Author's Note: Ok, for those of you who chose NOT to read chapter 13, don't
worry, I haven't forgotten about you. Here are the important parts out of
that chapter-
Kaoru and the others stood there trying to figure out what had just happened. Ayame had said something about 'that of which died the day you lost your happiness.' What had she meant by that?! Kaoru started to go after Kenshin, but Megumi stopped her. "What are you doing Megumi?!" "It's obvious that Kenshin and Ayame need some time to seriously think things over, so just leave them alone for a while." Yahiko was the one to question that theory. "What about Soujiro? He went after her!" Megumi just gave him a look of supremacy and said, "It is ALSO obvious that Soujiro and Ayame have a special relationship that the rest of us don't take part in. Do you understand now?" He suddenly realized what she meant and closed his mouth. "So all we can do is wait here until they come out." They all sighed.
Next Important Scene-
That night Ayame dreamed another insightful dream. She saw Kenshin meeting the man seeking revenge on a bridge and talking of the war he would set upon Himura's life. She saw herself walking outside late at night in a hypnotic way. She saw everyone came after her to see what was going on, and saw herself receiving important information of which she could not understand yet, but she understood in the dream. Before the dream ended, she saw one other thing. A woman, tall and beautiful with dark hair pulled back in a pony-tail. She saw the woman speaking to her and the man Kenshin was to meet, and she heard them call her 'Tomoe'.
Author's 2nd Note: Ok so there you have it. Oh, and one more thing. Sadly, this story is coming closer to the end, mostly because I've written about two chapters a day since I started.., So I'm gonna put in a few side quests. If you don't know what a side quest is, it's basically a mini story line that has nothing to do with the main plot. Although, I might just make it involve the main plot..hehehehe...
Chapter Fourteen: Unexpected Friends
Ayame woke up the next morning with the sun shining in through the window. She was cuddled next to Soujiro and noticed he was already awake. "Good Morning Sou-chan." She gave him a soft kiss on the cheek. "I see you're up." He smiled at her. "Mmmhmm." He looked at her with such love in his expression she had to ask what he was thinking. "I was just thinking how wonderful you are. You're truly an angel." He kissed her forehead. "If I'm an angel, then you must be god." She kissed him back, and when she looked at him again, she saw he had a worried look in his eyes. "Sou-chan, what's wrong?" He looked at her lovingly and thought about what to say. "I.did.did you...have another dream last night?" She looked at him curiously. "Yes. Yes, I did. How did you know?" "You were doing some strange things last night." "Oh? Like what?" "Well, for one, later in the night you had your eyes open, but you were obviously asleep. You looked like you were hypnotized or something." She held his hand. "I'm sorry if I worried you. I never knew I did that. I'm sorry." He smiled at her again. "Don't be sorry, but..what did you dream?" "Ooooh, somebody's curious!" She giggled. "Don't worry, I'll tell you later. First we should get up though. She stood up and went to get her kimono. After putting it on she asked Soujiro if he could tie her obi. He blushed. "I..I don't know how." She laughed a little. "Let me show you." Ayame took her obi and wrapped it around his waist and tied it. "See? Now you try." She undid the obi and put it around herself. "Ummm.alright." He tried to do as she had shown him, and to his surprise he did it very well. "Oh wow! You really are a fast learner!" She smiled and gave him a kiss. "Now you get dressed and I'll meet you with the others." He thought for a moment. 'Oh geez. What if the others knew? That wouldn't be too good.' "Don't worry. It's none of their business." She kissed him one more time and then left the room. He smiled to himself. He felt so good inside, as if he was reborn again, a new person. He had found what he was searching for. A reason to go on.
Scene Change
Kenshin had come back late at night while the others were asleep. He decided he would sleep outside to not wake everyone else. He awoke with the sun glaring down at him and noticed someone else was there. It was Ayame. She was sitting on the steps next to him. She had a distant look in her eyes. He always noted to check her eyes. It was as if they foretold something that was going to be said. "I'm sorry about coming out with it so bluntly. I know it must have been a shock for you." He spoke calmly, even though inside he was a mess. "When will this person be coming?" "Soon. Very soon. Oh, and here's someone else who's decided to come see us." They both looked ahead and saw two figures coming towards them. One was a small teenage girl wearing a blue ninja outfit, the other was a tall man with icey-blue eyes. The girl spoke first. "Himura! We're here to visit you guys!" She ran up to the entrance and stopped when she saw Ayame. A look of joy washed over her face. "Ayame?!" Ayame smiled back at her. "Misao!" They ran up to each other and each received a big hug. "Ayame! What on earth are you doing here?!"
By now the whole gang had waken and had stepped outside to see what was going on. "Misao? Is that Misao?!", Kaoru asked in astonishment. "How the hell does she know Ayame?", Sano finished the question that was on everyone's minds. The two girls didn't bother to hear them. "I'm here visiting Kenshin as well! I didn't know you would be coming! Or is it for that tea Aoshi promised Ken-san?" "Hahaha. You sure never forget! But how are you?! I haven't seen you for so long! Where have you been?! What have you been up to?!" "Ororororo...would someone mind explaining what's going on?" They looked at Kenshin. "Oh! Silly us! You're all probably wondering how we know each other!" They all nodded. "Well, when I went on one of my trips to find Aoshi-sama, I got caught by these jerks and there were too many to fight by myself, and then out of the blue Ayame comes and kicks their asses!" They both laughed. "Yah, and I was on my way to Kyoto anyway, so Misao asked if I would join her on the trip! Of course I said yes, and we've been great friends ever since!" They giggled.
"Oh my lord! It's been almost forever! You guys HAVE to stay here in Tokyo for a while! It'll be so much fun!" "Oooh! And we can shopping together!!" Both girls laughed hysterically. "Oh the joys of teenage girls..", Sano muttered. Finally they stopped laughing. Ayame walked up to the tall man. "How are you Aoshi-sama? It's nice to see you again!" "Don't tell me she knows him too!", Yahiko was getting annoyed. Ayame seemed to know everybody they did. Of course, he knew the reason why, but this didn't count for that.
Aoshi didn't give a very nice greeting, but then again, no one expected him to. "I'm fine." Ayame laughed. "Same old Aoshi." "Ayame! You didn't tell me you knew Aoshi-sama!" Misao was looking at her in shock. "Oh I'm sorry! It happened not that long ago. I was walking to Kyoto and I passed him on the way. He didn't know who I was of course, but I knew it was him from your description. So I said hello and told him how I knew you, and he asked how you were doing." Misao looked up at Aoshi. "You wanted to know how I was doing?! You really DO care!!" She gave him a big hug, and he brushed her off. The two girls begin laughing again.
After that, everyone went inside and had some breakfast. "Ayame, why did you come here?", Misao asked curiously. "Is it because of you know what?" Ayame smiled. "Yes, but there's no need to be secretive about it anymore. They all know." Misao nodded, then giggled. "Do they all know about the time you had one of those dreams while walking down the stairs and how you fell flat on your face?!" Misao laughed evilly. Ayame also giggled to their surprise. "And does everyone know about the time you got stuck in that tree from jumping off that building saying you could land on the top of it?!" Ayame laughed at that memory. Misao laughed too. "Or when we both got stuck under the docks in that town, and how those two guys had to come and get us out?!" They both laughed so hard that they almost threw up. "Oh jee..that was so much fun!" Just then Soujiro came into the room. Aoshi stood up, ready to get his kodachis out. Misao stopped laughing and stood up too. "You! What are YOU doing here?!" Ayame sighed. "Calm down already. Everything's fine. He's here with me." She smiled to him. "Oh brother. This is like the what, third time I've had to explain this?" Misao looked at her, and then at Soujiro. Back and forth, back and forth. "I don't get it. Wasn't he." Ayame cut in. "Exactly. He WAS. That was before. This is now. Things have changed." "Ah." That was all Misao need to know. She trusted Ayame completely and was not going to doubt her judgement. Aoshi wasn't as convinced, but he sat back down. He would still keep his guard up, just in case. He didn't trust as easily as Misao did. Everyone started to talk again, when suddenly Misao yelled with giddiness. "OH MY GOD!! We HAVE to go shopping tomorrow!! We can have a little trip of the market and everything! It's perfect! Ooooh!! It'll be so much fun!!" Ayame giggled. "Yes!! We HAVE to do that!! Oooh! What will we buy?!" Misao thought about the things she needed. Ayame thought about the things she needed. Then they both thought about what to get their beloveds. As if reading each others minds, they both laughed and ran down the stairs and started listing all the things they would do. All the men sighed. "This is gonna be one hell of a time." "Hai." Everyone groaned, except for Kaoru. She was almost excited as the two girls. She loved showing people around the town, especially the market. So that day was a day of greetings, planning, and anticipating. Until tomorrow..
End Of Chapter
Kaoru and the others stood there trying to figure out what had just happened. Ayame had said something about 'that of which died the day you lost your happiness.' What had she meant by that?! Kaoru started to go after Kenshin, but Megumi stopped her. "What are you doing Megumi?!" "It's obvious that Kenshin and Ayame need some time to seriously think things over, so just leave them alone for a while." Yahiko was the one to question that theory. "What about Soujiro? He went after her!" Megumi just gave him a look of supremacy and said, "It is ALSO obvious that Soujiro and Ayame have a special relationship that the rest of us don't take part in. Do you understand now?" He suddenly realized what she meant and closed his mouth. "So all we can do is wait here until they come out." They all sighed.
Next Important Scene-
That night Ayame dreamed another insightful dream. She saw Kenshin meeting the man seeking revenge on a bridge and talking of the war he would set upon Himura's life. She saw herself walking outside late at night in a hypnotic way. She saw everyone came after her to see what was going on, and saw herself receiving important information of which she could not understand yet, but she understood in the dream. Before the dream ended, she saw one other thing. A woman, tall and beautiful with dark hair pulled back in a pony-tail. She saw the woman speaking to her and the man Kenshin was to meet, and she heard them call her 'Tomoe'.
Author's 2nd Note: Ok so there you have it. Oh, and one more thing. Sadly, this story is coming closer to the end, mostly because I've written about two chapters a day since I started.., So I'm gonna put in a few side quests. If you don't know what a side quest is, it's basically a mini story line that has nothing to do with the main plot. Although, I might just make it involve the main plot..hehehehe...
Chapter Fourteen: Unexpected Friends
Ayame woke up the next morning with the sun shining in through the window. She was cuddled next to Soujiro and noticed he was already awake. "Good Morning Sou-chan." She gave him a soft kiss on the cheek. "I see you're up." He smiled at her. "Mmmhmm." He looked at her with such love in his expression she had to ask what he was thinking. "I was just thinking how wonderful you are. You're truly an angel." He kissed her forehead. "If I'm an angel, then you must be god." She kissed him back, and when she looked at him again, she saw he had a worried look in his eyes. "Sou-chan, what's wrong?" He looked at her lovingly and thought about what to say. "I.did.did you...have another dream last night?" She looked at him curiously. "Yes. Yes, I did. How did you know?" "You were doing some strange things last night." "Oh? Like what?" "Well, for one, later in the night you had your eyes open, but you were obviously asleep. You looked like you were hypnotized or something." She held his hand. "I'm sorry if I worried you. I never knew I did that. I'm sorry." He smiled at her again. "Don't be sorry, but..what did you dream?" "Ooooh, somebody's curious!" She giggled. "Don't worry, I'll tell you later. First we should get up though. She stood up and went to get her kimono. After putting it on she asked Soujiro if he could tie her obi. He blushed. "I..I don't know how." She laughed a little. "Let me show you." Ayame took her obi and wrapped it around his waist and tied it. "See? Now you try." She undid the obi and put it around herself. "Ummm.alright." He tried to do as she had shown him, and to his surprise he did it very well. "Oh wow! You really are a fast learner!" She smiled and gave him a kiss. "Now you get dressed and I'll meet you with the others." He thought for a moment. 'Oh geez. What if the others knew? That wouldn't be too good.' "Don't worry. It's none of their business." She kissed him one more time and then left the room. He smiled to himself. He felt so good inside, as if he was reborn again, a new person. He had found what he was searching for. A reason to go on.
Scene Change
Kenshin had come back late at night while the others were asleep. He decided he would sleep outside to not wake everyone else. He awoke with the sun glaring down at him and noticed someone else was there. It was Ayame. She was sitting on the steps next to him. She had a distant look in her eyes. He always noted to check her eyes. It was as if they foretold something that was going to be said. "I'm sorry about coming out with it so bluntly. I know it must have been a shock for you." He spoke calmly, even though inside he was a mess. "When will this person be coming?" "Soon. Very soon. Oh, and here's someone else who's decided to come see us." They both looked ahead and saw two figures coming towards them. One was a small teenage girl wearing a blue ninja outfit, the other was a tall man with icey-blue eyes. The girl spoke first. "Himura! We're here to visit you guys!" She ran up to the entrance and stopped when she saw Ayame. A look of joy washed over her face. "Ayame?!" Ayame smiled back at her. "Misao!" They ran up to each other and each received a big hug. "Ayame! What on earth are you doing here?!"
By now the whole gang had waken and had stepped outside to see what was going on. "Misao? Is that Misao?!", Kaoru asked in astonishment. "How the hell does she know Ayame?", Sano finished the question that was on everyone's minds. The two girls didn't bother to hear them. "I'm here visiting Kenshin as well! I didn't know you would be coming! Or is it for that tea Aoshi promised Ken-san?" "Hahaha. You sure never forget! But how are you?! I haven't seen you for so long! Where have you been?! What have you been up to?!" "Ororororo...would someone mind explaining what's going on?" They looked at Kenshin. "Oh! Silly us! You're all probably wondering how we know each other!" They all nodded. "Well, when I went on one of my trips to find Aoshi-sama, I got caught by these jerks and there were too many to fight by myself, and then out of the blue Ayame comes and kicks their asses!" They both laughed. "Yah, and I was on my way to Kyoto anyway, so Misao asked if I would join her on the trip! Of course I said yes, and we've been great friends ever since!" They giggled.
"Oh my lord! It's been almost forever! You guys HAVE to stay here in Tokyo for a while! It'll be so much fun!" "Oooh! And we can shopping together!!" Both girls laughed hysterically. "Oh the joys of teenage girls..", Sano muttered. Finally they stopped laughing. Ayame walked up to the tall man. "How are you Aoshi-sama? It's nice to see you again!" "Don't tell me she knows him too!", Yahiko was getting annoyed. Ayame seemed to know everybody they did. Of course, he knew the reason why, but this didn't count for that.
Aoshi didn't give a very nice greeting, but then again, no one expected him to. "I'm fine." Ayame laughed. "Same old Aoshi." "Ayame! You didn't tell me you knew Aoshi-sama!" Misao was looking at her in shock. "Oh I'm sorry! It happened not that long ago. I was walking to Kyoto and I passed him on the way. He didn't know who I was of course, but I knew it was him from your description. So I said hello and told him how I knew you, and he asked how you were doing." Misao looked up at Aoshi. "You wanted to know how I was doing?! You really DO care!!" She gave him a big hug, and he brushed her off. The two girls begin laughing again.
After that, everyone went inside and had some breakfast. "Ayame, why did you come here?", Misao asked curiously. "Is it because of you know what?" Ayame smiled. "Yes, but there's no need to be secretive about it anymore. They all know." Misao nodded, then giggled. "Do they all know about the time you had one of those dreams while walking down the stairs and how you fell flat on your face?!" Misao laughed evilly. Ayame also giggled to their surprise. "And does everyone know about the time you got stuck in that tree from jumping off that building saying you could land on the top of it?!" Ayame laughed at that memory. Misao laughed too. "Or when we both got stuck under the docks in that town, and how those two guys had to come and get us out?!" They both laughed so hard that they almost threw up. "Oh jee..that was so much fun!" Just then Soujiro came into the room. Aoshi stood up, ready to get his kodachis out. Misao stopped laughing and stood up too. "You! What are YOU doing here?!" Ayame sighed. "Calm down already. Everything's fine. He's here with me." She smiled to him. "Oh brother. This is like the what, third time I've had to explain this?" Misao looked at her, and then at Soujiro. Back and forth, back and forth. "I don't get it. Wasn't he." Ayame cut in. "Exactly. He WAS. That was before. This is now. Things have changed." "Ah." That was all Misao need to know. She trusted Ayame completely and was not going to doubt her judgement. Aoshi wasn't as convinced, but he sat back down. He would still keep his guard up, just in case. He didn't trust as easily as Misao did. Everyone started to talk again, when suddenly Misao yelled with giddiness. "OH MY GOD!! We HAVE to go shopping tomorrow!! We can have a little trip of the market and everything! It's perfect! Ooooh!! It'll be so much fun!!" Ayame giggled. "Yes!! We HAVE to do that!! Oooh! What will we buy?!" Misao thought about the things she needed. Ayame thought about the things she needed. Then they both thought about what to get their beloveds. As if reading each others minds, they both laughed and ran down the stairs and started listing all the things they would do. All the men sighed. "This is gonna be one hell of a time." "Hai." Everyone groaned, except for Kaoru. She was almost excited as the two girls. She loved showing people around the town, especially the market. So that day was a day of greetings, planning, and anticipating. Until tomorrow..
End Of Chapter