No one could believe what happened next that morning. Dr. Genzai was finishing his rounds, and then headed toward his home, to put his things away before, collecting Ayame and Suzume. He walked into his house and instead of putting down his bag, he dropped it, making the bag open and spilling all of the inside contents. He ripped off the note was pinned to the wall. He read it once, and again.
"No! This is not real!" he yelled, but he read it again, and found it to be very real. And with that he ran off toward the Kamiya Dojo.
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At the dojo no one saw anything unusual about the day. Everything was going the way any other day would. Kenshin was either cooking, or cleaning, and Sano and Yahiko were out on the porch complaining of hunger pains. Kenshin became annoyed at this and told Yahiko to go and do 200 strokes.
He quickly got to his feet and ran to the big room to start practicing. He did this because he knew if he disobeyed Kenshin, Kaoru would give him a good hard smack across the head and send him flying head over heals. He smirked a little as he brought the wooden sword down, he was thinking that Kaoru must be in love with Kenshin, so thats why she always got mad when Yahiko disobeyed him. He brought his sword down, smiling this time. But his smiled faded when he remembered that he still had 147 strokes left.
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Dr. Genzai was running as hard as he could. But it was hard for him, not only because of age but also of the weakening in his legs. After he read the ransom note from his grandaughters kidnappers, his legs instantly turned to putty. He could see the Kamiya Dojo, coming up now, But why was it getting blurry? He swiped a hand across his face and looked at it. It was wet from his tears and blood. His forehead must have gotten cut from the boards, when he bashed his head against them, in anger, sadness, and tons of other emotions that were all mixed together. The dojo was closer now, he could see someone sitting on the porch, but he was unable to make him out.
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Sano was sitting on the porch, still complaining of hunger, when he spotted Dr. Genzai running toward him. He stood up when Dr. Genzai reached him.
"Whoa what happened to you? Kenhin! Get out here! And Hurry!" called Sano. He helped the old man over to the porch and set him down on the steps.
"My babies....they have my babies!" cried out Dr. Genzai, as more tears streamed down his face. Just then Kenshin came out and saw the old doctor. He ran back in to get cloth and warm water so he could treat the gash he had on his head. He came out a few minutes later and got to work. When Dr. Genzai was all fixed up they began to ask questions.
"Now what do you mean they got your babies?" asked Sano. The man who was now weak lifted one withered hand. In it contained the note he found. Kenshin and Sano read it, and with every passing word their eyes grew bigger.
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"Ha Ha Yahiko the great has finished!" shouted Yahiko as he walked out of the room and down the hallway. On his way outside, to sit and do more complaining, he passed Kaorus room and stopped. He looked around, Kaorus bed was not made and the room was out of order. And knowing Kaoru she would have fixed everything before leaving anywhere. Thats when he noticed the note pinned to the wall.
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The two men tried to comfort Dr. Genzai the best they could. But nothing they did seemed to help. Soon the heard running feet coming toward them. Yahiko threw open the door and stood wide eyed and panicked stricken. Then he yelled.
"They Got Kaoru!"
"No! This is not real!" he yelled, but he read it again, and found it to be very real. And with that he ran off toward the Kamiya Dojo.
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At the dojo no one saw anything unusual about the day. Everything was going the way any other day would. Kenshin was either cooking, or cleaning, and Sano and Yahiko were out on the porch complaining of hunger pains. Kenshin became annoyed at this and told Yahiko to go and do 200 strokes.
He quickly got to his feet and ran to the big room to start practicing. He did this because he knew if he disobeyed Kenshin, Kaoru would give him a good hard smack across the head and send him flying head over heals. He smirked a little as he brought the wooden sword down, he was thinking that Kaoru must be in love with Kenshin, so thats why she always got mad when Yahiko disobeyed him. He brought his sword down, smiling this time. But his smiled faded when he remembered that he still had 147 strokes left.
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Dr. Genzai was running as hard as he could. But it was hard for him, not only because of age but also of the weakening in his legs. After he read the ransom note from his grandaughters kidnappers, his legs instantly turned to putty. He could see the Kamiya Dojo, coming up now, But why was it getting blurry? He swiped a hand across his face and looked at it. It was wet from his tears and blood. His forehead must have gotten cut from the boards, when he bashed his head against them, in anger, sadness, and tons of other emotions that were all mixed together. The dojo was closer now, he could see someone sitting on the porch, but he was unable to make him out.
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Sano was sitting on the porch, still complaining of hunger, when he spotted Dr. Genzai running toward him. He stood up when Dr. Genzai reached him.
"Whoa what happened to you? Kenhin! Get out here! And Hurry!" called Sano. He helped the old man over to the porch and set him down on the steps.
"My babies....they have my babies!" cried out Dr. Genzai, as more tears streamed down his face. Just then Kenshin came out and saw the old doctor. He ran back in to get cloth and warm water so he could treat the gash he had on his head. He came out a few minutes later and got to work. When Dr. Genzai was all fixed up they began to ask questions.
"Now what do you mean they got your babies?" asked Sano. The man who was now weak lifted one withered hand. In it contained the note he found. Kenshin and Sano read it, and with every passing word their eyes grew bigger.
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"Ha Ha Yahiko the great has finished!" shouted Yahiko as he walked out of the room and down the hallway. On his way outside, to sit and do more complaining, he passed Kaorus room and stopped. He looked around, Kaorus bed was not made and the room was out of order. And knowing Kaoru she would have fixed everything before leaving anywhere. Thats when he noticed the note pinned to the wall.
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The two men tried to comfort Dr. Genzai the best they could. But nothing they did seemed to help. Soon the heard running feet coming toward them. Yahiko threw open the door and stood wide eyed and panicked stricken. Then he yelled.
"They Got Kaoru!"