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Chapter Nine "Musings and a Visit"
Komagata Neji sprinted over the uneven, rocky dirt, his shinobi zue held out parallel to the ground. Unconsciously, his dark eyes flickered back and forth to rest on his damaged weapon back to the ground, searching for stones and roots that would trip him up.
'Himura Battousai,' the young man thought, gritting his teeth slightly, 'Nobody did win our match . . . I should have won easily though. He couldn't make himself kill bullet-head but has enough strength to damage shinobi zue . . .' Neji looked up and saw a fallen tree laying across the dusty path and a smirk grew on his face.
"Himura!" Neji shouted half to himself, and half to his adversary back in Shingetsu village. "Next time we meet~" Neji whirled the metal staff then struck down quickly, smashing the tree trunk in half and clearing the way. "You'll bother Shishio-sama no more!"
A man in a light blue kimono and dark blue hakama wandered through the streets of Kyoto. Smiling at all the people who looked at him, or perhaps he was just smiling constantly, he kept looking from side to side at the stores that lined the dusty avenue.
"Etto . . . sake . . .sake . . ." he murmured to himself, earning a few strange looks from the people passing by him. 'If Hiko-sensei wanted me to get sake he should've told me where to buy it . . . how am I supposed to find a store . . .' The blue-clad young man sighed lightly then entered a store that may have sold the wanted good.
"Excuse me, I was wondering if you sold any sake here . . .?" Soujiro asked politely, bowing his head slightly to the shop owner. The man shook his head, eyes glued on Soujiro's sheathed katana, and so Soujiro retreated to continue his quest. 'Maybe it was a bad idea to bring my katana . . .' Soujiro thought to himself, turning chibi and sweatdropping.
A short period of time later, three jars of sake with ropes tied around their necks as handles were bumping against Soujiro's back as they were slung over his shoulder. He pulled out a drawstring pouch out of his kimono sleeve and opened it with one hand. 'I'm sure Hiko-sensei wouldn't mind if I . . .' The sound of Soujiro's growling stomach made a small child jump away from him.
"I think it would be best for you to eat something, before you scare away all the children." A lady said, laughter eminent in her voice. None showed in her eyes, however, due to the fact that they seemed to be permanently shut. Soujiro turned and smiled at her. "Welcome to the Shirobeko, please come in!" Sae slid open the door and held it open for him, a smile still on her face.
"Etto . . ." Soujiro murmured, imagining an angry Hiko bellowing for his change. Another growl from his stomach persuaded him otherwise. "Thank you . . . ^_^" He followed Sae into the tidy restaurant and sat down in a compartment. He ordered, and then attempted to shush his stomach.
"How did this happen Neji?" Shishio asked, sitting on a boulder with the shinobi zue held in his hand. Neji scratched his head.
"I'm not sure exactly Shishio-sama . . ." Neji replied, with remnants of a grin on his face. "Don't worry about Himura though, I'll deal with him next time."
"Hm . . . I may have underestimated my predecessor." Shishio said out loud, almost to himself. Neji blinked and looked sideways at his sister, not knowing what to say in return. "Neji, do something for me."
"Hai, Shishio-sama?"
"Bring all the Juppon Katana to Kyoto." The bandaged man said, a manic grin forming on his face. Shishio tossed the shinobi zue to Neji, who caught it deftly and made the blade disappear quickly. "I want to drag Hitokiri Battousai out of Himura Kenshin, by force if I have to."
Neji bowed his head slightly.
END
A/N: I wanted to make Soujiro either run into Kenshin + misao (or pass by them) or be eating in the Shirobeko when Kaoru + Yahiko come in but . . . _ didn't work . . . will write another chapter tomorrow prob, if I can write one of CT quickly ^^;
Chapter Nine "Musings and a Visit"
Komagata Neji sprinted over the uneven, rocky dirt, his shinobi zue held out parallel to the ground. Unconsciously, his dark eyes flickered back and forth to rest on his damaged weapon back to the ground, searching for stones and roots that would trip him up.
'Himura Battousai,' the young man thought, gritting his teeth slightly, 'Nobody did win our match . . . I should have won easily though. He couldn't make himself kill bullet-head but has enough strength to damage shinobi zue . . .' Neji looked up and saw a fallen tree laying across the dusty path and a smirk grew on his face.
"Himura!" Neji shouted half to himself, and half to his adversary back in Shingetsu village. "Next time we meet~" Neji whirled the metal staff then struck down quickly, smashing the tree trunk in half and clearing the way. "You'll bother Shishio-sama no more!"
A man in a light blue kimono and dark blue hakama wandered through the streets of Kyoto. Smiling at all the people who looked at him, or perhaps he was just smiling constantly, he kept looking from side to side at the stores that lined the dusty avenue.
"Etto . . . sake . . .sake . . ." he murmured to himself, earning a few strange looks from the people passing by him. 'If Hiko-sensei wanted me to get sake he should've told me where to buy it . . . how am I supposed to find a store . . .' The blue-clad young man sighed lightly then entered a store that may have sold the wanted good.
"Excuse me, I was wondering if you sold any sake here . . .?" Soujiro asked politely, bowing his head slightly to the shop owner. The man shook his head, eyes glued on Soujiro's sheathed katana, and so Soujiro retreated to continue his quest. 'Maybe it was a bad idea to bring my katana . . .' Soujiro thought to himself, turning chibi and sweatdropping.
A short period of time later, three jars of sake with ropes tied around their necks as handles were bumping against Soujiro's back as they were slung over his shoulder. He pulled out a drawstring pouch out of his kimono sleeve and opened it with one hand. 'I'm sure Hiko-sensei wouldn't mind if I . . .' The sound of Soujiro's growling stomach made a small child jump away from him.
"I think it would be best for you to eat something, before you scare away all the children." A lady said, laughter eminent in her voice. None showed in her eyes, however, due to the fact that they seemed to be permanently shut. Soujiro turned and smiled at her. "Welcome to the Shirobeko, please come in!" Sae slid open the door and held it open for him, a smile still on her face.
"Etto . . ." Soujiro murmured, imagining an angry Hiko bellowing for his change. Another growl from his stomach persuaded him otherwise. "Thank you . . . ^_^" He followed Sae into the tidy restaurant and sat down in a compartment. He ordered, and then attempted to shush his stomach.
"How did this happen Neji?" Shishio asked, sitting on a boulder with the shinobi zue held in his hand. Neji scratched his head.
"I'm not sure exactly Shishio-sama . . ." Neji replied, with remnants of a grin on his face. "Don't worry about Himura though, I'll deal with him next time."
"Hm . . . I may have underestimated my predecessor." Shishio said out loud, almost to himself. Neji blinked and looked sideways at his sister, not knowing what to say in return. "Neji, do something for me."
"Hai, Shishio-sama?"
"Bring all the Juppon Katana to Kyoto." The bandaged man said, a manic grin forming on his face. Shishio tossed the shinobi zue to Neji, who caught it deftly and made the blade disappear quickly. "I want to drag Hitokiri Battousai out of Himura Kenshin, by force if I have to."
Neji bowed his head slightly.
END
A/N: I wanted to make Soujiro either run into Kenshin + misao (or pass by them) or be eating in the Shirobeko when Kaoru + Yahiko come in but . . . _ didn't work . . . will write another chapter tomorrow prob, if I can write one of CT quickly ^^;
