Wind Blown Storms
Chapter Four- Dawning Realization
Disclaimer: Sorry, I just don't feel like it.I just finished some McDonalds.(urp). See Chapter One.
Allison: Kenshin, Goku, Yusuke, ANYBODY got a quick fix for nausea brought on by too much fast food after an extended period of not eating fast food? Everybody: uh, no. Allison: Sigh.
-The small child was remembering the time she had first met her Master, her Sensei. She had watched him for nearly three weeks, copying his moves, and enjoying the fluidity with which he practiced until he had one day caught her and invited her down. She had looked at him, not quite trusting him, but after a moment had sat down to watch; after a few days she started practicing with him and learning the ancient art: tae kwon do. She had grown to trust him and love him as a father she had never had. She grew in power and wisdom and knowledge for barely three months until she had achieved his level. She did not know it but he recognized with in the child with stormy eyes an amazing potential and talent for fighting, and so encouraged her and taught her. He continued her education as long as he could- until the enforcers came.-
Ari sat on the floor and waited. Sano was sure taking his time getting Kamiya. She sat there, bored, for a while until she realized suddenly she was being watched. She scanned the doorway, casually turned and looked out the window, then checked the pictures on the wall. She innocently looked up, and looked a few more places until she saw a small knothole in the wall. She examined it for a moment, then focused on it. Whoever was on the other side quickly realized that he was spotted and ran off. Ari smiled mentally to herself, then snapped out of it when the door opened and Sano and an elderly man stepped in.
"Sorry that took so long," Sano apologized, "but I went to fetch a doctor first." A young woman whom Sano called Megumi stepped in then knelt down to Ari to tend to her shoulder. Kamiya sat quietly in the corner, observing, and Sanosuke was leaning against the door until Megumi cleared them out so she could work.
"Go on!" she snapped, "Out!"
"Now sir," she said, turning back to Ari, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to remove your shirt and gi." She smiled disarmingly, probably to assure her that she only wanted to help.
"Ahm, well, alright." Ari said cautiously, "but only if you don't tell Sano or Kamiya."
"Um, sure," said Megumi, a little confused by the odd request but willing to comply with the seemingly odd request, "whatever you want."
Ari did as she was asked, removing her shirt and gi to remove a scarred and taped up but decidedly female body. "Oh." Said Megumi. She blinked in surprise, then snapped out of it, and examined her shoulder, looking shocked. "You should not even be able to use that arm with your collarbone in this condition!" She scolded, getting out the tools she needed from a bag. "Much less running around from the police and slamming into guys like Sanosuke!" She went on like an angry mother hen for a while, then left with, "And I'd better not catch you doing anything with that arm!" Ari sat there for a moment, staring, then shrugged and got her clothes back on. Soon Master Kamiya and Sano came back into the room. "There, now, ain't that better?" Sano asked, oddly proud. "She's a good doctor, isn't she?" Ari realized that he probably loved her, but kept her mouth shut. "Now," said Master Kamiya, "Why were the police after you?" Ari explained about her sword. "Ah. Yes," he said knowledgeably, "the sword ban. Tell me-why is it that you carry one, even though it is illegal?" "I am a traveling swordsman," Ari told him, " looking for training." "Fresh meat!" whooped Sano. "C'mon, let's go!" "Sano!" scolded Master Kamiya. "You will not treat our guest in such a manner!" Ari stood up. " No, it's alright," she said quietly, "I would very much like a fight right now as well." "Alright, then," sighed Kamiya, " So be it." Ari and Sano stepped outside into the courtyard, faced each other and bowed, as was code. Kamiya would judge, and since Sanosuke was a hand-to- hand fighter, Ari agreed to not use her sword. Sano took up a common boxer's stance, and Ari decided that her best chance would lie in aikido. They stood for a moment and awaited Kamiya's starting hand drop. The instant he did Sano charged. Ari decided to make it mercifully quick. She simply threw him and went with it, basically putting him into check. Kamiya looked startled, then signaled that the match was over. Winner: um. "What is your name, young man?" Kamiya asked. Ari threw back her hood, and enjoyed watching Sano and Kamiya's jaw drop. "Actually.it's Ari- Ari Stormset," She said, feeling much better and much more agreeable for the match. " I was wondering.you wouldn't happen to need a helping hand around here, would you?" Sano stared as Kamiya recovered enough to say, "Um. sure." "Great!" she said, happy, "But, ah.Just don't ask me to cook much."
Allison: Sorry that one was a little shorter than usual, but I wrote out the next few chapters on paper, then typed them up. I was on a roll and a bad thunderstorm decided to blow in.sigh. Kenshin: Well, I'm sure they probably liked it anyway. Sano: ha ha, I was in it and you weren't! Kenshin: (Sword point at Sano's throat) Don't tempt me. Yusuke: Alright, alright, kids, settle down. Goku: (exasperated) When do I get to fight?! (tumble weeds; Goku's all alone.) Goku: (sighs). not a single challenge. Vash: Eat donuts. It helps. Allison: Poor Goku. Oh well. Hey, if any of y'all want to see a particular character in here later on, I need you to go ahead and put in suggestions now. (The story line's kind of heading to a drama about when a lonely hero finds a home.which is actually pretty cool. I like stories like that. Hey, I might even make it into a romance story between Ari and Kenshin! Just for the record, the reason Kaoru's not in this story is that the problem on this world was that she was never born. Rules concerning Ari's job strictly do not allow any time travel, and so she can't go back and fix it. Believe me, Ari is not happy about this. She's got several thousand worlds to save, and a lot of them could be solved by traveling a few days back and having a coincidence that was supposed to happen happen. So she's stuck playing Kaoru's role in the story line for a while. She gets to kind of enjoy it though; she just wishes she could be herself more instead of what's required.) Ari: What are you telling them? Allison: (They can't read inside parenthesis! Ha ha ha!) Um, nothing. Ari: She's plotting something.I just know it.I'm kind of worried now. Vash: Aw, don't be. Here! Have a donut! Ari: .
Disclaimer: Sorry, I just don't feel like it.I just finished some McDonalds.(urp). See Chapter One.
Allison: Kenshin, Goku, Yusuke, ANYBODY got a quick fix for nausea brought on by too much fast food after an extended period of not eating fast food? Everybody: uh, no. Allison: Sigh.
-The small child was remembering the time she had first met her Master, her Sensei. She had watched him for nearly three weeks, copying his moves, and enjoying the fluidity with which he practiced until he had one day caught her and invited her down. She had looked at him, not quite trusting him, but after a moment had sat down to watch; after a few days she started practicing with him and learning the ancient art: tae kwon do. She had grown to trust him and love him as a father she had never had. She grew in power and wisdom and knowledge for barely three months until she had achieved his level. She did not know it but he recognized with in the child with stormy eyes an amazing potential and talent for fighting, and so encouraged her and taught her. He continued her education as long as he could- until the enforcers came.-
Ari sat on the floor and waited. Sano was sure taking his time getting Kamiya. She sat there, bored, for a while until she realized suddenly she was being watched. She scanned the doorway, casually turned and looked out the window, then checked the pictures on the wall. She innocently looked up, and looked a few more places until she saw a small knothole in the wall. She examined it for a moment, then focused on it. Whoever was on the other side quickly realized that he was spotted and ran off. Ari smiled mentally to herself, then snapped out of it when the door opened and Sano and an elderly man stepped in.
"Sorry that took so long," Sano apologized, "but I went to fetch a doctor first." A young woman whom Sano called Megumi stepped in then knelt down to Ari to tend to her shoulder. Kamiya sat quietly in the corner, observing, and Sanosuke was leaning against the door until Megumi cleared them out so she could work.
"Go on!" she snapped, "Out!"
"Now sir," she said, turning back to Ari, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to remove your shirt and gi." She smiled disarmingly, probably to assure her that she only wanted to help.
"Ahm, well, alright." Ari said cautiously, "but only if you don't tell Sano or Kamiya."
"Um, sure," said Megumi, a little confused by the odd request but willing to comply with the seemingly odd request, "whatever you want."
Ari did as she was asked, removing her shirt and gi to remove a scarred and taped up but decidedly female body. "Oh." Said Megumi. She blinked in surprise, then snapped out of it, and examined her shoulder, looking shocked. "You should not even be able to use that arm with your collarbone in this condition!" She scolded, getting out the tools she needed from a bag. "Much less running around from the police and slamming into guys like Sanosuke!" She went on like an angry mother hen for a while, then left with, "And I'd better not catch you doing anything with that arm!" Ari sat there for a moment, staring, then shrugged and got her clothes back on. Soon Master Kamiya and Sano came back into the room. "There, now, ain't that better?" Sano asked, oddly proud. "She's a good doctor, isn't she?" Ari realized that he probably loved her, but kept her mouth shut. "Now," said Master Kamiya, "Why were the police after you?" Ari explained about her sword. "Ah. Yes," he said knowledgeably, "the sword ban. Tell me-why is it that you carry one, even though it is illegal?" "I am a traveling swordsman," Ari told him, " looking for training." "Fresh meat!" whooped Sano. "C'mon, let's go!" "Sano!" scolded Master Kamiya. "You will not treat our guest in such a manner!" Ari stood up. " No, it's alright," she said quietly, "I would very much like a fight right now as well." "Alright, then," sighed Kamiya, " So be it." Ari and Sano stepped outside into the courtyard, faced each other and bowed, as was code. Kamiya would judge, and since Sanosuke was a hand-to- hand fighter, Ari agreed to not use her sword. Sano took up a common boxer's stance, and Ari decided that her best chance would lie in aikido. They stood for a moment and awaited Kamiya's starting hand drop. The instant he did Sano charged. Ari decided to make it mercifully quick. She simply threw him and went with it, basically putting him into check. Kamiya looked startled, then signaled that the match was over. Winner: um. "What is your name, young man?" Kamiya asked. Ari threw back her hood, and enjoyed watching Sano and Kamiya's jaw drop. "Actually.it's Ari- Ari Stormset," She said, feeling much better and much more agreeable for the match. " I was wondering.you wouldn't happen to need a helping hand around here, would you?" Sano stared as Kamiya recovered enough to say, "Um. sure." "Great!" she said, happy, "But, ah.Just don't ask me to cook much."
Allison: Sorry that one was a little shorter than usual, but I wrote out the next few chapters on paper, then typed them up. I was on a roll and a bad thunderstorm decided to blow in.sigh. Kenshin: Well, I'm sure they probably liked it anyway. Sano: ha ha, I was in it and you weren't! Kenshin: (Sword point at Sano's throat) Don't tempt me. Yusuke: Alright, alright, kids, settle down. Goku: (exasperated) When do I get to fight?! (tumble weeds; Goku's all alone.) Goku: (sighs). not a single challenge. Vash: Eat donuts. It helps. Allison: Poor Goku. Oh well. Hey, if any of y'all want to see a particular character in here later on, I need you to go ahead and put in suggestions now. (The story line's kind of heading to a drama about when a lonely hero finds a home.which is actually pretty cool. I like stories like that. Hey, I might even make it into a romance story between Ari and Kenshin! Just for the record, the reason Kaoru's not in this story is that the problem on this world was that she was never born. Rules concerning Ari's job strictly do not allow any time travel, and so she can't go back and fix it. Believe me, Ari is not happy about this. She's got several thousand worlds to save, and a lot of them could be solved by traveling a few days back and having a coincidence that was supposed to happen happen. So she's stuck playing Kaoru's role in the story line for a while. She gets to kind of enjoy it though; she just wishes she could be herself more instead of what's required.) Ari: What are you telling them? Allison: (They can't read inside parenthesis! Ha ha ha!) Um, nothing. Ari: She's plotting something.I just know it.I'm kind of worried now. Vash: Aw, don't be. Here! Have a donut! Ari: .