Kenshin's Daughter
The girl sat there protected from the hot sun by the shade of a tree. 'He's got to come this way SOMETIME,' she thought miserably. Carefully moving to get a better view of the street, her hood fell off, revealing long red hair, violet eyes, and a cross-shaped scar on her left cheek. Making sure nobody had seen, she hurriedly pulled her hood back on and continued to wait.
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"Kenshin!" Kaoru called from outside, "Would you mind going to town? We need some more rice!" Shaking her head, she sighed. 'With nine people to feed here, I run out of supplies a lot faster. Why,' she asked herself, 'Am I the only one here with a job? I know Sanosuke could get one, and so could Misao or Aoishi.'
"Yes, Miss Kaoru, I'll go get you some rice," Kenshin replied happily with little Suzume perched on his shoulders. Smiling at her, he said, "Ok, little Suzume, time to get down now, that it is. I have to go to town to get some rice. And," he called out to Kaoru, "Is there anything else you need from the market?"
Kaoru stopped and thought. "Well," she replied, "It would be nice to have some more tofu. We did run out, you know!"
Yahiko, who was sitting with Misao on the porch, shook his head and sighed. "You know, Misao," he said, "Sometimes I worry about Kenshin."
"Well, why's that, Yahiko?" she asked. "I think him and Miss Kaoru are the cutest thing." Then she saw the look on Yahiko's face. "Ok, well, not THE cutest, but they're pretty darn cute! And, so are you!" she giggled and kissed Yahiko on the cheek, causing him to blush.
"Misao," he said, smiling, "Why'd you do that? I think you better run!" He got up and started to move toward Misao. Seeing him doing this, she got up and ran with Yahiko on her tail.
"Ok, Miss Kaoru, I'm going now, that I am!" Kenshin started off towards the exit when Sano steeped in his path. "I'm coming too, Kenshin. I need to go to the Akabeko anyway. So, come on buddy," he said, slugging Kenshin on the shoulder playfully, "Let's go."
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She was still sitting there, beneath her tree. 'It's got to be at least lunch time,' she thought. From a pocket in her robes, she pulled out a flask of water and drank from it. Then she heard something. What was it? 'Sounds like two men, and they're walking this way!' she thought. Pulling herself deeper into the shadows, she waited until the men had passed. One was very tall, with brown hair and a red sash tied around his head. On his back, he proudly wore the symbol for evil. The other man was shorter, with long red hair that was held back in a ponytail. He had a pinkish colored shirt and white pants on. Tied at his waist was a sword. 'That has to be him!' Stumbling gently out from her hiding place, the girl coughed gently, hoping to attract their attention. But it didn't. So, once more, she coughed. The shorter of the two men turned around, a look of concern on his face. Was it there? The cross-shaped scar was on his left cheek, just as she had hoped.
"Hello there, Mr. Himura," she said calmly. "Do you have any idea how LONG I've been waiting here for you?"
Kenshin, stepping slowly toward the girl, looked at her with apparent interest. "Excuse me, Miss, but I would like to know how you know my name, that I would."
She smirked. "Well, I thought EVERYBODY knew of the infamous Battousai," the girl replied sarcastically. "What I would like to know," she continued in a measured voice, "Is where my father is." She threw back her hood, revealing once more her flowing red hair and violet eyes. Her confident gaze mocked Kenshin's gaze of disbelief.
"Hito," Kenshin murmured, moving towards the girl and embracing her, "Is that you?"
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*********** Ooohoooo. what's this? Kenshin has a DAUGHTER?! ORO? Wakarimasen. oh well,
stay tuned for the next installment. ^_^x
The girl sat there protected from the hot sun by the shade of a tree. 'He's got to come this way SOMETIME,' she thought miserably. Carefully moving to get a better view of the street, her hood fell off, revealing long red hair, violet eyes, and a cross-shaped scar on her left cheek. Making sure nobody had seen, she hurriedly pulled her hood back on and continued to wait.
***
"Kenshin!" Kaoru called from outside, "Would you mind going to town? We need some more rice!" Shaking her head, she sighed. 'With nine people to feed here, I run out of supplies a lot faster. Why,' she asked herself, 'Am I the only one here with a job? I know Sanosuke could get one, and so could Misao or Aoishi.'
"Yes, Miss Kaoru, I'll go get you some rice," Kenshin replied happily with little Suzume perched on his shoulders. Smiling at her, he said, "Ok, little Suzume, time to get down now, that it is. I have to go to town to get some rice. And," he called out to Kaoru, "Is there anything else you need from the market?"
Kaoru stopped and thought. "Well," she replied, "It would be nice to have some more tofu. We did run out, you know!"
Yahiko, who was sitting with Misao on the porch, shook his head and sighed. "You know, Misao," he said, "Sometimes I worry about Kenshin."
"Well, why's that, Yahiko?" she asked. "I think him and Miss Kaoru are the cutest thing." Then she saw the look on Yahiko's face. "Ok, well, not THE cutest, but they're pretty darn cute! And, so are you!" she giggled and kissed Yahiko on the cheek, causing him to blush.
"Misao," he said, smiling, "Why'd you do that? I think you better run!" He got up and started to move toward Misao. Seeing him doing this, she got up and ran with Yahiko on her tail.
"Ok, Miss Kaoru, I'm going now, that I am!" Kenshin started off towards the exit when Sano steeped in his path. "I'm coming too, Kenshin. I need to go to the Akabeko anyway. So, come on buddy," he said, slugging Kenshin on the shoulder playfully, "Let's go."
***
She was still sitting there, beneath her tree. 'It's got to be at least lunch time,' she thought. From a pocket in her robes, she pulled out a flask of water and drank from it. Then she heard something. What was it? 'Sounds like two men, and they're walking this way!' she thought. Pulling herself deeper into the shadows, she waited until the men had passed. One was very tall, with brown hair and a red sash tied around his head. On his back, he proudly wore the symbol for evil. The other man was shorter, with long red hair that was held back in a ponytail. He had a pinkish colored shirt and white pants on. Tied at his waist was a sword. 'That has to be him!' Stumbling gently out from her hiding place, the girl coughed gently, hoping to attract their attention. But it didn't. So, once more, she coughed. The shorter of the two men turned around, a look of concern on his face. Was it there? The cross-shaped scar was on his left cheek, just as she had hoped.
"Hello there, Mr. Himura," she said calmly. "Do you have any idea how LONG I've been waiting here for you?"
Kenshin, stepping slowly toward the girl, looked at her with apparent interest. "Excuse me, Miss, but I would like to know how you know my name, that I would."
She smirked. "Well, I thought EVERYBODY knew of the infamous Battousai," the girl replied sarcastically. "What I would like to know," she continued in a measured voice, "Is where my father is." She threw back her hood, revealing once more her flowing red hair and violet eyes. Her confident gaze mocked Kenshin's gaze of disbelief.
"Hito," Kenshin murmured, moving towards the girl and embracing her, "Is that you?"
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*********** Ooohoooo. what's this? Kenshin has a DAUGHTER?! ORO? Wakarimasen. oh well,
stay tuned for the next installment. ^_^x