Parting's not forever
"Shishou, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?" Kenshin asked while hanging up a piece of laundry.
"Do you know why I brought Xien all the way to Tokyo?"
"No, I can't say I do."
"You're going to train her now."
Kenshin stopped, then started again.
"I can't do that Shishou, that I can't."
"Why not? She's your responsibility."
"How so?"
"Think baka!! Doesn't she remind you of anyone?"
"No, I can't say she does."
Hiko sighed, then decided to try another approach.
"Are you still haunted by long ghosts long past?"
Kenshin slowly turned around, eyes narrowing dangerously. "Are you speaking of Tomoe?"
Hiko smirked. "No, I'm talking about a little girl you left to die."
"So, it's about my daughter then."
"You've finally figured it out. Now, can you make the connection?"
"As far as my daughter is concerned she's gone and cannot be replaced."
Hiko's eyes narrowed. "So you'd leave my baka deshi out in Tokyo with nowhere to go!!!!"
"If it comes to that, yes."
Xien sat there in the darkness. Her eyes were wide in shock, staring at nothing.
So, this is where it ends. Kenshin would turn me away with nothing but a handful of memories.
She was walking now, into the dojo itself. When she reached the center, she collapsed onto her knees, disbelieving.
I wonder if Kaoru would do the same.
As if on cue, she heard a familiar voice.
"Xien, why're you in the dojo?"
Xien turned. Kaoru was standing in her kendo uniform, bokken in hand.
Suddenly, she got up and ran to Kaoru.
Sensing that she needed to be held, Kaoru scooped her up into her arms.
"Xien, what's wrong?"
The words came out in a jumbled blur. " I accidently heard Kenshin and Hiko talking and I didn't want to interrupt so I kept listening and Hiko said he wanted Kenshin to train me and Kenshin said he couldn't do that and they got all mad at eachother and Hiko asked if I reminded Kenshin of anybody like his dead daughter or something and Kenshin said his daughter was gone and couldn't be replaced and Hiko yelled so then Kenshin would leave me in Tokyo with nowhere to go and Kenshin said if it came to that yes!!!" She bawled.
Hearing the story, Kaoru made the connection. Out loud she said, "Xien, you're not going to be turned away from this dojo. I won't let you go."
Sniffling, Xien looked up at Kaoru. "Promise?"
"I promise my daughter. **..**..
"Harder baka!!" Hiko yelled as his shinai met Xien's.
Startled, she dropped hers.
"Bad move Xien!!"
Grinning wickedly, Xien stepped to the side and pulled out her fav murder weapon. A long dong shattered the silence of the dojo as Hiko's face collided once again with the frying pan.
"Shishou, Xien's used the frying pan again!" Kenji's friend called out.
"XIEN!!!!!" Hiko roared.
Yahiko and Kaoru sighed as the class rushed out to see the daily spectacle of Xien make a fool of Hiko again and again and again. (I know you get the picture.)
It's sad that things are never going to be the same after Hiko leaves. I'm starting to think the old man likes the attention. Kaoru mused. **..**..
"You're late Hiko."
"Couldn't fool you, could I?"
Xien swung out of the sakura tree. "You never could.
Silence. Then, Kenshin appeared.
"You weren't going to leave without saying good bye, were you?"
"Good bye baka."
Kenshin chuckled, said goodbye, and left. He naver looked at Xien.
More silence.
"Shishou."
Hiko knelt down. "Since when do you call me Shishou?"
She leaned her head against his shoulder and wept. She wrapped her arms around his neck tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't go."
Akwardly, he put his arms around her gently.
"What happened to the tough little fighter that you claim to be?"
"I don't know." She sniffled.
He smirked again. "Just like my other baka."
He pulled away and stood up.
"Goodbye Xien."
She wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "Parting's not forever old man. You'll see me again."
Hiko rolled his eyes. "I tremble at the thought. He smiled at her was gone. He was back in a second though, eyeing her suspiciously.
"Xien, where's my sake."
Laughing, she handed it to him. "I had to see if you noticed."
He rolled his eyes again. "Why do I always get stuck with the stubborn baka's."
AN/ finally done!!! Sorry it's taken sooo long!! I've been busy with homework, swimming, going to grandparents, and junk like that!! Thanx for reviewing nee-chan!!! Yes, Kenji's k+k's son. That's probably a big spoiler for you., oh well. If you want to know more about him, look around for some fics with him in it. I've heard that he loves Kaoru and hates Kenshin!!O,o well, gotta go. See ya next chapter and pleez review!!!!
~Destiny
"Shishou, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?" Kenshin asked while hanging up a piece of laundry.
"Do you know why I brought Xien all the way to Tokyo?"
"No, I can't say I do."
"You're going to train her now."
Kenshin stopped, then started again.
"I can't do that Shishou, that I can't."
"Why not? She's your responsibility."
"How so?"
"Think baka!! Doesn't she remind you of anyone?"
"No, I can't say she does."
Hiko sighed, then decided to try another approach.
"Are you still haunted by long ghosts long past?"
Kenshin slowly turned around, eyes narrowing dangerously. "Are you speaking of Tomoe?"
Hiko smirked. "No, I'm talking about a little girl you left to die."
"So, it's about my daughter then."
"You've finally figured it out. Now, can you make the connection?"
"As far as my daughter is concerned she's gone and cannot be replaced."
Hiko's eyes narrowed. "So you'd leave my baka deshi out in Tokyo with nowhere to go!!!!"
"If it comes to that, yes."
Xien sat there in the darkness. Her eyes were wide in shock, staring at nothing.
So, this is where it ends. Kenshin would turn me away with nothing but a handful of memories.
She was walking now, into the dojo itself. When she reached the center, she collapsed onto her knees, disbelieving.
I wonder if Kaoru would do the same.
As if on cue, she heard a familiar voice.
"Xien, why're you in the dojo?"
Xien turned. Kaoru was standing in her kendo uniform, bokken in hand.
Suddenly, she got up and ran to Kaoru.
Sensing that she needed to be held, Kaoru scooped her up into her arms.
"Xien, what's wrong?"
The words came out in a jumbled blur. " I accidently heard Kenshin and Hiko talking and I didn't want to interrupt so I kept listening and Hiko said he wanted Kenshin to train me and Kenshin said he couldn't do that and they got all mad at eachother and Hiko asked if I reminded Kenshin of anybody like his dead daughter or something and Kenshin said his daughter was gone and couldn't be replaced and Hiko yelled so then Kenshin would leave me in Tokyo with nowhere to go and Kenshin said if it came to that yes!!!" She bawled.
Hearing the story, Kaoru made the connection. Out loud she said, "Xien, you're not going to be turned away from this dojo. I won't let you go."
Sniffling, Xien looked up at Kaoru. "Promise?"
"I promise my daughter. **..**..
"Harder baka!!" Hiko yelled as his shinai met Xien's.
Startled, she dropped hers.
"Bad move Xien!!"
Grinning wickedly, Xien stepped to the side and pulled out her fav murder weapon. A long dong shattered the silence of the dojo as Hiko's face collided once again with the frying pan.
"Shishou, Xien's used the frying pan again!" Kenji's friend called out.
"XIEN!!!!!" Hiko roared.
Yahiko and Kaoru sighed as the class rushed out to see the daily spectacle of Xien make a fool of Hiko again and again and again. (I know you get the picture.)
It's sad that things are never going to be the same after Hiko leaves. I'm starting to think the old man likes the attention. Kaoru mused. **..**..
"You're late Hiko."
"Couldn't fool you, could I?"
Xien swung out of the sakura tree. "You never could.
Silence. Then, Kenshin appeared.
"You weren't going to leave without saying good bye, were you?"
"Good bye baka."
Kenshin chuckled, said goodbye, and left. He naver looked at Xien.
More silence.
"Shishou."
Hiko knelt down. "Since when do you call me Shishou?"
She leaned her head against his shoulder and wept. She wrapped her arms around his neck tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't go."
Akwardly, he put his arms around her gently.
"What happened to the tough little fighter that you claim to be?"
"I don't know." She sniffled.
He smirked again. "Just like my other baka."
He pulled away and stood up.
"Goodbye Xien."
She wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "Parting's not forever old man. You'll see me again."
Hiko rolled his eyes. "I tremble at the thought. He smiled at her was gone. He was back in a second though, eyeing her suspiciously.
"Xien, where's my sake."
Laughing, she handed it to him. "I had to see if you noticed."
He rolled his eyes again. "Why do I always get stuck with the stubborn baka's."
AN/ finally done!!! Sorry it's taken sooo long!! I've been busy with homework, swimming, going to grandparents, and junk like that!! Thanx for reviewing nee-chan!!! Yes, Kenji's k+k's son. That's probably a big spoiler for you., oh well. If you want to know more about him, look around for some fics with him in it. I've heard that he loves Kaoru and hates Kenshin!!O,o well, gotta go. See ya next chapter and pleez review!!!!
~Destiny
