Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me. Akemi, Mitsuko, Ran, however do belong to me.
What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 3~
Kenshin decided he would go and fetch the tofu he promised to buy to cook for their meal. He told Kaoru and she nodded, watching him walk past. He caught a glimpse of Sanosuke thinking and shook his head. Sanosuke was truly living in denial. While walking into the market, he noticed that it was as crowded as it always was. Children tugging on their mother sleeves to show them the items they wanted. Women looking at kimono's, bedazzled by their elegance and fine silk in which they were woven from. The men, most were preoccupied with other things. Such as: food, fireworks, other weapons. Yet, as Kenshin roamed the busy streets he caught a glimpse of a young lady, no younger than Yahiko, walking down the streets as if someone was chasing her. She then 'bumped' into a man and stole his wallet. This girl was different somehow, she looked remotely similar to Kenshin. He chased after her and wouldn't stop running until he caught her.
She saw him and ran faster until she tripped over a piece of wood as she tried to run towards the lake. He eventually caught up with her, kneeling beside her.
"Can I give you a hand?" He asked, holding out his hand out for her to take, smiling. She took his hand and got up, the wallet falling out of the fold of her worn out kimono.
"Th-Thank you," She stuttered. Kenshin looked at her as if something was wrong. She looked away, quickly picking up the wallet and trying to hide it.
"Is that your wallet?" He asked her. He knew well that it wasn't her wallet, but he wanted to hear it from her.
"Yes," She lied, answering rather quickly, making it quite obvious.
"I know I'm not your father, but my advice to you is to give the wallet back," He said, still smiling. She looked at him, her violet eyes, glazed. He took a good look at her: violet eyes, with that soft and sensitive look to them. Red hair that was tied back in a pony tail and uneven in some areas, just like Kenshin. If he didn't know any better, he would have called her a mini-Kenshin.
"Is there a reason why you keep staring at me?" She asked rudely. He snapped out of it and gave out a long sigh.
"My apologies, miss," He said apologetically.
"Yeah, it's alright," She said.
"If you don't mind me asking, miss, but where are your parents?" He inquired.
"My mother died when I was four," She responded. "Swordsmen spilled her blood."
"And your father?" He asked. He didn't want to seem rude by asking these questions, but he had to know whether she had a place to live or not.
"he walked out on my mother and I before I was able to talk," She said and looked down. "I don't even know if he's still alive. My mother told me to search for him, it was her last request." Kenshin didn't want to ask anymore, he took a good look at her again. She looked like she lived off the streets, no wonder she had stolen that wallet. Her clothes were tattered and worn out. She looked as if she hadn't bathed in days.
"How about I get you a hot meal and a hot bath?" He asked her. After looking up at him, she wondered why he was being so nice to her. She thought that he was going to turn her in for sure.
"Y-Yes, sir," She said, stuttering again. Clearly she was nervous, nervous that he would still turn her in.
"You can call me Kenshin, that you could," He said, smiling.
"I'm Ran," She said. She wasn't stupid, she wasn't going to give him her last name, she still didn't trust him. Kenshin helped her up and began walking back to the dojo. She followed him, her head down, silent.
Kaoru and Yahiko watched Sanosuke as he continued to sit there in deep thought.
"I wonder what he could be thinking about," Yahiko said. Kaoru nodded, then soon saw Kenshin carrying a little girl. She had fainted on their way there. Kaoru and Yahiko ran over, as well as Sanosuke, breaking all thought.
"Kenshin, what happened?" Kaoru asked him.
"Just a girl I found pit pocketing," He said. Yahiko peered over Kenshin's arm to see her face. He thought she was rather pretty, yet almost an exact twin to Kenshin.
"Is this your twin or something?" Yahiko asked. Kenshin couldn't help but let out a chuckle at this.
"No, she's not my twin, that she isn't," He said. "Kaoru, do you mind getting her into a hot bath and a clean kimono?" She nodded.
"Of course," She said. She couldn't say no to him, never. She took the girl in her arms. "Yahiko, run a bath."
"Me?! Why me?!" He asked, rather upset at this request. Because he always found it to be him fixing the baths. Either that or Kenshin would offer to if Yahiko would be that stubborn to make it easier for the both of them.
"She does look oddly similar to you, Kenshin," Sanosuke pointed out.
"I know, but, it could just be a coincidence," He said.
"Now you're the one who's denying," Sanosuke said, and walked back into the dojo, hands stuffed in his pockets. He walked in to find Mitsuko sleeping on the floor. He picked her up and brought her to her room, she must have been really tired to just fall asleep on the dojo floor like that.
As Kenshin finished dinner, Ran woke up to a delicious smell and wandered the dojo till she found him.
"That smells so good!" She said. Kenshin smiled.
"It's finished too," Kenshin said and then looked at her. A blue kimono with a floral pattern of white rested on her. Her hair was washed and she looked better than before. Yahiko looked at her, a small blush appearing. He didn't notice it until he heard Sanosuke snickering.
"You've got a crush on her?" He asked.
"I do not!" He yelled.
"So, little Yahiko's got a crush on new girl," Sanosuke chuckled. "Cute."
"WILL YOU STOP CALLING ME LITTLE?!" He shouted, causing Ran to run in and see what was up. Kaoru soon followed, smiling at her.
"You look quite pretty," She said.
"Thank you miss…" She began, she wanted to know her name.
"Kaoru," Kaoru said.
"Thank you, Miss Kaoru," She said and bowed. "I'm Ran."
"You're quite welcome, Ran," She said and went to check on Kenshin.
"That smells delicious!" Kaoru said from behind him. Kenshin jumped, luckily he had nothing in the bowl yet.
"Miss Kaoru, you scared me, that you did," He said with a laugh.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" She cried out. He shook his head.
"No, that's quite alright, you didn't mean it," He said and put the tofu into the bowl. Ran, Yahiko and Sanosuke were already sitting down, waiting to eat. Ran then saw Mitsuko walk in and take a seat, taking a rather big helping once the food was brought out.
"Wow," Yahiko and Ran said in unison.
"She's pregnant," Sanosuke said, eyes closed. Mitsuko nodded and went back to eating.
"I knew that!" Yahiko said. Sanosuke shook his head and finished his meal.
After dinner, Mitsuko went back to lay down. Kenshin remained outside, looking up at the stars and thinking why this girl looked so much like him. He closed his eyes for a moment, then heard footsteps. When he opened them, there Ran sat, hugging her knees and looking up at the stars as well. She too was in deep thought.
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What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 3~
Kenshin decided he would go and fetch the tofu he promised to buy to cook for their meal. He told Kaoru and she nodded, watching him walk past. He caught a glimpse of Sanosuke thinking and shook his head. Sanosuke was truly living in denial. While walking into the market, he noticed that it was as crowded as it always was. Children tugging on their mother sleeves to show them the items they wanted. Women looking at kimono's, bedazzled by their elegance and fine silk in which they were woven from. The men, most were preoccupied with other things. Such as: food, fireworks, other weapons. Yet, as Kenshin roamed the busy streets he caught a glimpse of a young lady, no younger than Yahiko, walking down the streets as if someone was chasing her. She then 'bumped' into a man and stole his wallet. This girl was different somehow, she looked remotely similar to Kenshin. He chased after her and wouldn't stop running until he caught her.
She saw him and ran faster until she tripped over a piece of wood as she tried to run towards the lake. He eventually caught up with her, kneeling beside her.
"Can I give you a hand?" He asked, holding out his hand out for her to take, smiling. She took his hand and got up, the wallet falling out of the fold of her worn out kimono.
"Th-Thank you," She stuttered. Kenshin looked at her as if something was wrong. She looked away, quickly picking up the wallet and trying to hide it.
"Is that your wallet?" He asked her. He knew well that it wasn't her wallet, but he wanted to hear it from her.
"Yes," She lied, answering rather quickly, making it quite obvious.
"I know I'm not your father, but my advice to you is to give the wallet back," He said, still smiling. She looked at him, her violet eyes, glazed. He took a good look at her: violet eyes, with that soft and sensitive look to them. Red hair that was tied back in a pony tail and uneven in some areas, just like Kenshin. If he didn't know any better, he would have called her a mini-Kenshin.
"Is there a reason why you keep staring at me?" She asked rudely. He snapped out of it and gave out a long sigh.
"My apologies, miss," He said apologetically.
"Yeah, it's alright," She said.
"If you don't mind me asking, miss, but where are your parents?" He inquired.
"My mother died when I was four," She responded. "Swordsmen spilled her blood."
"And your father?" He asked. He didn't want to seem rude by asking these questions, but he had to know whether she had a place to live or not.
"he walked out on my mother and I before I was able to talk," She said and looked down. "I don't even know if he's still alive. My mother told me to search for him, it was her last request." Kenshin didn't want to ask anymore, he took a good look at her again. She looked like she lived off the streets, no wonder she had stolen that wallet. Her clothes were tattered and worn out. She looked as if she hadn't bathed in days.
"How about I get you a hot meal and a hot bath?" He asked her. After looking up at him, she wondered why he was being so nice to her. She thought that he was going to turn her in for sure.
"Y-Yes, sir," She said, stuttering again. Clearly she was nervous, nervous that he would still turn her in.
"You can call me Kenshin, that you could," He said, smiling.
"I'm Ran," She said. She wasn't stupid, she wasn't going to give him her last name, she still didn't trust him. Kenshin helped her up and began walking back to the dojo. She followed him, her head down, silent.
Kaoru and Yahiko watched Sanosuke as he continued to sit there in deep thought.
"I wonder what he could be thinking about," Yahiko said. Kaoru nodded, then soon saw Kenshin carrying a little girl. She had fainted on their way there. Kaoru and Yahiko ran over, as well as Sanosuke, breaking all thought.
"Kenshin, what happened?" Kaoru asked him.
"Just a girl I found pit pocketing," He said. Yahiko peered over Kenshin's arm to see her face. He thought she was rather pretty, yet almost an exact twin to Kenshin.
"Is this your twin or something?" Yahiko asked. Kenshin couldn't help but let out a chuckle at this.
"No, she's not my twin, that she isn't," He said. "Kaoru, do you mind getting her into a hot bath and a clean kimono?" She nodded.
"Of course," She said. She couldn't say no to him, never. She took the girl in her arms. "Yahiko, run a bath."
"Me?! Why me?!" He asked, rather upset at this request. Because he always found it to be him fixing the baths. Either that or Kenshin would offer to if Yahiko would be that stubborn to make it easier for the both of them.
"She does look oddly similar to you, Kenshin," Sanosuke pointed out.
"I know, but, it could just be a coincidence," He said.
"Now you're the one who's denying," Sanosuke said, and walked back into the dojo, hands stuffed in his pockets. He walked in to find Mitsuko sleeping on the floor. He picked her up and brought her to her room, she must have been really tired to just fall asleep on the dojo floor like that.
As Kenshin finished dinner, Ran woke up to a delicious smell and wandered the dojo till she found him.
"That smells so good!" She said. Kenshin smiled.
"It's finished too," Kenshin said and then looked at her. A blue kimono with a floral pattern of white rested on her. Her hair was washed and she looked better than before. Yahiko looked at her, a small blush appearing. He didn't notice it until he heard Sanosuke snickering.
"You've got a crush on her?" He asked.
"I do not!" He yelled.
"So, little Yahiko's got a crush on new girl," Sanosuke chuckled. "Cute."
"WILL YOU STOP CALLING ME LITTLE?!" He shouted, causing Ran to run in and see what was up. Kaoru soon followed, smiling at her.
"You look quite pretty," She said.
"Thank you miss…" She began, she wanted to know her name.
"Kaoru," Kaoru said.
"Thank you, Miss Kaoru," She said and bowed. "I'm Ran."
"You're quite welcome, Ran," She said and went to check on Kenshin.
"That smells delicious!" Kaoru said from behind him. Kenshin jumped, luckily he had nothing in the bowl yet.
"Miss Kaoru, you scared me, that you did," He said with a laugh.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" She cried out. He shook his head.
"No, that's quite alright, you didn't mean it," He said and put the tofu into the bowl. Ran, Yahiko and Sanosuke were already sitting down, waiting to eat. Ran then saw Mitsuko walk in and take a seat, taking a rather big helping once the food was brought out.
"Wow," Yahiko and Ran said in unison.
"She's pregnant," Sanosuke said, eyes closed. Mitsuko nodded and went back to eating.
"I knew that!" Yahiko said. Sanosuke shook his head and finished his meal.
After dinner, Mitsuko went back to lay down. Kenshin remained outside, looking up at the stars and thinking why this girl looked so much like him. He closed his eyes for a moment, then heard footsteps. When he opened them, there Ran sat, hugging her knees and looking up at the stars as well. She too was in deep thought.
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