Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me. Akemi, Mitsuko, Ran, however do belong to me. Thank you for your positive feedback everyone. I'm glad you're enjoying this. ^_^ And to think, this is my first Kenshin fic too. I still think this is rushed, lol.
What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 9~
Ran awoke to find a bandage on her arm. Mitsuko must have came in during the night and bandaged it up for her. Yahiko opened her door and saw him holding his wooden sword.
"You feeling better?" He asked.
"Much, thank you," She said. He smiled and walked in.
"Well, get ready. Kenshin wants us to do battle outside," Yahiko said, handing her the wooden sword that was next to her. She took it and got up.
"But of course, I shall do as my father wishes," Ran said and did what she needed to do in order to clean herself. Kaoru waited until she got out of the back and handed her fresh clothing. Ran accepted, bowed and got dressed as quick as she could. She ran out to see her father standing by the door and Yahiko by the bushes, waiting. She lowered her head, thinking she had done wrong in making them wait like that and silently placed her sword in position.
"Yahiko, lets go," She said. Yahiko looked at her and nodded, slowly making his way towards her, he too placing his sword in position.
"The Kamiya Kasshin versus the Hiten Mitsurugi, this should be an interesting battle," Sanosuke said, leaning against the wall. Kenshin merely nodded and watched.
"I won't go easy on you, Ran," Yahiko said. "Don't worry."
"I don't expect you to," She said and jumped in the air. "Hiten Mitsurugi Flying Dragon!" As she came down, Yahiko got ready for an attack of his own as they clashed wood against wood. She went for another attack, trying to think as Yahiko came towards her. With nothing else in mind they once again, clashed wood against wood. The three adults were quite impressed with the children's progress in their training. Yahiko was coming along nicely since he had began his training. Ran was quite good for someone who had just learned how to use the Hiten Mitsurugi just the day before. Kenshin knew his daughter would be something one day.
"You're pretty good Ran," Yahiko said.
"Thanks, so are you," She said and brushed her bangs out of her eyes. Yahiko needed to figure out her weakness so he could win this. Ran already had her plan, all she needed to do was put it into effect and this battle was hers.
"Come on, Ran, you know we both don't want to do this-" Yahiko began.
"But we have to anyway," She said, placing her sword in position. Yahiko nodded and did the same and struck an attack. Ran then placed her plan into effect. When he went to attack her, she slid under his legs and attacked him from behind with the butt end of her sword. Yahiko fell to the ground and flipped onto his back, where he saw Ran approach him and place her foot on his stomach. She smirked then threw her sword over her shoulder, walking back into the dojo to cool herself off.
"Yahiko, are you alright?" Kaoru asked, helping him up. Yahiko nodded and rubbed the back of his head where she had struck him.
"That-That wasn't Ran," He said. He was n denial. Kenshin walked up to the now freaked out Yahiko and kneeled down next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"It's ok Yahiko, I understand that came as a surprise to you," Kenshin said. Yahiko took a deep breath and walked back into the dojo, where he saw Ran drying her hair and place it back in a ponytail.
"Ran?" He asked. She turned around and looked at him and looked down. She hadn't meant to hurt him like she had.
"Yes, Yahiko?" She asked. Her tone of voice had a hint of sadness in it.
"What was that back there?" He asked.
"Just something I had planned Yahiko. I hadn't meant to hurt you," She said. He walked up to her and took her hand in his. She didn't give a second thought, she hugged him. Yahiko looked somewhat surprised and hesitated for a moment before hugging her back.
"Ran, it's ok, really, I'm fine," He said. "See? No wounds, no blood."
"I'm sorry Yahiko, I feel awful!" She sobbed into his chest. She was thinking of her mother, how those men hurt her and tortured her before they killed her. She didn't want to hurt Yahiko at all. She liked him.
Kenshin saw the two and shook his head, Ran had to learn to not feel so guilty after a harmless battle. But could Kenshin really blame her? She had been through a lot and he was pleased to see Yahiko comforting her the way he was. Sanosuke walked out of the dojo to visit his good friend, Katsu. He walked into the home and sat on the floor, taking a small cup of rice wine and downing it.
"Hey, Katsu?" He asked him. Katsu looked up at him.
"Yes, what is it my friend?" He questioned.
"What would you do if you had a woman walk up to you and tell you that her unborn child is yours?" He asked. Sanosuke's dear old friend didn't know what to say.
"Sano…are you serious? Do you think it could be that broad you were with six months ago?" Katsu asked.
"I don't know, but I think she is Katsu," He said. "I just can't be the father to her baby, it just doesn't make any sense."
"Sure it does. You slept with her, ran off on her and now your past has come back to haunt you and in the worst way," He said and poured his friend another cup of rice wine.
"Yeah, I guess so," He said and downed it.
"It'll be okay, Sano," Katsu reassured him. "I'm here for you." Sanosuke smiled.
"Thanks, Katsu," He said. Katsu too smiled and nodded.
"Anytime Sano," He said.
In two months passing Sanosuke had been a lot nicer to Mitsuko as she grew even bigger then before. Sanosuke had already discussed with her the situation and told her about his past, seeing if she would remember. When she had, he knew it. She was the woman he was with eight months ago.
"Sano?" She asked him.
"Yeah, Mit?" He responded.
"Is something troubling you?" She asked him, rubbing his shoulders for him. He picked her hands off of his shoulders and continued to look out the window.
"I'm fine, you shouldn't be up and about," He said. "Get back in bed."
"Sano, I'm worried," She said.
"About what?" He asked.
"I don't know, I just feel something that isn't exactly right," She said.
"To the baby?' He asked. She shook her head "no".
"It's just a feeling I'm getting. Like something's going to happen," She said, gripping onto his shirt. "Sano, it's scaring me." Sanosuke took the woman in his arms and held her to comfort her. She rested her head on his shoulder and allowed a few tears to roll down her cheeks.
"Nothing's going to hurt you or the baby, I promise you that," He whispered in her ear. She nodded and cried even harder. Sanosuke could feel the child kicking through the fabric of its mothers kimono and gave a small smile. "Yeah, I promise."
"Come on Katashi, tonight's the night," Kiyoshi said and placed his sword in its sheath.
"Coming, brother," Katashi said and placed the sheath on his belt. Kiyoshi already had horses waiting for them outside and was losing his patience. Katashi got on his horse and took off. Kiyoshi smirked and soon took off as well. They would kill Kenshin one way or another, even if it meant killing his offspring along with it.
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What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 9~
Ran awoke to find a bandage on her arm. Mitsuko must have came in during the night and bandaged it up for her. Yahiko opened her door and saw him holding his wooden sword.
"You feeling better?" He asked.
"Much, thank you," She said. He smiled and walked in.
"Well, get ready. Kenshin wants us to do battle outside," Yahiko said, handing her the wooden sword that was next to her. She took it and got up.
"But of course, I shall do as my father wishes," Ran said and did what she needed to do in order to clean herself. Kaoru waited until she got out of the back and handed her fresh clothing. Ran accepted, bowed and got dressed as quick as she could. She ran out to see her father standing by the door and Yahiko by the bushes, waiting. She lowered her head, thinking she had done wrong in making them wait like that and silently placed her sword in position.
"Yahiko, lets go," She said. Yahiko looked at her and nodded, slowly making his way towards her, he too placing his sword in position.
"The Kamiya Kasshin versus the Hiten Mitsurugi, this should be an interesting battle," Sanosuke said, leaning against the wall. Kenshin merely nodded and watched.
"I won't go easy on you, Ran," Yahiko said. "Don't worry."
"I don't expect you to," She said and jumped in the air. "Hiten Mitsurugi Flying Dragon!" As she came down, Yahiko got ready for an attack of his own as they clashed wood against wood. She went for another attack, trying to think as Yahiko came towards her. With nothing else in mind they once again, clashed wood against wood. The three adults were quite impressed with the children's progress in their training. Yahiko was coming along nicely since he had began his training. Ran was quite good for someone who had just learned how to use the Hiten Mitsurugi just the day before. Kenshin knew his daughter would be something one day.
"You're pretty good Ran," Yahiko said.
"Thanks, so are you," She said and brushed her bangs out of her eyes. Yahiko needed to figure out her weakness so he could win this. Ran already had her plan, all she needed to do was put it into effect and this battle was hers.
"Come on, Ran, you know we both don't want to do this-" Yahiko began.
"But we have to anyway," She said, placing her sword in position. Yahiko nodded and did the same and struck an attack. Ran then placed her plan into effect. When he went to attack her, she slid under his legs and attacked him from behind with the butt end of her sword. Yahiko fell to the ground and flipped onto his back, where he saw Ran approach him and place her foot on his stomach. She smirked then threw her sword over her shoulder, walking back into the dojo to cool herself off.
"Yahiko, are you alright?" Kaoru asked, helping him up. Yahiko nodded and rubbed the back of his head where she had struck him.
"That-That wasn't Ran," He said. He was n denial. Kenshin walked up to the now freaked out Yahiko and kneeled down next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"It's ok Yahiko, I understand that came as a surprise to you," Kenshin said. Yahiko took a deep breath and walked back into the dojo, where he saw Ran drying her hair and place it back in a ponytail.
"Ran?" He asked. She turned around and looked at him and looked down. She hadn't meant to hurt him like she had.
"Yes, Yahiko?" She asked. Her tone of voice had a hint of sadness in it.
"What was that back there?" He asked.
"Just something I had planned Yahiko. I hadn't meant to hurt you," She said. He walked up to her and took her hand in his. She didn't give a second thought, she hugged him. Yahiko looked somewhat surprised and hesitated for a moment before hugging her back.
"Ran, it's ok, really, I'm fine," He said. "See? No wounds, no blood."
"I'm sorry Yahiko, I feel awful!" She sobbed into his chest. She was thinking of her mother, how those men hurt her and tortured her before they killed her. She didn't want to hurt Yahiko at all. She liked him.
Kenshin saw the two and shook his head, Ran had to learn to not feel so guilty after a harmless battle. But could Kenshin really blame her? She had been through a lot and he was pleased to see Yahiko comforting her the way he was. Sanosuke walked out of the dojo to visit his good friend, Katsu. He walked into the home and sat on the floor, taking a small cup of rice wine and downing it.
"Hey, Katsu?" He asked him. Katsu looked up at him.
"Yes, what is it my friend?" He questioned.
"What would you do if you had a woman walk up to you and tell you that her unborn child is yours?" He asked. Sanosuke's dear old friend didn't know what to say.
"Sano…are you serious? Do you think it could be that broad you were with six months ago?" Katsu asked.
"I don't know, but I think she is Katsu," He said. "I just can't be the father to her baby, it just doesn't make any sense."
"Sure it does. You slept with her, ran off on her and now your past has come back to haunt you and in the worst way," He said and poured his friend another cup of rice wine.
"Yeah, I guess so," He said and downed it.
"It'll be okay, Sano," Katsu reassured him. "I'm here for you." Sanosuke smiled.
"Thanks, Katsu," He said. Katsu too smiled and nodded.
"Anytime Sano," He said.
In two months passing Sanosuke had been a lot nicer to Mitsuko as she grew even bigger then before. Sanosuke had already discussed with her the situation and told her about his past, seeing if she would remember. When she had, he knew it. She was the woman he was with eight months ago.
"Sano?" She asked him.
"Yeah, Mit?" He responded.
"Is something troubling you?" She asked him, rubbing his shoulders for him. He picked her hands off of his shoulders and continued to look out the window.
"I'm fine, you shouldn't be up and about," He said. "Get back in bed."
"Sano, I'm worried," She said.
"About what?" He asked.
"I don't know, I just feel something that isn't exactly right," She said.
"To the baby?' He asked. She shook her head "no".
"It's just a feeling I'm getting. Like something's going to happen," She said, gripping onto his shirt. "Sano, it's scaring me." Sanosuke took the woman in his arms and held her to comfort her. She rested her head on his shoulder and allowed a few tears to roll down her cheeks.
"Nothing's going to hurt you or the baby, I promise you that," He whispered in her ear. She nodded and cried even harder. Sanosuke could feel the child kicking through the fabric of its mothers kimono and gave a small smile. "Yeah, I promise."
"Come on Katashi, tonight's the night," Kiyoshi said and placed his sword in its sheath.
"Coming, brother," Katashi said and placed the sheath on his belt. Kiyoshi already had horses waiting for them outside and was losing his patience. Katashi got on his horse and took off. Kiyoshi smirked and soon took off as well. They would kill Kenshin one way or another, even if it meant killing his offspring along with it.
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