I do not owm Rurouni Kenshin
FOURTEEN
Kenshin stormed into Megumi's house as he yelled for Megumi to come down.
Megumi came lazily down the stairs as she
looked at Kenshin innocently.
"What's wrong Ken-san?" Megumi asked walking over towards Kenshin.
"Why the f--k did you bring up Jino?!" Kenshin asked angrily.
Megumi looked apologetically at Kenshin, "She insisted I tell her... she
wouldn't leave unless I confessed everything about our
relationship... she was bound to find out Ken-san."
Kenshin didn't believe a single thing Megumi just told him, "Don't f--k
around Megumi!"
"Why the hell are you so mad at me?!" Megumi asked, just as angry as
Kenshin now, "She was bound to find out anyway! I don't understand why
you're trying to hide your whole freaking past from her!"
"Don't put yourself into our problems Megumi," Kenshin said frigidly.
"What is it about her that you love so much?! What is it damn it!" Megumi
demanded.
Kenshin smiled lightly, "She has everything you don't."
Megumi's face showed the pain that Kenshin had just inflicted, "I love you ...
isn't that all that matters?!"
"I know you do Megumi, and I'm sorry, but I don't feel the same way about
you. I've tried to change the way I feel but I can't.
Like I said before, you're only a friend to me. THe main reason I didn't
marry you was because I didn't want to hurt you for the
rest of your life," Kenshin said a bit more softly.
"But Ken-san...I had your child! Jino, he's yours! Remember what the doctor
said?! He said Jino was our child! Jino belongs to us
Ken-san!" Megumi said trying to somehow get Kenshin to feel sorry for her.
"He's neither of ours anymore. You're the one that got me into bed after I
was completely drunk and you're the one that put
Jino up for adoption. None of this was my doing Megumi," Kenshin said a bit
irritated at Megumi's wrong intentions.
"You told me to put him up for adoption!" Megumi screamed.
"I told you to decide what we would do with Jino. IF you kept him maybe I
would have changed my perspective on you," Kenshin said as Megumi looked
miserably at Kenshin.
"How come I'm the only bad one here?! Kaoru didn't seem too happy about
Jino either! How come you don't hate Kaoru?!
Why is it only me that you're always dissatisfied with?!" Megumi demanded.
Kenshin sighed tiredly, "Kaoru puts herself last, unlike you."
Megumi rolled her eyes and looked sarcastically at Kenshin, "And since when
did you go for that angelic type Himura Kenshin?!
You've never even taken a second glance at those kinds of girls! How come
you've suddenly changed your standards?!"
"Just f--k it Megumi! You know what this is just a waste of my time! I just
came here to tell you to stay out of my business," Kenshin said getting up to
leave.
Megumi quickly realized her mistake in dealing with this situation as she
rushed to beg for forgiveness from Kenshin, "Ken-san, I'm
sorry I shouldn't have said all those horrible things."
Kenshin looked over at Megumi with pathetic eyes, "It's too late for that s-
t, just forget I even came here."
Megumi quickly made fake tears come out of her eyes as she held onto
Kenshin's leg, "I'm sorry Ken-san. I was wrong to say those things. I'm
sorry."
Kenshin picked Megumi up by the arm as he placed her away from him, "I'm
taking Jino."
Megumi looked like something just suddenly hit her over the head. She had a
dumbfounded expression and didn't know what to say, "You're what ken-
san... "
"I'm taking Jino in. I'm not like you, I'm going to take responsibility of my
child," Kenshin said as Megumi gave a horrific stare.
"If I can't have you at least I can keep your child," Megumi said as she
suddenly grinned.
"Don't even go through the hassle of trying Megumi, because you're bound
to lose," Kenshin said confidently.
Kenshin stormed out of Megumi's house as he angrily got into his car and
punched the roof of his car. A small dent was made on the roof as Kenshin's
hand blazed with pain. Kenshin didn't seem like the punch affected him but
when he held onto the steering wheel he felt a sharp pain across his whole
right arm. Kenshin upsettingly started the engine as he headed for Aoshi's
house for a drink.
~In the meantime~
"Are you sure this is the place Mr. Kobayashi?" Kaoru asked looking at the
school like structure they were parked in front of.
"I'm positive this is the orphanage young Jino-sama is residing at," Mr.
Kobayashi said assertively.
Kaoru took in a deep breath and walked out of the car as she straightened
out her expensive Versace two piece business suit. Kaoru pulled out a pair of
dark sunglasses. She placed them on and examined herself in the reflection
of the black car.
She looked satisfied at her ability to suddenly make herself many years
older with a pair of sunglasses and an expensive suit.
"Do I look about 20 Mr. Kobayashi?" Kaoru asked skeptically.
"You look much older then that Kaoru-sama," Mr. Kobayashi said a bit edgy.
Kaoru confidently started to head towards the main entrance of the
orphanage. The children playing in the playground looked
at her curiously as they all stopped and stared wondering if lady could
become their new parent.
Kaoru walked into the office of the orphanage. The workers all turned to
stare at the affluent lady walking in with an air of power floating in her
presence. An elderly lady with her hair in a loose gray bun came humbly
towards Kaoru.
"Can I help you?" the elderly lady asked wit ha soft breeze to her soothing
voice.
Kaoru quickly lifted her sunglasses onto her loose hair as she bowed lowly to
the lady, "I'm looking for a child... "
The elderly lady ushered Kaoru towards a hidden door, "I run this orphanage.
Please come into my office and we can talk more comfortably."
Kaoru thanked the lady with a bow and followed her into the cozy office.
Kaoru took a comfortable seat at a chair across from the oak desk.
"How long have you been considering adopting a child?" the elderly lady
asked wit ha soft smile.
"I'm looking for a specific child that was sent here about a year and a half
ago," Kaoru said as she went over all the information Mr. Kobayashi had given
her about Jino.
"You must be a little more specific," the lady suggested slightly.
Kaoru bit her lower lip and started to tell her all she knew about Jino, "His
name is Himura Jino, he's almost 2 now, and his blood type is the same as his
father's, AB."
The elderly lady looked extremely surprised when Kaoru mentioned Jino's
name, "May I ask how you are connected with Mr. Himura?"
"He's my elder brother," Kaoru quickly said not wanting to give away her
identity.
"Jino is doing quite well.. and the donations from Mr. Himura are being put to
good use..." the elderly lady said a little bit intimidated.
Kaoru comfortingly smiled, "Yes I know. My brother would like to take Jino
back."
The elderly lady looked confused, "But Ms. Takani has all rights over little
Jino."
Kaoru knew there were goign to be problems, "I'm guessing since Jino is at
an orphanage he is up for adoption. Am I
wrong?"
"Yes he is... but I don't think Ms. Takani... " the elderly lady said
hesitatingly.
Kaoru quickly looked pleadingly at the elderly lady, "Please, I'm leaving for
the States soon and my brother would like me to take Jino with me where I
can give him a better education and a better life."
"That wouldn't be possible Ms. Himura. Adopting a child takes several
years," the elderly lady said wearily.
Kaoru decided the only way she was going to get this done quick and whiteout
problems was through the old fashioned Japanese way. Kaoru pulled out a
white envelope from her handbag as she slid the envelope across the wooden
table.
The lady looked hesitant on looking inside the envelope but carefully
checked. She couldn't hide her surprise from her face as she
counted from the envelope just about 1,000,000,000 dollars
"I'm pleading your...please let me adopt Jino," Kaoru said earnestly.
The lady sighed but put the money filled envelope into a desk drawer as she
took out a packet of papers, "Just sign where the X's are and I'll fill out the
rest of the information for you."
Kaoru looked graciously at the lady as she quickly spent about 20 minutes
going through the paperwork and filling out just the necessary things. As
soon as they were done the elderly lady ushered Kaoru towards the nursery.
Kaoru walked into the nursery extremely nervous. She saw group of young
babies playing around the carpeted area. The room smelled of baby powder
and looked like it had just been painted.
As Kaoru crept into the nursery she spotted a boy around 2 who had a red
bunches of hair and very pale skin. When he laughed and smiled Kaoru see
that if Kenshin smiled more often this baby would resemble him. Jino had
Megumi's eyebrows and lips but Kenshin's skin tone and smile.
"That's Jino... " Kaoru said walking over to the child who was playing with two
other boys around his age.
The three children looked up at Kaoru interestingly. Kaoru knelt down next
to Jino as she smiled delightfully.
"Jino-chan," Kaoru called as Jino responded with a simper across his milky
white face.
Kaoru felt like Kenshin was right in front of her, except he was only 2 years
old. Kaoru delicately picked up Jino and held the light baby in her arms.
"Jino-chan, show your aunt how pretty she is," the elderly lady said tenderly.
Jino raised up his small hand and caressed Kaoru's face. Kaoru quickly turned
to the elderly lady, "May I take him today... I must get him ready," Kaoru
said anxiously.
The lady bit down on her lower lip a little, "It still is a little early... "
Kaoru looked pleadingly at the lady, "My brother would like to see him soon."
"Alright, I'll have his stuff sent to your house," the lady said as she grabbed
a blue jacket from the cubbyhole.
"That won't be necessary, but thank you," Kaoru said hoping the lady would
let her go.
"Alright then," the lady said with a pleasant smile.
Kaoru quickly thanked the lady as she bowed and left the orphanage with a
very happy child in her arms.
~Aya~
FOURTEEN
Kenshin stormed into Megumi's house as he yelled for Megumi to come down.
Megumi came lazily down the stairs as she
looked at Kenshin innocently.
"What's wrong Ken-san?" Megumi asked walking over towards Kenshin.
"Why the f--k did you bring up Jino?!" Kenshin asked angrily.
Megumi looked apologetically at Kenshin, "She insisted I tell her... she
wouldn't leave unless I confessed everything about our
relationship... she was bound to find out Ken-san."
Kenshin didn't believe a single thing Megumi just told him, "Don't f--k
around Megumi!"
"Why the hell are you so mad at me?!" Megumi asked, just as angry as
Kenshin now, "She was bound to find out anyway! I don't understand why
you're trying to hide your whole freaking past from her!"
"Don't put yourself into our problems Megumi," Kenshin said frigidly.
"What is it about her that you love so much?! What is it damn it!" Megumi
demanded.
Kenshin smiled lightly, "She has everything you don't."
Megumi's face showed the pain that Kenshin had just inflicted, "I love you ...
isn't that all that matters?!"
"I know you do Megumi, and I'm sorry, but I don't feel the same way about
you. I've tried to change the way I feel but I can't.
Like I said before, you're only a friend to me. THe main reason I didn't
marry you was because I didn't want to hurt you for the
rest of your life," Kenshin said a bit more softly.
"But Ken-san...I had your child! Jino, he's yours! Remember what the doctor
said?! He said Jino was our child! Jino belongs to us
Ken-san!" Megumi said trying to somehow get Kenshin to feel sorry for her.
"He's neither of ours anymore. You're the one that got me into bed after I
was completely drunk and you're the one that put
Jino up for adoption. None of this was my doing Megumi," Kenshin said a bit
irritated at Megumi's wrong intentions.
"You told me to put him up for adoption!" Megumi screamed.
"I told you to decide what we would do with Jino. IF you kept him maybe I
would have changed my perspective on you," Kenshin said as Megumi looked
miserably at Kenshin.
"How come I'm the only bad one here?! Kaoru didn't seem too happy about
Jino either! How come you don't hate Kaoru?!
Why is it only me that you're always dissatisfied with?!" Megumi demanded.
Kenshin sighed tiredly, "Kaoru puts herself last, unlike you."
Megumi rolled her eyes and looked sarcastically at Kenshin, "And since when
did you go for that angelic type Himura Kenshin?!
You've never even taken a second glance at those kinds of girls! How come
you've suddenly changed your standards?!"
"Just f--k it Megumi! You know what this is just a waste of my time! I just
came here to tell you to stay out of my business," Kenshin said getting up to
leave.
Megumi quickly realized her mistake in dealing with this situation as she
rushed to beg for forgiveness from Kenshin, "Ken-san, I'm
sorry I shouldn't have said all those horrible things."
Kenshin looked over at Megumi with pathetic eyes, "It's too late for that s-
t, just forget I even came here."
Megumi quickly made fake tears come out of her eyes as she held onto
Kenshin's leg, "I'm sorry Ken-san. I was wrong to say those things. I'm
sorry."
Kenshin picked Megumi up by the arm as he placed her away from him, "I'm
taking Jino."
Megumi looked like something just suddenly hit her over the head. She had a
dumbfounded expression and didn't know what to say, "You're what ken-
san... "
"I'm taking Jino in. I'm not like you, I'm going to take responsibility of my
child," Kenshin said as Megumi gave a horrific stare.
"If I can't have you at least I can keep your child," Megumi said as she
suddenly grinned.
"Don't even go through the hassle of trying Megumi, because you're bound
to lose," Kenshin said confidently.
Kenshin stormed out of Megumi's house as he angrily got into his car and
punched the roof of his car. A small dent was made on the roof as Kenshin's
hand blazed with pain. Kenshin didn't seem like the punch affected him but
when he held onto the steering wheel he felt a sharp pain across his whole
right arm. Kenshin upsettingly started the engine as he headed for Aoshi's
house for a drink.
~In the meantime~
"Are you sure this is the place Mr. Kobayashi?" Kaoru asked looking at the
school like structure they were parked in front of.
"I'm positive this is the orphanage young Jino-sama is residing at," Mr.
Kobayashi said assertively.
Kaoru took in a deep breath and walked out of the car as she straightened
out her expensive Versace two piece business suit. Kaoru pulled out a pair of
dark sunglasses. She placed them on and examined herself in the reflection
of the black car.
She looked satisfied at her ability to suddenly make herself many years
older with a pair of sunglasses and an expensive suit.
"Do I look about 20 Mr. Kobayashi?" Kaoru asked skeptically.
"You look much older then that Kaoru-sama," Mr. Kobayashi said a bit edgy.
Kaoru confidently started to head towards the main entrance of the
orphanage. The children playing in the playground looked
at her curiously as they all stopped and stared wondering if lady could
become their new parent.
Kaoru walked into the office of the orphanage. The workers all turned to
stare at the affluent lady walking in with an air of power floating in her
presence. An elderly lady with her hair in a loose gray bun came humbly
towards Kaoru.
"Can I help you?" the elderly lady asked wit ha soft breeze to her soothing
voice.
Kaoru quickly lifted her sunglasses onto her loose hair as she bowed lowly to
the lady, "I'm looking for a child... "
The elderly lady ushered Kaoru towards a hidden door, "I run this orphanage.
Please come into my office and we can talk more comfortably."
Kaoru thanked the lady with a bow and followed her into the cozy office.
Kaoru took a comfortable seat at a chair across from the oak desk.
"How long have you been considering adopting a child?" the elderly lady
asked wit ha soft smile.
"I'm looking for a specific child that was sent here about a year and a half
ago," Kaoru said as she went over all the information Mr. Kobayashi had given
her about Jino.
"You must be a little more specific," the lady suggested slightly.
Kaoru bit her lower lip and started to tell her all she knew about Jino, "His
name is Himura Jino, he's almost 2 now, and his blood type is the same as his
father's, AB."
The elderly lady looked extremely surprised when Kaoru mentioned Jino's
name, "May I ask how you are connected with Mr. Himura?"
"He's my elder brother," Kaoru quickly said not wanting to give away her
identity.
"Jino is doing quite well.. and the donations from Mr. Himura are being put to
good use..." the elderly lady said a little bit intimidated.
Kaoru comfortingly smiled, "Yes I know. My brother would like to take Jino
back."
The elderly lady looked confused, "But Ms. Takani has all rights over little
Jino."
Kaoru knew there were goign to be problems, "I'm guessing since Jino is at
an orphanage he is up for adoption. Am I
wrong?"
"Yes he is... but I don't think Ms. Takani... " the elderly lady said
hesitatingly.
Kaoru quickly looked pleadingly at the elderly lady, "Please, I'm leaving for
the States soon and my brother would like me to take Jino with me where I
can give him a better education and a better life."
"That wouldn't be possible Ms. Himura. Adopting a child takes several
years," the elderly lady said wearily.
Kaoru decided the only way she was going to get this done quick and whiteout
problems was through the old fashioned Japanese way. Kaoru pulled out a
white envelope from her handbag as she slid the envelope across the wooden
table.
The lady looked hesitant on looking inside the envelope but carefully
checked. She couldn't hide her surprise from her face as she
counted from the envelope just about 1,000,000,000 dollars
"I'm pleading your...please let me adopt Jino," Kaoru said earnestly.
The lady sighed but put the money filled envelope into a desk drawer as she
took out a packet of papers, "Just sign where the X's are and I'll fill out the
rest of the information for you."
Kaoru looked graciously at the lady as she quickly spent about 20 minutes
going through the paperwork and filling out just the necessary things. As
soon as they were done the elderly lady ushered Kaoru towards the nursery.
Kaoru walked into the nursery extremely nervous. She saw group of young
babies playing around the carpeted area. The room smelled of baby powder
and looked like it had just been painted.
As Kaoru crept into the nursery she spotted a boy around 2 who had a red
bunches of hair and very pale skin. When he laughed and smiled Kaoru see
that if Kenshin smiled more often this baby would resemble him. Jino had
Megumi's eyebrows and lips but Kenshin's skin tone and smile.
"That's Jino... " Kaoru said walking over to the child who was playing with two
other boys around his age.
The three children looked up at Kaoru interestingly. Kaoru knelt down next
to Jino as she smiled delightfully.
"Jino-chan," Kaoru called as Jino responded with a simper across his milky
white face.
Kaoru felt like Kenshin was right in front of her, except he was only 2 years
old. Kaoru delicately picked up Jino and held the light baby in her arms.
"Jino-chan, show your aunt how pretty she is," the elderly lady said tenderly.
Jino raised up his small hand and caressed Kaoru's face. Kaoru quickly turned
to the elderly lady, "May I take him today... I must get him ready," Kaoru
said anxiously.
The lady bit down on her lower lip a little, "It still is a little early... "
Kaoru looked pleadingly at the lady, "My brother would like to see him soon."
"Alright, I'll have his stuff sent to your house," the lady said as she grabbed
a blue jacket from the cubbyhole.
"That won't be necessary, but thank you," Kaoru said hoping the lady would
let her go.
"Alright then," the lady said with a pleasant smile.
Kaoru quickly thanked the lady as she bowed and left the orphanage with a
very happy child in her arms.
~Aya~