A/N: Well this is it!!! The complete story!!! I got it all corrected thanks
to Atlen!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Also thank you to all of my reviewers who
have been waiting patiently for this. Your patients will be reward. This
will be my last post and that saddens me a little to see the end of a story
but it brings me joy as well knowing that it is done. People fall asleep
as long winded speech continues ... again thank-you and without any further
ramblings by me here is the rest of the story!
Chapter 7
Kenshin spun around wide eyed. "Oro!?"
Suiso kept smiling. "You're part of my crew and I expect you to do the same jobs they do. That includes buying and 'taking' supplies."
It was the way Suiso had said taking made Kenshin shudder.
Suiso huffed. "Of course this is your first time and I don't quite trust you yet so I'll just have you buy supplies." Kenshin felt somewhat relieved but that wouldn't stop the others from kidnapping people. "I want you to know if you don't return to the ship then Senko won't live another day." Suiso let out a content sigh and called Kenmei over. "Show Kenshin how we do things on this ship."
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenmei answered quickly. Suiso left and Kenmei lead Kenshin off the ship. When Kenshin's feet hit solid ground he felt somewhat unbalanced and swayed a little. Kenmei let out a laugh. "You may want to get your land legs back first."
Kenshin twirled around and scratched his head. He had to lose Kenmei and get to Senko. "I guess your right." He turned back around and headed toward town. Kenmei could only stare wide eyed.
Kenshin's walk had become very steady and flowed as if he had never been on the rocking ship. Kenmei followed after him but even his legs felt awkward walking on the hard ground. "Hoy! Wait for me!" He called after Kenshin who was quickening his pace.
Kenmei caught up to Kenshin and made him come to help get some food. "Now don't go wandering off or we will leave without you." Kenmei informed Kenshin as he looked for an open shop. "I guess they saw us coming everything is locked up." But no one was listening Kenmei turned and saw no one. "Where'd he go?" Kenmei smiled. "Well Captain Suiso never said I had to stay with him." Kenmei continued to walk the street.
Kenshin meanwhile had already made it back to the ship. Silently he boarded and hurried to Senko's room. It was locked. Kenshin quickly broke down the door and saw Suiso sitting waiting for him. Suiso laughed. "Do you really think I'm that fool hardy?" He rose to his feet still laughing. "Young Senko is out with a couple of the men today. I thought she could use some fresh air." Kenshin cursed himself of underestimating Suiso again. "Now..." Suiso said walking up to Kenshin. "I am heading out also and I don't want you trying my patients anymore." He glared at Kenshin. "Got that?"
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenshin said indifferently. Suiso smacked Kenshin in the back of the head.
"Good." He turned on his heels and left.
Kenshin rubbed his sore head as he looked for the men that had Senko. He could have dodged the attack but for now it seemed wise to let Suiso think he has complete control.
"Hey open up!" Suiso called out in front of a closed up restaurant. No one answered his call. "Open up or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll BLOW THE PLACE DOWN!" Still no one answered. Suiso scoffed annoyed. Quietly he began to chant his wind command. "ï¹ïï°ïï´ï§ï²" The wind started to pick up. "âï®ï±ï¬ï¬ï±ï" The place began to shake as the wind blew harder against the building. Suiso heard screams from inside and smiled. Quickly the door was opened and a frail old man appeared behind it.
"Please come in." He said shaken.
"Thank-you." Suiso stepped past the man like he owned the building and the wind died down. Suiso relaxed into a booth. "Bring me your best Sake. I have reason to celebrate." The man quickly did as he was told and brought Suiso some Sake. Suiso placed it to his lips and drank it in one gulp. "Yelck! It's bitter!"
"I'm... I'm sorry it's the best we have."
"Shut up old man. It's always bitter; I've never understood how people can drink the stuff so much. It's just that it seems extra bitter today." Suiso shrugged. "Anyway how many visitors has this town had?"
"A few sir."
"Any you think were hitokiri Bakumatsu?" He asked casually.
"I'm not sure." The man said surprised. "Are you looking for someone?"
Suiso rolled his eyes. "Of course I'm looking for someone!" He shouted. "I want to find the Battòsai!"
"The Battòsai?" The man repeated.
"Yes the Battòsai! I want him to be part of my crew! So I will be the most feared captain on the sea! With him no one will mess with me and MY name will go down in history!"
"There has been no one to come through here that looks like the Battòsai." The man stated.
Suiso slowly looked the man over. "You know what the Battòsai looks like?" The man seemed shocked but nodded. "Then tell me."
The man swallowed and began. "I only know the rumors." Suiso's face hardened. "I've heard that he has god like speed. His hair is that of fire and on his cheek." The man said pointing to his right cheek. "I've heard are the only wounds he has ever received. Shaped like a cross." Suiso looked at the man carefully. Right cheek? Kenshin had a scar on his left check, but what shape was it? "I heard that he used a very rare sword style... what was it... Hit... Hiten something."
"Hiten Mitsurugi!" Suiso exclaimed rising to his feet.
"Yes... that's it." The man said frightened.
Suiso laughed. He couldn't believe it. "Old man you've saved this village." Suiso laughed again. "By the way, the scar, it's on his left check." Suiso said as he left leaving the man staring blankly.
Suiso passed one of his men on his way back to his ship. "Gather the men it's time to go!"
"Already Captain?" Suiso gave him a glare. "I will spread the word right away Captain." The man ran off.
Suiso laughed again. "I will make this a voyage to remember Battòsai!"
Chapter 7
Kenshin spun around wide eyed. "Oro!?"
Suiso kept smiling. "You're part of my crew and I expect you to do the same jobs they do. That includes buying and 'taking' supplies."
It was the way Suiso had said taking made Kenshin shudder.
Suiso huffed. "Of course this is your first time and I don't quite trust you yet so I'll just have you buy supplies." Kenshin felt somewhat relieved but that wouldn't stop the others from kidnapping people. "I want you to know if you don't return to the ship then Senko won't live another day." Suiso let out a content sigh and called Kenmei over. "Show Kenshin how we do things on this ship."
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenmei answered quickly. Suiso left and Kenmei lead Kenshin off the ship. When Kenshin's feet hit solid ground he felt somewhat unbalanced and swayed a little. Kenmei let out a laugh. "You may want to get your land legs back first."
Kenshin twirled around and scratched his head. He had to lose Kenmei and get to Senko. "I guess your right." He turned back around and headed toward town. Kenmei could only stare wide eyed.
Kenshin's walk had become very steady and flowed as if he had never been on the rocking ship. Kenmei followed after him but even his legs felt awkward walking on the hard ground. "Hoy! Wait for me!" He called after Kenshin who was quickening his pace.
Kenmei caught up to Kenshin and made him come to help get some food. "Now don't go wandering off or we will leave without you." Kenmei informed Kenshin as he looked for an open shop. "I guess they saw us coming everything is locked up." But no one was listening Kenmei turned and saw no one. "Where'd he go?" Kenmei smiled. "Well Captain Suiso never said I had to stay with him." Kenmei continued to walk the street.
Kenshin meanwhile had already made it back to the ship. Silently he boarded and hurried to Senko's room. It was locked. Kenshin quickly broke down the door and saw Suiso sitting waiting for him. Suiso laughed. "Do you really think I'm that fool hardy?" He rose to his feet still laughing. "Young Senko is out with a couple of the men today. I thought she could use some fresh air." Kenshin cursed himself of underestimating Suiso again. "Now..." Suiso said walking up to Kenshin. "I am heading out also and I don't want you trying my patients anymore." He glared at Kenshin. "Got that?"
"Yes Captain Suiso." Kenshin said indifferently. Suiso smacked Kenshin in the back of the head.
"Good." He turned on his heels and left.
Kenshin rubbed his sore head as he looked for the men that had Senko. He could have dodged the attack but for now it seemed wise to let Suiso think he has complete control.
"Hey open up!" Suiso called out in front of a closed up restaurant. No one answered his call. "Open up or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll BLOW THE PLACE DOWN!" Still no one answered. Suiso scoffed annoyed. Quietly he began to chant his wind command. "ï¹ïï°ïï´ï§ï²" The wind started to pick up. "âï®ï±ï¬ï¬ï±ï" The place began to shake as the wind blew harder against the building. Suiso heard screams from inside and smiled. Quickly the door was opened and a frail old man appeared behind it.
"Please come in." He said shaken.
"Thank-you." Suiso stepped past the man like he owned the building and the wind died down. Suiso relaxed into a booth. "Bring me your best Sake. I have reason to celebrate." The man quickly did as he was told and brought Suiso some Sake. Suiso placed it to his lips and drank it in one gulp. "Yelck! It's bitter!"
"I'm... I'm sorry it's the best we have."
"Shut up old man. It's always bitter; I've never understood how people can drink the stuff so much. It's just that it seems extra bitter today." Suiso shrugged. "Anyway how many visitors has this town had?"
"A few sir."
"Any you think were hitokiri Bakumatsu?" He asked casually.
"I'm not sure." The man said surprised. "Are you looking for someone?"
Suiso rolled his eyes. "Of course I'm looking for someone!" He shouted. "I want to find the Battòsai!"
"The Battòsai?" The man repeated.
"Yes the Battòsai! I want him to be part of my crew! So I will be the most feared captain on the sea! With him no one will mess with me and MY name will go down in history!"
"There has been no one to come through here that looks like the Battòsai." The man stated.
Suiso slowly looked the man over. "You know what the Battòsai looks like?" The man seemed shocked but nodded. "Then tell me."
The man swallowed and began. "I only know the rumors." Suiso's face hardened. "I've heard that he has god like speed. His hair is that of fire and on his cheek." The man said pointing to his right cheek. "I've heard are the only wounds he has ever received. Shaped like a cross." Suiso looked at the man carefully. Right cheek? Kenshin had a scar on his left check, but what shape was it? "I heard that he used a very rare sword style... what was it... Hit... Hiten something."
"Hiten Mitsurugi!" Suiso exclaimed rising to his feet.
"Yes... that's it." The man said frightened.
Suiso laughed. He couldn't believe it. "Old man you've saved this village." Suiso laughed again. "By the way, the scar, it's on his left check." Suiso said as he left leaving the man staring blankly.
Suiso passed one of his men on his way back to his ship. "Gather the men it's time to go!"
"Already Captain?" Suiso gave him a glare. "I will spread the word right away Captain." The man ran off.
Suiso laughed again. "I will make this a voyage to remember Battòsai!"