CHAPTER 14- REVENGE OF THE BROTHERS
Jiani remembered when she was a 14-year-old girl, wandering the streets of Kyoto, and living off of whatever she could afford to live off of. For years, she had been tormented, hated due to who she was, the daughter of a manslayer. That was what had made her leave the people who had raised her.
One day, she was resting in the shade of a tree just outside the city. Just then, something hard, a rock, hit her. Her forehead bleeding, she glanced up to find two pairs of eyes staring down at her, those of two boys.
"That's got to be the one, Brother!" one said. "Who else has red hair here?"
The older boy held up a sword. "You are the one who killed my father! I will kill you, Battousai!"
That had started it all. Sure, Jiani was no Battousai. She seldom hurt other people, much less kill. Her father was probably the one they sought.
'Which is why I shall be his target.' Jiani concluded in the darkness of her unconsciousness. 'I will not let him go after my father.'
Suddenly, the beating ceased. She sensed this in the depths of her mind. 'What's going on? Why has he stopped? Am I dead?'
Sanosuke threw a stunned Seiji to the ground.
"Brother!" Aki shouted, leading the way out to help.
"Sorry about that." Sanosuke said sarcastically. "But one can only take a beating like that for so long, you know?"
Seiji sat up. "W-Who are you??"
The rooster head smirked while standing protectively over Jiani. "Sorry, but I don't like to give out my name for free."
Jiani opened her eyes slightly. "S-Sanosuke?"
Aki took his place beside his brother. "What should we do with this one, Brother? Can me and the guys have him?"
Seiji glared at Sanosuke. "Fine, go ahead."
"Sanosuke!" Jiani gasped.
Sanosuke eyed the four who surrounded him. He raised his fists slowly, ready to fight. The fishbone dangled between his teeth. "Yeah! A fight!"
All at once they charged. Sanosuke leapt to one side, avoiding a punch. Then, he ducked low, sending another flying over his head. He smirked wily, allowing them to chase him all over the place. Seiji watched silently. 'He's strong and fast. I'd better step in as well.'
Jiani struggled to lift her head, but couldn't. She felt broken. 'Sanosuke! Please get out of here!'
Sanosuke was so preoccupied with the four foes; he didn't see another swooping down on him from behind.
Jiani opened her eyes fully. "SANOSUKE!!!!!!"
VASH!!!!!
Jiani remembered when she was a 14-year-old girl, wandering the streets of Kyoto, and living off of whatever she could afford to live off of. For years, she had been tormented, hated due to who she was, the daughter of a manslayer. That was what had made her leave the people who had raised her.
One day, she was resting in the shade of a tree just outside the city. Just then, something hard, a rock, hit her. Her forehead bleeding, she glanced up to find two pairs of eyes staring down at her, those of two boys.
"That's got to be the one, Brother!" one said. "Who else has red hair here?"
The older boy held up a sword. "You are the one who killed my father! I will kill you, Battousai!"
That had started it all. Sure, Jiani was no Battousai. She seldom hurt other people, much less kill. Her father was probably the one they sought.
'Which is why I shall be his target.' Jiani concluded in the darkness of her unconsciousness. 'I will not let him go after my father.'
Suddenly, the beating ceased. She sensed this in the depths of her mind. 'What's going on? Why has he stopped? Am I dead?'
Sanosuke threw a stunned Seiji to the ground.
"Brother!" Aki shouted, leading the way out to help.
"Sorry about that." Sanosuke said sarcastically. "But one can only take a beating like that for so long, you know?"
Seiji sat up. "W-Who are you??"
The rooster head smirked while standing protectively over Jiani. "Sorry, but I don't like to give out my name for free."
Jiani opened her eyes slightly. "S-Sanosuke?"
Aki took his place beside his brother. "What should we do with this one, Brother? Can me and the guys have him?"
Seiji glared at Sanosuke. "Fine, go ahead."
"Sanosuke!" Jiani gasped.
Sanosuke eyed the four who surrounded him. He raised his fists slowly, ready to fight. The fishbone dangled between his teeth. "Yeah! A fight!"
All at once they charged. Sanosuke leapt to one side, avoiding a punch. Then, he ducked low, sending another flying over his head. He smirked wily, allowing them to chase him all over the place. Seiji watched silently. 'He's strong and fast. I'd better step in as well.'
Jiani struggled to lift her head, but couldn't. She felt broken. 'Sanosuke! Please get out of here!'
Sanosuke was so preoccupied with the four foes; he didn't see another swooping down on him from behind.
Jiani opened her eyes fully. "SANOSUKE!!!!!!"
VASH!!!!!