Chapter 10: Saito Hajime
Tokito and I went home after the chicken-face made a run for it in the market. When we arrived at our house, Tokito hurriedly went to the kitchen. She was troubled about something, I could tell. She didn't have to hurry away to anywhere to me to know.
I took my time in following after her. I caught her chopping cabbage when I arrived at the kitchen. She was chopping vigorously, as if a hundred hungry children were waiting for her to cook.
I approached her. I knew that she knew I was there, so I didn't bother to be discreet. I wrapped my arms around her waist and rested my mouth on her hair.
"What's the matter dear?" I asked.
"Nothing darling," she answered flat out.
"I don't need to have an ability to read minds to know these things dear. Now, tell me what's wrong," I said. I might've sounded demanding, but I'm sure she knows my intention.
She sighed. "It's Sanosuke," she said as she slowly stopped chopping.
I raised an eyebrow. "What about him?" I asked, getting more curious than concerned by the moment.
She sighed again. "I'm worried. I read his mind a while ago. He's been wanting me," she said.
"And?" I asked.
She put the knife down and held my hands away from her to face me. She knew what I was thinking but she answered nonetheless, "I feel guilty."
"For what?" I asked. "So you tried him out. Does that mean he means anything to you?"
"That's what he thinks," she answered silently.
I was shaking inside with anger. "He'd better stop thinking it then," I said, as if warning him indirectly.
Tokito let go of my hands, reached up to my face and pulled me down to kiss me. I quickly held her close. This is what I loved about her. Whether or not she was using her ability, she always knew just what to do.
When we broke apart she touched my lips. "Darling," she said, "no matter what Sanosuke thinks or does, I am yours alone. I'm sure you know that."
I gently took her chin in my fingers. "Of course," I said. "After all, I made sure of that myself."
Tokito and I went home after the chicken-face made a run for it in the market. When we arrived at our house, Tokito hurriedly went to the kitchen. She was troubled about something, I could tell. She didn't have to hurry away to anywhere to me to know.
I took my time in following after her. I caught her chopping cabbage when I arrived at the kitchen. She was chopping vigorously, as if a hundred hungry children were waiting for her to cook.
I approached her. I knew that she knew I was there, so I didn't bother to be discreet. I wrapped my arms around her waist and rested my mouth on her hair.
"What's the matter dear?" I asked.
"Nothing darling," she answered flat out.
"I don't need to have an ability to read minds to know these things dear. Now, tell me what's wrong," I said. I might've sounded demanding, but I'm sure she knows my intention.
She sighed. "It's Sanosuke," she said as she slowly stopped chopping.
I raised an eyebrow. "What about him?" I asked, getting more curious than concerned by the moment.
She sighed again. "I'm worried. I read his mind a while ago. He's been wanting me," she said.
"And?" I asked.
She put the knife down and held my hands away from her to face me. She knew what I was thinking but she answered nonetheless, "I feel guilty."
"For what?" I asked. "So you tried him out. Does that mean he means anything to you?"
"That's what he thinks," she answered silently.
I was shaking inside with anger. "He'd better stop thinking it then," I said, as if warning him indirectly.
Tokito let go of my hands, reached up to my face and pulled me down to kiss me. I quickly held her close. This is what I loved about her. Whether or not she was using her ability, she always knew just what to do.
When we broke apart she touched my lips. "Darling," she said, "no matter what Sanosuke thinks or does, I am yours alone. I'm sure you know that."
I gently took her chin in my fingers. "Of course," I said. "After all, I made sure of that myself."