**Pechan owns the Rurouni Kenshin characters, she disclaims.
~ Sano Spies a Saito ~
Mina swerved between people, laughing as she ran away from her brother. He was such an idiot. Lately, he's been so serious!! An old man raised his head, and waved, "Morning Mina!!"
She nodded, "Morning!!"
She rolled under a moving cart, the cart driver yelling, "Watch it Mina!!"
She bowed, running backwards, "So sorry!! I'll be better next-"
WHRACK!!
She fell forward, struck on the back. AGAIN!! Damn, that stings. She rubbed her back, and looked up, grumbling, "Geez, Kaneda! That really hurt!"
He grinned, "Well, it's supposed to. Tell you what, I won't do it again if you date me."
She grinned, and got up, "You're too much. Besides, my dad wouldn't approve of it," she picked up her stick, "....and NEITHER WOULD I!!"
She lunged, and ducked under his blow. She executed the same spinning move, and struck him across his belly. He gasped, "P-Playing hard to get, eh?"
She smiled, "Later, Kaneda!" and sprinted.
She ran ahead, and before turning the corner, she pressed against the wall, and peeked around. She scanned the area, looking for her tag targets. Well, none were in this alley.
Suddenly, she heard someone breathe behind her, and she raised her stick-
KTACK!
Her hand shook, holding her blade steady. She grinned, "Hah!! I can hear you breathe, Murataku."
He grinned, "Ah, I see. I should work on that."
He forced the blade down, pushing her back. Her boots scraped on the sand as she was pushed back. She raised her blade, and he leaped at her, when suddenly a man wearing white clothes and wild brown hair socked him in the face.
She gasped, as Murataku crashed into a wall. Her jaw was dropped, and she looked at the tall man who just knocked out her class mate.
She giggled at the situation, "Gee, yet another unwanted save today....."
The big guy smiled, a fishbone sticking out of his mouth, "Sorry little lady, looks like some guys are low enough to pick on girls."
Mina sighed, smiling, "Hey, thanks and all that... but, that guy was in my class."
He blinked, "And?"
She sighed, "Hooo..... you must be new here, huh?"
He stretched, "Wellll, I gotta admit, it's been a good five years since I last came here. Although I didn't know Kyoto lets it's women be attacked."
She giggled "Aww, you're nice enough to help me, but that's okay. It's all under control. We're just playing a game."
He stared at her incredulously, ".......... and what game would that be? Beat the cr@p out of a girl?"
She giggled, "Actually, it's tag. We tag each other with kendo strikes. Loser with the most bruises has to clean the dojo. I just happen to be the only girl in the class. But, my dad says I should be treated as an equal anyways."
He chuckled, "That's a pretty rough class you got there; and I thought the Missy was tough."
"Missy?"
"I got a lady friend; she has a dojo of her own."
The light bulb in Mina's head clicked on, "Oh, OH! Is her son's name Kenji?"
He looked surprised, "Well, yeah, hey, how'd you know?"
She grabbed his arm, "I just met him today! He's cute! Can you tell me where he lives? He said he was just visiting!"
He looked down at her, "Uhh, I guess, I mean.... uhh, sure?"
"Cool! Say, what's your name by the way?"
"Ah, you could call me Sano."
"Sano? Hmmm.... that name sounds familiar....."
'Didn't Daddy sometimes complain about a Sanosuke.....?' she thought. She shrugged, 'Ah well'. She smiled at the tall man with the wicked character on his back. "Ask him if he wants to train with us! I bet my dad might let him!!"
"Uh, sure! What dojo?"
"MINA!!" came Ryu's angry shout. Sano turned, and gasped.
He was staring at a young Saito. The only difference was the hair, and the eyes weren't as narrow. The lines on Saito's face were missing, but the peaked cheekbones were still there. And he was frowning just the same.
"Saito?!!" exclaimed Sano.
Ryu blinked, ".....Saito?" he shook his head and looked at his twin, "Mina, time's up; we're going home."
She pulled out a little pocket watch. "Oh, shoot! You're right!" She tucked it away, "Well, bye bye Mister Sano! Be sure to tell Kenji to come over to our dojo to train with us!!"
He was still watching Ryu closely. "Uh, yeah sure......." he blinked, and looked at her, "Say what was the name of the dojo again?"
Mina turned with her brother, "Oh, it's at my house, the Fujita house. Do you know where it is?"
He gasped. The Fujita.....? Saito.....? He nodded, "Yeah, I know where........ actually, did you say 'dojo'? Since when did Fujita get a dojo?"
Mina shrugged, "Ever since I learned how to swing a stick. Our old house was too small."
She left her brother's side, as he sighed. He hated the way she kept talking to strangers. Someone might hurt her one of these days.....
She pointed, making motions with her hands, "See, you take a left at the Shirobeko. And you go all the way down the street, till you get to a house called the Iwata residence. It's got a huge sign, can't miss it. Our house is opposite form it. The roof's green. Can you remember that?"
Sano scratched his head, "Uhhh............. yeah?"
She giggled, "You're funny! Tell you what, if you guys can't find it, I'll come looking for you!" she patted his shoulder, "Bye bye!!"
He waved by, and frowned when they left him. Come to think of it, her face slightly resembled a certain lady he knew.....
~ Sano Spies a Saito ~
Mina swerved between people, laughing as she ran away from her brother. He was such an idiot. Lately, he's been so serious!! An old man raised his head, and waved, "Morning Mina!!"
She nodded, "Morning!!"
She rolled under a moving cart, the cart driver yelling, "Watch it Mina!!"
She bowed, running backwards, "So sorry!! I'll be better next-"
WHRACK!!
She fell forward, struck on the back. AGAIN!! Damn, that stings. She rubbed her back, and looked up, grumbling, "Geez, Kaneda! That really hurt!"
He grinned, "Well, it's supposed to. Tell you what, I won't do it again if you date me."
She grinned, and got up, "You're too much. Besides, my dad wouldn't approve of it," she picked up her stick, "....and NEITHER WOULD I!!"
She lunged, and ducked under his blow. She executed the same spinning move, and struck him across his belly. He gasped, "P-Playing hard to get, eh?"
She smiled, "Later, Kaneda!" and sprinted.
She ran ahead, and before turning the corner, she pressed against the wall, and peeked around. She scanned the area, looking for her tag targets. Well, none were in this alley.
Suddenly, she heard someone breathe behind her, and she raised her stick-
KTACK!
Her hand shook, holding her blade steady. She grinned, "Hah!! I can hear you breathe, Murataku."
He grinned, "Ah, I see. I should work on that."
He forced the blade down, pushing her back. Her boots scraped on the sand as she was pushed back. She raised her blade, and he leaped at her, when suddenly a man wearing white clothes and wild brown hair socked him in the face.
She gasped, as Murataku crashed into a wall. Her jaw was dropped, and she looked at the tall man who just knocked out her class mate.
She giggled at the situation, "Gee, yet another unwanted save today....."
The big guy smiled, a fishbone sticking out of his mouth, "Sorry little lady, looks like some guys are low enough to pick on girls."
Mina sighed, smiling, "Hey, thanks and all that... but, that guy was in my class."
He blinked, "And?"
She sighed, "Hooo..... you must be new here, huh?"
He stretched, "Wellll, I gotta admit, it's been a good five years since I last came here. Although I didn't know Kyoto lets it's women be attacked."
She giggled "Aww, you're nice enough to help me, but that's okay. It's all under control. We're just playing a game."
He stared at her incredulously, ".......... and what game would that be? Beat the cr@p out of a girl?"
She giggled, "Actually, it's tag. We tag each other with kendo strikes. Loser with the most bruises has to clean the dojo. I just happen to be the only girl in the class. But, my dad says I should be treated as an equal anyways."
He chuckled, "That's a pretty rough class you got there; and I thought the Missy was tough."
"Missy?"
"I got a lady friend; she has a dojo of her own."
The light bulb in Mina's head clicked on, "Oh, OH! Is her son's name Kenji?"
He looked surprised, "Well, yeah, hey, how'd you know?"
She grabbed his arm, "I just met him today! He's cute! Can you tell me where he lives? He said he was just visiting!"
He looked down at her, "Uhh, I guess, I mean.... uhh, sure?"
"Cool! Say, what's your name by the way?"
"Ah, you could call me Sano."
"Sano? Hmmm.... that name sounds familiar....."
'Didn't Daddy sometimes complain about a Sanosuke.....?' she thought. She shrugged, 'Ah well'. She smiled at the tall man with the wicked character on his back. "Ask him if he wants to train with us! I bet my dad might let him!!"
"Uh, sure! What dojo?"
"MINA!!" came Ryu's angry shout. Sano turned, and gasped.
He was staring at a young Saito. The only difference was the hair, and the eyes weren't as narrow. The lines on Saito's face were missing, but the peaked cheekbones were still there. And he was frowning just the same.
"Saito?!!" exclaimed Sano.
Ryu blinked, ".....Saito?" he shook his head and looked at his twin, "Mina, time's up; we're going home."
She pulled out a little pocket watch. "Oh, shoot! You're right!" She tucked it away, "Well, bye bye Mister Sano! Be sure to tell Kenji to come over to our dojo to train with us!!"
He was still watching Ryu closely. "Uh, yeah sure......." he blinked, and looked at her, "Say what was the name of the dojo again?"
Mina turned with her brother, "Oh, it's at my house, the Fujita house. Do you know where it is?"
He gasped. The Fujita.....? Saito.....? He nodded, "Yeah, I know where........ actually, did you say 'dojo'? Since when did Fujita get a dojo?"
Mina shrugged, "Ever since I learned how to swing a stick. Our old house was too small."
She left her brother's side, as he sighed. He hated the way she kept talking to strangers. Someone might hurt her one of these days.....
She pointed, making motions with her hands, "See, you take a left at the Shirobeko. And you go all the way down the street, till you get to a house called the Iwata residence. It's got a huge sign, can't miss it. Our house is opposite form it. The roof's green. Can you remember that?"
Sano scratched his head, "Uhhh............. yeah?"
She giggled, "You're funny! Tell you what, if you guys can't find it, I'll come looking for you!" she patted his shoulder, "Bye bye!!"
He waved by, and frowned when they left him. Come to think of it, her face slightly resembled a certain lady he knew.....