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Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them.
You might be wondering. . .but here are examples!
( ) = Battousai
[ ] = Rurouni
On with the story!
Chapter Nine
Kenshin ran through the house, trying to find Kenji. 'NOW where did he go. . .'
(If you ask me, he fled the coop!) Battousai grunted.
Kenshin frowned and hit his head. 'No! No get out of my head! You shouldn't be here right now!'
(And why not? I have the right to be here! I'm part of you!)
[But so am I, de gozaru yo!] Rurouni piped in, cheerfully.
Battousai glared at him. (Oh look, this room just got stupider. . .I'm outa here. . .)
[What's that supposed to mean?]
Kenshin sighed as he heard silence. He ran into Kenji's room, to find an open window. He looked out of it, to see red hair flashing into the distant with dark hair next to him. "KENJI!!! COME BACK!!! WHERE ARE YOU GOING???" Kenshin yelled, but there was no response. He sighed and let his head clunk onto the window-sill. 'There's something wrong with him. . .'
Kaoru walked into the room. "Kenshin? What happened?" she asked.
Kenshin turned to her. "It's nothing dear. Kenji's going out on a date with that girl or something. . . I don't know."
Kaoru frowned. "Why didn't he tell us?"
Kenshin walked past her and out of the room.
Kaoru turned around, "Kenshin?!"
Kenshin stopped, back faced towards her. "I don't know, Kaoru. We're just going to have to wait and find out." And with that, he walked out of the room.
Kaoru's frown deepened, "What's going on. . ."
~*~
Kenshin sat on the couch, thinking. He had a stern face on and amber was flickering through his normally violet eyes. He was remembering bad things that had happened. . . so long ago. . .
`~`~`~`~FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
"Katsura, I told you before, I cannot be your assassin any longer," Kenshin said, calmly.
Katsura frowned. "You just meet a girl and then your whole career is over?" he asked, angrily.
"I love her. I love Kaoru, and my son Kenji. Kaoru and I are getting married soon," Kenshin said, with extreme calmness in his voice.
Katsura growled, "Himura! I need you! The Shisen-gumi are getting out of hand! No one is as good as you are!"
Kenshin shook his head. "I'm sorry Katsura, but you're just going to have to deal with it. My life as an assassin . . . is over."
`~`~`~`~END FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
Kenshin sighed. He remembered saying that to Katsura just before him and Kaoru got married. Little Kenji had just been born, and Kenshin decided he was unable to be an assassin any longer.
`~`~`~`~FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
Katsura knocked on Kenshin's door with a red face. Kenji was now six years old, and he answered it. Katsura stared down at him. "Himura?"
"I'm Kenji, who're you?" Kenji asked. He had no idea about Katsura.
Katsura raised an eyebrow, "Tell your father that an old friend is here to see him." He tried to smile at Kenji, but it was to no avail.
Kenji scampered off, and Katsura heard his tiny voice, and then a much deeper voice; a familiar voice. . . Kenshin's.
Kenshin appeared in the doorway with a bright smile and shinning violet eyes. "Hello? What can I do for. . ." he saw Katsura's red face and frowned. "What's wrong Katsura?"
Katsura huffed, "The Shisen-gumi have been attacking us! There's no way possible we would win without your help!"
Kenshin's frown deepened. "I'm sorry, Katsura, but I will never be an assassin again. I have a wife and a son. I'm no longer a soldier you can command."
Katsura glared daggers at him. "Himura! This is no time to be talking about that no-killing-crap!!! If you don't help more of my people will die!!! And you know I have a wife and daughter now, don't you? Who will protect them???" he didn't realize he was yelling.
Kenshin glared daggers back, finally fed up with Katsura. "YOU WILL!!! It is your duty as husband and father to those two to protect them! Not me! I'm sorry, Katsura. Good day to you." And with that, he closed the door in Katsura's face.
Kenshin turned to see Kenji looking up at him. "Who was that, Daddy?"
Kenshin smiled. "Don't worry Kenji, that was just an old friend of daddy's."
Kenji cocked his head to the side, and knew something was wrong. But he let it go when he heard his mother calling ice-cream. "YAY!!!" he ran off.
Kenshin sighed in relief. 'I'm sorry Katsura. . .'
~* A Week Later in Flash Back *~
Kenshin read the newspaper with a stern face.
"Tokyo Headline News~
Yesterday, a catastrophe happened to the Katsura family. Jeanne Katsura was killed in an attack from the Shisen-gumi of Katsura's family house. His daughter, Kayami Katsura, was mortified, and doctors have found that for some reason, her entire memory of her mother was destroyed.
The only thing Katsura has to say was, "I asked the former 'Hitokiri Battousai' if he would help me, since he used to work for me, and all he would say was he could not. Now look! My wife is dead and my daughter's memory of her has been erased! Thanks for nothing!"
We still have no idea where the former 'Hitokiri Battousai' has run off to, and Katsura won't tell us anything. "I promised never to tell," he says. "And I will keep promises, even if he doesn't."
I'm Yatso Takanara, and you're reading 'Tokyo Headline News'."
Kenshin frowned. 'Jeanne Katsura. . . Katsura's wife. . . dead?' he sighed. 'If I had been there, I might have been able to protect her. But where was Katsura himself?' he searched over the article again. 'Doesn't say. . .it also doesn't say who killed her. I would never leave my wife alone in an attack. . . Unless I wanted her dead'-he stopped himself, and his eyes grew wide, he whispered-"Is Katsura that insane as to kill his own wife?"
`~`~`~`~END FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
Kenshin shook his head. 'What is wrong Kenji? I know you hate Battousai. . . But why? WHY???'
~*~
Kenji and Kayami came to large mansion. "Is this your house???" Kenji asked.
Kayami smiled and nodded. "Yes. My full name is Kayami Katsura."
Kenji's eyes widened. 'She's the president's daughter???? Katsura?' he smiled. 'Guess I'm in for a luxury treat!'
But what he didn't know was that he was being deceived. But he'll find that out later. . .
Kayami opened the door and they stepped into the great mansion. Kenji turned to see a man walking up to them.
"OI HIMURA!!! HOW YOU BEEN???" a man laughed, with a cigarette in his mouth.
Kenji frowned, "Uhhh. . . Do I know you?"
The man took a closer look at him. ". . .OI! Where's your scar? And amber eyes?"
Kenji shook his head, "I think you mean my father. . ."
The man cocked his head, confused, then he smiled and laughed, "OOOHHHHH!!! So you're the kid, eh? You've grown a lot since I last saw you. . ."
Kenji shook his head again, "I've never met you before. . ."
"Sure you have! At your parent's wedding! Don't you remember? You were only a few months old so I guess not. . ."
Kenji's eyes widened. "I. . . I was at my parent's wedding?"
"Sure you were!" the man laughed. "Your mother? How is she? I haven't seen a hot babe like her in millions of years. . .well. . . more like since I met her. . ." the man rambled.
Kenji looked at Kayami and she whispered, "My father's right hand. . . crazy guy I'm telling you. He was the neighbor of the Battousai. . . Your father."
The man laughed, and put out his hand. "Noyu is the name, cards is the game, wanna play?" he looked at Kayami and said, "Growl baby, yah!"
Kayami rolled her eyes. "We have no time for card games and tricks. We need to see my father."
Noyu stood up straight. "Oh. You need to see the boss, eh?" he cackled. "Sure thing. Follow me!"
Kenji and Kayami followed him to what seemed to be a HUGE living room. A man sat on one of the couches, with a big smile on his face. He stood up and Kenji stood in front of him. He put out his hand and Kenji shook it. Still with a large smile he said, "Welcome Kenji. I'm Katsura."
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: CLIFFY!!! SO sorry about the delay in updating. I had fun writing this. I like being mean to poor Kenshin. * sigh * REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama!!
Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them.
You might be wondering. . .but here are examples!
( ) = Battousai
[ ] = Rurouni
On with the story!
Chapter Nine
Kenshin ran through the house, trying to find Kenji. 'NOW where did he go. . .'
(If you ask me, he fled the coop!) Battousai grunted.
Kenshin frowned and hit his head. 'No! No get out of my head! You shouldn't be here right now!'
(And why not? I have the right to be here! I'm part of you!)
[But so am I, de gozaru yo!] Rurouni piped in, cheerfully.
Battousai glared at him. (Oh look, this room just got stupider. . .I'm outa here. . .)
[What's that supposed to mean?]
Kenshin sighed as he heard silence. He ran into Kenji's room, to find an open window. He looked out of it, to see red hair flashing into the distant with dark hair next to him. "KENJI!!! COME BACK!!! WHERE ARE YOU GOING???" Kenshin yelled, but there was no response. He sighed and let his head clunk onto the window-sill. 'There's something wrong with him. . .'
Kaoru walked into the room. "Kenshin? What happened?" she asked.
Kenshin turned to her. "It's nothing dear. Kenji's going out on a date with that girl or something. . . I don't know."
Kaoru frowned. "Why didn't he tell us?"
Kenshin walked past her and out of the room.
Kaoru turned around, "Kenshin?!"
Kenshin stopped, back faced towards her. "I don't know, Kaoru. We're just going to have to wait and find out." And with that, he walked out of the room.
Kaoru's frown deepened, "What's going on. . ."
~*~
Kenshin sat on the couch, thinking. He had a stern face on and amber was flickering through his normally violet eyes. He was remembering bad things that had happened. . . so long ago. . .
`~`~`~`~FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
"Katsura, I told you before, I cannot be your assassin any longer," Kenshin said, calmly.
Katsura frowned. "You just meet a girl and then your whole career is over?" he asked, angrily.
"I love her. I love Kaoru, and my son Kenji. Kaoru and I are getting married soon," Kenshin said, with extreme calmness in his voice.
Katsura growled, "Himura! I need you! The Shisen-gumi are getting out of hand! No one is as good as you are!"
Kenshin shook his head. "I'm sorry Katsura, but you're just going to have to deal with it. My life as an assassin . . . is over."
`~`~`~`~END FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
Kenshin sighed. He remembered saying that to Katsura just before him and Kaoru got married. Little Kenji had just been born, and Kenshin decided he was unable to be an assassin any longer.
`~`~`~`~FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
Katsura knocked on Kenshin's door with a red face. Kenji was now six years old, and he answered it. Katsura stared down at him. "Himura?"
"I'm Kenji, who're you?" Kenji asked. He had no idea about Katsura.
Katsura raised an eyebrow, "Tell your father that an old friend is here to see him." He tried to smile at Kenji, but it was to no avail.
Kenji scampered off, and Katsura heard his tiny voice, and then a much deeper voice; a familiar voice. . . Kenshin's.
Kenshin appeared in the doorway with a bright smile and shinning violet eyes. "Hello? What can I do for. . ." he saw Katsura's red face and frowned. "What's wrong Katsura?"
Katsura huffed, "The Shisen-gumi have been attacking us! There's no way possible we would win without your help!"
Kenshin's frown deepened. "I'm sorry, Katsura, but I will never be an assassin again. I have a wife and a son. I'm no longer a soldier you can command."
Katsura glared daggers at him. "Himura! This is no time to be talking about that no-killing-crap!!! If you don't help more of my people will die!!! And you know I have a wife and daughter now, don't you? Who will protect them???" he didn't realize he was yelling.
Kenshin glared daggers back, finally fed up with Katsura. "YOU WILL!!! It is your duty as husband and father to those two to protect them! Not me! I'm sorry, Katsura. Good day to you." And with that, he closed the door in Katsura's face.
Kenshin turned to see Kenji looking up at him. "Who was that, Daddy?"
Kenshin smiled. "Don't worry Kenji, that was just an old friend of daddy's."
Kenji cocked his head to the side, and knew something was wrong. But he let it go when he heard his mother calling ice-cream. "YAY!!!" he ran off.
Kenshin sighed in relief. 'I'm sorry Katsura. . .'
~* A Week Later in Flash Back *~
Kenshin read the newspaper with a stern face.
"Tokyo Headline News~
Yesterday, a catastrophe happened to the Katsura family. Jeanne Katsura was killed in an attack from the Shisen-gumi of Katsura's family house. His daughter, Kayami Katsura, was mortified, and doctors have found that for some reason, her entire memory of her mother was destroyed.
The only thing Katsura has to say was, "I asked the former 'Hitokiri Battousai' if he would help me, since he used to work for me, and all he would say was he could not. Now look! My wife is dead and my daughter's memory of her has been erased! Thanks for nothing!"
We still have no idea where the former 'Hitokiri Battousai' has run off to, and Katsura won't tell us anything. "I promised never to tell," he says. "And I will keep promises, even if he doesn't."
I'm Yatso Takanara, and you're reading 'Tokyo Headline News'."
Kenshin frowned. 'Jeanne Katsura. . . Katsura's wife. . . dead?' he sighed. 'If I had been there, I might have been able to protect her. But where was Katsura himself?' he searched over the article again. 'Doesn't say. . .it also doesn't say who killed her. I would never leave my wife alone in an attack. . . Unless I wanted her dead'-he stopped himself, and his eyes grew wide, he whispered-"Is Katsura that insane as to kill his own wife?"
`~`~`~`~END FLASH BACK~`~`~`~`
Kenshin shook his head. 'What is wrong Kenji? I know you hate Battousai. . . But why? WHY???'
~*~
Kenji and Kayami came to large mansion. "Is this your house???" Kenji asked.
Kayami smiled and nodded. "Yes. My full name is Kayami Katsura."
Kenji's eyes widened. 'She's the president's daughter???? Katsura?' he smiled. 'Guess I'm in for a luxury treat!'
But what he didn't know was that he was being deceived. But he'll find that out later. . .
Kayami opened the door and they stepped into the great mansion. Kenji turned to see a man walking up to them.
"OI HIMURA!!! HOW YOU BEEN???" a man laughed, with a cigarette in his mouth.
Kenji frowned, "Uhhh. . . Do I know you?"
The man took a closer look at him. ". . .OI! Where's your scar? And amber eyes?"
Kenji shook his head, "I think you mean my father. . ."
The man cocked his head, confused, then he smiled and laughed, "OOOHHHHH!!! So you're the kid, eh? You've grown a lot since I last saw you. . ."
Kenji shook his head again, "I've never met you before. . ."
"Sure you have! At your parent's wedding! Don't you remember? You were only a few months old so I guess not. . ."
Kenji's eyes widened. "I. . . I was at my parent's wedding?"
"Sure you were!" the man laughed. "Your mother? How is she? I haven't seen a hot babe like her in millions of years. . .well. . . more like since I met her. . ." the man rambled.
Kenji looked at Kayami and she whispered, "My father's right hand. . . crazy guy I'm telling you. He was the neighbor of the Battousai. . . Your father."
The man laughed, and put out his hand. "Noyu is the name, cards is the game, wanna play?" he looked at Kayami and said, "Growl baby, yah!"
Kayami rolled her eyes. "We have no time for card games and tricks. We need to see my father."
Noyu stood up straight. "Oh. You need to see the boss, eh?" he cackled. "Sure thing. Follow me!"
Kenji and Kayami followed him to what seemed to be a HUGE living room. A man sat on one of the couches, with a big smile on his face. He stood up and Kenji stood in front of him. He put out his hand and Kenji shook it. Still with a large smile he said, "Welcome Kenji. I'm Katsura."
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: CLIFFY!!! SO sorry about the delay in updating. I had fun writing this. I like being mean to poor Kenshin. * sigh * REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama!!