Hiya!
I'm really, really, really, really, really, really, really sorry for not
updating. I'm losing the few fans I have. From now on, I'm setting a weekly
update. I'm going to do my best to update every Sunday. Thanks for being so
patient or reading this at all. I can't thank you enough. Now, enough
babble. I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. I wish I did. ON TO THE STORY!!!
Chapter 3: Old Friends- Sagara and Sagara reunite!
It took exactly 0.1 seconds for the information to reach Sano's ears. It took exactly 15.4 seconds for him to register the sounds and decipher their possible meaning. It took 46.5 seconds for him to respond. 71 seconds after the words left her mouth, Artemis Jade Sagara had already long figured out who this rough sounding, slack jawed man in front of her was. When the 71- second answer came, a chorus of fast, exited talk immediately interrupted it.
"Your Sanosuke, aren't you! My brother talks all about you! He said that you were the most loyal of his soldiers! You wouldn't know who I am, Souzou didn't even know me back then, but I'm his little sister! Artemis Jade Sagara, pleased to meet you! You can call me Geko! I guess the rest of you guys are the famous Kenshin and friends! Nice to meet you! I'm sorry I called you no good, dirty rotten kidnapers. I'm sure my brother will want to apologize for all the trouble! I think that he would also like to talk to Sano, if that's ok with him. Why don't you come to the Red Dragon for dinner?"
The gir. Geko looks around, turning her head from side to side, listening for a response. When none comes, her face falls, eyebrows arching. Kenshin is quick to step in.
"We would be happy to go to dinner on your ship, that we would. I'm sure Sano would like very much to talk to Souzou, would you not?"
Sano just sits, exactly the same he has been since the news broke. Like a living coma, he stares at the tatami mats.
"Rooster head, Kenshin asked you a question."
Megumi elbows Sano in the ribs, waking him up, but though she tries her best to sound annoyed, she just can't find the heart to be mean to the poor chicken.
"Wha? Oh, what did you say, Kenshin?"
"I said that I'm sure you would like to talk to Souzou, that I did."
"Oh.. Well, sure. Whatever. Souzou. That's Sagara, right?"
"Yes it is, Sano."
"But, how can I talk to Sagara if Sagara is dead?"
Sano rubs the back of his neck, chuckling as if he had just been told Santa Clause was real. (What I mean is, "Santa is real." "Yea, whatever you say. He, he, he.")
"Big Brother isn't dead. Not really.."
Geko looks like she's trying more to convince herself than convince Sano.
"Whatever. If we're going some were we can go, right Kaoru?"
Kaoru looks sadly up at him, smiling an almost pitying smile.
"Of course Sano. We can go."
"Um. Before we make any plans, could I have my shoes?"
The shoes were wordlessly handed over. The only sound on the walk to the dock is the clacking of those metal soles.
They were leaving her alone now. Those mean, nasty men who stunk and sweared. They spoke in vulgar Japanese when they told her not to move, or to shut up, but they also talked in a rough, grating tongue, like bouncing stones. She told herself that they would go away eventually, and they did. She lay there, cold and hungry and hurting. She waited for the others to come.
She pushes the voice away.
And to her surprise, it did. Sorry about that whole LOTR thing. Couldn't resist it. Dual personalities like Golem just fit this part so well. He, he, he. Even Sano's eyes widened at the sight of The Red Dragon. It was gigantic, pushing the other ships well out of the way. The wooden prow was intricately carved with patterns of wings and heads. The sides soared well above their head. The only way on was a guarded rope ladder. Not only was the old ship impenetrable, it looked like it would win the fight against a metal monster. A look of amazed happiness spread across the guard's face.
"MISS GEKO!! You're alive! And you have returned to us! This is a most wondrous occasion!"
The guard was practically crying.
"Now, Sam, you knew I wouldn't go down that easily."
"Of course, miss Geko. CAPTAIN COMING ABOARD! MISS GEKO HAS RETURNED!"
Group cheers from the boat. Geko scrambles up the rope ladder, living up to her name.
"Come on! Up we go!"
The rest of them climb the swinging ladder, careful not to fall. The reception aboard was enthused, to say the least. There were at least fifty people, all crammed along the side of the boat, waiting to pull the friends on board. The crew came from every corner of the globe. This was not a racist ship.
Soon, the group was laughing and chatting with the cherry crew. It turned out that, although the ship belonged to Souzou, Geko was captain. She ran the show. She was a surprisingly responsible captain, even though she was no more than 18. And blind. But she could sail with the best of them. She could man the ship alone if necessary. It was a sight to see, the little Geko Girl swinging from a rope with more ease than when she walked.
The time came. The crew fell silent as a door opened.
"Artemis? Have you come home?"
"Yes brother. I brought along some friends."
"Do I know them?"
"One of them."
The door opens wider. A familiar face steps out. It is Souzou. He is older. He has a limp. But he is very much alive and breathing.
"Sano? Is that you?"
All Sano can do is nod. So sad. So happy. So.well.ok, it wasn't very good. It is a bit longer, though. I finished sorta early. Ok, I didn't it isn't a Sunday. It's late. Will get another chapter next Sunday. I am soooooooooooooo terribly sorry for not updating. If I ever had a muse, she's long dead. Oh well. So long. See ya next time!
Bye!
Chapter 3: Old Friends- Sagara and Sagara reunite!
It took exactly 0.1 seconds for the information to reach Sano's ears. It took exactly 15.4 seconds for him to register the sounds and decipher their possible meaning. It took 46.5 seconds for him to respond. 71 seconds after the words left her mouth, Artemis Jade Sagara had already long figured out who this rough sounding, slack jawed man in front of her was. When the 71- second answer came, a chorus of fast, exited talk immediately interrupted it.
"Your Sanosuke, aren't you! My brother talks all about you! He said that you were the most loyal of his soldiers! You wouldn't know who I am, Souzou didn't even know me back then, but I'm his little sister! Artemis Jade Sagara, pleased to meet you! You can call me Geko! I guess the rest of you guys are the famous Kenshin and friends! Nice to meet you! I'm sorry I called you no good, dirty rotten kidnapers. I'm sure my brother will want to apologize for all the trouble! I think that he would also like to talk to Sano, if that's ok with him. Why don't you come to the Red Dragon for dinner?"
The gir. Geko looks around, turning her head from side to side, listening for a response. When none comes, her face falls, eyebrows arching. Kenshin is quick to step in.
"We would be happy to go to dinner on your ship, that we would. I'm sure Sano would like very much to talk to Souzou, would you not?"
Sano just sits, exactly the same he has been since the news broke. Like a living coma, he stares at the tatami mats.
"Rooster head, Kenshin asked you a question."
Megumi elbows Sano in the ribs, waking him up, but though she tries her best to sound annoyed, she just can't find the heart to be mean to the poor chicken.
"Wha? Oh, what did you say, Kenshin?"
"I said that I'm sure you would like to talk to Souzou, that I did."
"Oh.. Well, sure. Whatever. Souzou. That's Sagara, right?"
"Yes it is, Sano."
"But, how can I talk to Sagara if Sagara is dead?"
Sano rubs the back of his neck, chuckling as if he had just been told Santa Clause was real. (What I mean is, "Santa is real." "Yea, whatever you say. He, he, he.")
"Big Brother isn't dead. Not really.."
Geko looks like she's trying more to convince herself than convince Sano.
"Whatever. If we're going some were we can go, right Kaoru?"
Kaoru looks sadly up at him, smiling an almost pitying smile.
"Of course Sano. We can go."
"Um. Before we make any plans, could I have my shoes?"
The shoes were wordlessly handed over. The only sound on the walk to the dock is the clacking of those metal soles.
They were leaving her alone now. Those mean, nasty men who stunk and sweared. They spoke in vulgar Japanese when they told her not to move, or to shut up, but they also talked in a rough, grating tongue, like bouncing stones. She told herself that they would go away eventually, and they did. She lay there, cold and hungry and hurting. She waited for the others to come.
She pushes the voice away.
And to her surprise, it did. Sorry about that whole LOTR thing. Couldn't resist it. Dual personalities like Golem just fit this part so well. He, he, he. Even Sano's eyes widened at the sight of The Red Dragon. It was gigantic, pushing the other ships well out of the way. The wooden prow was intricately carved with patterns of wings and heads. The sides soared well above their head. The only way on was a guarded rope ladder. Not only was the old ship impenetrable, it looked like it would win the fight against a metal monster. A look of amazed happiness spread across the guard's face.
"MISS GEKO!! You're alive! And you have returned to us! This is a most wondrous occasion!"
The guard was practically crying.
"Now, Sam, you knew I wouldn't go down that easily."
"Of course, miss Geko. CAPTAIN COMING ABOARD! MISS GEKO HAS RETURNED!"
Group cheers from the boat. Geko scrambles up the rope ladder, living up to her name.
"Come on! Up we go!"
The rest of them climb the swinging ladder, careful not to fall. The reception aboard was enthused, to say the least. There were at least fifty people, all crammed along the side of the boat, waiting to pull the friends on board. The crew came from every corner of the globe. This was not a racist ship.
Soon, the group was laughing and chatting with the cherry crew. It turned out that, although the ship belonged to Souzou, Geko was captain. She ran the show. She was a surprisingly responsible captain, even though she was no more than 18. And blind. But she could sail with the best of them. She could man the ship alone if necessary. It was a sight to see, the little Geko Girl swinging from a rope with more ease than when she walked.
The time came. The crew fell silent as a door opened.
"Artemis? Have you come home?"
"Yes brother. I brought along some friends."
"Do I know them?"
"One of them."
The door opens wider. A familiar face steps out. It is Souzou. He is older. He has a limp. But he is very much alive and breathing.
"Sano? Is that you?"
All Sano can do is nod. So sad. So happy. So.well.ok, it wasn't very good. It is a bit longer, though. I finished sorta early. Ok, I didn't it isn't a Sunday. It's late. Will get another chapter next Sunday. I am soooooooooooooo terribly sorry for not updating. If I ever had a muse, she's long dead. Oh well. So long. See ya next time!
Bye!