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Before going in her room, Ayame looked back at Tsubame and gave Soujiro a
wink. "Good Night Sou-kun." "Good night." And with that, they rested.
Chapter Eight: Meeting with Kenshin
The next day, Ayame woke up early, and found that so did Soujiro. It was too early to go to the dojo now, so they sat down and talked for awhile. "Good morning Sou-kun!" "Ah. Good Morning." "Did you sleep well last night?" "Yeah. Did you?" "Actually yes. But not for quite some time, because Tsubame-chan kept talking. Hehehe. Sweet girl." He laughed. "She is. And you knew very well how to get her to give us some rooms, and you've never even met her before." Soujiro looked up at her. She laughed. "Yah, I guess I have a way with words." She smiled, and believe it or not, so did Soujiro. They sat there for a moment, just staring each other in the eyes, smiling. Just then, Tsubame walked in the room with a woman she called Tae. "Good morning. Did you two sleep well?" Ayame answered. "Yes we did. Thank you so much for you're generosity. How much do we owe you?" Tae shook her head. "No, it's fine. You guys didn't eat anything, and you weren't any trouble. It's on the house, but only this time. I can't have to many people like Sanosuke coming around here." Tae and Tsubame laughed, and so did Ayame. "Well, thank you very much! I think we'll be on our way now." "Alright! Say hi to Yahiko for me will you?" Tsubame blushed, suddenly embarrassed by what she had said. "Don't worry I will. Casually." "Thank you! Good-bye!" After they had left, Soujiro suddenly spoke. "Hey, do you even know where the dojo is?" She smiled. Again. "Of course I do silly!" She gave him a soft punch in the arm and laughed. "But..But are you sure you want to do this?" She looked at him with concern in her eyes. Her amazingly beautiful eyes. "Ye.yes. I'm sure." Soujiro didn't believe what he said, and he didn't think she did either, but she said no more.
They stopped in front of an entrance labelled 'The Kamiya Dojo'. They stood there for a moment, as if waiting to see what would happen. "Are you ready?" Soujiro nodded. And they entered.
Inside the entrance were two little girls, and elderly man, and a young woman. Soujiro didn't recognize any of them, for he had never met them. Ayame smiled. "Excuse me?" The woman looked up. "Oh! How may I help you?" As she spoke, a young boy popped out of the house. "Hey!, Kao.." He stopped when he saw the two strangers standing there. He stopped when he saw the sword on Soujiro's waist. "Shut Up Yahiko!", the woman hissed at him. "How may we help you?", she repeated. Ayame smiled. I'm here to visit someone." "Oh! Who would that be?" "That would be Kenshin-sama." Everyone stopped dead in their tracks. Especially Soujiro. 'Kenshin...SAMA?! She called him SAMA?!' He was shocked to hear her refer to him as that, but he guess he should have known that they were friends. The boy named Yahiko was also shocked. The woman just smiled. "Umm, Kaoru? Can I speak to you for a moment?" Yahiko was speaking through gritted teeth. "Yah, but.." Yahiko pulled Kaoru before she could finish her sentence. "YAHIKO! What's wrong with you?!" "Didn't you notice?! That guy over there has a SWORD!, and they're looking for KENSHIN! Don't you remember the LAST GUY who stopped by in that way?! That Saitou bastard!?!" Kaoru thought for a moment. "Yah, but that girl called him 'sama'! That must mean something!" "Maybe he's deceiving her! Maybe she's in it too!" "Yahiko! You're so paranoid!", and with that Kaoru walked back to where they stand. "So. Are you friends of Kenshin's?"
Scene Change
Sanosuke was walking home from shopping, a chore that Kaoru made him do often. He was almost there when he saw two people walking towards the dojo. 'Who could they be?' He decided to follow behind. They were too far ahead for him to see very clearly, but something about them seemed suspicious. Finally they had reached it. They stood around for a moment, and Sano went closer to get a better look. One was a girl. She was wearing a lilac kimono and had short wavy dark brown hair. 'Too bad I can only see the back of her. hehehe.' Sano laughed at his own joke. Then he looked at the other person standing there. 'No! It can't be!' Sano had spotted a young man in a blue hakama and gi. He also had short brown hair. And a sword attached to his waist. 'It can't be! Still, it must be him! But why would he be here?! Is he after Kenshin?!" Sano carefully snuck up behind them.
Ayame answered Kaoru's question. "Yah, I guess you could say that." She quickly turned around and walked to the entrance. Sano knew he had been spotted. 'DAYMN! That girl is FINE!, but what's a babe like that doing with him?!' Ayame walked up to him, and pulled him behind the corner. "Listen Sano, Don't you DARE think of saying anything to him! He's changed! And if you mention anything, I swear I'll.." "Whoa! Hold it lady! How do you know who I am?!" She smiled. "Oh. Pardon me. My name is Ayame. I'm here to visit Kenshin-sama. I know him, and that's how I know you." "Oh ok.." Her smile suddenly turned into a demanding expression. "But you remember what I said! If you say ANYTHING, I'll turn you into a dog!" "Ha. Wow. A dog. I'm so scared." "Obviously you don't know what I was referring to. To turn someone a dog is to have complete control over them, and that means over anything and everything they do. In a sense that includes..." She whispered the rest into his ear. "Yeah, right. Like you could control that!" "You didn't let me finish. Because of that, the saying "to turn you into a dog, means to...." "Yeah?" "...chop off your.." "WHOA! OK! THAT'S ENOUGH RIGHT THERE! I GET THE POINT! Hey!, wait a second. You're just a little girl. I could beat you with one hand!" "Ha! I bet you'd be using your right one though!" She laughed. "Hey! How do you know." "Nevermind that! Just don't say anything, alright?! Wait for Kenshin! Do we have a deal?" Sano thought for a moment. "Yeah, alright. But just till Kenshin comes." "Good. Now lets go back to meet the others!" She had on a big smile again. Sano was puzzled. A most common expression used when dealing with Ayame. 'Man, this chick is sure complex!'
The others were waiting there when they came back. Soujiro saw them first. The two men looked at each other with a fierce look in their eyes. "Sano!" Ayame gave him a quick nudge. He stopped the stare match. The others noticed that they were back. "Sano! I see you have met..." "Ayame. My name is Ayame." "I see you've met Ayame-chan." One of the little girls looked up. "Yes? What is it Kaoru-chan?" "Oh my! Now there's two Ayame-chans!" "The little girl looked up at Ayame. (The one we know.) "Is your name Ayame too?" Ayame Smiled. "Yes. It's a wonderful name isn't it?" "Yeah! It's the best!", the little girl shouted. All the while Sano and Soujiro were trying to make as if the other didn't exist. Kaoru interrupted. "We haven't had any proper introductions yet! Well, my name is." "Kaoru. Kamiya Kaoru." Kaoru's mouth gaped open. "Yes! How did you know?!" Ayame smiled. "Well, when one knows Kenshin, one knows everyone!" She laughed. Then turned to the boy. "And You're Myoujin Yahiko. Am I right?" "Yeah. And your name's Ayame, but what's who's this guy?" They all looked at Soujiro. Sano started to answer. "This guy's.." Ayame gave him a swift kick in the shin and made him forget what he was going to say. "His name is Soujiro. He's a friend of mine. He accompanied me on the trip here." "Soujiro..hmmmmm. That sounds familiar." Sano smirked. "I bet it does." Ayame gave Sano a look that made him keep quiet after that. Soujiro on the other hand, was very uncomfortable. This was basically the last place he wanted to be. Ayame decided to change the subject. "Does anyone know where Kenshin-sama is?" "He's on a walk. He should be here pretty soon." Just as she said that, Himura Kenshin walked in the doorway. Everyone turned and looked at him. He simply looked at the two visitors. "Kenshin. You have some visitors.", Sano proclaimed. "Ah! Kenshin-sama! How nice it is to see you!" Kenshin just looked at the young girl who had spoken to him. "Oro..Who are you exactly?" Everyone did a basic anime fall to the ground. Everyone except Kenshin and Ayame. "YOU MEAN YOU'VE NEVER EVEN MET HER?!", Kaoru screamed. "Oro...." Kenshin got scared of the woman towering above him. "Oh please forgive me. It didn't occur to me that you didn't know we hadn't met yet." Everyone looked at Ayame. "If you've never met, then how do you know who he is?! And how do u know who WE are?! And WHY DO YOU CALL HIM SAMA??!?" Sano was blowing steam from his ears. Ayame just smiled. "That will all be explained very soon, but I haven't introduced us yet. Kenshin you remember Soujiro- kun don't you?" She said this with a smile. The two men's eyes met. A powerful vibe filled the air. Finally, Kenshin broke it. "Yes. Yes I remember him. How are you Soujiro-san?" Soujiro looked at him half in appreciation and half in disbelief. "I'm...I'm fine.", was all he manage to say. Ayame continued. "And as for myself, My name is Ayame. Shinta Ayame." Kenhsin instantly looked at her in shock. She met his expression with an extremely neutral face. She looked at him in a 'do you have any idea yet?' kind of way. Kenshin's mind wandered from this time and age. Back to during the Revelation..
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Author's Note: OH THE SUSPENSE!! Be SURE to read the next chapter ccuz that's where the good stuff is!! Teeheehee!! Believe me, it'll be VERY INTERESTING!!! Hope you're enjoying the story so far! Thanks for reading!!
Chapter Eight: Meeting with Kenshin
The next day, Ayame woke up early, and found that so did Soujiro. It was too early to go to the dojo now, so they sat down and talked for awhile. "Good morning Sou-kun!" "Ah. Good Morning." "Did you sleep well last night?" "Yeah. Did you?" "Actually yes. But not for quite some time, because Tsubame-chan kept talking. Hehehe. Sweet girl." He laughed. "She is. And you knew very well how to get her to give us some rooms, and you've never even met her before." Soujiro looked up at her. She laughed. "Yah, I guess I have a way with words." She smiled, and believe it or not, so did Soujiro. They sat there for a moment, just staring each other in the eyes, smiling. Just then, Tsubame walked in the room with a woman she called Tae. "Good morning. Did you two sleep well?" Ayame answered. "Yes we did. Thank you so much for you're generosity. How much do we owe you?" Tae shook her head. "No, it's fine. You guys didn't eat anything, and you weren't any trouble. It's on the house, but only this time. I can't have to many people like Sanosuke coming around here." Tae and Tsubame laughed, and so did Ayame. "Well, thank you very much! I think we'll be on our way now." "Alright! Say hi to Yahiko for me will you?" Tsubame blushed, suddenly embarrassed by what she had said. "Don't worry I will. Casually." "Thank you! Good-bye!" After they had left, Soujiro suddenly spoke. "Hey, do you even know where the dojo is?" She smiled. Again. "Of course I do silly!" She gave him a soft punch in the arm and laughed. "But..But are you sure you want to do this?" She looked at him with concern in her eyes. Her amazingly beautiful eyes. "Ye.yes. I'm sure." Soujiro didn't believe what he said, and he didn't think she did either, but she said no more.
They stopped in front of an entrance labelled 'The Kamiya Dojo'. They stood there for a moment, as if waiting to see what would happen. "Are you ready?" Soujiro nodded. And they entered.
Inside the entrance were two little girls, and elderly man, and a young woman. Soujiro didn't recognize any of them, for he had never met them. Ayame smiled. "Excuse me?" The woman looked up. "Oh! How may I help you?" As she spoke, a young boy popped out of the house. "Hey!, Kao.." He stopped when he saw the two strangers standing there. He stopped when he saw the sword on Soujiro's waist. "Shut Up Yahiko!", the woman hissed at him. "How may we help you?", she repeated. Ayame smiled. I'm here to visit someone." "Oh! Who would that be?" "That would be Kenshin-sama." Everyone stopped dead in their tracks. Especially Soujiro. 'Kenshin...SAMA?! She called him SAMA?!' He was shocked to hear her refer to him as that, but he guess he should have known that they were friends. The boy named Yahiko was also shocked. The woman just smiled. "Umm, Kaoru? Can I speak to you for a moment?" Yahiko was speaking through gritted teeth. "Yah, but.." Yahiko pulled Kaoru before she could finish her sentence. "YAHIKO! What's wrong with you?!" "Didn't you notice?! That guy over there has a SWORD!, and they're looking for KENSHIN! Don't you remember the LAST GUY who stopped by in that way?! That Saitou bastard!?!" Kaoru thought for a moment. "Yah, but that girl called him 'sama'! That must mean something!" "Maybe he's deceiving her! Maybe she's in it too!" "Yahiko! You're so paranoid!", and with that Kaoru walked back to where they stand. "So. Are you friends of Kenshin's?"
Scene Change
Sanosuke was walking home from shopping, a chore that Kaoru made him do often. He was almost there when he saw two people walking towards the dojo. 'Who could they be?' He decided to follow behind. They were too far ahead for him to see very clearly, but something about them seemed suspicious. Finally they had reached it. They stood around for a moment, and Sano went closer to get a better look. One was a girl. She was wearing a lilac kimono and had short wavy dark brown hair. 'Too bad I can only see the back of her. hehehe.' Sano laughed at his own joke. Then he looked at the other person standing there. 'No! It can't be!' Sano had spotted a young man in a blue hakama and gi. He also had short brown hair. And a sword attached to his waist. 'It can't be! Still, it must be him! But why would he be here?! Is he after Kenshin?!" Sano carefully snuck up behind them.
Ayame answered Kaoru's question. "Yah, I guess you could say that." She quickly turned around and walked to the entrance. Sano knew he had been spotted. 'DAYMN! That girl is FINE!, but what's a babe like that doing with him?!' Ayame walked up to him, and pulled him behind the corner. "Listen Sano, Don't you DARE think of saying anything to him! He's changed! And if you mention anything, I swear I'll.." "Whoa! Hold it lady! How do you know who I am?!" She smiled. "Oh. Pardon me. My name is Ayame. I'm here to visit Kenshin-sama. I know him, and that's how I know you." "Oh ok.." Her smile suddenly turned into a demanding expression. "But you remember what I said! If you say ANYTHING, I'll turn you into a dog!" "Ha. Wow. A dog. I'm so scared." "Obviously you don't know what I was referring to. To turn someone a dog is to have complete control over them, and that means over anything and everything they do. In a sense that includes..." She whispered the rest into his ear. "Yeah, right. Like you could control that!" "You didn't let me finish. Because of that, the saying "to turn you into a dog, means to...." "Yeah?" "...chop off your.." "WHOA! OK! THAT'S ENOUGH RIGHT THERE! I GET THE POINT! Hey!, wait a second. You're just a little girl. I could beat you with one hand!" "Ha! I bet you'd be using your right one though!" She laughed. "Hey! How do you know." "Nevermind that! Just don't say anything, alright?! Wait for Kenshin! Do we have a deal?" Sano thought for a moment. "Yeah, alright. But just till Kenshin comes." "Good. Now lets go back to meet the others!" She had on a big smile again. Sano was puzzled. A most common expression used when dealing with Ayame. 'Man, this chick is sure complex!'
The others were waiting there when they came back. Soujiro saw them first. The two men looked at each other with a fierce look in their eyes. "Sano!" Ayame gave him a quick nudge. He stopped the stare match. The others noticed that they were back. "Sano! I see you have met..." "Ayame. My name is Ayame." "I see you've met Ayame-chan." One of the little girls looked up. "Yes? What is it Kaoru-chan?" "Oh my! Now there's two Ayame-chans!" "The little girl looked up at Ayame. (The one we know.) "Is your name Ayame too?" Ayame Smiled. "Yes. It's a wonderful name isn't it?" "Yeah! It's the best!", the little girl shouted. All the while Sano and Soujiro were trying to make as if the other didn't exist. Kaoru interrupted. "We haven't had any proper introductions yet! Well, my name is." "Kaoru. Kamiya Kaoru." Kaoru's mouth gaped open. "Yes! How did you know?!" Ayame smiled. "Well, when one knows Kenshin, one knows everyone!" She laughed. Then turned to the boy. "And You're Myoujin Yahiko. Am I right?" "Yeah. And your name's Ayame, but what's who's this guy?" They all looked at Soujiro. Sano started to answer. "This guy's.." Ayame gave him a swift kick in the shin and made him forget what he was going to say. "His name is Soujiro. He's a friend of mine. He accompanied me on the trip here." "Soujiro..hmmmmm. That sounds familiar." Sano smirked. "I bet it does." Ayame gave Sano a look that made him keep quiet after that. Soujiro on the other hand, was very uncomfortable. This was basically the last place he wanted to be. Ayame decided to change the subject. "Does anyone know where Kenshin-sama is?" "He's on a walk. He should be here pretty soon." Just as she said that, Himura Kenshin walked in the doorway. Everyone turned and looked at him. He simply looked at the two visitors. "Kenshin. You have some visitors.", Sano proclaimed. "Ah! Kenshin-sama! How nice it is to see you!" Kenshin just looked at the young girl who had spoken to him. "Oro..Who are you exactly?" Everyone did a basic anime fall to the ground. Everyone except Kenshin and Ayame. "YOU MEAN YOU'VE NEVER EVEN MET HER?!", Kaoru screamed. "Oro...." Kenshin got scared of the woman towering above him. "Oh please forgive me. It didn't occur to me that you didn't know we hadn't met yet." Everyone looked at Ayame. "If you've never met, then how do you know who he is?! And how do u know who WE are?! And WHY DO YOU CALL HIM SAMA??!?" Sano was blowing steam from his ears. Ayame just smiled. "That will all be explained very soon, but I haven't introduced us yet. Kenshin you remember Soujiro- kun don't you?" She said this with a smile. The two men's eyes met. A powerful vibe filled the air. Finally, Kenshin broke it. "Yes. Yes I remember him. How are you Soujiro-san?" Soujiro looked at him half in appreciation and half in disbelief. "I'm...I'm fine.", was all he manage to say. Ayame continued. "And as for myself, My name is Ayame. Shinta Ayame." Kenhsin instantly looked at her in shock. She met his expression with an extremely neutral face. She looked at him in a 'do you have any idea yet?' kind of way. Kenshin's mind wandered from this time and age. Back to during the Revelation..
End Of Chapter
Author's Note: OH THE SUSPENSE!! Be SURE to read the next chapter ccuz that's where the good stuff is!! Teeheehee!! Believe me, it'll be VERY INTERESTING!!! Hope you're enjoying the story so far! Thanks for reading!!