Chapter 2
It was the middle of the night and Yae lay silently on her futon staring at the ceiling…I have to know….She sat up quickly and looked over at Saiyuri's sleeping form. She quietly crawled to Saiyuri's futon, and reached slowly underneath it. Saiyuri stirred in her sleep and mumbled something about Sano. Yae smiled as she slowly pulled out the two gleaming sais…Saiyuri would get in trouble if Sano found out that she still had these….He made her promise to get rid of them, he said something about how she didn't need them because he would protect her…Yae rolled her eyes. Sano always tried to act tough when anybody was around, but when he was alone with Saiyuri he could be so sweet to the point that it made Yae feel butterflies in her own stomach. Yae smiled as she stood to leave. She slid their kami screen shut without a sound and walked quietly down the hall to Kenshin's room. She slid Kenshin's door open gently and walked in, remembering to close the door behind her…I have to know if he is the Batousai…If he is the Batousai, he'll wake up and stop me…
Kenshin opened one eye and saw Yae moving stealthily towards him. He noticed that she was holding Saiyuri's sais…What is she doing?…He pretended to still be asleep so that he wouldn't scare her, but he couldn't help smiling at the way she incorrectly held the sais…Weapons are unusual for her that they are…Yae crept even closer, her feet were covered with socks and made no noise slid silently across the floor…She's a lot shorter without her sandals on…Kenshin noted with a smile, but still pretended he was asleep.
Yae hesitated as she came nearer to Kenshin's sleeping form…What if he is the Batousai!… She thought as she rubbed her sais for comfort…I'll just pretend like I'm going to kill him…and if he doesn't wake up then I'll just leave the room…he'll never know… Yae reassured herself, and took another step towards Kenshin's futon, a floor board squeaked under her foot and she closed her eyes in terror. She heard Kenshin stir, but after a second it was silent. Yae opened one eye cautiously, and gasped when she saw Kenshin wasn't in bed…Oh My God!!!…Yae closed her eyes as she turned around slowly…don't be behind me…don't be behind me… she pleaded to herself as she slowly opened her eyes. Kenshin was leaning against the door with his arms crossed. Yae flinched , and dropped her sais in surprise, they hit to the floor with two metallic clinks and lay gleaming in the moon light. Yae glanced around the room nervously looking for a way to escape, but the only exit was being blocked by Kenshin.
Kenshin looked down at the two sais that laid on the floor and frowned.
"I thought I told you not to play with Saiyuri's sais ever again, Yae-chan." Kenshin said in a condescending tone. Yae looked at the ground uncomfortably and shuffled her feet.
"I…uh…" Yae began as tears welled up in her eyes.
"uh-huh…" Kenshin said sarcastically, waiting for Yae to continue. Yae looked up at Kenshin desperately, trying to think of a way to get out of this whole situation…I just wanna be back in my bed…What would Saiyuri do?… Yae always thought that Saiyuri could get out of anything when they were in trouble…all she would do was argue and act angry...maybe if I act like that he'll let me go… Yae clenched her fists and tried to think of something mean to say.
"You can't tell me what to do! I'm not a child!" She barked at Kenshin in her coldest voice. Kenshin uncrossed his arms and stared at Yae in shock.
"Yae-chan! What's wrong with you!?" He said in a surprised tone. Yae felt bad but decide that the only way she was going to get out was to keep acting like Saiyuri. Yae gave Kenshin the 'I'm gonna beat you into a bloody pulp look' that she always got from Saiyuri.
"I told you not to treat me like a child!" She hissed, and bent down to pick up Saiyuri's sais and placed them in her obi. Kenshin's mouth dropped open, and he took a more defensive stance to block the door. Yae noticed this and felt herself start to panic, she inhaled deeply and took a few menacing steps towards the door. She stopped a few feet short of Kenshin and put her hands on the hilts of Saiyuri's sais, and glared at him angrily.
"I recommend that you step away from the door, b-before I get any angrier." Yae said in a low wavering voice…did she just stutter?…Kenshin thought to him self confused, but stepped aside to avoid any conflict with the girl. Yae seemed very relived when Kenshin moved aside, she sighed and walked quickly out of the room. Kenshin watched her pass, still confused, he'd never heard such harsh words come from little Yae's mouth…Saiyuri on the other hand…Wait! Last week Saiyuri and Sano had that argument over the sais…She practically quoted Saiyuri…what did Saiyuri say?… "Don't tell me what to do Sanosuke Sagara!" "You can't tell me what to do! I'm not a child!"…Kenshin smiled…Yae was just trying to get out of trouble by acting like Saiyuri, That's why she was stuttering, and was so relived when I moved… He shook his head and looked down the hall. Yae had already gone to bed…I shouldn't have moved…what was that girl up to?… He could barely keep himself from laughing, now that he thought about it, she was a lousy actress. Kenshin yawned and shut his door, then went back to sleep.
It was the middle of the night and Yae lay silently on her futon staring at the ceiling…I have to know….She sat up quickly and looked over at Saiyuri's sleeping form. She quietly crawled to Saiyuri's futon, and reached slowly underneath it. Saiyuri stirred in her sleep and mumbled something about Sano. Yae smiled as she slowly pulled out the two gleaming sais…Saiyuri would get in trouble if Sano found out that she still had these….He made her promise to get rid of them, he said something about how she didn't need them because he would protect her…Yae rolled her eyes. Sano always tried to act tough when anybody was around, but when he was alone with Saiyuri he could be so sweet to the point that it made Yae feel butterflies in her own stomach. Yae smiled as she stood to leave. She slid their kami screen shut without a sound and walked quietly down the hall to Kenshin's room. She slid Kenshin's door open gently and walked in, remembering to close the door behind her…I have to know if he is the Batousai…If he is the Batousai, he'll wake up and stop me…
Kenshin opened one eye and saw Yae moving stealthily towards him. He noticed that she was holding Saiyuri's sais…What is she doing?…He pretended to still be asleep so that he wouldn't scare her, but he couldn't help smiling at the way she incorrectly held the sais…Weapons are unusual for her that they are…Yae crept even closer, her feet were covered with socks and made no noise slid silently across the floor…She's a lot shorter without her sandals on…Kenshin noted with a smile, but still pretended he was asleep.
Yae hesitated as she came nearer to Kenshin's sleeping form…What if he is the Batousai!… She thought as she rubbed her sais for comfort…I'll just pretend like I'm going to kill him…and if he doesn't wake up then I'll just leave the room…he'll never know… Yae reassured herself, and took another step towards Kenshin's futon, a floor board squeaked under her foot and she closed her eyes in terror. She heard Kenshin stir, but after a second it was silent. Yae opened one eye cautiously, and gasped when she saw Kenshin wasn't in bed…Oh My God!!!…Yae closed her eyes as she turned around slowly…don't be behind me…don't be behind me… she pleaded to herself as she slowly opened her eyes. Kenshin was leaning against the door with his arms crossed. Yae flinched , and dropped her sais in surprise, they hit to the floor with two metallic clinks and lay gleaming in the moon light. Yae glanced around the room nervously looking for a way to escape, but the only exit was being blocked by Kenshin.
Kenshin looked down at the two sais that laid on the floor and frowned.
"I thought I told you not to play with Saiyuri's sais ever again, Yae-chan." Kenshin said in a condescending tone. Yae looked at the ground uncomfortably and shuffled her feet.
"I…uh…" Yae began as tears welled up in her eyes.
"uh-huh…" Kenshin said sarcastically, waiting for Yae to continue. Yae looked up at Kenshin desperately, trying to think of a way to get out of this whole situation…I just wanna be back in my bed…What would Saiyuri do?… Yae always thought that Saiyuri could get out of anything when they were in trouble…all she would do was argue and act angry...maybe if I act like that he'll let me go… Yae clenched her fists and tried to think of something mean to say.
"You can't tell me what to do! I'm not a child!" She barked at Kenshin in her coldest voice. Kenshin uncrossed his arms and stared at Yae in shock.
"Yae-chan! What's wrong with you!?" He said in a surprised tone. Yae felt bad but decide that the only way she was going to get out was to keep acting like Saiyuri. Yae gave Kenshin the 'I'm gonna beat you into a bloody pulp look' that she always got from Saiyuri.
"I told you not to treat me like a child!" She hissed, and bent down to pick up Saiyuri's sais and placed them in her obi. Kenshin's mouth dropped open, and he took a more defensive stance to block the door. Yae noticed this and felt herself start to panic, she inhaled deeply and took a few menacing steps towards the door. She stopped a few feet short of Kenshin and put her hands on the hilts of Saiyuri's sais, and glared at him angrily.
"I recommend that you step away from the door, b-before I get any angrier." Yae said in a low wavering voice…did she just stutter?…Kenshin thought to him self confused, but stepped aside to avoid any conflict with the girl. Yae seemed very relived when Kenshin moved aside, she sighed and walked quickly out of the room. Kenshin watched her pass, still confused, he'd never heard such harsh words come from little Yae's mouth…Saiyuri on the other hand…Wait! Last week Saiyuri and Sano had that argument over the sais…She practically quoted Saiyuri…what did Saiyuri say?… "Don't tell me what to do Sanosuke Sagara!" "You can't tell me what to do! I'm not a child!"…Kenshin smiled…Yae was just trying to get out of trouble by acting like Saiyuri, That's why she was stuttering, and was so relived when I moved… He shook his head and looked down the hall. Yae had already gone to bed…I shouldn't have moved…what was that girl up to?… He could barely keep himself from laughing, now that he thought about it, she was a lousy actress. Kenshin yawned and shut his door, then went back to sleep.