Chapter 12
It was a long journey. Kenshin's hair had grown out long enough so that he could put it in a small ponytail by the time they reached Unmei's and Senko's hometown.
"Unmei! Unmei! Look there it is!" Senko yelled when she saw it for the first time. "Lets find father!" Senko ran ahead of Kenshin and Unmei.
"You know Kenshin she'll be awfully sad when you leave." Kenshin gave a nod and a yes. "If you dare try to walk off without saying goodbye like on the beach I'll hunt you down got that!"
Kenshin let out a nervous laugh. "Yes, yes this one understands." Unmei smiled.
"Father!" Senko yelled when they saw him working in the yard.
"Senko? Unmei?" He said with a shaking voice. "You're alive!" He dropped the ax he had been using to cut wood and raced to his children. He was a big man with a deep voice. He had hair as black as soot and was taller than Unmei.
Kenshin stood and watched the reunion. "Father! This is the man who saved me!" She said pointing to Kenshin. The man straightened and got so close to Kenshin that Kenshin had to crane his head up just to see his face.
"Thank God for you!" He yelled as he hugged Kenshin lifting him off his feet.
"Oro!" Kenshin said breathlessly. Unmei and Senko laughed at the sight.
"You must stay with us!" He demanded still not letting Kenshin down. "I refuse to let you stay anywhere else!" Kenshin managed to say alright and was let go. Kenshin fell to the ground with a thunk and laid there for a moment. Senko's father gave a hearty laugh. "I guess I squeezed a little too hard! Eh, little man?"
Unmei walked over to Kenshin and helped him to his feet. Kenshin's eyes swirled as Unmei explained. "Father is just overjoyed to have us back and lost control of his strength."
Kenshin stayed with his new friends for a awhile but one afternoon as the four of them stood around talking Kenshin told them that he was leaving; that very day.
"Why!" Senko cried.
"You no longer need a bodyguard Miss Senko. This one's job is over. It's time this one continued his travels."
"Why don't you just stay here? I can help you find a house. Hell I'll even build you one!" Their father put it.
Kenshin smiled. "That is very generous of you; that it is. But this one still has many sins that haven't been atoned for yet."
Senko hung her head as they walked with Kenshin to the edge of town. Slowly she looked up at his hair. It was already just past his neck; she had hoped he would stay until it all had grown back. She sighed she knew if he had waited until then she would still have wanted him to stay.
"Well I guess this is good-bye." Unmei said as they reached the edge of town. He slapped Kenshin's back one last time. "I guess this is good-bye." He repeated himself trying to keep the tears back.
Kenshin placed a hand on his arm. "Take good care of your sister."
"Oh I will!"
"You'll have to come back to visit! After what you have done for my family you can stay with us anytime!" He reached out his hand.
Kenshin grasped it and they shook. "Thank-you." Senko kept her eyes on the ground as Kenshin spoke to her. "I'm leaving now Senko. You can take care of yourself now."
"Kenshin!" She said angrily but then hugged him. "You have to take care of yourself too! Don't go and do anything stupid!"
Kenshin turned her face up to him. "Don't you start talking like Suiso." Senko let out a small, weak laugh. "You mustn't worry Miss Senko. This one will take care."
Senko nodded. "And this one will take care of herself!" Senko began to cry and hugged Kenshin tighter a moment and let go.
Kenshin gave a nod and walked off headed to his next adventure.
The End
A/N: Well that's it. I hope you all enjoyed it! Before I go I thought it would be neat to explain were this story came from. One night I had a dream that I was Kenshin trying to save Miss Kaoru from Suiso. During the dream Miss Kaoru went from being herself to Senko. Everything in this story basically happened the way I dreamt it went except the part were Suiso discovered Kenshin was the Battòsai actually took place in a WalMart. Also the character of Kenmei wasn't in my dream but I needed an extra character to help fill in the part where my dream "skipped." Such as the burning and the sinking of the boat I never actually saw in the dream I just knew it happened. The only other change was that I woke up right before I (as Kenshin) meet Senko's and Unmei's father. I had a lot of fun writing this thank-you for taking the time to read it! (
It was a long journey. Kenshin's hair had grown out long enough so that he could put it in a small ponytail by the time they reached Unmei's and Senko's hometown.
"Unmei! Unmei! Look there it is!" Senko yelled when she saw it for the first time. "Lets find father!" Senko ran ahead of Kenshin and Unmei.
"You know Kenshin she'll be awfully sad when you leave." Kenshin gave a nod and a yes. "If you dare try to walk off without saying goodbye like on the beach I'll hunt you down got that!"
Kenshin let out a nervous laugh. "Yes, yes this one understands." Unmei smiled.
"Father!" Senko yelled when they saw him working in the yard.
"Senko? Unmei?" He said with a shaking voice. "You're alive!" He dropped the ax he had been using to cut wood and raced to his children. He was a big man with a deep voice. He had hair as black as soot and was taller than Unmei.
Kenshin stood and watched the reunion. "Father! This is the man who saved me!" She said pointing to Kenshin. The man straightened and got so close to Kenshin that Kenshin had to crane his head up just to see his face.
"Thank God for you!" He yelled as he hugged Kenshin lifting him off his feet.
"Oro!" Kenshin said breathlessly. Unmei and Senko laughed at the sight.
"You must stay with us!" He demanded still not letting Kenshin down. "I refuse to let you stay anywhere else!" Kenshin managed to say alright and was let go. Kenshin fell to the ground with a thunk and laid there for a moment. Senko's father gave a hearty laugh. "I guess I squeezed a little too hard! Eh, little man?"
Unmei walked over to Kenshin and helped him to his feet. Kenshin's eyes swirled as Unmei explained. "Father is just overjoyed to have us back and lost control of his strength."
Kenshin stayed with his new friends for a awhile but one afternoon as the four of them stood around talking Kenshin told them that he was leaving; that very day.
"Why!" Senko cried.
"You no longer need a bodyguard Miss Senko. This one's job is over. It's time this one continued his travels."
"Why don't you just stay here? I can help you find a house. Hell I'll even build you one!" Their father put it.
Kenshin smiled. "That is very generous of you; that it is. But this one still has many sins that haven't been atoned for yet."
Senko hung her head as they walked with Kenshin to the edge of town. Slowly she looked up at his hair. It was already just past his neck; she had hoped he would stay until it all had grown back. She sighed she knew if he had waited until then she would still have wanted him to stay.
"Well I guess this is good-bye." Unmei said as they reached the edge of town. He slapped Kenshin's back one last time. "I guess this is good-bye." He repeated himself trying to keep the tears back.
Kenshin placed a hand on his arm. "Take good care of your sister."
"Oh I will!"
"You'll have to come back to visit! After what you have done for my family you can stay with us anytime!" He reached out his hand.
Kenshin grasped it and they shook. "Thank-you." Senko kept her eyes on the ground as Kenshin spoke to her. "I'm leaving now Senko. You can take care of yourself now."
"Kenshin!" She said angrily but then hugged him. "You have to take care of yourself too! Don't go and do anything stupid!"
Kenshin turned her face up to him. "Don't you start talking like Suiso." Senko let out a small, weak laugh. "You mustn't worry Miss Senko. This one will take care."
Senko nodded. "And this one will take care of herself!" Senko began to cry and hugged Kenshin tighter a moment and let go.
Kenshin gave a nod and walked off headed to his next adventure.
The End
A/N: Well that's it. I hope you all enjoyed it! Before I go I thought it would be neat to explain were this story came from. One night I had a dream that I was Kenshin trying to save Miss Kaoru from Suiso. During the dream Miss Kaoru went from being herself to Senko. Everything in this story basically happened the way I dreamt it went except the part were Suiso discovered Kenshin was the Battòsai actually took place in a WalMart. Also the character of Kenmei wasn't in my dream but I needed an extra character to help fill in the part where my dream "skipped." Such as the burning and the sinking of the boat I never actually saw in the dream I just knew it happened. The only other change was that I woke up right before I (as Kenshin) meet Senko's and Unmei's father. I had a lot of fun writing this thank-you for taking the time to read it! (