CHAPTER 16- ALONE AGAIN
Aki and the others finally found a place to rest in the woods, well away from the city. Gingerly, they placed Seiji down in a patch of grass before setting about to prepare camp.
Aki was still an emotional wreck, tears never ceasing to leak from his eyes. "Brother, I'll get her back for this! I promise I will!"
But no, Seiji shook his head slightly. "Aki, the score has been settled."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Seiji's swollen eyes focused on the sky up above. By now, night was beginning to come. He took a deep breath. "We took revenge for Father and she took revenge for that man. We shall fight no more, little brother. Father would want us to do no more damage."
Aki absorbed what he said and reluctantly nodded. "R-Right."
..........
It took two hours for Megumi to stabilize Sanosuke. Throughout it all, Jiani, Kaoru, and Yahiko stayed nearby. Jiani feigned her extreme fatigue to watch over the procedure.
"So what happened to those men?" Sanosuke asked once it was all over.
Jiani sighed. "I don't know really. They took Ozawa and left. I doubt they will come back. From what little I remember, he seemed to experience some sort of enlightening." She gazed at the floor. "It looks like we are safe."
Kaoru breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear after all this."
"I'll say." Yahiko agreed with a yawn. "Can I go to bed now?"
"Yeah, yeah sure." Kaoru told him. "After all, children should go to be early."
"I am NOT a child!"
Jiani got up to follow them out of the room. But before she left, she turned back towards Sanosuke. "Sanosuke, thank you for your help. I am grateful."
He gave her a weak smile. "Hey, no problem. I like a good fight."
Jiani sighed and walked out. There was something that needed to be done.
The next morning, Kaoru came into the kitchen to find a letter on the table. "Hm, I wonder who could have left that,"
She crossed the room and picked it up to read. She gasped.
To Kaoru, Sanosuke, Yahiko, and the others:
I have gone to Kyoto to ready for the Juppon Gatana. Hopefully, we will meet again soon. Thank you for everything. Farewell for now.
-Himura Jiani
Rather than be upset, Kaoru smiled to herself and folded the note. "Yes, hopefully we will meet again, Jiani.
A/N- Okay, that's all for Red Wind Rurouni. Stay tuned for the sequel, which I will get started on right away.
Aki and the others finally found a place to rest in the woods, well away from the city. Gingerly, they placed Seiji down in a patch of grass before setting about to prepare camp.
Aki was still an emotional wreck, tears never ceasing to leak from his eyes. "Brother, I'll get her back for this! I promise I will!"
But no, Seiji shook his head slightly. "Aki, the score has been settled."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Seiji's swollen eyes focused on the sky up above. By now, night was beginning to come. He took a deep breath. "We took revenge for Father and she took revenge for that man. We shall fight no more, little brother. Father would want us to do no more damage."
Aki absorbed what he said and reluctantly nodded. "R-Right."
..........
It took two hours for Megumi to stabilize Sanosuke. Throughout it all, Jiani, Kaoru, and Yahiko stayed nearby. Jiani feigned her extreme fatigue to watch over the procedure.
"So what happened to those men?" Sanosuke asked once it was all over.
Jiani sighed. "I don't know really. They took Ozawa and left. I doubt they will come back. From what little I remember, he seemed to experience some sort of enlightening." She gazed at the floor. "It looks like we are safe."
Kaoru breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear after all this."
"I'll say." Yahiko agreed with a yawn. "Can I go to bed now?"
"Yeah, yeah sure." Kaoru told him. "After all, children should go to be early."
"I am NOT a child!"
Jiani got up to follow them out of the room. But before she left, she turned back towards Sanosuke. "Sanosuke, thank you for your help. I am grateful."
He gave her a weak smile. "Hey, no problem. I like a good fight."
Jiani sighed and walked out. There was something that needed to be done.
The next morning, Kaoru came into the kitchen to find a letter on the table. "Hm, I wonder who could have left that,"
She crossed the room and picked it up to read. She gasped.
To Kaoru, Sanosuke, Yahiko, and the others:
I have gone to Kyoto to ready for the Juppon Gatana. Hopefully, we will meet again soon. Thank you for everything. Farewell for now.
-Himura Jiani
Rather than be upset, Kaoru smiled to herself and folded the note. "Yes, hopefully we will meet again, Jiani.
A/N- Okay, that's all for Red Wind Rurouni. Stay tuned for the sequel, which I will get started on right away.