CHAPTER 15- DOUBLE VENGEANCE
Seiji smirked as he drove his sword into Sanosuke. His men dove to get out of his way. Jiani found the strength to sit up just as Sanosuke went down. "SANOSUKE!!!!"
Sanosuke lay motionless on the ground, blood oozing from his shoulder. Seiji and his men crowded over him. Aki whistled. "Wow, that was fast! Thanks, Brother!"
Seiji sheathed his sword. "Sorry about that, but my patience wears on me sometimes. Besides, it is Red Wind that we---
CRACK!!!!!!!
Jiani screamed as she struck Seiji in the face.
"BROTHER!" Aki cried.
"BOSS!" The others shouted.
Seiji hit the ground and lay there trembling. Now it was Jiani's turn to lose control. She pinned him to the ground and proceeded to beat him in the same fashion that he had just done to her.
"BASTARD! BASTARD! BASTARD! BASTARD!!!!!!" She shrieked between blows. "I CAN NEVER FORGIVE YOU!!!!!!"
Aki ran forward and grabbed the back of her hakama. "STOP! STOP IT! GET OFF MY BROTHER!!!"
Jiani simply punched faster and faster, her eyes blazing red.
Seiji endured the blows with a weakening consciousness. The rain of blows seemed to wash away his own fury and frustration. For the first time, he began to think. 'This girl.she's acting just like me!" An image of Sanosuke's limp form flashed into his mind. Realization hit. 'What have I done? What have I been doing all this time?'
Aki was crying hysterically now, pounding hopelessly on Jiani's back. "Please.please stop it!"
The three others stood there, too stunned to do anything.
Jiani kept punching Seiji's face into a pulp.
Aki screamed in anguish. "DON'T KILL HIM! HE'S MY BROTHER! PLEASE!"
Somewhere in her mind, Jiani heard his pleas. 'Don't kill him---he's my brother---please!"
The punching slowed and stopped altogether. Jiani sat over Seiji, eyes wide and staring. What had just happened to her?
"Sanosuke?"
She turned around and saw him lying there. Tears began to fall from her eyes, landing on Seiji's gi. "Sanosuke."
Aki knelt over Seiji, cradling his head and sobbing. "Brother! Brother, please answer me!"
Seiji coughed weakly. "Aki.this.has to end."
His men crowded around him. "Boss?"
"No more." Seiji went on, his face caked with blood and swelling. "Let's.go home."
Jiani listlessly stepped off him. She didn't watch as they lifted Seiji off the ground and carried him away. She didn't even seem to realize that the fight was over and she would never see them again. But she was fully aware of the figure that lay about 2 meters away.
Her legs woke up and carried her towards him. Only when she had reached his side did they give out. Jiani knelt there over him, tears slipping down her cheeks. The sun was setting behind the mountains and cast its dying rays on Sanosuke's face.
"Sanosuke, I'm sorry." She whispered. She closed her eyes and turned away.
"What---for?" came a weak, hoarse voice that about caused her to fall down the hill.
Her mouth dropped open. "S-Sanosuke?"
He had his eyes open and was staring up at her. "Hey Jiani---
A shaky smile spread across Jiani's face. "Sanosuke!"
He smiled back. "You have a pretty smile."
Seiji smirked as he drove his sword into Sanosuke. His men dove to get out of his way. Jiani found the strength to sit up just as Sanosuke went down. "SANOSUKE!!!!"
Sanosuke lay motionless on the ground, blood oozing from his shoulder. Seiji and his men crowded over him. Aki whistled. "Wow, that was fast! Thanks, Brother!"
Seiji sheathed his sword. "Sorry about that, but my patience wears on me sometimes. Besides, it is Red Wind that we---
CRACK!!!!!!!
Jiani screamed as she struck Seiji in the face.
"BROTHER!" Aki cried.
"BOSS!" The others shouted.
Seiji hit the ground and lay there trembling. Now it was Jiani's turn to lose control. She pinned him to the ground and proceeded to beat him in the same fashion that he had just done to her.
"BASTARD! BASTARD! BASTARD! BASTARD!!!!!!" She shrieked between blows. "I CAN NEVER FORGIVE YOU!!!!!!"
Aki ran forward and grabbed the back of her hakama. "STOP! STOP IT! GET OFF MY BROTHER!!!"
Jiani simply punched faster and faster, her eyes blazing red.
Seiji endured the blows with a weakening consciousness. The rain of blows seemed to wash away his own fury and frustration. For the first time, he began to think. 'This girl.she's acting just like me!" An image of Sanosuke's limp form flashed into his mind. Realization hit. 'What have I done? What have I been doing all this time?'
Aki was crying hysterically now, pounding hopelessly on Jiani's back. "Please.please stop it!"
The three others stood there, too stunned to do anything.
Jiani kept punching Seiji's face into a pulp.
Aki screamed in anguish. "DON'T KILL HIM! HE'S MY BROTHER! PLEASE!"
Somewhere in her mind, Jiani heard his pleas. 'Don't kill him---he's my brother---please!"
The punching slowed and stopped altogether. Jiani sat over Seiji, eyes wide and staring. What had just happened to her?
"Sanosuke?"
She turned around and saw him lying there. Tears began to fall from her eyes, landing on Seiji's gi. "Sanosuke."
Aki knelt over Seiji, cradling his head and sobbing. "Brother! Brother, please answer me!"
Seiji coughed weakly. "Aki.this.has to end."
His men crowded around him. "Boss?"
"No more." Seiji went on, his face caked with blood and swelling. "Let's.go home."
Jiani listlessly stepped off him. She didn't watch as they lifted Seiji off the ground and carried him away. She didn't even seem to realize that the fight was over and she would never see them again. But she was fully aware of the figure that lay about 2 meters away.
Her legs woke up and carried her towards him. Only when she had reached his side did they give out. Jiani knelt there over him, tears slipping down her cheeks. The sun was setting behind the mountains and cast its dying rays on Sanosuke's face.
"Sanosuke, I'm sorry." She whispered. She closed her eyes and turned away.
"What---for?" came a weak, hoarse voice that about caused her to fall down the hill.
Her mouth dropped open. "S-Sanosuke?"
He had his eyes open and was staring up at her. "Hey Jiani---
A shaky smile spread across Jiani's face. "Sanosuke!"
He smiled back. "You have a pretty smile."