CHAPTER 12- TRAIL OF BLOOD
"Seta! Seta, wake up!"
Soujiro reluctantly responded to the voice and the gentle slap on his cheek. His eyes opened to find that he was lying in a dark cell. Kenshin was there with him, sans his sakabatou. "Himura-san? What happened?"
Kenshin peered out the window that he was barely tall enough to see out of. "We were seized by those Rebels, that we were."
Soujiro drew in a shaky breath. "What about Satomi? And Eisuke?"
"I don't know. From what I saw, they looked like they were safe for the time being."
"That's all that matters then." Soujiro strained to sit up, but when he tried to use his arm to push up, he cried out in pain. "AUGH!"
Kenshin knelt down and steadied him. "Careful. You may cause your wound to bleed more."
"Himura-san, what brought you here anyway?" the younger vagabond asked.
"Saitoh received a report about this village being under siege. I came to try and help out." Kenshin smiled slightly. "But I wasn't expecting to find you here, that I wasn't."
..........
Satomi kept her cloak wrapped tightly around her form while she followed the trail of blood that had been left to her. Every once in a while, she had to duck away into the alleys to avoid passing rebels. All the while, she listened to their conversations.
"Hai, they got both of them."
"You know, one's the famous Hitokiri Battousai. The red-haired one anyway."
"And that other guy, the one who's been here for a few months, he's from the Juppon Gatana!"
"Good thing the execution's going to be tonight!"
"And for all the public to see! That will teach the people of Shiroki that we are invincible!"
"Hai! And in time, this new era of peace will be shattered! It will be ours for the taking!"
Satomi gritted her teeth angrily. How she hated them! But her fury would have to wait for now. She had to find Soujiro and save him. His bokken tucked at her waist, she continued on. 'Hold on, Soujiro! I swear I'll find you!'
"Seta! Seta, wake up!"
Soujiro reluctantly responded to the voice and the gentle slap on his cheek. His eyes opened to find that he was lying in a dark cell. Kenshin was there with him, sans his sakabatou. "Himura-san? What happened?"
Kenshin peered out the window that he was barely tall enough to see out of. "We were seized by those Rebels, that we were."
Soujiro drew in a shaky breath. "What about Satomi? And Eisuke?"
"I don't know. From what I saw, they looked like they were safe for the time being."
"That's all that matters then." Soujiro strained to sit up, but when he tried to use his arm to push up, he cried out in pain. "AUGH!"
Kenshin knelt down and steadied him. "Careful. You may cause your wound to bleed more."
"Himura-san, what brought you here anyway?" the younger vagabond asked.
"Saitoh received a report about this village being under siege. I came to try and help out." Kenshin smiled slightly. "But I wasn't expecting to find you here, that I wasn't."
..........
Satomi kept her cloak wrapped tightly around her form while she followed the trail of blood that had been left to her. Every once in a while, she had to duck away into the alleys to avoid passing rebels. All the while, she listened to their conversations.
"Hai, they got both of them."
"You know, one's the famous Hitokiri Battousai. The red-haired one anyway."
"And that other guy, the one who's been here for a few months, he's from the Juppon Gatana!"
"Good thing the execution's going to be tonight!"
"And for all the public to see! That will teach the people of Shiroki that we are invincible!"
"Hai! And in time, this new era of peace will be shattered! It will be ours for the taking!"
Satomi gritted her teeth angrily. How she hated them! But her fury would have to wait for now. She had to find Soujiro and save him. His bokken tucked at her waist, she continued on. 'Hold on, Soujiro! I swear I'll find you!'