A Wandering Soul/ A vicious Capture
Chapter: 6
A Reluctant Decision!
Kenji's eyes shot open wide with horror as his blades tip flew behind him hitting the ground violently. His blade had broken in two but he still refused to give up on the battle. He picked up the blade that his father refused to use. This time he would get back at him for everything he has done to him and his mother with one final blow. He smirked at his father.
" Now I will make you beg for your life!" Kenji then ran towards him swinging his sword around in a blinding flash. Kenshin just stood there with a serious expression as he braced himself for his son's attack.
"Hiten Mitsurugi Style Kuzu Ryuu Sen." He had then struck all nine points of his father's body sending him flying to the ground. Kenshin lied on the ground not in any pain but in shock, his son used one of the Hiten Mitsurugi techniques against him. He had seen him use one of the his at one point in there battle but he had figured that Kenji had learned that one from Yahiko since he did learn that skill from watching his battles all the time. Kenji walked up to him as he stuck his foot on his chest so that he wouldn't be able to move. He then swung his sword around pointing it right in his face.
" So how dose it feel to know that you're going to die? Tell me how does it feel to be destroyed by someone you love? Tell me I'm 'dying to know.'"
Kaoru laid on the ground soaked in her own blood in an unconscious state. Hiroshi walked up to her with a big smirk of victory on his face.
" I told you not to try anything!" He the picked her up by the hair as he slammed her once more into the ground for good measure. He still had a hold of her hair; he began to drag her on the ground back to the abandon hut he was keeping her captive in.
Kenshin didn't answer Kenji's question he just stared at him with cold eyes that he had felt piercing against his soul. He then stomped on him with half his strength trying to get him to answer him and for looking into his soul as he had done.
" Answer me, Answer!" Kenshin for the second time didn't answer him and didn't stop his staring; his eyes were centered towards his own eyes'. Kenji then decided that his father didn't deserve to live if he couldn't even answer a simple yet important question. It made him so mad how smug his father looked lying on the ground with nothing but a cold look in his eyes, he hated his eyes it was those eye's that destroyed his and his mothers life. He lifted up his sword as readied him self to take it down on his father. He then lifted it up pointing it at the sky and in one swift motion began to take it down one him. He then in that moment remembered when he was at the dock with his mother one of the last words she said to him was ' I will wait for him forever.' He then stopped his sword an inch away from his father's face. He couldn't kill him; if he did then he would be just as bad as his father was when he broke his mother's heart. She had been waiting for him for almost eight years now, living a breathing for him to return and if he killed him now she would be sad and all that waiting would have been in vain. He could never do that to her even though his piece of trash father didn't deserve to walk the same earth as her. He then kicked is father in the gut as hard as he could sending him flying into the center of the tree. Kenshin began to cough up blood from the double blow he had just received.
He then stood up to look at his son who was staring at him with a dirty look. He returned the look as he began to smirk at him.
" Do you feel better now?" was all he said to his son as he wiped the blood that was dripping from his mouth off.
Kenji became even more enraged then he was in the beginning of all this. How dare he say that to him! Do you feel better now? What was that anyway like he had the right to ask him how he felt? He wasn't trying to get out some childish rage, he was being serious and meant every hateful word. He knew it then that Yahiko was so stupid, sending him to go find his father the man that Yahiko had known darn well that he hated him more then life itself. Kenji then clenched his fist tightly trying to hold him self-back for the sake of his mothers' happiness.
" I hate you!" He said cringing his teeth together as hard as he could. Kenshin still had that smug smile on his face. He wanted nothing more than to wipe that smile off with a good punch to the face. He could use the Futea No Kiwami and rearrange his face a little. He was happy in that moment that he actually took the time to have Sano teach it to him. He stopped the flow of bad thoughts. He then glared at his father as he walked away from him leaving Kenshin to his own thoughts.
Kenshin didn't know what to do; his kid was so screwed up inside. He didn't know the meaning of life and took death as a means to an end. He didn't value life at all. Well he would just have to help to learn it. He felt sadden that he could say anything at what he said to him about breaking Kaoru's heart, but what could he say? He didn't want to leave her not even for a moment. But if he lived with her and Kenji then he would be living a lie trying to cover up the past and ignoring the cries of the people to live a happy life, that wouldn't be real to him in his heart. He had to leave even if it tore him up inside he had to do it for the sake of Kaoru's and Kenji's happiness although from the look of Kenji and what he had said to him about Kaoru, it didn't go as he had planned. He still felt the pain that wrenched in his heart when he had told him that he hated him. He didn't blame him though! He was sad excuse for a father, never around when his son needed him for help or to lean on for comfort. He never even got to teach him the things he wanted to. When he left to wander, again it was like a sudden impulsive decision he didn't think twice about the future of his son's life or his wife's, he was just thinking that they wouldn't be happy with him around messing it up with his tortured soul. He was scared that if he stayed he would just bring them all down with him, if he weren't going to be happy he thought that somebody should be. He began to let a tear seep through his eye but forced it away as quick as possible. He didn't like to cry even when his pain was unbearable. He had done it again let someone he cared about get hurt. He remembered how he had let Tomoe down and how he ended up killing her in the end. He didn't want the same thing to happen to Kaoru; he refused with all his heart to not let her down. He had to find Kenji and try to make peace with him at least till they found Kaoru. He didn't want her to have to pay for his stupid mistakes. He then left the position of standing still that he had been in for so long to go and find Kenji. He then thought up of the most possible place he might be at. Since he didn't know his son that well, he decided to think of a place that he himself wouldn't go and start from there.
Yahiko left the dojo early to go find Sanosuke. He left a sign on the door to the dojo telling all the students that practice would be cancel today. He knew that Kaoru would probably kill him for canceling her classes, but her life was more important than that. He had no idea where he would be at, since he was always somewhere new and could be anywhere in Japan. The best place he could think to go was Saitou's home, since he was the one who told Sano what his missions would be. He recalled how mad Sano was when the government told him that he would have to work with Saitou, his head almost grew 5 sizes bigger, his skin changed through about 14 shades of red until he almost was ready to pop. Sano never liked Saitou all too much and neither did Saitou himself. Nevertheless, Sano expected the conditions anyway because he wanted to be able to see if he could find Kenshin anywhere out there so that he could kill him for not saying goodbye to him for the second time in his life. Yahiko finally made it to Saitou's home he knocked on the door just as Tokio his wife had answered the door greeting him with her lovely smile.
" Oh hi Yahiko." Yahiko eloquently smiled back at her. She was looking beautiful today in her cherry blossom kimono.
" So what can I do for you?"
" I'm looking for Saitou! I need find him right away." Her smile simmered down a bit into a half smile.
" He's not here at the moment, I'm sorry!" If he wasn't there then he probably was most likely at the police station. He probably should have asked him the last time they were together at the dinner in the inn, but he was to in a worry about Kenji finding Kenshin to ask him where Sano was. He needed to know where he was for sure, so that he wouldn't have to waste anytime looking for Sano.
" Do you know where I could find him?" He questioned her in a hurry.
" Well I don't know exactly were he went." She began to smile at him. " I do have an idea! Why don't you wait here for him? He should be back soon!" Yahiko really needed to find him right away, but he didn't know where he would be, the man so strange he could never figure him out. He also knew that he always went to the strangest places he couldn't even imagine. It probably would be best if he did wait for him.
" Alright I suppose I could wait for him here for awhile!" she then opened her door a little wider so that he could enter. He went through the door just as she closed it behind him.
" Make your self at home! While I make us some tea." She said eloquently while walking to the kitchen.
Kenji walked through the village with his head in the clouds. He watched the children play around with each other. He found it rather amazing how free they were as children; they had no worries at all. He wished he was a child again and things were how they use to be. He hated to admit it but he did miss having fun with his father, he missed having his family together. He hated the pass few years of his life, it was hectic all the time and his heart became all cold and loveless from the lack of love he had received from everyone around him. He walked through this village seeing all happy families around him, they all seemed so full of love but he knew deep down that they were probably just putting happy façade on for there children's sake and well being. He really hated his father but it was hard sometimes hew his father after all he should be able to love him but he couldn't bring himself to care and love him like he use to. He guessed that only reason why he ever loved his father was because he didn't know what kind of man he really was. Only that he was his father a strong and pride full man who he thought loved him back but obviously it wasn't true other wise why would he leave him alone all his life did he not care about him at all. Kenji then decided that it just was no use he couldn't for full his promise to Yahiko to bring his father back with him, he would just have to save his mother on his own. He needed to hurry then and get back to Tokyo so that he devise a plan with out the use of Kenshin as a distraction to get her out. He was almost out of the village towards Kyoto when an alarming site stopped him. His father was standing there staring at him blankly. He decided to just ignore him and walk around him, and that's just what he did.
Kenshin turned around to his son who had just blown him off." I knew if I waited here long enough I would find you! That I did!" He began to slowly smile painfully.
Kenji had stopped when his words came to his ears. He was waiting for him but why? This had to be good. He then turned to face his father. " What do you want now? Haven't you done enough?" he said disdainfully.
" That's the problem I haven't done enough. I am coming with you to save Kaoru. I don't care if you hate me, but Kaoru doesn't deserve to have to suffer because of it. That she doesn't." he said simply as he tried to fight his pain away. He couldn't help it he loved his son so much, and he hated having to repeat those hurtful words that were said to him. His son just stared at him his eye's were full of suspicion.
" Oro? I mean it I want to help!"
" I guess I'm wont breaking my promise then." Kenji said as he reluctantly agreed to allow him to come along with him." Just as long as you stay out of my way and don't talk to me. I think it best that we don't get into another fight a least till we find my mother, then after that I will make you pay." He said his bluntly as he walked away heading towards Kyoto again. He had allowed his father to go only so that he could use him as he had planned to in the beginning as a distraction to save his mother. He didn't trust his father to save her or even help at all, he'd bet by the time he made it to Kyoto his father would most likely just run off again leaving his mother to die in the hands of that low life kidnapper of hers.
Yahiko sat down with tokio to have a cup of tea and wait for Saitou.
" So Yahiko, how has life been treating you lately?" She questioned curiously. Yahiko's face fell.
" I have been better. However, Kaoru has it worse then me. That's why I need to find Saitou!" Her facial expressions filled with worry.
" What's wrong with Kaoru? Is she alright?"
" I really don't know if she's alright because she's been kidnapped! So that's why I need Saitou's help, I need to find out where Sanosuke is!" He then picked up his tea to take a sip of it. Tokio put her hand over her mouth while her face full of shock.
" Well do you know who took her?" Yahiko shook his head vigorously.
" We have no idea, the only thing we know for sure is he wants Kenshin and plans on using Kaoru to get to him." She sighed in concern. Yahiko let out a deep breath he felt so bad for Kaoru she was alone all by her self he knew she was a strong willed person, he just hoped she would be strong enough until they came up with a plan to save her.
" Well how is Kenji taking the news?"
" I think he's going to kill Kenshin!" he blurted out irritatingly.
" No why would he do such an awful thing like that?" she interrogated him eloquently.
" Because he blames his father for his mother being captured not to mention that he has hated him for the longest time for leaving him and her alone to go wander off again." He answered her inquiring question with certain sadness to his voice.
" Oh..." she said in dejection. The door slammed close as Saitou entered the house.
" I'm home darl...." He then saw Yahiko with his wife; his eyes became dark and narrow. "What are you doing here?" Yahiko grinned at him menacingly.
" It's nice to see you too!" He shot back at Saitou who now had a rather exceptionally scary look in his eyes. Tokio looked at both of them as they stared at each other evilly confused.
" Um darling Yahiko needs you r help, you will help the dear wont you, RIGHT!" She eyed him wickedly. Saitou gulped as he saw the scary look in his wife's eyes.
" Ah yeah of course I will!" he then turned to look at Yahiko who was enjoying the scared look in Saitou's eye's. He had never seen him scared like that before. Saitou gave him a death look as he noticed him laughing to himself at his expense. " What do you want now?" he then took out a cigarette out from his pocket and lit it; he then stuck it in his mouth inhaling it slowly as he waited for his question to be answered. Yahiko smirked at him.
" I need you tell me where you stationed Sanosuke?" He then dropped, his cigarette from his hand his eyes became very serious.
" I stationed the idiot in jail." He said calmly as he stomped his foot on the cigarette so that his house wouldn't burn down. His wife shot him a dirty look as she watched him almost destroy their house.
" Why did you do that?" Yahiko questioned curiously.
" Because he botched a mission." He shot back at him fiercely. Yahiko became confused.
" So why would you put him in jail." He began to laugh evilly.
" He's a moron and I put all the morons in jail!" Yahiko sighed deeply to himself.
" Well could you take me to him I need his help to find Kaoru!"
" That rooster head is pointless, why would you even want his help!" he said sarcastically. Yahiko became rather irritated that he wouldn't just let things be simple. Tokio became infuriated at her annoying husband.
" Take him to his friend otherwise, you have to sleep out side for a week." She growled at her terrified husband. Yahiko began to laugh silently to himself; it was so funny watching her keeping him inline.
" Yes ma'am!" he stared at her warily. She then left the room giving him the chance to let loose his long hold of breath.
" Oh dear god I'm safe now!" Yahiko began to laugh hysterically.
" Ha, Ha the legendary wolf is whipped." Saitou began to growl at him ferociously.
" You're lucky that my wife is here otherwise I would have killed by now!" He then stopped laughing; he gulped in fear. " Don't worry your safe, come one lets go." He then walkout the door, Yahiko followed slowly behind him.
When they finally arrived at the jail, He couldn't see Sano anywhere.
" Well where is he?" He questioned; Saitou began to smile devilishly.
" He's at the very way back!" he then began to lead Yahiko to a small chamber door made of some type of strong metal.
" Saitou is that you cause if it is? I'm going to kill you!" Yahiko could recognize the whiny voice as Sano's. Saitou began to laugh.
" I'd like to see you follow through with that treat." A loud boom on the door made the jailhouse shake.
" Fine if I can't punch it open then I guess I have no chose but to, Futea no Kiwami." It hit the jail door violently.
" Ouch! Why didn't it work?" The door and the station were still intact. Saitou began to laugh evilly.
" Yes it works, I knew it would. I made this jail chamber especially for you. I spent thousands of yen to have it made just for an occasion like this one." Sano started to scream at him furiously.
" Why you!" Yahiko shook his head vigorously.
" Do you mean to tell me that you had nothing better to do with your time then find a way to permanently incarcerate Sano." Yahiko asked in astonishment with a hint of amusement in his voice. Saitou then put the silencer on the chamber so that Sano couldn't hear him and he wouldn't have to listen to his annoying bickering.
" Saitou dear I have been looking all over for you." She smiled at him as she saw the steel chamber." Oh I see you kept you promise."
" Tokio don't you trust me, I'm hurt." He then he put his hand over his heart and gave her a look of mock sadness." Tokio what are you doing, a jail cell is no place for you." She began to smile at him all knowingly.
" You're not a wimp dear and neither am I, you do still remember what lead us getting married." She began to blush. Yahiko looked to Tokio and then at Saitou. Tokio had a dreamy look on her face while Saitou became exceptionally pale, a thought then formed in Yahiko's head * Black mail. * He then turned to look at Tokio.
" So what did lead to you two getting married?" he asked curiously, then he slide his head of towards Saitou if anything he had gotten paler as his wife began to talk. * This had to be good black mail if he's acting like this. * An even dreamier smile swept across her face.
" Well, when I was a young girl I was much like Kaoru, although back then in the days of Edo women who used swords were looked down upon." She smiles happily as she goes onto say. " But I saw Saitou fighting and watched the battle in awe, he was so strong. After the fight I approached him with my sword drawn and challenged him to a fight. I was so taken aback when he accepted and even more when I actually won the fight." She then sighed all dreamy like. " Well a few day's later Saitou sought me out, when he found me he said ' Tokio, dear, I haven't been able to get my mind of you since the day we fought. You were the first person to actually win against me, but Tokio you not only won the battle, you also won my heart, Tokio will you marry me?' and of course I said yes, the ceremony was beautiful, not to mention the honeymoon." Realizing what she had said to them, a blush crept to her face.
" Okay I think that's enough information." Banishing the blush from his cheeks, Yahiko began to laugh uncontrollably. " Saitou I had no idea you could be so romantic." Not making any eye contact Saitou growled. " Do you want to release the moron or not?" He asked through clenched teeth. " Oh yeah, don't you dare say anything to the moron otherwise I will be forced to kill you, I don't care if you Kenshin's friend or not." Yahiko didn't flinch at him at all, he knew that Saitou wouldn't ever kill him not if he black mailed him; he began to think of all the wondrous things he could make him do with his new found knowledge. Saitou then went up to the chamber and opened all one hundred locks that concealed the door from opening. Sano came flying out of the chamber smacking his head on the ground.
" What were you guy taking about without me?" He then looked up to see Tokio standing there; He smiled at her as he stood from the ground. He then ran up to her and embraced her softly. " It's good to see you again, where you the one who broke me out?" Tokio's eyes grew wide as she pushed him off.
" No she was the one who put you in!" Saitou informed him simply. " And if you ever touch her again I will kill you!" Sano looked at him sourly.
" I'm married you know? I only think of her as a friend!" Saitou cocked an eyebrow and was about to talk but was cut off by Yahiko.
" Wait a minute! I thought you put Sano in jail for botching a job?" He questioned him confusingly. Saitou glared at Sano.
" I did! I had him be my wife's bodyguard, so she wouldn't get hurt and the moron totally scared her to death, to the point she begged me to lock him up forever. So that what I did." He informed Yahiko. He nodded.
" Sano we need to talk!" he said getting down to the point, he had come there for in the first place. Sano slid his head to look at him.
" What is it Yahiko?" He said getting a little worried by strange look on Yahiko's face.
" Kaoru has been kidnapped!" He said sharply with sadness. Sano's facial expressions became full of worry.
" What! Missy is missing." He said his eyes opened wide in shock. " Has anyone told Kenshin yet?" Yahiko Sighed.
" Kenji went to tell him and bring him home." Sano became even more shocked at the thought of Kenji seeing his father again.
" Are you crazy? Why would you let him go? A more important question how'd you get him too?"
Kenji walked with his father in silence for about an hour. He had told him not to talk to him and he had listened, but the silence was really getting to him. He wanted to talk so bad, but he knew that he didn't have anything nice to say to him so there would really be no point; they would just end up fighting and they didn't have time for that right now. He just hoped that they would make it home in one piece and that he wouldn't end up losing control and killing the man. Time would only tell if that would happen.
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I know I ended this stupidly, but I needed to save the rest of the story for the next chapter.
Chapter 7:
Through the Forest in One Piece?
