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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Rurouni Kenshin characters. All are trademark and property of Nobuhiro Watsuki.
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Chapter 13: Rehealing
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Yutaro and Kaoru paused their training. "Did you hear that Kaoru- Sensei?"
"Yes," she said grimly. "I think that was Tsubame."
Yutaro's mouth opened with a look of horror. "Well, what are we doing standing here? Let's go!" He ran out of the room towards to sound of the scream with Kaoru close behind.
"Yahiko!!" Sano ran over to the fallen Anohorea and started rolling him off Yahiko. Tsubame stood next to him waving her hands around in hysterics.
Kaoru and Yutaro rushed into Yahiko's room, where they'd determined the scream had come from, and saw an unbelivable scene.
An unconscious Kenshin lay slumped across the room. Right next to Kenshin a hole was in the wall leading into the next room. Broken glass covered the floor and tea was sprayed everywhere.A gaping hole leered down on them from the ceiling. But most frightening site was Yahiko. Sano had just rolled Anohorea over and exposed Yahiko. The young boy was lying unconcious in a pool of his own blood.
Tsubame burst into tears at the sight. Yutaro crossed the room and wrapped his arm around her. She turned and buried her head in his shoulder, still crying. His arms tightened protectively around her and she relaxed against him.
"What happened?" asked a shocked Kaoru, not believing what she saw. Her first apprentice had been attacked again and seemed to again be injured.
"I'll tell ya later. First we better get the kid fixed, again." Sano sighed. Yahiko's stitches in his right shoulder had come loose, spilling blood all down his front. His neck had huge bruises which were quickly turning black and blue, and other numerous stitches had popped.
With careful hands Kaoru started stitching Yahiko's shoulder back up, after Sano had moved him so he was lying comfortably once again on his futon. Sano himself started on the other smaller stitches. Believe it or not, Sano actually knew how to sew, pretty decently too.
Yutaro gently brought Tsubame over to a corner and sat her down. The girl just sat in shock, tears streaming down her face. Yutaro went over to Kenshin, and started trying to get him to wake up. Seconds later, Kenshin was up, his sword pointed at Yutaro's throat.
"Kenshin," he squeaked, "it's me, Yutaro.
"Oh! Sorry Yutaro-Kun." Kenshin lowerd the sword and put it back into its sheath. He then noticed everyone working on Yahiko, and the unconscious form of Anohorea. "What happened?" he asked.
"Hang on." said Sano. "I'll explain in a minute."
A little later, Yahiko was bandaged again, and sleeping on his futon. But this time, his breathing was loud and uneven. Tsubame sat right next to him, Yutaro holding her hand and gently caressing it with his thumb. "Will he be okay?" asked Tsubame.
"I don't know," said Kaoru wearily, also sitting next to Yahiko. "It *is* the second attempt on his life in the last 2 weeks."
"What!" Yutaro exclaimed. "The *second* attempt! When was the first?"
Sano looked up from the form he was currently binding with rope. "Jou- Chan can explain."
Kaoru quickly told Yutaro what had happened to Yahiko, but without detail. She didn't mention the scar story, knowing Yahiko would tell him when he was ready.
"Now what happened?" Kenshin asked, repeating his earlier question.
"I'll explain as best I can" said Sano. "I came running when I heard Kenshin yell. I think Anohorea came through the ceiling and landed on Kenshin."
Kenshin nodded. "Sessha does remember something heavey landing on him. Anohorea could defiently be classified as heavey."
"Then I think he kicked him across the room. At least that's where he was when I entered. While, when I got here I saw him holding Yahiko around the throat, preparing to stab him. I yelled at him to drop Yahiko, and the bastard said he would, after he killed him."
Sano gulped nervously as each person was leaning in to hear him and were all staring at him, eyes bugged out.
"And....uh...So then I grabbed the blade, but he kicked me, and I flew and landed next to Kenshin." Sano got his story telling voice back in a few seconds. He loved an audience... (A/N-Me too! ^^)
"He was about to finish Yahiko off when Tsubame came and threw tea right in the guy's face. Then I punched him a few times, and he dropped Yahiko. Then he fell on top of him. We owe a lot to the little girl," said Sano affectionaly, patting Tsubame on her head.
Just then, they all heard a soft rustling noise coming from the futon in the center of them all.
"Yahiko, are you all right?" Kaoru asked, leaning over him."
"I'm.... I'm fine Kaoru," said Yahiko weakly.
"You just rest Sweetheart...." She pulled him up and gave hima gentle hug.
"Alright Kaoru...."
She then kissed him on his forehead, and placed him back on his futon.
"Lets's go." she said softly, gazing at Yahiko's still form."He'll be alright."
Over the next few days, Yahiko seemed to be getting better. But now he was always tense, thinking Anohorea was going to come and try to kill him again. But he stopped worrying when Sano told him he was locked in behind bars in jail, and wouldn't be coming out anytime soon.
But what bothered Yahiko the most, was that now everyone knew about his scars. And he had never wanted to let them know.
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Author's Notes:
Sorry for the incredibly short chapter! But it sounded good to end there.
One chappie to go, and then this story is done! ^^ BTW, last chappie is really short too.
Also, I'm asking for all of you to visit my webbie! It's really kewl and I'd really appreciate some feedback on it. If there's anything you think I should add, any comments, it'd be great! The webbie deals with anime and has links to all my stories! sure to check it out! ^^
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Reviewer's Comments:
~*~lishachan~*~ I don't think I hurt him to badly.... what do you think? Knowing you, your'e probably going to go find a nice bloody story noe.... *gulp* Thanx for your review! ^^
~*~whateveryasay ~*~ Being beaten by a cup of tea! ^^ I wanted Anohorea to go down but not the ordinary way. So I threw Tsubame in. ^^ Speaking of Tsubame..... I have to have her pick one of the guys! ^^
~*~Tocole~*~ Well I'm glad you had your dream then! ^^ Sou is just to cute to not be in a story. Well, maybe not, seeing as he isn't in this one! ^^
~*~Tomoe2Kenshin~*~ Thank you! ^^
~*~Izyish~*~ thank you. And your;e right, I forgot to finish the line. It should have read:
He came charging threw the ruined wall and punched Anohorea's face, following with a side kick to Anohorea's midsection. Then he punched the flat part of the sword and it went clattering harmlessly to the floor, away from everyone. Hehe..... oops! ^^
~*~Anonymous~*~ Thanx!
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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Rurouni Kenshin characters. All are trademark and property of Nobuhiro Watsuki.
'...' indicates thought
*...* empahsis point (like bold)
Chapter 13: Rehealing
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Yutaro and Kaoru paused their training. "Did you hear that Kaoru- Sensei?"
"Yes," she said grimly. "I think that was Tsubame."
Yutaro's mouth opened with a look of horror. "Well, what are we doing standing here? Let's go!" He ran out of the room towards to sound of the scream with Kaoru close behind.
"Yahiko!!" Sano ran over to the fallen Anohorea and started rolling him off Yahiko. Tsubame stood next to him waving her hands around in hysterics.
Kaoru and Yutaro rushed into Yahiko's room, where they'd determined the scream had come from, and saw an unbelivable scene.
An unconscious Kenshin lay slumped across the room. Right next to Kenshin a hole was in the wall leading into the next room. Broken glass covered the floor and tea was sprayed everywhere.A gaping hole leered down on them from the ceiling. But most frightening site was Yahiko. Sano had just rolled Anohorea over and exposed Yahiko. The young boy was lying unconcious in a pool of his own blood.
Tsubame burst into tears at the sight. Yutaro crossed the room and wrapped his arm around her. She turned and buried her head in his shoulder, still crying. His arms tightened protectively around her and she relaxed against him.
"What happened?" asked a shocked Kaoru, not believing what she saw. Her first apprentice had been attacked again and seemed to again be injured.
"I'll tell ya later. First we better get the kid fixed, again." Sano sighed. Yahiko's stitches in his right shoulder had come loose, spilling blood all down his front. His neck had huge bruises which were quickly turning black and blue, and other numerous stitches had popped.
With careful hands Kaoru started stitching Yahiko's shoulder back up, after Sano had moved him so he was lying comfortably once again on his futon. Sano himself started on the other smaller stitches. Believe it or not, Sano actually knew how to sew, pretty decently too.
Yutaro gently brought Tsubame over to a corner and sat her down. The girl just sat in shock, tears streaming down her face. Yutaro went over to Kenshin, and started trying to get him to wake up. Seconds later, Kenshin was up, his sword pointed at Yutaro's throat.
"Kenshin," he squeaked, "it's me, Yutaro.
"Oh! Sorry Yutaro-Kun." Kenshin lowerd the sword and put it back into its sheath. He then noticed everyone working on Yahiko, and the unconscious form of Anohorea. "What happened?" he asked.
"Hang on." said Sano. "I'll explain in a minute."
A little later, Yahiko was bandaged again, and sleeping on his futon. But this time, his breathing was loud and uneven. Tsubame sat right next to him, Yutaro holding her hand and gently caressing it with his thumb. "Will he be okay?" asked Tsubame.
"I don't know," said Kaoru wearily, also sitting next to Yahiko. "It *is* the second attempt on his life in the last 2 weeks."
"What!" Yutaro exclaimed. "The *second* attempt! When was the first?"
Sano looked up from the form he was currently binding with rope. "Jou- Chan can explain."
Kaoru quickly told Yutaro what had happened to Yahiko, but without detail. She didn't mention the scar story, knowing Yahiko would tell him when he was ready.
"Now what happened?" Kenshin asked, repeating his earlier question.
"I'll explain as best I can" said Sano. "I came running when I heard Kenshin yell. I think Anohorea came through the ceiling and landed on Kenshin."
Kenshin nodded. "Sessha does remember something heavey landing on him. Anohorea could defiently be classified as heavey."
"Then I think he kicked him across the room. At least that's where he was when I entered. While, when I got here I saw him holding Yahiko around the throat, preparing to stab him. I yelled at him to drop Yahiko, and the bastard said he would, after he killed him."
Sano gulped nervously as each person was leaning in to hear him and were all staring at him, eyes bugged out.
"And....uh...So then I grabbed the blade, but he kicked me, and I flew and landed next to Kenshin." Sano got his story telling voice back in a few seconds. He loved an audience... (A/N-Me too! ^^)
"He was about to finish Yahiko off when Tsubame came and threw tea right in the guy's face. Then I punched him a few times, and he dropped Yahiko. Then he fell on top of him. We owe a lot to the little girl," said Sano affectionaly, patting Tsubame on her head.
Just then, they all heard a soft rustling noise coming from the futon in the center of them all.
"Yahiko, are you all right?" Kaoru asked, leaning over him."
"I'm.... I'm fine Kaoru," said Yahiko weakly.
"You just rest Sweetheart...." She pulled him up and gave hima gentle hug.
"Alright Kaoru...."
She then kissed him on his forehead, and placed him back on his futon.
"Lets's go." she said softly, gazing at Yahiko's still form."He'll be alright."
Over the next few days, Yahiko seemed to be getting better. But now he was always tense, thinking Anohorea was going to come and try to kill him again. But he stopped worrying when Sano told him he was locked in behind bars in jail, and wouldn't be coming out anytime soon.
But what bothered Yahiko the most, was that now everyone knew about his scars. And he had never wanted to let them know.
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Author's Notes:
Sorry for the incredibly short chapter! But it sounded good to end there.
One chappie to go, and then this story is done! ^^ BTW, last chappie is really short too.
Also, I'm asking for all of you to visit my webbie! It's really kewl and I'd really appreciate some feedback on it. If there's anything you think I should add, any comments, it'd be great! The webbie deals with anime and has links to all my stories! sure to check it out! ^^
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Reviewer's Comments:
~*~lishachan~*~ I don't think I hurt him to badly.... what do you think? Knowing you, your'e probably going to go find a nice bloody story noe.... *gulp* Thanx for your review! ^^
~*~whateveryasay ~*~ Being beaten by a cup of tea! ^^ I wanted Anohorea to go down but not the ordinary way. So I threw Tsubame in. ^^ Speaking of Tsubame..... I have to have her pick one of the guys! ^^
~*~Tocole~*~ Well I'm glad you had your dream then! ^^ Sou is just to cute to not be in a story. Well, maybe not, seeing as he isn't in this one! ^^
~*~Tomoe2Kenshin~*~ Thank you! ^^
~*~Izyish~*~ thank you. And your;e right, I forgot to finish the line. It should have read:
He came charging threw the ruined wall and punched Anohorea's face, following with a side kick to Anohorea's midsection. Then he punched the flat part of the sword and it went clattering harmlessly to the floor, away from everyone. Hehe..... oops! ^^
~*~Anonymous~*~ Thanx!
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