**Pechan doesn't want to own the Rurouni Kenshin characters, so there.
~ To Rid a Wolf of Sleep~
If that incident wasn't bad enough for the night, imagine Goro's patience wear thin when his wife began to talk about it before bed. "That was insensitive, reckless, and just plain STUPID, Goro."
Goro tied his yukata, "Tokio, I'm sure I didn't throw the boy that hard. Well, I might have shattered his hip, but other than that, he might live.... maybe....."
"Oh, I wasn't talking about that and you know it!! How can you be so cruel to Mina's feelings?"
"Cruel? Tokio, don't' start with me, I'm always like this."
Tokio slammed down the futon, "No, you're not. You usually don't crush your daughter's hopes."
"Crush her..... Tokio, she was with the Himura boy!"
Tokio unrolled some blankets, frowning, "So? Kenshin was a nice guy!! One of the kindest souls I ever met!!"
Goro pushed his bangs aside, "That's besides the point."
"Then what is the point, Hajime?" Tokio asked angrily.
Goro sighed, "Are you going to be like this all night?"
Tokio was just about to slap him, "Excuse me? If YOUR going to be like this, you can just sleep in the courtyard for all I care!!"
Hnh. So, THIS is a real marriage fight, thought Saito.
Goro glared at her, long and hard, then sighed, lying down on his side of the bed, "fine. No more of this tonight."
"Hey, I'm not done!! I still have to argue with you!!"
"Then argue to the wall, because I'm not listening any more."
That did it.
"EEOW!" Goro got up, and a lock of hair in Tokio's fist, as he rubbed the stinging part of his scalp. One of his bangs was missing. He growled, "Tokio!!
"I can't believe you Hajime." She threw aside the hair, and laid down with her back to him. "I really can't." she pulled her blanket over her head, and then went silent. Goro rubbed his head some more, trying to think of some cruel, but legal, way to punish her. But, he was never one to strike, or hurt his wife intentionally. No matter how irritating she got.
Saito sighed; he couldn't believe he was allowing himself, a Miburo, to be tamed......
Goro laid down looking up at the ceiling. He never lay down next to an angry, silent wife. And it was just like the other police had said, nothing was more frightening and unsettling as an angry wife. Goro sighed; he couldn't believe he was reduced to this. And the more infuriating part was the part of him that just told him to lay back and accept it.
He sighed again, and finally grumbled, "............................................................................. sorry."
There was a long silence. Goro rolled his eyes, looking at the ceiling, "I said sorry, okay?"
"Well, go apologize to the wall, I'm not listening."
"Oh please, the words couldn't have hurt you that much."
Tokio turned to him, her eyes glittering with malice, "Oh, you better be worried about the hurt I'm gonna lay on you if you don't apologize to Mina."
"Fine fine, I will."
"And you're going to do it nicely!! Like you mean it!!"
"Sure."
"Because you WILL mean it!!"
".......... Tokio, I'm apologizing, isn't that enough?"
She huffed. Goro turned to her, teeth clenched, "Fine. I'll say sorry and everything, I'll even add a tear or two."
Tokio closed her eyes, "Good. And you can also invite Kenji back while you're at it."
He glared at her, "We're taking baby steps here."
She glared right back at him, but he was doing the scary wolf eyes thing. She sighed, lowering her gaze. "Fine, I guess that's the best I'll get out of you."
He thought some more, then asked, "How mad was she?"
"She was more distraught than mad. I have a feeling she'll be in silent anger for the next few days, then violent anger. Then back to silent anger, it's the same as when I PMS."
He sighed, "Don't remind me."
Tokio smiled, then placed her fingers on his cheek, "Now, why is it you don't want Mina to get a boyfriend? I've always wondered why fathers were so protective of their daughters............"
"It's because I don't want her to go through the things you do when I do you."
Tokio gasped, and giggled, "Oh!! You actually said it!! I thought you'd try to beat around the bush, and like, give me weird riddles and stuff like you usually do."
He closed his eyes, "Well I'm tired."
Tokio smiled broader, and placed her other hand on his other cheek, "Well, for a protective father, I'd say you're doing a bang up job."
She craned her neck, and kissed his forehead.
Goro opened his eyes, and smiled at her. He pulled her close, and kissed her mouth. She mumbled in the kiss, "I see getting old hasn't slowed you down."
"Same can be said for you."
Tokio giggled, and buried her face in his warm chest. "Well, at least my age doesn't show."
"Hmm?"
She rubbed his chest, "You got another wrinkle under your evil eye wrinkle."
Goro sighed, wrapping his arms about her. "Not as bad as your white hair."
Tokio lifted her head, eyes wide, "Where?!!"
He pressed his forehead on hers, "All over. You're hideous."
She pouted, trying not to smile, "Jerk."
"Moron."
Tokio kissed him once more, before settling down in his embrace again. Every night, Hajime held her so tight, as if the world couldn't take her away from him. And every night, she always treasured it.
~ To Rid a Wolf of Sleep~
If that incident wasn't bad enough for the night, imagine Goro's patience wear thin when his wife began to talk about it before bed. "That was insensitive, reckless, and just plain STUPID, Goro."
Goro tied his yukata, "Tokio, I'm sure I didn't throw the boy that hard. Well, I might have shattered his hip, but other than that, he might live.... maybe....."
"Oh, I wasn't talking about that and you know it!! How can you be so cruel to Mina's feelings?"
"Cruel? Tokio, don't' start with me, I'm always like this."
Tokio slammed down the futon, "No, you're not. You usually don't crush your daughter's hopes."
"Crush her..... Tokio, she was with the Himura boy!"
Tokio unrolled some blankets, frowning, "So? Kenshin was a nice guy!! One of the kindest souls I ever met!!"
Goro pushed his bangs aside, "That's besides the point."
"Then what is the point, Hajime?" Tokio asked angrily.
Goro sighed, "Are you going to be like this all night?"
Tokio was just about to slap him, "Excuse me? If YOUR going to be like this, you can just sleep in the courtyard for all I care!!"
Hnh. So, THIS is a real marriage fight, thought Saito.
Goro glared at her, long and hard, then sighed, lying down on his side of the bed, "fine. No more of this tonight."
"Hey, I'm not done!! I still have to argue with you!!"
"Then argue to the wall, because I'm not listening any more."
That did it.
"EEOW!" Goro got up, and a lock of hair in Tokio's fist, as he rubbed the stinging part of his scalp. One of his bangs was missing. He growled, "Tokio!!
"I can't believe you Hajime." She threw aside the hair, and laid down with her back to him. "I really can't." she pulled her blanket over her head, and then went silent. Goro rubbed his head some more, trying to think of some cruel, but legal, way to punish her. But, he was never one to strike, or hurt his wife intentionally. No matter how irritating she got.
Saito sighed; he couldn't believe he was allowing himself, a Miburo, to be tamed......
Goro laid down looking up at the ceiling. He never lay down next to an angry, silent wife. And it was just like the other police had said, nothing was more frightening and unsettling as an angry wife. Goro sighed; he couldn't believe he was reduced to this. And the more infuriating part was the part of him that just told him to lay back and accept it.
He sighed again, and finally grumbled, "............................................................................. sorry."
There was a long silence. Goro rolled his eyes, looking at the ceiling, "I said sorry, okay?"
"Well, go apologize to the wall, I'm not listening."
"Oh please, the words couldn't have hurt you that much."
Tokio turned to him, her eyes glittering with malice, "Oh, you better be worried about the hurt I'm gonna lay on you if you don't apologize to Mina."
"Fine fine, I will."
"And you're going to do it nicely!! Like you mean it!!"
"Sure."
"Because you WILL mean it!!"
".......... Tokio, I'm apologizing, isn't that enough?"
She huffed. Goro turned to her, teeth clenched, "Fine. I'll say sorry and everything, I'll even add a tear or two."
Tokio closed her eyes, "Good. And you can also invite Kenji back while you're at it."
He glared at her, "We're taking baby steps here."
She glared right back at him, but he was doing the scary wolf eyes thing. She sighed, lowering her gaze. "Fine, I guess that's the best I'll get out of you."
He thought some more, then asked, "How mad was she?"
"She was more distraught than mad. I have a feeling she'll be in silent anger for the next few days, then violent anger. Then back to silent anger, it's the same as when I PMS."
He sighed, "Don't remind me."
Tokio smiled, then placed her fingers on his cheek, "Now, why is it you don't want Mina to get a boyfriend? I've always wondered why fathers were so protective of their daughters............"
"It's because I don't want her to go through the things you do when I do you."
Tokio gasped, and giggled, "Oh!! You actually said it!! I thought you'd try to beat around the bush, and like, give me weird riddles and stuff like you usually do."
He closed his eyes, "Well I'm tired."
Tokio smiled broader, and placed her other hand on his other cheek, "Well, for a protective father, I'd say you're doing a bang up job."
She craned her neck, and kissed his forehead.
Goro opened his eyes, and smiled at her. He pulled her close, and kissed her mouth. She mumbled in the kiss, "I see getting old hasn't slowed you down."
"Same can be said for you."
Tokio giggled, and buried her face in his warm chest. "Well, at least my age doesn't show."
"Hmm?"
She rubbed his chest, "You got another wrinkle under your evil eye wrinkle."
Goro sighed, wrapping his arms about her. "Not as bad as your white hair."
Tokio lifted her head, eyes wide, "Where?!!"
He pressed his forehead on hers, "All over. You're hideous."
She pouted, trying not to smile, "Jerk."
"Moron."
Tokio kissed him once more, before settling down in his embrace again. Every night, Hajime held her so tight, as if the world couldn't take her away from him. And every night, she always treasured it.