Ohiyo Minna!! Gomen it's been so long, I didn't forget that I had a story
to write! Goodness, it's been a long time; I think I've already forgotten
how to type! Sad. Yare yare, okey dokey! I'm not really sure about this
chapter. I want to warn you all it is probably going to get the rating of
Pg-13 possibly R due to content. I don't know if I'm going to change it or
not. Please R&R and tell me what you think. It's my first time using a
semi-dark theme. Same ol' same ol' I only dominate…err…own Kenshin in my
dreams.
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Three figures ran through the woods followed by an angry four figures.
"Stop them! Don't let them get away!" The taller of the pursuing shadows screamed to his minions. In and out of the forest the chase continued, one of the chasing men fell back exhausted, leaving three to catch the group of women who had been the subject of their fascinations for a number of months. After being rejected by one of the women when he had asked her to a local restaurant, the men had gotten in a group and figured that asking was not going to happen. Pure lust drove the other three men forward, trying to catch the vixens. Mina, her older sister Tika and Maki ran as fast as their legs could carry them, trying to catch breath and lose their followers.
Tika managed a glance back and noticed one of the men had stopped. "It's ok girls," she yelled forward to her friends. "One is gone. Come on we can do it just keep running!" The trio of women began to run faster, both encouraged and extremely frightened that these men would chose to attack them.
Mina thought back to the day's events. She and her sister had gone to the market to gather some food for the winter festival. They met with their best friend Maki; and all three decided to go to the nearby lake. It was to cold to swim so they watched the sun shimmer off of the water rippling from the birds. They had been so engrossed in conversations they had failed to notice a group of men sneak up behind them. One man had grabbed Maki and held her to his chest while the other three men, went after herself and Tika. Thankfully Maki and Tika were decent fighters. The man that had held Maki dropped to the ground when he received a good kick to the groin. Tika had then grasped Mina's hand while the men where surprised, and along with Maki, made a run for it, dragging a scared Mina along.
She had thought she had recognized one of the men. 'I think he is the one that asked me to that place to eat.' She was glad she rejected him. Mina had been told to watch out for a group of men that had been terrorizing the women folk of the town. Together the women raced for the town to provide a sanctuary against their pursuers.
Tika had little time to think. Her only concern was for her sister. Mina's fighting skills were just blooming; she wouldn't yet be able to hold her own in a real fight just yet; as evidence when she froze when those men attacked. 'Just a little longer, we're almost to the town.' She glanced quickly back to see how Maki was doing. Her friend was sweating profusely but with a small smile on her face. The town was near she could see it's gates. 'They will help us. Oh please Kami, just a little more.' Maki's face turned from a small smile, to that of confusion, then to that of sheer terror. Tika glanced back to the town and gave a small cry. 'It's gates are closed! The villagers have closed the gates!' She glanced at Mina. Her sister looked like she was getting ready to faint from exhaustion.
"Maki! The gate! They have to open the gate!"
Maki just stared at her best friend since childhood. Then she gave up running all together and stopped in the middle of the road. Tika ran back keeping note of the distance between herself and the pursuing men. "Maki! Maki! What is it! Come on!" Her friend just stared at her with a blank look in her eyes.
Close to tears Tika slapped Maki's face. "Get yourself together Maki! They are coming closer! We are almost there!" She began pulling frantically at the woman's sleeve. Finally Maki spoke.
"The gate is closed."
"Yes I know, the villagers will open it! Hurry."
Her friend lowered her head. "No. They closed the gate. The villagers saw us running from those men. They closed the gate. Look. Look at the gate."
Tika swirled to find a group of men standing near the front of the gate. She gasped when she saw the faces clearly. They were friends of the men chasing them now. 'The villagers are to scared to help us,' she thought. "No." Mina stood close to her sister now crying freely. To tired and frightened to run anymore the women could do nothing but stare at the villagers as the men overtook them. Maki and Tika fought with every hope in there being that they could escape this, and for a while it seemed they would win. Then the friends came to help, and the women could do nothing but watch as they were dragged from open field kicking and screaming, into the trees.
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When the pains got to great to bear, Maki woke to find her clothes scattered and her friends missing. She struggled to get up and walk to find them. Her legs were spattered with her blood. She gritted her teeth against her blinding pain and stumbled more then once. 'Alive. I'm alive. Where is Mina and Tika?' She began walking blindly around to where she remembered hearing her friends' screams. Tears began streaming down her face. 'Why.'
After around 10 minutes she located both her friends. Tika was craddeling Mina in her arms crying uncontrollably. Both of them were in the same condition a Maki, however Mina had taken the grunt of the vicious attack. The girl gasped and covered her mouth when she saw the condition Mina was left in. 'There is no way.' Her dimmed mind told her. 'Oh Mina…'
Mina's hand went up to Tika's face and brushed it gently. Through her blood caked lips she whispered in a voice harsh from screaming.
"Gomen ne-chan." Tika looked at her sister.
"What? What could you be sorry for?" She asked softly.
The small girl struggled to speak, but coughed slightly instead. Spats of blood landed on Tika's face.
"If I had been stronger…then maybe…I..could have fought…" Tika's fingers silenced her words. Maki went closer to her friend. Tears ran uncontrolled down her face. Mina's hand and feet had been bound, evidence by the rips in her skin around those areas. Everywhere she could look she saw drops of blood and parts of clothing.
Tika hugged her sister closer. "I'm the one that should be sorry." She buried her face in Mina's messed up hair. "I failed to protect you."
Mina smiled softly and glanced at her sister's face. "Tika." Her eyes had a glazed look to them. "Tika. I will be ok. I get to see Oto-san and Oka- san.." She coughed some more. Tika grew horrified.
"No! Mina, you can see them later, you aren't ready to leave me yet!" She shook her sister lightly.
"It's ok, my sister." She smiled some more. "The pain is gone." With those final words she closed her eyes to the world. Tika stared at her sisters' peaceful face in wide-eyed horror. Maki had never felt as helpless than she felt today. 'No one would help us.' Was the only thought that kept crossing her mind.
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Maki finished her story. Kai had begun crying quietly, while Yoko was softly patting her back.
The red headed woman glanced curiously at the older woman. "I understand as to why you would be angry toward men, but you must understand not all men are like that."
The doctor glanced at Yoko. "Yoko-san. The men we attack are those directly responsible for Mina's death." She looked over at Kai. "Imagine if someone where to kill your friend there. Would you not feel the need for vengeance?"
Yoko thought for a second. It was Kai who spoke. "That's not what I would want."
The two women looked at her. Kaoru stuttered slightly. "What I mean is…um…I would want my friends to live happy. I don't want them to continue killing."
Maki thought for a second. "What would you do if you found Kikyo's attackers?" She smirked a bit at the dark look that passed over Kaoru's eyes. Kenshin noticed it as well and started a bit at the sudden change in her Ki. His concern grew until she woke from her dangerous daze and shrugged. "I don't know." She answered.
Thinking quickly to change the topic he turned to the doctor again. "What about Tsuki-san? Where does she fit into all of this?"
"She is the one that found us." The woman hastened to explain. "We had been in the woods for several hours. We couldn't return to the village, both our anger and those men prevented even the thought of it. Tsuki had a small house in the woods, and invited us in. She gave us clothes, bandages and food. When we could do a proper burial for Mina, she allowed us housing until we could get back on our feet." Maki stood up and went past Kai to get a cup of water. When she had finished wetting her dry throat she went back.
"All the while ideas of revenge had been forming in Tika's head. We needed to find a better place, one that could sustain a lot of women. Women who had also been hurt by men. Later we eagerly accepted women who had a passionate hatred for men as well. We found this run down area and turned it into the home of the Dragon's angels." With a sweeping gesture of her arms she motioned to the room. "Tika became first in command and Tsuki became second."
"Why not you?" Kai asked.
Maki sighed and folded her arms together. "I decided to go into medicine." Her face took on a haunting look. "I don't ever want to feel that helpless again."
After a couple minutes more of talking Kai, and Yoko excused themselves. It had been a long day. Before they left Maki spoke up.
"Not many people know of the true origin of our clan." She went closer to the two women. "I expect you both to keep it that way."
"Why did you tell us then?" Yoko questioned.
Maki's voice became quiet as she glanced around the place as if looking for someone who might be listening. "I think that there is someone here who is not as they appear to be. I don't think Kikyo's attack was an accident, and I am worried about you two. I don't think Tsuki would intentionally hurt someone, but her jealously can be a bit…extreme." With that she closed her door to the stunned couple. Kenshin glanced at Kaoru, still slightly trouble at the dark look that had been on her face when she was thinking about Kikyo's attackers.
"Yoko, lets go to our room now. I'm a bit sleepy."
He shook his head in agreement. Together the two went up to their room to think on everything they had just been told. Each not noticing the slightly darker shadow moving quietly away from the doctors' room.
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I know I know, it's not that good is it? Gomen, I had to find a good reason as to why the Dragon's Angels came into being. ::bows head:: I'm not used to writing dark things…::sniffles:: please R&R….please be gentle.
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Three figures ran through the woods followed by an angry four figures.
"Stop them! Don't let them get away!" The taller of the pursuing shadows screamed to his minions. In and out of the forest the chase continued, one of the chasing men fell back exhausted, leaving three to catch the group of women who had been the subject of their fascinations for a number of months. After being rejected by one of the women when he had asked her to a local restaurant, the men had gotten in a group and figured that asking was not going to happen. Pure lust drove the other three men forward, trying to catch the vixens. Mina, her older sister Tika and Maki ran as fast as their legs could carry them, trying to catch breath and lose their followers.
Tika managed a glance back and noticed one of the men had stopped. "It's ok girls," she yelled forward to her friends. "One is gone. Come on we can do it just keep running!" The trio of women began to run faster, both encouraged and extremely frightened that these men would chose to attack them.
Mina thought back to the day's events. She and her sister had gone to the market to gather some food for the winter festival. They met with their best friend Maki; and all three decided to go to the nearby lake. It was to cold to swim so they watched the sun shimmer off of the water rippling from the birds. They had been so engrossed in conversations they had failed to notice a group of men sneak up behind them. One man had grabbed Maki and held her to his chest while the other three men, went after herself and Tika. Thankfully Maki and Tika were decent fighters. The man that had held Maki dropped to the ground when he received a good kick to the groin. Tika had then grasped Mina's hand while the men where surprised, and along with Maki, made a run for it, dragging a scared Mina along.
She had thought she had recognized one of the men. 'I think he is the one that asked me to that place to eat.' She was glad she rejected him. Mina had been told to watch out for a group of men that had been terrorizing the women folk of the town. Together the women raced for the town to provide a sanctuary against their pursuers.
Tika had little time to think. Her only concern was for her sister. Mina's fighting skills were just blooming; she wouldn't yet be able to hold her own in a real fight just yet; as evidence when she froze when those men attacked. 'Just a little longer, we're almost to the town.' She glanced quickly back to see how Maki was doing. Her friend was sweating profusely but with a small smile on her face. The town was near she could see it's gates. 'They will help us. Oh please Kami, just a little more.' Maki's face turned from a small smile, to that of confusion, then to that of sheer terror. Tika glanced back to the town and gave a small cry. 'It's gates are closed! The villagers have closed the gates!' She glanced at Mina. Her sister looked like she was getting ready to faint from exhaustion.
"Maki! The gate! They have to open the gate!"
Maki just stared at her best friend since childhood. Then she gave up running all together and stopped in the middle of the road. Tika ran back keeping note of the distance between herself and the pursuing men. "Maki! Maki! What is it! Come on!" Her friend just stared at her with a blank look in her eyes.
Close to tears Tika slapped Maki's face. "Get yourself together Maki! They are coming closer! We are almost there!" She began pulling frantically at the woman's sleeve. Finally Maki spoke.
"The gate is closed."
"Yes I know, the villagers will open it! Hurry."
Her friend lowered her head. "No. They closed the gate. The villagers saw us running from those men. They closed the gate. Look. Look at the gate."
Tika swirled to find a group of men standing near the front of the gate. She gasped when she saw the faces clearly. They were friends of the men chasing them now. 'The villagers are to scared to help us,' she thought. "No." Mina stood close to her sister now crying freely. To tired and frightened to run anymore the women could do nothing but stare at the villagers as the men overtook them. Maki and Tika fought with every hope in there being that they could escape this, and for a while it seemed they would win. Then the friends came to help, and the women could do nothing but watch as they were dragged from open field kicking and screaming, into the trees.
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When the pains got to great to bear, Maki woke to find her clothes scattered and her friends missing. She struggled to get up and walk to find them. Her legs were spattered with her blood. She gritted her teeth against her blinding pain and stumbled more then once. 'Alive. I'm alive. Where is Mina and Tika?' She began walking blindly around to where she remembered hearing her friends' screams. Tears began streaming down her face. 'Why.'
After around 10 minutes she located both her friends. Tika was craddeling Mina in her arms crying uncontrollably. Both of them were in the same condition a Maki, however Mina had taken the grunt of the vicious attack. The girl gasped and covered her mouth when she saw the condition Mina was left in. 'There is no way.' Her dimmed mind told her. 'Oh Mina…'
Mina's hand went up to Tika's face and brushed it gently. Through her blood caked lips she whispered in a voice harsh from screaming.
"Gomen ne-chan." Tika looked at her sister.
"What? What could you be sorry for?" She asked softly.
The small girl struggled to speak, but coughed slightly instead. Spats of blood landed on Tika's face.
"If I had been stronger…then maybe…I..could have fought…" Tika's fingers silenced her words. Maki went closer to her friend. Tears ran uncontrolled down her face. Mina's hand and feet had been bound, evidence by the rips in her skin around those areas. Everywhere she could look she saw drops of blood and parts of clothing.
Tika hugged her sister closer. "I'm the one that should be sorry." She buried her face in Mina's messed up hair. "I failed to protect you."
Mina smiled softly and glanced at her sister's face. "Tika." Her eyes had a glazed look to them. "Tika. I will be ok. I get to see Oto-san and Oka- san.." She coughed some more. Tika grew horrified.
"No! Mina, you can see them later, you aren't ready to leave me yet!" She shook her sister lightly.
"It's ok, my sister." She smiled some more. "The pain is gone." With those final words she closed her eyes to the world. Tika stared at her sisters' peaceful face in wide-eyed horror. Maki had never felt as helpless than she felt today. 'No one would help us.' Was the only thought that kept crossing her mind.
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Maki finished her story. Kai had begun crying quietly, while Yoko was softly patting her back.
The red headed woman glanced curiously at the older woman. "I understand as to why you would be angry toward men, but you must understand not all men are like that."
The doctor glanced at Yoko. "Yoko-san. The men we attack are those directly responsible for Mina's death." She looked over at Kai. "Imagine if someone where to kill your friend there. Would you not feel the need for vengeance?"
Yoko thought for a second. It was Kai who spoke. "That's not what I would want."
The two women looked at her. Kaoru stuttered slightly. "What I mean is…um…I would want my friends to live happy. I don't want them to continue killing."
Maki thought for a second. "What would you do if you found Kikyo's attackers?" She smirked a bit at the dark look that passed over Kaoru's eyes. Kenshin noticed it as well and started a bit at the sudden change in her Ki. His concern grew until she woke from her dangerous daze and shrugged. "I don't know." She answered.
Thinking quickly to change the topic he turned to the doctor again. "What about Tsuki-san? Where does she fit into all of this?"
"She is the one that found us." The woman hastened to explain. "We had been in the woods for several hours. We couldn't return to the village, both our anger and those men prevented even the thought of it. Tsuki had a small house in the woods, and invited us in. She gave us clothes, bandages and food. When we could do a proper burial for Mina, she allowed us housing until we could get back on our feet." Maki stood up and went past Kai to get a cup of water. When she had finished wetting her dry throat she went back.
"All the while ideas of revenge had been forming in Tika's head. We needed to find a better place, one that could sustain a lot of women. Women who had also been hurt by men. Later we eagerly accepted women who had a passionate hatred for men as well. We found this run down area and turned it into the home of the Dragon's angels." With a sweeping gesture of her arms she motioned to the room. "Tika became first in command and Tsuki became second."
"Why not you?" Kai asked.
Maki sighed and folded her arms together. "I decided to go into medicine." Her face took on a haunting look. "I don't ever want to feel that helpless again."
After a couple minutes more of talking Kai, and Yoko excused themselves. It had been a long day. Before they left Maki spoke up.
"Not many people know of the true origin of our clan." She went closer to the two women. "I expect you both to keep it that way."
"Why did you tell us then?" Yoko questioned.
Maki's voice became quiet as she glanced around the place as if looking for someone who might be listening. "I think that there is someone here who is not as they appear to be. I don't think Kikyo's attack was an accident, and I am worried about you two. I don't think Tsuki would intentionally hurt someone, but her jealously can be a bit…extreme." With that she closed her door to the stunned couple. Kenshin glanced at Kaoru, still slightly trouble at the dark look that had been on her face when she was thinking about Kikyo's attackers.
"Yoko, lets go to our room now. I'm a bit sleepy."
He shook his head in agreement. Together the two went up to their room to think on everything they had just been told. Each not noticing the slightly darker shadow moving quietly away from the doctors' room.
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I know I know, it's not that good is it? Gomen, I had to find a good reason as to why the Dragon's Angels came into being. ::bows head:: I'm not used to writing dark things…::sniffles:: please R&R….please be gentle.