Chapter V
The Past Returns; Kaitou's Sacrifice
A Rurouni Kenshin Fanfiction Original Storyline by: Nobuhiro Watsuki New Storyline by: Zac ---------------------------
A few days have passed since the Espers found their last remaining sister, Ayame, the alluring thief. Now that all Espers have been found, all that is left is to prevent 'Silent Anubis' from bringing the second Esper War to come to time. If that were to happen, this world would be in trouble.
"So Ayame, how goes the life of a thief?" Asked Yahiko. "It's ok, I managed to snare the Ruby of San last week. It was nothing..." Yahiko's jaw dropped and his eyes went bug eyed. "The Ruby of San?! Man, security is so tight there! How did you manage?! You're my hero Ayame!" Yahiko shouted.
"Ha, ha. Yahiko was a pickpocket, its good to see that he found someone he can get along with, yes it is." Kenshin said to Kaze. "Yeah, Ayame is quite the thief, she even stole from me..." Kaze looked around, left to right. "Hey... where's my food?!" Kaze shouted. "I didn't steal it for once! Besides I'm not hungry!" Kaori said. "Hee-hee... for once, I stole the food... Bwa ha ha ha!" Kaze started to chase Ayame around the dojo.
"Hey, where is Kaitou and Sanosuke?" Kaoru asked. "Well, Sanosuke went with a few friends, and Kaitou... well I don't know, I think he went for a walk at the village." Kenshin said. "Man, I'm worried about Sanosuke, he's been gone a lot lately, and he's supposed to be on our team!" Yahiko shouted. "Just because he isn't with us, that doesn't mean he's not on our team, no it does not." Kenshin said calmly.
Meanwhile, within the village, Sanosuke and his friends from his childhood were around playing, drinking sake, and gambling. "Ok, evens, four to six!" Kou said. "Heh heh, I'm so good at this game." She laughed, and took all the money that was betted. "You have gotten pretty good at this haven't you Kou?" Sakio said. "Yeah I know, I've been going around all over Japan looking for worthy people to play, I'm basically a millionaire!"
"What about you Sanosuke? How have you been?" Hakie asked. "Well, I've quit the fighter for hire thing and moved on, I'm travelling around with Kenshin and his friends. We managed to find the legendary Espers. We just found all four not too long ago." Sanosuke replied, taking a drink of sake. "Sounds like you've been out and about. Ok men, give me another roll. Odds, five to seven!" The dices were thrown, the result were; Evens, two to two. "Damn... I'm never lucky at this game."
"Ok, another round of sake for everyone! My treat!" Kou said with a drunken smile. "No, no, no, I can't, this is already my sixth glass." Sanosuke said. "Well, come on, just one more..." Everyone was looking at Sanosuke rather evilly. "... Alright, one more." He held out his glass and drank it down rather fast. "Ok, throw the dice..."
Not too far in the village, Kaitou was window shopping, looking at all the things that they sold in the village market. "What's this? Man, these people sure sell some strange stuff and to think they pay so much for them too." He looked around, and saw Sanosuke at the local bar. "Hm? It's Sanosuke... but... he doesn't look to... normal? ..." Did Kaitou suspect something? Maybe, he was going to give them some time just to see if they did anything, so he decided to follow them around for the day.
"Uncle Ken! Tell us a story!" The child said. "Alright, I'll tell you a story that I shall. What do you want it to be about? A knight on a white horse? Or a small fairy... or just something about me?" He asked. "Tell us a story about you Uncle Ken!" Kenshin smiled and just laughed a bit. "Alright, a story on me it is. Well it all began a few years ago... Ha, I was just a little fellah..." He started.
"Kenshin is so nice... too bad our brother can't, he's just plain annoying!" Kaze shouted. "Kaze... you know Kaitou is a guy, but still, he's really nice, nicer then normal brothers are that's for sure..." Kaori replied. "How would you know what other brothers are like? Kaitou is our only one stupid!" Kaze hit her on the head. "Ow! You jerk! Anyway, well, I'm talking about my boyfriend back at home." A blush came to her cheeks.
"Yeah I miss my boyfriend..." Ayame just smiled, thinking of Keisuke. "Oh yeah, that Keisuke guy right?" Kaze asked. "Yeah! He too darn hott! What about you Kaze, what about Legolas? You still an item with him?" Kaze just blushed. "Er... please do not mention his name! You are not worthy to say such a name!" Kaze got all worked up about it. "OH please, whatever. Legolas is nice, so I guess Kaori is right, not all guys are all mean and have cooties..."
"Cooties? You still play those childish games Ayame?" Kaori just shook her head. "Though you are right, I am RIGHT." Kaori struck a pose. "... You're so dead!" Kaze, and Ayame said together as they pushed her off the tree and into the pond. "Er... you guys are so mean!" She whined and cried in the pond, where Ayame and Kaze just sat there laughing at her.
- Commercial Break -
Meanwhile in the village, Sanosuke and his friends were still hanging out at the pub. "Damn... how much can those guys actually drink? I would have passed out at the twelfth glass!" Sakio looked outside, as Kaitou jumped from the tree. "I think we have a visitor." He said. "Do we? Do you know who it is?" Kou asked. "No, just another annoying runt. Well, Sanosuke is asleep... should we kill him now?" Kou nodded and dragged him over to the wall, hand cuffing his hands to the wall. "Damn, this guy is heavy!"
Kaitou peeked in the window. "...! Sanosuke!" He whispered. "His best friends are going to kill him? Well, that's not a friend at all..." Sakio drew his sword, aiming at his chest. "Sanosuke, wake up. Say your last words before I kill you..." Sanosuke opened his eyes, gasping at what was going to happen. "So you plan on killing me after you got me drunk?" He said, his eyes looking rather puffy. "Yeah, that was the whole plan Sano." Kou said, pulling out a dagger.
"Well I can tell you something right now, these chains won't help you hold me back..." Sanosuke just smiled and tore the chains off the wall. "...! The hell? I'll just fight you then! Get ready Sanosuke, this is our last fight! You have no chance of winning! Remember that glorious day? Think Sanosuke, remember the day I beat you!" Sakio said.
- Sanosuke Flashback -
It was around noon, and Sanosuke and Sakio were practicing their fighting skills. Sanosuke armed with his fists, and Sakio with his own as well. Punches were thrown as Sakio too the first hit. "You've been practicing haven't you?" Sakio said, wiping the blood from his lip. "Yeah, as always." Sanosuke smiled as Sakio attacked him. "No foul play remember!" Their arms clashed together as Sanosuke blocked the first attack.
"That wasn't such a good idea Sanosuke!" Sakio just smiled, and tripped him, then putting his foot on his chest. "You lost Sanosuke, now it's time to finish this..." Sakio took out a dagger, and traced a line down his chest.
- End Sanosuke Flashback -
Sanosuke looked at the bandages on his chest. "... I won't loose this time, I can't." He said calmly.
"Well so be it, but Kou can you take care of the intruder?" Kou nodded and pulled him in, sending Kaitou crashing through the wall. "Augh..." Kaitou grunted, getting up. "Kaitou? What are you doing here?" Sanosuke asked, but being punched into the wall. "Sanosuke!" Kaitou ran up to him but Kou kicked him in gut.
"You gotta get out of here! You don't know what these guys are capable of doing!" Sanosuke kicked Kou aside, picking Kaitou up. "I won't. They were planning on killing you!" He just gasped, and looked at Kou. "Is this true?" Kou just nodded. "Don't ask me though, I have no intention of killing you, it's Sakio that want's revenge..."
Sakio just smiled, drawing the same sword. "Yeah, I wanted revenge. I always wanted to be better then you Sanosuke, you were always the main news. Sanosuke joins the alliance, or Sanosuke is hero of the day. I'm sick and tired of it!" Sakio shouted, and rushed toward Sanosuke, but Sanosuke was being held back by Kou.
"..." Kaitou got up and stood in front of him. "I won't let him kill you Sanosuke..." Kaitou closed his eyes as Sakio's sword went through his back and out his chest, blood splashing all over the floor. "Kaitou!" Sanosuke shouted. "Sakio, you bastard!" But Sanosuke still couldn't move. "Blue Thunder!" Was shouted as large thunderbolts were hurled down at Sakio and Kou. "Er! Let's get out of here Sakio!" Kou shouted and teleported them off.
After they left, Kaitou fell to the floor. "Why did you Kaitou?" Sanosuke asked. "Because, love makes you do crazy things don't it?" He said, a blush coming up to his face. "L-love...? What do you mean?" Sanosuke couldn't get an answer out of Kaitou, because he passed out.
To Sanosuke's instincts, he knew he wasn't dead, so he picked him up and carried him home. When Sanosuke got home, Kaze, Ayame, and Kaori all ran up to him. "What the hell happened to him Sanosuke!" Kaze yelled. "Tell us or we'll kill you!" Kaori said. "You guys calm down and let him talk..." Ayame said. "He sacrificed himself for me... that's all that happened I promise..." Sanosuke just walked around the girls and into the nearest bedroom, where Kenshin treated him right away.
- Sanosuke Flashback -
"Love makes you do crazy stuff doesn't it...?"
- End Sanosuke Flashback -
"Does Kaitou like me...?" Sanosuke just sat there looking at him, sleeping on the floor. "Heh... he has bandages around him like I do..." Sanosuke just smiled and sat down, falling asleep from being drunk...
When morning came, Kaitou looked around and saw Sanosuke sleeping against the wall. He smiled. "Looks like he stayed here..."
Maybe things will work out for Kaitou and Sanosuke...
The Past Returns; Kaitou's Sacrifice
A Rurouni Kenshin Fanfiction Original Storyline by: Nobuhiro Watsuki New Storyline by: Zac ---------------------------
A few days have passed since the Espers found their last remaining sister, Ayame, the alluring thief. Now that all Espers have been found, all that is left is to prevent 'Silent Anubis' from bringing the second Esper War to come to time. If that were to happen, this world would be in trouble.
"So Ayame, how goes the life of a thief?" Asked Yahiko. "It's ok, I managed to snare the Ruby of San last week. It was nothing..." Yahiko's jaw dropped and his eyes went bug eyed. "The Ruby of San?! Man, security is so tight there! How did you manage?! You're my hero Ayame!" Yahiko shouted.
"Ha, ha. Yahiko was a pickpocket, its good to see that he found someone he can get along with, yes it is." Kenshin said to Kaze. "Yeah, Ayame is quite the thief, she even stole from me..." Kaze looked around, left to right. "Hey... where's my food?!" Kaze shouted. "I didn't steal it for once! Besides I'm not hungry!" Kaori said. "Hee-hee... for once, I stole the food... Bwa ha ha ha!" Kaze started to chase Ayame around the dojo.
"Hey, where is Kaitou and Sanosuke?" Kaoru asked. "Well, Sanosuke went with a few friends, and Kaitou... well I don't know, I think he went for a walk at the village." Kenshin said. "Man, I'm worried about Sanosuke, he's been gone a lot lately, and he's supposed to be on our team!" Yahiko shouted. "Just because he isn't with us, that doesn't mean he's not on our team, no it does not." Kenshin said calmly.
Meanwhile, within the village, Sanosuke and his friends from his childhood were around playing, drinking sake, and gambling. "Ok, evens, four to six!" Kou said. "Heh heh, I'm so good at this game." She laughed, and took all the money that was betted. "You have gotten pretty good at this haven't you Kou?" Sakio said. "Yeah I know, I've been going around all over Japan looking for worthy people to play, I'm basically a millionaire!"
"What about you Sanosuke? How have you been?" Hakie asked. "Well, I've quit the fighter for hire thing and moved on, I'm travelling around with Kenshin and his friends. We managed to find the legendary Espers. We just found all four not too long ago." Sanosuke replied, taking a drink of sake. "Sounds like you've been out and about. Ok men, give me another roll. Odds, five to seven!" The dices were thrown, the result were; Evens, two to two. "Damn... I'm never lucky at this game."
"Ok, another round of sake for everyone! My treat!" Kou said with a drunken smile. "No, no, no, I can't, this is already my sixth glass." Sanosuke said. "Well, come on, just one more..." Everyone was looking at Sanosuke rather evilly. "... Alright, one more." He held out his glass and drank it down rather fast. "Ok, throw the dice..."
Not too far in the village, Kaitou was window shopping, looking at all the things that they sold in the village market. "What's this? Man, these people sure sell some strange stuff and to think they pay so much for them too." He looked around, and saw Sanosuke at the local bar. "Hm? It's Sanosuke... but... he doesn't look to... normal? ..." Did Kaitou suspect something? Maybe, he was going to give them some time just to see if they did anything, so he decided to follow them around for the day.
"Uncle Ken! Tell us a story!" The child said. "Alright, I'll tell you a story that I shall. What do you want it to be about? A knight on a white horse? Or a small fairy... or just something about me?" He asked. "Tell us a story about you Uncle Ken!" Kenshin smiled and just laughed a bit. "Alright, a story on me it is. Well it all began a few years ago... Ha, I was just a little fellah..." He started.
"Kenshin is so nice... too bad our brother can't, he's just plain annoying!" Kaze shouted. "Kaze... you know Kaitou is a guy, but still, he's really nice, nicer then normal brothers are that's for sure..." Kaori replied. "How would you know what other brothers are like? Kaitou is our only one stupid!" Kaze hit her on the head. "Ow! You jerk! Anyway, well, I'm talking about my boyfriend back at home." A blush came to her cheeks.
"Yeah I miss my boyfriend..." Ayame just smiled, thinking of Keisuke. "Oh yeah, that Keisuke guy right?" Kaze asked. "Yeah! He too darn hott! What about you Kaze, what about Legolas? You still an item with him?" Kaze just blushed. "Er... please do not mention his name! You are not worthy to say such a name!" Kaze got all worked up about it. "OH please, whatever. Legolas is nice, so I guess Kaori is right, not all guys are all mean and have cooties..."
"Cooties? You still play those childish games Ayame?" Kaori just shook her head. "Though you are right, I am RIGHT." Kaori struck a pose. "... You're so dead!" Kaze, and Ayame said together as they pushed her off the tree and into the pond. "Er... you guys are so mean!" She whined and cried in the pond, where Ayame and Kaze just sat there laughing at her.
- Commercial Break -
Meanwhile in the village, Sanosuke and his friends were still hanging out at the pub. "Damn... how much can those guys actually drink? I would have passed out at the twelfth glass!" Sakio looked outside, as Kaitou jumped from the tree. "I think we have a visitor." He said. "Do we? Do you know who it is?" Kou asked. "No, just another annoying runt. Well, Sanosuke is asleep... should we kill him now?" Kou nodded and dragged him over to the wall, hand cuffing his hands to the wall. "Damn, this guy is heavy!"
Kaitou peeked in the window. "...! Sanosuke!" He whispered. "His best friends are going to kill him? Well, that's not a friend at all..." Sakio drew his sword, aiming at his chest. "Sanosuke, wake up. Say your last words before I kill you..." Sanosuke opened his eyes, gasping at what was going to happen. "So you plan on killing me after you got me drunk?" He said, his eyes looking rather puffy. "Yeah, that was the whole plan Sano." Kou said, pulling out a dagger.
"Well I can tell you something right now, these chains won't help you hold me back..." Sanosuke just smiled and tore the chains off the wall. "...! The hell? I'll just fight you then! Get ready Sanosuke, this is our last fight! You have no chance of winning! Remember that glorious day? Think Sanosuke, remember the day I beat you!" Sakio said.
- Sanosuke Flashback -
It was around noon, and Sanosuke and Sakio were practicing their fighting skills. Sanosuke armed with his fists, and Sakio with his own as well. Punches were thrown as Sakio too the first hit. "You've been practicing haven't you?" Sakio said, wiping the blood from his lip. "Yeah, as always." Sanosuke smiled as Sakio attacked him. "No foul play remember!" Their arms clashed together as Sanosuke blocked the first attack.
"That wasn't such a good idea Sanosuke!" Sakio just smiled, and tripped him, then putting his foot on his chest. "You lost Sanosuke, now it's time to finish this..." Sakio took out a dagger, and traced a line down his chest.
- End Sanosuke Flashback -
Sanosuke looked at the bandages on his chest. "... I won't loose this time, I can't." He said calmly.
"Well so be it, but Kou can you take care of the intruder?" Kou nodded and pulled him in, sending Kaitou crashing through the wall. "Augh..." Kaitou grunted, getting up. "Kaitou? What are you doing here?" Sanosuke asked, but being punched into the wall. "Sanosuke!" Kaitou ran up to him but Kou kicked him in gut.
"You gotta get out of here! You don't know what these guys are capable of doing!" Sanosuke kicked Kou aside, picking Kaitou up. "I won't. They were planning on killing you!" He just gasped, and looked at Kou. "Is this true?" Kou just nodded. "Don't ask me though, I have no intention of killing you, it's Sakio that want's revenge..."
Sakio just smiled, drawing the same sword. "Yeah, I wanted revenge. I always wanted to be better then you Sanosuke, you were always the main news. Sanosuke joins the alliance, or Sanosuke is hero of the day. I'm sick and tired of it!" Sakio shouted, and rushed toward Sanosuke, but Sanosuke was being held back by Kou.
"..." Kaitou got up and stood in front of him. "I won't let him kill you Sanosuke..." Kaitou closed his eyes as Sakio's sword went through his back and out his chest, blood splashing all over the floor. "Kaitou!" Sanosuke shouted. "Sakio, you bastard!" But Sanosuke still couldn't move. "Blue Thunder!" Was shouted as large thunderbolts were hurled down at Sakio and Kou. "Er! Let's get out of here Sakio!" Kou shouted and teleported them off.
After they left, Kaitou fell to the floor. "Why did you Kaitou?" Sanosuke asked. "Because, love makes you do crazy things don't it?" He said, a blush coming up to his face. "L-love...? What do you mean?" Sanosuke couldn't get an answer out of Kaitou, because he passed out.
To Sanosuke's instincts, he knew he wasn't dead, so he picked him up and carried him home. When Sanosuke got home, Kaze, Ayame, and Kaori all ran up to him. "What the hell happened to him Sanosuke!" Kaze yelled. "Tell us or we'll kill you!" Kaori said. "You guys calm down and let him talk..." Ayame said. "He sacrificed himself for me... that's all that happened I promise..." Sanosuke just walked around the girls and into the nearest bedroom, where Kenshin treated him right away.
- Sanosuke Flashback -
"Love makes you do crazy stuff doesn't it...?"
- End Sanosuke Flashback -
"Does Kaitou like me...?" Sanosuke just sat there looking at him, sleeping on the floor. "Heh... he has bandages around him like I do..." Sanosuke just smiled and sat down, falling asleep from being drunk...
When morning came, Kaitou looked around and saw Sanosuke sleeping against the wall. He smiled. "Looks like he stayed here..."
Maybe things will work out for Kaitou and Sanosuke...
