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Kiriko and Kiera. The last two are owned by two of my best friends.
Chapter 4
The masked fighter awoke to a sharp, stinging pain in her side. Her vision was foggy and she was having trouble breathing. Her breaths came out in short quick puffs and were very noisy. "Wha... what happened?" She asked in a weak voice that didn't sound at all like her usual peppy one. "Where is... KENSHIN and the little girl! Where are they where...?" She struggled to sit up. "Please. Hello? Is anyone listening? Where are they?"
"We're fine. Don't worry, and you shouldn't sit up, it's bad for you," came a voice she recognized instantly. "You have a deep wound in your stomach, and if you move, the bandages placed by Kirinah, will not do much."
"Kirinah? Kenshin, I don't understand. Who's Kirinah? And what happened? All I remember is the assassin and you and the little girl and swords and blood and a lot of pain and..."
"Shhhhh. Kirinah is the little girl you saved. And as for what happened... you basically saved my life and hers with the commotion you caused." Was it her imagination or was he looking at her as though he was concerned? He hasn't looked concerned since he was trying to convince Master Hiko to let him enter this war.
"He was going to kill us, the assassin, I mean. He was prepared for a strike, when you jumped in the middle of it. Instead of killing us, he turned his blade on you. As thanks, Kirinah bandaged you up. I thought you would appreciate that more than if I did it." He blushed slightly. "So, she did and then ran off, and we don't know to where, she didn't tell us. So, umm... I'm going to let you rest now." His blush deepened and he left the room.
Did he just blush? She thought, thinking of the color that his cheeks had turned as he talked to her. Well, that means that he still doesn't know who I am which is a good thing. She felt her face and felt the mask's cloth surface. He didn't take it off, and nor did she. They could have... but they didn't. She silently thanked them for respecting her wish for her real name not to be known, and by the time Kenshin had returned with her dinner, she was fast asleep. *********************************************************
"Kiena. Kiena. Kiena. Kiena. Kiena."
"Huh!" Kiena woke with a start to see a red-faced teacher calling her name.
"Ah, Kiena, I see you've decided to join us. Now back to where we were...." The teacher droned on and on and on and on, for the rest of class. When the bell finally rang, she clumsily got up and made her way to her locker at school.
Shinta followed her, and cautiously approached her locker. She doesn't look okay, he thought. Maybe she had another dream. That would explain why she keeps rubbing her side. Her dreams, she says are extremely realistic. It's almost as if she was there, and connected to the people of her dreams. That, of coarse is nonsense, but still. He gathered up his courage, and wrapped up his inner battle before starting. "Are you okay, Kiena?" He asked, concerned.
"Huh?" She whipped her head to the side to look at him. "Oh, Shinta, yeah, I'm fine. Listen, i had another dream last night and today. The first one had to do with someone getting hurt, saving two other people, and the second one had to do with the treatment of the hurt person. The first dream kept me up last night. I pretended to go to sleep, but I was still awake, and Shinta..." She paused, "I think some one is following us."
Kiriko and Kiera. The last two are owned by two of my best friends.
Chapter 4
The masked fighter awoke to a sharp, stinging pain in her side. Her vision was foggy and she was having trouble breathing. Her breaths came out in short quick puffs and were very noisy. "Wha... what happened?" She asked in a weak voice that didn't sound at all like her usual peppy one. "Where is... KENSHIN and the little girl! Where are they where...?" She struggled to sit up. "Please. Hello? Is anyone listening? Where are they?"
"We're fine. Don't worry, and you shouldn't sit up, it's bad for you," came a voice she recognized instantly. "You have a deep wound in your stomach, and if you move, the bandages placed by Kirinah, will not do much."
"Kirinah? Kenshin, I don't understand. Who's Kirinah? And what happened? All I remember is the assassin and you and the little girl and swords and blood and a lot of pain and..."
"Shhhhh. Kirinah is the little girl you saved. And as for what happened... you basically saved my life and hers with the commotion you caused." Was it her imagination or was he looking at her as though he was concerned? He hasn't looked concerned since he was trying to convince Master Hiko to let him enter this war.
"He was going to kill us, the assassin, I mean. He was prepared for a strike, when you jumped in the middle of it. Instead of killing us, he turned his blade on you. As thanks, Kirinah bandaged you up. I thought you would appreciate that more than if I did it." He blushed slightly. "So, she did and then ran off, and we don't know to where, she didn't tell us. So, umm... I'm going to let you rest now." His blush deepened and he left the room.
Did he just blush? She thought, thinking of the color that his cheeks had turned as he talked to her. Well, that means that he still doesn't know who I am which is a good thing. She felt her face and felt the mask's cloth surface. He didn't take it off, and nor did she. They could have... but they didn't. She silently thanked them for respecting her wish for her real name not to be known, and by the time Kenshin had returned with her dinner, she was fast asleep. *********************************************************
"Kiena. Kiena. Kiena. Kiena. Kiena."
"Huh!" Kiena woke with a start to see a red-faced teacher calling her name.
"Ah, Kiena, I see you've decided to join us. Now back to where we were...." The teacher droned on and on and on and on, for the rest of class. When the bell finally rang, she clumsily got up and made her way to her locker at school.
Shinta followed her, and cautiously approached her locker. She doesn't look okay, he thought. Maybe she had another dream. That would explain why she keeps rubbing her side. Her dreams, she says are extremely realistic. It's almost as if she was there, and connected to the people of her dreams. That, of coarse is nonsense, but still. He gathered up his courage, and wrapped up his inner battle before starting. "Are you okay, Kiena?" He asked, concerned.
"Huh?" She whipped her head to the side to look at him. "Oh, Shinta, yeah, I'm fine. Listen, i had another dream last night and today. The first one had to do with someone getting hurt, saving two other people, and the second one had to do with the treatment of the hurt person. The first dream kept me up last night. I pretended to go to sleep, but I was still awake, and Shinta..." She paused, "I think some one is following us."
