Chapter 7
Karou and everyone watched as Kenshin started to walk out and go find his sister. Aki, don't worry, I'll be there for you just please hang on...
Aki opened her eyes again, her head pounding, she just wanted to go home, to see her brother again, she was cold, hungry, tired, sore and scared. She had no clue what this guy was going to do to her. She looked up just as she heard him walking towards her, with a smirk on his face and looking mighty pleased with him self. "I just threw a note to your 'brother' and as I could tell he wasn't looking very happy. It looked as if he was going to kill." Aki felt so horrible, she could picture Kenshin, angry, worried, upset and coming... she didn't know what was going to happen. But she felt bad for putting her brother in the middle of all of this, she didn't mean for this to happen, she didn't ask for it to happen either. She remembered what Kenshin had told her about what happened the last time that he was put into the middle of a war, the lady that he had cared for this, Tome, lady had almost gotten him killed, and she had given him his last part to his cross shaped scar and she had died giving it to him, just because she had put him into the middle of something of a war. Aki didn't want anything to happen to her brother, though she had tired desperately to keep him out of this, she didn't really have a choice but to bring him in.
Kenshin stalking out of the dojo, going for his sister, heard Karou, and the two men behind him coming behind him coming to help. But they couldn't help... not with this... he had to do this alone, who knows what would happen to his little sister if he was to bring the others. He stopped turned and looked at his friends the people he cared about almost as much as he cared for his sister. "Karou-dono, Yahiko, Sano, shessha (Kenshin's way of referring to himself) cannot bring you with me, that I can't. Who knows what they would do to Aki, if I brought all of you with me. So, please, I ask you all to stay here and watch after the dojo, until I return, that you should." The two men knew what he meant and nodded, but for Karou it took a little more to help her stay, more around the ways of Sano picking her up and bringing her back into the dojo, watching Kenshin leave. Kenshin then started in a run, I have to hurry, I have to hurry for Aki. Please Aki, please hang on... I'll be there to save you very soon, please, just hang on please...
Aki waited for Kenshin to come, but unlike her, the big man wasn't very pleased in waiting, he turned on Aki, slapping her soundly in the face, making her lip bleed again and this time a little heavier. "Where is he?! He should've been here by now! I know that my note worked, or maybe..." He smiled evilly at Aki, "Just maybe he doesn't care about you enough to come to your rescue. Too bad isn't it... looks like we'll just have to kill you." Aki shook her head, no, I know your coming Kenshin! I know you care about me! It's just taking you a little long to get here that's all. He called for one of his thugs, but no one answered to his call, he turned and glared at Aki. He went over to the window to look out. He didn't see anything, but he was sure that some of his men were out there keeping a watch out for that Battousai. He turned and went to the other window, but on his way he dropped down by Aki's chair, and making sure she stayed there by tying her there soundly. She wanted to cry, she just wanted to be out of here, but she held on, she wouldn't give this man the satisfaction of seeing her cry.
The man was looking out the window when he thought that he saw a small flash of something. He went out to investigate, and left the door open, Kenshin slipped in. Aki's face lit with joy to see her brother, she knew he would come! She knew it, and here he was to save her! She had hardly ever felt so happy to see her brother than she was at this moment.
Kenshin slipped in the door when he saw that Gohei had left it open it seemed like just for him. Relief flooded him when he saw Aki, he ran over to her, and gently touched her face and spoke softly "Aki, are you okay? What happened to your face? I'm so glad you're alive." Then he went right to work on her bounds trying to be just as quite as he had been when he slipped in here. He froze when he heard Gohei walk back thought the door cursing him, he hid behind Aki as much was possible. Gohei walked over to Aki, and Kenshin made a quick dash for the door. Gohei looked down at Aki, "Where the hell is that Battousai! Damn him! He should've been here by now! You didn't lie to me when you told me where he was now did you?!" Aki shook her head, but was rewarded with a sound and strong slap to the face that made her double over her face warm and stinging from the new slap, she felt a fresh trickle of blood from her lip this time it felt like a steady stream down her chin. Just as Gohei was about to say something more, one of his thugs ran bursting though the door "Gohei-sama! The Battousai is here! He's already knocked out just about everyone!" Gohei turned and faced his comrade "Well, Find him! Go look for him! He can't be that far away!" Aki smiled inwardly, he's closer than you think.
Kenshin seeing what Gohei did to his little sister pissed him off so badly, he was going to make him pay for hitting Aki, and with that Kenshin stood shutting the door, with a slight slam. That got they're attention really quickly Kenshin noted. Gohei turned around and saw Kenshin standing there, looking at him, he didn't look pleased.
Good, that's what he wanted after all wasn't it? He wasn't so sure now, by the look on his face, he looked really ready to kill. "Battousai, I see you came, I knew that this girl was your sister. And here she tried to tell me that she wasn't related to you..." He patted Aki on the head. "But you see, girl I knew better! I knew you were related, and I was proven right!" Kenshin gave Gohei a cold glare, "Gohei, don't touch my sister, or this time I won't be so nice as to let you live." Aki looked at Kenshin, and shook her head "Kenshin don't bother! He's -" She was cut off when Gohei's thugs pointed the tip of his sword in her face, she knew what he meant by that, and she had a great respect for swords, life and other reasons made that respect a hard thing not to forget. Kenshin glared at the men, "Gohei, it is I you wanted here, and now that you've got me here, that you do. Release my sister." Gohei considered this for a moment then nodded, but he had a plan up his sleeve to make sure that victory would be his and not the damn Battousai's. He cut Aki's bounds, she got up and rubbed her wrists, then started to make her way towards the door as quickly as she could, when a hand closed almost painfully around her upper arm and pulled her back in the middle of the fight. She stiffened as she was yanked back in front of Gohei. Kenshin's eyes narrowed, he hesitated just for a minute then glared up at Gohei, "Gohei you said that she could go! Why have you brought her back into this?!" Kenshin questioned angrily, but he knew why, Gohei just wanted the advantage, and the advantage was having Aki, right in the middle of all of this. Gohei knew that he wouldn't attack his sister, so he dragged her back into the middle of this mess and was going to use Aki as his shield. But damn him that made him angry! Aki looked up at her brother and gave him a look that told him that she was sorry that this happened. Kenshin didn't answer her look, he was too occupied with thinking of a way to defeat Gohei. Then it occurred to him how he could do it. He unsheathed his sword and got ready, Gohei looked confused, he had his sister, he wouldn't attack his own sister would he? Aki looked at Kenshin for a minute, she studied his face then she understood and gave him a slight nod to let him know that she understood. Kenshin smiled when Gohei looked worried, "I have your sister! You're really going to attack me while I have her!?" Kenshin shrugged and smiled a bit bigger "You never can be sure that, you can't, now can you Gohei?" Gohei paled, he couldn't believe this, he could've swore that he would've had the advantage, with this girl in front of him that the Battousai wouldn't attack since this was his sister. Kenshin got ready to attack Gohei's grip on Aki's arm loosened allowing her to slip out of the way of her brother's attack, which caught Gohei in the upper arm, breaking the bone in the arm. Aki slipped out of his grip and ran over to her brother and hugged him tightly. Kenshin was relived to have his sister hugging him, and having her safe. He wrapped an arm around her and held her close, then said "Let's go Aki, there is no more need to stay here, that there isn't." Aki nodded, then added softly "Kenshin.. Thanks. you're right, let's go."
Karou and everyone watched as Kenshin started to walk out and go find his sister. Aki, don't worry, I'll be there for you just please hang on...
Aki opened her eyes again, her head pounding, she just wanted to go home, to see her brother again, she was cold, hungry, tired, sore and scared. She had no clue what this guy was going to do to her. She looked up just as she heard him walking towards her, with a smirk on his face and looking mighty pleased with him self. "I just threw a note to your 'brother' and as I could tell he wasn't looking very happy. It looked as if he was going to kill." Aki felt so horrible, she could picture Kenshin, angry, worried, upset and coming... she didn't know what was going to happen. But she felt bad for putting her brother in the middle of all of this, she didn't mean for this to happen, she didn't ask for it to happen either. She remembered what Kenshin had told her about what happened the last time that he was put into the middle of a war, the lady that he had cared for this, Tome, lady had almost gotten him killed, and she had given him his last part to his cross shaped scar and she had died giving it to him, just because she had put him into the middle of something of a war. Aki didn't want anything to happen to her brother, though she had tired desperately to keep him out of this, she didn't really have a choice but to bring him in.
Kenshin stalking out of the dojo, going for his sister, heard Karou, and the two men behind him coming behind him coming to help. But they couldn't help... not with this... he had to do this alone, who knows what would happen to his little sister if he was to bring the others. He stopped turned and looked at his friends the people he cared about almost as much as he cared for his sister. "Karou-dono, Yahiko, Sano, shessha (Kenshin's way of referring to himself) cannot bring you with me, that I can't. Who knows what they would do to Aki, if I brought all of you with me. So, please, I ask you all to stay here and watch after the dojo, until I return, that you should." The two men knew what he meant and nodded, but for Karou it took a little more to help her stay, more around the ways of Sano picking her up and bringing her back into the dojo, watching Kenshin leave. Kenshin then started in a run, I have to hurry, I have to hurry for Aki. Please Aki, please hang on... I'll be there to save you very soon, please, just hang on please...
Aki waited for Kenshin to come, but unlike her, the big man wasn't very pleased in waiting, he turned on Aki, slapping her soundly in the face, making her lip bleed again and this time a little heavier. "Where is he?! He should've been here by now! I know that my note worked, or maybe..." He smiled evilly at Aki, "Just maybe he doesn't care about you enough to come to your rescue. Too bad isn't it... looks like we'll just have to kill you." Aki shook her head, no, I know your coming Kenshin! I know you care about me! It's just taking you a little long to get here that's all. He called for one of his thugs, but no one answered to his call, he turned and glared at Aki. He went over to the window to look out. He didn't see anything, but he was sure that some of his men were out there keeping a watch out for that Battousai. He turned and went to the other window, but on his way he dropped down by Aki's chair, and making sure she stayed there by tying her there soundly. She wanted to cry, she just wanted to be out of here, but she held on, she wouldn't give this man the satisfaction of seeing her cry.
The man was looking out the window when he thought that he saw a small flash of something. He went out to investigate, and left the door open, Kenshin slipped in. Aki's face lit with joy to see her brother, she knew he would come! She knew it, and here he was to save her! She had hardly ever felt so happy to see her brother than she was at this moment.
Kenshin slipped in the door when he saw that Gohei had left it open it seemed like just for him. Relief flooded him when he saw Aki, he ran over to her, and gently touched her face and spoke softly "Aki, are you okay? What happened to your face? I'm so glad you're alive." Then he went right to work on her bounds trying to be just as quite as he had been when he slipped in here. He froze when he heard Gohei walk back thought the door cursing him, he hid behind Aki as much was possible. Gohei walked over to Aki, and Kenshin made a quick dash for the door. Gohei looked down at Aki, "Where the hell is that Battousai! Damn him! He should've been here by now! You didn't lie to me when you told me where he was now did you?!" Aki shook her head, but was rewarded with a sound and strong slap to the face that made her double over her face warm and stinging from the new slap, she felt a fresh trickle of blood from her lip this time it felt like a steady stream down her chin. Just as Gohei was about to say something more, one of his thugs ran bursting though the door "Gohei-sama! The Battousai is here! He's already knocked out just about everyone!" Gohei turned and faced his comrade "Well, Find him! Go look for him! He can't be that far away!" Aki smiled inwardly, he's closer than you think.
Kenshin seeing what Gohei did to his little sister pissed him off so badly, he was going to make him pay for hitting Aki, and with that Kenshin stood shutting the door, with a slight slam. That got they're attention really quickly Kenshin noted. Gohei turned around and saw Kenshin standing there, looking at him, he didn't look pleased.
Good, that's what he wanted after all wasn't it? He wasn't so sure now, by the look on his face, he looked really ready to kill. "Battousai, I see you came, I knew that this girl was your sister. And here she tried to tell me that she wasn't related to you..." He patted Aki on the head. "But you see, girl I knew better! I knew you were related, and I was proven right!" Kenshin gave Gohei a cold glare, "Gohei, don't touch my sister, or this time I won't be so nice as to let you live." Aki looked at Kenshin, and shook her head "Kenshin don't bother! He's -" She was cut off when Gohei's thugs pointed the tip of his sword in her face, she knew what he meant by that, and she had a great respect for swords, life and other reasons made that respect a hard thing not to forget. Kenshin glared at the men, "Gohei, it is I you wanted here, and now that you've got me here, that you do. Release my sister." Gohei considered this for a moment then nodded, but he had a plan up his sleeve to make sure that victory would be his and not the damn Battousai's. He cut Aki's bounds, she got up and rubbed her wrists, then started to make her way towards the door as quickly as she could, when a hand closed almost painfully around her upper arm and pulled her back in the middle of the fight. She stiffened as she was yanked back in front of Gohei. Kenshin's eyes narrowed, he hesitated just for a minute then glared up at Gohei, "Gohei you said that she could go! Why have you brought her back into this?!" Kenshin questioned angrily, but he knew why, Gohei just wanted the advantage, and the advantage was having Aki, right in the middle of all of this. Gohei knew that he wouldn't attack his sister, so he dragged her back into the middle of this mess and was going to use Aki as his shield. But damn him that made him angry! Aki looked up at her brother and gave him a look that told him that she was sorry that this happened. Kenshin didn't answer her look, he was too occupied with thinking of a way to defeat Gohei. Then it occurred to him how he could do it. He unsheathed his sword and got ready, Gohei looked confused, he had his sister, he wouldn't attack his own sister would he? Aki looked at Kenshin for a minute, she studied his face then she understood and gave him a slight nod to let him know that she understood. Kenshin smiled when Gohei looked worried, "I have your sister! You're really going to attack me while I have her!?" Kenshin shrugged and smiled a bit bigger "You never can be sure that, you can't, now can you Gohei?" Gohei paled, he couldn't believe this, he could've swore that he would've had the advantage, with this girl in front of him that the Battousai wouldn't attack since this was his sister. Kenshin got ready to attack Gohei's grip on Aki's arm loosened allowing her to slip out of the way of her brother's attack, which caught Gohei in the upper arm, breaking the bone in the arm. Aki slipped out of his grip and ran over to her brother and hugged him tightly. Kenshin was relived to have his sister hugging him, and having her safe. He wrapped an arm around her and held her close, then said "Let's go Aki, there is no more need to stay here, that there isn't." Aki nodded, then added softly "Kenshin.. Thanks. you're right, let's go."