Chapter 13: The Truth
Akada sighed. How was she going to tell the girls about what the committee was going to do? Kill Mr. Himura? That was just absurd. If they wanted to deal with Kenshin the right way, why didn't they just do what they always did? Make up some close to real story about what they had been doing all that time while they had been in a different state.
"Aki!" Akada looked over to where the voice had come from and she saw Ayako in the stain glass window that was to the left of her, staring at her, with Tama who was on her back, sleeping she presumed.
"What are you two doing here?!" shouted Akada. Ayako smiled, and she pushed her way through the window and dropped softly to the ground, and readjusted Tama on her back.
"We came back because Tama needs to go back to her old lab. It's been so long since we came back…Akada, is something the matter?" asked Ayako.
Akada looked at Ayako then the sleeping Tama. "I'll tell you later, but first, why is Tama on your back?"
Ayako looked at her childhood friend and sighed. "Poor girl, she's been up late at night trying to get things back to normal in Tokyo. Says it's time to fix things so the committee stops worrying…she fell asleep on the chocobo and I was forced to carry her on my back for then."
Akada looked at Tama and then Ayako. "Come!" She motioned Ayako to follow her into her chambers, Ayako following her.
Akada closed the door behind Ayako and looked at her charge. "What's wrong?" asked Ayako.
"It's the committee. I would be angry with you if I could, but now is not the time. The committee is taking drastic measures to stop the madness you two have caused." Said Akada. She sat on her bed and sighed. "Do you know how hard it's been to stall and make up lies for you?"
Ayako sat Tama on the bed, and pulled the covers up over her friend's shoulders. "What do you mean, drastic measures? Tama and I have been very careful about what we've been doing. What does the committee care about what we've done? All we want is a little humor and to make some human friends…that's all…"
Akada gripped the red tips of her stylish hair. "You don't get it! The committee is furious with you two! Do you know how much trouble you have caused?"
Ayako sat down next to where Tama was. "All we wanted was a little fun. Tama and me never wanted trouble. You know this as well as I do…what is wrong with that uptight committee anyway?"
Akada sighed and sat on the edge of her bed. "Ayako. Do you know how many rules you and Tama have broken?" she asked. "You know human to human…witch whatever contact is forbidden! You and Tama have broken a total of 110 rules! The committee said they would take matters into their own hands if they didn't see you clean up your mess in a matter of 3 days. I fear that they have taken action already…"
Then it hit Ayako. "Mr. Himura!" she said.
Akada looked at Ayako and said nothing. "…"
"What if they do something to Mr. Himura!? What will they do to him!?" shouted Ayako.
"…The action is…that they will…" Akada looked at her hands.
Ayako looked at Akada and crawled over to her and looked into Akada's red-orange eyes and looked at her pleading. "What Akada, what!? What will they do!?" she yelled.
"They will kill him." Said Akada.
Ayako covered her mouth. "Something as drastic as that!?" she yelled.
Akada nodded and looked at Ayako. "Then we have to do something! But…" Before Ayako could get any more words out, the door burst open and the committee stood there, 4 guards and Elder Maki with Elder Junko. "Lady Junko, Elder Maki…I…" said Akada, looking at the two. Elder Maki held a face of that outrage and frustration. Elder Junko had a sad look on her face, as if sympathetic to the whole thing.
"SO YOU WERE HARBORING THEM ALL ALONG!?" shouted Elder Maki, looking at Akada with rage. "IS THAT IS AKADA!? YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING THESE FUGITIVES HERE!?"
"Who are you calling a fugitive!?" shouted Ayako, glaring at Elder Maki.
"Please Elder Maki! Hear me out! I would never do anything like that to defy the counsel! Never!" Akada looked at Ayako and then looked back at Maki. "But as my charges, I have a duty of protecting them from harm and I wasn't going to turn them over to you like you have instructed! If you at least hear them out, hear their side of the story, maybe you might reconsider!" Akada looked at Elder Maki with pleading eyes.
"Ha! I've never heard something so ridiculous!" shouted Elder Maki, folding his wrinkled arms hidden by his robes.
Et…drac tu es…druh dusa te eh…
Ayako smirked as she realized that chant. She joined in, taking the blue dust from her robes. Tama's plan all along. She wasn't asleep she was waiting for the right moment to cast the spell. Turn Elder Maki into a girl eh? Tama was more insane than Ayako thought she was. "Stop them!" shouted Elder Maki.
Ecreta, santos, felia…binsay, vegi…oc to ru…shun…
Tama sat straight up and shouted. "NOW AYAKO!" Ayako threw the contents of the bag at Elder Maki, as Tama got up from the bed, and jumped onto the floor, zipping up her boots. "Argh…what…is this feeling…I…need…chocolate…"
"Eh…Elder, it appears they have turned you into a girl." Said guard number one.
"A WHAT!?" shouted Elder Maki.
Tama gave him a raspberry and giggled. "You dun mess with Tama and Ayako, yo!" she said, having on her ghetto attire. "When'd you switch clothing?" asked Ayako, raising her eyebrows slightly.
"A second ago." Said Tama in response. Her clothes were extremely baggy and she wore a rather large, Y, chain on her neck.
"GET THEM!" shouted Elder Maki.
"But sir, that girl is wearing a holy Y chain!" said guard number two.
"JUST GET THEM!" shouted Elder Maki, pointing a saggy old ladyfinger at Tama and Ayako. Akada stepped back as her two charges, smiling devishily, and ran for her, hooking arms around her arms and pulling her toward the window, as they disappeared in a shadows of blue swirls.
As Elder Maki left because of his "womanly…hurting…" Junko smiled and said, "Please be safe…all of you."
Kenshin dodged yet another swing from Hideki. "What's the matter? Are you trembling over my supreme power?" he asked. Kenshin jumped back as Hideki swung his massive axe once again. "Where'd he go?!" shouted Hideki, looking back and forth.
"And you call yourself a fighter?" said Kenshin's "Way to cute "Ororororo" voice as Tama had described it, from atop of Hideki's axe.
(That ring a bell for anyone around reading this? :points to Sano's "rice flipper" you see, there's this thing in my kitchen that looks exactly like that thing he carries…I can't remember the name the Zanbato? I think, anyhow, it makes me thing of this thing my mom uses on cakes and I call it a rice flipper, back to the story!)
Shing! (I love those stars )
Kenshin was on the floor, as he sheathed the sakabatou and looked at Hideki fell to the ground. "Mr. Himura!" shouted a voice from behind him. "Mr. Himura! Are you okay!?" said Ayako, looking at Kenshin.
"Sessha is fine Ayako-dono…what's wrong, did something happen?" asked Kenshin, as Ayako bit her lip as Tama currently tried to get Akada to get out of her shock by slapping her teacher a few times. He looked at Ayako. She had tears in her eyes and it looked like she had been through one hell of a ride. "Oh Mr. Himura!" shouted Ayako, slinging her arms around Kenshin and hugging him. "ORO!?" shouted Kenshin as Ayako cried into his gi. "We were so worried they got you!"
"Who got me, Ayako-dono, de gazoru yo?" asked Kenshin, obviously confused about what in the world Ayako was talking about. "Oro…"
Ayako shook Kenshin and he was ever more confused. "The committee! We were afraid they got you! Mr. Himura!" shouted Ayako. She started to cry once again. That's when they heard a loud thud behind Ayako and they turned around. Tama was on the floor, as Akada glared at her charge and then looked at Kenshin and smiled.
"Oh thank goodness you're alright Mr. Himura." Said Akada and smiled. Tama groaned and sat up. "You see, I was about to come back and tell you the good news that I could turn you back into a man again—"
"WAIT A DARSH GON MINUTE!" shouted Tama getting off, still in her ghetto clothes, brushing herself off. "You change him back? Ha! You hardly know what went into that dust that changed Mr. Himura into what he is now. Mr. Himura, look at me when I'm talking to you!" shouted Tama.
"Someone is here." Said Kenshin, walking to the dojo door and opening it. Tama, Ayako and Akada all gasped, as they saw one person in the whole world that they would never thought they would see on earth. Lady Junko.