The Story of the Young Wanderer
As you know, Mishiru was reunited with her father, Sanosuke Sagara after 2 years as living as an orphan in Tokyo Japan. But just like you, Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko, were wondering how this all happened in the past. And so it goes.
"Sanosuke! What do you mean your daughter?"
"This troubles me as well, that it does." said a quiet yet confused Kenshin.
Yahiko Miojin, 10-year old swordsmen in training, was asleep, or not. He stirred trying to make sense of it all. "Sanosuke couldn't be a father!" he said to himself. Then listened for more info.
"Sanosuke! Are you listening?" yelled a troubled Kaoru.
"Well, If you would just shut-up and listen, I could tell you. And keep it down, she's sleeping." Sanosuke held a sleeping Mishiru in his arms, but he didn't seem happy nor sad about all of this. But worried.
" Well it all started when I found out my girlfriend had a child. Sishene, just shoved this child into my arms, crying and left me to raise a child by myself. A few days later, I found a note from the Mangi government, "There has been a death in your family". I didn't go to her funeral I was scared stiff."
Sanosuke looked down and held back tears. "Do you know the feeling someone you love has just died? Someone you were going to share your life with." "Sanosuke." Kaoru sighed. This was very hard for him. "You don't have to tell us any more." "No, you wanted to know. Let me tell you"
Yahiko couldn't hold his suspense. He crawled by the screen door by the room they were in and put his ear close by but not close enough so they could see him.
"2 years passed. 2 years passed and I had grown a bond with her. You could say me and Mishiru didn't need words to talk. But one night, some Imperialists {group of soldiers protecting Mangi government in Tokyo in this era} came and took Mishiru. They knocked me out and I couldn't even see her one last time, or say goodbye. I asked around and only one man had told me she was seen wandering around Tokyo, around here. So you could say that's why I'm here now.
Yahiko was so shocked he fell over and broke down the screen door. But he quickly got up and said, "So you just let them take her? What kind of father would do that?" Kaoru grabbed Yahiko and put her hands over his mouth.
"So what are you going to do, Sanosuke?" "Yes Sano, I want to know too, that I do!" "Well I was thinking that maybe I could take care of her." "You? But you can't even take care of." Kaoru was stopped by Kenshin. "Miss Kaoru, I think Sano should try this, that I do. After all we need to trust him." "Thanks Kenshin. Well I guess we should go." Yahiko got out of Kaoru's grip. "I'd like to walk with you." "Wait Yahiko! I have a better idea. Why don't you spend the night there? After all, Sanosuke could use the help." "Great! Thanks Kaoru!"
And off they went in the middle of the night. There was Sanosuke walking with a 10 year old boy and a 4-year old girl in his arms. Sano wondered, this time I will protect her.
To be continued.
As you know, Mishiru was reunited with her father, Sanosuke Sagara after 2 years as living as an orphan in Tokyo Japan. But just like you, Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko, were wondering how this all happened in the past. And so it goes.
"Sanosuke! What do you mean your daughter?"
"This troubles me as well, that it does." said a quiet yet confused Kenshin.
Yahiko Miojin, 10-year old swordsmen in training, was asleep, or not. He stirred trying to make sense of it all. "Sanosuke couldn't be a father!" he said to himself. Then listened for more info.
"Sanosuke! Are you listening?" yelled a troubled Kaoru.
"Well, If you would just shut-up and listen, I could tell you. And keep it down, she's sleeping." Sanosuke held a sleeping Mishiru in his arms, but he didn't seem happy nor sad about all of this. But worried.
" Well it all started when I found out my girlfriend had a child. Sishene, just shoved this child into my arms, crying and left me to raise a child by myself. A few days later, I found a note from the Mangi government, "There has been a death in your family". I didn't go to her funeral I was scared stiff."
Sanosuke looked down and held back tears. "Do you know the feeling someone you love has just died? Someone you were going to share your life with." "Sanosuke." Kaoru sighed. This was very hard for him. "You don't have to tell us any more." "No, you wanted to know. Let me tell you"
Yahiko couldn't hold his suspense. He crawled by the screen door by the room they were in and put his ear close by but not close enough so they could see him.
"2 years passed. 2 years passed and I had grown a bond with her. You could say me and Mishiru didn't need words to talk. But one night, some Imperialists {group of soldiers protecting Mangi government in Tokyo in this era} came and took Mishiru. They knocked me out and I couldn't even see her one last time, or say goodbye. I asked around and only one man had told me she was seen wandering around Tokyo, around here. So you could say that's why I'm here now.
Yahiko was so shocked he fell over and broke down the screen door. But he quickly got up and said, "So you just let them take her? What kind of father would do that?" Kaoru grabbed Yahiko and put her hands over his mouth.
"So what are you going to do, Sanosuke?" "Yes Sano, I want to know too, that I do!" "Well I was thinking that maybe I could take care of her." "You? But you can't even take care of." Kaoru was stopped by Kenshin. "Miss Kaoru, I think Sano should try this, that I do. After all we need to trust him." "Thanks Kenshin. Well I guess we should go." Yahiko got out of Kaoru's grip. "I'd like to walk with you." "Wait Yahiko! I have a better idea. Why don't you spend the night there? After all, Sanosuke could use the help." "Great! Thanks Kaoru!"
And off they went in the middle of the night. There was Sanosuke walking with a 10 year old boy and a 4-year old girl in his arms. Sano wondered, this time I will protect her.
To be continued.
