bring it up as far as I'd like, though. I think it's because the sword's too heavy for you, so go buy me some rice, soy and sake. Okay?"
Amaya sighed in defeat and took the buckets and money Hiko handed to her. "Very well, Hiko-sensei..."
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Kenshin opened his eyes as he felt the ship stop moving. He gently stroked Kaoru. "Come on, Kaoru.. it's time to go."
Kaoru stirred and slowly opened her eyes. "Mm?"
Yahiko poked Kaoru. "Time to go, baka!"
Kaoru glared at Yahiko as soon as he came into focus. "Is that any way to treat your former master?"
Kenshin broke in. "Ahh, now's not the time to fight.. let's go out to a place to eat!"
Yahiko looked up from his glare contest with Kaoru. "Why can't we just go to the Aoiya?"
Kenshin got up and helped Kaoru up. "I have a feeling Misao and Aoshi would be too busy to welcome us. Besides, just because they're our friends doesn't mean we should mooch off of them when we don't need to."
Yahiko mumbled something along the lines of, "Ya, I guess you're right."
"Plus we need to go to the Shirobeko to get Kenji back." Kenshin walked out of the ship.
Kaoru and Yahiko stared after him. Kaoru twitched. "Why... why you...!!!" She ran after Kenshin. "Don't act like that, baka! You can't go changing like that and acting like Aoshi and- and-"
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Aoshi sneezed again. "Are you sure you're alright, Aoshi? You sure you're not sick or anything?" Misao asked.
Aoshi nodded, slightly perplexed.
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"Oro..!" Kenshin ran away. "Ah.. Kaoru-dono! I'm sorry, I just- I just- aah!" Wide-eyed, Kenshin gave up trying to focus on apologizing and just ran.
Yahiko sighed, threw all their satchels over his shoulder, and walked in the direction of the Shirobeko.
