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Kenshin's head jerked up as a strong blast of swordsman ki rustled the leaves around him. "Yahiko!" Kenshin whispered to no one in particular, in alarm. "Not good!" Quickly snatching up his reverse blade, he ran swiftly. "I shouldn't have left! They knew I would search for them, they knew!" Kenshin's mind screamed to him.
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"Yahiko!" Kaoru and Sano yelled in unison. Kaoru stood up quickly, upsetting the teapot and dropping her cup, so that it shattered into tiny gleaming pieces. Sano ran ahead and Kaoru quickly followed suit.
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"Silence boy, we wouldn't want the government's dog's to come sniffing around now would we?" The masked figure mocked, unsheathing his blade. "I am looking for a Himura Kaoru, is she around?" asked the figure in a sweet tone.
"Himura Kaoru?" Yahiko wondered silently, thinking over the words. (Note: This story takes place before Kaoru and Kenshin marry) "The man must think Kaoru is Kenshin's wife." Yahiko concluded in his mind.
"Hmf, not answering? I guess I'll have to teach you to speak!" The masked man yelled as he sent a swift kick to Yahiko's head. Yahiko could feel his conscious slipping slowly, everything fading in and out. Red covered his vision and a metallic taste seeped into his mouth. That was the last thing Yahiko remembered before he completely lost grip of reality.
"Yahiko! Yahiko!" Kaoru cried out in alarm seeing the young boy's head lying in a small pool of dark claret liquid.
"That's it!" Sano roared in rage, his fist clenched and shaking, finding there way to a masked figures face. The man collapsed groaning in pain.
"You must be Sanosuke." The cause of Yahiko's injury smirked.
"What's your name?!" Sano spit at the man
"Why must you know?" The black clad man asked calmly
"I like to know the names of people before I kill them." Sano replied, cracking his knuckles.
"Really? Then you have no reason to know my name, you will never kill me." The figure grinned and raised his sword, pointing it toward Sanosuke.
"Sano, don't! He's just trying to enrage you!" Kaoru yelled over to him.
The masked man averted his attention to her. "Ah, You must be miss Himura, no?"
"Miss.Himura?" Despite the serious atmosphere, Kaoru still blushed at the thought of "Himura Kaoru". "No, you are wrong, I am Kamiya Kaoru." Kaoru answered clearly, a light pink color still lingering on Kaoru's cheeks.
"Hey you, leave the missy outta this!" Sano growled running toward the masked man. "Damn, why are there two of you?!" Sano hissed as he stopped mid charge, the alcohol kicking into affect. The masked man took advantage at Sano's confusion and slashed forward, ripping through Sanosuke's chest. Sano stumbled backward, clenching his teeth. Sticky ruby colored blood cascaded down his chest.
"Sano!" Kaoru cried out.
"Miss Kaoru! Please stand aside!" Commanded Kenshin as he took down 2 masked men at once.
"Tsk, Kenshin, we were not expecting you. I guess we'll have to reschedule our little. get together." The masked one with the sword hissed happily as two bombs rolled under him, exploding to engulf the dojo inside a torrent of heavy storm black smoke.
"Miss Kaoru, are you all right?" Kenshin asked, releasing her from his protective hug as the smoke cleared way.
"Yes, yes, I'm all right. It's Sano and Yahiko I'm worried about." Kaoru looked over to them with an anxious look.
"Go get miss Megumi quickly." Kenshin told her. Kaoru nodded in response, getting up.
"I can't believe I could be so ignorant. Two people are injured because of me and I put miss Kaoru in danger. I.I failed them." Kenshin thought, disappointed with himself. "I.I failed them, I failed miss Kaoru."
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"How are they Megumi?" Kaoru asked, peeking over her shoulder.
"Well, the lummox her will be all right. He would've been better if he hadn't been drinking, because of the alcohol he lost more blood than normal, but overall, he will live."
"And Yahiko?" Kaoru asked, a little fearful.
"I'm not sure. I've cleaned up the wound, but I can't tell how deep it is. He might be unconscious for a while." Megumi answered.
"Yahiko." Kaoru whispered as tears fell silently down her cheeks falling to her lap.
"Miss Kaoru is crying.because Yahiko and Sano are injured.because I was not here to help them.because I, because of me." Kenshin stooped his head in shame walking slowly outside.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru looked over to him.
"He stopped for only a second, then continued his sluggish walking.
"Ken.shin?" Kaoru repeated, concern in her voice.
~ End Flashback~
Kenshin's head jerked up as a strong blast of swordsman ki rustled the leaves around him. "Yahiko!" Kenshin whispered to no one in particular, in alarm. "Not good!" Quickly snatching up his reverse blade, he ran swiftly. "I shouldn't have left! They knew I would search for them, they knew!" Kenshin's mind screamed to him.
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"Yahiko!" Kaoru and Sano yelled in unison. Kaoru stood up quickly, upsetting the teapot and dropping her cup, so that it shattered into tiny gleaming pieces. Sano ran ahead and Kaoru quickly followed suit.
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"Silence boy, we wouldn't want the government's dog's to come sniffing around now would we?" The masked figure mocked, unsheathing his blade. "I am looking for a Himura Kaoru, is she around?" asked the figure in a sweet tone.
"Himura Kaoru?" Yahiko wondered silently, thinking over the words. (Note: This story takes place before Kaoru and Kenshin marry) "The man must think Kaoru is Kenshin's wife." Yahiko concluded in his mind.
"Hmf, not answering? I guess I'll have to teach you to speak!" The masked man yelled as he sent a swift kick to Yahiko's head. Yahiko could feel his conscious slipping slowly, everything fading in and out. Red covered his vision and a metallic taste seeped into his mouth. That was the last thing Yahiko remembered before he completely lost grip of reality.
"Yahiko! Yahiko!" Kaoru cried out in alarm seeing the young boy's head lying in a small pool of dark claret liquid.
"That's it!" Sano roared in rage, his fist clenched and shaking, finding there way to a masked figures face. The man collapsed groaning in pain.
"You must be Sanosuke." The cause of Yahiko's injury smirked.
"What's your name?!" Sano spit at the man
"Why must you know?" The black clad man asked calmly
"I like to know the names of people before I kill them." Sano replied, cracking his knuckles.
"Really? Then you have no reason to know my name, you will never kill me." The figure grinned and raised his sword, pointing it toward Sanosuke.
"Sano, don't! He's just trying to enrage you!" Kaoru yelled over to him.
The masked man averted his attention to her. "Ah, You must be miss Himura, no?"
"Miss.Himura?" Despite the serious atmosphere, Kaoru still blushed at the thought of "Himura Kaoru". "No, you are wrong, I am Kamiya Kaoru." Kaoru answered clearly, a light pink color still lingering on Kaoru's cheeks.
"Hey you, leave the missy outta this!" Sano growled running toward the masked man. "Damn, why are there two of you?!" Sano hissed as he stopped mid charge, the alcohol kicking into affect. The masked man took advantage at Sano's confusion and slashed forward, ripping through Sanosuke's chest. Sano stumbled backward, clenching his teeth. Sticky ruby colored blood cascaded down his chest.
"Sano!" Kaoru cried out.
"Miss Kaoru! Please stand aside!" Commanded Kenshin as he took down 2 masked men at once.
"Tsk, Kenshin, we were not expecting you. I guess we'll have to reschedule our little. get together." The masked one with the sword hissed happily as two bombs rolled under him, exploding to engulf the dojo inside a torrent of heavy storm black smoke.
"Miss Kaoru, are you all right?" Kenshin asked, releasing her from his protective hug as the smoke cleared way.
"Yes, yes, I'm all right. It's Sano and Yahiko I'm worried about." Kaoru looked over to them with an anxious look.
"Go get miss Megumi quickly." Kenshin told her. Kaoru nodded in response, getting up.
"I can't believe I could be so ignorant. Two people are injured because of me and I put miss Kaoru in danger. I.I failed them." Kenshin thought, disappointed with himself. "I.I failed them, I failed miss Kaoru."
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"How are they Megumi?" Kaoru asked, peeking over her shoulder.
"Well, the lummox her will be all right. He would've been better if he hadn't been drinking, because of the alcohol he lost more blood than normal, but overall, he will live."
"And Yahiko?" Kaoru asked, a little fearful.
"I'm not sure. I've cleaned up the wound, but I can't tell how deep it is. He might be unconscious for a while." Megumi answered.
"Yahiko." Kaoru whispered as tears fell silently down her cheeks falling to her lap.
"Miss Kaoru is crying.because Yahiko and Sano are injured.because I was not here to help them.because I, because of me." Kenshin stooped his head in shame walking slowly outside.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru looked over to him.
"He stopped for only a second, then continued his sluggish walking.
"Ken.shin?" Kaoru repeated, concern in her voice.
~ End Flashback~