a/n: im sorry this chapter is so short, but shorter chapters are better
that longer waits right? once again, this is a bridge chapter filling the
gaps between the last chapter and the action ahead. bear with me, okay?
anywhoo, im not sure why everyone else does this but I figure I better do
it anyways. Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any other related
characters. Kaiya, Toshi, Akio and any others like that are just figures
of my imagination, okay? okay, enough of this, just read the chapter and
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KatDrama
Chapter 7
Gone.
Megumi turned at the pitter-patter of small feet. "Suzume, Ayame, what are you doing here?" She questioned the girls as they stumbled into doctor Gensai's clinic. "There.there was.there was a bad man at the dojo!" Suzume panted. "Yeah.a bad man!" Ayame echoed. "What?" They had gotten Megumi's full attention. "Then where's Kaiya?" She asked, kneeling down to be at eye level with Suzume. Suzume looked back over her shoulder at the door before looking back at Megumi. "I don't know," was all she said. Megumi drew the frightened girls close to her, "Let's wait awhile and then we'll go check it out, okay? You're alright now." She comforted them, but in the back of her mind she was scared. Where was Sano or Kenshin when you needed them?
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Kaiya awoke with a dreadful headache. "Where am I?" she stuttered as she tried to sit up, only to find herself tied up. Suddenly afraid, she drew herself into a tight a ball as possible. She shivered uncontrollably. Trying to fight tears she clenched her mouth shut. "Why am I so afraid?" She couldn't bring herself to answer the question. All of a sudden she sensed someone watching her, someone that had always watched her and always would. That was why she was afraid. No matter what she did or where she went he would always find her. There was nowhere to run.
A bright sliver of light penetrated the darkness of the room as someone entered it. She shielded her eyes against the silhouettes of her captor's. She recognized a gruff voice, Lord Toshi, as he grumbled to his partner, "What have you done? You imbecile! She is hurt! She's damaged goods!" The smaller man shrunk at the bigger man's tone of voice, "But she will heal soon and then she will be able to work as good as ever." "Humph!" That man stated, eyeing down Kaiya, "Until that day she is your responsibility, not mine." "Yes sir," the ninja, Akio Matsuaso, said. The look on his face sent a shiver down Kaiya's spine as the door slowly slid shut, sending her back into a world of perpetual darkness.
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Megumi couldn't believe what had happened, but she herself had checked the city over at least a dozen times. There was no trace of Kaiya's whereabouts, and no way to find her. She slumped down at the table, forcing herself to eat a little food. She grabbed a piece of paper and began writing.
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"Kenshin?" Karou asked, leaning in front of his face, "Is something bothering you? Ever since we've come to Kyoto all you've done is mope about." Kenshin, who had been in deep thought, came back to reality. "No Miss Karou, everything's just fine." He smiled his rurouni smile as if to reassure her. "Okay, if you're sure." She said still glancing at him, knowing that deep down something was wrong. "Hey Kenshin, why don't you come to town with us today? It might cheer you up." Sano offered. "No, that's okay. I'll just stay here thank you." "Are you sure Kenshin? It might be good for you to get out." Karou stated. "C'mon, I'm tired of waiting, let's go already!" Misao grabbed Karou's wrist and flew for the door. "Hey! Wait for me!" Yahiko called out as he raced behind them.
Kenshin set down his tea and sighed. "Maybe they're right. Maybe there is nothing to worry about." He rose and went to start cleaning up the mess that Sano and Yahiko had made while eating breakfast. "The least I can do is keep Misao's house clean, that I can." With that he went to work, cleaning messes here and there, and he had started on the laundry when there was a knock on the gate. "A letter for a Kenshin Himoura." The man stated. "That is I." Kenshin acknowledged as he took the letter from him.
He sat down and read the letter. Having done so he left the letter from Megumi where the others could find it, he picked up his sword and headed for the train station.
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Several hours later:
"Kenshin! Kenshin! Where did he go?" Karou called. Sano entered the room. "Did you find him?" She asked hopefully. "No, but I did find this." He handed her the letter. She immediately opened it and began reading.
To Kenshin, Sano, Karou and Yahiko-
Please return to Tokyo immediately. Something has happened and Kaiya has disappeared. We have searched all over and cannot find her. All Suzume and Ayame say is that there was a bad man at the dojo and Kaiya told them to run. They, as I am also, are frightened and do not feel safe. You must come back to reassure us of some safety, for if someone took her, who knows if they will be back? Again, please return soon. -Megumi
"I don't believe it." Karou stated, looking off into space. "What, that someone would kidnap Kaiya?" Yahiko quipped. "No!" Karou made a fist for all to see. "That Kenshin would leave without us, let's go!" She marched out of the room and the others followed, Misao stared in disbelief at the parade moving out of her house. Karou turned sharply and aggressively added, "You too, Misao!" The little ninja did not need to be told twice. She hurried to catch up with her friends.
Chapter 7
Gone.
Megumi turned at the pitter-patter of small feet. "Suzume, Ayame, what are you doing here?" She questioned the girls as they stumbled into doctor Gensai's clinic. "There.there was.there was a bad man at the dojo!" Suzume panted. "Yeah.a bad man!" Ayame echoed. "What?" They had gotten Megumi's full attention. "Then where's Kaiya?" She asked, kneeling down to be at eye level with Suzume. Suzume looked back over her shoulder at the door before looking back at Megumi. "I don't know," was all she said. Megumi drew the frightened girls close to her, "Let's wait awhile and then we'll go check it out, okay? You're alright now." She comforted them, but in the back of her mind she was scared. Where was Sano or Kenshin when you needed them?
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Kaiya awoke with a dreadful headache. "Where am I?" she stuttered as she tried to sit up, only to find herself tied up. Suddenly afraid, she drew herself into a tight a ball as possible. She shivered uncontrollably. Trying to fight tears she clenched her mouth shut. "Why am I so afraid?" She couldn't bring herself to answer the question. All of a sudden she sensed someone watching her, someone that had always watched her and always would. That was why she was afraid. No matter what she did or where she went he would always find her. There was nowhere to run.
A bright sliver of light penetrated the darkness of the room as someone entered it. She shielded her eyes against the silhouettes of her captor's. She recognized a gruff voice, Lord Toshi, as he grumbled to his partner, "What have you done? You imbecile! She is hurt! She's damaged goods!" The smaller man shrunk at the bigger man's tone of voice, "But she will heal soon and then she will be able to work as good as ever." "Humph!" That man stated, eyeing down Kaiya, "Until that day she is your responsibility, not mine." "Yes sir," the ninja, Akio Matsuaso, said. The look on his face sent a shiver down Kaiya's spine as the door slowly slid shut, sending her back into a world of perpetual darkness.
__
Megumi couldn't believe what had happened, but she herself had checked the city over at least a dozen times. There was no trace of Kaiya's whereabouts, and no way to find her. She slumped down at the table, forcing herself to eat a little food. She grabbed a piece of paper and began writing.
__
"Kenshin?" Karou asked, leaning in front of his face, "Is something bothering you? Ever since we've come to Kyoto all you've done is mope about." Kenshin, who had been in deep thought, came back to reality. "No Miss Karou, everything's just fine." He smiled his rurouni smile as if to reassure her. "Okay, if you're sure." She said still glancing at him, knowing that deep down something was wrong. "Hey Kenshin, why don't you come to town with us today? It might cheer you up." Sano offered. "No, that's okay. I'll just stay here thank you." "Are you sure Kenshin? It might be good for you to get out." Karou stated. "C'mon, I'm tired of waiting, let's go already!" Misao grabbed Karou's wrist and flew for the door. "Hey! Wait for me!" Yahiko called out as he raced behind them.
Kenshin set down his tea and sighed. "Maybe they're right. Maybe there is nothing to worry about." He rose and went to start cleaning up the mess that Sano and Yahiko had made while eating breakfast. "The least I can do is keep Misao's house clean, that I can." With that he went to work, cleaning messes here and there, and he had started on the laundry when there was a knock on the gate. "A letter for a Kenshin Himoura." The man stated. "That is I." Kenshin acknowledged as he took the letter from him.
He sat down and read the letter. Having done so he left the letter from Megumi where the others could find it, he picked up his sword and headed for the train station.
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Several hours later:
"Kenshin! Kenshin! Where did he go?" Karou called. Sano entered the room. "Did you find him?" She asked hopefully. "No, but I did find this." He handed her the letter. She immediately opened it and began reading.
To Kenshin, Sano, Karou and Yahiko-
Please return to Tokyo immediately. Something has happened and Kaiya has disappeared. We have searched all over and cannot find her. All Suzume and Ayame say is that there was a bad man at the dojo and Kaiya told them to run. They, as I am also, are frightened and do not feel safe. You must come back to reassure us of some safety, for if someone took her, who knows if they will be back? Again, please return soon. -Megumi
"I don't believe it." Karou stated, looking off into space. "What, that someone would kidnap Kaiya?" Yahiko quipped. "No!" Karou made a fist for all to see. "That Kenshin would leave without us, let's go!" She marched out of the room and the others followed, Misao stared in disbelief at the parade moving out of her house. Karou turned sharply and aggressively added, "You too, Misao!" The little ninja did not need to be told twice. She hurried to catch up with her friends.
