Chapter 5
Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sano were sitting outside enjoying the sun while Kenshin and Aki were doing the laundry together. Kenshin was so happy, it had been almost three months now since he had found his little sister. "Aki, could you do me a favor please?" Kenshin asks after they're done with the laundry Aki looked up and nodded. "What would you like me to do Kenshin?" "Could you go and get some tofu, while I work on preparing dinner?" Aki smiled, and nodded, "I can do that for you Kenshin. I wouldn't mind at all!" Kenshin handed her some money, and watched her off.
Aki was walking back after getting the Tofu, when she keeps hearing foot steps behind her, trying to ignore it, she keeps walking, but they keep on her tail, beoming nervous now, she picks up her pace until she's running, hoping that she can loose these thugs, or whoever is following her. But to Aki's demise they too pick up the pace. No, this can't be happening! Why now? Why can't it be when I'm walking with Kenshin or something?! But no! It has to be when I'm alone! Aki turns and tries running into the woods hoping to loose them, but man, these thurgs are right on her tail. While running Aki quickly looks over her shoulder and sees that there are too many for her to handle on her own. When she finally loses the thurgs she looks around to see which way she came, but she can't tell and notices that she's lost. She sits down for a while trying to cool her nerves, hoping that she can figure out a way out of these woods, when she looks down at her hands and finds them empty. "Oh, no... Kenshin isn't going to be very happy, with me, I lost all the Tofu for dinner, and now I can't even find my way out of these woods and back to the dojo!" Aki groaned and looked up at the sky and noticed it would soon be dark.
Kenshin was starting to worry about Aki, it was getting dark, and there was no sign of her anywhere." Aki, where are you? I am starting to really worry that I am." "Kenshin" he heard a voice call for him, it was Karou-dono, she came to stand next to him, "Kenshin, come inside where it is warm, I'm sure that Aki will be here soon. Don't worry." Kenshin turned to go back into the dojo, but looked over his shoulder one last time... "Aki..."
It was dark now, and cold. Aki sat there lost in the middle of the woods shiver from the cold, she was tried and hungry, and all she wanted to do right about now, was go back to the dojo, and be with her brother and Korou and Yahiko, and Sano. She missed them already. Aki looked up into the dark sky was about to say something when she again hears footsteps, she looked around fratically looking for the footsteps, "Battousai" A voice says with an accusing edge to it. Aki stood not really knowing what to do. She knew about Kenshin being the 'Battousai' from when they talked. She wasn't stupid. She stood, looking around then heard the footsteps again, spooked, her heart thumping, she took off, running. Aki just now more than ever wanted to just go home! Back to Kenshin, where she knew she would be safe, but she wasn't at home and it was dark and cold. Looking behind her to see if she was being followed Aki tripped on a tree root she didn't know was there. Falling she scraped her self, laying there stunned and dizzy. Aki shook her head to clear it, and was about to get to her feet when a shadow loomed over her. Aki opened her mouth to scream but a large hand covered it, not allowing the sound to come out of her mouth freely.
Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sano were sitting outside enjoying the sun while Kenshin and Aki were doing the laundry together. Kenshin was so happy, it had been almost three months now since he had found his little sister. "Aki, could you do me a favor please?" Kenshin asks after they're done with the laundry Aki looked up and nodded. "What would you like me to do Kenshin?" "Could you go and get some tofu, while I work on preparing dinner?" Aki smiled, and nodded, "I can do that for you Kenshin. I wouldn't mind at all!" Kenshin handed her some money, and watched her off.
Aki was walking back after getting the Tofu, when she keeps hearing foot steps behind her, trying to ignore it, she keeps walking, but they keep on her tail, beoming nervous now, she picks up her pace until she's running, hoping that she can loose these thugs, or whoever is following her. But to Aki's demise they too pick up the pace. No, this can't be happening! Why now? Why can't it be when I'm walking with Kenshin or something?! But no! It has to be when I'm alone! Aki turns and tries running into the woods hoping to loose them, but man, these thurgs are right on her tail. While running Aki quickly looks over her shoulder and sees that there are too many for her to handle on her own. When she finally loses the thurgs she looks around to see which way she came, but she can't tell and notices that she's lost. She sits down for a while trying to cool her nerves, hoping that she can figure out a way out of these woods, when she looks down at her hands and finds them empty. "Oh, no... Kenshin isn't going to be very happy, with me, I lost all the Tofu for dinner, and now I can't even find my way out of these woods and back to the dojo!" Aki groaned and looked up at the sky and noticed it would soon be dark.
Kenshin was starting to worry about Aki, it was getting dark, and there was no sign of her anywhere." Aki, where are you? I am starting to really worry that I am." "Kenshin" he heard a voice call for him, it was Karou-dono, she came to stand next to him, "Kenshin, come inside where it is warm, I'm sure that Aki will be here soon. Don't worry." Kenshin turned to go back into the dojo, but looked over his shoulder one last time... "Aki..."
It was dark now, and cold. Aki sat there lost in the middle of the woods shiver from the cold, she was tried and hungry, and all she wanted to do right about now, was go back to the dojo, and be with her brother and Korou and Yahiko, and Sano. She missed them already. Aki looked up into the dark sky was about to say something when she again hears footsteps, she looked around fratically looking for the footsteps, "Battousai" A voice says with an accusing edge to it. Aki stood not really knowing what to do. She knew about Kenshin being the 'Battousai' from when they talked. She wasn't stupid. She stood, looking around then heard the footsteps again, spooked, her heart thumping, she took off, running. Aki just now more than ever wanted to just go home! Back to Kenshin, where she knew she would be safe, but she wasn't at home and it was dark and cold. Looking behind her to see if she was being followed Aki tripped on a tree root she didn't know was there. Falling she scraped her self, laying there stunned and dizzy. Aki shook her head to clear it, and was about to get to her feet when a shadow loomed over her. Aki opened her mouth to scream but a large hand covered it, not allowing the sound to come out of her mouth freely.