Part three is now up. I've had this for a few days but I'm lazy. A-Chan Yuy is now co-writing this fic with me so don't forget to give her the credit she deserves in your reviews! I've been a bit lax lately in replying to feed back so I'm going to do it all now. Reviews from chapter 1: ~j~: Thanks! Lady Cyprine and Keiko: Oh dear, you've both just inflated my ego…THANKS! Veeshes: I'm working on it punctuation is the bane of my existence. Nakiko: *smiles* Yes! I can actually write sap! Thanks Nakiko! Kentaro: Thanks for the offer; I'll let you know. Arigatomina: There goes my ego again. Thanks! Chapter 2: Kitsune_chan: Don't worry too much about the Y&Y thing; it won't get farther than holding hands and such and that pairing is subject to change. Yes I know I'm neglecting Kenshin and Sano but I have to set the stage first. You'll have to patient for a bit, I promise I write a very long Kenshin and Sano chapter soon. Danyella Skyler Silverfire: Thanks! Okay, now for the disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin; it belongs to its respective companies. I am a high school student; you sue me you'll get squat and a bill for legal fees. Now for the warnings: This will be yaoi/ shonen ai, which means male/male relationships, GAY! I will not tolerate flames from people about Kenshin's sexuality, it's my fic and he'll be what I damn well please. I've screwed around with ages and such so just ignore any age changes; trust me there's a reason I did it. If you're still with me enjoy, and please comment because I need encouragement to write. I mean that seriously too, any delays are because of lack of motivation; I do have these parts written out within two days of each posting. Do let me know if I go overboard I can get a little lost in my writing at times. Beware the POV changes often and without much warning!
Italics indicate thought when in 3rd person POV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Who
do I love? Part 3~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ara! Yahiko-kun and Yutaro-kun keep
dancing around each other! They've already had two fights and we haven't even
left the port area yet. It surprised me the Yutaro-kun's friends were the ones
at the Aoi-ya, it's a small world, ne? I finally got to meet Shishio-sama's senpai
the Battousai. Now that I've met him it doesn't seem right to call him the
Battousai, he's very even-tempered and gentle nothing like the merciless killer
in rumors. Another new acquaintance is a guy named Sanosuke, he seems rather
protective of Kenshin, he keeps glaring at me when I got too close; I wonder if
they're together. They probably are the way they keep looking at each other. I
starting to feel a little sorry for Sanosuke, he insisted on "carrying the
lady's trunk"; he's going to be shocked. I have a suspicion he's doing this to
impress Kenshin, he doesn't look someone who has good manners.
"Oi! Kama-chan what's in
here?"
What
a rooster head! The others with the exception of Kenshin and Dr. Hans are
laughing at him now; he still hasn't figured it out. I guess I could have
little fun with him; I'm fairly sure Kenshin could get me out of trouble. He is
or was a prominent member of the Ishin Shishi right?
"Well Sano-kun I guess I
could show you"
Grinning probably a little wider than I should I plucked the trunk easily from his grasp and gently took my Oh Gama out. Everyone took a step back so I would have room to move it without hurting anyone. Sano-kun's doing a very nice impression of a fish out of water; it's very funny. Ara, the port authority is here already, the look on Sano-kun's face are worth a little tangle with the police.
"You there! Lady with the
scythe! Put down your weapon or face arrest!"
"Ara, ara; more unobservant
people!"
"Kamatari-dono perhaps you
should put that away de gozaru."
"Himura-dono! Do you know
this lady?"
"Chief-dono? You seem to be
everywhere in Tokyo now. Do not worry Kamatari-dono will not hurt anyone"
"Himura-kun is right as long
none of your officers ask for it" I replied shifting my Oh Gama
Ara! The police are so persistent, they wouldn't let up until Himura-kun said he'd take responsibility. When did I start referring to him as Himura-kun? Doesn't matter it sounds better than Kenshin or Battousai. He must have a few connections to be able to get the police to back off like that; well the one he called Chief-dono is still hanging around. I wonder why he doesn't use his connections though he could be a rich man by now. Yutaro-kun is fascinated by my Oh Gama, I guess hearing about it and seeing it are two different things. He's so cute when he argues with Yahiko-kun. Wait, why am I referring to everyone as –kun! I suppose it doesn't bother them no one has said anything. Sano-kun's getting a strange look on his face; I believe he may have finally figured it out.
"Kama-chan you're not a normal women! That's a huge weapon"
"Ara, Ara Sano-kun; so slow! It didn't take the others that long"
"Huh? Wait you're a m-m-m-man"
Poor Sano-kun passed out. Himura-kun gave me a long-suffering look as he attempted to lift Sano up and drag him along. I would have help but my hands were full. Karou-chan's taking Yutaro-kun, Dr. Hans, and I to a restaurant called the Akabeko. Sano-kun's finally woken up; I'm surprised he fainted like that. He's moved to the other side of Himura-kun now using him as some type of shield. I wish he'd stop looking at me like that; it's making me nervous. My nervousness causes me to shift my Oh Gama a bit so it's in a better position for a fight; its size makes it a bit clumsy if a fight starts quickly and without warning. I can tell that I'll have a lot of fun teasing Sano-kun and Yutaro-kun. Karou-chan's already asked me to stay at the Kamiya dojo while I'm in Tokyo; I'm glad that she made that offer because I didn't know of any good inns around this part of Tokyo. That weird police officer that was following us just left while writing something down. We've finally arrived at the Akabeko, a waitress about Yutaro-kun's height and age greeted us.
"Welcome to the Akabeko! Hello Karou-san, Sano-san, Kenshin-san, Yahiko-cha…. oops gomen Yahiko"
"DON'T CALL ME CHAN!
They must to be regular customers here; the waitress seems to know them pretty well. I'll have to remember that Yahiko hates being called -chan; it could be useful information later in my teasing.
"Hi Tsubame-chan, meet our new friend Kamatari Honjo"
"Pleased to meet you Honjo-san"
"The pleasure is mine Tsubame-chan, call me Kamatari none of that -san stuff"
The little waitress is so polite; she insists on adding –san to everyone's name but Yahiko and Yutaro's. I also met the restaurants owner Tae, I thought that Akabeko sounded a lot like Shirobeko; her twin Sae was a good friend of mine before I joined the Juppon Gatana. Dining with the Kenshin-gumi as Yahiko called them proved to be an interesting experience. Everyone except for Dr. Hans, Himura-kun, and I seemed to be engaged in some sort of eating contest. I was very surprised that Himura-kun hadn't starved seeing that he wasn't very aggressive. My question was answered when I noticed that whenever he went for a piece of food everyone backed off; they all seem to really respect him. An angry growl from my stomach reminded me that I hadn't eaten for a while and if I didn't act fast there would be nothing left to eat. I was about to jump into the fray so to speak when Himura-kun presented me and Dr. Hans with bowls filled with the best pieces of sukiyaki. I now realized why it was taking Himura-kun so long to start eating; he really was a kind person. Chewing on a piece of sukiyaki I wondered what I would do with my life now. For the moment I was staying at the Kamiya dojo and working for that asshole Saitoh in the police department. I wonder why they sent me to Tokyo of all places to work as a police officer; with the Battousai and Mibu's wild wolf here, Tokyo probably has more protection than it needs. Oh well it was Yamagata's idea and I cannot even begin to understand the way that man's mind works. Karou-chan has been very kind to me; she's paying for my meal and offering to take me shopping. I think I'll buy them gifts as tokens of my appreciation, its not like the government doesn't pay me.
~~~~~~1 Hour later~~~~~~~~~
Stuffed and content we finally left the Akabeko. Karou-chan said we'd go shopping in the morning so I have all night to think about what to buy. Himura-kun and Sano-kun have already excused themselves; Himura-kun's staying the night with Sano-kun. Dr. Hans and Yutaro-kun just left us in favor of finding an inn to stay in despite Karou-chan's offer. Speaking of Karou-chan, her and Yahiko-kun are fighting again; it amazes me how they can fight and lead at the same time. All the policemen we've passed have given me the evil eye, word travels fast I guess. The familiar weight of my Oh Gama reassures me, none of those excuses for law enforcers could get near me in a hundred years without a miracle. If I get this kind of treatment from them I wonder how they treat Himura-kun? I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they find out that I'm the new officer that they're expecting tomorrow. I wonder what Shishio-sama would say if he knew that I was working for the Meiji government? He probably wouldn't care; he'd just send someone to dispose of me before I revealed any secrets. Maybe things are finally looking up in life; maybe coming to Tokyo will be a good thing. Sorry Shishio-sama but starting now I'm going to forget you. I always loved you though, goodbye Shishio-sama.
Lighting a cigarette Saitoh dejectedly began to sort through the stack of papers on his desk. The Meiji government required paperwork to filled out for every offense; even now a year later he was still filling out forms pertaining to Shishio. One of the police chiefs came in a placed a new stack of papers on Saitoh's desk. Supposedly they were to get a new officer tomorrow that was qualified to fill out this type of paperwork; Saitoh smirked as the vision of unloading his paperwork on the new officer played in his mind. Pushing the paperwork aside to be dealt with later Saitoh picked up the new officers papers; might as well find out about the sap that would be stuck with his paperwork. A Juppon Gatana! Yamagata!! Saitoh growled irritably as he thought about all the additional paperwork this officer would inevitably cause for him. Skipping a few pages into the officer's papers Saitoh scanned the stat page to see what he would have to watch out for.
Kamatari Honjo
Alias/Nickname(s):
Kamatari the Oh Gama; Kama-chan
Age:
20
Gender:
Male
Weapon(s):
Oh Gama with ball and chain
Affiliation:
Juppon Gatana; Meiji Government
Bio:
Formerly a member of the Juppon Gatana Kamatari Honjo has worked for the Meiji
government overseas for the most of the last year. Now a member of the Tokyo
police force Kamatari currently resides in the Kamiya dojo where Himura-dono is
known to live. According to Himura-dono Kamatari is still depressed by Shishio
Makoto's death and on occasion is known to attempt suicide. Because of
Kamatari's cross-dressing tendencies he is often mistaken for a women.
Flicking the ash off the end of his cigarette Saitoh mulled over the new information, mentally he made a note to tell that police chief to stop editing the papers. He noticed that Kama-chan had been written in as well as the bio. Now he was expected to baby-sit some suicidal cross-dresser because the government couldn't figure out what else to do with him. Indignantly Saitoh uncharacteristaly huffed as he reviewed what a horrible career choice he made. Pushing Kamatari's papers off to the side with his paperwork Saitoh uninterestedly flipped though a report of suspected anti-government activists. Turning to the page of the suspect he was in charge of monitoring Saitoh skimmed his stats.
Tsunan Tsukioka
Alias/Nicknames(s):
Tsunan Katsu; Tsunan Katshiro
Age:
19-20
Gender:
Male
Weapon:
Rifle; Sakuretsu bombs
Affiliation:
Sekihou Tai
Bio:
Formerly a member of the Sekihou Tai Tsunan Tsukioka perused a career as a
popular artist while plotting against the Meiji government, later it became
known that Tsukioka had enough Sakuretsu bombs to destroy all the major
government buildings in Tokyo. For reasons unknown shortly after being reunited
with former Sekihou Tai member Sanosuke Sagara Tsukioka gave up on his plan and
retired from being an artist to publish and anti-government newspaper. Tsukioka
is suspected to continue plotting against the government and his newspaper is a
potential threat to the government's credibility. Sufficient evidence has not
been produced to arrest Tsukioka. It's rumored the Tsukioka is friends with
General Yamagata.
Extinguishing
his cigarette Saitoh dropped the papers unceremoniously on the floor by his
desk. That aho might be of some use finally. Saitoh thought about how he could
possibly get the rooster head to watch Tsukioka so he wouldn't have to baby-sit
two crazies. Unable to come up with a solution Saitoh lit another cigarette as
he fumed silently; he wasn't paid enough to baby-sit two people and complete
his regular duties. Yamagata better have a good excuse for this, Saitoh Hajime
third division captain of the Shinsen-gumi was not a babysitter.
~Owari~
Well that wraps up another chapter of my fic. If any of you are wondering what possessed me to stick two bios in there it's because I played around with some information and these are lesser-known characters. It has also come to my attention not everyone has seen the whole series so this is for their benefit; I apologize once again. Well now I've dragged Saitoh into this, *sigh* I keep making more work for myself. I love Saitoh and all but now I've got to rearrange some future plans, oh well I'm a baka. I'm sorry if Saitoh's a little OOC but show of hands who thinks Saitoh would enjoy filling out paperwork? If you want to disagree do so in a review. Please leave any comments in review form but you can also email me at crazy_miko@gundamwing.net. I'd like to thank A-Chan again for helping me with this little project of mine. Please leave a review! Feel free to let me know if anything seems "off". Well Ja ne minna!