// indicates thought
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"Yahiko's...dead?" Tsubame whimpered. Megumi reached over and pulled the girl into a hug to comfort both of them.
Kaoru collapsed on the dojo steps and cried. "I never told him," she sobbed,"how much he meant to me."
Sano just stood there not believing what had just happened. //The brat can't be dead. He just can't be!// "DAMN THOSE SHUEI YAKUZA!"
"Sanosuke, please. Don't use that language in font of Tsubame-Chan." Megumi said, trying to keep up a calm facade on the outside. //I can't afford to break down. Kaoru and Tsubame need me to be strong for them.//
Kenshin kneeled down next to Yahiko. He cried softly to himself. //Why did this happen to you Yahiko? You had a sense of pride I could never possess. A young boy, whonever had the chance to see all the world has to offer. If only I had reached you sooner.//
Kenshin then heard a soft moan of pain. He looked up and glanced warily around, thinking one of his enemies was coming to, but was mistaken.
Kenshin then looked down, and was surprised to see the boy's eyes open.
"Kenshin," Yahiko whispered hoarsely,"I'm sorry." His eyes then closed, and Kenshin sprung up. //Yahiko's still alive// Kenshin thought. Hoping the others were still watching, he turned in the direction he thought his friends were watching and yelled," He's alive! Get to the clinic right away!"
"Did you hear that?" Megumi said quietly, not daring to believe,"he's alive!" She jumped up and hurried down the path towards the clinic. Everyone else raced behind her knowing that they must hurry.
Meanwhile, Kenshin was attempting to break the chains holding Yahiko to the wall. With a final thrust of his sakabatou, the manacles snapped right off his ankles. He then scooped the unconscious form up and ran off, as fast a he could go. Minutes later, he reached the clinic. Fortunately, everyone had seemed to have heard him, as all four were there.
"Oh my," gasped Kaoru,"he looks awful."
Kenshin carefully laid Yahiko onto a clean, white bed, which quickly got red stains.
"What do we do first Megumi-Dono?
"Kenshin! You and Sano sew up the cuts on his leg. Do nice and even stitches, but do it quickly. And I mean it Baka-Tori, Yahiko's life lies on the line."
"I know Fox, I'll be careful."
Megumi thought to herself //even if we do get him fixed, he's lost so much blood. I hope he recovers.// "Tsubame! You and Kaoru work on his arms. Kaoru, I think his right shoulder is dislocated. Could you fix that?"
"How?"
"Just move it until you hear a pop!"
Megumi took Yahiko's chest. But first she had to wash all the blood off so she could see. Noticing bruising, she could say he had about three cracked ribs. But the cuts were more serious at the moment. Especially the one right next to his heart, which blood was still gushing from. Taking up needle and thread she began.
****Time Passing*****
Two hours later, Yahiko's front, legs, and arms had all been stitched up. His dislocated shoulder was wrapped, and his busted ribs had also been bandaged.
Now, Sano gently picked Yahiko up and turned him on his front, so they could treat his back. Like his front, it was covered in so much blood, that they had to wash it off first.
"What's that?" asked Kaoru, staring at the surprise they had just found on her young apprentice's back.
There were a few cuts and bruises, normal for what he had been through. But Kaoru was talking about the other mark.
It stretched across his whole back, starting from the middle. Tsubame took one look at it and fell to the floor in a dead faint. But no one even noticed.
The scar looked like a gigantic astrik, except ther were lines crossing over the middle, dozens of times more than the normal eight.
The scars were a whitish pink, a big difference in color from the rest of Yahiko's tan body. But one line stood out the most. It was from the top left, going to the bottom right. It was much bigger and deeper than any of the others.
"Who," said Megumi staring at the scar,"could have done this?"
"My guess," replied Sano, looking at the scar,"is that damn Yakuza gang."
"And look," said Megumi, tracing one scar lightly,"as he grows the scars are stretching. The poor kid."
The group silently stitched him up, and then rolled him back over. He was then taken to an empty futon in the back of the clinic.
His old pants had been thrown away, and he was now wearing a pair of dark blue. But his top was left uncovered, so it would be easier to fix the bandages.
"Oh yes! I almost forgot," exclaimed Megumi. She came back with a green colored liquid, and poured it into Yahiko's mouth. "That," she stated,"is to help with poisberry side effects Remember how I told you about the seizures?"
Kaoru pulled the blanket up to his chin, and then followed the others silently out of the room.
"I want you all to know," Megumi said,"that he still might not make it. He has lost a lot of blood and is very weak. As we speak, he is on the borderline of death. I suggest tomorrow you bring him back to the dojo. It will be quieter there, and Yahiko will feel more at home."
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
"Good," said Megumi."I myself will be staying with Yahiko tonight, but could I get one more volunteer?"
Everyone wanted to, but Megumi picked Tsubame, who had come out of her faint minutes earlier.
"Good night everyone," Megumi called. She cried to herself as she watched the three figures head home. Kaoru, crying and leaning on Kenshin for support. Kenshin had his arm wrapped around her shoulder to give her comfort.
And Sano. Sano walked off, hands in his pockets, his ribbon flying in the wind. She could hear Tubame crying, but trying not to. She went inside, hoping that Yahiko would be able to pull through, just like he always had before.
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A/N~ I'm sooo bad!! I couldn't kill him!!!!!!!! Hehe, I luv him to much!
Thanx to all my reviewers! I feel like typing, so I'm going to list all of you who reviewed!
Tocole
lexie-chan701firefly
D-Caf(aka Sandr
star's dreams
citachan
Tomoe2Kenshin
Thanx soooooo much you guys! I'll update asap! (and this time i mean it! lol!)
~IcyPanther
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"Yahiko's...dead?" Tsubame whimpered. Megumi reached over and pulled the girl into a hug to comfort both of them.
Kaoru collapsed on the dojo steps and cried. "I never told him," she sobbed,"how much he meant to me."
Sano just stood there not believing what had just happened. //The brat can't be dead. He just can't be!// "DAMN THOSE SHUEI YAKUZA!"
"Sanosuke, please. Don't use that language in font of Tsubame-Chan." Megumi said, trying to keep up a calm facade on the outside. //I can't afford to break down. Kaoru and Tsubame need me to be strong for them.//
Kenshin kneeled down next to Yahiko. He cried softly to himself. //Why did this happen to you Yahiko? You had a sense of pride I could never possess. A young boy, whonever had the chance to see all the world has to offer. If only I had reached you sooner.//
Kenshin then heard a soft moan of pain. He looked up and glanced warily around, thinking one of his enemies was coming to, but was mistaken.
Kenshin then looked down, and was surprised to see the boy's eyes open.
"Kenshin," Yahiko whispered hoarsely,"I'm sorry." His eyes then closed, and Kenshin sprung up. //Yahiko's still alive// Kenshin thought. Hoping the others were still watching, he turned in the direction he thought his friends were watching and yelled," He's alive! Get to the clinic right away!"
"Did you hear that?" Megumi said quietly, not daring to believe,"he's alive!" She jumped up and hurried down the path towards the clinic. Everyone else raced behind her knowing that they must hurry.
Meanwhile, Kenshin was attempting to break the chains holding Yahiko to the wall. With a final thrust of his sakabatou, the manacles snapped right off his ankles. He then scooped the unconscious form up and ran off, as fast a he could go. Minutes later, he reached the clinic. Fortunately, everyone had seemed to have heard him, as all four were there.
"Oh my," gasped Kaoru,"he looks awful."
Kenshin carefully laid Yahiko onto a clean, white bed, which quickly got red stains.
"What do we do first Megumi-Dono?
"Kenshin! You and Sano sew up the cuts on his leg. Do nice and even stitches, but do it quickly. And I mean it Baka-Tori, Yahiko's life lies on the line."
"I know Fox, I'll be careful."
Megumi thought to herself //even if we do get him fixed, he's lost so much blood. I hope he recovers.// "Tsubame! You and Kaoru work on his arms. Kaoru, I think his right shoulder is dislocated. Could you fix that?"
"How?"
"Just move it until you hear a pop!"
Megumi took Yahiko's chest. But first she had to wash all the blood off so she could see. Noticing bruising, she could say he had about three cracked ribs. But the cuts were more serious at the moment. Especially the one right next to his heart, which blood was still gushing from. Taking up needle and thread she began.
****Time Passing*****
Two hours later, Yahiko's front, legs, and arms had all been stitched up. His dislocated shoulder was wrapped, and his busted ribs had also been bandaged.
Now, Sano gently picked Yahiko up and turned him on his front, so they could treat his back. Like his front, it was covered in so much blood, that they had to wash it off first.
"What's that?" asked Kaoru, staring at the surprise they had just found on her young apprentice's back.
There were a few cuts and bruises, normal for what he had been through. But Kaoru was talking about the other mark.
It stretched across his whole back, starting from the middle. Tsubame took one look at it and fell to the floor in a dead faint. But no one even noticed.
The scar looked like a gigantic astrik, except ther were lines crossing over the middle, dozens of times more than the normal eight.
The scars were a whitish pink, a big difference in color from the rest of Yahiko's tan body. But one line stood out the most. It was from the top left, going to the bottom right. It was much bigger and deeper than any of the others.
"Who," said Megumi staring at the scar,"could have done this?"
"My guess," replied Sano, looking at the scar,"is that damn Yakuza gang."
"And look," said Megumi, tracing one scar lightly,"as he grows the scars are stretching. The poor kid."
The group silently stitched him up, and then rolled him back over. He was then taken to an empty futon in the back of the clinic.
His old pants had been thrown away, and he was now wearing a pair of dark blue. But his top was left uncovered, so it would be easier to fix the bandages.
"Oh yes! I almost forgot," exclaimed Megumi. She came back with a green colored liquid, and poured it into Yahiko's mouth. "That," she stated,"is to help with poisberry side effects Remember how I told you about the seizures?"
Kaoru pulled the blanket up to his chin, and then followed the others silently out of the room.
"I want you all to know," Megumi said,"that he still might not make it. He has lost a lot of blood and is very weak. As we speak, he is on the borderline of death. I suggest tomorrow you bring him back to the dojo. It will be quieter there, and Yahiko will feel more at home."
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
"Good," said Megumi."I myself will be staying with Yahiko tonight, but could I get one more volunteer?"
Everyone wanted to, but Megumi picked Tsubame, who had come out of her faint minutes earlier.
"Good night everyone," Megumi called. She cried to herself as she watched the three figures head home. Kaoru, crying and leaning on Kenshin for support. Kenshin had his arm wrapped around her shoulder to give her comfort.
And Sano. Sano walked off, hands in his pockets, his ribbon flying in the wind. She could hear Tubame crying, but trying not to. She went inside, hoping that Yahiko would be able to pull through, just like he always had before.
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A/N~ I'm sooo bad!! I couldn't kill him!!!!!!!! Hehe, I luv him to much!
Thanx to all my reviewers! I feel like typing, so I'm going to list all of you who reviewed!
Tocole
lexie-chan701firefly
D-Caf(aka Sandr
star's dreams
citachan
Tomoe2Kenshin
Thanx soooooo much you guys! I'll update asap! (and this time i mean it! lol!)
~IcyPanther
