A: Hey, hey, hey, we're back
Sanosuke: Joy
J: Don't be so happy Sano
A: Aw, don't mind him, he's just in a bad mood today
Kenshin: Tell me about it, he almost bite off my head, that he did
A: Time for the disclaimer, and it's obivious Sano isn't doing it, so, Kenshin?
Kenshin: Huh? Oh no, not me! ^races off^
A: ^sigh^ I'll do it. J and I don't own Ruroni Kenshin
J: On ward to Chapter 2!
Sanosuke: Would you stop it with the happiness stuff?
Ch. 2 Evil Looms
For the past ten years, Izumi had been haunted by terrible visions. Even when traveling with Kenshin they clawed at her brain. Every time they came, something bad happened, and tonight, they were worse than ever.
"Kenshin," she moaned, tossing and turning. "Papa!" her firey emotions burned through her heart. "Papa!" she yelled. "Let go of Papa!" the vision continued to woren. "Lemme go! Lemme go! LEMME GO! She shouted agin, louder this time.
She continued to moan and scream. This was about the time that Sanosuke and Kenshin scrambled into the room.
"What is with that girl?" Sano demanded.
Kenshin kept quiet, but his eyes did the talking. He knelt down and tried to wake Izumi.
"Lemme go! Lemme go! Papa!" she went on yelling. "Kenshin help me!"
"Izumi, Izumi," said Kenshin, lightly shaking her. "It's alright, it's me."
Izumi kicked and swung her arms in a hopeless effort to fight him off.
"Izumi," Kenshin repeated. "Izumi, it's okay Izumi."
Her eyes fluttered open.
"P-papa," she stammered, "I-I had a-a vision."
"What?" Sanosuke exclaimed. "How the heck is that possible?!"
"Oh man, I've got a killer headache," Izumi noted in the bakcground.
"She's had nitemares like these as long as I've known her, that she has," Kenshin explained. "They only seem to spring up when danger is looming."
"Oh great," Sano added, slapping himself on the forehead.
"I'm gonna go get some breakfast," Izumi cut in, leaving the room.
I FEARED THIS, thought Kenshin, BUT WHAT DOES THAT DREAM HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
"And in the meantime," Sano said, breaking Kenshin's train of thought, "I'll wake up Nami."
Half an hour later, everyone in the dojo was gathered around a small table to eat. Megumi Thani, a lady doctor, and a good friend of Sano and Kenshin's, was also present. She sat on the end of the table, opposite of Ms. Kaoru. Sanosuke, Nami, and Yahiko sat on the left side and Kenshin and Izumi sat on the right.
"Alright, lemon rice cakes!" exclaimed Izumi when she saw the dish.
"I say hooray to food in general," Nami added smartly.
Both began shoving food into their mouths. Kenshin just shook his head.
"If she's been traveling like I'm suspecting, neither Izumi nor Nami have eaten like this in a long time, that they haven't," he pointed out.
"Does that even matter to you Kenshin?" Yahiko wondered, with his mouth full.
"I'm sure it does little squirt," Nami teased, swallowing her food.
There was a slight pause.
"I am NOT little!" Yahiko shouted.
"Well, there's no point in denying it," Sano replied. "You're small, live with it!"
"Sanosuke's right Yahiko," Kenshin joked.
Yahiko didn't appreciate that.
"Another thing," he growled, "Why does IZUMI get to be Kenshin's pupil and not ME?!" he took a deep breath, " You said you'd NEVER teach ANYONE your sword fighting style!" he yelled., getting louder.
"It's simple," Kenshin noted. "I made a promise to her before I ever said that."
Yahiko snarled in anger and fell over.
"You should be grateful Yahiko," Ms. Karou snapped. "That I'm still teaching you the Kamyia Kasshim style."
So, the extensive days of training began. Kenshin and Sano agreed to share the training hallduring the day, and to train outdoors should nightly lessons be required, which probably wouldn't be necessary. Nami just needed to brush up and Izumi already knew the basics of the Hiten-Mitsurugi style. Of course, in Izumi's case, her knowledge so far had been pure luck.
"Raise the sword higher when you swing," Kenshin pointed out as the lessons began, "but don't overdo it."
Izumi swung her blad down straight, hitting an imaginary target.
"Now practice that combination technique I showed you," he added. "And not so fast this time."
CRIMMEY, thought Izumi, HE MEANS BUISNESS.
She swung her sword down the middle.
"Keep your eyes on the target," Kenshin went on. "Eventually, you'll need to learn to study your opponents."
"Didn't he say that a few minutes ago?" Izumi mumbled to herslef.
"Remember the nine attack points," Kenshin finished. "You'll need to aim for three of them with this move."
THANK YOU CAPITAN OBIVOUS, Izumi's brain rambled on, SHEEZ, I'M NOT STUPID.
Meanwhile, Name was slowly remebering what to do with her num chucks.
"So you go like this?" she wondered, spinning them around.
"Yeah, like that," said Sanosuke. "Just keep your back straight.
Nami grumbled a bit, but did as he said.
"So how have you been ther past few years?" Sanosuke asked. "I haven't heard from ya."
"Oh, just fine," she answered, the num chicks whizzing past her head. "Traveling with the Himwra girl if you hadn't noticed."
"Well, if she's in anyway like Kenshin, then it seems you've been hit with a riot," Sano replied, half joking.
"From what I know, she is," Nami noted.
"It's not anything like when you were living with me, huh?" Sano said.
"You have NO idea," Nami answered.
Sanosuke laughed out load at that.
Nami crashed on the floor, tired as a horse. Eight hours had passed since they began, and it was starting to take its effect.
"I can't take too much more of that," she explained, out of breath. "I'll pass out."
"I agree," replied Sano. "That's enough for today."
Izumi ignored the comment, and almost swung her sword again, but Kenshin skillfully caught the blade.
"You've done enough," he said. "Why don't you rest a while?"
Izumi didn't see a point in stopping, but a few seconds later, her strength gave out.
"Darn it," she cursed, whipping her forehead, which was wet with sweat. "I though I had more endurance than this."
She sat down by Nami.
"You've gone well Izumi," said Kenshin. "I'm impressed."
"Same here Nami," Sano added. "Nice job."
"Thanks," they both answered in unison.
They two girls looked at wach other and cracked up laughing. Kenshin and Sanosuke soon joined them. Suddenly, an animal-like figure dashed into the dojo, Nami's raven hybrid, Kakashi flying frantically after it.
"Holy cats, what was that?" Izumi exclaimed.
"I don't know," Kenshin answered, glancing around.
That's when a little red fox found its way to Izumi. Izumi knew, without a shaduow of a doubt, that it was only a pup. But despite the scare it got from Kakashi, it was bright eyed and bushy tailed.
"Aw nuts!" Sanosuke yelled. "It's a fox!"
"Relax Sano," Izumi added, holding out her hand to it. "Come her, come on, I'm not gonna hurt cha," she said to it softly.
The fox hesitated for a moment, yet, then it began to rub against her.
"It's so cute," said Izumi. "I think I'll call her Chibi."
"Oh no," Sanosuke moaned and erupted into a fit of sneezes.
However, Chibi the fox was here to stay wether Sano liked it or not, ans so were his constant sneezing fits. But no one knew how big a role she'd play in the distant future.
Night fell quickly after that, covering the trees and buidlings like a blanket. Sleep came quickly to all that evening, all except Sanosuke.
He tossed and turned on his mallet unable to doze off. A chill had fallen causing the hairs on the back of his neck to stand up. Also, a strange fear stung in his heart, eating away at him. Finally, he went outside, hoping the fresh air could help. Instead, what he found was something unimaginable. It was the ghost of Captain Sgara.
A: 6y7tjh ^falls asleep on keyboard^
J: ^whispering^ Please review.
Sano: ^whispering^ This seems familiar, just like Nami.
J: Duh, Nami's based off A.
Sano: O.o I did not know that.
Kenshin: SHHH! Let's be kind to A and let her sleep.
A: X.X ZZzzzzzz.
Sanosuke: Joy
J: Don't be so happy Sano
A: Aw, don't mind him, he's just in a bad mood today
Kenshin: Tell me about it, he almost bite off my head, that he did
A: Time for the disclaimer, and it's obivious Sano isn't doing it, so, Kenshin?
Kenshin: Huh? Oh no, not me! ^races off^
A: ^sigh^ I'll do it. J and I don't own Ruroni Kenshin
J: On ward to Chapter 2!
Sanosuke: Would you stop it with the happiness stuff?
Ch. 2 Evil Looms
For the past ten years, Izumi had been haunted by terrible visions. Even when traveling with Kenshin they clawed at her brain. Every time they came, something bad happened, and tonight, they were worse than ever.
"Kenshin," she moaned, tossing and turning. "Papa!" her firey emotions burned through her heart. "Papa!" she yelled. "Let go of Papa!" the vision continued to woren. "Lemme go! Lemme go! LEMME GO! She shouted agin, louder this time.
She continued to moan and scream. This was about the time that Sanosuke and Kenshin scrambled into the room.
"What is with that girl?" Sano demanded.
Kenshin kept quiet, but his eyes did the talking. He knelt down and tried to wake Izumi.
"Lemme go! Lemme go! Papa!" she went on yelling. "Kenshin help me!"
"Izumi, Izumi," said Kenshin, lightly shaking her. "It's alright, it's me."
Izumi kicked and swung her arms in a hopeless effort to fight him off.
"Izumi," Kenshin repeated. "Izumi, it's okay Izumi."
Her eyes fluttered open.
"P-papa," she stammered, "I-I had a-a vision."
"What?" Sanosuke exclaimed. "How the heck is that possible?!"
"Oh man, I've got a killer headache," Izumi noted in the bakcground.
"She's had nitemares like these as long as I've known her, that she has," Kenshin explained. "They only seem to spring up when danger is looming."
"Oh great," Sano added, slapping himself on the forehead.
"I'm gonna go get some breakfast," Izumi cut in, leaving the room.
I FEARED THIS, thought Kenshin, BUT WHAT DOES THAT DREAM HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
"And in the meantime," Sano said, breaking Kenshin's train of thought, "I'll wake up Nami."
Half an hour later, everyone in the dojo was gathered around a small table to eat. Megumi Thani, a lady doctor, and a good friend of Sano and Kenshin's, was also present. She sat on the end of the table, opposite of Ms. Kaoru. Sanosuke, Nami, and Yahiko sat on the left side and Kenshin and Izumi sat on the right.
"Alright, lemon rice cakes!" exclaimed Izumi when she saw the dish.
"I say hooray to food in general," Nami added smartly.
Both began shoving food into their mouths. Kenshin just shook his head.
"If she's been traveling like I'm suspecting, neither Izumi nor Nami have eaten like this in a long time, that they haven't," he pointed out.
"Does that even matter to you Kenshin?" Yahiko wondered, with his mouth full.
"I'm sure it does little squirt," Nami teased, swallowing her food.
There was a slight pause.
"I am NOT little!" Yahiko shouted.
"Well, there's no point in denying it," Sano replied. "You're small, live with it!"
"Sanosuke's right Yahiko," Kenshin joked.
Yahiko didn't appreciate that.
"Another thing," he growled, "Why does IZUMI get to be Kenshin's pupil and not ME?!" he took a deep breath, " You said you'd NEVER teach ANYONE your sword fighting style!" he yelled., getting louder.
"It's simple," Kenshin noted. "I made a promise to her before I ever said that."
Yahiko snarled in anger and fell over.
"You should be grateful Yahiko," Ms. Karou snapped. "That I'm still teaching you the Kamyia Kasshim style."
So, the extensive days of training began. Kenshin and Sano agreed to share the training hallduring the day, and to train outdoors should nightly lessons be required, which probably wouldn't be necessary. Nami just needed to brush up and Izumi already knew the basics of the Hiten-Mitsurugi style. Of course, in Izumi's case, her knowledge so far had been pure luck.
"Raise the sword higher when you swing," Kenshin pointed out as the lessons began, "but don't overdo it."
Izumi swung her blad down straight, hitting an imaginary target.
"Now practice that combination technique I showed you," he added. "And not so fast this time."
CRIMMEY, thought Izumi, HE MEANS BUISNESS.
She swung her sword down the middle.
"Keep your eyes on the target," Kenshin went on. "Eventually, you'll need to learn to study your opponents."
"Didn't he say that a few minutes ago?" Izumi mumbled to herslef.
"Remember the nine attack points," Kenshin finished. "You'll need to aim for three of them with this move."
THANK YOU CAPITAN OBIVOUS, Izumi's brain rambled on, SHEEZ, I'M NOT STUPID.
Meanwhile, Name was slowly remebering what to do with her num chucks.
"So you go like this?" she wondered, spinning them around.
"Yeah, like that," said Sanosuke. "Just keep your back straight.
Nami grumbled a bit, but did as he said.
"So how have you been ther past few years?" Sanosuke asked. "I haven't heard from ya."
"Oh, just fine," she answered, the num chicks whizzing past her head. "Traveling with the Himwra girl if you hadn't noticed."
"Well, if she's in anyway like Kenshin, then it seems you've been hit with a riot," Sano replied, half joking.
"From what I know, she is," Nami noted.
"It's not anything like when you were living with me, huh?" Sano said.
"You have NO idea," Nami answered.
Sanosuke laughed out load at that.
Nami crashed on the floor, tired as a horse. Eight hours had passed since they began, and it was starting to take its effect.
"I can't take too much more of that," she explained, out of breath. "I'll pass out."
"I agree," replied Sano. "That's enough for today."
Izumi ignored the comment, and almost swung her sword again, but Kenshin skillfully caught the blade.
"You've done enough," he said. "Why don't you rest a while?"
Izumi didn't see a point in stopping, but a few seconds later, her strength gave out.
"Darn it," she cursed, whipping her forehead, which was wet with sweat. "I though I had more endurance than this."
She sat down by Nami.
"You've gone well Izumi," said Kenshin. "I'm impressed."
"Same here Nami," Sano added. "Nice job."
"Thanks," they both answered in unison.
They two girls looked at wach other and cracked up laughing. Kenshin and Sanosuke soon joined them. Suddenly, an animal-like figure dashed into the dojo, Nami's raven hybrid, Kakashi flying frantically after it.
"Holy cats, what was that?" Izumi exclaimed.
"I don't know," Kenshin answered, glancing around.
That's when a little red fox found its way to Izumi. Izumi knew, without a shaduow of a doubt, that it was only a pup. But despite the scare it got from Kakashi, it was bright eyed and bushy tailed.
"Aw nuts!" Sanosuke yelled. "It's a fox!"
"Relax Sano," Izumi added, holding out her hand to it. "Come her, come on, I'm not gonna hurt cha," she said to it softly.
The fox hesitated for a moment, yet, then it began to rub against her.
"It's so cute," said Izumi. "I think I'll call her Chibi."
"Oh no," Sanosuke moaned and erupted into a fit of sneezes.
However, Chibi the fox was here to stay wether Sano liked it or not, ans so were his constant sneezing fits. But no one knew how big a role she'd play in the distant future.
Night fell quickly after that, covering the trees and buidlings like a blanket. Sleep came quickly to all that evening, all except Sanosuke.
He tossed and turned on his mallet unable to doze off. A chill had fallen causing the hairs on the back of his neck to stand up. Also, a strange fear stung in his heart, eating away at him. Finally, he went outside, hoping the fresh air could help. Instead, what he found was something unimaginable. It was the ghost of Captain Sgara.
A: 6y7tjh ^falls asleep on keyboard^
J: ^whispering^ Please review.
Sano: ^whispering^ This seems familiar, just like Nami.
J: Duh, Nami's based off A.
Sano: O.o I did not know that.
Kenshin: SHHH! Let's be kind to A and let her sleep.
A: X.X ZZzzzzzz.