"Hmm. We're going to have to watch out for them, that we are,"
Kenshin replied.
Sanosuke had finished telling him about the Hinageshi brothers. Kenshin had reacted exactly how Sanosuke thought he would.
"Who knows where they are. We have to be careful with the girls around," Sanosuke said.
"Yes. Perhaps it would be to our advantage to have someone keep watch over them?" Kenshin suggested.
"Yeah, and we shouldn't let them leave the place unless one of us is with them," Sanosuke added in.
"Good idea."
"Now, who's going to be the one to tell the girls?"
Sanosuke and Kenshin looked at each other.
"Sano, I'll let you do the honors," Kenshin said, his voice cracking a little, smiling at Sanosuke.
"Oh no Kenshin, you aren't letting me do this alone. Both of us are going to tell them."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"WHAT!?"
Apparently the girls weren't too happy with this news, just as Kenshin and Sanosuke had expected.
"Calm down. We are only enforcing this for your safety," Sanosuke tried.
"Yeah, but we don't even know if these guys really exist!" Kaoru exclaimed.
"I have good sources."
"I wouldn't exactly call an old man who you've never met before a good source, Sanosuke!" Megumi roared.
"Please, just listen," Kenshin said, trying to calm them down. "This is for the best, that it is."
"Kenshin, locking us up is not for the best," Kaoru said.
Sanosuke and Kenshin sighed. This had been a very bad idea. It might have gone better if it had been after lunch when they told them. But there wasn't much to be done now, they had already said everything.
"What's with all the noise?" Yahiko asked, walking into the room. He had gone to get a bucket of water from a stream a little ways away.
"Sanosuke and Kenshin have just been explaining how we are supposed to stay locked up now that they believe there are some psycho rappers on the loose," Megumi explained, her arms crossed over her chest. She side glanced at Sanosuke.
"Oh, if that's all." Yahiko crossed the room to sit down.
"If that's all? They are trying to take away our freedom here Yahiko," Kaoru said.
Yahiko shrugged. "Whatever."
"Alright, alright," Sanosuke said, not wanting Kaoru to do anything drastic, "I've got another idea."
"Fine. Let's hear this big change of yours."
"You can go outside but have to stay close to the house if you are alone. And Kenshin and I don't have to be there. Yahiko should at least be with you if you intend to go somewhere."
"What? Don't you go dragging me into this Sanosuke," Yahiko said.
"Sano, I don't know if that is such a good idea," Kenshin said in a low voice.
"Of course it's a good idea." Sanosuke leaned into Kenshin so only he could hear. "And plus it will get the girls off our backs."
Kenshin smiled. "Alright then."
"So what do you girls say?"
Megumi and Kaoru looked at each other for a moment. "I guess its ok. That's probably the best suggestion you are going to give us anyway."
A/N: Sorry if this chapter seemed to have no importance. It kinda does. You'll see.
Sanosuke had finished telling him about the Hinageshi brothers. Kenshin had reacted exactly how Sanosuke thought he would.
"Who knows where they are. We have to be careful with the girls around," Sanosuke said.
"Yes. Perhaps it would be to our advantage to have someone keep watch over them?" Kenshin suggested.
"Yeah, and we shouldn't let them leave the place unless one of us is with them," Sanosuke added in.
"Good idea."
"Now, who's going to be the one to tell the girls?"
Sanosuke and Kenshin looked at each other.
"Sano, I'll let you do the honors," Kenshin said, his voice cracking a little, smiling at Sanosuke.
"Oh no Kenshin, you aren't letting me do this alone. Both of us are going to tell them."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"WHAT!?"
Apparently the girls weren't too happy with this news, just as Kenshin and Sanosuke had expected.
"Calm down. We are only enforcing this for your safety," Sanosuke tried.
"Yeah, but we don't even know if these guys really exist!" Kaoru exclaimed.
"I have good sources."
"I wouldn't exactly call an old man who you've never met before a good source, Sanosuke!" Megumi roared.
"Please, just listen," Kenshin said, trying to calm them down. "This is for the best, that it is."
"Kenshin, locking us up is not for the best," Kaoru said.
Sanosuke and Kenshin sighed. This had been a very bad idea. It might have gone better if it had been after lunch when they told them. But there wasn't much to be done now, they had already said everything.
"What's with all the noise?" Yahiko asked, walking into the room. He had gone to get a bucket of water from a stream a little ways away.
"Sanosuke and Kenshin have just been explaining how we are supposed to stay locked up now that they believe there are some psycho rappers on the loose," Megumi explained, her arms crossed over her chest. She side glanced at Sanosuke.
"Oh, if that's all." Yahiko crossed the room to sit down.
"If that's all? They are trying to take away our freedom here Yahiko," Kaoru said.
Yahiko shrugged. "Whatever."
"Alright, alright," Sanosuke said, not wanting Kaoru to do anything drastic, "I've got another idea."
"Fine. Let's hear this big change of yours."
"You can go outside but have to stay close to the house if you are alone. And Kenshin and I don't have to be there. Yahiko should at least be with you if you intend to go somewhere."
"What? Don't you go dragging me into this Sanosuke," Yahiko said.
"Sano, I don't know if that is such a good idea," Kenshin said in a low voice.
"Of course it's a good idea." Sanosuke leaned into Kenshin so only he could hear. "And plus it will get the girls off our backs."
Kenshin smiled. "Alright then."
"So what do you girls say?"
Megumi and Kaoru looked at each other for a moment. "I guess its ok. That's probably the best suggestion you are going to give us anyway."
A/N: Sorry if this chapter seemed to have no importance. It kinda does. You'll see.