Chapter 6
By now Kenshin was pacing, where was Aki? She should've been home hours ago! He was really worried now, he wondered what had happened to his little sister. Are you lost Aki? Did something happen? Where are you? Karou, Yahiko, and Sano, watched Kenshin as he paced. The two men looked at Karou "Oi, jou-chan, what's with Kenshin?" Sano leaned over and asked, Karou shook her head "Can't you tell? He's worried about Aki, she hasn't come home at all. And he's really worried, and so am I... it's not like her to be gone, usually she stays close by to the dojo, but Kenshin had her go and get some Tofu, and she never came home." Sano and Yahiko, nodded, they liked Aki, she was sweet and always kind to them, and not to mention a really good cook. Just about better than Megumi, and she's an awesome cook! Sano got up and went over to Kenshin, "Oi, Kenshin, would you like me to go look for her?" Kenshin stopped and looked up at the taller man, "That would be very nice, that it would Sano. Yes, I would like that if you could do that for me." Sano smiled and took off, Yahiko, jumped up to follow the taller man, "I'll help too!"
Aki, awoke slowly, she was cold, tired, hungry, and now sore. Her head was killing her, it felt like someone had just beaten her over the head with a sword or something. How did she get her? And why was she all tied up? But all thoughts stopped when she heard heavy footsteps behind her, she was spun around so quickly she thought that she was going to fall. A large hand closed over the front of her yukata and she was brought face to face with a very large breaded man. "What?! This isn't the Battousai! This is just a girl! You Fools! You brought me the wrong person!" Aki blinked, but smartly kept her mouth shut. Just then the big man looked back at her. "How is it they got you mixed up with the Battousai? True you do look like him, but you don't have his scar." With that he traced a large and tough finger in the shape of a cross shape scar on her cheek, he smiled evilly, Aki still said nothing, this guy was seriously freaking her out, and she didn't want to be the one to start talking to him. "I wonder if it's possible of the Battousai, has a sister?" He turned to his thugs and asked them "What do you think? Does this girl here look like the Battousai, or could I just be mistaken?" Aki was praying that they would think he was mistaken, but since luck wasn't on her side, they agreed with him, with the Battousai, has a sister. She was dropped suddenly back into a chair, where she was then promptly questioned. "So... jou-chan, what is your name?" The man asked her, Aki said, nothing, just kept her mouth shut, then was rewarded with a sound slap to the face, "I asked you your name Jou-chan, now unless you would like another taste of that I suggest you answer me." Aki didn't know what to say she was stunned, but when she saw that large hand raise to strike her she spoke up, saying the first name that came to mind "Chanai! Chanai, Shinzou!" The large man looked down at her raising an eyebrow, "I don't believe you, I figured out what the Battousai's real name was... and I don't believe that you're not related to him." With that again she was rewarded with a sound slap to the face.
Her face stung with the pain, his blows were accurate and strong and hit her soundly in the face each time he believed she answered his questions wrong. "Now, where is the Battousai? Himura Aki..." His thugs chuckled as he said her name in a mocking tone. When she didn't answer him again he called over one of his thugs and asked again. "I- I- I don't know!" Aki stuttered, but somehow he knew it was a lie. He grabbed her chin in his large hand "if you don't answer me truthfully, I'll have him, give you the same cross shape scar as your brother... or maybe I'll let him do worse." Her lower lip swollen now, from his blows trembled as she gave in.
Kenshin still waiting for his sister to arrive and was just about livid with worry, when he heard a crash of something coming though the door of the dojo, running over to see what it was, he saw a rock with a small note tied to it. Questioningly Kenshin picked up the rock untied the note and opened it, out fell a very small handful of long red hair, Aki's hair. Kenshin then read the note, with each sentence, each word the note held, made Kenshin angrier, and more worried than he had ever been. Sano, Yahiko, and Karou who were gathered around watched Kenshin. Sano and Yahiko, convinced Karou to read the note over Kenshin's shoulder, since knowing that Kenshin wouldn't notice, carefully Karou read the note;
Battousai,
I have your sister. If you want her back safe, come to the place marked here, if you don't come, Himura Aki will be killed. It would be too bad too, she's such a pretty little thing. Hope you enjoyed the small hand full of hair, we thought that we had to have something to convince you that we have her. Of course she was very willing to hand some hair over to help in your decision. I hope you come to save her soon Battousai, because I will kill her. Himura Gohei (The real Battousai)
After reading it Kenshin crumbled the note in his hand, and tossed onto the floor without another care and walked out.
By now Kenshin was pacing, where was Aki? She should've been home hours ago! He was really worried now, he wondered what had happened to his little sister. Are you lost Aki? Did something happen? Where are you? Karou, Yahiko, and Sano, watched Kenshin as he paced. The two men looked at Karou "Oi, jou-chan, what's with Kenshin?" Sano leaned over and asked, Karou shook her head "Can't you tell? He's worried about Aki, she hasn't come home at all. And he's really worried, and so am I... it's not like her to be gone, usually she stays close by to the dojo, but Kenshin had her go and get some Tofu, and she never came home." Sano and Yahiko, nodded, they liked Aki, she was sweet and always kind to them, and not to mention a really good cook. Just about better than Megumi, and she's an awesome cook! Sano got up and went over to Kenshin, "Oi, Kenshin, would you like me to go look for her?" Kenshin stopped and looked up at the taller man, "That would be very nice, that it would Sano. Yes, I would like that if you could do that for me." Sano smiled and took off, Yahiko, jumped up to follow the taller man, "I'll help too!"
Aki, awoke slowly, she was cold, tired, hungry, and now sore. Her head was killing her, it felt like someone had just beaten her over the head with a sword or something. How did she get her? And why was she all tied up? But all thoughts stopped when she heard heavy footsteps behind her, she was spun around so quickly she thought that she was going to fall. A large hand closed over the front of her yukata and she was brought face to face with a very large breaded man. "What?! This isn't the Battousai! This is just a girl! You Fools! You brought me the wrong person!" Aki blinked, but smartly kept her mouth shut. Just then the big man looked back at her. "How is it they got you mixed up with the Battousai? True you do look like him, but you don't have his scar." With that he traced a large and tough finger in the shape of a cross shape scar on her cheek, he smiled evilly, Aki still said nothing, this guy was seriously freaking her out, and she didn't want to be the one to start talking to him. "I wonder if it's possible of the Battousai, has a sister?" He turned to his thugs and asked them "What do you think? Does this girl here look like the Battousai, or could I just be mistaken?" Aki was praying that they would think he was mistaken, but since luck wasn't on her side, they agreed with him, with the Battousai, has a sister. She was dropped suddenly back into a chair, where she was then promptly questioned. "So... jou-chan, what is your name?" The man asked her, Aki said, nothing, just kept her mouth shut, then was rewarded with a sound slap to the face, "I asked you your name Jou-chan, now unless you would like another taste of that I suggest you answer me." Aki didn't know what to say she was stunned, but when she saw that large hand raise to strike her she spoke up, saying the first name that came to mind "Chanai! Chanai, Shinzou!" The large man looked down at her raising an eyebrow, "I don't believe you, I figured out what the Battousai's real name was... and I don't believe that you're not related to him." With that again she was rewarded with a sound slap to the face.
Her face stung with the pain, his blows were accurate and strong and hit her soundly in the face each time he believed she answered his questions wrong. "Now, where is the Battousai? Himura Aki..." His thugs chuckled as he said her name in a mocking tone. When she didn't answer him again he called over one of his thugs and asked again. "I- I- I don't know!" Aki stuttered, but somehow he knew it was a lie. He grabbed her chin in his large hand "if you don't answer me truthfully, I'll have him, give you the same cross shape scar as your brother... or maybe I'll let him do worse." Her lower lip swollen now, from his blows trembled as she gave in.
Kenshin still waiting for his sister to arrive and was just about livid with worry, when he heard a crash of something coming though the door of the dojo, running over to see what it was, he saw a rock with a small note tied to it. Questioningly Kenshin picked up the rock untied the note and opened it, out fell a very small handful of long red hair, Aki's hair. Kenshin then read the note, with each sentence, each word the note held, made Kenshin angrier, and more worried than he had ever been. Sano, Yahiko, and Karou who were gathered around watched Kenshin. Sano and Yahiko, convinced Karou to read the note over Kenshin's shoulder, since knowing that Kenshin wouldn't notice, carefully Karou read the note;
Battousai,
I have your sister. If you want her back safe, come to the place marked here, if you don't come, Himura Aki will be killed. It would be too bad too, she's such a pretty little thing. Hope you enjoyed the small hand full of hair, we thought that we had to have something to convince you that we have her. Of course she was very willing to hand some hair over to help in your decision. I hope you come to save her soon Battousai, because I will kill her. Himura Gohei (The real Battousai)
After reading it Kenshin crumbled the note in his hand, and tossed onto the floor without another care and walked out.