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What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 5~
As dawn approached he found both Yahiko and Ran asleep and in each others arms. Ran must have fell asleep while she was crying last night, or so Kenshin thought at least. He watched her snuggle against him for warmth. The air was quite chilly, he went back into the dojo and soon came back with a blanket, soon draping it over the two. Mitsuko soon walked out after Kenshin had went back in to find Kaoru fixing breakfast and offered to lend a hand. Mitsuko looked at the two and smiled.
"You two will definitely be an item one day. I can see it already," She said to no one in particular. Soon, Ran woke up and found herself in Yahiko's arms, soon waking everyone else up by her loud, sudden shriek.
"What is it?!" The four adults, including Mitsuko asked in unison. Yahiko held his ears as he found himself in the position he was in. She was curled up on his lap. No wonder, she didn't remember a thing that happened the night before. She hadn't remembered falling asleep in Yahiko's lap as they talked. Yahiko remembered though. She looked so sad talking with him, as she gently laid her brush on the wooden surface of the dojo. How her eyes sparkled in the moonlight. How she just seemed to glow altogether. Or how Yahiko saw her at least. He didn't notice it, but he had a slight blush growing on his cheeks. First a light pink, then shaded to a tomato red. Sanosuke grinned and nudged Kenshin who was simply smiling.
"Looks like Yahiko has another crush. He goes from one girl to the next," Sanosuke quietly snickered.
"I think he may be serious this time, that he may," Kenshin said and went off to finish preparing breakfast.
"Kenshin, I need someone to catch tonight's dinner," Kaoru said.
"I'll do it!" Ran volunteered.
"No, sweetie, that's alright. You're a guest, remember?" Kaoru asked. "You really don't have to."
"But, I would like to, Miss Kaoru. To show you how grateful I am," She said and stood up. "I'll catch them at noon."
"Umm, ok," Kaoru said, then turned to Kenshin. "Oh, don't feel so bad, you could still get vegetables from the market." Kenshin nodded. Yahiko quickly stood up, his hands clenched into fists.
"I'll go with Ran! To…To make sure she doesn't fall in the river!" Yahiko said, rather proud of his procrastinated response. Kenshin smiled.
"But of course, Yahiko. You should watch over Miss Ran, that you should," He said. Ran crossed her arms.
"Of course, if little Yahiko would like to help me, then by all means he may tag along," She said.
"Don't call me little!" He cried.
"Sorry," Ran said apologetically. All three adults, except for Mitsuko, laughed. She just gave a small giggle. Yahiko and Ran didn't see what was so funny though, they just shrugged and walked inside.
Once it was noon, Ran grabbed a pole and bucket, as did Yahiko. They each set off for the river and engaging into a chat. Ran enjoyed talking to Yahiko, because it was someone her age. She didn't quite understand why he was in such a rush to grow up though. She thought that he should cherish his childhood. Because, once it was gone, that's it. It's over. You can never go back to it. She did look forward to becoming a teenager too, she just wished her father would be able to see what he had missed out on. If he was still alive that was.
"Ran, are you ok?" Yahiko asked.
"Yes, I am. Why do you ask?" She questioned.
"No, it just seems that you're upset about something," He responded.
"Something other than what I'm upset about already?" She asked.
"Yea, kind of, I guess so," He said.
"Don't worry about me Yahiko, I'll be alright," She said. "I just need to cope with all of this. Fine out for sure whether he's alive or not. I just want a straightforward answer. Not just someone babbling on, trying to avoid it."
"Has that happened a lot?" He asked.
"Most of the time, others would just rather not answer," She said.
"Oh, I'm sorry," He said.
"It's nothing," She said, then set her line in the water, sitting down and holding the pole. Yahiko's crimson eyes continue to stare at her as she yawned and waited for a tug on her line.
"Kenshin's a really nice guy," She said out of the blue.
"Oh, yea, he is," Yahiko agreed.
"I'm surprised he didn't turn me in," She laughed.
"What do you mean?" Yahiko inquired.
"He caught me pit pocketing and took me back to Kaoru's dojo," She said with a shrug. "I thought that for sure he'd turn me in."
"Oh," Yahiko said. "Kenshin caught me doing the same thing. I had to do it, I had to pay off my family's debt. After I found it there was no debt to be paid…Kenshin came to my aid and fought off the men who were probably going to kill me. Then I became Kaoru's apprentice to the Kamiya Kasshin art of swordsmanship." He looked rather proud of this.
"Wow. I always wanted to know what it was like to hold a sword. Or to just be able to fight with one. How does it feel?" She asked.
"It feels pretty cool," He responded. "But Kenshin's Reverse Blade Sword is even cooler."
"Reverse Blade Sword?" She asked. "My…my father was said to now be using a reverse bladed sword."
"That's odd. Kenshin's the only one," Yahiko said. By this time, her impressed smile had dropped. Her expression couldn't be deciphered. "Ran?" "Tell me Yahiko, tell me more, I beg of you," She pleaded, grabbing hold of his arm and looking deep into his crimson eyes.
"He used to be called Battousai the Manslayer," He said. She gasped as her eyes widened and tears filled them. "Ran? Ran, what's wrong?"
"My father. He was Hitokiri Battousai. My full name is Ran Himura," She said, looking down, letting go of Yahiko's arm. It was his turn to look surprised. "Tell me, what is Kenshin's last name?"
"Himura," Yahiko said, barely above a whisper. Ran looked up, clearly she was now crying. "Oh, Ran…" He took the young girl in his arms and allowed her to cry. She wept out of shock and joy. She hugged him tightly to her and continued to cry.
Kenshin and the others grew worried when they didn't come back by sunset. Kenshin was about to go looking for them. He placed his sword on his belt and walked out when he saw Ran and Yahiko come back with both buckets full of fish.
"Kenshin! We caught a whole bunch!" Yahiko said happily. "Maybe Kaoru will get it right this time!"
"What was that Yahiko?" Kaoru shouted as she walked out. Ran said nothing and placed the bucket at Kenshin's feet, bowing silently and walked into her room. There was nothing she could say to him. Yahiko watched her leave and looked back at Kenshin, not even he was able to say a word to him. Yahiko ran into his own room until dinner. Mitsuko and Sansosuke wondered what could be up with the two and they both looked at one another and shrugged. Kaoru looked at Kenshin and gave a look of worry to him.
"I know, I'll talk to them later," He said and went to go help Kaoru cook the fish.
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What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 5~
As dawn approached he found both Yahiko and Ran asleep and in each others arms. Ran must have fell asleep while she was crying last night, or so Kenshin thought at least. He watched her snuggle against him for warmth. The air was quite chilly, he went back into the dojo and soon came back with a blanket, soon draping it over the two. Mitsuko soon walked out after Kenshin had went back in to find Kaoru fixing breakfast and offered to lend a hand. Mitsuko looked at the two and smiled.
"You two will definitely be an item one day. I can see it already," She said to no one in particular. Soon, Ran woke up and found herself in Yahiko's arms, soon waking everyone else up by her loud, sudden shriek.
"What is it?!" The four adults, including Mitsuko asked in unison. Yahiko held his ears as he found himself in the position he was in. She was curled up on his lap. No wonder, she didn't remember a thing that happened the night before. She hadn't remembered falling asleep in Yahiko's lap as they talked. Yahiko remembered though. She looked so sad talking with him, as she gently laid her brush on the wooden surface of the dojo. How her eyes sparkled in the moonlight. How she just seemed to glow altogether. Or how Yahiko saw her at least. He didn't notice it, but he had a slight blush growing on his cheeks. First a light pink, then shaded to a tomato red. Sanosuke grinned and nudged Kenshin who was simply smiling.
"Looks like Yahiko has another crush. He goes from one girl to the next," Sanosuke quietly snickered.
"I think he may be serious this time, that he may," Kenshin said and went off to finish preparing breakfast.
"Kenshin, I need someone to catch tonight's dinner," Kaoru said.
"I'll do it!" Ran volunteered.
"No, sweetie, that's alright. You're a guest, remember?" Kaoru asked. "You really don't have to."
"But, I would like to, Miss Kaoru. To show you how grateful I am," She said and stood up. "I'll catch them at noon."
"Umm, ok," Kaoru said, then turned to Kenshin. "Oh, don't feel so bad, you could still get vegetables from the market." Kenshin nodded. Yahiko quickly stood up, his hands clenched into fists.
"I'll go with Ran! To…To make sure she doesn't fall in the river!" Yahiko said, rather proud of his procrastinated response. Kenshin smiled.
"But of course, Yahiko. You should watch over Miss Ran, that you should," He said. Ran crossed her arms.
"Of course, if little Yahiko would like to help me, then by all means he may tag along," She said.
"Don't call me little!" He cried.
"Sorry," Ran said apologetically. All three adults, except for Mitsuko, laughed. She just gave a small giggle. Yahiko and Ran didn't see what was so funny though, they just shrugged and walked inside.
Once it was noon, Ran grabbed a pole and bucket, as did Yahiko. They each set off for the river and engaging into a chat. Ran enjoyed talking to Yahiko, because it was someone her age. She didn't quite understand why he was in such a rush to grow up though. She thought that he should cherish his childhood. Because, once it was gone, that's it. It's over. You can never go back to it. She did look forward to becoming a teenager too, she just wished her father would be able to see what he had missed out on. If he was still alive that was.
"Ran, are you ok?" Yahiko asked.
"Yes, I am. Why do you ask?" She questioned.
"No, it just seems that you're upset about something," He responded.
"Something other than what I'm upset about already?" She asked.
"Yea, kind of, I guess so," He said.
"Don't worry about me Yahiko, I'll be alright," She said. "I just need to cope with all of this. Fine out for sure whether he's alive or not. I just want a straightforward answer. Not just someone babbling on, trying to avoid it."
"Has that happened a lot?" He asked.
"Most of the time, others would just rather not answer," She said.
"Oh, I'm sorry," He said.
"It's nothing," She said, then set her line in the water, sitting down and holding the pole. Yahiko's crimson eyes continue to stare at her as she yawned and waited for a tug on her line.
"Kenshin's a really nice guy," She said out of the blue.
"Oh, yea, he is," Yahiko agreed.
"I'm surprised he didn't turn me in," She laughed.
"What do you mean?" Yahiko inquired.
"He caught me pit pocketing and took me back to Kaoru's dojo," She said with a shrug. "I thought that for sure he'd turn me in."
"Oh," Yahiko said. "Kenshin caught me doing the same thing. I had to do it, I had to pay off my family's debt. After I found it there was no debt to be paid…Kenshin came to my aid and fought off the men who were probably going to kill me. Then I became Kaoru's apprentice to the Kamiya Kasshin art of swordsmanship." He looked rather proud of this.
"Wow. I always wanted to know what it was like to hold a sword. Or to just be able to fight with one. How does it feel?" She asked.
"It feels pretty cool," He responded. "But Kenshin's Reverse Blade Sword is even cooler."
"Reverse Blade Sword?" She asked. "My…my father was said to now be using a reverse bladed sword."
"That's odd. Kenshin's the only one," Yahiko said. By this time, her impressed smile had dropped. Her expression couldn't be deciphered. "Ran?" "Tell me Yahiko, tell me more, I beg of you," She pleaded, grabbing hold of his arm and looking deep into his crimson eyes.
"He used to be called Battousai the Manslayer," He said. She gasped as her eyes widened and tears filled them. "Ran? Ran, what's wrong?"
"My father. He was Hitokiri Battousai. My full name is Ran Himura," She said, looking down, letting go of Yahiko's arm. It was his turn to look surprised. "Tell me, what is Kenshin's last name?"
"Himura," Yahiko said, barely above a whisper. Ran looked up, clearly she was now crying. "Oh, Ran…" He took the young girl in his arms and allowed her to cry. She wept out of shock and joy. She hugged him tightly to her and continued to cry.
Kenshin and the others grew worried when they didn't come back by sunset. Kenshin was about to go looking for them. He placed his sword on his belt and walked out when he saw Ran and Yahiko come back with both buckets full of fish.
"Kenshin! We caught a whole bunch!" Yahiko said happily. "Maybe Kaoru will get it right this time!"
"What was that Yahiko?" Kaoru shouted as she walked out. Ran said nothing and placed the bucket at Kenshin's feet, bowing silently and walked into her room. There was nothing she could say to him. Yahiko watched her leave and looked back at Kenshin, not even he was able to say a word to him. Yahiko ran into his own room until dinner. Mitsuko and Sansosuke wondered what could be up with the two and they both looked at one another and shrugged. Kaoru looked at Kenshin and gave a look of worry to him.
"I know, I'll talk to them later," He said and went to go help Kaoru cook the fish.
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