Translations for Japanese words on bottom.
[^...^ = sentence from a book]
The Ishinshisi headquarters was surely something Kaoru would always remember it was beautiful. Sakura flowers were in each window and all of them looked like they just fully bloomed, they were her favorite flower. Without thinking she unconsciously walked over to one of them and stared at it in awe. A hand then grasped her shoulder and she almost gave out a yelp but sighed when she saw it was Soujirou who was smiling, "their beautiful, ne?" She smiled, nodded, and looked back at them. Soujirou turned to Battousai who was looking at both of them in a devilish-glare. "The meeting might take a while." Soujirou said, Battousai nodded. Kaoru turned around and looked at him. "You stay here with Soujirou." That was the last thing he said before he walked away up the stairs. Soujirou smiled to her, "it would get bored if we stayed here, ne? They have a library here. Would you like to go?" Kaoru nodded it was good she wouldn't have to be bored while they were waiting.
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Kaoru skimmed through the books looking for one that she might like. She found one that sounded good to her entitled "In order to love murder" and went back to a desk that Soujirou was seated at. "Ah Kamiya-san, is that a romance book?" He asked her which caused her to blush slightly, "yes." Soujirou frowned for a second, "I'm not one for romance stories, but..." He smiled brightly, "I do love stories with violent blood-thirsty gore." Kaoru shook her head and thought, 'weird how he can be so happy about that stuff.' She looked at the title of Soujirou's book, "Sword of death" She took a seat in front of him and began reading her story.
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Battousai made his way up to the hallway and looked around, everything was quiet. He came up to a door and knocked on it. "Shorai," he heard a voice call from inside he opened the door and stepped inside. He saw someone looking outside a window with his back to him. Battousai asked the first thing he wanted to know, "what do you need to have a meeting for?" The man didn't move, "very rude of you to not even say my name first." Battousai sighed, this was going to be long. "Hiko. I want to know why that girl is with me and how much longer is she is going to stay." He turned around looking face to face at him and he was smirking. "Why, is she that bad?" Battousai growled, "she's no use. She's annoying and can't do anything. Why do you want me to keep her in MY apartment and why was she also wanted by the Shinsingumi?" Hiko just kept smirking, "this is why I wanted to have a meeting."
Kenshin's questions not been answered. First he would find out later why she was in his apartment. Second, the Shinsingumi wanted her for the same reason the Ishinshisi which he still wouldn't tell the reason why. He had the nerve to ask him why she got to him so much and he had told him, "because she's with me." Which he only laughed at that. 'This is even going to be longer then I thought' He thought silently.
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Hours later Kaoru's eyes began to water she was on the last chapter and the story happened to be a very sad one. The book was about a girl named Aiko who was forced to kill certain people for a unknown organization or she would never see her love, Masakazu, again. However, as Kaoru is reading the last chapter, it turns out Aiko was tricked by the organization and they killed her love anyway. In the end she killed herself knowing that she could not live without him. Soujirou was having a totally different reaction to his story, grinning from ear to ear. His book was about a boy named Kanaye who found a cursed sword on a mountain one day and the sword began to pocess him into killing people who made him angry. In the end the curse made him kill his secret lover and he cried until he could no more as the curse left the sword by then. ^To live miserably ever after^ was the last sentence in the book.
Soujirou smiled closing his book and looked up at Kaoru, "Kamiya-san how was your book?" Kaoru sniffed, "very sad..." Soujirou blinked, "to bad. Mine was very good. Here I can put your book back for you." Soujirou offered standing up from his seat, she smiled and handed her book to him, "arigatou." He left the table and began searching for the shelf for her book to be placed. Kaoru sighed and looked around the library. No one else was in here expect for a nice girl at a desk and a rather confused looking man. Kaoru got up from her seat pushed it back under the table and walked over to the man. The man was scratching his head looking around for books and he was gnawing on a fishbone. Kaoru noticed a symbol on the back of his shirt which meant bad, evil, or wicked. Kaoru tapped him lightly on the shoulder. "Yes?" He said without taking out the fishbone, "um... You look a little lost, do you need some help?" He closed the book he was looking out and carelessly put it back on the wrong shelf. "Well, yeah I could use some help." Kaoru nodded, "okay what are you looking for?"
"Medicine?" He nodded. "I uh- need to get a book for someone about obtaining some rather rare herbs." Kaoru looked at the section they were in, "well first off your in the wrong section." He looked dumbfounded, "huh?" "This is M.I- medicine starts with M.E so..." He frowned. 'Baka! Now Megumi will get on your case!' He thought to himself. Kaoru led him to that section and after several minutes they had found a book all about herbs. "Thanks alot. What's your name?" Kaoru smiled, "Kaoru. Yours?" He smiled, "Sanosuke Sagara. Thanks a lot Jou-chan." He said making his way out 'Jou-chan?!' Kaoru's mind screamed, she wasn't little! Soujirou called out her name and she made her way out of the book section and looked for him. "Kamiya-san it's time to go!" He said smiling, he was standing next to Battousai who didn't look very pleased. She walked up to them both, "how did your meeting go?" she asked him, she didn't think he would answer her. "Awful." Kaoru wondered, "how so?" He narrowed his eyes at her, "you still have to stay with me." Kaoru furrowed her brows and growled at him, how could he say that to her?
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Information:
The cherry blossom (sakura) is Japan's unofficial national flower. It has been celebrated for many centuries and takes a very prominent position in Japanese culture. The cherry blossoms bloom during different times throughout the country. In Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto they bloom usually in the beginning of April.
Translations:
Shorai - come forth
Baka - Idiot
Arigatou - thanks
Thanks for the reviews. Hope you liked this chapter, especially the part of he books Kaoru and Soujirou were reading since I made them up ^-^ Hope this wasn't a bad part to leave off =)
[^...^ = sentence from a book]
The Ishinshisi headquarters was surely something Kaoru would always remember it was beautiful. Sakura flowers were in each window and all of them looked like they just fully bloomed, they were her favorite flower. Without thinking she unconsciously walked over to one of them and stared at it in awe. A hand then grasped her shoulder and she almost gave out a yelp but sighed when she saw it was Soujirou who was smiling, "their beautiful, ne?" She smiled, nodded, and looked back at them. Soujirou turned to Battousai who was looking at both of them in a devilish-glare. "The meeting might take a while." Soujirou said, Battousai nodded. Kaoru turned around and looked at him. "You stay here with Soujirou." That was the last thing he said before he walked away up the stairs. Soujirou smiled to her, "it would get bored if we stayed here, ne? They have a library here. Would you like to go?" Kaoru nodded it was good she wouldn't have to be bored while they were waiting.
***
Kaoru skimmed through the books looking for one that she might like. She found one that sounded good to her entitled "In order to love murder" and went back to a desk that Soujirou was seated at. "Ah Kamiya-san, is that a romance book?" He asked her which caused her to blush slightly, "yes." Soujirou frowned for a second, "I'm not one for romance stories, but..." He smiled brightly, "I do love stories with violent blood-thirsty gore." Kaoru shook her head and thought, 'weird how he can be so happy about that stuff.' She looked at the title of Soujirou's book, "Sword of death" She took a seat in front of him and began reading her story.
***
Battousai made his way up to the hallway and looked around, everything was quiet. He came up to a door and knocked on it. "Shorai," he heard a voice call from inside he opened the door and stepped inside. He saw someone looking outside a window with his back to him. Battousai asked the first thing he wanted to know, "what do you need to have a meeting for?" The man didn't move, "very rude of you to not even say my name first." Battousai sighed, this was going to be long. "Hiko. I want to know why that girl is with me and how much longer is she is going to stay." He turned around looking face to face at him and he was smirking. "Why, is she that bad?" Battousai growled, "she's no use. She's annoying and can't do anything. Why do you want me to keep her in MY apartment and why was she also wanted by the Shinsingumi?" Hiko just kept smirking, "this is why I wanted to have a meeting."
Kenshin's questions not been answered. First he would find out later why she was in his apartment. Second, the Shinsingumi wanted her for the same reason the Ishinshisi which he still wouldn't tell the reason why. He had the nerve to ask him why she got to him so much and he had told him, "because she's with me." Which he only laughed at that. 'This is even going to be longer then I thought' He thought silently.
***
Hours later Kaoru's eyes began to water she was on the last chapter and the story happened to be a very sad one. The book was about a girl named Aiko who was forced to kill certain people for a unknown organization or she would never see her love, Masakazu, again. However, as Kaoru is reading the last chapter, it turns out Aiko was tricked by the organization and they killed her love anyway. In the end she killed herself knowing that she could not live without him. Soujirou was having a totally different reaction to his story, grinning from ear to ear. His book was about a boy named Kanaye who found a cursed sword on a mountain one day and the sword began to pocess him into killing people who made him angry. In the end the curse made him kill his secret lover and he cried until he could no more as the curse left the sword by then. ^To live miserably ever after^ was the last sentence in the book.
Soujirou smiled closing his book and looked up at Kaoru, "Kamiya-san how was your book?" Kaoru sniffed, "very sad..." Soujirou blinked, "to bad. Mine was very good. Here I can put your book back for you." Soujirou offered standing up from his seat, she smiled and handed her book to him, "arigatou." He left the table and began searching for the shelf for her book to be placed. Kaoru sighed and looked around the library. No one else was in here expect for a nice girl at a desk and a rather confused looking man. Kaoru got up from her seat pushed it back under the table and walked over to the man. The man was scratching his head looking around for books and he was gnawing on a fishbone. Kaoru noticed a symbol on the back of his shirt which meant bad, evil, or wicked. Kaoru tapped him lightly on the shoulder. "Yes?" He said without taking out the fishbone, "um... You look a little lost, do you need some help?" He closed the book he was looking out and carelessly put it back on the wrong shelf. "Well, yeah I could use some help." Kaoru nodded, "okay what are you looking for?"
"Medicine?" He nodded. "I uh- need to get a book for someone about obtaining some rather rare herbs." Kaoru looked at the section they were in, "well first off your in the wrong section." He looked dumbfounded, "huh?" "This is M.I- medicine starts with M.E so..." He frowned. 'Baka! Now Megumi will get on your case!' He thought to himself. Kaoru led him to that section and after several minutes they had found a book all about herbs. "Thanks alot. What's your name?" Kaoru smiled, "Kaoru. Yours?" He smiled, "Sanosuke Sagara. Thanks a lot Jou-chan." He said making his way out 'Jou-chan?!' Kaoru's mind screamed, she wasn't little! Soujirou called out her name and she made her way out of the book section and looked for him. "Kamiya-san it's time to go!" He said smiling, he was standing next to Battousai who didn't look very pleased. She walked up to them both, "how did your meeting go?" she asked him, she didn't think he would answer her. "Awful." Kaoru wondered, "how so?" He narrowed his eyes at her, "you still have to stay with me." Kaoru furrowed her brows and growled at him, how could he say that to her?
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Information:
The cherry blossom (sakura) is Japan's unofficial national flower. It has been celebrated for many centuries and takes a very prominent position in Japanese culture. The cherry blossoms bloom during different times throughout the country. In Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto they bloom usually in the beginning of April.
Translations:
Shorai - come forth
Baka - Idiot
Arigatou - thanks
Thanks for the reviews. Hope you liked this chapter, especially the part of he books Kaoru and Soujirou were reading since I made them up ^-^ Hope this wasn't a bad part to leave off =)