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Chapter 6
Kenshin tugged at his badly trimmed hair and was glad that there were no mirrors on the ship. Although that wasn't the worst of his problems right now. He rubbed his eyes and sighed in desperation as he thought over his conversation with Suiso.
"Now Kenshin." Suiso had said to him after he had finished Kenshin's hair cut. "I want you to know something before I take the spell off." Kenshin was forced to lay there staring at his own flaming red hair on the ground as Suiso talked. "You dare try anything and I mean ANYTHING that will be at the bottom of the sea along with her brother. I know more spells than just my wind and control spells so you better watch yourself." With that said he cracked his knuckles and all the weight that Kenshin had felt pushing him down vanished.
Kenshin rose to his feet and was so upset he didn't even notice how light his head felt without all his hair until after he was alone and had time to cool off. Suiso smiled at Kenshin. "Now that I've marked your hands with those symbols I can activate that spell whenever, wherever I want. It takes a long time for those symbols to disappear." Suiso picked up Kenshin's Sakabato which had been tossed to the ground long ago and handed it to him. "You can use this until I can get you a real weapon. The crew will show you your duties tomorrow. You're not the only one who joined us like this; although the others came much easier. Dismissed."
Kenshin clenched his teeth but didn't move. "You're new so I'll let your disrespect slide this time. When I say dismissed you are to say yes Captain Suiso and leave with a bow or..." Suiso smiled at Kenshin. "Dismissed."
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenshin answered indifferently. Kenshin bowed and was about to leave when Suiso said:
"And I don't want you near the hostage."
Kenshin blinked the sleep from his eyes. He wasn't sure if Suiso had been telling the truth about knowing more spells but after what had happened tonight Kenshin guessed he couldn't take that chance.
Dawn came too soon for Kenshin as he blinked from the sunlight. "Hey new guy!" Someone called to him. Kenshin looked for the one who had called to him and couldn't believe his luck; it was the man he had fought before. "Okay new guy don't exept any sorrow or sympathy from me; got that?" Kenshin nodded. "I want you to scrub the deck you think you can handle that newbie?"
Kenshin gave a sigh. "I guess being called the new guy and newbie will be better than stupid apprentice." Kenshin surprised himself. He hadn't thought about his master in so long.
Kenshin was pulled from his thoughts when a rag was shoved at him. "Here new guy. When you get done or need help come get me." He began to walk away. "By the way, my name is Kenmei."
Kenshin did as he was told, thankful for being given a mindless job; he tried to think of a way out of this mess. He was so deep in thought that he was almost surprised when Suiso came up behind him. "What do you want?" Suiso made a fake cough that sounded like 'captain.' Kenshin clenched his teeth. "Captain Suiso."
Suiso pointed as Kenshin stood up. He was pointing at Senko. "That girl is still stupid enough to come up on deck. I believe that's your fault." His smile vanished. "Fix it." Kenshin didn't move. "Take her back to her room. Now." Kenshin started to walk to Senko when Suiso raised a hand. "What do you say when I give you an order?"
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenshin hurried away.
"Kenshin!" Senko said happily when she saw him then winced at the site of his hair. "I'm sorry." She said softly. "This is all my fault."
Kenshin looked at the cut on Senko's forehead and hated the fact that it was because of him that it was there. "You have to go below deck." Kenshin said not looking at her eyes; he didn't want to see the hurt behind them.
Senko wanted to cry. "What have I done?" She thought sadly as she walked back to her room.
That was the last time Kenshin spoke to Senko. He was forbidden to speak or even visit her. Senko locked herself away in her room again. Everything seemed to be backfiring "How could things get so bad?" Kenshin thought as he laid awake one night. Memories danced in front of him in the darkness. Memories he wished he could have left behind back on shore.
Kenmei watched as Kenshin rubbed his eyes and whispered a name. Kenmei wondered how on earth that man could keep going on with the little sleep he got. Kenmei looked down at his hand that rested on his chest. Suiso always seemed to know the perfect way to humiliate someone. "At least I didn't have anyone watching when it happened." Kenmei thought reminiscing. He could still feel the cold wooden floor pressing into his cheek when he had been trapped on the floor. After that night Kenmei had joined the Captain because he was humbled by Suiso's power. That and his sword would be put to use. Kenmei took one more glance at Kenshin whose eyes were slowly dropping.
Kenshin was told to see Suiso late the next day. Kenshin cringed at the thought of having to call Suiso captain again and was somewhat nervous of what he would ask. "Ah Kenshin." Suiso said cheerfully when Kenshin entered. Kenshin could tell that Suiso was enjoying the fact that he was at his mercy. "I want you to wear this from now on." He handed Kenshin a navy blue gi that all the other sailors wore.
"Why did it have to be this color?" Kenshin thought bitterly.
"I have all my men wear this color." Suiso stated as if he could read Kenshin's mind. "I want everyone to fear us as they feared the Battòsai that vanished three years ago." Kenshin bit his tongue and left.
As Kenshin changed into his new, and yet old, clothes he wondered if Suiso knew who he was. He sighed. This was the last thing he needed right now. Kenshin looked down at himself and was disgusted. "I really didn't want to wear such dark colors again." He remembered how he used to like these colors for they made it easy for him to hide in the shadows. He shook the thought from his mind; he wasn't the Hitokiri Battòsai anymore he was Himura Kenshin, a Rurouni.
"Hoy Newbie." Kenmei yelled to Kenshin as he walked up to him. Kenshin rose to his feet. "I thought you'd wanna know that we'll be docking soon. But you didn't hear ANY of this from me got it?" He added with a glare.
Kenshin's eyes widened. This could be his chance to get Senko off the ship. "Thank-you Kenmei." He said with a bow.
Kenmei let out a snort. "Ah, wasn't 'nuton. Just thought you would like to know Kenshin." Kenmei walked off and Kenshin let a smile come to his face.
"He called me Kenshin."
Kenmei got back to his work. It was true they would be docking soon. Very soon supplies were low. He sighed. "It will be my rear if anybody figures it was me who told him." This was so out of character for him and he knew it and hated it. He normally ignored the people who were on the boat, wasn't his problem. He was only there because he respected the Captain for his strength. He had looked up to the Battòsai during the Bakumatsu but that man was gone without a trace. He looked over to Kenshin who was back to washing the deck. "That man was beaten by the captain just like I was..." He thought a moment. "but I think he's hiding someten. He's stronger than he looks." He sighed and wiped the sweat off his brow. He was giving himself a headache; going with the flow was easier.
Kenshin thought very carefully this might be his last chance to save Senko. He expected that he would be put locked somewhere, but where? With his Sakabato he could break down any locked door but he had already shown that he could break down a door with it. Would Suiso take it from him? Kenshin decide it would be a good idea to explore the ship so he could be sure that he could break from any place Suiso put him.
By the day that Kenshin could see the land forming on the horizon he had visited every room at least three times and any room that had a lock he had broken it. He felt prepared until Suiso came up, as they pulled up to the dock, to him and said: "You ready to stand on land again?"
Chapter 6
Kenshin tugged at his badly trimmed hair and was glad that there were no mirrors on the ship. Although that wasn't the worst of his problems right now. He rubbed his eyes and sighed in desperation as he thought over his conversation with Suiso.
"Now Kenshin." Suiso had said to him after he had finished Kenshin's hair cut. "I want you to know something before I take the spell off." Kenshin was forced to lay there staring at his own flaming red hair on the ground as Suiso talked. "You dare try anything and I mean ANYTHING that will be at the bottom of the sea along with her brother. I know more spells than just my wind and control spells so you better watch yourself." With that said he cracked his knuckles and all the weight that Kenshin had felt pushing him down vanished.
Kenshin rose to his feet and was so upset he didn't even notice how light his head felt without all his hair until after he was alone and had time to cool off. Suiso smiled at Kenshin. "Now that I've marked your hands with those symbols I can activate that spell whenever, wherever I want. It takes a long time for those symbols to disappear." Suiso picked up Kenshin's Sakabato which had been tossed to the ground long ago and handed it to him. "You can use this until I can get you a real weapon. The crew will show you your duties tomorrow. You're not the only one who joined us like this; although the others came much easier. Dismissed."
Kenshin clenched his teeth but didn't move. "You're new so I'll let your disrespect slide this time. When I say dismissed you are to say yes Captain Suiso and leave with a bow or..." Suiso smiled at Kenshin. "Dismissed."
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenshin answered indifferently. Kenshin bowed and was about to leave when Suiso said:
"And I don't want you near the hostage."
Kenshin blinked the sleep from his eyes. He wasn't sure if Suiso had been telling the truth about knowing more spells but after what had happened tonight Kenshin guessed he couldn't take that chance.
Dawn came too soon for Kenshin as he blinked from the sunlight. "Hey new guy!" Someone called to him. Kenshin looked for the one who had called to him and couldn't believe his luck; it was the man he had fought before. "Okay new guy don't exept any sorrow or sympathy from me; got that?" Kenshin nodded. "I want you to scrub the deck you think you can handle that newbie?"
Kenshin gave a sigh. "I guess being called the new guy and newbie will be better than stupid apprentice." Kenshin surprised himself. He hadn't thought about his master in so long.
Kenshin was pulled from his thoughts when a rag was shoved at him. "Here new guy. When you get done or need help come get me." He began to walk away. "By the way, my name is Kenmei."
Kenshin did as he was told, thankful for being given a mindless job; he tried to think of a way out of this mess. He was so deep in thought that he was almost surprised when Suiso came up behind him. "What do you want?" Suiso made a fake cough that sounded like 'captain.' Kenshin clenched his teeth. "Captain Suiso."
Suiso pointed as Kenshin stood up. He was pointing at Senko. "That girl is still stupid enough to come up on deck. I believe that's your fault." His smile vanished. "Fix it." Kenshin didn't move. "Take her back to her room. Now." Kenshin started to walk to Senko when Suiso raised a hand. "What do you say when I give you an order?"
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenshin hurried away.
"Kenshin!" Senko said happily when she saw him then winced at the site of his hair. "I'm sorry." She said softly. "This is all my fault."
Kenshin looked at the cut on Senko's forehead and hated the fact that it was because of him that it was there. "You have to go below deck." Kenshin said not looking at her eyes; he didn't want to see the hurt behind them.
Senko wanted to cry. "What have I done?" She thought sadly as she walked back to her room.
That was the last time Kenshin spoke to Senko. He was forbidden to speak or even visit her. Senko locked herself away in her room again. Everything seemed to be backfiring "How could things get so bad?" Kenshin thought as he laid awake one night. Memories danced in front of him in the darkness. Memories he wished he could have left behind back on shore.
Kenmei watched as Kenshin rubbed his eyes and whispered a name. Kenmei wondered how on earth that man could keep going on with the little sleep he got. Kenmei looked down at his hand that rested on his chest. Suiso always seemed to know the perfect way to humiliate someone. "At least I didn't have anyone watching when it happened." Kenmei thought reminiscing. He could still feel the cold wooden floor pressing into his cheek when he had been trapped on the floor. After that night Kenmei had joined the Captain because he was humbled by Suiso's power. That and his sword would be put to use. Kenmei took one more glance at Kenshin whose eyes were slowly dropping.
Kenshin was told to see Suiso late the next day. Kenshin cringed at the thought of having to call Suiso captain again and was somewhat nervous of what he would ask. "Ah Kenshin." Suiso said cheerfully when Kenshin entered. Kenshin could tell that Suiso was enjoying the fact that he was at his mercy. "I want you to wear this from now on." He handed Kenshin a navy blue gi that all the other sailors wore.
"Why did it have to be this color?" Kenshin thought bitterly.
"I have all my men wear this color." Suiso stated as if he could read Kenshin's mind. "I want everyone to fear us as they feared the Battòsai that vanished three years ago." Kenshin bit his tongue and left.
As Kenshin changed into his new, and yet old, clothes he wondered if Suiso knew who he was. He sighed. This was the last thing he needed right now. Kenshin looked down at himself and was disgusted. "I really didn't want to wear such dark colors again." He remembered how he used to like these colors for they made it easy for him to hide in the shadows. He shook the thought from his mind; he wasn't the Hitokiri Battòsai anymore he was Himura Kenshin, a Rurouni.
"Hoy Newbie." Kenmei yelled to Kenshin as he walked up to him. Kenshin rose to his feet. "I thought you'd wanna know that we'll be docking soon. But you didn't hear ANY of this from me got it?" He added with a glare.
Kenshin's eyes widened. This could be his chance to get Senko off the ship. "Thank-you Kenmei." He said with a bow.
Kenmei let out a snort. "Ah, wasn't 'nuton. Just thought you would like to know Kenshin." Kenmei walked off and Kenshin let a smile come to his face.
"He called me Kenshin."
Kenmei got back to his work. It was true they would be docking soon. Very soon supplies were low. He sighed. "It will be my rear if anybody figures it was me who told him." This was so out of character for him and he knew it and hated it. He normally ignored the people who were on the boat, wasn't his problem. He was only there because he respected the Captain for his strength. He had looked up to the Battòsai during the Bakumatsu but that man was gone without a trace. He looked over to Kenshin who was back to washing the deck. "That man was beaten by the captain just like I was..." He thought a moment. "but I think he's hiding someten. He's stronger than he looks." He sighed and wiped the sweat off his brow. He was giving himself a headache; going with the flow was easier.
Kenshin thought very carefully this might be his last chance to save Senko. He expected that he would be put locked somewhere, but where? With his Sakabato he could break down any locked door but he had already shown that he could break down a door with it. Would Suiso take it from him? Kenshin decide it would be a good idea to explore the ship so he could be sure that he could break from any place Suiso put him.
By the day that Kenshin could see the land forming on the horizon he had visited every room at least three times and any room that had a lock he had broken it. He felt prepared until Suiso came up, as they pulled up to the dock, to him and said: "You ready to stand on land again?"