CHAPTER 8- UNLEASHING POTENTIAL
Kaoru pulled up fast, positioning herself a few feet away from her student. 'Goodness, he is strong! I need to catch up with his stamina!'
Yahiko circled her, eyes narrowed, hands firm on the shinai. A trained warrior, Kaoru watched him carefully, her blue eyes following every stride, ever sweat drop. It was time for him to take the offensive.
A determined light flashed through the boy's eyes. He leapt forward, ready to slam into her. "HYAH!!"
Kaoru kept her cool. "Kamiya Kasshin Ryu..Hadome!"
SHWAK! She caught the shinai in her hands. Yahiko couldn't react on time.
CRACK! She let go and slammed her bokken forward, grazing his chin. "Ergh!" Yahiko stumbled backwards. Once he had finally steadied himself, he wiped his mouth of the little nick. "Ow."
Kaoru straightened up. "That is the next technique for you to know: the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu Hadome."
The boy scowled. "You know, you should have told me you were going to use a new technique!"
She smirked. "That's right, complain, complain. How ever do you plan to be ready to fight the Juppon Gatana?"
He mumbled something before taking a stance. "Okay, let's try that again then."
Outside the dojo, Sanosuke himself was hard at work, or at least trying to be. "HYAH! HYAH!" Furiously, he punched at the air, pretending to be beating an opponent. But still, he wasn't even sweating and he had been going at the drill for quite some time.
Finally, he paused and stretched his arms in circles. "Damn, I doubt I'm getting any stronger doing this."
He saw something out of the corner of his eye just then. Peering over his shoulder, he noticed Jiani sitting on the porch, watching him. As with every time he looked at her, he had to look twice to make sure it wasn't Kenshin.
'How long has she been watching me?' he wondered. 'I hope I didn't do anything embarrassing.'
"Sagara."
He turned around to face her. "Yeah?"
She rose to her feet and approached him. For once, she left her sword on the porch steps. Sanosuke suddenly felt something rising within her.
Jiani paused a few feet away, standing with her fists hanging lazily to her sides. "You have a strong form." She said monotonously.
"Uh.thanks." He mumbled.
Suddenly, she crouched into a stance, bringing her fists up to her face. "Come at me."
The fishbone dangling from Sanosuke's mouth dropped to the ground. "What? Fight you?"
She nodded. "I wish to have a sparring session."
Slowly, he nodded. He had never fought a girl before. The thought of doing so made him a little nervous. He too took a stance.
"HYAH!"
Inside the house, Megumi heard a loud cry, followed by an even louder crashing sound. Immediately, she turned and headed for the door. "What on earth was that?" What she found outside made her freeze. "Oh my."
POOM! PA-POOM! CRACK! Two blurs zipped across the yard. Grass and dirt sprang up into the afternoon sky. The banging sounded like thunder rolling across the land. Kaoru and Yahiko stopped their own match and raced to their own door to see what was happening.
Jiani sped along the ground at blinding speed, Sanosuke hot on her heels. "HAH!" She wheeled around and struck, but he evaded the blow by bringing up his arm. He struck next, but she pushed herself down to the ground, missing the punch and allowing him to go flying over her. The fight was brutal, absolutely intense. The small audience observed dumbstruck.
CRACK! Sanosuke and Jiani clashed fists. Dust undulated out from under them. Time seemed to freeze.
Sanosuke smirked. "So you can fight with your fists too, eh? That's good for me."
Jiani nodded, a small smile of her own lightening her face. "Aa."
Megumi was awestruck, but it wasn't just from the shock of the fight. She had noticed the way their eyes sparked. Something was happening between the rooster head and the daughter of Kenshin.
Kaoru pulled up fast, positioning herself a few feet away from her student. 'Goodness, he is strong! I need to catch up with his stamina!'
Yahiko circled her, eyes narrowed, hands firm on the shinai. A trained warrior, Kaoru watched him carefully, her blue eyes following every stride, ever sweat drop. It was time for him to take the offensive.
A determined light flashed through the boy's eyes. He leapt forward, ready to slam into her. "HYAH!!"
Kaoru kept her cool. "Kamiya Kasshin Ryu..Hadome!"
SHWAK! She caught the shinai in her hands. Yahiko couldn't react on time.
CRACK! She let go and slammed her bokken forward, grazing his chin. "Ergh!" Yahiko stumbled backwards. Once he had finally steadied himself, he wiped his mouth of the little nick. "Ow."
Kaoru straightened up. "That is the next technique for you to know: the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu Hadome."
The boy scowled. "You know, you should have told me you were going to use a new technique!"
She smirked. "That's right, complain, complain. How ever do you plan to be ready to fight the Juppon Gatana?"
He mumbled something before taking a stance. "Okay, let's try that again then."
Outside the dojo, Sanosuke himself was hard at work, or at least trying to be. "HYAH! HYAH!" Furiously, he punched at the air, pretending to be beating an opponent. But still, he wasn't even sweating and he had been going at the drill for quite some time.
Finally, he paused and stretched his arms in circles. "Damn, I doubt I'm getting any stronger doing this."
He saw something out of the corner of his eye just then. Peering over his shoulder, he noticed Jiani sitting on the porch, watching him. As with every time he looked at her, he had to look twice to make sure it wasn't Kenshin.
'How long has she been watching me?' he wondered. 'I hope I didn't do anything embarrassing.'
"Sagara."
He turned around to face her. "Yeah?"
She rose to her feet and approached him. For once, she left her sword on the porch steps. Sanosuke suddenly felt something rising within her.
Jiani paused a few feet away, standing with her fists hanging lazily to her sides. "You have a strong form." She said monotonously.
"Uh.thanks." He mumbled.
Suddenly, she crouched into a stance, bringing her fists up to her face. "Come at me."
The fishbone dangling from Sanosuke's mouth dropped to the ground. "What? Fight you?"
She nodded. "I wish to have a sparring session."
Slowly, he nodded. He had never fought a girl before. The thought of doing so made him a little nervous. He too took a stance.
"HYAH!"
Inside the house, Megumi heard a loud cry, followed by an even louder crashing sound. Immediately, she turned and headed for the door. "What on earth was that?" What she found outside made her freeze. "Oh my."
POOM! PA-POOM! CRACK! Two blurs zipped across the yard. Grass and dirt sprang up into the afternoon sky. The banging sounded like thunder rolling across the land. Kaoru and Yahiko stopped their own match and raced to their own door to see what was happening.
Jiani sped along the ground at blinding speed, Sanosuke hot on her heels. "HAH!" She wheeled around and struck, but he evaded the blow by bringing up his arm. He struck next, but she pushed herself down to the ground, missing the punch and allowing him to go flying over her. The fight was brutal, absolutely intense. The small audience observed dumbstruck.
CRACK! Sanosuke and Jiani clashed fists. Dust undulated out from under them. Time seemed to freeze.
Sanosuke smirked. "So you can fight with your fists too, eh? That's good for me."
Jiani nodded, a small smile of her own lightening her face. "Aa."
Megumi was awestruck, but it wasn't just from the shock of the fight. She had noticed the way their eyes sparked. Something was happening between the rooster head and the daughter of Kenshin.