End Of Last Chapter:
That job was the last job he ever took. With that, he left his past behind
him, and hopefully so did she.
Chapter Ten: Intense Moments
Kenshin resumed his focus of what was happening. The girl called Ayame stood there in front of him. She was watching him, eyes never moving. And as they had once before, they both stood there, neither moving an inch. Kenshin looked her over carefully. She was, as both men had noticed before, wearing a lilac kimono and had short wavy dark brown hair. He also noticed she was somewhat tall, and had an extremely attractive figure, but he paid no attention to this. He looked at her eyes. Her amazingly beautiful eyes. Eyes with a variety of many colours edged in them wonderfully. Eyes that were not so glazed over, but he knew they were the same eyes he saw that night. They still stood there in total silence, or so it would seem to them.
"KENSHIN!!!!" Sano gave him a hard hit to the head. "KENSHIN!! I have been TRYING to talk to you!!!!" The rurouni lay there on he floor with a look that proved him worthy of the name "swirly-eyed samurai". "Sano-kun, please don't hit Kenshin-sama over the head like that!" Everyone looked at Ayame. Her face was full of concern. "He may be a very skilled swordsman, but other than that he's just a regular guy! Wouldn't you agree Miss Takani?" With this, every pair of eyes turned towards the doorway. There stood a woman with long dark hair. "MEGUMI! How long have you been standing there?!", Kaoru exclaimed. "Ohohohoho, just about as long as you have! But no one had noticed me yet." Megumi Takani smiled. She directed her eyes to Ayame. "You two seem to be very consumed by something the rest of us don't know. Would you mind explaining?" Ayame looked at Kenshin, and he to her. "Well Kenshin? Should we?" His face was very solemn at the moment. "No. Not yet. Not before I know it all." She simply smiled. She does that so much it seems. "Alright, but can we do that later? I've had enough of all these intense moments for now." Everyone else groaned. "Oh come on! It's getting really interesting!" Ayame looked at Yahiko. "Maybe so, but right now is not the perfect time for it. Don't you agree, Yahiko-kun?" "I guess so...WHOA! Hold on a second! Did you just call me Yahiko-KUN?!?!" She laughed. Another thing she does quite often. "Why, of course! Anyone could easily tell that you're much more of a man than you are a child! It would be a great misjudgement to call you chan!" Yahiko's face lit up. "SEE THAT UGLY!! SHE KNOWNS IT'S THE TRUTH!! MWHAHAHAHAHA!! Finally! A woman of intelligence!!" He roared with laughter. Kaoru did not appreciate that at all. She gave him a big wack on the head. "She may think whatever she likes, but to the rest of us, you'll ALWAYS BE A CHAN!!!!" With that, the two started their own version of extreme mortal combat. While the others were trying to pull them away from each other, Ayame gave Kenshin a look and he nodded. They then quietly left the building. Soujiro was the only one who noticed and trailed after them.
Ayame turned and waited for Soujiro. "Coming, Sou-kun?" He looked at Himura and then back at Ayame. "Alright." The three started to walk down towards the forest. Kenshin thought of something. "Ayame-san, why don't we go some place else other than the forest?" "Oh, there's no need to worry about me. I can take care of myself." So they proceeded deeper into the forest and sat down in a most enjoyable spot.
"Well, it looks to me that the three of us all have very interesting pasts, but I'm the only one who seems to know them all. Hmmmm..even more interesting.." She smiled. Just as many before them, they were left very confused. "And how is that possible Ayame-san?", Kenshin asked in curiosity. "I don't think either of us has told a soul, and yet you know so much. That is what I find interesting." "Oooh, I'm glad to be around such very keen men." She giggled. The men both sighed. "Well, Sou-kun already knows mainly what my past was like, so let me fill you in on what I told him.."
Scene Change
Finally, after much struggling, Yahiko and Kaoru managed to calm down. That is when they noticed the three were missing. "Now where did they go?! If that son of a bitch tries to harm Kenshin, I'll....", Sano started to say. " Sanosuke! What do you mean?!" They all looked at him wanting to know what he did. "I mean that the reason Soujiro sounded so familiar to you was 'cause that's the bastard that almost killed Kenshin before he battled with Shishio!! That's the frikkin Tenken!!" A look of horror went across the room. "Kenshin!! ! He's still in no condition to fight! We have to find him!!" Kaoru was the first out of the door, and the rest quickly followed.
They ran to where they knew Kenshin went alone often for privacy. The forest. They all ran in different directions, searching everyplace the could. Kaoru was the first to spot them. "Kenshin.." She looked and saw that they were merely having a quiet conversation. Without even looking, Ayame spoke to her. "Ah. Alright. Kaoru, why don't you just bring the others now. It seems we might as well have this talk so that everyone knows what's going on." Kaoru was shocked but did as she asked. "Everbody! Over here!" The others came as soon as they were notified. They all looked at Soujiro with anger in their eyes. Ayame quickly started talking. "Sano, I thought I told you to keep your mouth shut." Everybody was looking at them. "Yah, and I did. Until Kenshin came. Remember?" "Ah. But Kenshin should have been the one to tell them. He would have noted that Soujiro has changed. He would have noted that Sou-kun is on a journey to find his own path, as was Kenshin so long ago. And he certainly would have noted that you cannot judge others by what the have done in their past if they are truly remorseful, or does that only pass acceptable to red haired rurounis?" She gave Sano a look that made him regret what he had done, but he still stood by it. "How do we know he has changed? All we have for proof is you! We don't even know a thing about you! And you're just as mysterious yourself!" With that Ayame stood up and walked to where he stand. "And you were once the same, Mr. Fighter-for-Hire. So if I were you I would think before speaking." And with that she was gone. She was gone so fast that no one but the two skilled swordsmen saw her leave.
End Of Chapter
Chapter Ten: Intense Moments
Kenshin resumed his focus of what was happening. The girl called Ayame stood there in front of him. She was watching him, eyes never moving. And as they had once before, they both stood there, neither moving an inch. Kenshin looked her over carefully. She was, as both men had noticed before, wearing a lilac kimono and had short wavy dark brown hair. He also noticed she was somewhat tall, and had an extremely attractive figure, but he paid no attention to this. He looked at her eyes. Her amazingly beautiful eyes. Eyes with a variety of many colours edged in them wonderfully. Eyes that were not so glazed over, but he knew they were the same eyes he saw that night. They still stood there in total silence, or so it would seem to them.
"KENSHIN!!!!" Sano gave him a hard hit to the head. "KENSHIN!! I have been TRYING to talk to you!!!!" The rurouni lay there on he floor with a look that proved him worthy of the name "swirly-eyed samurai". "Sano-kun, please don't hit Kenshin-sama over the head like that!" Everyone looked at Ayame. Her face was full of concern. "He may be a very skilled swordsman, but other than that he's just a regular guy! Wouldn't you agree Miss Takani?" With this, every pair of eyes turned towards the doorway. There stood a woman with long dark hair. "MEGUMI! How long have you been standing there?!", Kaoru exclaimed. "Ohohohoho, just about as long as you have! But no one had noticed me yet." Megumi Takani smiled. She directed her eyes to Ayame. "You two seem to be very consumed by something the rest of us don't know. Would you mind explaining?" Ayame looked at Kenshin, and he to her. "Well Kenshin? Should we?" His face was very solemn at the moment. "No. Not yet. Not before I know it all." She simply smiled. She does that so much it seems. "Alright, but can we do that later? I've had enough of all these intense moments for now." Everyone else groaned. "Oh come on! It's getting really interesting!" Ayame looked at Yahiko. "Maybe so, but right now is not the perfect time for it. Don't you agree, Yahiko-kun?" "I guess so...WHOA! Hold on a second! Did you just call me Yahiko-KUN?!?!" She laughed. Another thing she does quite often. "Why, of course! Anyone could easily tell that you're much more of a man than you are a child! It would be a great misjudgement to call you chan!" Yahiko's face lit up. "SEE THAT UGLY!! SHE KNOWNS IT'S THE TRUTH!! MWHAHAHAHAHA!! Finally! A woman of intelligence!!" He roared with laughter. Kaoru did not appreciate that at all. She gave him a big wack on the head. "She may think whatever she likes, but to the rest of us, you'll ALWAYS BE A CHAN!!!!" With that, the two started their own version of extreme mortal combat. While the others were trying to pull them away from each other, Ayame gave Kenshin a look and he nodded. They then quietly left the building. Soujiro was the only one who noticed and trailed after them.
Ayame turned and waited for Soujiro. "Coming, Sou-kun?" He looked at Himura and then back at Ayame. "Alright." The three started to walk down towards the forest. Kenshin thought of something. "Ayame-san, why don't we go some place else other than the forest?" "Oh, there's no need to worry about me. I can take care of myself." So they proceeded deeper into the forest and sat down in a most enjoyable spot.
"Well, it looks to me that the three of us all have very interesting pasts, but I'm the only one who seems to know them all. Hmmmm..even more interesting.." She smiled. Just as many before them, they were left very confused. "And how is that possible Ayame-san?", Kenshin asked in curiosity. "I don't think either of us has told a soul, and yet you know so much. That is what I find interesting." "Oooh, I'm glad to be around such very keen men." She giggled. The men both sighed. "Well, Sou-kun already knows mainly what my past was like, so let me fill you in on what I told him.."
Scene Change
Finally, after much struggling, Yahiko and Kaoru managed to calm down. That is when they noticed the three were missing. "Now where did they go?! If that son of a bitch tries to harm Kenshin, I'll....", Sano started to say. " Sanosuke! What do you mean?!" They all looked at him wanting to know what he did. "I mean that the reason Soujiro sounded so familiar to you was 'cause that's the bastard that almost killed Kenshin before he battled with Shishio!! That's the frikkin Tenken!!" A look of horror went across the room. "Kenshin!! ! He's still in no condition to fight! We have to find him!!" Kaoru was the first out of the door, and the rest quickly followed.
They ran to where they knew Kenshin went alone often for privacy. The forest. They all ran in different directions, searching everyplace the could. Kaoru was the first to spot them. "Kenshin.." She looked and saw that they were merely having a quiet conversation. Without even looking, Ayame spoke to her. "Ah. Alright. Kaoru, why don't you just bring the others now. It seems we might as well have this talk so that everyone knows what's going on." Kaoru was shocked but did as she asked. "Everbody! Over here!" The others came as soon as they were notified. They all looked at Soujiro with anger in their eyes. Ayame quickly started talking. "Sano, I thought I told you to keep your mouth shut." Everybody was looking at them. "Yah, and I did. Until Kenshin came. Remember?" "Ah. But Kenshin should have been the one to tell them. He would have noted that Soujiro has changed. He would have noted that Sou-kun is on a journey to find his own path, as was Kenshin so long ago. And he certainly would have noted that you cannot judge others by what the have done in their past if they are truly remorseful, or does that only pass acceptable to red haired rurounis?" She gave Sano a look that made him regret what he had done, but he still stood by it. "How do we know he has changed? All we have for proof is you! We don't even know a thing about you! And you're just as mysterious yourself!" With that Ayame stood up and walked to where he stand. "And you were once the same, Mr. Fighter-for-Hire. So if I were you I would think before speaking." And with that she was gone. She was gone so fast that no one but the two skilled swordsmen saw her leave.
End Of Chapter