The knife tapped lightly against the hard surface, the tomato getting
cut into think slices. Megumi watched the knife move although her mind was
a bit elsewhere. Yahiko was in the other room so Megumi was left in
silence, able to contemplate her thoughts alone.
When her and Sanosuke had been alone something had seem a little amiss. They had been talking like something was going to happen. Megumi had felt it. She had been the one to bring it up. Something was tugging at the back of her mind. It just seemed like something big was going to happen today.
Megumi heard the front door open. Was Sanosuke already back with the fish? Or maybe Kenshin and Kaoru were back. No, they had only left a minute ago.
"Sanosuke is that you?" Megumi called, still cutting the tomato. "That was pretty fast with the fish."
No one answered. She heard heavy footsteps coming towards the kitchen. But there were two sets, two sets of heavy footsteps. Megumi turned around to face whoever had entered the house, not knowing what to think. The two men standing in the doorway did not make Megumi feel any better. They were grinning at her, but those weren't just any grins. Megumi knew to be frightened.
"Hello there, missy," one of them said. The other one began to laugh.
Megumi glanced quickly between both of them. The one that had talked first, he was a bit more built and taller than the other, began to advance towards her.
"Now if you do everything we tell you, you won't get hurt." He took another step towards her. "Actually I don't know if that's entirely true." He grinned.
Megumi's mind was racing. She did the only thing she thought to do. She quickly turned around, grabbed the knife that she had been using to cut the tomatoes with, then turned back around to face the intruders. Megumi held the knife out in front of her.
The man closest to her held up his hands as if she were holding a more violent weapon. "Now be careful with that. We didn't want to resort to any violence. Well not any right away."
"What do you want?"
"You."
Megumi gasped and ran towards one of the windows. She quickly began to open it. The man closest to her ran to her and grabbed her from behind. Megumi screamed and struggled to get free.
"Megumi! What's wrong?"
Megumi heard Yahiko's shouts and heard quick footsteps coming towards the kitchen.
'Please stay away. Please don't come,' Megumi thought. 'Just stay away Yahiko.'
Yahiko peered into the kitchen and gasped at the sight. Megumi was trying to break free of a large guys grasp and a smaller man was standing near them watching with a strange grin on his face.
"Yahiko! Run!" Megumi yelled.
"Get the kid, Shouta," the big man said.
The smaller man, named Shouta, turned around and started for Yahiko.
"I'm not going to abandon you Megumi!" Yahiko called and ran out of the kitchen. He headed for where he had left his wooden sword in the other room. Shouta followed him. Yahiko grabbed his wooden sword and turned to face the man. He was hit across the room and landed against the wall. Yahiko hadn't known how close Shouta had been to him but apparently he had been on his tail the whole time. Yahiko got slowly to his feet and ran at the man with his wooden sword in front of him.
Shouta dodged Yahiko's charge, but Yahiko quickly turned around and struck him on the back as hard as he could, the wooden sword breaking in two. The man let out a yelp of pain and fell to his knees. The two were still, catching their breaths, but then Shouta began to laugh.
"Stupid kid." He stood slowly and then drew out a sword from its sheath. Yahiko gasped as he saw it, which made the man laugh. Before Yahiko could realize what was going on Shouta ran at him with his sword out front. Yahiko didn't have any time to move, the man was too fast.
Yahiko gasped in pain as he felt the cold steel slice through his skin. Then it was sliding out of him. Yahiko looked at the sword. Was that his blood on it? He looked down at the wound in his gut. Blood was slowly pouring out of it. Yahiko staggered backwards into the hall. He fell against the wall feeling helpless.
'I have to help Megumi,' Yahiko thought. 'Kenshin trusted me with her safety and I won't let him down.' Yahiko inched his way along the wall towards the open doorway, which would lead into the kitchen, where Megumi was. He heard some footsteps coming slowly towards him, but they seemed distant. He knew they were coming towards him but why did they seem so distant?
Shouta slowly rose his sword above Yahiko. "Bye, bye kid." He brought it down on Yahiko's back. Yahiko gasped then fell limply to the ground, blood forming a small lake around him. Shouta removed his sword from Yahiko's back and walked into the kitchen without sheathing it or wiping off the blood.
His brother now had Megumi turned around and pinned against the wall, the knife was still dangling in her hand though. She looked to the sword that hung in his hand at his side. Apparently she saw the blood on it because tears began to form in her eyes.
"Honjo, the kid has been taken care of." He grinned.
A tear rolled down Megumi's cheek. Not Yahiko.
"Perfect. Good work, brother."
Brother? Were these . . . ? Megumi's thoughts trailed off. She had to get free. Taking Honjo off guard she kicked him hard in the shin, making him loosen his grip and free one of her hands. Luckily it was the hand with the knife in it. Megumi struck out with the knife, slicing Honjo across the cheek.
"Shit!" He let go of her and turned away. That wound had come too close to his eye.
Megumi ran as fast as she could towards the doorway even though Shouta was blocking it. She rammed the knife as hard as she could into Shouta's chest and ran past him. She fell against the wall in the hall that was opposite the doorway. Megumi gasped as she saw Yahiko laying motionless on the floor. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Why was this happening? How could people be so cruel?
"Stupid bitch."
Megumi looked over to the doorway. The two brothers were now standing there.
"That was a very naughty thing to do," Honjo said grinning.
"Please, you don't have to do this," Megumi said.
"Yes we do. You're just too damn pretty."
Shouta started laughing as Honjo picked up Megumi. Megumi struggled to get loose but he held her tighter then ever. They were walking to the bedroom. NO! Megumi couldn't let this happen. Sanosuke. What would Sanosuke think? She needed. She wanted him here with her, to save her, to protect her.
"We are going to have lots of fun."
NO! NO!
"SANOSUKE!!!!!!"
When her and Sanosuke had been alone something had seem a little amiss. They had been talking like something was going to happen. Megumi had felt it. She had been the one to bring it up. Something was tugging at the back of her mind. It just seemed like something big was going to happen today.
Megumi heard the front door open. Was Sanosuke already back with the fish? Or maybe Kenshin and Kaoru were back. No, they had only left a minute ago.
"Sanosuke is that you?" Megumi called, still cutting the tomato. "That was pretty fast with the fish."
No one answered. She heard heavy footsteps coming towards the kitchen. But there were two sets, two sets of heavy footsteps. Megumi turned around to face whoever had entered the house, not knowing what to think. The two men standing in the doorway did not make Megumi feel any better. They were grinning at her, but those weren't just any grins. Megumi knew to be frightened.
"Hello there, missy," one of them said. The other one began to laugh.
Megumi glanced quickly between both of them. The one that had talked first, he was a bit more built and taller than the other, began to advance towards her.
"Now if you do everything we tell you, you won't get hurt." He took another step towards her. "Actually I don't know if that's entirely true." He grinned.
Megumi's mind was racing. She did the only thing she thought to do. She quickly turned around, grabbed the knife that she had been using to cut the tomatoes with, then turned back around to face the intruders. Megumi held the knife out in front of her.
The man closest to her held up his hands as if she were holding a more violent weapon. "Now be careful with that. We didn't want to resort to any violence. Well not any right away."
"What do you want?"
"You."
Megumi gasped and ran towards one of the windows. She quickly began to open it. The man closest to her ran to her and grabbed her from behind. Megumi screamed and struggled to get free.
"Megumi! What's wrong?"
Megumi heard Yahiko's shouts and heard quick footsteps coming towards the kitchen.
'Please stay away. Please don't come,' Megumi thought. 'Just stay away Yahiko.'
Yahiko peered into the kitchen and gasped at the sight. Megumi was trying to break free of a large guys grasp and a smaller man was standing near them watching with a strange grin on his face.
"Yahiko! Run!" Megumi yelled.
"Get the kid, Shouta," the big man said.
The smaller man, named Shouta, turned around and started for Yahiko.
"I'm not going to abandon you Megumi!" Yahiko called and ran out of the kitchen. He headed for where he had left his wooden sword in the other room. Shouta followed him. Yahiko grabbed his wooden sword and turned to face the man. He was hit across the room and landed against the wall. Yahiko hadn't known how close Shouta had been to him but apparently he had been on his tail the whole time. Yahiko got slowly to his feet and ran at the man with his wooden sword in front of him.
Shouta dodged Yahiko's charge, but Yahiko quickly turned around and struck him on the back as hard as he could, the wooden sword breaking in two. The man let out a yelp of pain and fell to his knees. The two were still, catching their breaths, but then Shouta began to laugh.
"Stupid kid." He stood slowly and then drew out a sword from its sheath. Yahiko gasped as he saw it, which made the man laugh. Before Yahiko could realize what was going on Shouta ran at him with his sword out front. Yahiko didn't have any time to move, the man was too fast.
Yahiko gasped in pain as he felt the cold steel slice through his skin. Then it was sliding out of him. Yahiko looked at the sword. Was that his blood on it? He looked down at the wound in his gut. Blood was slowly pouring out of it. Yahiko staggered backwards into the hall. He fell against the wall feeling helpless.
'I have to help Megumi,' Yahiko thought. 'Kenshin trusted me with her safety and I won't let him down.' Yahiko inched his way along the wall towards the open doorway, which would lead into the kitchen, where Megumi was. He heard some footsteps coming slowly towards him, but they seemed distant. He knew they were coming towards him but why did they seem so distant?
Shouta slowly rose his sword above Yahiko. "Bye, bye kid." He brought it down on Yahiko's back. Yahiko gasped then fell limply to the ground, blood forming a small lake around him. Shouta removed his sword from Yahiko's back and walked into the kitchen without sheathing it or wiping off the blood.
His brother now had Megumi turned around and pinned against the wall, the knife was still dangling in her hand though. She looked to the sword that hung in his hand at his side. Apparently she saw the blood on it because tears began to form in her eyes.
"Honjo, the kid has been taken care of." He grinned.
A tear rolled down Megumi's cheek. Not Yahiko.
"Perfect. Good work, brother."
Brother? Were these . . . ? Megumi's thoughts trailed off. She had to get free. Taking Honjo off guard she kicked him hard in the shin, making him loosen his grip and free one of her hands. Luckily it was the hand with the knife in it. Megumi struck out with the knife, slicing Honjo across the cheek.
"Shit!" He let go of her and turned away. That wound had come too close to his eye.
Megumi ran as fast as she could towards the doorway even though Shouta was blocking it. She rammed the knife as hard as she could into Shouta's chest and ran past him. She fell against the wall in the hall that was opposite the doorway. Megumi gasped as she saw Yahiko laying motionless on the floor. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Why was this happening? How could people be so cruel?
"Stupid bitch."
Megumi looked over to the doorway. The two brothers were now standing there.
"That was a very naughty thing to do," Honjo said grinning.
"Please, you don't have to do this," Megumi said.
"Yes we do. You're just too damn pretty."
Shouta started laughing as Honjo picked up Megumi. Megumi struggled to get loose but he held her tighter then ever. They were walking to the bedroom. NO! Megumi couldn't let this happen. Sanosuke. What would Sanosuke think? She needed. She wanted him here with her, to save her, to protect her.
"We are going to have lots of fun."
NO! NO!
"SANOSUKE!!!!!!"