The adventures of Soujiro, the Genki Rurounin



By Daimyo Shi



Words in English



[thoughts]



Soujiro and Richard walk the small distance from the Dojo to Richard's home. Richard unlocked the door and stepped inside and took his shoes off. There was a small raised landing built just past the door out of polished Oak. Soujiro and Richard took of their shoes. A Call came from up the stairs. "Richard is that you? Dinner almost ready." A figure of a very beautiful woman in a long skirt and white blouse with an apron appeared at the top of the stairs.

A Guest? she responded on seeing Soujiro. "Who is he Richard?"

"Well, ah . . . he is Seta Soujiro, Kenko." replies Richard scratching the back of his head with his eyes closed.

"Tenken Soujiro!?" remarked Kenko a scowl came over her face.

Soujiro could feel her Ki double.

"Well it is a weird story . . ." said Richard

"I was once Saitou-sama but now I am just a simple Rurounin."

"That hardly going to help, she Saitou Hajime's great great Granddaughter." whispered Richard.

"Why in the name of Hell are you think Richard-chan bring Tenken Soujiro home!"shouted Kenko

"Well I guess she not going to have any trouble believing you, Soujiro-kun." "Maa Maa Kenko he is lost here in our time. I mean why would he have a grudge against your family or yours with him. He fought Himura's great great-grandfather not yours. Why are you so mad?"

"He is Evil! He was never caught by the Police he was Shishio's right-hand man! He will just cause trouble." remarked Kenko with a scowl on her face.

Richard Looked at Soujiro who smiled weakly. "Kenko if he is here, would that not mean he couldn't be caught by the police?"

"Hrmph." replied Kenko to her husband.

"Ano, Kenko-sama" said Soujiro "I have changed. Himura turned me away from the path the Strong survive and the Weak die. I have learned that while often the world seems to work in that manner there are people like Himura-sama and Richard-sama try to help the weak, defend the weak. Your husband offered to help me. He doesn't know me and my story must have sounded crazy to him but he still when out of his way to help me. I would like to change who I am or was but to do that I must try and make my basic needs in this world far from the world I left I will try to become like Himura-sama. Instead of Tenken I want to be Hogoken{protection Sword}. I will leave if that is what you wish Kenko-sama I have no need to be a wedge between a man and his wife." Soujiro re picks up his things and begin to put on his sandals again.

"Seta-san, If you really want to become what you say you want to become then I will allow you to stay here. But be warned even in this era of peace there are people who still abide by the code of Bushido and the words Aku Soku Zan." remarks Kenko.

"Thank you very much, Kenko-dono." replied Soujiro remembers the honourific that Himura was so fond of.

"Dono? Is that catching? Kenji is very fond of that honourific too." remarks Kenko

"I think they pass it down generation to generation. Kenji is always throwing it around." says Richard.

Both Richard and Soujiro go up the stairs to the main living room. Soujiro is some what shocked at how much it looks like a normal Japanese room of his time. However a peek into the kitchen reminds him how different this time was from his own time it was largely unfathomable to Soujiro. He couldn't figure out heads or tails of it the smooth counter top of polished granite there were lots of cupboard and big metal things that just seemed to take up space. Richard lead Soujiro to the table. Richard then got Soujiro haichi and a napkin. He then when into the kitchen and helped Kenko.

Soujiro looked around the dinning room. The large windows reminded him that he was not in a Japanese style house. The back of the room were large Glass doors that looked out into a grass and garden area. Soujiro could see the vegetable garden and two weeping Japanese maples in the back year a set of three stone lanterns tried to give a sense of Japanese in the fenced off backyard. The Richard and Kenko returned with dinner. Dinner when smoothly, Kenko asked a few questions about what her great great-grandfather was like. She seemed satisfied with Soujiro's answers. Soujiro then told how he got here and his encounter at Tim Horton's.

"Seta-san why are you blushing?" asked Kenko

[I am?] thinks Soujiro "Well I . . . It was . . . I don't know how to explain it." sighs Soujiro.

Richard arched an eyebrow, he wasn't sure what could get someone as skilled as Soujiro so messed up. "What could be so hard about it? Soujiro-kun?" asked Richard.

"Well I suppose you could be better by telling me." remarked Soujiro as he got out his little note from that certain Chinese Girl.

Richard took the note from Soujiro and read it. "Well nor Soujiro-kun you are a very fast worker. It would seem some Chinese girl named May wants you to call her."

Soujiro blushed to a very deep red. "Ano . . ."

"Were you flirting with her Seta-san?" asked Kenko.

"NO . . . Ano . . . I think she thought I was kawaii." says Soujiro Looking down at his plate.

"Did she look at you like this?" said Kenko as she grasped her hand together and then said "Kawaii" with stars in her eyes.

"Ano . . . Well . . . As I was leaving, I think it was something like that."

Richard chuckles "well I take it you are not exactly comfortable with the ladies?"

"Ano . . . I never really saw them much other than Yumi-san, Shishio's woman. I never saw them. I was always helping Shishio . . . san." remarked Soujiro. [I never quite know how to call Shishio I mean whatever the reasons he was a better father than those who came before him.]

Richard and Kenko watched as Soujiro eyes gazed beyond the table in front of him.

Richard made a note to ask Soujiro about Shishio later, when his wife wasn't around.

"Well then, Richard-chan please shows our guest to the guess room then so he can put his stuff away and get comfortable." says Kenko "I will wash the dishes."

Richard shows him to a room down the hall way from the kitchen.

"Here you are Soujiro-kun." as Richard opens the door to the very plain room. It is painted a light blue ironically much like Soujiro's own kimono. A small lacquered chest sits against one wall and souji doors marked the closet. Richard opens "Here is the Futon I get you some sheet and a blanket for you." Richard leaves as Soujiro starts to unpack his limited stuff.

[Weird how I managed to find people who knew who I was even though I am Miles from Japan and more than a hundred years in the future. So weird. Richard knows Himura's great Grandchildren. Koshinko-chan must be Himura's great great great granddaughter?. How have things changed? I not sure I can adapt to here is so different from Meiji Japan. I wonder if everyone is as nice as Richard and Himura-sama. Is this world like what Himura Said? Is it that perfect? I guess only time will tell.]



Author's notes.



Yes I know this is very short but I not sure where to go so far. I really need to expand and brain storm on this idea. At some point I want to have some Romance for Soujiro but since he can't speak a common language with his kawaii girl friend. It is a bit of problem. I sorry this chapter took so long to get out it was so hard to sit down and work on it lately my life is a little chaotic right now.



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