Author Notes: Thank you to everyone who has reviewed. I deeply apologize if
that wasn't a long chapter before hopefully this one is a little bit
longer. Hopefully I had caught the interest of my readers this one seems to
flow more easily.
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She doesn't ask
Who you are,
Or what you've done,
She takes a hold of your hand,
And stays with you throughout time,
She's your angel.
Chapter two
The women of the inn were, busy all morning through afternoon. There were woman cooking, and some women were stuck with the laundry. Lucky for Usagi her dad sent her out on an errand, her face fell with the idea.
"Buy some more kimonos" her father's voice, echoed through her mind as she walked down the busy street. Kenshin was walking right beside her, as they pushed passed the crowded market place. Usagi went into the store, as he waited outside.
He looked out at the corner of his eyes, a wisp of blonde hair catching his eye. He blinked as he turned his head to look, but the girl had disappeared. Kenshin frowned as he looked back to the store to make sure his cargo, was still intact and in the store.
Sure enough she still there, laughing with the young man who sold the kimono's. His frowned deepened, as he noticed how the man touched Usagi, who in returned laughed nervously, a tint of red on her cheeks. She waved the man goodbye, walking back outside to Kenshin.
Usagi smiled at him as she came out, standing at his side. She frowned as he didn't return it but continued to stare in the store. She giggled, as she watched him, was he jealous?
Kenshin brought his attention back to his companion, as he felt his hand being held in another. He looked down at their entwined fingers, a blush rose to his face.
Usagi turned to walk in the other direction, toppling over a rock as she miscalculated her footing. She blushed, chuckling at herself as she nearly tripped in front of him. She turned her head to see what he was doing, what he thought of her klutz attack.
But he didn't say or do anything in fact he only stared off behind them. Usagi gave a sigh of relief, as she straightened up, at least she won't be teased about this later on.
"But, I wonder what got him all out in space?" she asked, as she stood right behind him, looking in the same direction.
She froze as she saw figures in the distances, these weren't ordinary day people. No, there was something totally off about them, every step they took the more tense Kenshin got, the more she began to cling to his gi.
This feeling was so new to her, unlike that one time a cat jumped out of the dark alley, scaring her completely out of her wits. Yes. There was something different about this fear it crawled whenever they got closer.
The shinsengumi walked into the crowded road, as people in fear of them shrank away from the middle of it. The shoppers stood on the sides, watching as the wolves walked on by. They didn't say or do anything, but a man with black hair and amber eyes scanned the market.
"One of the Ishin Shishi soldiers are out, hitokiri battousai?" he thought amusedly.
But the wolf was greatly disappointed and annoyed when he saw a short blonde hair girl, staring wide eyed at him. He frowned, where was that manslayer? Was he really what they say? Hitokiri battousai, an imagination of the Ishin Shishi?
The crowd began to flood the streets again once the wolves were out of sight. Usagi peeked down the road at them, watching as they walked down without even stopping. But that man, why did he look her way?
"Did he know Battousai was here?" she asked.
Usagi shook her head denying it, Kenshin left way before they even walked by here. So why did that man look her way for? She shivered as she remembered how he looked at her, cold dangerous amber eyes.
Usagi shrieked with fright as she felt someone grab her forearm, her mouth was covered so she wouldn't attract any attention to them.
"Kenshin" She hissed.
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"Ms. Yukishiro"
The blonde haired girl stopped in her tracks, turning her head to see who had called to her. A young woman with soft black hair, and a white Kimono stood behind her. The sash of the Kimono was tightly around her.
"Yes. What is it?" She asked.
The other woman looked at her amused, as she quickly hid it behind a façade. There were many rumors going around about her, all of them leading to one man, her lovely fiancé.
True they were childhood sweethearts and she did love him. Love! That was something she could never express to anyone outside of her family, after she raised her little brother.
"Your fiancé is waiting for you, he just arrived" The woman said.
Minako nodded her head as she walked with the girl back to the main house. The soft snow crunching beneath her feet as she walked over it. The snow was one thing she liked the best, it was where it was cold and beautiful.
"Yes, even a person can be cold and beautiful."
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Usagi sneezed the moment that they walked through the front door. She looked up to see her father standing there, looking worried. "Now he worries" she thought dryly.
"I'm fine" she said.
Usagi rolled her eyes as she walked by him, waving her hand as she walked off. There were sometimes when she liked to be by herself.
"Tell Kenshin, that we have a meeting tonight" her father yelled to her.
Usagi rolled her eyes smiling as she looked at the person walking down the hall. He just continued to walk, not quite noticing her.
"Meeting tonight" she said simply, walking down the hall. She didn't need to say anything else, she let out another sneeze, but she needed to get rid of this cold.
Usagi walked into her room laying the futon out. Maybe, a nap would help her with this cold she has gotten. But still, she couldn't help but think about that guy in the market. Did he know who she was with, or did he really see Kenshin?
"Maybe it's my fever" she thought, closing her heated eyes to sleep.
In the corner of the inn a group of men sat around a table, the door closed behind them. Things weren't going exactly their way.
"shinsengum!, So they finally come out" katsu said.
They were unaware of someone listening in on them, so that's who they were. She heard many rumors about them from innkeeper.
.... ...
"The shinsengumi were police troops, but because of how some members acted, they got a really bad reputation here in Kyoto."
.... ....
"Like what you heard?" a cold voice asked.
Usagi's eyes widened she didn't even hear the door open. She looked up laughing nervously, as she looked at cold eyes.
"Kenshin" she said cheekily.
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Thank you to
Lady Love: Well, only time will tell. After all, they are in a war. But you never know.
Veggie briefs: I hope this chapter was quite as interesting as the last one, and a little bit longer. But hopefully it worked out for both.
PrincessSlvrMoon: Ah thank you. I felt really mad too, but as for the couples. We'll have to wait and see. Right now, I'm trying to work on the plot.
***********
She doesn't ask
Who you are,
Or what you've done,
She takes a hold of your hand,
And stays with you throughout time,
She's your angel.
Chapter two
The women of the inn were, busy all morning through afternoon. There were woman cooking, and some women were stuck with the laundry. Lucky for Usagi her dad sent her out on an errand, her face fell with the idea.
"Buy some more kimonos" her father's voice, echoed through her mind as she walked down the busy street. Kenshin was walking right beside her, as they pushed passed the crowded market place. Usagi went into the store, as he waited outside.
He looked out at the corner of his eyes, a wisp of blonde hair catching his eye. He blinked as he turned his head to look, but the girl had disappeared. Kenshin frowned as he looked back to the store to make sure his cargo, was still intact and in the store.
Sure enough she still there, laughing with the young man who sold the kimono's. His frowned deepened, as he noticed how the man touched Usagi, who in returned laughed nervously, a tint of red on her cheeks. She waved the man goodbye, walking back outside to Kenshin.
Usagi smiled at him as she came out, standing at his side. She frowned as he didn't return it but continued to stare in the store. She giggled, as she watched him, was he jealous?
Kenshin brought his attention back to his companion, as he felt his hand being held in another. He looked down at their entwined fingers, a blush rose to his face.
Usagi turned to walk in the other direction, toppling over a rock as she miscalculated her footing. She blushed, chuckling at herself as she nearly tripped in front of him. She turned her head to see what he was doing, what he thought of her klutz attack.
But he didn't say or do anything in fact he only stared off behind them. Usagi gave a sigh of relief, as she straightened up, at least she won't be teased about this later on.
"But, I wonder what got him all out in space?" she asked, as she stood right behind him, looking in the same direction.
She froze as she saw figures in the distances, these weren't ordinary day people. No, there was something totally off about them, every step they took the more tense Kenshin got, the more she began to cling to his gi.
This feeling was so new to her, unlike that one time a cat jumped out of the dark alley, scaring her completely out of her wits. Yes. There was something different about this fear it crawled whenever they got closer.
The shinsengumi walked into the crowded road, as people in fear of them shrank away from the middle of it. The shoppers stood on the sides, watching as the wolves walked on by. They didn't say or do anything, but a man with black hair and amber eyes scanned the market.
"One of the Ishin Shishi soldiers are out, hitokiri battousai?" he thought amusedly.
But the wolf was greatly disappointed and annoyed when he saw a short blonde hair girl, staring wide eyed at him. He frowned, where was that manslayer? Was he really what they say? Hitokiri battousai, an imagination of the Ishin Shishi?
The crowd began to flood the streets again once the wolves were out of sight. Usagi peeked down the road at them, watching as they walked down without even stopping. But that man, why did he look her way?
"Did he know Battousai was here?" she asked.
Usagi shook her head denying it, Kenshin left way before they even walked by here. So why did that man look her way for? She shivered as she remembered how he looked at her, cold dangerous amber eyes.
Usagi shrieked with fright as she felt someone grab her forearm, her mouth was covered so she wouldn't attract any attention to them.
"Kenshin" She hissed.
**********************
"Ms. Yukishiro"
The blonde haired girl stopped in her tracks, turning her head to see who had called to her. A young woman with soft black hair, and a white Kimono stood behind her. The sash of the Kimono was tightly around her.
"Yes. What is it?" She asked.
The other woman looked at her amused, as she quickly hid it behind a façade. There were many rumors going around about her, all of them leading to one man, her lovely fiancé.
True they were childhood sweethearts and she did love him. Love! That was something she could never express to anyone outside of her family, after she raised her little brother.
"Your fiancé is waiting for you, he just arrived" The woman said.
Minako nodded her head as she walked with the girl back to the main house. The soft snow crunching beneath her feet as she walked over it. The snow was one thing she liked the best, it was where it was cold and beautiful.
"Yes, even a person can be cold and beautiful."
*******************
Usagi sneezed the moment that they walked through the front door. She looked up to see her father standing there, looking worried. "Now he worries" she thought dryly.
"I'm fine" she said.
Usagi rolled her eyes as she walked by him, waving her hand as she walked off. There were sometimes when she liked to be by herself.
"Tell Kenshin, that we have a meeting tonight" her father yelled to her.
Usagi rolled her eyes smiling as she looked at the person walking down the hall. He just continued to walk, not quite noticing her.
"Meeting tonight" she said simply, walking down the hall. She didn't need to say anything else, she let out another sneeze, but she needed to get rid of this cold.
Usagi walked into her room laying the futon out. Maybe, a nap would help her with this cold she has gotten. But still, she couldn't help but think about that guy in the market. Did he know who she was with, or did he really see Kenshin?
"Maybe it's my fever" she thought, closing her heated eyes to sleep.
In the corner of the inn a group of men sat around a table, the door closed behind them. Things weren't going exactly their way.
"shinsengum!, So they finally come out" katsu said.
They were unaware of someone listening in on them, so that's who they were. She heard many rumors about them from innkeeper.
.... ...
"The shinsengumi were police troops, but because of how some members acted, they got a really bad reputation here in Kyoto."
.... ....
"Like what you heard?" a cold voice asked.
Usagi's eyes widened she didn't even hear the door open. She looked up laughing nervously, as she looked at cold eyes.
"Kenshin" she said cheekily.
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Thank you to
Lady Love: Well, only time will tell. After all, they are in a war. But you never know.
Veggie briefs: I hope this chapter was quite as interesting as the last one, and a little bit longer. But hopefully it worked out for both.
PrincessSlvrMoon: Ah thank you. I felt really mad too, but as for the couples. We'll have to wait and see. Right now, I'm trying to work on the plot.