Chapter 7(revised!)
Amaya was laying on her back, staring at the stars. Hiko joined her.
"Something on your mind, Amaya?"
She sighed. "Not really.. I'm just digesting everything that happened to day. I've forgiven my lifelong enemy, met his wife and kid, and I think I was being tested in the process." She eyed her master.
Hiko laughed. "You're right, it was a test. But you know, you passed."
Amaya blinked. "What? But-"
"I expected you to try and kill my former pupil."
".. oh."
"So why did you change your mind?"
Amaya sighed. "I told you. It would go against everything I believe in if I hurt his wife and child. They're completly innocent." She sat up. "Besides, all that crap about the Hiten Misturugi Ryu school is getting to me."
Hiko glared at her. "All that crap?"
"Umm.." Amaya's eyes widened. "oro."
BONK.
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Yahiko, Kaoru and Kenshin were standing in front of the dojo. Yahiko piped up. "That was fun, wasn't it?"
Kenshin looked back at Yahiko. "Nani?!"
"Well.. umm.." Sweatdrops formed on Yahiko's forehead.
Kaoru put her arm around Kenshin. "Calm down, Kenshin. Yahiko missed it all, remember?"
Kenshin nodded and sighed defeatedly. "Hai.. while the whole thing happened Yahiko was happily eating at the Shirobeko, then we went to see Misao and Aoshi. I guess it would be fun for him."
"Wait.. what? Hey what did I miss?"
Kaoru giggled. "Lots.. we'll tell you as soon as we get settled back in the dojo."
Kenshin put his arm around her and whispered in to her ear. "Speaking of which, how long would we like to take to get settled? Say, the whole night?" Kaoru playfully whacked him. "Haha. ow." Kenshin rubbed his side where the pain was caused by her fist.
Yahiko raised an eyebrow at the two. "Speaking of which, why don't we actually enter the dojo?"
"oh.. um.. right." Kaoru unlocked the door to the dojo and opened it. "Huh? Something's wrong.." The three cautiously stepped in the dojo.
"SUPRISE!" Several young people jumped out in view.
Kaoru looked shocked. "Hey, is that any way to treat your master?! Really, it's as if you're trying to give me a heart attack!" She laughed. "Goodness.."
"Yay! Kaoru-sensei's back!!" Kaoru's students surrounded her happily.
Kenshin smiled. "I see somebody's students adore her."
Kaoru giggled. "Ah.. why don't you surround Kenshin for a minute? I gotta put Kenji down.."
The students complied.
"Hey Kenshin-san! Good to see you again!"
"Ah.. don't call me 'san'.. ha ha, I'm not important or anything.."
"But you're so cool!"
"Hey guys look! His scar!"
"Oro..!" Kenshin fell against the wall and slid down. The students crowded around him, with various 'oos' and 'ahs'.
"O-oro? Kaoru-dono, what's the fuss about? What's wrong with my scar?"
Kaoru stopped playing with Kenji long enough to glance over at her husband and laughed. "Don't be silly, Kenshin."
"I'm not! /ow, hey, watch the hakama there../ I'm being serious, I swear."
Kaoru giggled. "Don't you see, Kenshin?
"It's smaller."
THE END
Author's Notes: Hey guys, thanks to everyone who reviewed and loyally read my first Kenshin fanfic! ^.^ I'm very grateful for the motivation.. otherwise there's no way I coulda made my fanfic-dream come true. ^.~ If you really want, I could cough up an Epilouge, but hopefully you'll be satisfied? Lol, I may do it anyway. And please guys, critique! I know my writing can't be PERFECT, especially when I've only written a few fics. Okay? Arigatou, all!
Amaya was laying on her back, staring at the stars. Hiko joined her.
"Something on your mind, Amaya?"
She sighed. "Not really.. I'm just digesting everything that happened to day. I've forgiven my lifelong enemy, met his wife and kid, and I think I was being tested in the process." She eyed her master.
Hiko laughed. "You're right, it was a test. But you know, you passed."
Amaya blinked. "What? But-"
"I expected you to try and kill my former pupil."
".. oh."
"So why did you change your mind?"
Amaya sighed. "I told you. It would go against everything I believe in if I hurt his wife and child. They're completly innocent." She sat up. "Besides, all that crap about the Hiten Misturugi Ryu school is getting to me."
Hiko glared at her. "All that crap?"
"Umm.." Amaya's eyes widened. "oro."
BONK.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yahiko, Kaoru and Kenshin were standing in front of the dojo. Yahiko piped up. "That was fun, wasn't it?"
Kenshin looked back at Yahiko. "Nani?!"
"Well.. umm.." Sweatdrops formed on Yahiko's forehead.
Kaoru put her arm around Kenshin. "Calm down, Kenshin. Yahiko missed it all, remember?"
Kenshin nodded and sighed defeatedly. "Hai.. while the whole thing happened Yahiko was happily eating at the Shirobeko, then we went to see Misao and Aoshi. I guess it would be fun for him."
"Wait.. what? Hey what did I miss?"
Kaoru giggled. "Lots.. we'll tell you as soon as we get settled back in the dojo."
Kenshin put his arm around her and whispered in to her ear. "Speaking of which, how long would we like to take to get settled? Say, the whole night?" Kaoru playfully whacked him. "Haha. ow." Kenshin rubbed his side where the pain was caused by her fist.
Yahiko raised an eyebrow at the two. "Speaking of which, why don't we actually enter the dojo?"
"oh.. um.. right." Kaoru unlocked the door to the dojo and opened it. "Huh? Something's wrong.." The three cautiously stepped in the dojo.
"SUPRISE!" Several young people jumped out in view.
Kaoru looked shocked. "Hey, is that any way to treat your master?! Really, it's as if you're trying to give me a heart attack!" She laughed. "Goodness.."
"Yay! Kaoru-sensei's back!!" Kaoru's students surrounded her happily.
Kenshin smiled. "I see somebody's students adore her."
Kaoru giggled. "Ah.. why don't you surround Kenshin for a minute? I gotta put Kenji down.."
The students complied.
"Hey Kenshin-san! Good to see you again!"
"Ah.. don't call me 'san'.. ha ha, I'm not important or anything.."
"But you're so cool!"
"Hey guys look! His scar!"
"Oro..!" Kenshin fell against the wall and slid down. The students crowded around him, with various 'oos' and 'ahs'.
"O-oro? Kaoru-dono, what's the fuss about? What's wrong with my scar?"
Kaoru stopped playing with Kenji long enough to glance over at her husband and laughed. "Don't be silly, Kenshin."
"I'm not! /ow, hey, watch the hakama there../ I'm being serious, I swear."
Kaoru giggled. "Don't you see, Kenshin?
"It's smaller."
THE END
Author's Notes: Hey guys, thanks to everyone who reviewed and loyally read my first Kenshin fanfic! ^.^ I'm very grateful for the motivation.. otherwise there's no way I coulda made my fanfic-dream come true. ^.~ If you really want, I could cough up an Epilouge, but hopefully you'll be satisfied? Lol, I may do it anyway. And please guys, critique! I know my writing can't be PERFECT, especially when I've only written a few fics. Okay? Arigatou, all!
