Nameless Hitokiri: Chapter Seven
Disclaimer: When I rule the world I will own RK but until then (or until I become rich) I own nothing but a computer and my homework.
A/N: If you want to criticize my fic please say something good about it as well, I'll try to make changes to any historical mistakes. Someone gave me an incredibly long review pointing out the story's faults, I have tried to fix all the stuff you mentioned but I honestly think that if you don't like my fic you should go read something else, not try to rewrite it. Thanks for your feedback; I have addressed the Battousai name issue. Captain Sagara is not married while this fic takes place.
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Sagara sat high in the branches of a cherry tree (not the ancient one) so he could be secluded from the world as he was enveloped in thought over the matter of Eiga, he knew that he was obligated to return her to the Choshu or risk the lives of the Sekihoutai. Maybe he could resign his post and elope with Eiga, but that would leave the Sekihoutai leaderless, he had no second-in-command so there would be some dispute over who took over. He couldn't be selfish and leave his troop for one girl, but he couldn't find the strength to return her to the Choshu. Why would the Choshu accept a woman hitokiri, it just didn't seem to make sense to him, if Eiga was strong enough to be accepted by the Choshu despite her gender she must be inhumanly skilled...
"I've been looking all over for you," came the familiar voice of Eiga, "I can't believe you were just sitting in a tree." The girl swung into the canopy to sit next to him wearing a borrowed uniform (since her own clothes were ruined).
"Why were you looking for me, I need to be left alone every so often to think," said the captain surprised and slightly agitated, "I need to be left alone at the moment to think something over a little."
"I just wanted to thank you, for what you said at your meeting, I wasn't eavesdropping or anything I just heard my name and listened to what was being said." Eiga smiled up at Souzou who looked at her affectionately, "I also need to say that, you don't have to do this for me, I can handle myself. I guess that you should act according to obligations. It was my choice to desert my clan and, despite my reasons, I had broken protocol in doing so. You shouldn't pay the price for my mistake." She climbed down from the tree and returned to the camp.
~*~ At The Camp
While their captain was contemplating over how to handle the situation of Eiga the Sekihoutai were holding their own meeting. "It's quite obvious that the Captain loves her, in my opinion at least." Voiced one of the Sekihoutai, "He's a great leader, but I think he's having some trouble choosing between his duties and the hitokiri. I have come to the conclusion that-"
"Oh shut up you moron, can you take any longer to get to the point? It's obvious that the Captain is torn and incapable of making a decision on the matter, I think that we should step in. Now here's what I propose we do..."
A/N: Sorry that this one's short, I decided that I wanted a cliffhanger, you have to click the button and go to chapter eight to find out what happens (I'm gonna update no matter how few reviews I get). And once more, if you have a problem with historical inaccuracies just write your own fic (you should also stop watching RK, I must point out that the REAL Battousai was executed in the fourth year of the Meiji era). R&R
Disclaimer: When I rule the world I will own RK but until then (or until I become rich) I own nothing but a computer and my homework.
A/N: If you want to criticize my fic please say something good about it as well, I'll try to make changes to any historical mistakes. Someone gave me an incredibly long review pointing out the story's faults, I have tried to fix all the stuff you mentioned but I honestly think that if you don't like my fic you should go read something else, not try to rewrite it. Thanks for your feedback; I have addressed the Battousai name issue. Captain Sagara is not married while this fic takes place.
~*~
Sagara sat high in the branches of a cherry tree (not the ancient one) so he could be secluded from the world as he was enveloped in thought over the matter of Eiga, he knew that he was obligated to return her to the Choshu or risk the lives of the Sekihoutai. Maybe he could resign his post and elope with Eiga, but that would leave the Sekihoutai leaderless, he had no second-in-command so there would be some dispute over who took over. He couldn't be selfish and leave his troop for one girl, but he couldn't find the strength to return her to the Choshu. Why would the Choshu accept a woman hitokiri, it just didn't seem to make sense to him, if Eiga was strong enough to be accepted by the Choshu despite her gender she must be inhumanly skilled...
"I've been looking all over for you," came the familiar voice of Eiga, "I can't believe you were just sitting in a tree." The girl swung into the canopy to sit next to him wearing a borrowed uniform (since her own clothes were ruined).
"Why were you looking for me, I need to be left alone every so often to think," said the captain surprised and slightly agitated, "I need to be left alone at the moment to think something over a little."
"I just wanted to thank you, for what you said at your meeting, I wasn't eavesdropping or anything I just heard my name and listened to what was being said." Eiga smiled up at Souzou who looked at her affectionately, "I also need to say that, you don't have to do this for me, I can handle myself. I guess that you should act according to obligations. It was my choice to desert my clan and, despite my reasons, I had broken protocol in doing so. You shouldn't pay the price for my mistake." She climbed down from the tree and returned to the camp.
~*~ At The Camp
While their captain was contemplating over how to handle the situation of Eiga the Sekihoutai were holding their own meeting. "It's quite obvious that the Captain loves her, in my opinion at least." Voiced one of the Sekihoutai, "He's a great leader, but I think he's having some trouble choosing between his duties and the hitokiri. I have come to the conclusion that-"
"Oh shut up you moron, can you take any longer to get to the point? It's obvious that the Captain is torn and incapable of making a decision on the matter, I think that we should step in. Now here's what I propose we do..."
A/N: Sorry that this one's short, I decided that I wanted a cliffhanger, you have to click the button and go to chapter eight to find out what happens (I'm gonna update no matter how few reviews I get). And once more, if you have a problem with historical inaccuracies just write your own fic (you should also stop watching RK, I must point out that the REAL Battousai was executed in the fourth year of the Meiji era). R&R
