Chapter 14: Promise?

"Lady Junko." Said Tama, standing up, looking at the young woman. Actually…she wasn't all that young. In human years she would be 21. In witching years she was 714. She looked at Tama and Ayako, then to Kenshin, who was even more confused as ever, then to Akada, who was currently choking Tama, who had her arms around Akada's arms, and looking a bit embarrassed, for displaying such a "violent" act in front of Elder Junko.

"That's ELDER JUNKO!" she hissed at her charge.

"Akada, it is alright. I trust that you were all safe in your journey?" she asked, looking between a crying Ayako, an angry Akada, and a way to happy Tama. Sweat drops gathered on her head. Junko coughed and cleared her throat. "You must be Mr. Himura." She said, smiling at Kenshin, who was currently being dragged to the floor by Ayako who was still crying.

"Um…yes, …-dono?" said Kenshin, obviously confused.

"Junko, Lady Junko." Said Lady Junko Drunko the Frunko! Eh…never mind.

"Junko-dono, then. Sessha is happy to meet you Junko-dono." Said Kenshin, trying to pry Ayako's nails off of his gi. He failed miserably as Ayako brought him all the way down to the ground as they lost balance and fell over, Ayako's books over on Kenshin's stomach, and Kenshin with swirly eyes on the floor.

"Oh dear…are they alright?" asked Junko, looking at Tama and Akada who were currently in a fight. Tama was in nothing but her long t-shirt, Y chain and bandana as Akada had ripped off her pants from earlier. Akada's hair had actually been ripped out and there was a small patch on her head with no hair on it whatsoever.

"Oh my…" said Junko, looking at the scene and then smiled. "I guess I'll just wait for the other's to come back then!" she smiled and laughed, sitting down on the dojo's steps.

"Committee, oro?" asked Kenshin as things had cooled down. He, Ayako, who was currently still sobbing but now on Tama's shirt, Tama, who wasn't really paying attention to Ayako, but more to Akada, Akada, who was fuming at her charge for ripping such a large portion of her hair out and Junko who was talking to Kenshin.

"Yes, the Trilia committee. Or the TC for short. Ever since Ayako and Tama's mother's exposed them selves to the human world, they have been after the two girls. Please Mr. Himura. Forgive them for what they have done…but you see, the two of them, Tama and Ayako, the two really weren't ever…accepted in the community. You see, the two of them were half breeds, and half breeds in our world are looked down upon." Junko looked down at her hands and sighed. "By defying the committee they proved to show that they're just as good as anyone else. I have…well…I guess you can say I have been on their side from the very beginning. Since Tama first confided in me when she was only but 272, 8 in human years, about her plans of "greatness" as she put it." She smiled at the Tama and Ayako, the looked back toward Kenshin who was looking at her with the famous "Kenshin!" look.

"Junko-dono. Is there anything that sessha can do to help?" asked Kenshin.

"Come back with us Ken-sama." She said with a determined look on her face. "Come back with us so we can straighten this whole thing out."

Kenshin looked at the sakabatou, which rested in his hands. "Junko-dono. If sessha were to go back with you and try and talk with the elders of the committee, sessha is afraid that he would place his friends in danger." He looked at Tama and Ayako. "Tama-dono and Ayako-dono have been the strangest people sessha has ever met…yet they were always doing something to cheer sessha up when he was down in the dumps. Yes, it was their fault, and partially sessha's fault for this to have happened…if sessha hadn't listened to them…maybe things would have been different. Maybe sessha would have been killed, maybe not. The truth remains is that the two of them have done something wrong and now the wrong must be righted. Sessha will go with you Junko-dono, on behalf of Ayako-dono and Tama-dono."

Tama stopped bickering with Akada and looked at Kenshin, eyes shining. "You will, Mr. Himura?!" she asked, looking at him, eyes wide open.

"Mr. Himura?" asked Ayako. "Do you truly promise us that you will go?" she asked.

Kenshin looked at the sakabatou. "If it is the only way to reverse the effects that you have put on Yahiko and me, then sessha will go on behalf of the human race. We will wait for Kaoru-dono and the others to get back before we will tell them."

"What do you mean Trilia Committee!?" shouted Kaoru, slamming a rice bowl down to the table. Kenshin had just got through explaining everything that he had been hiding for the past month or so. "Please Kaoru-dono! Calm down, sessha has promised Tama-dono and Ayako-dono that he will go with them back to their world and sort everything out…if that is okay Kaoru-dono?"

"NO IT IS NOT OKAY!" shouted Kaoru.

Tama slammed her fist on the table. "Listen here, missy! You're acting like a spoiled brat! For once in your entire life, can't you let Mr. Himura decide on what he wants to do? And not what you want him to do for you!? Is that so hard to ask?! Just this one little favor to help us sort this whole thing out that we have caused in a way? HE HAS A BRAIN YOU KNOW!"

Kenshin blinked. "Eh…Tama-dono…you shouldn't…"

"QUIET!" shouted Tama, putting her hand to Kenshin's mouth.

"Put Dama-ono." Said Kenshin, voice muffled by Tama's hand.

"Man, those two are just alike." Said Sanosuke, folding his arms, and nodding his head.

"Tell me about it, their both baka busu's." said Yahiko, receiving hits with 2 rice bowls in the face.

Kaoru looked back at Tama and gritted her teeth. "HA! I know Kenshin has a brain! But you can't just waltz in here and expect us to let Kenshin go so easily!" said Kaoru, hands gripping the table. Tama sighed and nodded at Ayako who smiled and took Kaoru off behind the rice paper door. Moments later, Ayako and a very happy looking Kaoru came back into the room.

"Why sure you can take Kenshin, Tama!" said Kaoru, smiling.

"Please doing business with ya, Kaoru. Common Mr. Himura." Said Tama, dragging Kenshin by the gi.

"Oro? Ayako-dono, what did you say to Kaoru-dono to make her change her mind?" asked Kenshin, as they walked out into the open space of the dojo.

"Oh nothing…" said Ayako, smiling at Kenshin. The way she was smiling made him a little uneasy. Tama smiled and looked at Kenshin. "Next stop! Trilianna!" she shouted, as Tama, Ayako and Kenshin had run off…into the sunset?