Dark Winds
Chapter 1: The Appearance of Kumui
The cool breeze was gently whisking past the Kamiya Dojo. It was about 10:36. Kaoru was training with Yahiko and talking to Megumi, Sano was taking a quick nap. Kenshin was on a short walk that he often took. But today was the foreshadowing of dark happenings.
Kenshin Himura was walking slowly, indulging in the calm atmosphere. The stars above spanned as if a river of twilight, and dimly lit his path. He reached the bridge at which point he would always return, and a large gust screamed past. Within the moment the gust came, it left. Kenshin also felt an excruciating pain emanating from his left side. When he looked down at his side, a long and slender katana pointed out. Thick blood streamed down it's neck, oozing into a deep crimson puddle. A second surge of pain threw itself over him at the sword's withdrawal. He painfully turned, and gazed at his attacker. She was a slender and tall woman, looking as if she was a frail princess. Her aqua blue eyes lay evilly poised upon her face, and a crooked smirk lay on her lips. Her chestnut brown hair was short, reaching only to about the top of her neck.
" Well, Himura finally found you. This is your last night to gaze the night sky. The name's Gust, and the Fuuma Shin Gumi sent me to dispose of you. Some battousai!" she cruelly mocked, raising the katana to her eye level.
" You could have killed me already, so why didn't you?" he gasped, attempting to buy some time.
" Ha ha ha ha! Why else? It's fun! Enough. Oh, and you're not gonna stall me!!!" she sneered, and ran forward. With intense speed surpassing his, the young lady slashed his right arm, then his leg, causing him to fall to the ground. More blood littered the air, and fell in the already viscous pool of crimson liquid.
" Say goodnight, Himura. Just be glad you died at the hands of Kumui.Oh, I mean Gust!!! Heh heh! Whoops, slip up. Oh well, you're going to die anyway. Bye bye. You're a cute one too. " She smiled. He blacked out finally.
" I'm going to meet Kenshin," Sano announced," He's taking way too long. I couldn't stand one more second of your 'girl talk'!!" He slammed out the dojo, Megumi and Kaoru giggling in the background.
He walked quicker than Kenshin would, and within fifteen minutes, reached the bridge where Kenshin lay, left for dead.
Sano, shocked by this, stood stiff for a few minutes, then pulling himself together, put the wounded red-head on his back. He ran as quickly as he could to the dojo.
When arriving there, he merely opened the door, and everyone ran to help. Awhile later, Megumi announced Kenshin would be fine.
" I wonder what happened." Kaoru said in a worried tone. Megumi turned to her.
" We'll ask him when he wakes up, that's all." Sano sat quietly, brooding about the happenings. He had seen this kind of attack before, but it couldn't be whom he was thinking of.
The other person he knew fought like that was his cousin. She was a tomboy, which led her to learning kendo, but her long hair would get in the way, and she was too kind and sweet to do something like that.
Sano stopped for a moment, then thought, no she would do that. She'd do it in a heartbeat. But there would have to be a good reason for it. She wasn't the kind of person who was just paid to do something.
" You're awful quiet, Sano," Kaoru whispered, " Why is that?"
" Hmmm, oh just thinking." he responded.
" That's a first for you!" Yahiko jested.
" I'd have to agree." Megumi added.
" Great, I'm being mocked, as usual..." he muttered.
" I'm going to check on him again." Said Megumi, getting to her feet. Slowly, she went into the room in which Kenshin lay.
" He's awake!" she called to the others, who ran to the room faster than a teenager runs to the phone. Kenshin was now sitting upright, though it was amusing to see bandages almost everywhere.
" What happened, Kenshin?" Kaoru inquired.
" I was attacked by a woman." He answered.
" Would she happen to have chestnut brown hair, and aqua eyes?" Sano pondered aloud.
" Yes, she said her name was Gust.or Kumui.Why?"
" I thought so. Why would she do this?"
" You know her?"
" Know her, she's family." The others were shocked. Why would Sano's relative attack Kenshin?
" There has to be a good reason, and if I know Ku, she'll probably straight out tell us if we ask." He muttered.
" Yeah, but the problem is finding her." Interrupted Yahiko. Sano shook his head.
" She had short hair." Kenshin pointed out in a helpful manner. The others were now confused. A girl this day and age, with short hair? And being older too.
" Leave to her to do something bold that nobody else has done." Sano sighed.
To Be Continued..........
Chapter 1: The Appearance of Kumui
The cool breeze was gently whisking past the Kamiya Dojo. It was about 10:36. Kaoru was training with Yahiko and talking to Megumi, Sano was taking a quick nap. Kenshin was on a short walk that he often took. But today was the foreshadowing of dark happenings.
Kenshin Himura was walking slowly, indulging in the calm atmosphere. The stars above spanned as if a river of twilight, and dimly lit his path. He reached the bridge at which point he would always return, and a large gust screamed past. Within the moment the gust came, it left. Kenshin also felt an excruciating pain emanating from his left side. When he looked down at his side, a long and slender katana pointed out. Thick blood streamed down it's neck, oozing into a deep crimson puddle. A second surge of pain threw itself over him at the sword's withdrawal. He painfully turned, and gazed at his attacker. She was a slender and tall woman, looking as if she was a frail princess. Her aqua blue eyes lay evilly poised upon her face, and a crooked smirk lay on her lips. Her chestnut brown hair was short, reaching only to about the top of her neck.
" Well, Himura finally found you. This is your last night to gaze the night sky. The name's Gust, and the Fuuma Shin Gumi sent me to dispose of you. Some battousai!" she cruelly mocked, raising the katana to her eye level.
" You could have killed me already, so why didn't you?" he gasped, attempting to buy some time.
" Ha ha ha ha! Why else? It's fun! Enough. Oh, and you're not gonna stall me!!!" she sneered, and ran forward. With intense speed surpassing his, the young lady slashed his right arm, then his leg, causing him to fall to the ground. More blood littered the air, and fell in the already viscous pool of crimson liquid.
" Say goodnight, Himura. Just be glad you died at the hands of Kumui.Oh, I mean Gust!!! Heh heh! Whoops, slip up. Oh well, you're going to die anyway. Bye bye. You're a cute one too. " She smiled. He blacked out finally.
" I'm going to meet Kenshin," Sano announced," He's taking way too long. I couldn't stand one more second of your 'girl talk'!!" He slammed out the dojo, Megumi and Kaoru giggling in the background.
He walked quicker than Kenshin would, and within fifteen minutes, reached the bridge where Kenshin lay, left for dead.
Sano, shocked by this, stood stiff for a few minutes, then pulling himself together, put the wounded red-head on his back. He ran as quickly as he could to the dojo.
When arriving there, he merely opened the door, and everyone ran to help. Awhile later, Megumi announced Kenshin would be fine.
" I wonder what happened." Kaoru said in a worried tone. Megumi turned to her.
" We'll ask him when he wakes up, that's all." Sano sat quietly, brooding about the happenings. He had seen this kind of attack before, but it couldn't be whom he was thinking of.
The other person he knew fought like that was his cousin. She was a tomboy, which led her to learning kendo, but her long hair would get in the way, and she was too kind and sweet to do something like that.
Sano stopped for a moment, then thought, no she would do that. She'd do it in a heartbeat. But there would have to be a good reason for it. She wasn't the kind of person who was just paid to do something.
" You're awful quiet, Sano," Kaoru whispered, " Why is that?"
" Hmmm, oh just thinking." he responded.
" That's a first for you!" Yahiko jested.
" I'd have to agree." Megumi added.
" Great, I'm being mocked, as usual..." he muttered.
" I'm going to check on him again." Said Megumi, getting to her feet. Slowly, she went into the room in which Kenshin lay.
" He's awake!" she called to the others, who ran to the room faster than a teenager runs to the phone. Kenshin was now sitting upright, though it was amusing to see bandages almost everywhere.
" What happened, Kenshin?" Kaoru inquired.
" I was attacked by a woman." He answered.
" Would she happen to have chestnut brown hair, and aqua eyes?" Sano pondered aloud.
" Yes, she said her name was Gust.or Kumui.Why?"
" I thought so. Why would she do this?"
" You know her?"
" Know her, she's family." The others were shocked. Why would Sano's relative attack Kenshin?
" There has to be a good reason, and if I know Ku, she'll probably straight out tell us if we ask." He muttered.
" Yeah, but the problem is finding her." Interrupted Yahiko. Sano shook his head.
" She had short hair." Kenshin pointed out in a helpful manner. The others were now confused. A girl this day and age, with short hair? And being older too.
" Leave to her to do something bold that nobody else has done." Sano sighed.
To Be Continued..........
