Chapter 2: The Tomboy Ninja Girl
It was the next day. The sunshine was flowing through the windows, and filling the dojo. Everyone was tended to their daily chores.well, almost.
Certain people, or should I say a certain person, wasn't allowed to leave his bed due to the events of the previous night.
Sano was the one sent out to find the evasive Gust/Kumui due to the fact that he knew her, and all. Of course, just because he was looking for somebody, the town had to be packed. Well, he began to think, knowing Ku; she'll be pretending to be a man. She did that even with long hair.
She was such a tomboy, and she always dreamed of being a Ninja, but she was forced to get a western education. She was gone for a long time, so he thought she might have died over there. Go figure, he wasn't rid of her yet.
He was walking slowly, left and right, through flower peddlers and fishmongers to see if his cousin was there.
A familiar voice was then heard. He turned to see some familiar brown hair, though now it was considerably shorter. Yes, he thought, she's pretending to be a man.
Leave it to the great Kumui to do something like this. He walked over to see her muttering to herself about simple maps. He walked behind her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around, with a not too pleasant look.
" WHAT?! I'm trying to find my.Oh, hi Sano." She screamed finally realizing whom she was talking to. " Long time, no see, eh?"
" Umm, yes.Ku, I came looking for you for a good reason." He answered.
" Wait, wait, wait, let me guess? You, like the millions of other people today, is wondering who kicked the stuffing out of the red-head, right?" she guessed, with a rather sarcastic tone. He looked at her with an unsurprised look.
" You tell me."
" Oh, was he a friend of yours? Whoops. My bad."
" Kumui Shin Sagara."
" What? And don't say the full name please."
" Why?"
" What?"
"Why'd you do it?"
" Oh, that. Well, I was ordered to because.umm.give me a second here.Oh yeah!! It's because he would stand in our way if he found out what we were up to. He is a cute one, though. But as you already know, I screwed up. I was supposed to kill him, not temporarily put him out of battle. Oh well. You win some, you lose some." He stared at her. She always put the best face on everything.
" What do you mean by ' our ' and ' we ', hmm, Ku?"
" Put two and two together. So, you want me to go apologize or something?"
" Ha, like you'd do that. It would be more like 'I'm sorry', then you gut him!"
" Give me a little credit. I'm not that mean. I'd apologize. Besides, I think I'm a little more mature and honorable than you."
" No, you're just older."
" That too." The kept looking at each other for a while, until, " If you don't want anything other than that, I'd like to get back to that thing you don't have, and I call a life, thank you."
" Well, you said you'd apologize, so I want to see you do it so I can laugh." He mocked. Kumui cocked an eyebrow at him.
" Right," she replied, with unimpressed, " Lead the way then."
Ten minutes had passed, and the two were at the dojo.
Already, Kaoru was chasing Yahiko for calling her some stupid name she often gets infuriated with. Sano went over inside and told Megumi what had happened.
She was angry with Sano for bringing Kumui here. She did try to kill Kenshin and all, and said if she was going to apologize, than Sano had better go in with her and keep an eye on her. He reluctantly agreed, and the two went in to see a somewhat unhappy Kenshin. This was due to the fact that the others wouldn't let him out of bed.
Upon seeing this, Kumui couldn't resist her urge to laugh. Collecting herself, she walked over to Kenshin.
" Umm, Hey, umm, I kinda wanna apologize for, well, you know, trying to kill you and all. So," she smiled. " Sorry, my bad." Kenshin had an even less pleasant look at this. His gaze stayed on the girl. She blinked once or twice, and then stared back with bright eyes and a smile. Sano burst into hysterics.
" Now this is funny. You two are having a staring contest right after she had to apologize. Can you imagine? A twenty five year old woman apologizing like a child?" he chuckled on. Kumui raised her fist, and without delay, had decked Sano a crushing blow to the nose. She then turned to him.
" Never, ever, EVER, say my real age!" she shouted.
" You're just angry because you're so flat you only look about seventeen." He insulted on. That seemed to hit the nerve. She turned around in a speed even Kenshin had trouble following, and before he could blink, she had Sano on the ground unconscious. She turned back to Kenshin with a cheery face once again.
" Don't mind him, he's a bit.no, wait he is a baka." She explained. She extended her hand towards Kenshin, as if initiating a handshake, but due to the fact that she was in Japan, nobody really knew how to respond to this. After standing there for a minute or so, she bent down, took his, put it in hers, and shook.
" There. Now that was a handshake. It's a westerner thing. Don't worry, our mission objectives have changed. I now have to protect you. Not like you really need it, but hey, a mission's a mission." She cheered, patting him on the arm, leaving. All went silent.
To Be Continued........
It was the next day. The sunshine was flowing through the windows, and filling the dojo. Everyone was tended to their daily chores.well, almost.
Certain people, or should I say a certain person, wasn't allowed to leave his bed due to the events of the previous night.
Sano was the one sent out to find the evasive Gust/Kumui due to the fact that he knew her, and all. Of course, just because he was looking for somebody, the town had to be packed. Well, he began to think, knowing Ku; she'll be pretending to be a man. She did that even with long hair.
She was such a tomboy, and she always dreamed of being a Ninja, but she was forced to get a western education. She was gone for a long time, so he thought she might have died over there. Go figure, he wasn't rid of her yet.
He was walking slowly, left and right, through flower peddlers and fishmongers to see if his cousin was there.
A familiar voice was then heard. He turned to see some familiar brown hair, though now it was considerably shorter. Yes, he thought, she's pretending to be a man.
Leave it to the great Kumui to do something like this. He walked over to see her muttering to herself about simple maps. He walked behind her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around, with a not too pleasant look.
" WHAT?! I'm trying to find my.Oh, hi Sano." She screamed finally realizing whom she was talking to. " Long time, no see, eh?"
" Umm, yes.Ku, I came looking for you for a good reason." He answered.
" Wait, wait, wait, let me guess? You, like the millions of other people today, is wondering who kicked the stuffing out of the red-head, right?" she guessed, with a rather sarcastic tone. He looked at her with an unsurprised look.
" You tell me."
" Oh, was he a friend of yours? Whoops. My bad."
" Kumui Shin Sagara."
" What? And don't say the full name please."
" Why?"
" What?"
"Why'd you do it?"
" Oh, that. Well, I was ordered to because.umm.give me a second here.Oh yeah!! It's because he would stand in our way if he found out what we were up to. He is a cute one, though. But as you already know, I screwed up. I was supposed to kill him, not temporarily put him out of battle. Oh well. You win some, you lose some." He stared at her. She always put the best face on everything.
" What do you mean by ' our ' and ' we ', hmm, Ku?"
" Put two and two together. So, you want me to go apologize or something?"
" Ha, like you'd do that. It would be more like 'I'm sorry', then you gut him!"
" Give me a little credit. I'm not that mean. I'd apologize. Besides, I think I'm a little more mature and honorable than you."
" No, you're just older."
" That too." The kept looking at each other for a while, until, " If you don't want anything other than that, I'd like to get back to that thing you don't have, and I call a life, thank you."
" Well, you said you'd apologize, so I want to see you do it so I can laugh." He mocked. Kumui cocked an eyebrow at him.
" Right," she replied, with unimpressed, " Lead the way then."
Ten minutes had passed, and the two were at the dojo.
Already, Kaoru was chasing Yahiko for calling her some stupid name she often gets infuriated with. Sano went over inside and told Megumi what had happened.
She was angry with Sano for bringing Kumui here. She did try to kill Kenshin and all, and said if she was going to apologize, than Sano had better go in with her and keep an eye on her. He reluctantly agreed, and the two went in to see a somewhat unhappy Kenshin. This was due to the fact that the others wouldn't let him out of bed.
Upon seeing this, Kumui couldn't resist her urge to laugh. Collecting herself, she walked over to Kenshin.
" Umm, Hey, umm, I kinda wanna apologize for, well, you know, trying to kill you and all. So," she smiled. " Sorry, my bad." Kenshin had an even less pleasant look at this. His gaze stayed on the girl. She blinked once or twice, and then stared back with bright eyes and a smile. Sano burst into hysterics.
" Now this is funny. You two are having a staring contest right after she had to apologize. Can you imagine? A twenty five year old woman apologizing like a child?" he chuckled on. Kumui raised her fist, and without delay, had decked Sano a crushing blow to the nose. She then turned to him.
" Never, ever, EVER, say my real age!" she shouted.
" You're just angry because you're so flat you only look about seventeen." He insulted on. That seemed to hit the nerve. She turned around in a speed even Kenshin had trouble following, and before he could blink, she had Sano on the ground unconscious. She turned back to Kenshin with a cheery face once again.
" Don't mind him, he's a bit.no, wait he is a baka." She explained. She extended her hand towards Kenshin, as if initiating a handshake, but due to the fact that she was in Japan, nobody really knew how to respond to this. After standing there for a minute or so, she bent down, took his, put it in hers, and shook.
" There. Now that was a handshake. It's a westerner thing. Don't worry, our mission objectives have changed. I now have to protect you. Not like you really need it, but hey, a mission's a mission." She cheered, patting him on the arm, leaving. All went silent.
To Be Continued........
