Chapter 14
A/N: Ok- again, since you have been the best readers in the world- I've decided to post another chapter! ^_^ This one is short- sorry- but in order to have the next chapter be the conclusion, I had to cut if off… so yes, the next chapter will more than likely be the dramatic conclusion of the fic!!! Yeah!
Depending on the interest level, I might be willing to have it up by the end of the week… so that leaves it up to you- and the ever present question of 'Can Kate find time to write and type?'
Anyway- thanks to everyone who has faithfully reviewed this fic from the beginning! I've had fun reading your many reviews!! Especially the comment from EEevee about putting Nyoko on a leash ^_^; I think that would be the only way to keep her out of trouble!
I'm also glad everyone like the cameos of Saitou, Chou, and Katsu…I really do think they are the under appreciated characters of RK… hopefully I kept them all in character when I wrote them… oh well, I haven't received any complaints yet…
And now on with the show!
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The force of the blow sent Saitou flying back into the wall of the Kamiya dojo.
"You let go of my daughter!" Came a voice full of hatred.
Sano jumped out of the shadows in time to grab Nyoko away as the older man hit the wall with a loud thud.
The little girl started to cry as she found herself safe in her father's protective arms.
"Daddy! I was so scared." She cried as she threw her arms around his neck and cried into his yukata.
"Its ok kitten," Sano comforted the crying child by kneeling down and engulfing her in a tight embrace. Kissing her head he tried to sooth her tears. "Did he hurt you?" Pulling her out to arms length he took a quick look at her. Looking down on her face, Sano didn't get an answer. Little Nyoko continued to simply cry. To this, Sano took it as an answer of 'yes.'
Standing up Sano looked over at the cop who was shaking off the initial shock of the blow. Surprised that his hit even connected, Sano stood protectively in front of his sniffling daughter.
"Nyoko, I want you to go inside the dojo and stay by Kenshin, alright?" The little girl shook her head and attached herself to his long leg.
"NOW!" He yelled at her, pushing her sternly from his leg and towards the safety of the dojo entrance. Sano realized this was the first time he had ever raised his voice at her like that. But it got her to listen…
Once Nyoko was out of sight Sano returned his gaze to the man who was standing now.
"So it is you…" Saitou said as he brushed off his officer uniform. "only you could create another trouble maker with a knack at being a nuisance."
"You can insult me all you want, but no one… NO ONE says anything or does anything to my kid… this is something I should have done a long time ago…" With that said Sano lunged at the police chief with his powerful fists. Sure he hadn't needed to use them too often in the past four years, but that never stopped him from training. He was ready for this rematch and now he had something better than pride to fight for… 'You'll pay for ever touching my daughter!'
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"Nyoko-chan!" Megumi cried as she saw the crying girl enter the dojo.
Kenshin and Kaoru were both happy to see she was back- but unclear as to the reason she was crying. But that didn't matter- they were just so happy to see she was all right. Especially with the loud bang against a nearby wall they had just heard.
"What's wrong honey?" Megumi asked as she ran and comforted the little girl. Stroking the distraught child's hair the way her mother use to, Megumi tried to get Nyoko to stop crying so she could tell them what was wrong.
"Daddy…" Nyoko began in between sobs and sniffles. "And that scary man… I want my daddy!"
"Scary man?" Kaoru questioned. "Kenshin, we better go out there and see what it was that made that noise."
"I agree, that I do." Kenshin replied, as he grabbed his trusty sword and attached it to his side once again. As he ran out of the dojo Nyoko tried to follow. But Megumi held her tightly, not wanting to let her go.
"Nyoko, you have to stay here…" She told the squirming child.
"DADDY!" The little girl cried and struggled harder.
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Outside the two men were already in the middle of a heated fight. Saitou was impressed at the improvements that rooster had accomplished over the course of his absence. The rooster had even gotten a few good hits on him, drawing blood from his mouth. A sharp throbbing of pain resounded from his side, where the younger man had gotten another good hit in.
'Probably broke a bone or two…' Saitou smiled. 'But still not good enough rooster.'
"Is that all you have boy?" Saitou taunted Sanosuke. There was no way that he was ever going to admit the improvement in Sano's moves or strength. Not to mention that his warrior's spirit was definitely surging in this fight. 'I really must have struck a cord…' he thought.
"There's no way I'm going to let you push my daughter around like you did- this is one fight I will NOT lose! Especially to you!" Sano said as he ran at Saitou.
Nearly dodging another hit, Saitou decided it was time to end the fight. Drawing his sword out of its sheath, he glared at Sano with deadly eyes. Sano took this as a warning of sorts, but it was too late. His mind was decided. With one blow to the right spot- the former Shinsen-Gumi member would be out of commission for a while.
Sano readied himself and his fist loosened in preparation for the attack. Saitou say that the younger man was preparing for another assault. But something in those brown eyes told him that the man before him was serious about this fight. As much as Saitou hated to admit it- the fighter before was no longer a boy, he was so much of a man that it amazed him.
'Never thought that slacker could do it…' He was amused at the thought. 'But back to business- I'll teach him for still being so cocky…'
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Kenshin saw the two fighters squaring off. Yelling for them to stop, neither even acknowledged the Rurouni's presence. They were too involved in the fight. That was until another voice came in mid-stride.
Sano had taken off fists ready for the barrage on the man who dared to hurt his daughter when her voice stopped him.
"Daddy!" Nyoko cried as she broke away from Megumi and took off back to where her father was. Her little legs ran their fastest, and even the red haired Rurouni could not stop her as she ran for her father. Her little eyes were closed as tears still dripped out. "DADDY!"
Sano immediately forgot about Saitou and the fight and his attention went on his reason for living… Nyoko by sheer instinct.
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While his head was turned off into the direction of his crying child, Sano didn't notice his opponent's counter attack until the blade was already too far into the swing to stop. In one clean motion it sliced his skin.
The sharp pain made his eyes grow wide. As silence engulfed his surroundings. He could still see Nyoko, Kenshin, Megumi and even Kaoru running towards him, but he heard nothing. Feeling the warmth on his lower stomach he touched the area with his hand. Pulling his hand away from his lower stomach area, he looked down at the hand he saw a red liquid dripping from it. Everything from then on went in slow motion… he blinked and found himself falling.
As he slumped to the ground all the sound came blaring back into his ears.
"Daddy!"
"Sano!"
The voices called out to him. Nyoko was the first to get to his side. She was crying even harder now than before. She clung to him tightly, screaming out little sobs as he groaned in pain.
"Daddy! Daddy… no… please be ok daddy… don't leave me too…" She pleaded to him as he forced his arms to touch her face and try to wipe away the tears.
"It's ok kitten… Daddy's… daddy's just fine." He spoke in a whisper-compared to the commotion that surrounded him.
Megumi was down on her knees in an instant not knowing whether to be the frantic woman or strong doctor at the moment… However, after seeing the blood gushing from his side, she knew that if she ever wanted to have a life with him like they had planned, she needed to first save his life once again.
"We need to stop the bleeding, quickly!" Megumi ordered pulling at his yukata, she assessed his wound… it was a clean slice. The wound was deep… 'just like the last one Saitou had inflicted on him…' Megumi thought as she used a part of Sano's robe to apply pressure to the wound. 'Please, Sano… not now… it's still not your time to leave us… please.'
Kaoru saw that Megumi needed room to help Sano, so he promptly picked up the hysterical Nyoko and took her to a safe distance away from her father.
"Daddy! NO!" The girl screamed as she was being taken out of her father's arms.
"Nyoko-chan, we have to let Ms. Megumi take care of this… please calm down… Sano will be alright, you'll see." Kaoru said in her motherly voice. But this didn't stop the child from still struggling.
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A/N: So is everyone ready for the ending? You already know that it is going to be a happy one- what kind of S/M story doesn't end in a happy ending? Anyway- I think I have the ending planned out…and the next chapter should be the last… maybe, and I say maybe a little hesitantly because an epilogue might be necessary- for added fluff…it all depends on you! So be a dear and tell Kate to hurry up and finish, to add the fluff, and to put the 'delinquent puppy' (cute line Eeevee ^_^)/kid on a leash!
A/N: Ok- again, since you have been the best readers in the world- I've decided to post another chapter! ^_^ This one is short- sorry- but in order to have the next chapter be the conclusion, I had to cut if off… so yes, the next chapter will more than likely be the dramatic conclusion of the fic!!! Yeah!
Depending on the interest level, I might be willing to have it up by the end of the week… so that leaves it up to you- and the ever present question of 'Can Kate find time to write and type?'
Anyway- thanks to everyone who has faithfully reviewed this fic from the beginning! I've had fun reading your many reviews!! Especially the comment from EEevee about putting Nyoko on a leash ^_^; I think that would be the only way to keep her out of trouble!
I'm also glad everyone like the cameos of Saitou, Chou, and Katsu…I really do think they are the under appreciated characters of RK… hopefully I kept them all in character when I wrote them… oh well, I haven't received any complaints yet…
And now on with the show!
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The force of the blow sent Saitou flying back into the wall of the Kamiya dojo.
"You let go of my daughter!" Came a voice full of hatred.
Sano jumped out of the shadows in time to grab Nyoko away as the older man hit the wall with a loud thud.
The little girl started to cry as she found herself safe in her father's protective arms.
"Daddy! I was so scared." She cried as she threw her arms around his neck and cried into his yukata.
"Its ok kitten," Sano comforted the crying child by kneeling down and engulfing her in a tight embrace. Kissing her head he tried to sooth her tears. "Did he hurt you?" Pulling her out to arms length he took a quick look at her. Looking down on her face, Sano didn't get an answer. Little Nyoko continued to simply cry. To this, Sano took it as an answer of 'yes.'
Standing up Sano looked over at the cop who was shaking off the initial shock of the blow. Surprised that his hit even connected, Sano stood protectively in front of his sniffling daughter.
"Nyoko, I want you to go inside the dojo and stay by Kenshin, alright?" The little girl shook her head and attached herself to his long leg.
"NOW!" He yelled at her, pushing her sternly from his leg and towards the safety of the dojo entrance. Sano realized this was the first time he had ever raised his voice at her like that. But it got her to listen…
Once Nyoko was out of sight Sano returned his gaze to the man who was standing now.
"So it is you…" Saitou said as he brushed off his officer uniform. "only you could create another trouble maker with a knack at being a nuisance."
"You can insult me all you want, but no one… NO ONE says anything or does anything to my kid… this is something I should have done a long time ago…" With that said Sano lunged at the police chief with his powerful fists. Sure he hadn't needed to use them too often in the past four years, but that never stopped him from training. He was ready for this rematch and now he had something better than pride to fight for… 'You'll pay for ever touching my daughter!'
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"Nyoko-chan!" Megumi cried as she saw the crying girl enter the dojo.
Kenshin and Kaoru were both happy to see she was back- but unclear as to the reason she was crying. But that didn't matter- they were just so happy to see she was all right. Especially with the loud bang against a nearby wall they had just heard.
"What's wrong honey?" Megumi asked as she ran and comforted the little girl. Stroking the distraught child's hair the way her mother use to, Megumi tried to get Nyoko to stop crying so she could tell them what was wrong.
"Daddy…" Nyoko began in between sobs and sniffles. "And that scary man… I want my daddy!"
"Scary man?" Kaoru questioned. "Kenshin, we better go out there and see what it was that made that noise."
"I agree, that I do." Kenshin replied, as he grabbed his trusty sword and attached it to his side once again. As he ran out of the dojo Nyoko tried to follow. But Megumi held her tightly, not wanting to let her go.
"Nyoko, you have to stay here…" She told the squirming child.
"DADDY!" The little girl cried and struggled harder.
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Outside the two men were already in the middle of a heated fight. Saitou was impressed at the improvements that rooster had accomplished over the course of his absence. The rooster had even gotten a few good hits on him, drawing blood from his mouth. A sharp throbbing of pain resounded from his side, where the younger man had gotten another good hit in.
'Probably broke a bone or two…' Saitou smiled. 'But still not good enough rooster.'
"Is that all you have boy?" Saitou taunted Sanosuke. There was no way that he was ever going to admit the improvement in Sano's moves or strength. Not to mention that his warrior's spirit was definitely surging in this fight. 'I really must have struck a cord…' he thought.
"There's no way I'm going to let you push my daughter around like you did- this is one fight I will NOT lose! Especially to you!" Sano said as he ran at Saitou.
Nearly dodging another hit, Saitou decided it was time to end the fight. Drawing his sword out of its sheath, he glared at Sano with deadly eyes. Sano took this as a warning of sorts, but it was too late. His mind was decided. With one blow to the right spot- the former Shinsen-Gumi member would be out of commission for a while.
Sano readied himself and his fist loosened in preparation for the attack. Saitou say that the younger man was preparing for another assault. But something in those brown eyes told him that the man before him was serious about this fight. As much as Saitou hated to admit it- the fighter before was no longer a boy, he was so much of a man that it amazed him.
'Never thought that slacker could do it…' He was amused at the thought. 'But back to business- I'll teach him for still being so cocky…'
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Kenshin saw the two fighters squaring off. Yelling for them to stop, neither even acknowledged the Rurouni's presence. They were too involved in the fight. That was until another voice came in mid-stride.
Sano had taken off fists ready for the barrage on the man who dared to hurt his daughter when her voice stopped him.
"Daddy!" Nyoko cried as she broke away from Megumi and took off back to where her father was. Her little legs ran their fastest, and even the red haired Rurouni could not stop her as she ran for her father. Her little eyes were closed as tears still dripped out. "DADDY!"
Sano immediately forgot about Saitou and the fight and his attention went on his reason for living… Nyoko by sheer instinct.
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While his head was turned off into the direction of his crying child, Sano didn't notice his opponent's counter attack until the blade was already too far into the swing to stop. In one clean motion it sliced his skin.
The sharp pain made his eyes grow wide. As silence engulfed his surroundings. He could still see Nyoko, Kenshin, Megumi and even Kaoru running towards him, but he heard nothing. Feeling the warmth on his lower stomach he touched the area with his hand. Pulling his hand away from his lower stomach area, he looked down at the hand he saw a red liquid dripping from it. Everything from then on went in slow motion… he blinked and found himself falling.
As he slumped to the ground all the sound came blaring back into his ears.
"Daddy!"
"Sano!"
The voices called out to him. Nyoko was the first to get to his side. She was crying even harder now than before. She clung to him tightly, screaming out little sobs as he groaned in pain.
"Daddy! Daddy… no… please be ok daddy… don't leave me too…" She pleaded to him as he forced his arms to touch her face and try to wipe away the tears.
"It's ok kitten… Daddy's… daddy's just fine." He spoke in a whisper-compared to the commotion that surrounded him.
Megumi was down on her knees in an instant not knowing whether to be the frantic woman or strong doctor at the moment… However, after seeing the blood gushing from his side, she knew that if she ever wanted to have a life with him like they had planned, she needed to first save his life once again.
"We need to stop the bleeding, quickly!" Megumi ordered pulling at his yukata, she assessed his wound… it was a clean slice. The wound was deep… 'just like the last one Saitou had inflicted on him…' Megumi thought as she used a part of Sano's robe to apply pressure to the wound. 'Please, Sano… not now… it's still not your time to leave us… please.'
Kaoru saw that Megumi needed room to help Sano, so he promptly picked up the hysterical Nyoko and took her to a safe distance away from her father.
"Daddy! NO!" The girl screamed as she was being taken out of her father's arms.
"Nyoko-chan, we have to let Ms. Megumi take care of this… please calm down… Sano will be alright, you'll see." Kaoru said in her motherly voice. But this didn't stop the child from still struggling.
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A/N: So is everyone ready for the ending? You already know that it is going to be a happy one- what kind of S/M story doesn't end in a happy ending? Anyway- I think I have the ending planned out…and the next chapter should be the last… maybe, and I say maybe a little hesitantly because an epilogue might be necessary- for added fluff…it all depends on you! So be a dear and tell Kate to hurry up and finish, to add the fluff, and to put the 'delinquent puppy' (cute line Eeevee ^_^)/kid on a leash!